The princess ran away again

"Hey, drink the medicine."

Chu Zhao's eyes were shining like stars, and she softened her voice, as if coaxing an awkward child.Ning Yuyao opened her mouth blankly, and only took a sip, her pretty face suddenly wrinkled into a ball, she had to exert all her strength to not spit out the bitter medicine.She also didn't want to be seen clearly by Chu Zhao. After swallowing the bitter medicine in her mouth, she took the medicine bowl in her hand and drank it with her head up in a gulp.

Coughing sounded in the room, Ning Yuyao covered her lips, choking tears.

There was a faint smile on Chu Zhao's face, and she pouted her lips again and whispered, "Princess, please go lie down on the couch."

Ning Yuyao became vigilant all of a sudden, stared at Chu Zhao and said, "What are you going to do?"

Chu Zhao sighed, and took out a small jade bottle from his sleeve.If the injury on her body is to heal quickly, she must take it internally and externally. Although the ointment in her hand is not as good as the one in the palace, it is also obtained from Li Mengyang. How many.Her gaze fell on Ning Yuyao's wrist. After taking a bath, she was only wearing a snow-white tunic. Because of the movement just now, a part of her wrist was exposed.As the saying goes, the wrists are covered with frost and snow, but there are some blue marks dotted on them, which is really a disservice to the scenery.

Ning Yuyao tugged on her sleeves to cover her wrists.She bit her lower lip, her complexion covered with a faint crimson color.She suddenly heard the scene of giving medicine to Chu Zhao at the strange doctor's place, and now it was her turn, she felt weird and shy no matter how she thought about it. "I'll do it myself." The voice was as thin as a gnat, and Ning Yuyao reached out to grab the medicine bottle in Chu Zhao's hand.

Chu Zhao smiled lightly, and replied, "Where's your back? Can you reach it?" Her eyes were clean and clear, like glazed brilliance.Being held tightly by her, Ning Yuyao shrank her body unconsciously. After a long time, a soft "hmm" sounded in the silent room.She seldom goes out of the palace, let alone travel far away from the capital. Together with Chu Zhao, she has to take care of most things.Putting aside the inexplicable shackles of marriage, Chu Zhao is an excellent person, how can he be as unbearable as the rumors in Chang'an City?What if Chu Zhao was a man?Ning Yuyao's heart trembled, she expelled her own thoughts from her mind, she felt that she was different from others, she had expectations, and what she wanted was the beautiful thing in the book , There is the magic of gambling books and splashing tea, rather than the virtual courtesy of respecting each other as guests.

There was a faint scent of incense on the quilt on the couch, and most of the clothes were stripped off, revealing a back like cream.Ning Yuyao lay on her stomach, covering her eyes, but after a while, she couldn't help turning around to look at Chu Zhao secretly.They looked at each other, and there was a lively smile in that person's eyes, while she turned her head suddenly because of shyness, and set her eyes on the light smoke curling up from the Baoya stove.I don't know if it was the coolness of Chu Zhao's fingertips or the coolness of the ointment that slid on the back, Ning Yuyao trembled, and her face turned even more blushing.

"Princess, you can do the rest yourself." Chu Zhao, who had been holding his breath all the time, let out a long sigh of relief when his fingers brushed the perfect waistline.There was already fine sweat on her forehead, and her heart was beating wildly, as if stepping on a drumbeat.Looking past the bruise, her expression darkened, but soon returned to calm.She got up and took a few steps, and finally stood by the window with her hands behind her back, and changed the subject, "Let's go to Ping'an County in two days."

Ning Yuyao was still a little dazed in her mind, and when she heard Chu Zhao's words, she just nodded and said "OK".

Ping'an County is not too far from Pingchen County, about half a day's journey.When the people in the carriage opened the curtains, they saw people wandering around, skinny and sallow, and some people were digging old tree roots.Longevity King Ning Lian came here to deal with the flood, the flood has receded, but he doesn't care about the rest, he hastily returned to Beijing to be his Prince of Freedom.The carriage moved forward for a while before being stopped by someone.A white-haired old man led dozens of people to stand in front of them.Ning Yuyao thought they were here to beg, so she gave Chu Zhao a wink, asking her to hand over the money.

Chu Zhao got out of the carriage, and she changed into a man's attire, and she was as graceful as a beautiful jade.Before she could ask, the old man said: "Master, are you going to Ping'an County? Don't go any further, it has already been destroyed. Now the county is plagued by epidemics, and the living people are running out."

Chu Zhao frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Where's the magistrate of Ping'an County?"

The old man sighed, with a bitter smile on his face, he replied: "I have fled long ago, and now the yamen is empty."

A young man behind the old man said angrily: "Yes, yes, he took away the disaster relief money and left without caring about the lives of our common people!" After a pause, the young man said again, "Isn't this the most hateful thing! Our free warehouse has also been taken over by rich people, raising the price of food, trying to starve us poor people to death!"

