Lu Zhishan's Adam's apple slid up and down and nodded: "Okay."
"Thank you, Prince and Princess!"
Hundreds of villagers kowtowed to Lu Zhishan and Mu Nanzhi three times before they were willing to get up. There really weren't so many stools in the courtyard, so Lu Zhishan simply sat on the ground. Zhu Shuangquan and other villagers also followed Lu Zhishan. After Shan sat down, Song Fu and Ji Xiang came out with a group of servants carrying teapots, cups, and food boxes, and were busy pouring tea and distributing snacks to the villagers.
Mu Nanzhi's eyes were red. She really couldn't cope with such a scene. She sat behind Lu Zhishan and listened to Lu Zhishan and Zhu Shuangquan talking. Lu Zhishan was afraid of the cold children on the ground, so he took off his cloak. He threw himself on the ground before letting the child sit down.
"Ruan Xinhuai has always done a lot of evil, and I have heard about it, but I have never interfered in government affairs, so I can't say anything. In the end, it is also my fault." Lu Zhishan held a tea cup and spoke to the villagers, very sincerely and also With self-blame, "On the day of the Lantern Festival, if I hadn't caught the Yin Yamen of Jingzhao Prefecture committing murder and injuring someone, I probably wouldn't have cared about it, so I really can't afford such a heavy gift from everyone."
"What did the prince say? No matter what, it was the prince who saved us," Zhu Shuangquan said hurriedly, shaking his head and sighing, "And after all, only the prince is willing to help us, the untouchables in southern Xinjiang. After all these years, those who have gone north How can the refugees in Southern Xinjiang live a good life? Could it be that they are being squeezed out and oppressed? We Southern Xinjiang people in Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village are lucky. We have been taking care of you all these years, so we have been living a good life. Compared with other refugees in Southern Xinjiang, , Our life really couldn’t get any better, and we have always thought of His Majesty’s kindness. We really can’t imagine that His Majesty would even offend Prince White and Your Majesty for us. We are really grateful and scared in our hearts. We are grateful to His Majesty for his kindness. "Thank you so much, I'm afraid that the prince will offend your majesty because of us. If that's the case, we... we will feel guilty to death..."
At this point, Zhu Shuangquan's voice choked up, and the tall man's eyes turned red.
"I heard that Lord Long Live imprisoned the prince in the Clan Mansion, and that the Lord was... demoted one level..." an aunt behind Zhu Shuangshen whispered, "The Lord is clearly doing harm to the people, why does Lord Long Live still punish him? Where is the prince?"
For a while, many villagers were all talking: "Yes, how can the long live master punish the prince instead? The prince is our great savior!"
"Although Ruan Xinhuai is a heinous person, he is an official of the imperial court, and he reaches the third rank. According to the law of King Dali, no one can touch Ruan Xinhuai without the will of Lord Long Live, so Lord Long Live should punish me," Lu Zhishan said solemnly He said, while comforting the villagers, he said, "Speaking of which, Lord Long Live only ordered me to be imprisoned for a few days. Although the title was lowered by one level, it actually didn't have much impact on me. It was just a small punishment but a big warning."
"But Lord Long Live is clearly protecting Ruan Xinhuai and Prince Huai," a young man said with an angry look. "Ruan Xinhuai has been doing many evil things every day. How could Lord Long Live not know about it? He just turned a blind eye. If If the prince had not executed Ruan Xinhuai this time, we might have been slaughtered in Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village. It can be seen that the imperial court does not take us southern Xinjiang people seriously, and I don’t know if the imperial court is holding back and looking for opportunities. Come and destroy us."