After finishing discussing everything, it was past noon, and Gu Yu belatedly realized that he was actually hungry.

He rubbed his slightly flat stomach, pouted and stared intently at Chief Secretary Xie until Chief Secretary Xie left the room. Only then did he swing his little feet, put his hands on the chair, and lower his head, thinking, "Granny Xu came to the inn early today. She must have told the chef what delicious food to make."

Gu Yuzhi suddenly raised his head and muttered silently, "Would Granny Xu ask the chef to make me a medicinal meal?"

He's been eating medicinal diets for a long time now, and he doesn't want to eat them anymore!

But Xu Mama didn't hear Gu Yuzhi's true feelings. She strictly followed the menu set by Qin Yuan and served Gu Yuzhi another medicinal meal.

When Gu Yuzhi left the inn, his head was drooping, and he felt that he was emanating a medicinal smell.

He squinted at the bustling street, recalling what Huang Yanzhang had just said. He put his hands behind his back, turned to Xie Changshi, and said, "Let's walk back."

He didn't want to take a car; he just wanted to wander around slowly like this.

Xie Changshi was a little worried about his eyes, so he half-squatted down and whispered, "Your Highness, the sunlight is a bit too bright today. Why don't you come out again tomorrow?"

Gu Yuzhi shook his head vigorously, covered his eyes with both hands, then spread his fingers and peeked at Xie Changshi through the gaps in his hands, grinning: "No need, I can look like this, and it won't have much of an impact."

He doesn't want to come out again tomorrow.

Teacher Shu said, "Finish today's work today, because who knows what might happen tomorrow."

He swayed and skipped around, glancing at this stall and then at that stall, completely forgetting that he was wearing a crown and robes.

He hadn't been at ease for even a quarter of an hour when someone recognized him. Before Gu Yuzhi could react, the entire street was filled with people kneeling down, shouting, "Long live His Highness Prince Wen! Long live His Highness!"

This scene was even more shocking to him than the refugees who had come from Jiangnan before.

The guards hidden in the crowd rushed out to protect him. Zhang Yuankai simply bent down, picked up Gu Yuzhi, and put him on his shoulders.

Wow, that's so high!

Gu Yuzhi held Zhang Yuankai's hand tightly, his little face full of smiles. He really liked people like this, whose faces were always smiling!

Shu Xiaohan was also shocked by the scene.

It was only at this moment that she clearly felt the natural fear that the common people had of the royal family in feudal dynasties.

But at this moment, the eyes of these people looking at Gu Yuzhi were filled with gratitude and hope.

For some reason, Shu Xiaohan's eyes welled up with tears.

She understood that because Li Ji Trading Company's grain stores had been raided, Prefect Qi and Chief Secretary Xie had discussed and re-adjusted the prices of grain for the various prefectures in the northern desert based on costs, and the prices were much lower than when Li Ji Trading Company was in control.

Moreover, at the end of last year, the Emperor announced that the young prince had discovered two new high-yield grains.

These two reasons combined made the people of the northern desert feel more gratitude than fear when they saw Gu Yuzhi.

Therefore, they knelt willingly, and their shouts were sincere.

Shu Xiaohan let out a long sigh of relief, and after a while said, "Young Prince, did you see that? In fact, the common people are very easy to satisfy."

Although Gu Yuzhi didn't know why Teacher Shu was bringing this up, that was indeed what he was thinking.

He tilted his head and thought for a moment, then waved to the people and said with a smile, "Get up quickly, don't kneel, just do what you're supposed to do."

He enjoys seeing everyone having fun and lively; he doesn't want to kneel like this all the time.

The people kept their heads down and did not get up. The guards forcibly helped a few of them up before they gradually stood up.

Gu Yuzhi was then carried onto the carriage by Zhang Yuankai. The guards surrounded the carriage, and the people automatically made way for it.

The carriage moved slowly forward, and Gu Yuzhi opened the carriage window, waving to the people from time to time.

The anger that had risen in his heart because of what Prefect Huang had said dissipated at that moment.

He chuckled and turned to Xie Changshi, saying, "The people of Changzhou are just as warm and welcoming as the people of Xinliang."

His chin was slightly raised, his little face full of pride, and his eyes glanced at Xie Changshi, his little eyes saying, "Praise me!"

Xie Changshi couldn't help but smile. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a whoosh and the carriage suddenly stopped.

The once quiet street suddenly became lively as a commoner rushed up carrying a basket of eggs: "Your Highness, Your Highness, these eggs are from my own chickens. Why don't you take them home and have a taste?"

As soon as this person opened his mouth, other customers swarmed around him, offering vegetables, fruits, candied hawthorns, sugar paintings, and anything else they could get their hands on, making it nearly impossible for the carriage to move.

Before the carriage window could be closed, someone threw a duck in. The duck's wings and feet were tied, but that didn't stop it from struggling. It quacked and kicked its legs wildly, and soon it defecated on the carriage...

Gu Yuzhi froze upon seeing all this, his feet involuntarily retracting, and he leaned against the carriage.

Upon seeing this, Chief Secretary Xie quickly closed the carriage window, fearing that the people might throw something else in.

But it was clear that the people's enthusiasm could not be deterred by Xie Changshi closing the window. They threw things at the top of the carriage, making a lot of noise.

Gu Yuzhi was initially a little confused, but then a smile spread across his face as he looked at Chief Secretary Xie and said, "Chief Secretary Xie, Chief Secretary Xie, the fact that the people are throwing things at me means they like me?"

Chief Secretary Xie first threw the duck to the doorway and used a small stool to block it, then breathed a sigh of relief and affirmed, "Yes, the people naturally all like you."

This kind of liking is something that some people find hard to handle.

Gu Yuzhi rested his chin on his hands, momentarily forgetting that the still quacking duck was dirty. With a beaming smile, he asked after a while, "Teacher Shu, why did you say that before?"

Shu Xiaohan lowered her eyes and said after a while, "Because of the reduction in grain prices, they feel that there is more hope for life."

She suddenly smiled, a smile unlike any she'd ever shown before, a genuine and wistful one: "Seeing their smiles makes me feel that my efforts are meaningful."

As she finished speaking, she looked at Gu Yuzhi and said, word by word, "Young Prince, your efforts are also meaningful!"

Gu Yuzhi stared blankly at Shu Xiaohan, as if he had suddenly realized the meaning of the words "heaven is the people of Mobei".

He clenched his little fist and thought that he could do even better in the future!