The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

Huo Xu: "They encountered bandits, and the sweet potatoes you wanted were taken away by them. When they learned of my identity, they left a message, saying that they would go back and ask the Hu family to buy some more. In terms of time... they will return to Beijing later to apologize."

Li Qingyi: "...Where are the bandits?"

Huo Xu: "Ah?"

Li Qingyi: "You encountered bandits, but didn't you ask the government to suppress them?"

Huo Xu: "...I have reported it to the police, but my brother didn't stay there for long and has already returned to Beijing, so I don't know the situation there."

Li Qingyi was helpless and turned to ask the system: [Xiao Ba, are there any melons? ]

System: [Why are you asking me about melons? Actually, this kind of information doesn’t need melons. ]

Li Qingyi: [Hmm? Do many people know about this? ]

System: [Yes, many locals in the town where they were attacked, including government officials, knew about the bandits, and some of the bandits' families even lived in the town.]

Li Qingyi frowned upon hearing this, looked at Huo Xu, and asked, "Then, cousin, do you have any way to find out whether the local government has suppressed the bandits? Or, how can you be sure that the government your brother reported to the police is not colluding with the bandits?"

As if he had not expected Li Qingyi to ask this, Huo Xu was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought for a while before saying: "I can't be sure about this, but since the young prince said so, it is not impossible. After I go back, I will send someone to investigate there. If this is really the case..."

Li Qingyi: "No need to bother. I will go back to the palace today and tell my father directly."

Huo Xu hesitated: "Wouldn't this be a bad idea? The emperor is very busy with many things, these little things..."

Li Qingyi: "My father will not go out in person. Even if he wants to suppress the bandits himself, there are so many ministers that they will not stop him."

Huo Xu: "If we tell the emperor, he won't sit idly by." This will make the emperor worry more.

Li Qingyi: "It doesn't matter, my father will let my brother take care of it."

When Huo Xu heard this, a question mark almost appeared on his face.

Li Qingyi had no choice but to say, "I am the daughter of my father and the sister of my brother. If I am bullied, isn't it normal for me to complain to them?"

Li Qingyi: "Cousin, if you don't want to stay at home, I will tell my brother and ask him to hand the matter over to you. Then you can go and do your job openly, right?"

As for the Lin Wang Mansion and the little prince, the system said that Huo Xu was a hero who saved the beauty, and Li Qingyi judged based on his personal experience that Huo Xu was not the kind of person who would hit others for no reason, so it must be that Li Ningmu had gone too far to cause such an incident.

Okay, Li Qingyi admitted that she was biased.

Even Wang Xuan said: [This matter is probably not Huo Xu's fault, but that Li Ningmu. However, Li Ningmu is just a small prince. Although I remember that the so-called small prince in the Lin Palace is just a courtesy from outsiders, and the emperor did not confer the title, but after all, he is a relative, so the Huo family should give him some face. ]

[However, the Huo family only asked Huo Xu not to go out, and Huo Xu happened to need to study at home, so this so-called punishment was just a face-saving measure.]

[Teacher, if you don't want to wrong Huo Xu, why not use this incident as an excuse to let him leave the capital and get some fresh air.]

Li Qingyi: [That’s fine.]

Although Li Qingyi feels that she is not as smart as her biological father, mother, and brother, she still has some brains. When she puts her mind to it, her mind works pretty fast. Isn't this just the right thing to do?

Huo Xu didn't know that his cousin was still thinking about these things. When he heard Li Qingyi's words, he was immediately deeply moved.

But as he was moved, Huo Xu vaguely felt that something was wrong.

However, until Huo Xu was tricked by Li Qingyi into going to the Eastern Palace, he still had no idea what was wrong.

Li Qingyi said that he should inform the prince first, in case the prince finds out about this matter when the time comes and thinks that they are hiding it from him.

After Huo Xu left, Wang Xuan asked Li Qingyi: "I don't know whether the bandits stole the sweet potatoes intentionally or by chance."

Li Qingyi is not stupid. After all, he is a modern person who has experienced the information explosion. He just reacts slowly and doesn't think too much most of the time.

It's the kind of thing where she only realizes and reacts belatedly after being reminded or poked by others.

Just like now, after hearing Wang Xuan say this, Li Qingyi realized that there might be something fishy going on: "What do you mean?"

Wang Xuan: "If it's intentional, then this can be considered good news."

Li Qingyi thought about it and quickly understood what Wang Xuan meant.

According to what Huo Xu said, and calculating the time when Huo Xu's brother met those people, these people should have been about to enter Beijing, which is considered to be a place quite far away from Qingshan County.

At this time, they encountered bandits, and the bandits were going for the sweet potatoes with a purpose. This at least proved one thing - the news of the sweet potatoes had spread to the vicinity of the capital.

If this is the case, things will be much easier when the court confirms that it wants to promote sweet potatoes.

Li Qingyi: "That's right. However, the bandits still need to be dealt with. Even if the bandits don't attack the town because their families are in the town, why should passers-by be robbed?"

"Calculating the time, there is a certain probability that these bandits became bandits because of the war in the past few years." Wang Xuan said calmly.

Hearing this, Li Qingyi fell silent.

This is not difficult to guess.

After a long while, Li Qingyi finally let out a long breath, her little voice full of depth: "If possible, who wouldn't want to live in a prosperous age?"

It is impossible to say that when she woke up and found out what era she had traveled to, she had no negative emotions in her heart.

Li Qingyi just has a strong ability to adapt, which doesn't mean that she likes the era she lives in now.

No matter how broad-minded Li Qingyi is, and no matter how much she comforts herself that she should just accept it, she will still feel the inevitable discomfort and sadness.

She just... is open-minded.

But sometimes, Li Qingyi would feel sad because of the things he saw and heard, and when he thought about the foolish self who grew up under the protection of the red flag.

Wang Xuan: "In fact, you don't have to think so much. Some people, even when people are living a prosperous life, would rather live a life of getting something for nothing than being an honest commoner."

Li Qingyi smiled and said, "You are right."

When parting with Wang Xuan, Li Qingyi remembered that Wang Xuan had mentioned that she had met with the owner of the restaurant, and said, "When you meet with the owner tonight, are you interested in live streaming?"

Wang Xuan: "Well, if the teacher is curious, you can."

Wang Xuan: "Do you want to tell Li Zhu?"

Li Qingyi thought for a few seconds and nodded: "Go ahead. If he is really our companion, this good news should be let Li Zhu know."

Wang Xuan: "Okay."

So, in the evening, after Li Zhu finished his shift and just returned to his yard to rest, he found out that a new restaurant called "Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms" had opened in the capital.

Li Zhu: [The king of heaven and the tiger of earth, chicken stewed with mushrooms? ]