"Why did I arrest you?"

Lu Sheng’s aura is two meters and eight at this time!

"Let's not even talk about you guys being the bugs of Longcheng. Just based on what happened today, even if you had ten heads you wouldn't be enough to chop off!"

Before the Tattered Man and his brothers could retort, Lu Sheng cut them off from speaking.

He pointed his right palm upward at Zhao Yunshan. "The man beside me is General Zhao, who defended our Great Zhou! The Zhao family is full of martyrs, and General Zhao's father was also a great general who served his country!"

"As the people of the Great Zhou, how can we slander and defame him out of nothing?"

He looked at the ragtag man again, "How dare you discuss Her Royal Highness's affairs?!"

"Longcheng is remote, but Her Royal Highness the Princess is truly here, along with the little Princess!"

"Who do you think was distributing candied dates and malt sugar to the children at the granary door every day?"

"Those are the three children of Her Royal Highness the Princess and General Zhao!"

Lu Sheng was very disappointed. Originally, everyone was living in peace, but this group of people had to jump out and say all sorts of nonsense, and even led many people astray.

Now he is almost ashamed to face Zhao Yunshan and Her Royal Highness the Princess!

Some people in the crowd had seen the three of them and jumped out to testify, "I knew it, those young masters and young ladies looked so noble and extraordinary no matter how you looked at them!"

"It turned out to be the little princess! My son's face has also been touched by the little princess!" The woman picked up her fat son and slapped him hard, "Son! You really make me proud!"

"No wonder, each of them looks better than the other!"

"The general and the princess are truly approachable. That's why they raised such a kind-hearted child."

Lu Sheng felt a little comforted when he saw that everyone was still sober.

But there are still some things he hasn't made clear.

"I just asked you where all this food came from, and you said it was distributed by the Emperor, is that correct?"

"Yes, isn't it the emperor who approved it? Who else cares about us besides the emperor?" Someone in the crowd shouted.

"No, it's not just that. It's Princess Mingzhu, the Princess Mingzhu who just turned eight!"

"She took out most of her treasures and specially found the young master of her good friend Lin's shop to stockpile food early on. This is how we had supplies for more than half a month afterwards."

"Other people in the capital, whether officials or merchants, followed suit, and that's how we got the fine white flour and sweet rice in our hands."

"You young people don't know, but the older generation doesn't know either? Over the years, you've been hungry many times, right? When have you ever eaten something as delicious as this?"

"Don't curse as soon as you put down your chopsticks!"

It was the first time that Lu Sheng spoke so loudly and talked so much in front of others.

He felt a little dizzy.

Fortunately, Zhao Yunshan supported him.

Jiang Mengrou thought, since I'm here, I might as well meet everyone.

Although there are a few people with dirty mouths and dirty hearts, most people are good.

Jiang Mengrou pulled her little daughter, who had suddenly seen her and was still in shock, and slowly walked towards her husband and came to the center of the crowd.

She slowly took off her veil, and a bright and generous face appeared in front of everyone, like a fairy descending to earth.

Seeing her and Zhao Yunshan's tightly clasped hands, the common people could tell who she was and fell to their knees.

"Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and greetings to the Princess."

Jiang Mengrou didn't ask anyone to stand up directly, but with the majesty of a superior, "Everyone, my family came to Longcheng to help the people, not to show off our kindness."

"If any false gossip is spread again, all nine generations of your clan will be executed!"

Everyone's legs were shaking with fear, and they had already knelt on the ground, and they could only kowtow repeatedly, "Princess, please forgive me! Your Highness, please forgive me!"

She was just trying to scare them and had no real intention of doing anything, but she had no intention of letting go of the gang of thugs led by the ragtag man and the people who were gullible.

"Everyone, please get up quickly," Mingyue broke the deadlock. "My mother is a princess. She cares about the world and won't hold a grudge against you for a small matter. Please get up quickly."

"Yes!"

"Thank you, Princess!"

Minghao and Mingyang saw their sister waving at them and walked over quickly.

"These two are my brothers, and this one is the young master of the Lin family shop..." Mingyue introduced the people around her one by one.

Everyone present then realized how outrageous the gossip that the ragtag group had said was, and they all glared at them.

Among these people, half of them are unemployed and lawless, and the other half are the people who are instigated by their rumors.

Now the truth is out. They misunderstood, got nothing, and are about to face imprisonment.

One by one, they crawled on their knees and knelt towards Zhao Yunshan.

"General Zhao, Your Highness, I was blind and blinded by slander. Please be magnanimous and forgive us!"

"Yeah, we just made up a little lie, isn't that serious?"

"Please, I have old people and young children to take care of, and the family can't live without me!"

"Your Highness, Your Highness, my wife is waiting for me to come back!"

You see, once they find themselves in a disadvantageous position, they start begging for mercy.

The more righteous he was in what he said just now, the more miserable he looks when begging for mercy now.

Mingyue glanced at her mother's face with her small eyes.

She was very curious whether her mother would keep the matter quiet or just let it go.

If this were true, she would not think that Jiang Mengrou was a saint. After all, it would not be good to have a reputation for cruelty in public.

It would be the same if she secretly found someone to retaliate against her.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Mengrou did not soften her heart. Instead, she looked at them with a stern expression and a sneer.

"Bah, you're the only ones asking for forgiveness. The look on your face just now was as if the nobles owed your family thousands of taels. Are you scared now?"

"Haha, don't even mention that you're from Longcheng, I feel ashamed!"

"Your Highness, please do not listen to them. These people were kicked out by their families because they refused to change their ways despite repeated warnings. If anyone else can get along with them, I'm afraid they are not good people either."

Before Jiang Mengrou could say anything, everyone had already made the choice for her.

She nodded to everyone, "Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of this!"

"Those who slander the royal family are already guilty of a greater crime. What you just said not only slandered me, but also spread rumors that my husband was corrupt..."

"Which of these crimes is enough to send you to jail for life?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ragtag people panicked.

"No! No, Princess!"

"Princess, I said something wrong. I will punish myself. Please don't arrest me."

"You are the princess of the Great Zhou. There is no need for you to compete with us common people." Someone said sarcastically.

Lu Sheng stood a little higher and spotted the person in the crowd who was lowering his head and making sarcastic remarks.

"Come out you!"

He took a closer look and saw that it was indeed an old acquaintance. "Hey, isn't this Old Fang who lost ten chickens at home?"

"Didn't you say that the chickens were stolen by that gang? Why did you go all the way to find me to report it?"

"Why, you're speaking for them now? Is the case between you two settled?"

The man's face flushed with guilt. "I, well, I just like to talk big!"

"So it's not over yet?" Lu Sheng said sarcastically.

"Yes, please make the decision for me, sir!"

"What are you talking about? You've already spoken for them. You should be good friends. Let's just let this go. What do you think?"

"Yes! Lord Lu is right!"

"That's right, the prefect is wise!"

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