Bian Jing, Prime Minister's Residence.
"Prime Minister, there is urgent news!" The servants outside rushed into the yard and walked quickly to the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In the study, Su Xiang was standing in front of the desk with a brush in his hand. There was rice paper on the desk. He was writing calligraphy on it and waved to the people around him.
The person next to him opened the door and took the letter handed to him by someone outside.
Su Xiang put down the brush in his hand, took the letter and opened the envelope.
There were two notes inside.
It read: "Qingzhou is in crisis. The Northern Rong army is at the gates of the city. Request reinforcements from Bianjing!"
Another read: "The Northern Rong army is besieging the King of Jin at Youguan Pass, intending to strangle him and capture Qingzhou. The King of Jin lacks sufficient troops, and even after borrowing troops from Youzhou, they are still insufficient."
"Prime Minister, do we need to tell His Majesty about this?" the person next to him asked.
Su Xiang held two pieces of paper and placed them on the candle wick next to him. The papers were instantly burned by the fire. When the fire was about to burn his hands, he gently dropped them on the ground.
The paper on the ground burned to ashes.
A smile spread across his lips. "Besides us, there must be many people in Bianjing who know about this matter. They haven't spoken out yet, and they are all pretending to be confused. How can we talk about the truth?"
"Prime Minister, you are wise!" The person next to him bowed to Prime Minister Su and spoke with a smile.
"Prince Jin will surely die under such circumstances!"
"Fortunately, we have planted a few people in the Prince of Jin's mansion. Once there is any unusual movement from the Prince of Jin's side, we will be able to get the news immediately."
The man continued, "We just need to wait until the news of the King of Jin being killed by the Northern Rong army reaches Bianjing. All the ministers in Bianjing who are still waiting for the King of Jin to return to the city will give up hope. By then, the Prime Minister will have the final say in the entire Bianjing!"
"We've finally dealt with such a formidable enemy as the Prince of Jin. Our Imperial Concubine and our Prince of Qing can now breathe a sigh of relief."
"Although the remaining princes are not as powerful as Prince Jin, they still need to be vigilant." Su Xiang was not relieved.
Prime Minister Su suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, how much food do we have left in our palace? In this critical period, even the palace is cutting back on food and clothing. We must also cut back on expenses and food."
“I don’t know when this cold winter will end.”
"We don't have much food left in our house. Even if we drink rice porridge every day, we only have enough food for half a month." The person next to him stammered.
He didn't even dare tell Prime Minister Su that the eldest son of the mansion was still spending money lavishly and was picky all day long.
I’m afraid the food we have for this half month won’t last more than five days!
"What!" Su Xiang's face changed drastically.
"Go buy it outside. No matter how much it costs, bring the food back to me."
"But, Prime Minister, we don't have much surplus food in Dagan, and we've been hit by a heavy snow and famine. Now, except for Bianjing, other places are full of starving people. Where can we buy food?" said the attendant next to him with a bitter face.
"Moreover, in our Bianjing City, as early as half a month ago, many people had no food to eat. They all crawled to the outskirts of the capital to dig wild vegetables to fill their stomachs. Now the court can't even make a move."
"Prime Minister, you don't know that your salary hasn't been paid for two months. It's all the food I bought from the cities below Bianjing."
"You don't know, many other officials are so hungry that they have to sell their belongings."
Prime Minister Su's face darkened. "Go, send someone to buy food elsewhere, and bring this letter with you."
No food? He didn't believe it.
Those local officials are very cunning and might be hiding some of the money.
Nowadays, there is no official who is not corrupt, but they have to be more cautious in Bian Jing, under the feet of the emperor.
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The next morning.
Ruanruan couldn't wait to get up from the bed, washed up, and prepared to knock on Ruan Jingye's door.
I saw Ruan Jingye, neatly dressed, walking out of the room holding his cell phone and making a call.
"Uncle." Ruanruan looked up at him.
Ruan Jingye made a gesture to her to keep quiet.
Ruanruan nodded, went back to her room obediently, took out her small schoolbag and stuffed things into it.
Her Polaroid camera and a card.
Ruanruan wants to use her own money to buy food for Xiao Mimi!
Then I have to go to the supermarket and buy some food for my little brother to eat together.
"Ruanruan, my uncle has something to do today and may not be able to accompany you. Okay, I'll have someone accompany you and you can buy whatever you want."
"My uncle will try to come back as soon as possible."
Ruan Jingye was called over by his mentor, Director Zheng, at short notice.
As for Zhao Chengqian's matters, I can only ask someone else to do it for me.
"Yeah, okay, Ruanruan can be alone."
Ruanruan stretched out her hand and made an "OK" gesture.
Ruan Jingye pursed his lips, feeling a little uneasy, and was about to speak.
Ruanruan used Ruan Jingye's usual tone and said first, "Ruanruan, don't go over there!"
"It's very dangerous over there, you know."
Ruan Jingye curled his lips, "Why did you say what I was going to say, you little guy."
"Ruanruan knows. Don't worry. Ruanruan has been there so many times, and she went there for important matters. Uncle, don't forget that Ruanruan still has to treat Uncle Rong."
"If it weren't for Ruanruan, he would have died!" Ruanruan touched his nose and said.
"Oh, I get it. You can go, but you have to come back early, okay?" Ruan Jingye was helpless with her and reached out to hook her soft nose.
"Oh, by the way, I also asked my assistant to buy some things for Xiaogan and the others, but let's talk about it after the things arrive."
Ruan Ruan: “Yeah.”
Ruan Jingye directly called his assistant over to accompany Ruanruan to buy things.
When the assistant came to pick up Ruanruan, he was as excited as if he had seen the God of Wealth.
He immediately got out of the car and opened the door for Ruanruan, "Ruanruan, where are you going today?"
"Ruanruan wants to buy something for the kitten. Uncle, do you know where I can buy it?" Ruanruan climbed into the car, sat on the back seat, and fastened her seat belt obediently.
"Yes, uncle will take you there to buy it right away."
The assistant searched for nearby pet supply stores and started the car.
After the two arrived at the mall, Ruanruan carried her small schoolbag and ran forward, pulling her assistant's hand.
As soon as we entered the store, the salesperson came over and said, "Little boy, if you need anything, you can tell me and I will get it for you."
Ruanruan looked up at the salesperson and said, "Thank you, sister. Ruanruan wants things for cats, such as: cat scratching boards, cat beds, cat litter boxes, as well as cat food, cat snacks, and cat toys."
The salesperson knew it was a big customer as soon as he heard it, "Okay, little one."
"Get the best. Bring whatever the kitten needs." The assistant next to him handed over a card and spoke.
"Yes, sir," said the salesperson.
Ruanruan frowned and looked at the assistant curiously, "Uncle Assistant, why do you have to pay Ruanruan? Ruanruan should pay by herself."
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