Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu's eyes were gloomy.

She knew very well that once such a thing got out of hand, it would be impossible to calm it down without some means to intimidate people.

It just so happened that Situ Zhen had just gone out at this time.

"Sister, please step back a little. If they dare to come over, I won't be polite to them!" Xue Luoyan held her hand tightly, fearing that Xue Chenyu would be snatched away if he was not careful.

"Well, thank you Luoluo." Xue Chenyu had a smile on her face, but there was a coldness in her eyes.

"Captain Yao." she called out.

Yao Biaotou turned around immediately and said, "Here!"

"Anyone who dares to act rashly will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

Xue Chenyu called Yumei and Xue Luoyan again, and they both responded.

Instead, the seven or eight soldiers in black armor looked at her in shock.

Xue Chenyu walked out with Yumei on her left and Xue Luoyan on her right, with a cold face.

"Before the prince left, he asked me to look after the county government office and the people who came to eat porridge. But now I suspect someone is behind you instigating this, deliberately taking advantage of the prince's absence to cause trouble!"

"Those who steal or rob the emperor's grain will be executed immediately! In other words, killing you would be in vain!"

Her voice was not particularly loud, but it was very clear, and it immediately quieted the restless crowd.

Some people were influenced by her, calmed down, and stopped rushing forward.

But there are still some people who, after a brief mistake, immediately relapse into evil. "Don't listen to her boasting. That prince must have run away on his own and left her behind as a shield."

"She herself is in such a difficult situation, can we trust her?"

The one who rushed to the front and shouted the loudest was a short and capable man. He was not tall, but his eyes were full of brilliance.

"If you let her fool you now, you won't have the energy to grab food tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. There will be no food left for you to grab, and you will starve to death here!"

"That's right! After we divide up the grain in the county government office, we can each escape now. We still have a chance!"

Encouraged by two or three men, everyone became restless again.

Xue Chenyu no longer hesitated, "Master Yao!"

Yao Biaotou's steel knife came out of its sheath with a clang, and a cold light flashed. The short and capable man felt a pain in his neck, and when he touched his hand, it was covered in blood.

Then he fell on his back with a "bang"!

Blood flowed out from the carotid artery in his neck, and soon he was lying in a pool of blood.

"Dead!"

"Help me—"

The people around him froze in place for three brief breaths, then screamed and ran away in all directions.

The group of people who were orderly at the beginning were now running around like headless flies.

"Bang!" Another heavy object fell to the ground.

The tall and thin man who had just followed the short man took the opportunity to touch the soldier's knife, but was chopped down by the knife.

The leading black-armored soldier leaped onto the table, banging the pot with the back of his blade. "If you don't want to die, stay where you are and line up for your porridge. If you're tired of living and want to take this opportunity to rebel, I'll send you off too!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people who had originally wanted to join in the looting turned pale with fear.

"You, how could you kill someone?"

"Can officials just use the knife at will?"

However, Xue Chenyu felt that they were not frightened by these words, but by the two corpses lying on the ground.

Everyone instinctively moved away from the two bodies.

The soldier who had jumped onto the table, Xue Chenyu, and Yao Biaotou nodded slightly, then ordered, "Take these two away and deal with them when the prince returns."

This is the county government office. The prince asked them to guard here. It is impossible for him to stay out of it and let a little girl take the lead.

What kind of man is that?

Most people were as scared as quails, except for a few, including the leader of the riot, who tried hard to act nervous.

The soldier who jumped onto the table scraped the blood off his knife with his boot and said coldly, "Miss Xue just said that anyone who steals the imperial grain will be executed immediately!"

"Dying here is the same as being dragged to the execution ground. The only difference is a few hours earlier or later."

"I thought you all heard it clearly!"

"You look like an educated person, don't you know even the most basic things? Or do you think that if everyone robs, then the law doesn't hold them responsible?"

The young man who had been so confident a moment ago now shut up. This was because that was what he was thinking, and now that his thoughts were exposed, he felt extremely ashamed.

"I still say the same thing. If you want to live, please line up honestly. If you want to die, please stand up immediately. I will send him to the west!"

None of these people were afraid of death, and they were so scared when they heard this that they all retreated back.

"This matter must not happen again. I have also remembered all those who caused trouble just now. When the prince returns, I will report it to him. You can take advantage of the porridge today, but you may not be able to get a share tomorrow."

The soldiers brought buckets of water and flushed the area in front of the door. The bloodstains blurred and the bloody smell became a little lighter.

But it only faded a little.

After all, there is no longer as much water as before to wash freely.

At the cost of two lives, the chaos quickly subsided.

The survivors continued to line up to drink porridge.

But after this commotion, a soldier wearing black armor and with an expression on his face appeared at the soup table.

No one dared to act rashly. They took their bowls, filled their own half bowl of porridge and left.

Du Jingyuan waited for Dujuan to go and help, but Xue Chenyu called Yuzhu over and whispered a few instructions in her ear.

Yuzhu left immediately.

Xue Luoyan and Yumei didn't dare to leave her side for a moment.

Dusk.

Situ Zhen is finally back.

He took three people out with him, but when he came back, he still had nothing in his hands and nothing in his mouth.

No one knew what he was doing.

Judging from the tired look on his face, things might not be going well.

Xue Chenyu looked at him intelligently, nodded with a slight smile, and then quickly and seriously went to help put the porridge in.

Before Situ Zhen could smile at her, he saw the back of her head turned away.

I still feel quite regretful.

He dismounted from his horse and smelled the stench of blood.

"What happened?"

"Someone is instigating the people to rush into the county government office and steal the imperial grain." The soldier guarding the door quickly reported back, and then briefly told him what had happened before.

There were people queuing up at the door to get porridge, as well as those who had participated in the previous looting.

When I heard this, I felt so embarrassed.

After hearing this, Situ Zhen's face darkened slightly. He said, "These two men instigated the people to steal the imperial grain. Their crimes are extremely heinous and they deserve death."

"Have their families identify the bodies. Once the identities are confirmed, this prince will submit a petition to the imperial court."

After saying that, he quickly glanced at the people queuing at the door and went in.