Restart the Disaster of Another World

After the morning court session, the prince prepared to go to the East Palace as usual. When passing by the Imperial Garden, he saw Concubine Li.

Seeing that she was surrounded by people, the prince wanted to pretend that he didn't see it and just walk past her.

But he didn't expect that Concubine Li would take the initiative to come over and greet him: "Your Highness, may you be well."

Xuanyuan Ting had to stop and returned the greeting: "Hello, Concubine Li."

At the Emperor's birthday celebration, he had a head-on confrontation with the ministers, which made the Emperor furious and caused Concubine Li to become emotionally unstable and almost have a miscarriage.

Although the matter was finally investigated and it was found that someone was jealous of Concubine Li's pregnancy and put safflower in her tea, he saw Concubine Li's pain and panic at the time and still felt some sympathy for her.

Therefore, he felt somewhat uncomfortable when facing Concubine Li.

Concubine Li stared at the person in front of her, and the familiar figure made her heart surge. She wanted to speak, but found that she was a little incoherent, so she could only find a random topic to cover up her inner excitement.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has the world in his heart and has saved the northern people from dire straits. On behalf of the northern people, I would like to thank you." Concubine Li said with a slightly trembling voice.

Xuanyuan Ting looked at her, frowning slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled. He thought, this is the duty of a prince, why does Concubine Li need to thank her?

"This is what I should do. I am doing this for the benefit of the people of the world. Why should Concubine Li interfere?" Xuanyuan Ting replied in a calm tone.

After hearing this, Concubine Li smiled slightly, a trace of lament flashed in her eyes, and she explained softly: "Your Highness, you don't know, my ancestral home is also in the north, and I still have relatives living there. Someone in my family wrote to tell me that the situation was very dangerous at the time, and your Highness's arrival and decision saved everyone. So naturally, I am grateful for your great kindness."

Hearing that Concubine Li's family was also in the north, Xuanyuan Ting's expression softened a little, and his attitude towards her became a little gentler. He began to talk to her.

"The north was originally a good place, but the abnormal climate and continuous disasters in recent years have forced the people to flee everywhere. However, when everything returns to normal and a new home is rebuilt, I believe it will prosper and be no less prosperous than Shangjing." Xuanyuan Ting said with a smile.

Thinking about how the land of his hometown had been trampled and destroyed by the iron cavalry of the Hu people, with only one in ten people left, he realized that even if a city was built, the local people would not be able to return to their previous peaceful life.

Concubine Li couldn't imagine how sad the Crown Prince would be if he knew the truth.

She knew very well that this news would never reach the capital, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would have no way of knowing it.

The people he had saved with so much difficulty had now died in that cruel war, but he was still determined to rebuild a beautiful home for them.

Concubine Li bowed deeply to the prince and said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. On behalf of all the villagers, I would like to thank you for your great kindness. I am willing to work like a cow or a horse in my next life to repay your kindness."

Concubine Li's words sounded a little strange, and her tone was full of strange emotions. Xuanyuan Ting was about to ask, but was interrupted by a sudden voice.

"The Imperial Garden is really bustling today!" A voice came from the side, with a hint of teasing and indifference.

Emperor Qingde's health has been deteriorating recently, and he falls ill every few days. The imperial doctors have been busy running around, but they can only barely maintain the emperor's condition.

This made all the officials realize that Emperor Qingde might not have much time left.

As a result, the fight for the throne between the eldest prince's party and the second prince's party in the court became increasingly fierce.

But the prince, on the contrary, has become very low-key since he was released from the East Palace.

Except for being seen once when he attended court, he almost always locked himself in the East Palace and did not see any outsiders.

This behavior left all the officials puzzled and they had no idea what the prince was planning.

Not only that, ever since the crown prince was placed under house arrest in the Eastern Palace and Grand Tutor Jiang Baichuan claimed to be ill, he has not appeared in the court for half a year.

Who is Jiang Baichuan? He is the head of the Qingyun Mountain family, a century-old family. He was the second place in the imperial examination in the first year of Qingde. He is now the chief priest of the Imperial Academy and the eldest disciple of Qingyunzi. His status is extremely noble.

