"And you work so hard every day, what's wrong with eating a little bit of food?"

"This dress looks especially good on you. If it were any smaller, you probably wouldn't have this chivalrous vibe!"

Lin Ru chimed in, "Who says otherwise? Only your enemies would want you to be thin!"

"Have you been brainwashed by the enemy?"

"Your enemies hope you are thin, incompetent, weak, and unable to fight or study!"

"That way, I can oppress you and manipulate you without any restraint!"

So don't listen to other people's nonsense, and don't compare yourself to others!

What suits others may not suit you!

"Moreover, Wu Ling has a slender waist because the male body structure is different from ours. They don't tend to have much fat on their stomachs, but we women have fat on our stomachs to protect our uterus!"

"You should read more books in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Juan immediately covered her little belly with both hands. She pinched it a little shyly before murmuring, "So my little chubby belly was there to protect me!"

"Then I'll have to eat more!"

After saying that, she ran out!

The next day, when Lin Ru called Wu Ling over and asked him to count how many people were leaving with Bai Chengye, her eyes involuntarily drifted to his waist!

Previously, I wore beggar's clothes, mainly for looseness and comfort. Moreover, I don't know how long I had worn those clothes, so they were more or less ill-fitting!

Now that things have settled down a bit, Lin Ru recruited many refugees who knew how to embroider and had them make clothes for the hundreds of people in the Wu tribe. The clothes were made of the finest materials, all made of fine cotton inside and out, and the styles were the most fashionable of the time!

Wu Ling was already tall and strong, and now he was wearing new clothes that fit him well, with a belt around his waist, which really showed off his figure!

She finally understood why Wu Juan reacted that way yesterday. With Wu Ling's height, long legs, broad shoulders and waist, she was incredibly jealous. She wondered where all the food Wu Ling ate every day went.

Wu Ling felt a little uneasy under Lin Ru's intense gaze!

He thought it was because his clothes didn't look good on him, or that he had made a mistake in wearing them.

He was a little shy and whispered, "Miss! Miss! Did I wear something wrong? Or do you think this dress doesn't look good?"

"If you don't like it, I'll change back to the old outfit right away."

Lin Ru looked up and saw Wu Ling's flushed face again, as if she had been bullied. She quickly waved her hand and said, "No! You look very beautiful in this dress, I like it very much!"

"Wear this from now on! It looks so good! Don't wear those beggar clothes anymore! They're so tattered! As long as you stay with me, I'll make sure you wear new clothes every day!"

Wu Ling felt even more embarrassed upon hearing this. He no longer dared to look directly at his young mistress's beautiful face and those big, bright eyes, for fear that he would get a nosebleed if he did!

After all, books always say that a man will get a nosebleed when he sees a beautiful woman. Although he never understood it before, he understood the meaning of the book after seeing Lin Ru!

Whenever he sees Lin Ru, his blood boils. This feeling is similar to going into a state of demonic possession during martial arts practice. Perhaps vomiting blood and nosebleeds are the same thing!

Lin Ru didn't know what he was thinking, but looking at his simple and honest expression, she inexplicably wanted to bully him. She always felt that a man like Wu Ling would look very handsome when he cried!

She suddenly shuddered at this thought, quickly pulling the dangerous idea out of her mind and giving Wu Ling serious instructions!

After giving her instructions, she quickly sent Wu Ling away!

After he left, Ji Wenxuan rushed over in a hurry!

"Miss! Something terrible has happened! A county under Shanping Prefecture has reported that they have discovered an unusually large number of locusts in the fields, and there is a fear of a locust plague!"

"This year is already drought-stricken! We won't be able to harvest much grain. If there's a locust plague, I'm afraid many more people will be displaced and forced to sell their children!"

"Miss! What should we do?"

"The county magistrate has brought many villagers here, hoping you can help them resolve this crisis!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Shui hurriedly walked in again!

"Miss! Both Kyoto and Prince Kang's side have made moves!"

"They've all sent men to Shanping County! They're probably here for you!"

"We're still about two or three days' journey from Shanping County!"

"Wu Yun and her men are keeping an eye on things over there! I came back ahead of time to report to you!"

Lin Ru nodded!

The coincidence of these two events made her think of a conspiracy, but when she led her people out and saw the magistrate and the crowd of people, she dismissed the conspiracy theory!

These people were all emaciated and their faces were full of anxiety. The people behind them were also dressed in clothes that were covered with patches, and even their shoes had big holes in them!

Moreover, these people couldn't even stand up straight, clearly they were the kind of people who had suffered a lot. Most importantly, these people didn't hate her at all!

When these poor people saw Lin Ru, their eyes were filled with awe! Although they had never seen a goddess before, Lin Ru's snow-white robes made her look even more ethereal, and the expression on her face, neither sad nor happy, was exactly like the Guanyin Bodhisattva they worshipped!

So everyone quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Ru!

"Goddess, please save us! Please speak to the heavens and ask them to take these locusts away!"

“We didn’t have much of a harvest last year, and this year it’s not raining. Everyone has to run to the river several miles away to fetch water to irrigate the wheat fields. Even when the Prince of Shun came and everyone fled, we didn’t abandon the wheat in the fields and run away!”

"We're afraid the refugees will come and steal the food, so we're taking turns guarding it. The food is almost ripe!"

"But it attracted locusts!"

"We depend on this little bit of wheat field to survive!"

"Please, Goddess, grant us your grace!"

When Lin Ru heard about the locusts passing through, two solutions immediately came to mind!

But she still wanted to see it in person and confirm it!

So she immediately instructed Wu Juan, "Prepare the horses! Let's go take a look!"

"Let's think of another solution!"

Ji Wenxuan objected somewhat disapprovingly, saying, "Those two sides are eyeing us covetously!"