"If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Mo, the Third Prince could have saved the lives of our entire village."
"Yes, it's all their fault. If it weren't for them, the children would have come back safely. Now... blame them, blame them."
Mo Bilian lowered her eyes and said softly, "I hope the villagers will not blame His Highness the Crown Prince. He is just preparing an alternative path and thinking of the villagers. It's my third sister... sigh."
She sighed with self-reproach, "It's all my fault as the older sister for not teaching her properly. You can blame me."
The village chief led the way, kowtowing to Ling Yongnian, "Third Prince, please save the children! We beg you!"
Seeing the villagers kneel down, Ling Yongnian immediately lifted his robe and knelt down on both knees, looking guilty and helpless.
"Fellow villagers, get up quickly! I also want to save the children, but His Highness the Crown Prince won't speak, so I can't do anything about it. You should go and beg His Highness the Crown Prince."
Upon hearing this, the villagers cried even more bitterly and pleaded even more.
Doctor Yang said, "Folks, don't be afraid. His Highness the Crown Prince will not stand by and watch them die. When the children are in critical condition, the Crown Prince will definitely send me to treat them."
He added, "Don't worry, the Crown Prince won't need to beg me, or the Third Prince; we will save the children ourselves."
Someone in the crowd spoke up.
"We must not let His Highness the Crown Prince have it so easy. When the time comes, the Crown Prince must plead with Physician Yang and the Third Prince. Otherwise, after he ascends the throne, who knows how many people will be harmed because of his willful actions."
"That's right, and there's also that Lord Mo, a femme fatale. She must have bewitched His Highness the Crown Prince to treat us villagers like this."
"We can't let the children continue taking their medicine, or they'll die."
"..."
The words became increasingly heated.
Ling Yongnian hurriedly said, "Fellow villagers, get up quickly and stop saying such things. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you then."
His act of kneeling before the villagers earned them their goodwill and gratitude, and they urged him to get up quickly.
Ling Yongnian said firmly, "I will only rise if you rise. Otherwise, I cannot bear your kneeling now."
The kneeling villagers then stood up and stopped talking about those things.
Ling Yongnian: "Everyone, please disperse. I will go back and write a memorial, and send it to the Imperial Study as fast as I can. It will only take one day, and the children will be fine soon. I will not let them suffer from illness for even one more day."
The villagers were deeply moved and thanked him repeatedly before turning to leave.
Their chatter could still be heard intermittently.
"The Third Prince is our great benefactor. He always thinks of us. Unlike His Highness the Crown Prince... sigh."
"His Highness the Crown Prince is clearly just trying to steal credit, which is why he won't give us medicine. I think the Crown Prince doesn't have any so-called divine medical skills at all; he's not even as good as Doctor Yang."
"One should speak with conscience. When His Highness the Crown Prince first arrived, he was not afraid of illness and did not look down on us common people. He did everything himself, such as picking the abscesses of the elderly. These things were not fake."
"Yes, the Crown Prince used to treat us very well, but ever since Lord Mo came, the Crown Prince has changed."
"Pah, she's just a femme fatale, a vixen who seduced His Highness the Crown Prince and then instigated the children to protect her."
“This time, we have to help Miss Mo. This City Lord Mo is not worthy of being a city lord at all.”
"Sigh, you people... you should have a conscience when you act and speak! Lord Mo has done so much, and you all pretended not to see it. You'll be struck by lightning..."
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