Noble Lady

There are always a few nitpickers when it comes to such sensationalism.

"But Miss Xue, your words are nice, but what if we leave and you immediately seal off the city? If you don't give us food, who will we turn to for it?"

Xue Chenyu sneered, "So we charge you for the porridge you eat here every day? We've already driven away all of you here?"

"I can tell you that if the imperial court truly did nothing, every one of you would have starved to death long ago. How could you stand here today and slander the imperial court and the Crown Prince?"

The man who was speaking was trying to force himself on others, but was glared at and scolded by the people around him.

Then I became honest.

Some people were genuinely worried, saying, "But Miss Xue, even if we go back, there's still no water. The fields are dry, and the wells are dry. Without water, even if we have food, it's useless."

Xue Chenyu paused, then turned to ask Yuzhu, "What time is it today?"

Yuzhu said hurriedly, "October 28th."

Xue Chenyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. October 28th is great.

"Go back. It will rain tomorrow at the latest."

When Xue Chenyu said this, everyone was shocked.

Situ Zhen was also stunned.

"Look at the clouds in the sky. Are they different from before?"

Everyone looked up at the sky, "What's the difference?"

“I don’t see any difference.”

"Look again, wasn't the sky cloudless for a long time before? Look at the sky today, aren't there already fish-scale clouds?"

Fish scale pattern?

They looked at it carefully again after hearing what he said. "Yes, the clouds look quite thick, piece by piece. They do look a bit like fish scales."

"Miss Xue is right. There were no clouds in the sky before, so it didn't rain. Now that there are clouds, does that mean it will rain soon?"

"Is it really going to rain?!"

"Great, it's going to rain!"

Everyone saw hope from the clouds in the sky, and the impulse in their hearts was almost unable to be suppressed and was about to burst out of their chests!

"You may not believe me, but you should believe in the celestial phenomena."

"Or you can go home first and come back to see me when it really doesn't rain."

"I won't leave. I'll be here waiting for you."

Situ Zhen and Chen Mingxuan also stepped forward and said, "We won't leave either. We will wait for you here."

Xue Chenyu's words, together with Situ Zhen, the Prince of Cheng, and Chen Mingxuan, the acting county magistrate, are extremely important.

So after hesitating and watching for a while, the hungry people gradually put their minds at ease.

Then they each went back to their current temporary residence to pack up the rags and rags they brought with them and a day's rations, and then cheered and followed their respective mayors and village chiefs home.

In fact, it all comes down to the saying: A home like your own dog is worse than any other.

No matter how good a place is, it is never as comfortable as the place where they grew up. If they were not forced to do so, how could they be willing to abandon the family business accumulated by their ancestors and leave their hometown to escape famine?

Now, Xue Chenyu and Prince Cheng have given them enough confidence, so they naturally no longer hesitate.

Of course, those who have already found a job or have been recruited by the government will not be forced to do so and can do so voluntarily.

Although Xue Chenyu had difficulty walking, she still took a carriage to the city gate.

Chen Mingxuan also brought a group of yamen runners and went to the city gate to support the situation.

"Master Chen, Miss Xue, you don't have to see me off."

"Go back home. Relief grain will be delivered in batches soon. You must have faith in the court and the government!"

"Know it."

The hungry people took the bags they had brought with them and said goodbye to Xue Chenyu and the others reluctantly.

It was not until these people left the city in batches that Xue Chenyu felt relieved.

"Fortunately, there was no riot. With so many people in the city before, I thought the situation could not be controlled." Situ Zhen's voice sounded unexpectedly.

Xue Chenyu was startled and suddenly looked in the direction of the sound.

He then noticed that two riders had appeared behind his carriage. They were Situ Zhen and Fang Rui, the master and servant, who had changed into cloth clothes.

"...Why is the prince so elusive?"

"Miss Xue, you've wronged me. I've always been here, but you just didn't notice."

This made it sound like she was in the wrong.

Xue Chenyu: “…”

Chen Mingxuan now feels that he is close to Du Jingyuan, and naturally stands on Xue Chenyu's side, so he can't stand the cheating behavior of Prince Cheng.

"Shouldn't the prince be staying at the county government office? Why is he out here too?"

"I just came out to take a look." Situ Zhen felt a little guilty.

He couldn't say it, but he came out to chase Xue Chenyu.

Of course, after he finished speaking, he reacted and looked at Chen Mingxuan seriously: It's hard to hit and not to hold back.

Chen Mingxuan unexpectedly met his gaze, and his ears turned red.

Xue Chenyu: “Tsk.”

One is innocent, the other knows everything.

Then she got into the carriage swiftly and said, "Let's go back."

After running back and forth all day, it was already late when we returned to the county government office.

Xue Chenyu was so tired after sitting down that she didn't want to move. She leaned lazily on the couch, as if all her strength had been drained.

"Girl, why don't you go to bed and rest?" Yuzhu advised as she wrung out a warm handkerchief to wipe her face.

"No." Xue Chenyu weakly retorted, "I feel like I'm covered in dust. There's absolutely no way I'm going to lie down on the bed like this."

Yuzhu and Xiahe looked at each other: It is really difficult for the girl to change her habit of cleanliness.

Xue Chenyu rested on the couch for a while. When she had a little strength left, she struggled to get up, wiped her body, changed into clean clothes, and then lay down on the bed.

However, this movement made my feet hurt again.

"hiss……"

"Girl, are you okay?"

She only let out a cry of pain, and Yuzhu and Xiahe hurried forward.

"I don't know. It didn't hurt much before. I guess it's from going back and forth to the city gate. I don't know where I bumped into something. Can you bring me some ointment?"

As Xue Chenyu said this, she saw Xia He quickly lift up her trouser leg and saw a large blood clot on her white and smooth calf, which was even blue.

Coupled with her fair skin, she looked particularly shocking.

"Girl, you're injured so badly, why don't you say a word?" Yuzhu cried, as if she was about to cry.

Xue Chenyu quickly pulled down her trouser legs and said, "It's not a big deal. Everyone is busy at this critical moment, so who has the time to pay attention to whether my leg is bumped or not. Just give me some ointment to apply on it."

"Miss, it was at that time, right?" Yuzhu immediately remembered the scene at the Haicheng branch of Datong Trading Company.

When they arrived, Yao Biaotou and his men were fighting fiercely with the people in the store.

Moreover, the people from the business seem to have the momentum to suppress the others.

The girl then called Xia He and Yu Mei to help.

Unexpectedly, the people in the business were cunning and ambushed her men, taking the opportunity to pounce on her when she sent her men out.

When the girl dodged, she accidentally tripped over the raised tiles in the yard and bumped into the stone lantern in the yard.

She stood up quickly at that time, and Yuzhu never thought that she would be injured so badly.