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"We are the citizens of Chuzhou."

The man in the lead raised his head, and looked at An Yingcheng and the others with eyes full of contempt and disdain, "I advise you to be more sensible, and not stop us from going to the capital."

Mu Junhan and An Lingge looked at each other, both seeing the doubt in the other's eyes.

"What do you mean?" An Yingcheng's brows scrunched together, his gaze was like a sword, aimed straight at the leading man.

The knife-scarred man sneered, "What are you pretending for? You officials are as black-hearted as that Prefect. In order to prevent the plague from spreading, you people who haven't been infected with the plague surround us here and make us wait for our deaths in despair!"

"That's right. Today, we're here to tell you all that you officials should be taught a lesson!"

Once he said that, the citizens looked as if they were encouraged, all of their expressions were filled with anger, without waiting for An Yingcheng to say anything more, they squeezed and rushed forward.

They held shovels in their hands and roared as they swung them. Their expressions were sinister and the weapons would land on An Yingcheng's body in the next moment.

An Yingcheng's expression changed, and he immediately dodged to the side.

However, he was already surrounded by these civilians. No matter how he dodged, there would be people waving their weapons on the side, ready to teach him a lesson.

An Lingge, who was sitting opposite of him, had already leaped up, her slender body moving across the long table, and sent the blade in the scarred man's hand flying with a kick.

"The person in front of you is an official of the imperial government, a prince of the imperial court. Do you know what kind of crime he is charged with?"

He kicked the knife-scarred man, sending him flying a few steps back. His fierce expression intimidated the group of citizens, scaring them into standing in place, making them forget about their next move.

The knife-scarred man coughed twice, and got up from the ground. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and with a fierce expression, he said, "So what if you are a prince? We are going to the capital to sue the emperor and let him see the face of the officials he has sent! "

"Since when have we ignored your lives?"

An Lingge walked over from behind them. Her beautiful appearance was similar to a deity coming out from a painting, causing the knife-scarred man to subconsciously ease her expression, afraid that she would scare the person in front of him.

The two parties froze, and then, An Yingcheng finally got the chance to speak, "This king had received orders from the emperor to treat the plague, and before I could even reach the Chuzhou, you guys had already put on such a hat! If you have any grievances or grudges, you can tell this king that when this king returns to the capital, he will also pass them on word for word to the emperor. However, you are threatening This King and want to make a move against him. This is a great crime and This King will have you arrested right now! "

"Wait." An Lingge advised An Yingcheng, "Father, your daughter thinks that they should have met with some kind of disaster, that's why they dared to make a move on you and Hereditary Prince Mu. Why don't we make a decision after we get a clear understanding of the situation?"

Mu Junhan also nodded his head, although his expression was displeased, he no longer had the sharp and fierce feeling from before, "From your words, the Emperor sent an official to imprison you in his Chuzhou, so you are not allowed to leave?"

The two of them clearly had no ill intentions. The commoners looked at each other in dismay, temporarily releasing their enmity.

"Not only that, he even ordered the soldiers to look at us as if we were prisoners. The city gate is also guarded by soldiers, and no one is allowed to leave, they say that it is to prevent the spread of the plague, but who doesn't know, he has no way of treating the plague, so he wants us all to wait for death in Chuzhou, so our Chuzhou can become a dead city! "

There was actually such a thing?

An Yingcheng was extremely surprised. He knew that the previous emperor had sent many officials to deal with the plague when the previous emperor was still alive. After two months, there was really no other way for him to order the village to be burned.

Less than a month had passed since the outbreak of the plague, yet the officials in charge of controlling the plague had surrounded these people within their Chuzhou and told them to stay together with those who had been infected by the plague.

However …

"If what you've said is true, then how did you all come about?"

There was a look of awkwardness on the knife-scarred man's face, he hesitated to speak, but the person behind him could not help it, "To the west of the moat is a yard that has been deserted for many years. There is a dog hole in there, that's where we came from."

Fortunately, the new officials were not familiar with Chuzhou and did not know of the dog hole. Otherwise, they would not have been able to get out.

"Everyone, don't worry. My father and Hereditary Prince Mu will investigate this matter thoroughly." An Lingge's voice was clear, with a soothing tone, "This time, we came under the orders of the emperor to treat the plague, but our previous officials were different. We brought the prescription along."

She looked around at the crowd with a look of confidence on her face. The smile on her face was also unavoidably convincing.

"Half a month ago, the maidservant in my yard was infected by a plague. Father and I took the medicine on the prescription, but nothing happened."

At this time, it was important to calm the hearts of the people. An Yingcheng's expression did not change at all, "That's right, this medicinal formula was personally tested by this king. If you take this medicine, you will definitely not be infected by the plague."

"It's fake. I've never heard of any medicine that can cure a plague."

"That's right, it sounds so magical. If there really is such a medicine, why didn't you take it out earlier?"

Seeing that the commoners had become restless again, Mu Junhan's eyes shone as he let out a low cough.

The commoners only felt a chill sweep past their bodies, and only then did they stop complaining about the doubts in their mouths.

"Prince An is right." Mu Junhan's lips slightly opened, and his voice was as clear as the sound of a spring hitting a rock.

"The Prince An and Miss An had already sensed that there was a plague half a month ago, and they informed the Emperor about this matter. However, there was no plague in the capital, and the plague in the Chuzhou was suppressed by the government officials, so the Emperor thought that they were trying to bully the emperor and ordered them to lock up in jail. Yesterday, hearing that they had a prescription that could treat the plague, he released them and ordered the Prince An to go to the Chuzhou to treat the plague."

So this was what had happened?

The commoners were all astonished. They looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"Prince An did it for the sake of the commoners!" One of the commoners sighed, his legs bent as he kneeled down. "Prince An is so righteous, but we misunderstood your highness, we almost injured you guys, it's our fault!"

He knelt down, and as if infected, everyone else also kneeled down, including the scar-faced man.

An Yingcheng had never seen such a scene before, he said repeatedly, "Quickly get up, quickly get up, you are also doing this for the common people of Chuzhou."