The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

"Your Highness, if we convert all of this into food, it will take us forever to eat."

The population of the palace is small to begin with, and if that much silver were converted into food, it would probably take several years to feed them.

There was another reason that Lin Ze didn't mention. He felt that given how much the prince cared about Miss Shen, if he got Miss Shen's consent, they might get married one day.

There wasn't much money in the palace's account to begin with, and now all the money had been exchanged for grain. What would they do when the time came to get married?

Although the palace would provide a betrothal gift when a prince got married, when the eldest prince got married, in addition to the betrothal gift from the palace, he also took out a lot of good things to add to the gift, giving enough face to the eldest prince's wife.

The palace is extremely poor. It is impossible that other people's betrothal gifts are all rare treasures, but the prince puts food in the betrothal gifts.

If this is really done, and the betrothal gifts are carried to the Shen Mansion...hiss~the scene is too beautiful, Lin Ze dare not think about it.

Xie Nanyuan had no idea what was going on in Linze's mind. Seeing that Linze was still hesitating, he glanced at him and Linze immediately stood up straight and said, "As you command."

Just as he was about to leave, he heard a voice from above, "This matter needs to be handled privately."

Linze agreed and turned to leave the study.

After the study door was closed again, Xie Nanyuan sat down at the desk, his deep eyes fixed on the results presented by Lin Ze.

Years of friction with the State of Chen have already severely damaged Dai Viet's vitality. Now that a ceasefire has finally been achieved, it has a chance to recuperate. If a disaster really occurs, it will probably make the situation worse.

Although these more than ten old farmers said that there was nothing unusual, there was no need for Shen Qionghua to lie to him. It was a pity that the servants of the Shen family did not see clearly what the old farmer looked like, otherwise they could have asked clearly.

Even if there is a slight possibility of this happening, we must take precautions as early as possible.

But there is nothing unusual at the moment, and it is not a good idea to mention it to the emperor. Even if I do, the emperor will not believe it, and it may put Shen Qionghua in danger.

All the silver in the mansion was exchanged for food. Even if it turned out to be fake, that little bit of food would be sent to the military camp, which probably would not be enough to fill the gaps in the national defense army's supply.

For the next few days, Linze secretly collected grain while following Xie Nanyuan's instructions and keeping a close eye on the situation in the farmland and along the river.

Time flies. After the beginning of spring, the fields were planted with seeds and everything was calm.

Just when Xie Nanyuan thought that he might be overthinking it, it suddenly started to rain lightly in the capital.

It rains a lot in spring, which is not surprising. But it has been raining for four days in a row and there is no sign of it stopping. Xie Nanyuan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

If it weren't for the old farmer that Shen Qionghua mentioned, he might not have been so suspicious. After all, it was not uncommon for it to rain for five days in a row. Although it was rare, it did happen.

But at this moment, looking at the continuous rain outside the window, Xie Nanyuan pursed his lips, and finally left the study and headed towards the gate of the palace.

Linze was taking a nap by the door. He had been running to the fields near the capital every day recently and was very tired.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past him, and a dark figure walked into the rain. Lin Ze quickly picked up the umbrella beside him and chased after him, saying, "Prince, where are you going?"

"Enter the palace!"

Xie Nanyuan strode onto his horse, whipped it, and galloped towards the imperial palace.

Linze was a step late and stamped his feet anxiously behind him.

The prince has just recovered from his illness. How can he get wet in the cold spring rain?

He hurriedly took two straw raincoats from the gatehouse, jumped on his horse and chased after him.

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Tai Chi Hall.

Xie Rong was sitting at his desk reviewing memorials when Li Shunquan walked in with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rui requests an audience."

"Yuan'er? Why is he here at this hour? Let him in quickly." Xie Rong said.

"Yes." Li Shunquan turned around and was about to leave.

"and many more."

"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?" Li Shunquan asked respectfully.

"Prepare a bowl of ginger tea. He has just recovered. Don't let him get sick again." Xie Rong said softly, his words full of concern for Xie Nanyuan.

"Yes." Li Shunquan said with a smile, "The Emperor really cares about His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

"Nonsense, he's my son. If I don't care, who will?" Xie Rong cursed with a smile.

Li Shunquan smiled and retreated. After a while, Xie Nanyuan strode in.

"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father." Xie Nanyuan saluted.

"Stand up and sit down."

"Thank you, Father."

Xie Nanyuan sat down on the chair, and Li Shunquan came in with ginger tea and personally handed it to Xie Nanyuan.

"Your Highness has come here in the rain. This is the ginger tea that the Emperor specially ordered people to prepare for you. Your Highness, please drink it while it's hot to get rid of the cold." Li Shunquan said with a smile.

"Your son thanks the emperor." Xie Nanyuan took it and drank it all in one gulp.

"Tell me, what brings you to the palace?" Xie Rong asked.

He knew his son very well. He would never come to the palace without a reason. If he suddenly came to the palace, something must have happened.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I do have important matters to attend to," said Xie Nanyuan.

"Some time ago, while I was out for a stroll in the suburbs of Beijing, I overheard an old farmer muttering about a strange sight in the fields. I didn't take it seriously at the time."

"But it has been raining continuously these past few days, and I remembered the old farmer's words. I then sent people to check the surrounding river basins, and the water levels are all rising. I'm afraid a disaster is imminent, so I've come to report this to Your Majesty."

Xie Nanyuan concealed Shen Qionghua's involvement in this matter, saying that he heard it himself. He was afraid that if everything really went smoothly, she would be implicated.

As for the rising water level, it was a normal phenomenon caused by rain and did not exceed the warning line. However, Xie Nanyuan just mentioned it briefly without elaborating. Only in this way could he attract the emperor's attention.

He had already thought about it. The imperial court had to reinforce the river embankment every year and send officials to inspect the river before the flood season, so it would be better to move this time forward.

If he was just being overly suspicious, that would certainly be the best outcome. If there really was a disaster, the riverbank could be reinforced in time to reduce damage and prevent it from happening again.

I just don’t know if a disaster really happens, will it be a flood.

Xie Rong was a little nonchalant at first, but when he heard what Xie Nanyuan said, his eyes suddenly darkened.

"Yuan'er, is this true?"

"Of course it's true. How could I joke about this? It's just a pity that I just listened casually at the time and didn't see the old farmer's appearance clearly. When I sent people to look for him again, they found nothing."

After Xie Nanyuan finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

Xie Rong looked at him deeply, and after a while he said, "Li Shunquan!"

"I'm here!" Li Shunquan immediately bowed.

"Xuan Qin Tianjian."

"Yes." Li Shunquan turned and walked out.

A quarter of an hour later, the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory hurried into the hall.

His forehead was covered with sweat and he looked a little panicked. It was obvious that he was caught off guard by this summons.

This is not surprising. For a place like the Imperial Observatory, unless there are any accidents, it would be considered a good thing if the emperor remembers to summon him once a year.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" The chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory bowed respectfully.

"Stand up." Xie Rong's majestic voice sounded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Imperial Astronomical Observatory's chief envoy wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then heard Xie Rong say, "Chief Envoy Wu, I summoned you here to inquire about the Imperial Astronomical Observatory's recent nighttime observations of the celestial phenomena. Have you noticed anything unusual recently?"

Envoy Wu was bewildered for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, there are no unusual signs."