Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

Chapter 276: South City Li Gouzi

Time passed quietly, and after a few days, the first batch of relocation houses in the south of the city was finally completed. After the news came out, the people were ecstatic and looked forward to moving into their new homes as soon as possible. The people involved in the housing construction also felt extremely relieved and just waited for the housing allocation to be finalized.

However, at this critical moment, the three brothers Ji Lanchen, Li Musheng and Chen Jingshan were in trouble. They were distressed because many people with bad intentions had recently begun to secretly send gifts in an attempt to obtain priority admission through improper means.

Moreover, Li Musheng and Chen Jingshan resolutely rejected many gift-giving offers, but this move triggered rumors spread by some people, claiming that these resettlement houses were fake and would not be given to ordinary people to live in. This caused some uninformed people to worry.

In order to solve this problem, the three brothers decided to invite Lingyi to help. After completing a careful inspection of each house and making sure there were no problems, they invited Lingyi to come.

"Brother Lingyi, all the houses have been built. Please instruct us on the next arrangements. We have a limited number of houses, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet all the needs. Besides, the troublemakers among the people may take the opportunity to cause trouble." The three Ji Lanchen brothers reported the situation to Lingyi.

"Don't panic, I will go back and report to the princess. This matter is very serious. We'll see what the princess says on how to arrange it. For now, we must send someone to look after the house to prevent some bullies from living in it. The emperor also knows about these houses, and maybe he will come by then. As for the security issue, thank you for your hard work." Lingyi gave the three brothers a reassurance.

"Third brother, please take the brothers to have a look. I'm afraid that what Brother Lingyi said is right. Maybe someone really is causing trouble. Second brother, go and lead some people to build a platform. What Brother Lingyi said makes sense. Maybe the emperor will really come. After all, the construction of the south city was also approved by the emperor. If there is any mistake, I'm afraid it will implicate the princess," Ji Lanchen arranged.

After a simple meal, the group split up and went their separate ways. Led by Ji Lanchen, Lingyi took a look around and saw that some of the rooms were occupied.

Lingyi nodded, and after explaining the situation in detail to Ji Lanchen, he hurried back to the palace to report the current situation to the princess.

At this time, Chen Jingshan and Li Musheng were trying hard to persuade those who had already moved into the new houses: "Fellow villagers, you need to move out, because the princess has other arrangements for this house. Please don't make things difficult for us. Since the princess has decided to build the south of the city, she will definitely let everyone live a better life." They persuaded everyone earnestly, but some people were unwilling to listen.

One of the troublemakers stood up and said, "Is the princess deceiving us? I don't care! I must live in this house, otherwise I will make trouble. The house must be allocated to me!" He spoke in a rude and unreasonable manner, which made people feel very disgusted.

However, most of the people were very kind. They were instigated by the man to move into the new house. Now seeing the man's arrogant appearance, the fear in their hearts was reduced a little. They began to realize that they might have done something wrong.

"We have investigated, Li Gouzi, right? You did this because you accepted money from others. As for the person behind you, we will find out soon. To tell you the truth, it was the princess herself who allocated the housing this time. If you don't want to lose your head, you'd better give everyone an explanation." Ji Lanchen walked over with a serious face, his tone full of majesty and irresistible power.

The man was obviously panicked, his eyes flickered and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he still pretended to be calm and said stubbornly: "Don't slander me. What silver? How come I don't know about it? There is no such thing. You are just bullying me." He tried to cover up his guilty conscience with a tough attitude.

However, Ji Lanchen was not shaken by his words. He sneered, stared at the man with a sharp gaze, and said slowly: "Don't listen to his nonsense, fellow villagers. Search him for me, third brother!" Following his order, the brothers of Black Wind Ridge acted quickly, restrained the man tightly, and began to search his body.

After a search, the brothers of Black Wind Ridge indeed found 200 taels of silver from the man. Seeing this, the people suddenly realized that they had been deceived by Li Gouzi. Anger spread among the crowd, and they all accused Li Gouzi of his behavior and expressed their extreme dissatisfaction with him.

Ji Lanchen looked at the angry people and shouted, "Everyone, be quiet. Now the matter is clear. Li Gouzi accepted bribes from others, deliberately created chaos and misled everyone. This behavior seriously damaged everyone's interests. We must never tolerate it!" His voice resounded throughout the square, making people feel his determination and sense of justice.

"Let's go, let's go back. Since the princess has her own arrangements, I believe she will handle it fairly and impartially. Let's go home and wait for distribution." A white-haired old man said this and turned and left.

The people suddenly realized what was going on and began to leave. Li Gouzi tried to break free from the Black Wind Ridge brothers and kept explaining, but his mouth was covered tightly by Chen Jingshan.

After the people gradually left, Ji Lanchen signaled his men to let go of Li Gouzi. Li Gouzi's face turned red, he gasped for breath, and then quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.

"Butler, I was confused for a moment and believed the slander. Please forgive me! I will never dare to do it again!" Li Gouzi burst into tears and showed a sincere attitude.

"Li Gouzi, I'll give you a chance to atone for your sins. Are you willing?" Ji Lanchen said inducingly. He knew very well that there must be a conspiracy against Yun Yuxi or the Regent's Palace behind this matter.

Li Gouzi was just a scoundrel after all. He was arrogant and domineering in front of the people, but when something big happened, he was scared out of his wits. He said with a trembling voice: "Please show me the way!" After saying that, he actually kowtowed.

"Tomorrow, do you dare to go with me to the Regent's Palace and tell the princess about the person who is behind you? If you reform yourself, work with us in the future and be an upright person, okay?

"Butler, are you telling the truth? Can I really be like you in the future? Will the princess be angry and take my life?" Li Gouzi asked in disbelief.

The three Ji Lanchen brothers took Li Gouzi back to their temporary residence and asked Xia Furong to prepare some food for everyone.

Soon Li Xiulan led several village women to help, and the food was ready soon.

The brothers gathered together and started to eat voraciously without distinguishing between them. Chen Jingshan brought a few jars of wine, and everyone got a bowl and started drinking.

This was the first time Li Gouzi had experienced this kind of scene and he felt a little nervous.

So, Chen Jingshan told everyone about the story of Black Wind Ridge, saying that they were originally a group of bandits who robbed Yun Yuxi who went to Lingcheng to treat the plague.

Then he told the story in detail how Black Wind Ridge was conquered step by step and how he followed Yun Yuxi to Lingcheng.

"Maybe. Brother Gouzi doesn't believe it. The princess is a very wise person. After we followed the princess, we realized that people must live a meaningful life," Chen Jingshan said as he recalled.

Those who were preparing to give gifts and wanted to take the back door felt so ashamed when they heard Chen Jingshan's words that they couldn't help but quietly approach everyone and listen to the story in silence.

Of course the people knew that the respected woman had gone to Lingcheng and saved the people there. They had never expected that their ancestors, who had lived in the slums for generations, would one day experience earth-shaking changes because of that woman.

"Second Steward, we were wrong. We will go back now and wait for the princess's arrangement. We were worried that we wouldn't be able to live in the new house, so..."

"We can all understand everyone's feelings, but there is no order without rules. We have to believe in the princess's ability and determination. I believe that in the near future, we can all get rid of the title of slums," Chen Jingshan said excitedly.

"Yes, the princess said that our south city will be the largest commercial center in the future. Do you understand?" Li Musheng said excitedly...

This night was so long, and the people were looking forward to the arrival of dawn...