"High Priest, this time, you must help the Lan family!"
The wrinkles between the high priest's brows deepened, and the impatience in his eyes grew more intense.
"Not only did these untouchables throw feces on the gate of the Lan Mansion, they even rushed into the Lan Mansion and trespassed into the ancestral hall. Someone must be behind this!"
Zhuona spoke so quickly that she didn't even notice Qu Li who was following behind the high priest.
"Mrs. Lan, how can you call these innocent people who are seeking justice pariahs?"
Qu Li's face was full of disbelief, his eyes were wide open, and his voice was very loud.
When the people heard this, anger filled their eyes.
Zhuona was stunned for a moment, "You?!"
She didn't expect that Qu Li would follow the high priest closely.
"High Priest, you have to make the decision for us!"
One of the common people took the lead and knelt down, his face full of grief and indignation. The rest of the common people stopped beating "Lan Yufeng" and knelt down as well.
Qu Li rushed forward and helped the people up one by one.
"You must trust the high priest. He will definitely make the decision for you!"
The people did not believe her.
If there was no high priest backing the Lan family, how could the Lan family be soaring to success now?
Their eyes were red, but they refused to get up.
Qu Li was a little annoyed. He turned around and looked at the high priest. Seeing that his jaw was tense, he could guess that he was in a bad mood at the moment. To be more precise, he was suppressing his anger.
"You must trust the high priest! Otherwise, Lan Yufeng would not be kneeling in the ancestral hall!"
Qu Li was openly talking about tea in front of everyone.
Lan Yuqiao clenched his fists in anger, his eyes were sinister, and his facial features were distorted due to suppressed anger.
If she hadn't been concerned about the high priest being here, she would have torn Qu Li into pieces!
"High Priest, since you are willing to help us innocent people and want to punish Lan Yufeng, then can you let Lan Yufeng show sincerity in admitting his mistake and apologizing?" A commoner asked.
The high priest narrowed his eyes.
Judging from his temperament, he doesn't look like an ordinary citizen!
He looked at Qu Li deeply, with his lips tightened, and said nothing.
"Don't worry, the high priest will definitely give you justice!" Qu Li replied at the right time.
"Really?" The commoner who had just spoken was excited. "It's not our fault for not trusting the high priest. Lan Yufeng isn't disabled at all!"
Immediately, some people whispered, "This is clearly a deliberate attempt to frame Prime Minister Changsun!"
The high priest's eyes were gloomy, and he said in a stern voice: "Place the victim's tablet in the square, and make Lan Yufeng kneel for three days and three nights!"
This was not a negotiation, but an order that could not be questioned.
Zhuona's face was as pale as paper. She stared blankly at the high priest with an impatient look on his face, her mind in a mess.
Lan Yuqiao's face was full of resentment.
The Lan family served the high priest faithfully and did everything for him.
They even brought along Lan Yufeng in order to help the high priest eliminate the Changsun clan.
Even if Lan Yufeng was unruly and naughty, he was still her own brother, whose bones and tendons were broken.
She murmured, "High Priest, aren't you forcing Yufeng to die by doing this?"
Kneeling in front of those tablets for three days and three nights is simply humiliating!
"Either beheaded immediately or kneel for three days and three nights!"
Lan Yuqiao wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Zhuona: "Yuqiao, do as the high priest says!"
"mother!"
At this moment, Lan Yuqiao felt cold from the bottom of his heart.
She felt that if she was the one who made a mistake one day, she would be abandoned without hesitation!
Zhuona stared at Qu Li and kindly reminded her, "Miss Qu, please leave some space for others so that you won't regret it later!"
"Thank you for the reminder, Madam Lan! I'd like to say the same thing to Madam Lan!"
Qu Li raised her eyebrows, the sarcasm and pride in her eyes were completely undisguised, which made Zhuona want to strangle her more and more.
"Did you all hear what the high priest promised?" Qu Li retracted his gaze and looked at the kneeling people.
The people exchanged glances with each other, and finally knelt down and kowtowed to the high priest.
The high priest's eyes were cold.
If he didn't help Zhuona completely give up Lan Yufeng today, the Lan family might be demolished by these people.
"Let's go!"
Two words were ground out from between his teeth.
Qu Li followed him and when he left, just like before, the corners of his mouth raised in a meaningful arc.
Zhuona's breathing stagnated, her eyes were fierce, murderous intent mixed with anger, surging more and more violently in her heart.
"Did you arrange the people who took the lead?" The high priest asked bluntly after getting on the carriage.
"If you say so, then so be it."
"Aren't you afraid that the Lan family will hate you?"
"The feud between the Changsun clan and the Lan family has been going on for a long time. What does it matter if it's a little more or a little less? Besides, who knows who will win, right?"
The corners of her mouth curled up, and sarcasm, disdain and arrogance flowed out of her eyes without any concealment.
She seemed to be radiant with light, making it hard for him to ignore her.
He just smiled coldly and said nothing more.
After Lan Yufeng was sent to the farm, his temper became even more violent and he was often in a gloomy mood.
He did not restrain himself at all, instead his methods of torturing people became more and more numerous.
When Lan Yuqiao and his men rushed in, he was hanging a tenant's daughter over the fire, preparing to burn her alive.
Lan Yuqiao doted on her younger brother, but after witnessing this scene, she was still furious.
"Sister, did mother ask you to take me back?"
Lan Yufeng's eyes showed surprise.
"Save people!" Lan Yuqiao ordered solemnly.
The Lan family army immediately rescued the tenant's daughter, and Lan Yuqiao raised his hand and slapped Lan Yufeng.
The force was so great that half of Lan Yufeng's face was swollen and his eyes were bloodshot, making him look like a beast with suppressed anger.
"You actually hit me?"
"Lan Yufeng, do you know what the Lan family has been through today because of you?"
Her mother planned for so long to make the Lan family so prosperous.
Even though they were orphans and widows, no one dared to look down on them.
But all of this was ruined by those two idiots, Lan Yuqiao and Kalu.
When people face problems, they are used to shirking responsibility and never reflect on whether they have done anything wrong.
Lan Yuqiao even forgot that if she had stopped Kalu from harassing Changsun Lingyue outside the teahouse that day, Qu Li would not have caught the opportunity, and the Lan family would not have encountered everything they have today!
"It's all because of that bitch Qu Li. If you have the guts, go after her. Why are you hitting me?"
Lan Yuqiao clenched her hands together and said, "Starting tomorrow, you will go to the square and kneel before the tablets of the innocent people you killed for three days and three nights!"
"What did you say?" Lan Yufeng's pupils shrank, and the four words "unbelievable" were clearly written on his face.
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