Chapter 247: County Magistrate Lin
Mrs. Su Er still felt a lingering fear when she thought about what happened this time.
"Let's do as Yue'er said. We haven't returned to Beijing yet and are still on the way. We don't know what dangers we will encounter in the future. Too many people will only be a burden and harm others."
Seeing that Madam Su Er was still insisting, the First Lady immediately came out to smooth things over.
In fact, she saw very clearly along the way that the servants were actually of little use on the road. They had hands and feet, so what couldn't they do themselves? Didn't they make the porridge themselves this morning?
Although the taste is just so-so, I can still eat it.
If such a thing happens again in the future, the servants will not be used as cannon fodder.
Although the servants died for their masters this time, she saw the situation very clearly at that time. The servants did not want to run away or did not want to abandon them, but they did not dare to do so, so they stood in front of their masters and suffered the murderous hands of the men in black.
In fact, there was no need for the servants to stand in front of them at all, and they lost their lives in vain.
"Okay then. Let's go out and tell Uncle Liang that we should hire fewer people."
Seeing that the first lady had said it, Mrs. Su Er did not insist.
After Su Yue and the other woman finished their breakfast, the First Madam and the Second Madam left. When they left, they took away all the lunch boxes from yesterday as they had their own things to do.
Without servants in the mansion, they had to do many things themselves.
Fortunately, there weren't too many people around, so the two of them could still handle it.
"Xue'er, you stay in the room and watch over them. I'm going out for a while." Su Yue said to Su Xue.
Su Xue nodded. She was in good health now and there was no problem for her to take care of the wounded.
"Big sister, go ahead and do your work. I'll leave this to Xue'er."
Su Yue patted Su Xue, walked out of the attic and came to Murong Li's yard.
Murong Li hasn't gotten up yet, probably because he was busy too late last night. As long as he has a normal schedule, he never stays in bed.
Su Yue called out to the guards outside the door and said, "You are tired too. Go down and have a rest. Leave this to me."
Seeing that it was her, the guards bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, Princess. We all take turns guarding, so it's not tiring. And protecting the prince is our duty."
After saying that, he didn't even look at Su Yue, standing there like a wooden stake, letting her eyes stare wide open.
Su Yue gritted her teeth. She couldn't reason with these stubborn soldiers, so she ignored them. She opened the door and walked straight to Murong Li's bed. She found a stool and sat beside the bed, waiting for him to wake up.
I originally wanted to send my personal guards away into the space to make some breakfast for Murong Li, but I didn't expect these personal guards to be so stubborn and couldn't be sent away.
Su Yue was sitting on the bed, feeling a little angry. Unexpectedly, a hand touched her cheek, and Murong Li's lazy voice sounded: "What's wrong? Why are you so angry so early in the morning? Who has offended my princess? Tell me, and I'll tear his tendons and skin him alive."
Su Yue glared at him and buried her head in his arms. Murong Li took advantage of the situation and carried her to the bed, holding her in his arms. Su Yue pouted and said, "I wanted to get you something to eat and move those wooden stakes outside, but they wouldn't leave."
"Haha...so that's why. It doesn't matter if you eat breakfast or not. Don't get angry with those people."
Murong Li kissed Su Yue on the lips, hugged her tightly, yawned and said, "Do you still want to sleep? I want to sleep for a while longer. I still have to go to the government office later."
Up to now, he had only slept for less than an hour and was extremely sleepy.
"Then you take a nap, I'll go out for a walk."
Murong Li closed his eyes and nodded: "Take two personal soldiers with you."
"good."
It was a bit chaotic outside, and Murong Li was afraid that some people would take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Many people knew that the fire in the city was caused by them, and they were afraid that someone would vent their anger on them.
After Su Yue got up, she called two personal soldiers at the door and asked them to follow her out of the yard and onto the street.
It's still early, the streets are deserted, and most shops have just opened.
Su Yue simply released her mental power and saw that the inn that was burned down that night was still a pile of ruins, and the houses of the common people that were burned next to it were also in ruins, and no one was cleaning them up.
It should have been cleaned up.
After walking around and finding nothing to see, Su Yue simply went back. It would be more practical to help the eldest lady and others with some work.
Murong Li woke up from a nap, washed up briefly, and went straight to the yamen. General Li and General Yun had already arrived. When they saw him, they took him into the backyard of the yamen.
The county magistrate here was named Lin. He didn't know Murong Li, but he knew the name of King Li.
Prince Li is now a hotly discussed figure among the people of Xifeng Kingdom. The emperor issued an edict of repentance for him and pardoned him and recalled him to the capital.
I never thought that someone who had only heard of him would stay in his jurisdiction and cause such a big trouble.
County Magistrate Lin immediately knelt down and said, "Your humble servant Lin greets His Majesty. May Your Majesty be well and safe!"
"Please stand up, County Magistrate Lin. I have come here today to address the assassin who attacked me the night before yesterday."
Murong Li sat at the top, looking at Lin Tong with sharp eyes.
When Lin Tong heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat. This King Li came to call him to task for not maintaining strict security, allowing the assassin to easily enter the city and kill him.
He was really wronged. Daping County has always been peaceful and prosperous. Nothing has happened. Even robberies are rare. Not to mention that the people do not lock their doors at night, but the security in the county is still impeccable.
"I have failed in my duty. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Murong Li's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said in a cold voice: "County Magistrate Lin, don't panic. This king has no intention of blaming you, but this kind of thing can only be done once and not twice. People entering and leaving the city must be checked more frequently."
After hearing this, General Li and General Yun looked at Murong Li at the same time. They thought that they had to teach the county magistrate a lesson and charge him with lax law and order, and they didn't want to let him off so easily.
However, after thinking about it carefully, they understood Murong Li's intention. He was trying to establish his image of benevolence.
This county had already suffered from the unprovoked disaster brought about by Murong Li, and he was still blaming the county magistrate for his lax rule. This would undoubtedly make the county magistrate and the people criticize him behind his back, saying that he was cruel and inhumane. It was obvious that the people were suffering, so what was their fault?
To be honest, this matter has nothing to do with the county magistrate and the common people. It would be better to let it go and not pursue it, and let the county magistrate be grateful to him.
Sure enough, Lin Tong was stunned. Does this mean he is not blamed?
The prince has caused such a big incident in his territory, and you are not going to pursue it?
However, Lin Tong was a smart man. No matter what Murong Li meant, he assumed that Murong Li really didn't blame him. He immediately stood up, picked up the written memorial from the desk, and held it in front of Murong Li with both hands: "Please take a look, Your Highness. This is a memorial I have written and I intend to send it to the capital as soon as possible."
(End of this chapter)
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