Rong Ruiyuan spoke persuasively, but it seemed like no one present believed him.
Still, the appropriate emotions were expressed, and everyone wore a look of gratitude.
Gu Baijiang expressed his loyalty again, and only then did the Third Prince invite him to take a seat.
"Your Highness, why did the Emperor suddenly think of suppressing the bandits?" The bandit problem in Lingnan is rampant and has never been entirely eradicated. For so many years, the troops would only make a token show as long as Lingnan remained stable.
"This time, for some reason, Father obtained evidence of collusion between officials and bandits here, so he sent me to resolve it..."
Rong Ruiyuan recounted the difficulties he had faced recently, and because he was so busy with affairs at hand, he couldn't fully handle matters related to the Gu Family.
