After rebirth, the regent did whatever he wanted to her

Jiang Lin who is following behind me, you are really my good princess!

The few people who were originally preparing to take action on the second floor were all trembling with fear, and some even dropped the tools in their hands to the ground with clanging sounds.

"Brother, what's going on?"

One of them asked quickly.

"You're stupid, of course you should run!"

The man called Big Brother knocked him on the forehead and quickly ran downstairs.

"Everyone, take your time. Don't be in a hurry."

Just as several people were about to crawl down the stairs, a voice sounded behind them, and then all the lights in the inn that had been off lit up.

Xiao Qianxuan looked at the people who were huddled together and rolling down the stairs with amusement.

Qi Qingluo covered his nose with one hand, his eyes wide open, looking at Xiao Qianxuan and the people beside him, and for a moment he even forgot to react.

Looking at the embarrassed people, Jiang Lin immediately stepped forward and blocked Qi Qingluo behind him.

Qi Qingluo finally reacted and quickly buried his head in his chest.

"Who are you? How dare you kill for money!"

Xiao Qianxuan took another look at the waiter who was lying unconscious on the ground and started yelling at him.

"Brother, are they saying that we killed someone?"

One of them was so frightened that he almost bit his tongue while speaking.

"You're talking nonsense. When did we harm anyone?"

The eldest brother quickly denied it, but because he was too scared, his confidence seemed to lack.

"So what are you doing in the middle of the night?"

Xiao Qianxuan continued to ask.

"We, we..."

The eldest brother was a little speechless. After all, they really wanted to make some money. They couldn't say that they stayed up in the middle of the night just to look at the stars.

"Nothing to say, that means you admit it." Xiao Qianxuan continued, "In this case, let's report it to the police!"

"Brother, what should I do?"

"Brother, can you think of a solution?"

"We can't go to jail!"

"Brother, I have elderly and young children at home. If I am locked up, how will my family survive?"

"Brother, I, I don't want to either!"

"..."

When they heard that they were going to report to the police, they panicked and started talking to that person.

"Shut up, everyone!"

The eldest brother felt like his head was about to explode, there was nothing he could do.

Who isn’t the pillar of the family? He also has an 80-year-old mother to take care of!

Feng Qi has been looking at them.

They were all wearing black clothes, but upon closer inspection, one could still see that they were all coarse linen shirts covered with patches. And the weapons in their hands, well, they couldn't really be considered weapons, they were all kitchen knives, machetes, sickles...

Although they all covered their faces, Feng Qi still guessed their identities from their exposed eyes and hands.

"We are also forced to do this!" The eldest brother suddenly knelt down and said, "Master, please spare our lives. We are all farmers from the nearby village. The harvest this year is not good. After paying the taxes, there is not much food left. We really can't survive, so we came up with this solution."

Xiao Qianxuan's eyes were sharp, "Even so, you shouldn't kill for money."

"We don't mean to hurt anyone, we just want to steal some money to buy food." Others echoed.

Feng Qi sighed helplessly, but if they let this idea go, it might lead to big mistakes in the future!

"Even if that's the case, it's not an excuse for you to make mistakes. There are still many people in this world who don't have enough food to eat. If they all have the same thoughts as you, will there be peace in this world?"

"If you are really arrested and imprisoned for this, have you ever thought about your parents, wife and children?"

"Have you ever thought about how sad they will be and how many people will say cold words to them?"

Faced with Feng Qi's questioning, the people downstairs lowered their heads in shame!

"The girl is right, we are wrong!"

The eldest brother knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes. Even this tall and strong man shed tears of regret at this moment.

He really shouldn't have such thoughts, and he also implicated these good brothers behind him.

"You stand up first. A man's knees are made of gold. Don't kneel down easily!"

Feng Qi said in a cold voice.

When the man heard this, he was filled with gratitude and his back straightened instantly. No one had ever said such words to him before.

They are of humble status and are looked down upon wherever they go. Over time, they naturally get used to it.

"You said the harvest was bad this year, but as far as I know there wasn't a severe drought this year. Although it's not a bumper harvest, we won't starve as you said, right?"

Feng Qi asked.

“The girl is right. If it was like in previous years, every household could have survived the whole year relying on the surplus food. But, alas!

The man sighed, not knowing whether to say it.

"Just tell me what you want to say. If you really have something to hide, tell us and we may be able to help you!"

Situ Ze also became anxious. He hated people who only spoke halfway.

"Big brother..."

Someone tugged at his arm from behind.

"Brother, if they find out, we won't be able to live like this!"

Others nodded in agreement.

The man looked up at Feng Qi and his group again. He saw that they all had extraordinary looks and were dressed in a way that showed they were either rich or noble. He wanted to take a gamble. If they could really help, they and more of their fellow villagers might be saved.

"Girl, please save the people here!"

"Tell me about it."

Feng Qi did not rush to agree, but gestured for him to continue.

"Miss, you don't know that the taxes are getting higher every year. This year, they are so high that almost every household has no food left."

"They even took away some of the valuable things!"

"They said that we have to pay tribute to the Great East Empire in the future, so the tax has become three times that of previous years. Tell me, how are we, the people, going to survive?"

Feng Qi turned her head and glared at the man behind her. Si Xuan blinked innocently. How come he didn't know about paying tribute?

"Who is so bold? Isn't this defrauding the people?"

Xiao Qianxuan was also angry. How could such a ridiculous thing happen?

"Isn't it? The villagers didn't believe it. We didn't believe that the king would make such an order without caring about our lives, so we wanted to ask the officials for an explanation. Who knew that they were not only unreasonable, but also beat us up. After that, no one dared to make trouble anymore."

The man said helplessly.

"Is this true?" Feng Qi frowned and asked, "How could someone be so bold in broad daylight?"

"Not only that," the elder brother continued, "I heard that many people in the neighboring village have starved to death. If this continues, we won't be able to hold on for much longer..."