Chapter 2247: Chapter 2247: Calamity
Immediately, everyone looked at each other in confusion. At first listen, the Fourth Prince’s words were flawless, and they seemed sincere, as though he didn’t wish to kill, yet for the safety of the citizens and the future of Moli Country, he had no choice but to kill.
Everyone was a bit puzzled at the moment, could it be that the Fourth Prince was right to burn people?
The scene fell into silence, everyone was lost in thought.
Suddenly, applause sounded from behind...
"Clap clap clap...!"
Everyone seemed to wake from a dream, looking up to see Situtu Xueer, who was smiling as she clapped and walked to the Fourth Prince’s side, saying with a smile, "The Fourth Prince speaks very well."
The Fourth Prince wasn’t foolish; he naturally knew Situtu Xueer wasn’t genuinely praising him, so he gritted his teeth and said darkly, "Situtu Xueer, what do you really want?"
Xuexue: "As the Princess Consort, I’m praising you, can’t you hear it?"
The Fourth Prince said softly again, "Miss Situ, on account of me always treating you well, can you please not make trouble?"
"Fourth Prince, as the Princess Consort, I’m praising you, how can you call it making trouble? Saying that makes me quite sad."
"You... what do you really want?"
"As long as you don’t set fire to kill these people, anything can be discussed."
"Impossible, if I do that, I cannot explain to the imperial father."
"What? So it turns out the decision to burn these citizens by the Fourth Prince is directly decreed by The Emperor himself?" suddenly, Xuexue raised her voice and said.
Everyone listened and began to murmur among themselves...
"What? So The Emperor is operating behind the scenes on this? No wonder the Fourth Prince is so bold, daring to burn so many people, backed by The Emperor himself."
"No matter what, they are also citizens of Moli Country. Is The Emperor’s act too excessive?"
"Indeed, even though the enchantment is terrifying, yet The Emperor hasn’t let doctors examine them, how do we know the disease can’t be cured?"
"We can’t count on The Emperor, we might as well invite the War Prince for help."
"True! True! The War Prince is more reliable than The Emperor."
The crowd murmured and discussed fervently.
The Fourth Prince heard, and his entire face turned black. The Emperor detests comparisons to the War Prince. Now the citizens are comparing them and are leaning toward the War Prince. If these words reach The Emperor, it would be disastrous. He angrily said to Xuexue: "Miss Situ, what do you really intend?"
The imperial father is unaware of today’s execution, even if something happens, he can handle it; as a prince, at most, the imperial father would just scold him once.
But if this matter involves the imperial father’s reputation, then it’s unfavorable; if The Emperor is angry, his position as Crown Prince might be threatened.
Xuexue whispered, "What I intend, isn’t it clear to the Fourth Prince’s heart?"
"I cannot release these people, do you know how dangerous they are? If I release them, the Capital will have many more enchanted people, it could destroy the country, do you know that?"
"I didn’t ask you to release them, just keep them confined, and find doctors to treat them, see if the disease can be cured."
"Miss Situ, do you know how many people have the enchantment? Inside and outside the city, there are more than a thousand people. Merely their daily food and drink are a significant expense, plus assigning people to guard them is another major expenditure, who will pay this bill?"
"This is a natural disaster, of course, the Imperial court pays."
"Do you think the Imperial court is wealthy, with inexhaustible resources? Naive." The Fourth Prince sneered mockingly, remembering when the Hundred Flowers Tower business was good, his imperial father would always play poor when meeting him. Now that the business isn’t good, his imperial father doesn’t ask him for money anymore. Those who don’t know might think his imperial father was always very fond of him, but it was actually just to ask him for money.
"The Emperor has always cared about the people, and every year provides significant silver to aid disaster victims; now with such a big event happening in the Capital, how can The Emperor possibly sit by idly?"
