[Chapter 158 Chapter 158 Becoming a Popular Person after Divorce (35)]
Xu Wenzhang was riding a tall horse, still dressed in red, looking unrestrained and uninhibited.
Behind him followed a group of cavalrymen, who were brought from Zecheng after interrogating the bandits.
Two teams of soldiers cleared the way, and the crowd easily made way for a wide gap.
Governor Xie, who was hiding in the crowd and watching, then ordered people from the yamen to go up and maintain order.
He also went up on stage and pointed at the Taoist priest at Yan Qing's feet, angrily accusing him of spreading rumors and misleading the people, and wanted to behead him on the spot.
"There's no need for beheading." Yan Qingfeng's sharp eyes swept across the people in the audience.
The frightened old Taoist priest just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard her say, "Ling Chi, find someone with good knife skills."
When Governor Xie was looked at coldly by her, his legs hidden under his robe shook unconsciously.
He pretended to be respectful on the surface, but secretly cursed that stupid guy who was always causing trouble but could not do anything helpful.
Find a useless Taoist priest to ruin his plan against this woman.
If he had let the people riot on the stage just now, he would have killed her along with them, but who knew that the people below were all useless.
After being frightened by her, he cowered down and dared not say a word.
He cursed angrily in his heart, but forgot that he was also one of the people hiding in the crowd in fear.
"Take it down." Xu Wenzhang, who had just walked onto the stage, held the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand and waved the other hand casually.
Two soldiers came forward and arrested Governor Xie. He was panicked and shouted, "How dare you! I am the Governor of Pingnan, an official appointed by the imperial court. How dare you be so rude to me!"
Xu Wenjian sneered: "Master Xie, please keep your mouth shut and explain the matter of colluding with the bandits."
He spoke loudly, and the onlookers could hear it clearly.
Like a stone thrown into a pond, it creates thousands of splashes.
He didn't care how angry the crowd was, and just ordered people to detain Governor Xie, who was still putting on airs and shouting.
Then he walked up to Yan Qing and said, "Leave this to me. Ah Qing, you go back and have a rest first."
Yan Qing nodded and left with the frightened Lian Qiao.
Governor Xie was thrown into prison, waiting for the imperial envoy Han Sheng to return for interrogation.
Although Xu Wenxuan had the confessions of the bandits and secret letters of contact and other evidence, he could not interfere in the interrogation.
After Governor Xie was thrown into jail, several officials who had colluded with him were terrified and treading on thin ice.
After Yan Qing handed the Forsythia to Mo Sanniang, he immersed himself in the research of the antidote. The experiment, which was already nearing its end, had results on the same day.
She personally led people to the epidemic area, distributed the medicine, and set up free medicine supply points throughout the city.
As Mo Sanniang served medicine to everyone, she said, "Think about how severe the plague was. If it weren't for Miss Yan Qing, we would have really died."
"Yes, yes." Everyone agreed.
Lian Qiao was also there, telling the story like a storyteller, about how Yan Qing fought wild beasts and went through hardships in the mountains in order to find medicine for everyone.
She jumped and performed, and the crowd that gathered around her felt as if they were in the scene, startled as if they were attacked by a wild boar.
At this time, Yan Qing, who was in the epidemic area, met someone who came uninvited.
"His Majesty has arrived!" Several local officials who were in cahoots with Governor Xie puffed out their chests in arrogance, as if they had a backer.
Chen Yanshu wore a golden crown on his head, with half of his hair tied up and the other half loose, a brocade robe, and auspicious cloud-like black boots on his feet.
The contours of his handsome face were as deep as if they were carefully carved. His sharp phoenix eyes glanced at Yan Qing who was surrounded by the crowd, and the corners of his lips curled up in an arc that seemed like a smile.
Xu Wenjian, who followed him from the prefectural mansion, met Yan Qing's gaze and shook his head slightly, indicating that he had no idea why the emperor appeared here.
"Is it His Majesty? It's really His Majesty!" someone among the people shouted excitedly.
Yan Qing glanced at the people behind Chen Yanshu and realized that he had come to Peacock Ridge in a high-profile manner.
Suddenly, the crowd knelt on the ground, as if they were attending a large-scale Buddhist worship ceremony.
She was the only one standing here, standing out like a crane among chickens.
I'm afraid Chen Yanshu had entered the city a few days earlier and chose to jump out just when she was dealing with the epidemic. His purpose is self-evident.
Chen Yanshu walked forward with his hands behind his back, and when he saw the people surrendering, a hint of satisfaction appeared on his cold and arrogant face.
"I heard about the disaster in Pingnan, and I have been worried for several days." He looked down at everyone from a high place, his eyes were cold and without any emotion, but his tone was full of compassion, "I am the Son of Heaven, and I will not abandon any of my subjects."
Yan Qing snorted in his heart. No one was seen watering the land or applying fertilizer, but he was the first to reach out his hand when the fruits were ripe.
She bowed perfunctorily and raised her voice: "I injured my leg in the mountains a few days ago while collecting herbs to treat the epidemic. Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to bend my legs."
Chen Yanshu stepped forward and held her arm, and chuckled softly in her ear: "Ah Qing, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you so much."
"Your Majesty, please respect yourself." Yan Qing brushed his hand away, a hint of disgust gathering in his clear eyes.
Not only did the man not care about her rejection of him, his possessiveness towards her became stronger.
Because we were in a public place, he didn't do anything to force the person into his arms.
He glanced at the crowd calmly and said in a dignified voice: "Everyone stand up."
"I have seen everything Madam has done for the people of Pingnan. When I return to the capital, I will definitely reward you according to your merits."
He did not call her "Prime Minister's Wife", but with ulterior motives he only used the last two characters.
If you analyze the soft tone carefully, you can hear the covetousness hidden behind it.
Yan Qing just felt disgusted. In his previous life, he used the original owner as a shield, which caused the original owner's family to be destroyed.
After being reborn into this world, do you want to be a prodigal son who returns to the right path?
"Ugh~" She covered her chest and retched, and immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I've been working hard recently and I'm not feeling well. Your Majesty is very generous and will not mind my misbehavior."
A hint of coldness flashed across Chen Yanshu's eyes: "Of course I don't mind, I will only understand your hard work."
Xu Wenzhang lowered his head to hide the smile on his lips.
The people who had just stood up were moved, and they thought that she had exhausted herself because she had taken the trouble to develop a life-saving medicine for them.
When he returned to the prefect's mansion, he saw a veiled woman coming to greet him and called him tenderly, "Your Majesty."
She has a voluptuous figure, a waist as slender as a willow, and a pair of bright eyes. Even through the veil, one can tell that she must be extremely beautiful.
Yan Qing took a lot of effort to recognize that she was Luo Mingyan.
It has been more than three months since we last met at the palace banquet.
Her appearance and figure only retained less than 50% of the original Luo Mingyan's. She had been transformed by the system into a beauty that catered to the aesthetic tastes of most men.
Yan Qing caught a hint of hostility in the look she gave him.
"Your Majesty, I'm not feeling well, so I'll take my leave first." Puzzled by the huge change in Luo Mingyan, she bowed slightly.
After Xu Wenjian followed out, she immediately said, "Shaoyou, take a team to Langhuan Mountain to find your husband."
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