A kiss, and I'll live another day; they begged me not to go crazy.

Su Aige slowly sat up.

Upon closer inspection after lighting the lamp, it turned out to be Guo Si!

She immediately became furious and said irritably:

"In the middle of the night,"

"You're just standing there silently by my bedside, trying to scare me to death!"

......

Guo Si, dressed in all black, looked serious and lowered his voice as he spoke:

"I just found out some important information."

Seeing this, Su Aige suppressed her anger and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

......

Guo Si took a deep breath and continued:

"The issue of disaster relief grain is probably far more complicated than we imagine."

Su Aige rolled her eyes and muttered to herself: Isn't this obvious?

Everyone knows this is no simple matter.

But he still replied verbally:

"Hmm...then what?"

......

Guo Si seemed completely oblivious to Su Aige's speechless expression.

continued:

According to the county magistrate, he had never received any grain from the imperial court.

The relief grain outside the city was obtained by him through various means from wealthy households in the city.

This situation is exactly the same as what we heard before.

......

Hearing this, Su Aige frowned deeply and muttered to herself:

"It seems something is really wrong..."

"Where did the imperial court's grain go?" Su Aige frowned.

......

"I understand. You can go back and rest now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the other person's gaze fixed on her.

The candlelight was dim, but she seemed to see the other person's eyes shining brightly as they looked at her.

They could also clearly hear the other person's increasingly heavy breathing.

......

Looking down, I realized that I hadn't noticed when I sat up, and my front had been accidentally exposed.

In the candlelight,

Her skin and jet-black hair intertwined, making her skin appear even whiter and more like snow.

......

Su Aige rolled her eyes and pulled the blanket over herself.

After Guo Si left, turning back every few steps, he murmured:

"This prop is really effective!"

......

The next day, she immediately told Sun Shan the news.

After discussing it with him...

They decided to immediately set off for Hezhou to further investigate the matter.

......

Before leaving, they went to say goodbye to the county magistrate.

A barely perceptible look of relief appeared on the magistrate's face.

But he still insisted confidently,

They will definitely distribute all the grain they received from the wealthy households to the disaster-stricken people.

......

Ignoring the suspicious looks from the crowd, the magistrate continued to explain:

"I left this batch of grain outside the city intending to leave it for the people, hehe..."

However, his voice gradually lowered as he caught sight of Su Aige's disgruntled gaze.

After a brief pause, the magistrate quickly continued:

"Please rest assured, Lord Su."

This grain will certainly be distributed fairly to every person, according to the standard of not deducting a single bushel!

......

Seeing this, Su Aige pondered for a moment,

He then arranged for ten strong and capable soldiers to stay in place and supervise the county magistrate in distributing the grain.

With these ten men watching over him, the cowardly magistrate would certainly not dare to try anything to deceive him.

Afterwards, she and the rest of the group hurriedly embarked on their journey to Hezhou.

......

After a long journey, before even reaching Hezhou, they passed through the next county town.

Unlike the previous county town, there was no phenomenon of people being driven away here.

Although there are occasional refugees,

However, the overall scene is vibrant and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

......

Just as everyone was nodding in agreement, something unexpected happened.

A rich young man, dressed in fine clothes and with a handsome face, was holding a small amount of silver, attempting to buy a beautiful young woman.

The girl's parents were in tears, though their hearts were filled with reluctance.

But in order to ensure her child could have a proper meal, she ultimately hardened her heart and sold her daughter to this wealthy young man.

Such things are permitted in this era, and are even more common now that the drought has subsided.

No one cared.

......

As night fell, Su Aige and the others finally found an inn to stay in.

After finishing her meal, exhausted, she returned to her room to rest.

To his surprise, he found the girl who had been sold during the day was now huddled up next to his door.

......

In the dim light, one could see the fear and pleading in the girl's eyes.

Upon seeing Su Aige, the girl seemed to grasp at a last straw.

He hurriedly crawled forward on his knees and tightly hugged Su Aige's legs, pleading through sobs:

"My lord, please take me in! I truly do not wish to submit to that man..."

......

Su Aige raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at the woman in front of her with a half-smile, and said:

"Oh, so you're unwilling to give yourself to him, but you've come to me instead?"

Do you really think I'm any better than him?

As soon as she finished speaking, she reached out and gently touched the other person's delicate face.

Just as she expected, this action made the woman involuntarily flinch.

......

Seeing this, Sun Shan, who was standing to the side, immediately looked somewhat displeased.

He glared at Su Aige, seemingly disapproving of her frivolous behavior.

However, unlike Sun Shan, Wang Er did not show much reaction to this and remained standing there calmly.

As for Guo Si, he looked at Su Aige with a doting expression, as if whatever she did was right.

......

In fact, Su Aige had already noticed the girl's unusual nature during the day.

Other women, when faced with the prospect of prostitution, would often be terrified and tremble with fear.

But this girl was not like that.

At that time, she not only secretly sized up the buyer without any fear,

It even revealed a critical look in its eyes.

Looking back now

Presumably, the girl somehow discovered that their group's wealth far exceeded that of the buyer!

......

Thinking of this, Su Aige's expression became even more serious.

She stared intently at the woman before her:

"Since you are unwilling, you should not have agreed to the other party during the day."

But you, not only did you accept their money, you actually have the nerve to come looking for us!

......

Su Aige acted as if she hadn't seen the girl's delicate and fragile eyes.

Have you thought about what consequences this will have on your parents?

If I really take you away, and the buyer can't find you,

Do you think your parents are capable of shouldering this responsibility?

......

Upon hearing these words, the girl's already pale face became even more bloodless.

His lips trembled slightly as he tried to explain, but in the end, he could only manage to utter one word:

"I……"