After traveling through time, I became a princess in ancient times

In Beiling County, the doors and windows of shops on both sides of the street were closed, and the once bustling streets were now deserted.

Most of the houses were burned by the fireballs in the scorching sun and lost their original colors, leaving only mottled gray.

There was also an unpleasant burning smell in the air, which was the smell coming from the earth cracked by the sun.

When an exquisite carriage passed by a rice shop, Ren Chenxi in the carriage saw through the half-open door that there were mountains of rice bags inside!

He was so angry that he immediately asked the driver to stop the carriage and walked into the rice shop in rage, just in time to see a wrinkled vendor dozing off behind the counter.

He heard the footsteps of someone coming, and looked up to see two guests dressed in extraordinary clothes, with gleams in their eyes.

"Sir, how much rice do you want to buy?"

There was a hint of flattery in the vendor's voice, but his tone was unmistakably high.

Ren Chenxi raised his eyebrows, and swept his eyes towards the vendors, saying in a cold tone: "Now the people are suffering from hunger. You are taking advantage of the situation by selling rice at such a high price. I order you to lower the price of rice immediately."

Hearing this man claiming to be a king, and judging from his attire, he was indeed wearing a royal robe, the merchant was so frightened that his face froze, but then he regained some of his cunningness and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am also a small businessman. If the price of rice drops, I will lose everything I have."

Ren Chenxi sneered, his voice low and majestic: "In this case, I will personally check the account book of your rice shop to see if it is really as you said."

When the vendor saw that Ren Chenxi was serious, his face turned pale instantly and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He waved his hands hurriedly, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will lower the price right away. I will lower the price right away."

"As a businessman, you should earn the profits you deserve, instead of being greedy and disregarding the lives of the people."

The vendor nodded repeatedly under Ren Chenxi's majesty, and the sweat from his forehead had soaked his clothes.

Xia Yurou, who was standing by, came up to the vendor and said, "Boss, sell me all your rice at a low price."

Upon hearing this, the merchant could only sell all the goods to the girl at the average wholesale price due to the prince's request.

"Thank you, boss. This is the deposit. Please count it. I will send someone to pick it up later and pay the balance."

He took the silver coin with trembling hands, but in his heart he was still comforting himself that he had not lost much and even made some profit.

Although he thought so in his heart, the vendor still nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, I will prepare it now."

"Rou'er, why do you want to buy so much food?"

Xia Yurou turned around and pointed at the dilapidated houses and empty streets outside the window, her voice mixed with a trace of sadness: "Your Highness, the people of Beiling must have a hard life. Perhaps even a full meal is a luxury. We can't just watch them suffer. I want to set up a porridge shed to provide porridge and food to the people. Although this cannot completely change their plight, it can at least fill their stomachs temporarily and make everyone feel a little warm."

The princess' words deeply touched Ren Chenxi's heart, and her eyes revealed an insurmountable emotion.

He held Xia Yurou's hand tightly, his voice trembling slightly, but full of strength: "Rou'er, we should not only set up a porridge shed, but also do our best to help the people of Beiling so that they can live a stable and prosperous life again."

Looking at the dilapidated street scene, Ren Chenxi seemed to see countless hands reaching out to him, waiting for his rescue.

Afterwards, the two came to the Marquis' Mansion. The courtyard was filled with smoke and a group of magicians in Taoist robes were dancing and chanting, as if they were praying to God for rain.

But Xia Yurou's eyes were filled with disdainful anger, and she stepped forward and shouted: "Stop it, you guys are pretending to be praying for rain, but in fact you are deceiving people and wasting food. This is simply despicable."

The mages were intimidated by Xia Yurou's aura. They stopped what they were doing and looked shocked.

They looked at each other, and one of the old men who seemed to be the leader stroked his beard and said with disdain: "Miss, you are wrong. We are here to pray for rain for the people of Beiling County. How can you say that we are deceiving people?"

Xia Yurou sneered and pointed at the incense burners in the courtyard that were emitting steam. "These are all old tricks, commonly known as sleight of hand. Instead of cheating here, why not think of ways to improve the lives of the people?"

This group of charlatans never expected that after so many years of wandering the world, they would be rendered speechless by a girl. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

A man in an official robe came over with an angry face and shouted at Xia Yurou, "Where did this wild girl come from to act so presumptuous here? Come on, kick her out."

Seeing that someone wanted to harm his princess, Ren Chenxi, who had been standing silently behind Xia Yurou, could no longer sit still. He took out a golden token from his waist and showed it in front of Xia Yurou.

The man who was so arrogant just now suddenly changed his expression when he saw the token. He knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your subordinate pays homage to the King of Chen. May the King of Chen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

As he knelt down, the courtyard fell into silence.

Ren Chenxi's eyes were as cold as ice. He stared at the Marquis, and his voice was filled with anger that could not be concealed: "Marquis, as the parent official of Beiling, you actually believe that these quacks can pray for rain? It's ridiculous."

At this moment, Ren Chenxi is like a solid barrier, protecting every citizen on this land.

His face froze, his eyes filled with fear and helplessness: "Lord Chen, I have no other choice. There has been no rain in Beiling for three months, and the fields are dry and cracked, and no harvest is achieved. The people can hardly even afford basic food and clothing. I hope to ask the gods for protection and rain..."

Ren Chenxi couldn't help but feel compassion in his heart, but when he looked at the smoking incense burners and neatly arranged offerings in the courtyard, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Yurou hurriedly pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Your Highness, although they are wrong, their crimes do not deserve the death penalty."

"Since the princess is begging you for mercy, I will spare your lives. Get out of Beiling immediately."

Several monks kowtowed and expressed their gratitude as if they had been pardoned. They did not even bother to pick up their magic tools and ran away in shame.

The atmosphere in the courtyard eased slightly as the mages left. Ren Chenxi turned around and looked at the county marquis: "Send someone to Afu Rice Shop immediately to transport all the rice and distribute it to the people of Beiling."

When the county marquis heard this, the panic on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by a joy that was hard to conceal.

He hurriedly ordered the guards behind him: "Go to Afu Rice Shop and bring all the rice here as soon as possible."

The guards responded in unison and rushed out of the courtyard like an arrow.

Not long after, several horse-drawn carriages loaded with rice stopped at the gate of the courtyard.

Xia Yurou walked to the carriage and personally uncovered the oilcloth covering the grain. The golden rice grains sparkled with an alluring luster in the sunlight.

"Lord, please send someone to gather the people to collect the food immediately. For those people living in remote areas, please send someone to deliver the food in person to ensure that every grain of food reaches their hands."

The county marquis nodded in agreement and turned to the guards around him and said, "Go to various places in the city quickly and spread the news. At the same time, organize several teams to carry food to remote villages and make sure that every citizen in Beiling can get help."

After receiving the order, the guards acted quickly. They shuttled through the streets and alleys of Beiling County, shouting loudly for everyone to go to the County Marquis' Mansion to receive food and porridge, wanting to spread the good deeds of Prince Chen and the Princess to every corner.