Such a person was only arranged to be Xuanyuan Ting's tutor, and he only taught him.

This shows how deep the network of connections behind him are.

The other princes were extremely jealous and gnashed their teeth in anger, but what could they do? No one dared to object.

I didn't expect that after so many years, not only did he lose the emperor's favor, he was marginalized in the court, and only had the title of Prince's Tutor left. It's really sad!

In the past, the crown prince always looked down upon others, but now, they have actually climbed above the crown prince. The eldest and second princes couldn't help but feel a little proud.

The eldest prince said with a fake smile: "Oh, isn't this His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Xuanyuan Ting could tell at a glance that the eldest prince had bad intentions and didn't want to pay any attention to him. He just bowed casually and wanted to leave.

Seeing this, the eldest prince immediately sneered and said, "After being imprisoned for a while, the prince has even forgotten the most basic etiquette."

After hearing this, Xuanyuan Ting paused, turned around and looked at the eldest prince, frowned slightly, and said in a cold tone: "Royal brother, according to etiquette, you should salute me first, right?"

When the eldest prince heard this, his body stiffened and his expression instantly turned ugly. He realized that he had just said the wrong thing.

But he thought again that the current status of the crown prince was just an empty title, so he sneered and said sarcastically: "Now he is the crown prince, won't you know what to call him in a few days?"

Xuanyuan Tingting did not comment on his words, but Concubine Li's face changed drastically on the spot.

"No matter what happens in the future, at least I am the crown prince now. When the eldest prince sees me, he should bow." Xuanyuan Ting said in a low voice with a slightly cold expression.

After saying that, Xuanyuan Ting turned away.

"You——" The eldest prince's face turned pale and blue, he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "I want to see how you act when father gets tired of you."

Concubine Li said immediately: "Your Highness, please don't take the eldest prince's words to heart. We all see how good the emperor is to you, and there is nothing false about it."

"Hehe." Xuanyuan Ting responded absentmindedly, his eyes flickering, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The Crown Prince and the eldest prince left, leaving Concubine Li alone. She looked at the direction they left, frowned slightly, and thought to herself.

Wenjiabao

As time went on, the village began to rebuild, and cleaning the streets became an important and huge task. This work required a lot of manpower, and three meals a day, including sweet potato porridge and corn cakes, were provided, in addition to a considerable reward of thirty coins a day.

When the news spread, many refugees came and expressed their willingness to sign up for labor. Those who were willing to sign up and work hard were obviously not the kind of lazy, cunning, or lazy people. Therefore, Jing Yao carefully screened these people and arranged them all to the construction site.

As long as a person is capable and willing to work hard, no matter who he is, he can find a job that suits him on the construction site. This move greatly reduced the number of refugees in Lin'an County because people saw hope and opportunity. At the same time, the news spread quickly, allowing more people to learn about the village's development plan.

Everyone knows that the village is building a city. For residents of surrounding villages, if they are interested in living there, they can consider buying a house. The news spread like wildfire. In less than half a month, it was not only known to everyone in Lin'an County, but even people in other surrounding counties knew about it.

This news has aroused widespread attention and discussion, attracting more and more people to become interested in this upcoming new city.

As the sun sets, the sunset glow covers the entire sky like a colorful painting, and is reflected in the gurgling water, making the waves sparkle and is beautiful beyond words.

Jing Yao was holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth and a basket of fresh vegetables in his hand, and he was walking towards home with brisk steps.

When I arrived at the door, I found that the skinny kid who came to help had left. When I walked into the house, I saw Wen Qun lying alone on the dining table. On the table were half a plate of cold lotus root slices and half a plate of cold eggplant, but the plates of meat and vegetables were untouched.

Jing Yao frowned and asked with concern: "Qun Qun, why do you only eat vegetarian food again? Your body won't be able to handle it."

Wen Qun yawned loudly, rubbed his eyes, and replied, "I made sausage fried rice for you. It's in the pot."

When Jing Yao heard this, his worries were slightly relieved. He immediately went to the kitchen and opened the lid of the pot. A strong aroma hit him. He saw a large porcelain pot full of mushroom and bacon stewed rice, with a lot of meat and very few vegetables, which made him very satisfied.

