Forcing me to keep vigil for your childhood sweetheart? Then I'll leave you.

"The package is different. Take the person away."

Huangfu Qingling gave a cold order and Bao Bu Tong escorted Hong Xuejiao away.

"Lin Yi, I'm sorry. It's my fault for not disciplining you properly."

Hong Xuanji drank a sip of tea, recovered, and immediately stood up to apologize to Lin Yi.

“Boss Hong, you don’t have to apologize. I have always been grateful to you in the past.”

Lin Yi supported Hong Xuanji, who was about to kneel down, and said, "Our tea business will not be interrupted."

"If you need anything else, just tell me."

Hong Xuanji lowered his head and sighed, "And your highness, if I have to be punished for these things, I will accept the punishment."

Huangfu Qingling waved her hand slightly. She already knew what Hong Xuanji had done before, so she naturally wouldn't blame him.

"I will follow the law to punish Hong Xuejiao. Dayong will not casually punish others by association."

As she spoke, she slowly left and waited for Lin Yi at the door.

Lin Yi chatted with Hong Xuanji in front of the hall for a while before walking out.

"Finally solved."

Huangfu Qingling looked at Lin Yi with a relaxed expression, "Should we be able to reopen the entertainment city now?"

"Let's wait until the security booth is built."

Lin Yi had no such intention, "Let's ensure the security inside first before reopening."

It is a good time to dispel rumors during this period of time.

However, with the arrest of Hong Xuejiao, the rumors that Lin Yi was planning a rebellion did not stop.

Even though Hong Xuejiao had already been publicly tried and admitted that these rumors were spread by her, there were still many people who felt that Hong Xuejiao had "hit the jackpot" and still believed that Lin Yi would rebel.

After all, Lin Yi controls so much money and employees, wouldn't it only take a minute for him to rebel?

Even when building security booths in entertainment cities, there were many radical citizens who wanted to cause damage.

Naturally, Bao Bu Tong reported all these things to Huangfu Qingling.

She immediately asked Lin Yi about the situation.

"Lin Yi, the source of the rumors has been resolved, so why can't we stop this trend?"

Huangfu Qingling sat at the table and stared at Lin Yi, confusion and doubt evident on her face.

She had never encountered anything like this before.

In the past, as long as I gave the order, no one would mention this matter, even if it was true.

However, as her identity as the empress was hidden, she could only "watch" these things.

"Your Majesty, this is what people say is scary."

“People only believe what they believe.”

Lin Yi explained slowly, seemingly in no hurry, "Even if we find the source, as long as those people believe I will rebel, the rumors will not stop."

"What those people want to see is not the truth, but what they think is the truth."

Hearing these words, Huangfu Qingling immediately became angry, "This group of unruly people..."

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, you, me, Bao Bu Tong, and even the officials in the Ministry of Works are all the same."

Lin Yi's words made Huangfu Qingling turn her anger towards him.

"Be bold!"

"Lin Yi, if I didn't understand you, you would have lost your head after saying this!"

She spoke angrily, but when she saw Lin Yi, her anger subsided a lot.

"What if Your Majesty has not investigated me?"

"If I really believed what the people thought, then I would be the one being interrogated."

Lin Yi remained calm; he was not afraid of the emperor's wrath.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"If the entertainment city doesn't open, you'll lose money, and my tax revenue won't be able to support it."

Huangfu Qinling saw that Lin Yi was so calm, so he thought he should have a way.

"We have to take it slow. This influence can only be eliminated bit by bit to change their minds."

Lin Yi's words made her a little impatient.

Prince Qing is now fighting desperately in the south, and the money and food from Liangzhou City and several surrounding cities are Prince Qing's backing.

The entertainment city has been closed for so long and cannot operate. No one knows when it will collapse!

"Too slow, I have an idea."

In a state of anxiety, Huangfu Qingling suddenly thought of a solution.

"I will issue an imperial decree to indicate that you, Lin Yi, are working for me."

"In this way, won't the rumors be self-defeating?"

As she said this, she suddenly felt a little proud that she could come up with such a method that even Lin Yi couldn't think of!

"That's fine too."

Lin Yi nodded slightly. It would be even better if the empress could take action!

"But I can't help you for nothing!"

"After Prince Qing suppresses the rebellion, I want you to go to the capital!"

Huangfu Qingling took the opportunity to propose the conditions she had already thought of, "You do business in the capital, and engage in these entertainment city businesses."

Hearing this, Lin Yi's brows fluctuated slightly, and then he began to think.

After a long silence, he nodded slightly.

"I have no problem going to the capital."

"But not after His Royal Highness Prince Qing puts down the rebellion."

Lin Yi said, "At least, I want to implement my ideas in Liangzhou City."

"What else do you have in mind?"

Huangfu Qingling immediately asked, "Just tell me, the resources in the capital are far more than those in Liangzhou City!"

"Since I've been in Liangzhou City for so long, I must at least make it prosperous."

"I can promise that I will go to the capital with you."

Lin Yi knelt down and promised, "Wait until Liangzhou City becomes prosperous."

"How easy is it to make Liangzhou City prosperous?"

“It’s a border city!”

Huangfu Qingling frowned and slammed the table angrily, "Lin Yi, you want to play tricks on me? That's the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"That will be after Prince Qing returns from suppressing the rebellion, at the latest one year."

These words calmed her down a little. A year was not too much to wait.

Afterwards, the imperial edict was written and stamped with the imperial seal.

Bao Bu Tong and the prefect took the imperial edict to the market to make announcements.

These words on the imperial edict were also written as notices and posted everywhere.

After the people of Liangzhou City saw this, they began to report the matter.

There are of course two versions:

First, Lin Yi had no intention of rebelling, and this was a rumor. Most people thought the same.

Secondly, Lin Yi was discovered wanting to rebel, and was eventually arrested and taken to talk to the government and the emperor, and now he has been recruited.

No matter which one it is, Lin Yi is no longer associated with words like "rebellion" and "treason"!

By the way, the security booth that was already under construction has almost been completed.

Government officers and soldiers and some people trained by Prince Qing's Palace joined in to ensure public security around the entertainment city as much as possible.

When the entertainment city reopened, all the people in Liangzhou City became much more peaceful...

The rumor issue seems to have been resolved satisfactorily.

However, the conflicts in Liangzhou City still exist.

At this time, Bao Bu Tong and Lin Yi were bringing food and clothing to the area where refugees gathered.

"Boss Lin, you are now the emperor's designated merchant. Is it okay for me to call you Lord Lin?"

Bao Bu Tong and Lin Yi asked jokingly.

"Forget it."

Lin Yi waved his hand and went to the area where refugees gathered while chatting.

The environment here can be described in three words: dirty, messy and poor.

The refugees were unkempt and their clothes were in disarray.

Occasionally you can see one or two people dressed well, but they are also pale and thin.

"I'm Lin Yi. I know it's not easy for you all to escape all the way here."