Quickly wear a child, the villain is more favored, who wants the male protagonist?

That night.

In a dilapidated temple where dozens of refugees gathered, a voice suddenly broke everyone's sleep.

"Everyone says the Crown Prince is a rare and virtuous heir apparent. Bullshit! I heard that those grain sellers on South Street and North Street all belong to him! He made a full 400,000 taels of gold from this disaster!"

"Who are you? What nonsense are you talking about? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has taken out all the stored grain in the Crown Prince's Mansion to provide disaster relief!" someone immediately retorted.

"Bullshit!" the speaker said excitedly.

"I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, go to the Prince's Villa on South Street and see for yourself! Every night, boxes and boxes of silver are being carried in! Grain is also being carried out by the stone to be delivered to the shops! If I tell a lie, I'll be struck by lightning!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Who would believe you? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would never do such a thing!"

"If you don't believe it, go and see it now, humph!"

Most people didn't believe it, but some hesitated.

"Just watch it, who's afraid of who? If it's fake, I'll report you to the police tomorrow!"

The man got up, brushed off the dirt on his body and went out, and the others followed him.

......

It was still dark the next day.

The entire Shangjing City was in an uproar.

The streets were filled with articles criticizing the prince.

Those who didn't know what was going on immediately understood what was going on after reading the article, and were all shocked and in disbelief.

The Prince's Mansion and the Prince's Villa were surrounded by refugees, who angrily scolded Prince Qin Yi for making ill-gotten gains and pretending to be virtuous. Seeing that things were not going well, the steward of the Prince's Villa in the southern suburbs ordered the guards to suppress the situation by force, and three refugees were beaten to death.

But this did not suppress the movement, but instead aroused further public anger.

When Qin Yi received the news in the morning, it was already too late. The news had already spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Some people even composed nursery rhymes and sang them among children, satirizing the prince for making money from disasters while pretending to be righteous and moral while distributing meager relief food.

Then, news came from teahouses and taverns.

It was rumored that the Qi family wanted to be loyal ministers and not stand on the side of the prince. This time, the prince rejected General Qi Yi's food at the morning court, resulting in many soldiers on the border being starved to death.

Many of the city's residents had their sons sent to serve as soldiers in the desert frontier, and they burst into tears when they heard the news.

After hearing the news, the students of the Imperial College were all outraged and gathered at the gate of the Dali Temple to request that food be sent to the desert border.

The entrance to Dali Temple was also blocked.

Many scholars sued the prince, saying that he sold grain at exorbitant prices, took advantage of the disaster to buy the children of refugees as slaves for two or three taels of silver, made ill-gotten gains, and killed ordinary people in order to suppress public anger.

The shouting was so deafening that the Dali Temple Minister hid inside and dared not come out.

He held his forehead with his hands and felt a headache. What should he do...

Report to His Majesty? What should he say... Saying the wrong thing could lead to a horrible death.

Shivered.

Don't report? You'll probably die a worse death.

Forget it, report it!

The Dali Temple Minister gritted his teeth, crawled out from the dog hole at the back door, and quickly walked towards the palace.

......

Huo Jin, standing on Zuixian Bridge, looked at the deafening cries of condemnation filling the streets, curled his lips, and lowered his eyes to look at Xia Xizhi, who was pinching his waist and grinning in front of him, his eyes full of doting.

As expected of him, overnight all the support that the sanctimonious Qin Yi had accumulated over the years wasted.

......

At the desert border, Qi Yi was completely bewildered as he looked at the carts of food and supplies.

"Who do you think sent the food?"

Deputy General: "The news from Shangjing was that Xia Xizhi, the concubine of the Minister of Works, had sent the food. Uh, the person who sent the food said that Huo Jin, the second princess of General Huo's mansion, had sent it on the orders of his fiancée, Xia Xizhi..."

"Huo Jin? The famous playboy in Shangjing?" Qi Yi couldn't believe it, his mind full of questions.

"Where did he get so much food? Also, how could he, a playboy who doesn't even listen to his parents, be so obedient and follow the orders of a young lady to send so much food?"

It's really puzzling. Could it be that the food is poisonous?

Qi Yi frowned.

But he hasn't offended Huo Jin, has he?

The deputy general said,

"Yes, it was him. How he got the food and supplies is unknown... But, ahem, according to the people who came to the capital, that Miss Xia is as beautiful as a fairy. Last month, she was Huo Jin's concubine. Huo Jin tearfully begged for her at the palace banquet, and the two will be married soon. It is said that Huo Jin, that little playboy, is really obsessed with Miss Xia, so it is normal for him to listen to her."

"The eldest lady said that Miss Xia Xizhi wanted to bring you some food."

At this point, the deputy general suddenly became very angry.

"By the way, the news also said that the prince rejected the request for food allocation we sent this time! I didn't expect the prince to be so vicious!"

Qi Yi sneered, "No one in the royal family is truly kind. Fortunately, Qinglan was not granted a marriage during this hunting trip. Otherwise, the day Qin Yi ascended to the throne would have been the day the Qi family would have perished."

"Xia Xizhi? I don't think I've even seen her... Why would she deliver food?" Qi Yi frowned, his eyes darkening.

My sister also mentioned this concubine named Xia Xizhi in the letter. The hunting ground was the idea she came up with for my sister... She must be a smart person.

I just don't know what her real purpose is...and who is behind her.

Could it be the Huo family?

Qi Yi's face changed when he thought of Huo Jin. It seemed that his father, General Huo, was forced to death by the emperor.

Could it be that he wants to...

Deputy General: "I don't know about this..."

"However, I've had someone check, and they're all genuine, good grains, and the medicinal herbs are all of medium to high quality, better than what the court provides. They've also been tested, and they're definitely not poisonous."

"General, no matter what her purpose is, she has solved our urgent problem. There is no need to worry about it. Maybe she wants to do you a favor, thinking that it will be useful in the future..."

Qi Yi came back to his senses, looked at the stones of food, was silent for a moment, and nodded.

"After cooking, let the doctor take a look at it first. Make sure it's all right before sending the soldiers to collect it."

"Yes!" The deputy general was suddenly filled with strength.

The soldiers looked at the carts of food, and in an instant they went from being listless to excited.

"Great! Food is here! Food is here! We don't have to starve to death anymore!"

"Wuwuwuwu..... Dad and Mom, it seems that our son can return alive..."

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