Jing Yao turned around and asked Wen Qun: "Have you eaten?"

Wen Qun nodded and said with a smile: "Maomao and I have eaten together."

Since Jing Yao adopted a large number of children and they were too young to take on heavy workloads, he assigned each child to a different person to help with the work. Jing Yao also adopted a child himself and let him stay at home with Wen Qun.

"Then you didn't eat the bacon?" Jing Yao felt distressed, "Open your mouth, ah, I'll feed you." Wen Qun's mouth was stuffed with sausages, and his face was puffed up like a little hamster. Jing Yao felt itchy and almost couldn't help pinching him.

After the two finished their meal, Jing Yao was washing dishes when suddenly a noise came from outside.

At night, the man who fetched water came back and called Jing Yao in the yard. Seeing Jing Yao popping his head out from the third floor, he asked, "Do you have enough water?"

Jing Yao: "That's enough. Is the water limit now?"

Wen Wen said, "It's limited. One bucket per person. I'll bring one bucket for you too. You can come get it later."

Jing Yao responded with an "OK", and Wen Qun wondered what was being said outside?

Jing Yao explained to him, "Because the water level has been declining recently, the head of the village specifically said today that every household must be more careful with water in the future. No matter how much water you draw from the river for now, if anyone wants to draw from the big well in the village, each person can only draw one bucket a day."

Wen Qun frowned when he heard this, "So little?"

Jing Yao nodded, "Yes, it's the same for everyone, but we have a well at home and can draw water from it, so we don't have to worry about running out of water. And we can still get water from the river these days, so we haven't reached the point of running out of water. I just don't know how long this situation will last. If it doesn't rain, it will probably be troublesome."

Wen Qun remained silent. He thought of his parents and sister at home. They must be worried about the water problem as well.

Jing Yao patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry too much, as long as we save water, we should be able to get through it."

Wen Qun nodded, "Well, I hope this drought will end soon."

Jing Yao smiled and said, "Yes, I hope it rains soon so that our lives can return to normal."

After saying that, Jing Yao continued to wash the dishes, while Wen Qun sat aside and thought quietly.

This severe drought makes people feel as if the floods in the past few months were just a dream, but the destroyed houses and dams are real.

Wen Qun looked at the cloudless sky, the sun shining brightly, and the ground being scorched. He couldn't help but frown and turned to ask Jing Yao beside him: "What do you think God is thinking? After a flood, the sun is shining so brightly, and there is no rain. It's going to turn into a drought."

Jing Yao also looked at the sky, feeling the scorching heat, and his heart was full of doubts and worries. He shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Who knows? The weather is so unpredictable."

Wen Qun still couldn't understand and continued to ask: "Why is it like this? Isn't there any law in the universe?"

Jing Yao was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Maybe it's a kind of balance of nature. Sometimes extreme situations occur. But we can't control it, we can only do our best to deal with it."

Wen Qun nodded, thinking. Suddenly, he remembered a question and asked curiously, "By the way, you just said that winter might be very cold, why are you so sure?"

Jing Yao's eyes turned serious, and he answered earnestly: "I have a feeling that, just like the sudden earthquake that triggered the tsunami, the power of nature is always beyond imagination. And the scorching sun now may be a foreshadowing of the cold future."

Wen Qun opened his mouth in surprise and said in disbelief: "No way, it's so hot now and we can't go out during the day, how could it be colder in winter?"

Jing Yao took out a thermometer, pointed to the numbers on it and said, "Look at this, the highest temperature is almost 40 degrees. If this high temperature continues, it is possible that the temperature will drop sharply in winter."

Wen Qun stared at the scale on the thermometer with his eyes wide open, and couldn't help but gasp. He muttered to himself: "Such a high temperature... will it really be very cold in winter?"

Jing Yao patted his shoulder gently and comforted him: "Don't worry too much, this is just my guess now. But no matter what, we must be prepared just in case."

Wen Qun also fell silent after hearing Jing Yao's words. Yes, the current weather changes can no longer be predicted according to common sense. If the sun is shining today and the temperature suddenly drops and it starts snowing tomorrow, it seems nothing surprising.