He calls himself his nephew... could it be?
Su Lijin immediately looked up at the boy in surprise and was shocked.
Xiao Shengxing's nephew, Xiao Hanjun, couldn't that be the little prince who lost both his parents when he was young and was crowned king at the age of eight?!
Obviously, her guess was correct.
When Xiao Shengxing heard that Xiao Hanjun stopped calling him his subject and instead called him his nephew, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
But his expression remained unusually serious as he spoke, "What did your teacher teach you normally? How can you ride a horse? Don't you know that this is abusing a servant?"
Hearing this, Xiao Hanjun lowered his head even lower with a guilty conscience and whispered, "My nephew was just a little too playful. Uncle, don't be angry. I won't do it again."
"Do you know you're wrong?" Xiao Shengxing snorted coldly.
Xiao Hanjun nodded quickly: "I know I was wrong, really. Please believe me, Your Majesty. I'm not like this normally. I just got a little playful today, so I became like this."
Su Lijin looked at him, then at Xiao Shengxing, feeling amused.
Xiao Shengxing probably didn't know that his expression at this moment was like that of a strict father teaching his own child.
If she didn't know that they were an uncle and nephew, she would have said that they were a good father and son!
However, she still looked at the little prince. Seeing that he was handsome and had a hint of good looks, she couldn't help but think that when this child grew up, he would probably charm many girls.
She actually believed what Xiao Hanjun said. He seemed quite kind and probably wouldn't be too harsh on his servants.
Plus with Xiao Shengxing's education this time, it should be even better.
"Give him a chance first. The child will eventually change for the better." Su Lijin couldn't help but say something affectionate.
Xiao Shengxing glanced at her and then nodded: "Get up."
Xiao Hanjun immediately stood up, thanked Xiao Shengxing, turned to look at Su Lijin, and gave her a curious glance. Then, thinking of something, he bowed again: "Nephew thanks Aunt Queen."
Seeing that he recognized her, Su Lijin smiled and touched his head.
"Come and have dinner with us. The Queen and I haven't eaten yet." Xiao Shengxing said.
Xiao Hanjun, who was standing by, immediately smiled and walked over to Su Lijin: "Aunt Queen, your nephew will take you to eat something delicious."
He had a flattering look on his face, and his smile was cute and well-behaved. Su Lijin couldn't help but smile: "Just call me aunt. Now that we're out of the palace, we should keep things simple."
Hearing this, Xiao Hanjun immediately smiled and nodded, saying sweetly, "Aunt."
Su Lijin felt soft-hearted. Looking at this eight-year-old child and thinking that he had no parents, she couldn't help but buy him a lot of snacks.
The three of them walked around like this and almost arrived near the refugee camp.
Xiao Shengxing looked ahead. From a distance, he could see several refugees begging for money on the ground. He feigned unconsciousness and said, "There haven't been so many refugees in the capital before. Where did they come from? What happened?"
When the people passing by saw him asking these questions, they looked sad, sighed deeply, and walked away without saying anything.
"well……"
Xiao Hanjun, who was standing nearby, emerged from behind him, glanced at the refugees, and said to Xiao Shengxing, "As far as I know... the Prime Minister has been blocking the refugees outside the city and refusing to let them in."
"The Prime Minister knew that there were refugees and deliberately stopped them from entering the city?" Su Lijin was shocked.
Then, thinking of Zhang Wenfeng's actions, his face became extremely ugly.
Zhang Wenfeng treated the refugees like this. These homeless refugees had finally come to the capital to seek refuge, but they couldn't even get through the city gate. How miserable it must be!
Thinking of them sleeping in the open, the anger on her face deepened.
Xiao Shengxing's face also darkened, and a hint of anger appeared in his black eyes, making the air almost freeze.
"This is outrageous! Zhang Wenfeng is such a master of planning!"
He narrowed his eyes. "No wonder we never knew about the refugees. It turns out they were stopped outside the city and kept the whole thing a secret!"
Xiao Hanjun nodded: "Later, for some unknown reason, the Prime Minister opened the city gates again and let these people in."
"Why did Zhang Wenfeng suddenly let the refugees into the city?" Su Lijin frowned.
If Zhang Wenfeng wanted to stop them, why did he let them in?
She was puzzled and couldn't help but look at Xiao Shengxing.
With his hands behind his back, Xiao Shengxing was lost in thought, his dark eyes were so deep that it was impossible to discern his emotions.
"Let's go eat first." Xiao Shengxing took the lead and walked into a restaurant.
Su Lijin pulled Xiao Hanjun along and followed in.
In the restaurant, Su Lijin ordered a few dishes that Xiao Hanjun liked and considerately picked some for him. The whole table of food was quickly finished.
During this period, Xiao Shengxing's expression did not change much.
After Xiao Hanjun finished his meal, Xiao Shengxing sent someone to send him back home.
When leaving, Xiao Hanjun was still reluctant to leave, but he had to leave.
Su Lijin looked at Xiao Shengxing and said, "Where are we going next?"
Xiao Shengxing narrowed his eyes and said, "Go change your clothes and give porridge to the refugees."
Hearing this, Su Lijin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and clapped her hands: "That's a good move!"
The two of them changed their clothes, asked someone to bring them some cooked rice porridge, and went to the refugee camp.
Su Lijin looked at Xiao Shengxing dressed like a nouveau riche with a somewhat amusing smile on her face, but when she thought about the reason for this move, her expression faded a little.
For now, providing porridge to refugees can temporarily alleviate their suffering.
The refugees flocked in and surrounded their porridge, each with a hungry look on their face.
"Give me a bowl, I haven't eaten for two days."
A thin man held out a broken bowl and begged.
Su Lijin sighed and quickly filled his bowl with porridge: "Eat slowly."
Xiao Shengxing looked at the man and asked, "Where are you all from?"
As soon as he said this, all the refugees showed bitter expressions on their faces.
"We escaped from the flood."
"We escaped from the front line and ate tree bark along the way. We really had no other choice."
Hearing this, Su Lijin was surprised: "Front line?"
It is understandable that they fled from the previous flood, but why are there also people fleeing from the front line?
"Hasn't the fighting on the front line been suspended?" Xiao Shengxing frowned.
Su Lijin looked at him, and this was also what she was confused about.
Logically speaking, her elder brother won a victory on the front line and brought envoys from Dorgon to negotiate peace, so the war over there should have stopped long ago.
Now, how come so many refugees fleeing from the front line suddenly appear?
She just couldn't figure this out.
The refugees shook their heads and said bitterly, "After General Su left, the war broke out again. We ordinary people have been suffering. There is no such thing as a ceasefire. Alas, there is really nothing we can do."
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