Traveling through time and space

"Eunuch Shen, please stop laughing. How can a father allow his daughter to have multiple men? It would be a joke to others."

"What's the big deal? You're a legitimate princess. I heard that the concubines in Shenji are not simple people and can help handle most of the affairs of the court. You should also find a few virtuous wives to help you with things. If you have to do everything yourself, you will be exhausted. In my father's opinion, that Lord Fu is not bad, and your second brother from the Cai family is not bad either."

"No more, no more. Yuanyuan has something else to do. I'll be leaving first. I'll leave tomorrow morning. I still have things to pack. Yuanyuan also wants to go to the Princess's residence to see her mother and have dinner with her. Then she won't enter the palace. I'll teach the children to you. But there's one thing, Father. You can't spoil them too much. You must teach them what they need to learn."

"Alright, go now, go now. Father has raised so many of you, and you still need to teach him how to raise children?" The father paused, looked at Gu Yuanyuan, and confirmed that Gu Yuanyuan was not raised by him. "Just go now, and don't tell the children, lest they cry again." The father waved his hand in annoyance. Gu Yuanyuan knew that he was pretending. Thinking about it, she didn't say goodbye to the children, lest they be reluctant. Gu Yuanyuan stood up, bowed deeply to the father, took two steps forward, and whispered in the father's ear, "Yuanyuan will let them come back every two or three days."

The emperor nodded and waved his hand. Gu Yuanyuan looked at her brothers and sisters in the room and nodded, then walked out of the palace, shaking her head. Her father asked her to leave, perhaps because he had other things to do. When she arrived at the Princess's Mansion, she understood the reason. Her brothers were all trying to please the emperor, and even the Princess's mother was troubled by them. How could they let go of her, the emperor's favorite sister? When she was leaving, there were two more people in Gu Yuanyuan's team going to the fiefdom, the Princess's mother and the eldest brother of the Wei family. Her mother said she also wanted to go out for a walk, and seeing her dilemma, she made up her mind. , and Gu Yuanyuan nodded. In fact, she had known some of her affairs for a long time and had always understood her. No matter what, let her decide for herself. Gu Yuanyuan returned to the Princess Mansion and asked Dongmei to pack up. Without the children around, she went to the space to have a good sleep, packed up again, and left the space before dawn. She returned to the room and gathered the housekeeper and others in the mansion, gave a few instructions, and listened to the sound. It was already light outside. Gu Yuanyuan got up and someone came to help her get dressed. This time she didn't bring too many things, anyway, she had enough in her space. Similarly, Gu Yuanyuan asked Xiao Maozi and Hua Yi to pack in advance. With the eldest princess mother accompanying her, they had to eat and drink well along the way. They had to sleep in the open air and travel day and night. With so many people, it wasn't so boring. Gu Yuanyuan really couldn't help but asked her own question, "Mom, why don't you just marry Lord Du? That way you will have a companion when you are old."

"How do you know this?" The mother sitting next to her asked Gu Yuanyuan in surprise.

Gu Yuanyuan couldn't say that she could read minds, so she could only push the blame onto Zhao Zimo. "A long time ago, the prince told Yuanyuan that he discovered this while investigating other things. Don't worry, mother, he has never told anyone else about it." Gu Yuanyuan saw the look in her mother's eyes and said, "Don't worry, mother, Yuanyuan has not told big brother about it either."

"Oh," mother sighed, "I will tell him myself as soon as possible, you should also persuade him and take care of him more often in the future." As she spoke, Gu Yuanyuan nodded. Through this trip to Chenji, she also got to know these young people. This eldest brother was a very well-behaved person. He would not flatter, but he was a loyal person. She needed such people around her. Gu Yuanyuan also asked about the third girl of the Song family. She had heard before that she had taken a fancy to the third girl of the Song family as her eldest daughter-in-law. Mother shook her head. That matter was over. That person was not a good person. It was just that the eldest brother had to find a new wife again. He did not bring the children with him, and because Gu Yuanyuan was thinking about the disaster, a few days later, everyone arrived in the territory of the fiefdom. Gu Yuanyuan also got the news from Hua Yi. Du Heng was the prefect of Luxiaopingzhou, so Gu Yuanyuan chose Luxiaopingzhou as the first stop of this trip. Naturally, Du Heng had already received the news and went out of the city to greet him. Sure enough, it didn't take long before he heard the voice of greetings.

"Your servant Du Heng pays homage to the legitimate princess and the eldest princess." Upon hearing the voice, the carriage stopped and the people in the carriage lifted the curtain.

"Master Du, please don't be polite. Let's go to the government office to talk."

Everyone returned to the government office, where many people were still waiting. "Greetings to the legitimate princess and the eldest princess." Everyone stepped forward to salute, and the common people followed suit and knelt down.

"No need to formalize, everyone." Gu Yuanyuan and the eldest princess' mother got out of the car together. Gu Yuanyuan stepped forward, raised her hand, and asked everyone to stand up.

"Princess, Princess, please come in." Lord Du stepped forward to clear the way, and everyone made way for him. Gu Yuanyuan had not expected that Du Heng would make such a big fuss.

