Only the sound of horses neighing outside was heard, followed by exclamations, followed by noisy human voices.
Xu Lu and Qiao Yuyan were both frightened. They held each other tightly until the carriage stabilized. Only then did they dare to lift the curtain and look out. Then they saw Shi Ye sitting with a cold face.
On the carriage shaft, he stared sternly at the person in front of the carriage.
Qiao Yuyan followed her line of sight and saw an old woman over fifty wearing coarse clothes walking on the road, holding a half-year-old child in her arms.
The crowd gathered around noisily, pointing at the carriage and the people blocking the way.
Seeing Qiao Yuyan's appearance, the old woman immediately said loudly: "The person on the carriage is the daughter of the current minister Qiao Ge, the granddaughter of Jiangzhou Xufu, the eldest daughter of the Qiao family?"
As soon as she said this, the already very noisy crowd immediately started making noises. They all looked at Qiao Yuyan's carriage with a bit of surprise, as well as the curiosity and respect of the person in charge.
Qiao Yuyan felt a little unspeakable in her heart, and it was not appropriate to go out today. Once her identity was exposed, she didn't know what would happen next.
Xu Lu on the side had a bit of guilt on her face. Although she didn't know who this old woman was, it was probably because Qiao Yuyan's identity was revealed about what happened in Lixiang Garden just now, which led her to be like this now.
Once out.
In front of so many people on the street, Qiao Yuyan had no choice but to face them. She could only hold the hand that picked up the leaves and walked out, trying her best to appear calm and approachable, "I am Qiao Yuyan, I wonder who the aunt is? But
What do you want from me?"
Upon hearing this, the woman immediately looked at Qiao Yuyan fiercely, "How can untouchables like us beg my aunt? I just want to ask, the Xu family is ignoring the king's laws and occupying the good people's property, but borrowing the pavilion
The old man's power is borrowed from the girl's mother's family's power?
Our family has worked hard for two generations to build a cloth workshop, but because the Xu family liked it, the joint government said that we did not have government qualification documents and that we did not pay enough taxes.
Our workshop was demolished and the land was taken back. I just want to ask, do you also behave like this in the capital?
Do the people in Qiao Ge's hometown also behave like this? At the same time, I also want to ask my aunt who has seen the world in the capital. What did the poor people like us in the capital do in the end? Is there still a place in this world?
?
Will those big bosses in the capital who are occupying the property of good people also send thugs to secretly seek the lives of those poor people? My old lady has never read a book, but she just doesn’t know whether there is any justice in this world, so she stopped me here specifically.
Auntie, I want to ask for clarification."
Qiao Yuyan never expected that such a thing would happen right now, and she was stunned on the spot for a moment.
But the old woman immediately continued her efforts, sat on the ground and cried, crying to the crowd of onlookers about her difficulty and misery, and even pulled the child to show everyone that the scars on the child were caused by the evil deeds of the Xu family.
left behind.
Xu Lu, who was in the carriage behind, was so angry that she was shaking all over. While Qiao Yuyan was still stunned, she jumped out of the carriage, pointed at the old woman and cursed: "Where did this old shrew come from? She came to our house for no reason.
The Xu family is full of respectable people, not to mention in Jiangzhou, even in the whole of Jiangxi. How big your workshop can be, even if you buy it directly, it will only cost a little money, and there is no need to make those
Underhanded tactics?"
Qiao Yuyan finally came to her senses, took a step forward and stood next to Xu Lu, and said to the old woman in a warm voice: "Madam, I just came to Jiangzhou from the capital, and I haven't heard about what you said. But.
I can answer you what you just said."
She simply took two steps forward, no longer facing the old woman, but facing all the Jiangzhou people present, "The current Holy Emperor is the third son of the late Emperor, and the late Empress Dowager Duanxian.
's legitimate son.
When the late emperor succeeded to the throne, Empress Dowager Duanxian implemented a series of benevolent policies and implemented a series of reform measures for the government and the opposition. I opened the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and all factions were prosperous inside and outside. It was at this time that we, Jiang Youshang, traveled all over the country.
, created the prosperity that belongs to our Jiangyou merchants.
Compared with the late emperor's dereliction of government and his indulgence in cultivating immortality, today's saints
Make great efforts to govern, reuse good ministers, accept advice, stabilize the government, regulate internal and external affairs, and implement orders and prohibitions.
The situation you mentioned just now will never happen in the capital. The government offices will not allow it, the Three Laws Division will not allow it, and the Jin Yiwei personally ordered by the Holy Lord will monitor it at all times.qs
Since the current Holy One ascended the throne, he has been committed to promoting his ideas throughout the country, and we in the south are no exception. Now that I heard what you said, to be honest, I was very shocked."
She finally turned her gaze back to the old woman, "I can see that you, old man, are indeed aggrieved, and I believe that what you said is the truth, so I think there must be some misunderstanding here.
Maybe the Xu family acted inappropriately, or maybe, under my grandmother and uncle, someone did something inappropriate behind their backs...
I don't know the situation right now, and I can't tell you how to act. I would like to ask you to take a step closer to me and explain the specific situation to me in detail. I will go back and investigate carefully, and I will never let you suffer such grievances at will.
I also promise that if my Xu family does anything that is harmful to nature, we will definitely abide by our Daqi laws. As for the losses suffered by your family, we will definitely compensate you. With so many people watching now, I also promise that
Can you be a witness for me?"
Qiao Yuyan's generous and sincere remarks immediately aroused a burst of cheers from the audience.
For ordinary people who cannot read a single Chinese character, the specific situation is sometimes secondary. Now Qiao Yuyan's speech has obviously played a role in inspiring people.
Listening to her words, many people will subconsciously think that the current Holy Emperor is a great good man and a wise king of Daqi. The place under his rule will not have the words that the old woman said. That Qiao Yuyan, as the capital
Come on, as the daughter of a dignified elder, how could her maternal grandfather do such things as oppressing good people?
There must be some misunderstanding here, or someone is doing it behind the master's back.
After all, people have said it, and if so many people are here to bear witness, I am not afraid of people’s comments, that is, if I am upright, I am not afraid of my shadow being slanted.
Xu Lu looked at Qiao Yuyan in surprise, as if she didn't expect things to be so simple.
"Would you like me to send someone to the house to ask someone? I feel uncomfortable hearing what this person said." Xu Lu said, waving for someone to come over.