After a while, they each changed into ordinary people's clothes, and together with their mother, holding Duoduo's hand, and bringing Lele, An'an, and Yicheng, they came to the main hall like ordinary people and lined up to burn incense.
There are so many people coming today. Inside and outside the hall, there are pilgrims coming to burn incense.
Everyone lined up outside calmly and orderly. Some had happy expressions on their faces, while others had heavy expressions.
It seems that these people want everything.
In front of Luo Lan and the others was an old woman with gray hair. She kept praying and muttering as she moved into the hall.
At this time, someone next to her whispered to remind her,
"Mother, when we get to the main hall, after you burn incense, run to the backyard as fast as you can. I've asked someone and they've found out the emperor is in the backyard. As long as we see him, our grievances will be redressed."
"Ahem, ahem, with my body like this, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death before I even see the emperor."
Hearing this, Luo Lan's brows tightened immediately. She glanced at Leng Yu, and at Leng Yu's signal, she asked in a low voice:
"Auntie, if you want to see the emperor, just go to the backyard. Why are you running so fast?"
The old lady looked back at her, then quickly fell silent and shook her head. The woman beside her sighed and explained,
"If you run as fast as you can, you might get a chance to see the emperor. Otherwise, there's no chance at all. The emperor is a dragon in the sky. It's not easy for ordinary people to see him!"
Leng Yu cleared his throat and asked curiously,
"If you have a grievance to appeal, why don't you go to the local officials? Why do you have to come to see the emperor?"
When the local officials were mentioned, the old lady sighed helplessly, while the woman next to her laughed disdainfully.
"If local officials can handle this, why would we have to travel so far?"
"Xiaoling, stop talking."
The old lady probably felt that Leng Yu and Luo Lan had too many problems, so she immediately alerted the young woman next to her.
The woman looked back at Leng Yu, turned around and said no more.
After a while, the mother and daughter in front entered the main hall. After they offered incense, Leng Yu was afraid that they would cause trouble and cause panic among the pilgrims, so he winked at A Yu who was not far away. A Yu understood and came forward with a few guards.
"You two, come with me."
The mother and daughter seemed to sense that something was wrong. They turned around, glared at Leng Yu and Luo Lan hatefully, and followed A Yu angrily.
Leng Yu waited until Luo Lan and others finished burning incense before returning to the backyard with her.
At this time, the mother and daughter were tied up by Ayu, who was unaware of the truth. When Leng Yu and Luo Lan came in, the younger woman started cursing without saying anything.
"You are so despicable. If I had known you were such people, I would have kept my mouth shut and said things to you that I shouldn't have said."
The old woman took a few deep breaths, shook her head and sighed:
"Xiaoling, stop talking. Our arms can't beat our thighs after all!"
Leng Yu frowned, then looked at A Yu.
"Why tie him up?"
Ayu looked at him innocently.
"You ordered your men to tie them up."
"I only asked you to take them away from the hall. Who asked you to tie them up?"
When the mother and daughter heard the word "I", they were stunned for a moment, and the old woman said excitedly:
"Xiaoling, did you hear that? His address is the Emperor. He is the Emperor. Come on, let's go and pay our respects to the Emperor."
Seeing this, Xiaoling and the old woman knelt on the ground. Leng Yu hurriedly scolded Ayu:
"Don't untie the rope yet."
Seeing that the emperor was a little angry, Acai and Ahong hurried forward and hurriedly untied the ropes on Xiaoling and her daughter.
Leng Yu looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and raised his hand to support them.
"Get up! You all want to see me, right? I'm right here. Tell me what grievances you have!"
Xiaoling and her daughter have been wandering around the area these days, hoping for a chance to meet the emperor. They never dreamed that the emperor would suddenly appear before them.
The old woman wiped her tears excitedly and shook her head.
"This is truly unbearable, even Heaven is helping us, mother and daughter. We've long heard that Your Majesty is compassionate to the people and a wise ruler. Now it seems that you truly are a wise ruler!"
The old woman's praise made Leng Yu feel ashamed.
He just waved his hand.
"Thank you, old man. Please tell me first, what grievances have you suffered?"
The old woman trembled and turned to look at Xiaoling.
"Xiaoling, you're a good talker, so go ahead and say it. I suddenly don't know what to say."
Xiao Lingzi swallowed her saliva, looked at Leng Yu timidly, and narrated in a deep voice:
"My mother-in-law and I are from Yilan County. We have two children at home who are being raised by my blind father-in-law. We want to go to Beijing to file a complaint with the emperor. Otherwise, we won't be able to survive."
At this point, Xiaoling began to cry. Seeing that she had no intention of stopping, Luo Lan frowned and reminded her.
"Now is not the time for you to cry. The emperor is standing before you. If you have any grievances, please report them immediately. If you keep crying like this, no one can help you."
The old woman pushed Xiaoling and told her not to cry anymore. Xiaoling wiped her tears and began to speak intermittently:
"We want to sue the magistrate of Yilan County, Mr. Hu Tian, and his legal advisor Wang Chao, nicknamed Boss Wang. My husband was asked by the government to work a year ago, and they said they would pay him fifty cents a day. Although all the people who were asked to work by the government in recent years have disappeared, my husband still wanted to try because our family was too poor. But he never came back after he left. I went to the county government to inquire, but they didn't admit it at all. Later, I heard that he might have been sent to the back mountain to build a tomb for some important figure, so I went to the back mountain to look for him, but I searched everywhere in the back mountain and couldn't find a single person. Now my husband's life or death is unknown. We went to the government to look for him several times, but we were beaten out every time. He was a living person, and he disappeared just like that. We don't know what to do. Your Majesty, you must save my husband. This family will be finished without him."
Xiaoling's words made Leng Yu angry.
He paced a few steps and said angrily:
"If what you said is true, then the Yilan County officials are truly audacious. Did you just say that other people have mysteriously disappeared?"
"Well, for years, they've been recruiting men nearby under the guise of high-priced laborers. Some of these men would have others send money home, while others simply disappeared without a trace... In recent years, over a hundred young and middle-aged men have mysteriously disappeared near Yilan County alone. When their families went to the county government to look for them, they were paid a sum of money. We didn't want the money, we just wanted the men, but we were beaten instead..."
At this point, Xiaoling began to cry, and the old woman next to her also started wiping her tears.
After hearing this, Leng Yu felt even more that there must be something fishy going on.
He turned to look at Ayu,
"Ayu, why don't you go to Yilan County and investigate this matter yourself?"
Unexpectedly, the old woman shook her head vigorously and said, "Your Majesty, you have to go there in person to investigate this matter. It would be useless for others to go there."
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