The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

She knew she had indeed caused them a lot of trouble, but she was, after all, a modern person and could always offer some help.

Xia Tongsheng looked at the opposite bank of the river, watching Min You'an gradually disappear from her sight, and turned to leave.

I was surprised to see the panic in Prefect Song's eyes. "Is Prefect Song feeling unwell?"

Prefect Song immediately composed himself, "No, it's just that seeing so many innocent people lose their lives makes me a little sad!"

Xia Tongsheng scoffed inwardly, "I don't believe your nonsense!"

"The Prefect truly loves his people like his own children!" Xia Tongsheng deliberately emphasized the words "loves his people like his own children".

Prefect Song gave an awkward smile.

“Wu Che, let’s look around,” she glanced at Prefect Song, “Your Excellency doesn’t need to come along!”

Guided by the noble ideals of "self-reliance and hard work," Xia Tongsheng, accompanied by Wu Che, walked along the riverbank and surveyed the surrounding area, secretly memorizing the terrain.

After she finished looking around, she stayed where she was and waited for Min Youan.

On the other side of the river, Min You'an and Cang Jue continued their search, hoping to find some useful clues.

Cang Jue noticed a defensive fortification not far away, quickly went over and pinched the sandbag in front of him.

Just then, Min Youan came up behind him and reached out his hand in front of Min Youan's eyes.

Min Youan frowned, his gaze suddenly turning cold. "Hmph! These people are really audacious!"

Cang Jue brushed the sand off his hands. "Judging from the extent of the damage to the sandbags, it's obvious that they were filled with mud, not sand at all! They embezzled all the disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court, so how could they possibly have the money to buy sandbags!"

Min Youan said coldly, "So that's their excuse for using mud bags to impersonate sandbags?"

Cang Jue sneered, "Although using mud bags to impersonate sandbags may not look any different on the surface, they overlooked the fact that mud turns into muddy water when it comes into contact with water and is carried away by the flood, while sandbags almost never do that! Presumably, these sandbags are upstream and quite far away, so they haven't had time to dispose of them yet."

Min Youan said in a deep voice, "Find a few people to take these pieces of evidence back and keep them safe!"

"Yes!" Cang Jue gestured to the people behind him to carry the sandbags back.

Min Youan and Cang Jue looked around again.

As it grew dark and Min Youan still hadn't returned, Xia Tongsheng became worried. Upstream was a dense forest, teeming with wild animals, so even with the best martial arts skills, the danger was still immense.

Not long after, Wu Che pointed to a spot by the river and announced, "The Prince is back!"

Xia Tongsheng turned her head and saw a white figure on the opposite bank of the river. She immediately ran to the riverbank and greeted him with great enthusiasm.

Min Youan skimmed across the river like a dragonfly, his toes barely touching the surface. It was the first time Xia Tongsheng had seen him use his lightness skill from the front; he had his back to her when he passed by, so she hadn't noticed his face at all.

Now she noticed his face and was completely mesmerized. He was so beautiful, not handsome!

However, she didn't forget that she was now a "man" and couldn't act too infatuated, so she forcefully suppressed the large amount of estrogen released in her body!

Min Youan noticed Xia Tongsheng was too close to the riverbank, flew to her and landed, then quickly picked her up and fled from the riverbank.

Wu Che and his guards were stunned once again. Their prince was openly embracing a man?

And in front of so many people!

The rumors that the prince had homosexual tendencies have now come true!

"Your Highness, how was it?" Xia Tongsheng was extremely eager to know their haul.

Min Youan released her waist and said indifferently, "It's nothing!"

Looking at his arrogant, cocky, and utterly irritating demeanor, Xia Tongsheng couldn't help but think to herself, "If you don't want to talk, then don't. Nobody's forcing you!"

That day, they were all inspecting the flood-stricken areas. Xia Tongsheng was so exhausted that she was barely recognizable, while Min Youan remained upright. So there are still differences between people!

For example, him and her!

Xia Tongsheng was too tired to take a shower, so she just washed her feet and went to sleep. She was exhausted after the day.

Min You'an returned to his room and, with his back to Cang Jue, instructed, "Go and call Gao Wei here!"

"Yes!"

Gao Wei arrived shortly after. Min You'an had already taken off his stained white robes and changed into a black robe, which made him look even more handsome and aloof. "Go back to sleep. Get some sleep first. Let Gao Wei keep me company!"

"Your Highness, I can still hold on! Besides, you haven't rested yet!"

"Hmm," Min Yoo-an tacitly approved of him following along.

He looked at something and said to Gaowei, "Gaowei, take me to the flood-stricken area again!"

Cang Jue was puzzled. "Didn't the Prince already go? Why is he going again?"

"Didn't you notice that the prefect deliberately led us on a detour this morning? So we'll take another look tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Gao Wei was moved by the prince's uprightness and concern for the people. "Your Highness, I will serve you with my life."

Cang Jue immediately corrected him, "Serving is fine, but risking your life is not! The word 'death' is a taboo word in the military."

Min Youan stared at Gao Wei, "Where's the rice you brought?"

"The rice is with one of my brothers, who is guarding it with several hundred men. It should be fine."

Min Youan was relieved. "Okay, let's go!"

The three of them, traveling light, quickly made their way to their destination. The place was no different from the daytime, except that Gao Wei was a local and knew the basic situation better, so he took them around several of the hardest-hit areas.

"Do you see anything?"

Cang Jue shook his head, "No!"

Gao Wei hesitated before speaking, "Your Highness, I have actually investigated this in private. Every one of the court's disaster relief methods is reasonable, but I don't know why, the relief efforts are always ineffective. I can't figure it out either."

Cang Jue whistled, "It's simple, just use a feint to attack while secretly advancing!"

"What do you mean?" Gao Wei asked, puzzled.

"So all the measures were taken, but every single one of them was adulterated. Take rice, for example. Your prefect also distributed porridge, but according to the imperial law, porridge distribution should be carried out for a month, but your prefect only distributed it for a week, and it was just plain water porridge!"

"In other words," Cang Jue added, "your prefect embezzled the remaining rice!"

A sharp glint suddenly flashed in Min You'an's eyes. "Gao Wei, take me to the granary in the prefecture."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The three then went to the state granary. When they entered, they were all stunned. There wasn't a single grain of rice in the granary; it was full of meat.

Cute little mouse!

It really proves the saying, "Mice love rice!" Even after all the rice is gone, these mice are still reluctant to leave!

Gao Wei shuddered at the sight of the black creatures, but dared not show it in front of Min You'an, and could only grit his teeth and go inside. He found a corner with fewer rats and stayed there.

By this time, the state granary had been completely overrun by rats. Min You'an glanced around and sneered, "They really played a good game!"