Chu Zhao asked again: "Where's the free warehouse in Ping'an County?" Every autumn harvest, the people in each county and county would donate less than one stone of grain according to the poverty gap to prepare for the unlucky year.The location of Yicang is the highest point in the county, even if there is a flood, it cannot be submerged.In today's Ping'an County, it is time to open a warehouse.

When the old man heard Chu Zhao's question, he was even more indignant. "When the food was handed over, it was said that it was for our own good, but when it was really needed? He even opened a warehouse! The righteous warehouse has long been occupied by people in the government, who sold it at a high price, and we starved to death on the street. He is good, earning a lot of money. Bowl."

Ning Yuyao, who was in the carriage, also heard the old man's words, she jumped out of the curtain suddenly, and shouted: "It's unreasonable!"

Chu Zhao asked again: "Old man, where are you going?"

The old man smiled wryly and said, "Let's see if the surrounding counties are willing to accept refugees like us." He sighed while sticking to his crutches, and led a group of sallow and emaciated people along the official road to the front.

Ning Yuyao returned to the carriage, but the anger on her face hadn't dissipated. She stared at Chu Zhao tightly, and replied after a while: "Let's go back to Chang'an, and read a book in front of the emperor! These fish and meat people escaped without permission. What is an official?"

Chu Zhao shook his head, and sighed, "Don't you know about the flood relief?"

Ning Yuyao frowned, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Chu Zhao whispered, "I'm afraid the people below are doing the tricks. If they don't get rid of it, no matter how much silver they distribute, it's just filling the pockets of those moths." Looking at Ning Yuyao, he said, "This is the token of the emperor, and I actually left Chang'an for such things."

Ning Yuyao's expression was a bit complicated, and she breathed a sigh of relief after a while, and said to the driver outside: "Go back to Pingchen." Ping'an County has been reduced to such a degree, and the county guard is more or less responsible.Pingchen County is the seat of Pingchen County, so it is also a way to go to the county magistrate to let him come forward to solve such matters.

By the time the carriage rushed back to Pingchen, it was already sunset.The scene at the gate of the city is a little different from the previous scene. There is a long queue, as if they are testing something.As for the refugees from other places, they were all pushed aside by soldiers in armor.Chu Zhao and the others got out of the carriage and inquired about the situation. It turned out that they had heard about the epidemic in Ping'an County.

"Get out of the way!" Seeing a group of people crowded there, the soldiers immediately yelled a few times impatiently, and waved the halberd in their hands to force them back.Ning Yuyao also took a step back, her brows stood on end, and she said angrily, "Presumptuous! You—" Chu Zhao covered her lips before she finished speaking.Chu Zhao shook his head, pulled her aside, and whispered, "Princess, don't be impulsive. There is no benefit in revealing your identity at this time." Who knows what those people are hiding?

"But—" Ning Yuyao frowned, and wanted to say something, but kept silent under Chu Zhao's solemn gaze. "Wait here for a while." Chu Zhao ordered, straightened the folds of his robe, and walked towards the officer in front.

The officer originally had an impatient expression on his face, but when his hand got cold and he looked down at a touch of gold, his expression softened a lot.While pretending to shout, he led Chu Zhao to the side. "It's like this, my lord, my two brothers went out to do business, and the documents were taken away by the hateful thieves on the way. I wonder if the lord can be accommodating and let my two brothers go home." The officer put a piece of silver in his hand.The officer understood, nodded, and sneered in a low voice, "You're a sensible boy!" Walking back to the center of the city gate, he waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately let Chu Zhao go.The soldiers below were already familiar with such things.

Once in the city, Ning Yuyao couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Did you give him money?"

Chu Zhao nodded, and said with a cold snort, "Money can make ghosts grind."

Ning Yuyao stomped her feet and snorted, "This kind of behavior of yours is fueling their arrogance! Allow them to act like this! I don't understand why you can't just give them—"

Putting his middle finger against his lips, Chu Zhao let out a "shh", and then sighed, "When the water is clear, there will be no fish. You are still too young." I am afraid that some wicked people will not get in, and threats and temptations will not work.This soldier is just greedy for petty gain, but what about the one above?Thinking of this, Chu Zhao squinted his eyes with a cold expression.

Ning Yuyao laughed angrily when she heard this, she gave Chu Zhao a sideways look, and hummed, "It sounds like you are so old."

Chu Zhao looked at Ning Yuyao, his eyes moved up and down, and after a while, he made a mouth shape: "The minister is not as good as the princess."

Ning Yuyao was stunned for a moment, and after a while, she understood, her complexion suddenly turned red, she raised her fist and knocked on Chu Zhao's shoulder, and when she looked up, she saw the man bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, with a high spirit and a wanton smile , was dazzled for a while.