"Master Du, why is it so costly and laborious? In the middle of winter, do you need so many people to welcome us?" asked Gu Yuanyuan, who was sitting down.

"Princess, please forgive me." Du Heng knelt down. Everyone knelt down when they saw him kneeling. Gu Yuanyuan raised her hand and asked him to stand up and speak. "It's New Year's Eve. Everyone is out shopping. They might have run into each other. Naturally, we have to greet the Princess and the Eldest Princess."

"Master Du," Gu Yuanyuan smiled, but she didn't believe it. It was such a coincidence. "I'm afraid everyone's having a hard time this year." Looking at the sea of ​​people, "Du Heng, with so many people here, are they all the heads of the various county offices in Luxiaoping Prefecture?"

"Yes, Princess, these are the county magistrate and county magistrate under the jurisdiction of Duluxiaoping Prefecture."

"Du Heng, I came here without making any fanfare. How come so many people know my whereabouts?"

"Princess, I am guilty of a capital crime. There was a disaster in my jurisdiction. I received the notice while I was investigating. I accidentally leaked the information that the princess was coming to the fiefdom. They all came to welcome the princess and the eldest princess.

"Mom, go and rest first. Since everyone is here, Yuanyuan wants to talk to them." Gu Yuanyuan knew that her mother was a little tired, so she settled her down first.

"Mother, your son will go with you to rest." Gu Yuanyuan nodded to her mother, and after watching the people arranged by Du Heng take her mother and her group away, she said, "Du Heng, find a place for me to have a good talk with you. There will definitely not be enough space for all these people to sit down. How about this, let the person in charge from each county government office today be a representative." Gu Yuanyuan followed Du Heng to the lobby of the government office. Seeing this, Gu Yuanyuan couldn't help laughing. The room was full of neatly arranged chairs, three on each side, and the middle was empty.

"Princess, please forgive me. Everyone wants to see you. This is the largest place in the entire government office."

"It's alright, Shao Cun Yuhan. From now on, during formal meetings, you will be responsible for recording the main points of the meeting beside me and organizing the records for safekeeping. Du Heng, you should also send a clerk. He will accompany me on this trip and be responsible for recording."

"Yes, princess."

Soon Du Heng brought someone over, a middle-aged man in his thirties, and said, "My humble clerk, Tao Xibin, greets the legitimate princess."

Gu Yuanyuan nodded, "Master Du, don't you have a cup of hot tea?" Gu Yuanyuan asked. In fact, she was a little unhappy about the appearance of so many people. She was really tired after running all the way. She wanted to have a good rest, but now people are waiting at your door. How dare you rest? Xiao Maozi quickly took the tea brought to her. Gu Yuanyuan nodded and looked at the people below who were all seated. "Everyone, we can start. Who will speak first? Tell us all your demands, otherwise it will be unfair in this cold weather." Thinking of this, Gu Yuanyuan relaxed her expression.

"Your humble servant, Sun Shinan of Huaiyang, greets the princess."

"I am Bai Wenqun of Suixi, and I greet the princess."

"Your humble servant Tu Dang, Xu Caichun, greets the princess."

"Let's all stand up and talk. Huaiyang, Suixi, Tudang, are these places of exile?" Gu Yuanyuan had some impression.

"Princess, these three places are our exile places in the northwest of Qingyang. There are fifteen counties in Luxiaopingzhou, and our three places occupy half of the entire Luxiaopingzhou. This is also the largest exile place in Qingyang."

"Lord Sun, please focus on the key points," someone said in a low voice, pointing to the sitting adult.

"Princess, this past year, our place of exile has been anything but peaceful. We've experienced floods, fires, droughts, and even snow. Although the imperial court has distributed relief grain, it's not enough to last a month. The three of us are extremely worried. If we can't keep up the pace, we're afraid there will be unrest, or even worse, riots."

"Lord Sun, are you exaggerating?" Gu Yuanyuan stopped Du Heng and motioned him to continue.

"Princess, Lord Du, I'm not exaggerating. The inhabitants of the exile camp are all heinous criminals, and there are so many officers and soldiers who need to be fed."

"Master Sun, Master Bai, Master Xu, have you not tried anything to save yourselves? Or are you just waiting with your mouths open for help from the court?"

"Princess, the terrain of these three places is somewhat unique. It's mostly hilly, with not much flat land. The villagers only grow enough to make ends meet each year, and those in the exile camp don't even have enough to eat every year. This year is even more difficult."

"Is it a problem of geographical location, or is it because these refugees are lazy that there is not enough food in the camp?" Gu Yuanyuan asked.

"Both," the white gentleman replied, "no matter how hard they try, they can't survive without God's will."

"Three adults, please tell me what you want?"

"Princess, I request three months' worth of food," the three of them knelt again and said in unison. Gu Yuanyuan sat down helplessly, her ultimate goal finally revealed.

"Du Heng, hasn't the imperial court's plan to promote grain and vegetable planting reached Luxiaoping Prefecture yet? It's been almost a year."

"To answer the princess, we haven't gotten here yet." Du Heng said with embarrassment.

"Tell the truth." Gu Yuanyuan was impatient.

"The princess's fiefdom is too large. Even though there are several groups coming out at the same time, when can they come out?"