The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Fortunately, Zhao Pu received the signal in time and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Father! I think that raising food and grass to transport to the disaster area should be the top priority. In addition, an imperial envoy should be sent to inspect the disaster area to avoid causing civil unrest."

"Yeah!~"

Emperor Song Zhen nodded approvingly and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is right. However, the selection of the imperial envoy..."

"Your son is willing to go!" Zhao Pu volunteered.

Emperor Song Zhen nodded slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the Minister of Works Zhang Huaiyuan hurriedly say, "Your Highness, you can't do that."

"Does Minister Zhang want to ignore the people and let them fend for themselves?" Zhao Pu asked with a serious look.

Zhao Qian on the side smiled without saying a word. He never took Zhao Pu seriously from the beginning to the end. If it weren't for his father's appointment of the crown prince, he would have already pinned Zhao Pu to the ground.

"I have no such intention."

Zhang Huaiyuan said this, and bowed slightly, "Your Highness is the crown prince, and you cannot leave the capital easily. At this time, I suggest that you hand it over to Minister Wang, and he will definitely do his best to handle this matter."

Wang Zhi understood what he meant and quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty! I request your permission to leave the capital to inspect the south of Jinghu Road and the west of Jiangnan Road to provide disaster relief."

"Lord Wang! Can you bear the hardship of disaster relief after staying in the capital for so long?" Emperor Song Zhen asked coldly.

The people in the Ministry of Revenue knew very well how difficult it was to provide disaster relief. All the assistant ministers, both big and small, and even deputy ministers had to go to the front line in person, and the Shangshu was never allowed to leave.

But the current situation did not allow Wang Zhi to think too much, after all, there was a way out in front of him. It was just disaster relief, which was much better than losing his life due to dereliction of duty.

Wang Zhi responded without hesitation: "I can do that. Please issue an order."

"Wang Zhi! I order you to inspect Jinghu South Road and Jiangnan West Road to provide disaster relief to the people."

"I obey your command." Wang Zhi leaned forward and kowtowed.

After all, this is the best outcome as long as you don't lose your life.

"Zhang Huaiyuan!~"

"I'm here." Zhang Huaiyuan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to greet him.

"Now that drought has arrived, thousands of acres of fertile land have been barren. You must find a way to solve the current predicament."

"I obey your command." Zhang Huaiyuan leaned forward and responded.

Immediately! Emperor Song Zhen glanced at the other people again and said coldly: "Everyone, go down!"

"We, the ministers, take our leave." Everyone greeted each other in order and left the Qinzheng Hall one after another.

As soon as Zhao Pu walked out of the palace wall, he saw Zhao Qian behind him shouting, "Your Highness, please stay."

"Yeah!~"

Zhao Pu's expression froze when he heard this. He turned around with a suspicious look on his face and said, "Second brother! How come you have time to come and see me today?"

"Your Highness, you are joking. Although I don't care about state affairs, I am not a lazy person." Zhao Qian said with a smile.

"So what is this, my second brother..."

"As the saying goes, it's hard to guard against thieves in your own home. I'm afraid there are some omissions in the prince's mission. It's better to pay more attention to the people around you, maybe you can get something else."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Pu asked coldly.

"Literally. I think with your intelligence, you will definitely be able to guess something. Don't let your father wait anxiously."

Zhao Qian lazily bowed his hands while speaking and said, "I have something to do at home, so I'll take my leave first."

Watching Zhao Qian get on the carriage, Zhao Pu stood there in a daze for a long time, without coming back to his senses until the eunuch beside him reminded him.

"Go home."

When Zhao Pu said this, he suddenly looked startled and said, "No, let's go to Ding'an Marquis' Mansion."

"Yes, Your Highness." The eunuch responded and hurriedly drove the carriage towards the Ding'an Marquis Mansion.

Zhao Qian sat in the carriage, listening to the conversation outside with his eyes slightly closed. When he saw Zhao Pu change the route to Ding'an Marquis Mansion, an intriguing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Your Highness! Have you informed the Crown Prince about Yan Shuang?"

"Yeah!~"

Zhao Qian nodded and said in a deep voice: "Mu Feng! I want Yan Shuang to help me."

"But... Your Highness, the Crown Prince and Yan Shuang have a very good personal relationship, and Princess Pingyang and he are also aunt and niece. Will this matter backfire?" Mu Feng said with a hint of concern.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhao Qian waved his sleeves calmly and sneered, "Mu Feng! Don't you know that Princess Pingyang and I are also aunt and nephew? Moreover, the prince went to Ding'an Marquis's Mansion at this time, which means that he has doubts."

Mu Feng said nothing more. He lifted the carriage curtain with his feather fan and said, "Go back to Xiyuan."

"Yes!" the eunuch responded.

The inner courtyard of Ding'an Marquis Mansion, Jingyuan.

"Young Master!~"

"Yeah!~"

Yan Shuang nodded slightly, paused, looked at the maid and said, "Is mother resting?"

"Reporting to the eldest master! The lady has just woken up and is now in the room." The maid bowed.

Upon hearing this, Yan Shuang walked straight into the garden. When she passed through the corridor, she was spotted by the maid waiting outside the door.

"Young Master!" the maid bowed and said loudly.

Princess Pingyang in the room heard this and said in a slightly haggard voice, "Is Shuang'er here?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shuang rolled up his sleeves slightly, walked slowly into the room, leaned over and said, "Son greets mother."

"Come and sit with your mother. You are busy all day and never go home." Princess Pingyang waved at Yan Shuang with a smile.

Yan Shuang did not act pretentiously and moved a few steps towards the chaise longue. A sharp-eyed servant had already moved a stool over.

Looking at the slightly haggard Princess Pingyang on the chaise longue, Yan Shuang asked with some concern: "Mother, what's the matter? Why are you so listless?"

"Hey!~"

Princess Pingyang sighed, smoothed the blanket on her body, and said softly, "The county magistrate of Pingyang County submitted a memorial the day before yesterday. The Ministry of Revenue copied it and gave it to me. Please take a look."

Yan Shuang was suspicious, saying that it was the Ministry of Revenue that copied it, not that it was instructed by the government. After all, the dominant power of the fiefdom did not lie in the court.

Yan Shuang took the memorial suspiciously, and after checking it, a solemn look gradually appeared on his face.

"Mother! I didn't expect the drought to be so severe?"

"Who said it wasn't? I didn't expect this to happen. Although Pingyang is my fiefdom, the people are still the people of the Song Dynasty. This... Mother is really unable to do anything."

"Mother, are you worried that the government will take back your fiefdom?" Yan Shuang was stunned and asked in a deep voice.

Although Princess Pingyang did not say it explicitly, she nodded slightly to confirm Yan Shuang's guess. Now, the only person in the royal family who still has a fiefdom is Princess Pingyang.

The fief of Ding'an Marquis was taken back in the 21st year of Jingyun. At the same time, the Anguo Duke, who was also a duke, was also taken back in the 23rd year of Jingyun.

If the drought is not handled properly, Emperor Song Zhen might take action and use pressure from the court to force Princess Pingyang to return to her fiefdom.

Obviously, Princess Pingyang was unwilling.

After all, Marquis Ding'an has so many mouths to feed. If he loses the money from his fiefdom, he will probably fall into poverty in no time.

She did not ask for continued wealth and prosperity, but at least she had to keep the fiefdom of Pingyang County until she found a way out.