"The Imperial Advisor and I weren't like this before, how did things turn out like this now?"

Xiao Xiyou's words were always very sarcastic and cutting.

Zhou Zhizhi took a deep breath and suppressed her temper, which was about to explode.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Your Highness?"

"Shimonoseki just genuinely felt that this matter would involve many innocent people, so we definitely had to handle it properly."

Zhou Zhizhi spoke very frankly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiyou snorted coldly and then turned and left.

Zhou Zhizhi couldn't hold back any longer, but ultimately there was nothing else she could do.

He stood there, still wondering what to do next.

Or perhaps we should consider finding the system using some extreme method.

Then they heard the Second Prince, who had only walked a few steps ahead, turn around and call out again.

"Weren't you going to go see it? Why aren't you leaving now? Do I have to personally call you for everything?"

Although Xiao Xiyou complained, his actions betrayed his true feelings.

Zhou Zhizhi chuckled and gave a sweet smile before quickly jogging after him. She knew what she was doing.

Being stubborn but soft-hearted is forgivable.

Many people in the city have had all their belongings burned to ashes.

If there are relatives to stay with, then that's a good place to go.

But those without relatives are left to live on the streets.

Zhou Zhizhi looked at the street and saw that it was as if people had already completely taken over this place.

Even the riverbank behind it was full of people.

They even built small houses out of wood and lived here.

But at least it provides a place to go when it's windy or rainy.

Zhou Zhizhi slowly walked over, and as she looked at these things, her nose tingled slightly.

I really didn't expect it to be so serious. I've been thinking about how to rescue the Emperor all this time, and I've completely forgotten about this.

"It's so pitiful. Even if we repair the houses now, it certainly won't be quick. Winter is coming soon, what will they do?"

Xiao Xiyou frowned upon hearing this, clearly feeling somewhat helpless.

But as if he had suddenly thought of something, he raised his head and slowly spoke.

Aren't there many villages in the suburbs?

“Those stakes are actually relatively empty. Let’s give them some silver so they can use it to buy some grain and other things to live on the estate.”

"In this way, they won't freeze to death, and we can properly renovate this place."

"Besides, it's not a good thing for everyone to gather here."

Xiao Xiyou is a person who is always tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Although he says this, you can see that he genuinely cares about the people.

"Your Highness, you are such a good person."

Zhou Zhizhi said these words very seriously.

Xiao Xiyou's ears turned slightly red upon hearing this, and he quickly turned around.

"Someone as good as me can't even be compared to the First Prince in your eyes. What kind of good is that?"

When Zhou Zhizhi heard this, she was a little confused.

I wanted to explain further, but the person turned around again, as if they were angry again.

"Alright, go find some people and get this done with Rufeng."

Xiao Xiyou turned and left immediately after giving birth.

He had something more important to do.

Those villages actually belong to many families, but they are considered assets and no one lives in those remote places. They are just some village households.

There shouldn't be any major problems if you just give the order like this.

Zhou Zhizhi is quite efficient.

Soon, Ru Feng and he helped everyone onto the carriage.

Xiao Xiyou had already obtained the consent of those individuals by this time, although some of them were still threatened.

Anyway, the final result was indeed quite good.

[Ding-dong, speed points increased by 200]

When Zhou Zhizhi heard this long-lost voice, she didn't know whether to be happy or angry.

This malfunctioning system fails at crucial moments, but in such situations, it can still calculate the points it can accumulate very accurately.

"How did you come back to life?"

"Can't you just keep dying?"

Zhou Zhizhi thought to herself, annoyed.

The system gave an awkward laugh.

It is our system's responsibility and obligation to keep scores for the host.

Xiao Xiyou led them towards the villages in the suburbs.

Over the past few days, these people have already taken out everything usable and usable from the ruins.

Moreover, silver these days is not easily burned.

If you look around, you can probably find it.

It's almost winter now, and this stake does look quite desolate.

But for those ordinary people, it was a lifesaver.

There are indeed a lot of people here, and they can't possibly divide it into individual households.

But they would be extremely grateful if they could just have a place to stay.

There are roughly two or three households, and they can live in one courtyard.

After settling everyone in, the two men were finally able to relax.

Although their temperaments and personalities are very different—one is sweet-talking and kind-hearted, while the other is tough on the outside but soft on the inside—they are very different.

But in the end, they were all kind-hearted people.

"Thank you so much, my benefactors!"

An old man pulled his granddaughter and knelt down directly in front of the two of them.

After hearing this, the others rushed out and all knelt down.

Zhou Zhizhi had never been thanked like this before, and she felt a little embarrassed.

"This estate was found for you by the Second Prince. If we're talking about gratitude, then we should thank the Second Prince."

"Thank you, Second Prince!"

Xiao Xiyou's expression softened slightly.

Looking at the smiling Grand Preceptor standing beside him, he always felt that he could never truly understand the man's thoughts.

On their way back, Zhou Zhizhi felt that gaze fall on her face again.

The investigation was like trying to see a hole through it.

To avoid what happened yesterday, I gave an awkward laugh.

"What has Wang Yi thought of?"

Xiao Xiyou gave a self-deprecating laugh and didn't answer. He just kept staring out the window at the suburban scenery.

"I haven't left the city in a long time, and I've never realized that some things are actually quite interesting."