When Li Jiaojiao came out, there was already a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the Jiang family. Most of them were sick people who couldn't do without medicine. Now, because of the niece of the Jiang family, their future supply of medicine was cut off. How could they survive?
"Look, look! Someone from the Jiang family is coming out." A sharp - eyed person saw the tightly - closed door of the Jiang family open, and a young woman slowly walked out.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Li Jiaojiao, the niece of the mistress of the Jiang family." As she said this, a flash of disdain crossed Li Jiaojiao's eyes. However, because the common people were too angry, they didn't notice it. Otherwise, they would never have talked to Li Jiaojiao so politely.
Who did she think she was? She was just a person living under someone else's roof, always having to watch others' faces. What right did she have to look down on them?
Li Jiaojiao took a deep breath and continued, "I know you're angry about what happened to Princess Tianlin. But it was she who closed the pharmacies. It's no use coming to me. All I can do is try my best to negotiate with the still - open pharmacies in the capital to lower the prices. If you really want to solve this problem, you can only go to Princess Tianlin again." After saying this, Li Jiaojiao thought they would gratefully thank her for willing to help them negotiate the prices.
But she never expected that the common people below would be enraged.
"What do you mean? Do you think we don't know the truth?"
"That's right! Do you think we're as stupid and easy to deceive as those people the other day?"
"It's clearly you who kept picking on the princess. You just wouldn't let her go, which made the princess angry and led to this situation."
"That's right! When something happens, instead of apologizing, you shift all the blame onto others. Aren't you ashamed?"
Li Jiaojiao's face suddenly turned pale, and her body swayed unsteadily. Tears quickly welled up in her eyes. She tried to gain the pity of the people around her in this way.
It was a pity that Li Jiaojiao had used the wrong method today. On normal days, these people might have fallen for her act, for she did look quite pitiful. But today, all the people gathered here were those who couldn't do without medicine. Weren't they pitiful too?
Did she think she could be forgiven just by crying? It was more like a daydream.
Li Jiaojiao stood there stiffly, not knowing what to do for a moment. Because she had never dealt with such a situation before. Even if there had been similar situations in the past, she could just cry it off. But this method didn't work at all today.
Li Jiaojiao, who originally just wanted to fake a cry, was now really crying. She hoped that someone would stand up and help her, but unfortunately, God didn't hear her plea.
"Li Jiaojiao, if you don't solve this problem properly, we won't let it go easily." Someone in the crowd shouted, and all the common people around echoed.
"Yes, if it's not solved, we won't leave."
"..."
Li Jiaojiao looked at the people around her with a livid face. She could only grit her teeth and agree.
"Don't worry, everyone. I will definitely solve it." Li Jiaojiao swayed weakly as if she had been greatly shocked.
After getting a satisfactory answer, the common people quieted down a bit. But someone had to be responsible for their medicine during this period.
Listening to their increasingly excessive demands, Li Jiaojiao really wanted to just shake her sleeves and leave. But she couldn't. If she did, these people would surely never let her off.
"I have some money on me now. You can take it and divide it among yourselves. It's not much, but it's my little bit of kindness." As Li Jiaojiao said this, she felt extremely heart - pained. This money was given to her by the elders in her family when she came to the capital, so that she could hold her head up high in the capital. Another purpose was for her to find a good family to marry into in the capital. But now, because of Princess Tianlin, all her money was gone. In an instant, Li Jiaojiao's face darkened.
After getting the money, the common people all quieted down. They took the money obediently and started to leave. But this was just the money for their medicine for one day. They would keep coming back until Li Jiaojiao solved this problem.
But Li Jiaojiao didn't know what they were thinking. She thought that this matter would calm down for a while, so she didn't rush to deal with it. But the next day, when she saw another crowd gathered at the entrance of the Jiang family, she was completely stunned.
"What are you doing...?" Did they come to apologize to her because they felt sorry for what happened yesterday? Thinking like this, a smile appeared on Li Jiaojiao's face.
"Don't feel sorry, everyone. What I did yesterday was the right thing to do." As Li Jiaojiao said this, she even lowered her head shyly.
The common people around looked at Li Jiaojiao blankly. What was this woman talking about? Why didn't they understand?
"Li Jiaojiao, what are you talking about? We're here today to ask you for the money for today's medicine." Someone couldn't help but speak out.
Li Jiaojiao's self - superiority instantly shattered. Her face looked as ugly as if she had eaten a fly.
"I gave you the money yesterday. What are you doing here today?" Li Jiaojiao asked sharply.
"The money you gave yesterday was for yesterday's medicine. How could that little amount of money last us for a long time? You know how expensive the medicine in the pharmacies in the capital is. Your little bit of money is simply not enough."
The people around talked about it one after another. They were not at all satisfied with the little money Li Jiaojiao had given.
"But I have no more money. What do you want me to do?" Li Jiaojiao stamped her foot and said angrily. These damned commoners were really annoying.
"This has nothing to do with us. You either give us the money to buy medicine, or you go and apologize to Princess Tianlin and ask her to reopen all the pharmacies in the capital. Otherwise, this matter won't be easily settled." The common people said stubbornly.
Li Jiaojiao trembled all over, not knowing what to do. She wanted to go back and ask Mrs. Jiang for help, but thinking of Mrs. Jiang's attitude, she gave up.
"Please give me one more day. I will definitely solve it." Anyway, she had no more money.
Hearing Li Jiaojiao's words, the common people didn't respond. All they wanted was the money.
"Please leave first." After Li Jiaojiao said this, the people around didn't respond to her at all.