The people living nearby had had enough of the oppression from the Liu family.
It's rare for someone to step forward and uphold justice. It's already merciful that they don't torture Miss Liu to death. How could they possibly give her false testimony?
The blacksmith shop was completely silent. Miss Liu belatedly realized that she had caused trouble.
If her father knew about this, he might kill her.
Her arrogant and domineering face fell, like a deflated balloon, and she knelt on the ground, begging the Sixth Prince for mercy.
The Sixth Prince pointed at Hu Tianqin and Yi Mu, and shouted, "You should beg them for mercy and see if they will spare you."
Hu Tianqin clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Sixth Prince and bowed.
"Your Highness, it's a small matter that my shop was vandalized, but my wife was humiliated for no reason. I simply cannot swallow this insult!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Mu's face froze.
He looked at Hu Tianqin's hunched back and felt a pang of unease.
He felt that Hu Tianqin was an upright man and should not bow down to others.
Even if that person is a prince with a high status under a monarchical autocracy.
The Sixth Prince looked at Yi Mu, his voice unconsciously softening.
"Madam, what do you think we should do to punish her?"
Yi Mu curtsied to the Sixth Prince, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before finally settling on Miss Liu, who was kneeling on the ground.
"I have been wronged, but it is a small matter. Since Your Highness is here today, I would like to speak up for everyone."
The main street of West Street is Caibao Road, lined with shops.
The shops on both sides of this road were built by the Liu family back then.
It's only right that everyone who rents his shop pays the rent on time.
Even the protection fees were paid on time.
Master Liu said that with this money, he would guarantee that you wouldn't have to close your shops at night, and no one would dare to come and cause trouble.
But what is the reality? The rent increases every quarter.
In just a few years, small businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to afford such services.
As for the protection fee, I've never seen the Liu family send anyone to patrol.
Whenever Liu's maternal relatives, or even distant relatives from several generations away, came to cause trouble and rob him, the Liu family members would be right there, but they wouldn't ask any questions.
There are many members of the Liu family who take things for free, just like Miss Liu the Second.
Has no one complained to the authorities? Of course they have!
In the first few months, the threshold of the government office was worn down by people coming to file complaints.
The county magistrate was like a dead man; he always showed great sympathy for the people who complained, but he simply did nothing.
They let the Liu family do whatever they wanted and oppress the people.
Sometimes, the constables from the yamen would be right there, and if they saw the Liu family stealing things, they would just pretend they didn't see it.
People weren't just sitting around waiting to die; they were simply out of options, and over time, they became numb.
Upon hearing these words, the Sixth Prince's brow furrowed deeply.
He spent most of his time leading troops in battles and was not very familiar with the situation in the capital.
But he didn't understand, were all those ministers in the court just sitting around doing nothing?
They are completely unaware of the hardships of ordinary people, and spend their days singing and dancing, constantly talking about a peaceful and prosperous era.
The Sixth Prince understood Yi Mu's meaning. He ordered his men to tie up Miss Liu and take her to the Liu family's house, intending to deal with this local bully properly.
Let's see how many people he implicates.
These people are like termites on the towering tree of Da Chen. If they are not killed, one day they will devour the roots of Da Chen until only a pile of wood chips remains.
If the roots of a large tree are unstable, it will surely collapse with a crash when a strong wind blows.
The Sixth Prince left, and everyone thanked Hu Tianqin and Yi Mu for rescuing people living in dire straits.
With the Sixth Prince's intervention, even if Master Liu doesn't die, he'll be badly injured.
After everyone had left, Yimu opened the food box and found that the food inside had gone cold.
He frowned unhappily.
Hu Tianqin swore that he sensed a fleeting murderous glint in Yi Mu's eyes.
With a strong will to survive, he picked up the cold food and started shoveling it into his mouth with his chopsticks.
"Mmm, it smells delicious." Hu Tianjin's ability to lie through his teeth is getting better and better.
Yi Mu smiled gently, "If it's delicious, eat more."
Xia Yunxue walked into the shop, looked at the familiar figure, and softly called out, "Senior Brother."
Yi Mu turned around.
Xia Yunxue smiled at him, the curve of her lips resembling that of her innocent junior sister from many years ago.
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