After returning to his own yard, Chu Ci felt much more comfortable. As expected, a nest of gold or silver is not as good as his own doghouse.

The snow in the yard had been cleared away long ago, and even in the house, a red charcoal brazier was burning. Several maids were gathered around the brazier, wondering when their master would return from the palace.

As Chu Ci entered the room, she saw several maids and coughed heavily a few times, "Okay, what are you doing?"

When the maids heard their master's voice, they stood up excitedly. Chunhua rushed over and asked, "Master, when did you come back?"

Chu Ci staggered when she was held by her, but fortunately Cang Mo supported her from behind, so no tragedy happened.

"Chunhua, your master's little body will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later."

Chunhua chuckled and then saw Prince Rui behind Chu Ci.

"Greetings to the prince." They all looked at each other. Have the master and Prince Rui reconciled?

King Rui nodded and said, "Get up."

Chu Ci saw the gang in their eyes, but ignored it, "Okay, I have something else to do."

"Has the owner of Huichuntang arrived?"

Cai He shook her head. "A few days ago, the shopkeeper came by, but he didn't see the master. He just left a note, saying that he could give it to you when the master comes back."

Caihe took out the note, handed it to Chu Ci, and then returned it.

Chu Ci took the note, which listed all the grain and stored food that the shopkeeper had bought during this period, as well as charcoal, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cabbage.

Chu Ci felt relieved when he saw these three dishes. As long as he had these three dishes, he would not be afraid in the short term.

These three dishes are extremely cheap. One million taels should be enough to last for a few days, right?

Chu Ci continued to look down and saw vermicelli and charcoal fire, which should be about the same.

Chu Ci put all the notes away and looked at Liao Liao and Ming Yue who were standing aside. "Go find the shopkeeper and take Lin Feng and the others to guard all the things in here. Remember, no one is allowed to take anything unless I send someone. If anyone finds out, they will be arrested."

Mingyue glanced at King Rui and said, "Yes, Master."

Chu Ci arranged everything and thought it was almost time. He turned to He Cangmo and said calmly, "Let's go check on the refugees and distribute the food and charcoal. It shouldn't take long."

King Rui nodded and asked Chunhua to replace Chu Ci's hand warmers with two.

Chu Ci looked at his attentiveness and couldn't help wondering if he was also so attentive to Xiao Rou?

During this time, Lin Feng and his team used tools to clear the road ahead, trying to make sure the width of a carriage was large enough so that it would be more convenient to go back and forth.

By the time Chu Ci had dressed up and was ready with the meal in hand, the road was almost clear.

The emperor's men had cleared the main road before, so things could be transported there.

When they arrived at the place where the refugees were gathered, the master was speechless. Is this really something done by the royal family?

These refugees all huddled together, regardless of gender, age, the sick, the newly born, or those about to be reincarnated.

Chu Ci looked at Cang Mo beside him, "Is this what your people did?"

Cang Mo was speechless. He didn't know how the people below could accomplish this.

Even so, a lot of money, food, and other things were taken from the national treasury.

Chu Ci was speechless. Just as she was about to say something, the eldest eunuch's apprentice arrived. He walked up to Cang Mo and greeted him first, "Greetings to the prince and the county lady."

The young eunuch looked at Prince Rui and said, "Your Highness, Master said that the Emperor hasn't had a good sleep or a good meal in several days. If you have time, I would like you to go and see him and let him rest."

Prince Rui glanced at Chu Ci reluctantly, but finally agreed. "I'll let Lin Feng and Yun Sheng follow you. You must ensure my safety. No one knows if these people are rioters. If you can, please help me deal with the situation here."

Prince Rui stuffed the token that could prove his identity into Chu Ci's hand, turned around and left with the eunuch.

Chu Ci looked at the huge crowd in front of him, which was in a mess. No matter how much food there was, it would not be enough. After all, no one knew who had eaten and who had not. Of course, the food could not fill everyone up. No one knew how many days the snow would fall and how long it would take to accumulate food before it could be transported into the city.

Chu Ci looked at Yun Sheng who was standing aside and said, "Go and call the person in charge here."

Heavy snow was floating in the air. Chu Ci stood outside waiting. A thick layer of snow fell on his cloak, but no one came.

Chu Ci looked at Lin Feng in confusion. Just as he was about to ask Lin Feng to go look for him, he saw Yunsheng dragging a disheveled man towards them. Did he just get out of bed?

Chu Ci looked at the man carefully and saw that there seemed to be something tucked into his waistband. When he got closer, he saw that it seemed to be a woman's underwear. Chu Ci was speechless for a moment.

This was not pulled off the bed, this was pulled off the woman.

Lin Feng brought the man in front of Chu Ci and kicked him, and the man directly crawled into the snow hole.

"County Master, how should we deal with this person?"

Chu Ci sneered, "From the looks of it, this gentleman's family should have enough food, clothing, and charcoal to burn. Leave them enough food to fill their stomachs and confiscate the rest. As for this gentleman, make him kneel in the street and freeze into a snowman so that everyone can see him clearly."

Lin Feng gave a thumbs up, "Princess, this is indeed a good plan. This move is to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and also to shock the crowd."

Looking at the heavy snow outside, I don’t know when it will stop, and I don’t know how many people will die in this heavy snow. All I can do now is try my best to save as many lives as possible.

Chu Ci looked at Lin Feng who was standing aside and said, "Go gather all the stewards. I have something to tell them. By the way, throw out those who are not doing their job. They are wasting food and charcoal."

Lin Feng nodded and took Chu Ci to a small room with two charcoal fires. Although it was not very warm, it was enough to keep her warm.

Chu Ci wrapped the cloak tightly around her body. She looked at Qiuyue beside her and said, "Go to Huichun Hall and find all the doctors here. Bring all the herbs you can. I will have someone find a tent specifically for them to use for treating patients."

Chu Ci looked outside. "It's snowing so heavily, I'm afraid it won't stop for a while. Yunsheng, go gather up all the women, pregnant women, and children who are able to work. Also, gather up the craftsmen who can lay bricks and build houses. We're racing against time now."

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