As soon as Zhou Zhiyi said this, the three people present looked at him in disbelief.
Yuan Bohua couldn't wait to ask the question in his heart, "From where you are standing, you can't tell whether those people are coming for me or for the city gate?"
"Well, at least that's what I saw when I was standing at the city gate. When the disaster victims were clashing with Buzhou's people, I heard someone calling for help, so I came out of the house.
I was going to go and take a look, but Captain Zheng Ping stopped me, saying, "It's just a small matter, I'm not needed."
I hesitated for a moment, and then the group walked away, so I had no choice but to go up to the city wall with Captain Zheng Ping. We all thought it was just an ordinary conflict.
This kind of conflict happened every few days. Later, when you, Your Highness, rushed out with your men, you didn't see me and Captain Zheng Ping on the city wall.
Captain Zheng Ping and I called you upstairs, but it was probably too noisy downstairs, so Your Highness didn't hear us and didn't take us with him.
By the time we realized something was wrong and chased after them, you guys had already started fighting."
Zhou Zhiyi tried to be as detailed as possible, in case there were any details that he had overlooked.
After hearing this, the Second Prince also felt that there might be something fishy going on here. "Let Father send the Ministry of Justice or the Secret Guard to investigate! We should be more cautious in such an emergency."
Although Yuan Bohua also wanted to investigate, this did not conflict with the emperor sending people to investigate, so he immediately agreed with the Second Prince's decision, "That's fine!"
Then Yuan Bohua called Zheng Ping in and questioned him in detail, and also asked many relevant people. After considering the known causes and events of the incident, Yuan Bohua wrote a memorial on the spot and stuffed it into the hands of the second prince.
She signaled him to send the case to the palace immediately. For matters like this, someone should be sent to investigate as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too late and the evidence would be gone.
The second prince also knew the seriousness of the matter. He took the memorial and left with the imperial physician and the people who protected him.
After the second prince left, only Yuan Bohua, Zhou Qiongyue and Zhou Zhiyi were left in the room.
Yuan Bohua looked at his brother-in-law, who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and said helplessly, "We are the only ones left in the room now. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly!"
Zhou Zhiyi hesitated for a moment, then reminded him, "As I was descending the tower, I saw that among the dozen or so people accompanying the prince, I felt that two of them were deliberately leading the attackers towards the prince. I don't know if it was my illusion."
What Zhou Zhiyi meant by this was that he had suspicions, but had no evidence, and later he specifically inquired about the situation of the two people.
What a coincidence! The fact that both of them were dead only made him even more suspicious. In this conflict, only three people on their side died, and they were the only two who died.
Yuan Bohua knew his elder brother well. He wasn't the type to attack without a clear purpose. "Who is it?"
Zhou Zhiyi reported the names of the two people, and Yuan Bohua laughed after hearing them. "Interesting, there were only three people who died in total, and those two were among them!"
Yuan Bohua spun unconsciously. He was wearing a ring that made it easy to shoot arrows, and he was already furious. "Whoever is behind this better pray that I don't find out."
"Anyway, the prince and princess should be careful recently and bring enough people with them wherever they go." When Zhou Zhiyi said this, he was looking at Zhou Qiongyue.
He wasn't worried about this cheap brother-in-law! He was worried about his sister.
Yuan Bohua had no objection to Zhou Zhiyi's action. Instead, he immediately agreed, "Yes, big brother is right! Yue'er, don't leave the house easily these days. Your safety is the most important thing. It seems that this incident is mostly aimed at me."
It’s a pity for those innocent refugees.”
Zhou Zhiyi wasn't so pessimistic. "It's no pity that they dared to be provoked. People always have to pay the price for their choices."
Zhou Qiongyue also knew the seriousness of the situation. She cherished her life and quickly assured them, "Don't worry, you two! I won't go out unless it's absolutely necessary. It's so hot outside, why would I go out?"
Yuan Bohua and Zhou Zhiyi felt relieved when they heard what the princess/sister said.
Zhou Zhiyi was still somewhat touched by the riots. "Although this drought lasted for a long time, it was much better than previous natural disasters that came without warning. At least so far, few people have starved to death. What are these people doing?
And what would happen even if these people broke through the city gates? Not to mention the heavy security of the imperial palace, the nobles inside didn't even have open doors. Even the Jingzhao Prefecture was not a pushover. Could it be that they thought that as long as they entered the city, they would have no shortage of food?"
Zhou Qiongyue, by contrast, accepted it well. After all, she had seen a lot of hatred towards the rich in her past life. People don't always think they are wrong. The fault is of course someone else's:
"People are greedy. Just not starving to death is not enough to satisfy their needs. They want to eat their fill, right? If someone incites us, saying that you are greedy and that is why you can only eat half full, then over time, won't this kindness turn into hatred?"
Yuan Bohua obviously didn't have much good feelings towards these people. There were so many people outside the village looking for work. Even five or six-year-old children could go out to pull weeds in exchange for food, yet there were still so many people guarding the place where the porridge was distributed.
"I think this is too much for these people. Let's add more water to the pot tomorrow! This kind of free porridge is not enough to fill you up. It's enough to keep you from starving."
Zhou Zhiyi nodded in agreement, "They were indeed fed too much!"
Zhou Qiongyue did not express any opinion. She only planned to withdraw the point where Fu'an Palace distributed porridge at the city gate. With this food, she decided to give it to the people working on her farm to eat their fill!
However, Yuan Bohua and Zhou Zhiyi were just talking. They represented the imperial court, and everything had rules and regulations, which were not decided by the two of them.
However, it is still okay to lower the standards for a few days as a punishment. After all, most of these people were injured this time. Three people died on the spot, and several were seriously injured.
Seeing that everything was almost finished, Yuan Bohua hurriedly urged Zhou Qiongyue to go back. This place was a mess. If someone was so foolish as to hurt Yue'er, he would be furious.
"Yue'er, take your people back to the mansion first! I still have to be busy here for a while, and I probably won't be back for a few days."
"Okay, I'll go back first. Prince and Big Brother are busy! I'll ask Gu Mei to bring food and medicine later. Remember to eat on time."
Zhou Qiongyue felt that since the imperial physician said that the prince needed to take good care of himself, then the prince could not eat from the big pot, so it would be better for the palace to prepare the food and send it over!
Besides, the prince had important matters to attend to, so no matter how worried she was, she couldn't get in the way here.
As the eldest brother, Zhou Zhiyi took the initiative to help his sister: "Don't worry, sister, I will help you keep an eye on the prince!"
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