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Zhao Liangchen shook his head. "I don't know the details, but the reason King Liang gave was that your father was an official from the Ministry of Revenue, so he's definitely more familiar with the accounts. He's bound to make no mistakes distributing relief money to the victims. Furthermore, your father is from Chanzhou, so he's definitely more dedicated to serving the people of his hometown, and he's more likely to appease them than any other official."

Su Qin didn't say anything. She was wondering what King Liang's purpose was. Was he going to tamper with the disaster relief money again to get her father into trouble, or was he going to find someone to cause trouble and prevent the disaster relief from going smoothly?

After much thought, neither of these two options is likely. It has been almost three months since the disaster, and winter is about to come. If the victims are not properly settled, a large number of them will freeze to death or starve to death. By then, people will be unable to make a living, and social unrest is bound to occur.

King Liang wanted to usurp the throne, but what he wanted was a country with peace and prosperity, certainly not a country where the people could not survive and rebelled. It would be of no benefit to him if the victims were not properly resettled.

Did he assassinate his father on the way? That was impossible. If he wanted to assassinate him, he could do it any other time. Why did he have to send him to Chanzhou?

Su Qin stopped thinking about it and decided to deal with it as it came. She was not a god who could predict everything.

She asked Zhao Liangchen, "When will my father leave?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Tomorrow, the disaster victims' affairs have been delayed long enough. It will take them a long time to go back. If they delay any further, the weather will be too cold and the victims will get into trouble on the way."

Su Qin held his chin with his hand and thought. Although he didn't know how King Liang would deal with his father, they couldn't be unprepared. But his father had just come out of prison and had nothing. How could he guard against King Liang?

Zhao Liangchen saw that she was thinking about something and did not disturb her, but his eyes involuntarily looked at Su Qin's hand that was supporting her cheek. It was this hand that touched his hand just now. Su Qin was not a person with a particularly fair complexion. It might be because of the sun exposure during the escape, and her hands were not even delicate. She had suffered a lot during the escape, and calluses had formed on her hands. There were also shallow scars on the back of her hands, which should have been caused by the injuries during the flood.

It was this not-so-beautiful hand that made Zhao Liangchen feel inexplicably warm. Although the two hands touched for a short time, the warmth that remained on the back of Zhao Liangchen's hand lasted for a long time.

This was a feeling Zhao Liangchen had never experienced before. He had lost his mother since childhood, especially when his grandmother was still alive. He lived in her courtyard. Although his grandmother protected him and didn't let him die, she was not very close to him. His grandmother never hugged him or held his hand. The only distant contact with women in his mind came from the hand-holding of the wet nurse. However, the wet nurse was not a gentle person. Perhaps she was unwilling to serve a bastard of low status like him. She always had a sullen face and would not care whether he could keep up or not when holding his hand. She would always pull him along, and his arms would hurt from being pulled so much that he had to jog to keep up with the wet nurse. Her hands were covered with calluses, so in his impression, the wet nurse's hands were always painful and stiff.

He had never known that a woman's hands could be so soft and warm. He wanted to reach out and hold Su Qin's hand to see if the warm touch just now was real or just his illusion. Because he was looking too hard, he didn't even notice that Su Qin was looking at him.

Su Qin asked him, "What are you looking at?"

He suddenly came back to his senses and saw Su Qin looking at him. He couldn't help but get nervous again, and his words were a little stammered: "No, nothing, I, I just want to see what you are thinking."

Su Qin saw that he was lying, but she didn't expose him. Instead, she said, "I'm wondering what method Prince Liang will use to deal with my father."

Zhao Liangchen hesitated for a moment and asked, "Should I find a few people to protect Lord Su?"

Su Qin asked curiously, "Do you have someone in your hands?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Originally, there weren't any, but many of the imperial guards executed this time were wrongly accused. I promised to take care of their families. They all come from military families, and naturally the men in their families practice martial arts. It's possible to find a few of them to protect Lord Su."

Su Qin: "Are they reliable?"

Zhao Liangchen nodded. "They are reliable. Like your father, they were all victims of the disaster relief money case. So they share the same enemy as us. Even if it's not for revenge, we should stick together just to ensure the safety of those who survived."

Su Qin was a little surprised. "You identify yourself with us? As far as I know, King Liang is not your enemy. Even if your father used you, you didn't suffer any great loss. Your father took refuge with him. Even if you don't want to, as members of the Zhao family, you should be one."

Zhao Liangchen shook his head and said seriously, "Miss Su, whether you believe it or not, my father and I are not one. King Liang is my enemy, the kind that cannot coexist with us. That's why we are one. You may not believe the rest, but you must believe that I feel it is wrong to harm you and your family."

Su Qin nodded, and regardless of whether she believed it in her heart, she said, "I believe you."

Then she thought for a moment and said, "You don't need several people. Just pick one person. My father has just been released, and no one knows where the servants have gone. He was injured in prison, and his health must be not very good now. There is no one around him who can be of use. Just pick someone smart to run errands for him."

Zhao Liangchen nodded and said, "Okay, there's someone suitable. He's Wu Qian, the younger brother of Wu Bin, the captain of the Forbidden Army, who's in charge of escorting the disaster relief silver. His grandfather was originally the Ningyuan General in the army. Although his position was not high, he was also a brave and skilled warrior. However, because he was too upright, he was never promoted. His father was not good at martial arts, so he didn't join the army, but he and his brother were both good at martial arts.

It's just that Wu Bin, like his grandfather, was a straightforward person. He offended someone and was pushed out to his death this time. Wu Qian is smarter and more tactful than his brother, but he's too young to support a family, so it's a good idea to put him by your father's side to gain some experience."

Su Qin: "Is he willing? It might be dangerous to be around my father."

Zhao Liangchen: "I'll go ask him tomorrow. If he doesn't want to, I'll find someone else."

Su Qin: "Okay, one more thing. Do you remember Wang Er and the Xu family who were with me?"

Zhao Liangchen nodded: "I always hear Zou Tai mention it. What happened to them?"

Su Qin told them why they wanted to stay: "Do you have a way to make them stay?"

Zhao Liangchen frowned slightly: "There is a way, but to apply for white registration, they need to have a fixed address or be guaranteed by someone willing to take them in for work. They cannot be refugees.

It's easy to find a worker's family to act as a guarantor. I can ask a familiar shopkeeper to act as a guarantor, but they need to have a fixed address, such as a rented house. Renting a house in Shangjing City is not cheap. Do they have money?"

Su Qin fell silent. Wang Er had money, but the Xu family lacked money the most. To rent a house here and spend money on food and drink, they would need at least ten taels of silver a year. This was the minimum consumption, not to mention the money Xu Feng would have to spend on medical treatment and medicine. Xu Chunshan had to study and could not go out to work, and Xu Feng was in poor health and could not work either. Madam Xu and Xu Yunguo were two women, and there were not many jobs they could do. They could not support the family by themselves. She could give some money, but given the Xu family's character, they probably would not accept it.

She has already helped the Xu family a lot. If she gives them more money, it would mean that she is supporting the entire Xu family. The Xu family's self-esteem is definitely not willing to be supported by Su Qin, and she is not willing to support the Xu family either.

At first, she just wanted to repay the Xu family for their support along the way. Later, she wanted to invest in the Xu family to give herself an extra support. However, this investment also has a proportion, and she cannot invest too much. She is also afraid that she will whet the Xu family's appetite. That would not be finding an extra backer for herself but an extra burden for herself.