Chapter 281 What Happened in the Border Area?

"Don't worry about that, sir. The Emperor has punished those people." Xu Qing said patting the old man's hand. He did not know how to explain to those villagers. He could not tell them it was the Prime Minister, the Empress's father, who embezzled the funds for the dam and only lost his position as punishment. Thinking that those villagers might lose hope after knowing the truth, he just said those words. "Mr. Xu, is it true that the Emperor appointed you as the prefect of Jiandu?" A woman interrupted when the old man was about to ask something else. Xu Qing nodded at the villagers. After confirmation, all the villagers felt quite happy and said in the crowd, "We feel quite assured to have you as our prefect. The Emperor shows his great discernment in the choice of you." "That's right! Under the leadership of Prefect Xu, our life will be better and better." All the villagers were talking about this. Hearing their words, Xu Qing's smile turned frozen. He knew tha