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Every time Mu Ling reported something to him, he would always scold her.

But no one expected that this time the Southern Emperor wanted to send the couple to relieve the drought.

It turned out that there was a village in the South that was hit by a drought. The surrounding areas relied on the village for food for survival. When the news reached the capital, some people were almost starving to death.

Before this, someone had petitioned to send Princess Chen to the country because the Northern Royal Family was good at dealing with water and there was no drought in the North. All that was needed was for someone from the Royal Family to go there to divert water for disaster relief, bring rain, alleviate drought, and quell natural disasters.

But at that time, the Southern Emperor thought that if he let an outsider to control the drought succeeded, wouldn't he steal all the limelight and make his Southern royal family seem useless?

So they thought of sending a team to deal with it first, but the result is obvious.

It happened that on the day Ye Chenshang and Xiang Liu recognized each other, Xiang Liu summoned a huge water wall at the gate of Prince Chen's Mansion. Ministers wrote petitions one after another, and Emperor Nan summoned Ye Chenshang into the palace.

Although Ye Chenshang didn't know what the Southern Emperor had been thinking before, this was obviously a hot potato and he really didn't want to take it. Whether he could cure it or not would be a bad thing.

"Father..."

Southern Emperor: "It's settled. We'll set off today!"

The Southern Emperor didn’t care whether he was willing or not. After the resistance failed, Ye Chenshang could only return home to pack up his things.

The incident happened suddenly. After Xiang Liu learned about it, she hurriedly left a letter for Yunchuan to explain her whereabouts, and then set off with Ye Chenshang.

The two of them, with only two guards, stayed at the palace with Kongshan, and moved on in a carriage.

Xiangliu had helped to control drought when she was a child. She knew very well that drought would cause great harm to the people, and she cursed the Southern Emperor in the carriage.

"What kind of people are they? They push the responsibility onto you when things don't go well. Is this your biological father?! Is he really a dog?!"

"I'm going to go back and see with my own eyes what your incompetent father looks like!"

"How can you have such a good father when you have such a good personality?!"

Xiang Liu's mouth had never been heard, and she kept cursing the Southern Emperor. Ye Chenshang felt warm in his heart. From childhood to adulthood, no one would really stand in his position and fight against everyone for him.

This situation is like after the two of them recognized each other, knowing that Ye Chenshang would support Xiang Liu, Xiang Liu complained in front of Ye Chenshang why she was compared to a mineral vein.

The two of them will always be each other's support.

Ye Chenshang held Xiangliu's hand, "I'm used to it..."

He was always forced to do this kind of thankless task, so his initial plan was to settle his mother and elder brother, break free from royal control, fake his death and escape, and wander around the world with Liu Chenxiang.

Should I say that you and Yunchuan are sworn brothers.

Xiang Liu really can't stand Nan Huang. She has devoted all her life's swear words to him, and her heart has become biased towards him!

Ye Chenshang calmed Xiangliu's emotions, "Don't be angry, Ang, be good, we will just treat it as an outing."

Niaoyu was unwilling to give up, and sent people to inquire about Xiangliu after they set off. Looking at the letter in his hand, it was full of words saying that Xiangliu was in a bad mood after they set off, and Ye Chenshang had been following her to cheer her up. The two of them were affectionate and inseparable.

Looking at these glaring words, Niao Yu felt heartbroken. He threw away the letter and turned around to walk into Prince Mu’s Mansion.

Without Xiang Liu and Ye Chen Shang to watch the fun, Xu Ying and Yun Chuan have their own pace and their relationship heats up quickly.

Of course, it is also due to Yunchuan's own efforts to open his screen and hold Xu Ying tightly.

When Xiang Liu and Ye Chenshang's carriage drove into the drought-stricken area, they could clearly see why there was a drought there.

This is an endless plain with loess that is close to desertification. There are no arable fields in the surrounding villages, and the grain production depends entirely on the hundreds of acres of fertile land in Ningdian Village.

There were no lakes or rivers along the way, not even a stream to be seen. And now that there has been no rainfall for a long time, all the weeds on the roadside have died.

When the two-man carriage drove into Ningdian Village, the center of the drought, there were only three people to greet them at the entrance of the village, and the mess could be seen outside the village.

There were poorly dug waterways and ponds, and there were piles of sand and loess. Not a trace of water was visible. It was a complete disaster area.

When Xiangliu got off the carriage, she frowned when she saw this miserable scene, and the man in official uniform carefully stepped forward to greet her.

Ye Chenshang was also observing the terrain. The adult was a little embarrassed and said, "Greetings to the Prince of Chen and the Princess of Chen."

The other two people dressed as villagers didn't understand but followed suit.

Ye Chenshang helped them up and said, "No need to be polite. Let me tell you the details first."

How could a local official have the opportunity to meet the prince? He felt a little embarrassed, worried that his lack of etiquette would make Ye Chenshang angry. After all, there was a precedent before.

"Your Highness, my surname is Xu, and this is Lao Zhang, the village chief and the village representative. Please don't be offended. The villagers didn't mean to not come to greet us. It's because they have no food or water, and they are hungry and dirty."

Lord Xu thought it would be better to explain to the villagers first. Last time, it was just him and the village chief, and they were scolded for being rude by Lord Chen who came to help with the disaster relief.

Ye Chenshang had seen a lot of suffering in the world while wandering around the martial arts world, and sometimes he would lend a hand to help. He didn't take these things seriously, but thought of other things. "What's going on? Lord Chen didn't bring any disaster relief food?"

Lord Xu: "I brought it, but..."

Lord Xu was afraid of offending people and had concerns, but the villagers were already suffering. The village chief bravely stepped forward and said, "Lord Prince Chen, I'll tell you the truth. The villagers haven't had water to wash themselves for almost a month. The water that Lord Chen brought in with a water truck can only be used for emergency. He was really afraid of fumigating the two adults, so he hid. Look, I took a photo of the cleanest Lao Zhang as a representative to welcome you."

The situation was really dire. Ye Chenshang just wanted to help the villagers with disaster relief as quickly as possible and comfort everyone, "Don't worry, with my princess here, the drought will be solved. Let me explain the situation first."

The three of them looked at Xiangliu with some curiosity. They walked towards the village, and Lord Xu introduced the situation in front of them, telling them everything.

Ningdian Village used to rely on wells and groundwater for water. Every household in and outside the village had a well, and there were also one or two small ponds to store rainwater.

However, during this period, wells and ponds dried up one after another, there was no rainfall for a long time, crops died, and food stocks were in a critical state.

Lord Chen, the leader of the Nanhuang faction's team, first thought of digging a canal to divert river water, but when he opened the map, he was thankful that there was a small pond nearby.

The surrounding towns near the village all rely on Ningdian Village for their livelihood, so it is understandable that there is less water resources here.

Seeing that digging a canal to divert water was unsuccessful, Lord Chen led his men to dig ponds and wells, trying to tap groundwater elsewhere, but all ended in failure. Finally, he turned to the Southern Emperor for help.

Mr. Chen's best achievement was using a water truck to transport several trucks of water to provide emergency relief.

The group followed the village chief to the edge of the fields. Xiangliu looked at the crops that had already died in some of the fields. These were the hard work of the entire village and the food supply for all the surrounding towns... She became even more angry at the Southern Emperor.

Xiang Liu: "What a bunch of rubbish! If you had sent me here earlier, there wouldn't have been such a huge loss."

After hearing this, the village chief and Lord Xu did not dare to say anything, but they agreed with the first four words of Xiangliu. Lord Chen was indeed useless, and at the same time they were looking forward to what Xiangliu could do.