"No, this is perfect." The Crown Prince looked at Fang Ruotang with approval.

Fang Ruotang said with a smile, "It's actually quite simple. It's a good thing my grandfather didn't believe me. He even asked me to give him a lot of instructions last night."

The Crown Prince, with his gentle expression, went along with her words.

"Is that so? The Prime Minister doesn't trust you at all. I'll talk to him about it later."

"No way! He's my grandfather! How can you talk about him like that!"

The crown prince couldn't help but chuckle, "He's criticizing you, so can't I even help you?"

"Of course! He's my grandfather. It's only right that he says so, but you can't say that to him. Do you want to bully him? He's so old. Don't you feel guilty for bullying him?"

Crown Prince: ...

"Prime Minister Fang doesn't look old at all now."

After all, he looks no different from him, except that his eyes look more composed than those of a normal age.

"That's true."

Fang Ruotang blinked, somewhat agreeing.

Not to mention the Crown Prince couldn't tell, even she couldn't tell. She didn't notice it when they called her that normally, but now that the Crown Prince had pointed it out, she felt a little awkward, mainly because her grandparents were too young.

During the conversation, we descended from the Star-Picking Tower.

A large crowd of people knelt in the open space in front of the building, reluctant to leave for a long time.

"Should I go out and see them?" Fang Ruotang asked tentatively.

"You want to go out and see them?" The Crown Prince saw through Fang Ruotang's intention.

Fang Ruotang shook her head. "If you say it's better for me to remain mysterious, then let me remain mysterious! I just feel like they really need me. After all, they must be very scared right now, and I'm their pillar of support."

"Yes!" the crown prince agreed.

That's why he sent Fang Ruotang to the Star-Picking Tower to appease the people.

Otherwise, if you live in constant fear and anxiety, something bad will eventually happen.

"It's alright, you don't need to get too close. If you want to say a few words, go ahead and say them!" The Crown Prince understood Fang Ruotang's personality. Seeing so many people kneeling here just to see her, she certainly couldn't turn a blind eye.

"Won't it have any impact?" Fang Ruotang was pleasantly surprised, but also hesitant.

"No, I'll go with you."

"OK!"

The two walked out hand in hand.

The people kneeling in front saw Fang Ruotang at a glance and immediately shouted, "It's the Imperial Preceptor! It's the Imperial Preceptor! The Imperial Preceptor has come out!"

A circle of guards stood in front of the people to maintain order.

Furthermore, given the vast estrangement between the common people and those in power, they knelt on the ground, staring at Fang Ruotang as if she were a god, but no one dared to rush forward.

"Get up, all of you!"

Fang Ruotang waved his hand, but the people did not listen. They remained kneeling on the ground, calling out "Grand Preceptor, Grand Preceptor" repeatedly, as if they were possessed.

Fang Ruotang frowned, feeling even crazier than before.

"Your Excellency, will I live to grow up?"

Suddenly, a little girl of seven or eight years old shouted something. As soon as she finished speaking, her mother covered her mouth and kept kowtowing and admitting her mistake.

Fang Ruotang raised her hand and said with a smile, "Yes! Everyone will live well. We will not abandon any civilian. I believe the people around the capital have seen the measures taken by the court over the past year. We have been actively preparing to ensure that the court has the ability to deal with natural disasters at any time."

"So don't panic, and don't spread rumors. Just live your lives well. Even if the imperial court and I are ultimately powerless to resist the foreign demons, we should still live our lives well now. Every day we live a good life is a day more comfortable for us, instead of being afraid of things that may not happen in the future, right?"

"Yes! The Grand Preceptor is right!" the people echoed.

If there is one, there will be another.

"We will listen to the Grand Preceptor and live our lives well."

"Yes!"

"Your Excellency, I want to report this."

"Um?"

Among the various sounds, Fang Ruotang suddenly heard a different one.

“The yard next to my house used to be empty, but a family moved in recently. They spread rumors about the end of the world and said that the Grand Preceptor would eventually leave this world with the powerful and wealthy, leaving us ordinary people to die miserably here.”

Fang Ruotang frowned.

"Is this true? Step forward and tell them."

The man was in his early twenties, tall and strong, with great strength, and spoke clearly.

“I’m a thug at the casino. I usually make a living there with a bunch of brothers. A few days ago, a family suddenly moved in next door. They immediately started to befriend the neighbors by offering small favors. After that, they would always speak ill of the Grand Preceptor, whether intentionally or unintentionally.”

Fang Ruotang's face darkened. "How could such a thing happen? How dare you speak ill of me!"

"Yes! But they did it very carefully. They never spoke ill of the Grand Preceptor openly. They always looked worried that the Grand Preceptor would leave with the powerful and wealthy, leaving us alone. I only found out about this from my mother's worried nagging. They specifically target older women to gossip."

After the man finished speaking, the crown prince asked in a deep voice.

"Have you seen them before? Are they from Dayong?"

"Judging from their accent, they are from our Dayong. I can't tell anything else."

Knowing the prince's identity, the man did not ignore him despite his sudden interruption. He answered the question respectfully and quickly gave his home address.

The Crown Prince immediately ordered his guards to arrest the person, and at the same time turned to Fang Ruotang and said, "I will send you back, and then I will go and see what's going on. I will let you know when I have the results."

"No need, I'll go with you."

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