Song Yaoyao: [That was a clever use of strategy.]
In the video, the family members had gathered outside the Sixth Prince's residence. They knelt there, pleading over and over for the Sixth Prince to spare their husbands and fathers.
When the Sixth Prince's trusted aides and advisers learned what was happening outside, their faces turned terribly grim.
They had clearly sealed off the news as soon as the Sixth Prince fell unconscious. How had word gotten out?
There had to be a mole among them!
At once, everyone began eyeing one another with suspicion!
They could take their time investigating the mole later. Right now, they had to deal with the situation before them.
After discussing it, they unanimously decided to send Liu Qinghe and Xiao Tingyue to explain things to the families.
Liu Qinghe and Xiao Tingyue exchanged a glance, then headed out through the main gate.
When the families saw the gate open, their tearful pleas instantly grew louder:
"My lord, please release our master!"
"Our master is the pillar holding up our household. If anything happens to him, our whole family will collapse."
"My lord, please, I'm newly pregnant. If our master dies, how am I supposed to raise a child as a widow?
You're driving me and my child to our deaths!
Please take pity on us!"
"My lord..."
Liu Qinghe and Xiao Tingyue had not expected everyone to react so strongly upon seeing them.
Listening to these tearful pleas left both of them speechless!
Where had these women heard all this?
When had the Sixth Prince ever intended to harm those physicians? This was nothing but blatant rumor-mongering!
Liu Qinghe raised a hand, signaling for everyone to quiet down, and said:
"Who said the Sixth Prince was ill? He's perfectly well. Those are