Sister Zou's words were all reasonable and her sentences were piercing to the heart!
Meanwhile, Liu Jia, Ma Qiumei, and others were waiting for the right opportunity to slip away.
But they were the ones who started it.
First of all, village chief Wang Delu will not let them leave easily, and he will take the blame upon himself!
"Xiao Liu, about your matter... you actually know in your heart who's behind this. Although I'm the village chief, the rumors spread so widely that we didn't dare to openly speak up for you..."
Wang Delu looked at Liu Yingying with a troubled expression and explained, which also made his attitude clear.
As long as Liu Yingying and the others don't seek revenge on him, he won't interfere whether they go after the Liu family or the Zhu family...
Liu Yingying naturally understood the meaning behind his words and nodded slightly, saying, "Uncle Wang, I understand your position as the village chief, so I don't blame you for this."
"Really...really?" Wang Delu was quite surprised by her magnanimity.
"Of course, after all, you're not one of the masterminds who wanted to kill me..."
Liu Yingying deliberately dragged out the last syllable, her gaze slowly landing on Liu Zhensheng and Liu Dabao.
"Eldest brother, fourth brother, we are siblings from the same mother, and blood is thicker than water. I never expected you to be so vicious as to want to kill me. What did I do wrong to make you hate me so much?"
In reality, people with malicious intentions don't need so many reasons to harm others.
The Liu brothers certainly wouldn't dare say that they wanted her dead so they could seize her money...
"Second sister... listen to me, it's all a misunderstanding..."
Liu Zhensheng awkwardly tried to explain.
Liu Yingying, however, did not want to listen.
Since they want her dead, she won't let them die peacefully!
However, now that Master Kui is dead, Liu Yingying can no longer force him to reveal evidence of his collusion with these people...
For now, all we can do is give them a verbal warning.
Although I'm unwilling to give up, it seems there's no better way...
Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "The government officials are here!"
What are the government officials doing in their Peach Blossom Village?
Everyone looked at each other, then gazed towards a direction several miles outside the village.
The rain had stopped by then, and Lord Shen was seen riding a black-maned horse, leading a group of people towards them.
Before long, they arrived in front of the villagers.
"Lord Shen is here, why don't you all kneel down and pay your respects!"
Liu Yingying's body is inhabited by a modern soul, who feels very uncomfortable with the ancient people's habit of kneeling.
But since ancient times, the common people have never fought against the officials. Everyone had already knelt down, so she had no choice but to follow the rules of this strange world and kneel down with everyone.
"This humble subject pays respects to Lord Shen!"
"No need for formalities, get up!" Shen Shangxu's slightly hoarse voice came from the rain, and then he asked;
Where is Liu, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhu family?
Upon hearing this, everyone made way and looked in Liu Yingying's direction.
Liu Yingying was also completely baffled. What major event had happened that made Lord Shen rush to the countryside to find her despite the storm?
"This humble woman, Liu, is here. What are your orders, sir?"
She bowed her head to the ground again, her attitude extremely respectful, but her gaze secretly drifted towards Cheng Zhuo, the young man standing next to Lord Shen.
Cheng Zhuo gave her a reassuring look, and Liu Yingying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was terrified! She thought it was because the story of how she personally dealt with those bandits guarding the gate at West Eagle Mountain had been leaked...
Lord Shen dismounted and took out an imperial edict from his robes, beginning to read it aloud.
Just two simple sentences…
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Liu Yingying of Taoyuan Village, Ma'ao Township, has demonstrated great righteousness by assisting the government in suppressing bandits, disregarding her own life and death. She is hereby conferred the title of Lady of Lihe Township. This is the imperial decree!"
"Lord of Lihe Township, why don't you quickly accept the imperial decree?" Lord Shen's hoarse and stern voice rang out again.
Liu Yingying then came to her senses and quickly kowtowed again; "This humble woman thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness!"
When she was about to take the imperial edict from Lord Shen, she found him soaked in sweat, his handsome face pale, and her heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that Lord Shen caught a fever from being caught in the rain?
Oh my! It's just an imperial edict, it's okay to send it a little later, there's no need to rush...
After receiving the imperial edict, Liu Yingying stepped aside. Lord Shen glanced at her again and noticed that she was also in a disheveled state.
Not only her, but the entire Peach Blossom Village exudes a strange atmosphere today.
With such heavy rain, these people definitely didn't know I was coming, so they didn't get soaked because they came out to greet me...
As his gaze swept over the half-burnt pile of firewood behind the crowd, and Master Kui's smoking corpse, his expression changed.
"What did you all do before I arrived here?"
"And what about that corpse? Cheng Zhuo, go take a look!"
"Yes, sir!" Cheng Zhuo accepted the order and strode towards the corpse to investigate.
The villagers were so frightened they didn't dare utter a sound, after all, someone had died right under the nose of the official...
Seeing that no one answered, Shen Shangxu became somewhat angry. "I'm asking you a question. What exactly is going on?"
"My lord, spare my life!"
Led by Wang Delu, the villagers knelt on the ground, all silent and trembling, except for Liu Yingying, who stood with her back straight.
Cheng Zhuo had already returned by then; "Reporting to my lord, I just went to check, and the body was killed by lightning!"
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