I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

"That's what Doctor Ji said. But he didn't tell Wei Chuchu, so I guess Wei Chuchu didn't know about it at the time... Otherwise, she would have been well taken care of... and wouldn't have been abandoned again..." An Huanyan sighed.

Hai Yanqing snorted coldly, with a tone of disdain and sarcasm: "My father has always been suspicious by nature. He may not easily believe even his own flesh and blood. Moreover, she had many dealings with Wan Muqing before. My father is likely to connect these things together. By then, let alone saving the child's life, even her life may be difficult to save."

When An Huanyan heard this, she couldn't help but feel sad.

Although it was hard to understand what she had done to Wei Chuchu, it was an innocent life after all. She couldn't help but sigh and felt sorry for Wei Chuchu.

"Forget it. We can't even protect ourselves now, so let's just take care of ourselves first." An Huanyan said worriedly.

Hai Yanqing was silent for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, no matter what, I will do my best to protect you."

After hearing this, An Huanyan simply glanced at him indifferently and asked in a cold tone: "What about my brother and Xingxing? What should they do?"

Hai Yanqing looked embarrassed and closed his eyes helplessly: "This... I really can't do anything. The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. It has been like this since ancient times, and I can't change anything."

The topic between the two returned to the starting point, and the atmosphere became stagnant again.

The atmosphere in Youling City also became extremely tense.

As time went on, the food shortage problem became more and more serious, and many civilians fell into hunger and could not make a living.

These trapped people rushed to the gate of the imperial city, protesting and condemning loudly.

Some emotional people even rushed to the city gates, demanding that they be opened in order to seek a way out.

Faced with this situation, An Zhaoyan felt like he was being crushed by a mountain and faced tremendous pressure.

On the one hand, he needed to calmly command the soldiers to deal with the rebels' continued harassment and attacks; on the other hand, he had to try his best to appease the angry people.

He could only keep running back and forth between the battlefields on the city walls. At the same time, he also needed to coordinate the cooperation of officials in the court and try to calm the anger of the people, but these measures did not achieve obvious results.

In such a tense situation, An Zhaoyan felt exhausted and despaired: Is God really going to let him perish?

Faced with this life-and-death crisis, he suddenly felt a little confused.

Just when An Zhaoyan was feeling a headache, he suddenly noticed that the rioting people were gradually disappearing.

After some inquiries, we learned that Runxuetang had opened its doors, generously distributed rice porridge, and spread its grace widely. Many hungry people went there to line up for food.

It turned out to be her.

He suddenly smiled, as warm as the spring sun and as gentle as the morning breeze, and his tiredness suddenly disappeared.

Jiang Xingkuo, who was busy at Runxuetang, finally found a free time to sit down and thought to himself: Even if the existing grain reserves in the store and the reserve grain in the princess's mansion were added together, it would still be far from meeting the demand.

So, she frowned and felt extremely anxious, knowing that this crisis was of great importance.

Time is running out and there is no time to lose!

She hurriedly appealed to the wealthy businessmen in the city to come to Runxue Hall for consultation, and expressed her sincere hope that everyone could work together to overcome the difficulties.

"My dear bosses, we are now facing an unprecedented predicament. I sincerely ask you to lend a helping hand and work with us to deal with this serious situation." Jiang Xingkuo's face was solemn, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.

She solemnly promised: "As long as everyone works together to overcome the difficulties, the court will not treat you unfairly and will give you generous rewards in return."

Her words were full of sincerity and determination, which made the shopkeepers feel her sincerity and sense of responsibility. Many merchants nodded, expressing their willingness to support Jiang Xingkuo's proposal and actively participate in this action.

No, it's still not enough.

She frowned and looked at the list in her hand.

However, there are still many people who are unwilling to do so.

"I don't understand."

Teng Xi said helplessly in her ear: "Girl, this is normal. As the saying goes, 'husband and wife are birds of a feather, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately.' What's more, what about these wealthy businessmen? They don't care about other people's lives! It's enough for them to just take care of themselves!"

Jiang Xingkuo frowned, pondered for a moment, and said coldly: "The reason why you are so calm and composed now is simply because the whip did not hit you. If this whip hit you, you would know how painful it is."

She glanced at everyone and continued to advise earnestly: "Think about it carefully. If this city is really breached, it will not only be your restaurants, teahouses, inns and pawnshops that will be razed, but even your own lives will be in question! But if you can work together to help everyone get through this difficult time, the court will definitely not treat you unfairly. Not only will you be rewarded generously, but the people will also remember your kindness forever. Are you still worried that your business will not be able to continue?"

These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of those wealthy businessmen.

Their originally nonchalant attitude changed instantly, and a look of panic appeared on their faces, and they all lowered their heads in deep thought.

Finally, someone stood up, his eyes were firm and resolute, he bowed and said: "Boss Jiang is right, I am willing to take out the food in the warehouse so that everyone can tide over the difficulties together."

Then, others followed suit and expressed their willingness to use their own stored food to support the battle to defend the city.

Jiang Xingkuo looked at the wealthy businessmen in front of him and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew very well that in order to get these people to donate generously, she had to make them understand the seriousness of the matter.

Now, seeing that they finally realized this, Jiang Xingkuo felt very relieved.

She believed that as long as everyone worked together, they would be able to defend the city.

Thanks to Jiang Xingkuo's efforts, the food and fodder problem in the city was temporarily solved.

However, the rebels outside the city showed no signs of retreating, and their siege became more and more intense.

An Zhaoyan was extremely anxious. He knew that with the only military force in the city, if Wu Ye did not come back, it would be difficult to resist the attack of the rebels. The city would be destroyed, the country would be ruined, and the country would change hands.

He stood on the city wall like a sculpture, his brows furrowed, his face solemn, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, staring closely at the rebel camp outside the city.

Several arrows whistled towards him with the sound of wind. He turned around and dodged them all like a ghost.