Cross the doghouse to save Party A, Your Highness owes me ten mines

He put away the memorial from Huai'an Palace, took Xia Shi's memorial, opened it, and laughed after just a glance. He was asking for thirty days' leave. Few people asked him for thirty days' leave.

My right arm is inconvenient, so I have to wrap it up and can't move it for three days.

Lou Junze held the pen in his left hand and wrote on the memorial: Appropriate ten days.

Before he saw her, he was actually still somewhat rational.

Lou Junze smiled faintly.

When the ink on the memorial was slightly dry, he picked it up, strode out of the government office, and ordered:

"Tell them not to prepare breakfast today, but to go to Yan'er Hutong to try something new."

Yan'er Hutong was the hutong where Xia Shi temporarily lived. Since people would not stay in Huai'an for too long, she did not move even when Lou Junze came.

However, the courtyard that I once shared with Young Master Yang now becomes a single residence.

Since Xi Yan came and became her housekeeper, she no longer had to get up early to find food.

When I got up early in the morning, someone helped me wash and dress, and I had a beautiful hairdo. Then I had a sumptuous breakfast that the chef had prepared long ago. When I went out feeling refreshed, Lou Junze had already had his second bowl of soy milk at the entrance of the alley.

"Oh, Your Highness, do you like soy milk too? See you, Your Highness."

Lou Junze: "There are so many different flavors in this world. It's a rare opportunity to come to Huai'an, so I have to try them all."

Xia Shi: "That's right. I heard that after becoming an emperor here, it's very difficult for you to leave the imperial city. Although there is no shortage of delicacies from the mountains and the sea, it's a pity if you haven't tasted the flavors from the streets. Let me try it, boss. I'll have a bowl too. Your Highness may not know that I can eat two more bites after I'm full."

Lou Junze: "..." He was not afraid of not having the chance to leave the imperial city. He was afraid that the days they could meet would be shorter. One day less would be one day less. Once she left, he would never have the chance to meet again.

Lou Junze: "Then I'll have another bowl too."

So His Highness Junze began to drink the third bowl.

He didn't wear a long veil, but simply pulled down the hood of his cloak to partially block others' view.

This was the first time since he was injured that he showed his true face in the crowded street and ate breakfast with a peaceful state of mind.

Perhaps because he knew that the injury would heal sooner or later, or perhaps because he understood that she didn't despise him, he let go of the burden in his heart and began to look at his appearance calmly.

"Your Highness, are you in a good mood?" Xia Shi asked.

"Yes..." Lou Junze replied, then he remembered her memorial, so he took it out from his sleeve and handed it to her: "Your memorial has been approved. I'm granting you ten days of leave."

Xia Shi: "..." Ten days? How come it's only ten days? "You're telling me this while I'm having dinner?" Or is it a bolt from the blue?

Lou Junze: “…” Don’t you always lament that many things are decided at the dinner table?

Xia Shi: "Your Highness, why are you telling me this now?"

Lou Junze: "I thought, if you have something urgent, you can go now and don't have to attend the morning court."

Xia Shi: "..." But I've already gotten up. I've already crawled out of bed in this cold and damp winter. My vacation is already incomplete. Why didn't you tell me earlier? It would be better to start tomorrow. That way, it would be complete. What should I do now? It would be best to start tomorrow. She said with modified words:

"Since I'm here today, I must be on duty. I must share the worries for His Highness. I have to finish today's shift, otherwise I will feel uneasy." Wouldn't I feel uneasy if I had half a day off?

Lou Junze felt warm at heart when he heard this. He deducted her vacation time, but she still thought about sharing his worries. This was a rare token of her kindness.

Lou Junze: "In that case, there is a ready-made errand. If you can finish it early, the rest of the time today will be yours."

Xia Shi: "Okay, Your Highness, please speak."

Lou Junze: "The little princess who just came back from the Huai'an Palace is very ignorant of current affairs. You take a letter and three hundred heavy armors to her. Use courtesy first and then force. Teach her how to do things. Remember, the palace still needs to step in to raise relief grain. Everything should be based on the people."

Xia Shi: "Yes, Your Highness."

"Ok!"

"Uh...if I can't finish it, can I have a day off tomorrow?"

"can!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" (＾＿?) Why wasn't there any skinning today as in the past?

After getting the boss's promise, Xia Shi lowered his head and ate quickly.

Yun Kailai reported: "Your Highness, we have just dealt with two waves of assassins. These people are quite powerful and well-trained. Judging from their moves and weapons, they seem to be wearing black armor from Kyoto. All their weapons are poisoned, and they can kill instantly with just one blow."

"Two waves?" Lou Junze asked.

Yun Kai: "Yes, Your Highness, it seems that these two groups of people were going to attack separately..."

"Are there any survivors?"

"Take him away for questioning!"

"Yes!"

Xia Shi: "Your Highness, I'm going to do my errands. I just happened to go to the camp with Yun Kai to mobilize the troops."

Lou Junze: "Okay!"

Lou Junze handed her the handwritten note, and Xia Shi left happily.

As for her boss's safety, she was not worried at all. Leihuo could scan all kinds of dangers at all times, including toxins, animals, plants and gases. No one in the world could be a match for Leihuo.

No one can touch the person she wants to protect.

The troops were mobilized.

Bring hundreds of people to surround the Huai'an Palace... No, bring the brothers to visit the Huai'an Palace.

The officials in charge of raising grain were waiting outside the gate of the Huai'an Palace with a worried look on their faces. When they saw Xia Shi and his men coming, they immediately surrounded them.

This girl is His Highness's trusted confidant. Now His Highness must have asked her to help him.

He began to complain to Xia Shi: "Master Xia, you don't know that our prince is kind-hearted and benevolent. At such a critical moment of the war, he still raised two million taels of silver to provide disaster relief.

But the Huai'an Palace has a complex network in Huai'an, with countless old officials and controlling businesses. Lord Xia, you don't know that 50% of the grain shops in Huai'an are owned by the palace, and 30% of the farms are also owned by the palace. We haven't received any of their grain. Now only some people who have a good harvest come to sell their surplus grain, but the entire Zhongzhou needs an astronomical figure. How can these be enough for disaster relief... Moreover, their Chamber of Commerce has been purchasing and has almost purchased 90% of the surplus grain in Huai'an, all of which is in their hands... In addition, there is an organization in the underworld that has been collecting grain..."

Xia Shi stood outside the Huai'an Palace, looking at the towering gate. It seemed as if she had never walked in through the main entrance before.

Xia Shi: "Did they make any requests? What did they want?"

Official: "Master Xia, I have also thought about this. In this situation, why must I risk my life to offend His Highness? The three masters in their mansion, the old prince has been dying since he ran out of medicine, and is now on his deathbed, Princess Rong'an is in the private prison, and the one in charge of the mansion now is the young princess who was just found. I heard that she was crazy before and it is very difficult to talk. She said that if the Huai'an Palace is really demoted, she will have people burn all the food and grass, and perish together...