In the eyes of the villagers, whether they were imperial guards or guards from the Yu Prince’s mansion, they were all people of the court.
Therefore, the guards holding torches and wanting to burn their relatives were all imperial guards.
It was the Princess and Prince Xuan!
In their eyes, there was no Marquis Hao.
Xi Jiu looked at Feng Ye Xuan, whose face was cold, and said urgently, "Your Highness, we must first appease the villagers' emotions. What is the situation with the Princess?"
He had seen patients being carried out, and now, those patients seemed to be standing up.
Judging by their condition, they seemed to have recovered quite a bit?
But Xi Jiu still didn't know the situation inside and had never had a chance to get in and take a look!
The villagers who were rushing from afar were indeed already exclaiming, "They are going to set fire to people, they are going to burn the patients again!"
"No! My son is not dead yet, my son is still alive, don't burn my son, don't!"
"They are going to set fire, save them quickly! Go save them quickly!"
Someone must have leaked the news, as villagers were rushing over in large numbers.
Seeing the dry firewood doused with fire water and the torches in the guards' hands, they were all scared out of their wits.
How many of their family members were in the critically ill area?
Weren't they promised to be cured? Why were they now going to burn them all with fire?
Liars!
The people of the court were all liars!
Their Xinhua Village was going to be completely abandoned!
They were going to set fire to the village!
"Don't burn my son."
"Let my husband out quickly!"
"Let's charge over and save them!"
"They are all bad people, all bad people..."
Xi Jiu felt increasingly uneasy, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"
If they were guards from the Yu Prince’s mansion, then whether they lived or died, they could still fight back.
At worst, they would die in battle!
But what they were facing now were unarmed civilians!
They could not attack the civilians!
Feng Ye Xuan's palms slowly tightened.
He knew he couldn't make a move.
But if these villagers rushed over, the critically ill area would be thrown into complete chaos. If the Yu Prince’s mansion guards took the opportunity to set fire, there would definitely be heavy casualties here.
His gaze swept over the Yu Prince’s mansion guards again.
His hand slowly lifted.
Unexpectedly, someone from the guard formation stepped forward, threw the torch in his hand to the ground, and stomped it out with his foot.
The others looked at each other, and finally, they all threw their torches to the ground and, in twos and threes, worked to stomp out the flames.
Afterward, someone knelt down and shouted, "Prince Xuan, we are unwilling to attack the civilians. Please explain to the Princess that we were all forced by Marquis Hao."
"Marquis Hao is cruel and lawless. I am willing to follow the Princess from now on! Please, Your Highness and the Princess, be discerning!"
"I am willing to follow the Princess, please, Princess, be discerning!"
The shouts grew louder and louder.
Feng Ye Xuan’s thin lips pursed, and he said nothing.
Whether to accept them or not was up to that woman.
He looked at the villagers who had already rushed to a nearby spot, and his voice, carrying internal energy, was steady and long, almost reaching the entire village, "The epidemic in the critically ill area has been cured by the Princess! As long as you give the Princess the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Princess will definitely be able to return them to everyone safe and sound."
"We don't believe you, you are all going to set fire and kill people!" Seeing the dry firewood piled around the critically ill area, the villagers were extremely agitated. "The court is going to abandon us! The court is going to set fire to the village! You are all bad people!"