Li Bingyi led his people over and said apologetically, "Miss Su, I failed to consider this matter properly. I shouldn't have brought so many people to question you."
His gaze swept over the silent man beside her. After a brief pause, he continued gently, "Actually, I didn't come here to interrogate you. I just wanted to understand the situation."
"We're a group, and the most important thing is that we stand united. Only then can we overthrow the court's tyranny, restore peace to our people, and ensure that everyone has enough to eat, clothes to wear, homes to live in, and land to farm."
"Instead of living like this, exposed to the elements, without even a decent place to shelter from the wind and rain."
Everyone was deeply moved by his words, especially the older people and the women.
"The commander is absolutely right. We don't have any lofty ambitions. We just want to live stable lives, eat our fill, stay warm, have land to farm and work to do. We only want our children to have someone to rely on and our elders to be cared for."
"It was the court that left us no way to live and forced us into this situation. We had no choice but to resist."
Su Qiao glanced at Su Weixue, who stood at the back of the crowd. "Who doesn't want enough food and warm clothing? Who doesn't want to live a few peaceful days?"
"But some people rely on having someone backing them and refuse to leave us any way to live. What else can we do?"
Following her gaze, everyone looked toward Su Weixue, their faces filled with displeasure.
Su Weixue clenched her fists in anger, her entire body trembling.
That wretched girl... that wretched girl...
She had never expected