The concubine enters the palace? The princess empties the palace and goes into exile with the baby

Su Zhen glanced at Song He unhappily, "He was born prematurely, how could he draw lots?"

Song Zizhou smiled and said, "It's okay, I can draw lots for him."

"Then pick a name each and write it down." Song Yuanbai smiled. He really didn't expect that his first grandson would be a boy.

Now that’s good, they have an heir to carry on the family line.

Although the Song family was confiscated by the emperor and everyone was exiled, the Song family now has one more member, which can be considered a happy event.

After they had thought of a name, they went to the shopkeeper and borrowed his paper and brush to write down their name.

While the shopkeeper was writing, Song Yao asked, "Shopkeeper, are there any bandits or refugees from Xiongzhou to Hanyang?"

The shopkeeper raised his head and looked at Song Yao. "There are no bandits or refugees from Xiongzhou to Hanyang, but Qizhou has been occupied by refugees. Those refugees are extremely vicious and cruel. The people of Qizhou are suffering terribly. Look, a relative of mine who lived in Qizhou was forced to come and seek refuge with me."

Hearing this, Song Yao's brows furrowed, "Where did those refugees come from?"

The shopkeeper explained, "They came from Shanchang County and Baiyun County. My relatives told me that there's been a three-year drought in Baiyun County, and the harvest has been completely wiped out. They had no choice but to come to Hanyang to escape. As for Shanchang County, the entire county collapsed. Some died, some were injured, and the injured, as well as the survivors, all fled to Hanyang."

Song Yao showed a surprised expression on her face. "So Hanyang is now full of those refugees?"

The shopkeeper nodded. "That's right! Those refugees robbed and stole, even robbing the government. Because of their sheer numbers, the government couldn't do anything about it. In the end, they had no choice but to release the grain, which eased the situation a bit."

Song Yao understood that opening the granaries to release grain would only treat the symptoms and not the root cause if there were natural disasters and man-made disasters everywhere.

However, if the imperial court had taken it seriously, there would not be complaints from places outside the capital, and there would not be so many refugees!

In a nutshell, if the imperial court does nothing, the officials in the cities and towns below will be useless!

Song Yao thought for a moment and looked at the shopkeeper. "Since Hanyang has fallen, those refugees will come to Xiongzhou sooner or later. After all, they are just like bandits now. They will do anything to survive, including murder and arson. Shopkeeper, you'd better leave Xiongzhou as soon as possible."

The shopkeeper put down his brush, looked at Song Yao, and sighed, "Miss, to be honest, my family has lived in Xiongzhou for generations. If I leave, who will worship them in the future? I also want to leave, but..."

This is his root, he will not leave.

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Song Yao said, "They only have a few graves left now, but you're still alive. You don't want to die at the hands of those refugees because of them, do you? Shopkeeper, considering that you went to find a midwife to deliver my sister-in-law, I advise you to leave as soon as possible before those refugees capture Xiongzhou if you want to survive!"

She picked up the names written by the shopkeeper and turned away.

Xiongzhou was haunted before, and he was worried every day. Coupled with the refugee issue, he tossed and turned every night.

He also thought about leaving, but his roots are here. If he left, when would he be able to come back?

The shopkeeper looked at Song Yao's leaving back, shook his head helplessly, and let out a sad sigh.

……

Song Yao returned to Song Yuanbo and his friends' room upstairs and handed them the names written by the shopkeeper.

They called Song Zizhou and asked him to draw lots on behalf of his son.

There were five notes. Song Zizhou grabbed one of them and opened it. The name on it was Song Haocheng.

Su Zhen glanced at the name on the note and looked at Song Yao, "Ayao, it was you who chose the name."

Song Yao hesitated for a moment, she looked at Su Zhen, she didn't expect that among the five notes, Song Zizhou actually caught the name she had chosen. Maybe this was God's will.

"Yes." Song Yao looked at Song Zizhou, "Brother, the child's full name will be Song Haocheng, and his nickname will be Tiger Boy. He was born prematurely, so a humble name will make it easier to raise him."

"Okay then." Song Zizhou smiled happily, "I'll go tell E Yu."

After saying this, Song Zizhou left.

Song Yao sat at the table, picked up the teapot, and poured herself a cup of tea. She looked at Song Yuanbo and the others and said seriously, "Dad, Mom, Qizhou has been occupied by refugees. Those refugees are extremely vicious. I'm afraid we have to be careful."

Song Yuanbai was shocked, his expression instantly turning grim. "Qizhou City is one of the largest cities in the world. How could such a large city be occupied by those refugees?"

Song Yao said helplessly: "There are too many refugees. The government can't do anything. It probably won't be long before those refugees have to come to Xiongzhou."

Su Zhen said: "In this case, we can only leave as soon as possible."

Song Yao looked at Su Zhen, "There's a city called Hanyang between Xiongzhou and Qizhou. Even if they want to go there, they should go to Hanyang first. We're only staying here for a few days anyway, so we won't run into them."

Su Zhen said in frustration, "The Emperor not only confiscated our Song family, but also Lord Chen, Li Daren, Lord Zhou, and others. The treasury must be overflowing with gold. Why doesn't he find a way to deal with these refugees?"

Song Yuanbo said, "All the gold, silver, and jewelry he seized from the confiscations were used to fight the war. Right now, the Great Dynasty is still at war with two other countries. So, he wouldn't use the money he seized from the confiscations to help refugees, he would only use it for war!"

Song Yao frowned, very unhappy. "What's the point of him just fighting? He doesn't care about what his country has become? He only knows how to fight? With his attitude, he is no different from a tyrant."

Now the Song family has been confiscated and exiled. Seeing Song Yao say that about the emperor, Song Yuanbo did not scold her.

Su Zhen cursed a few times and looked at Song Yuanbo, "If you had known he was such a person, you shouldn't have entered the court to serve as an official!"

"It has already happened, what's the point of saying this?" Song Yuanbai looked at her, not wanting to argue with her, and got up and left.

Song Yao pinched her brows and looked at Su Zhen, "Mom, I'm going to find Song Qing and the others."

"Go ahead." Su Zhen was also a little annoyed.

"Yeah." Song Yao got up, left the inn, and rode out of the city.