Qin Songmo subconsciously looked around the study. After confirming that there was no one else in the study except himself and his daughter, his slightly tense face relaxed.
He raised his hand and patted her head twice before hearing him whisper, "This matter is not easy to resolve."
"Although Concubine Su has no real power, the people around her are not like that. If she is touched, no one will feel good."
"Plus, the Second Prince's grandfather was the Minister of War..."
The fifth prince Chu Huaifeng does not have much real power. His mother is a palace maid, so he has to cling to the second prince and Concubine Su.
Because he knew that the thighs of these two men were indestructible.
When Li Shengyi read the original book, he couldn't remember these official titles.
But when she heard the word "difficult to solve" from Qin Songmo's mouth, she understood how difficult it was to deal with Su Jinrou and the Second Prince's gang behind the scenes.
Her face was tense, and she said "oh" and nothing else.
[This locust plague won't be resolved until winter, and there's still some time before winter arrives.]
[Refugees are already moving towards the capital. It's likely that the rumors spread from Su Jinrou, causing such a large influx of refugees to attack the current emperor.]
[Meng Jiuan hasn't even forced the emperor to abdicate yet, and the refugees are already arriving, and there's also the Yun family's issues.]
My father has a very hard time.
Li Shengyi, who had just sorted out the plot in hiding during the day, now had a much clearer mind.
She sighed softly and cautiously asked the people around her, "Dad, have you heard any rumors recently?"
Qin Songmo, who had heard all her thoughts in his mind, shook his head and said, "No."
When Li Shengyi saw him shaking his head, his heart choked and he even stopped wiping his wet hair.
She blinked and said, "Dad, the locust plague is a serious matter. Although you and His Royal Highness are already working on it, you still have to listen to the people's voice."
"Isn't there an old saying that goes, 'He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world?' Do you think I'm right?"
Like a little rabbit begging for reward.
Li Shengyi grabbed the wet handkerchief and lay her small body on the man's legs.
Qin Songmo took in the tentative look between her eyebrows.
A thoughtful expression appeared on his handsome face. Soon, he nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
"Qingfeng, go check what the people are saying about the locust plague in the northwest."
Qingfeng, who was waiting outside the door, responded, and soon the shadow at the door disappeared.
Li Shengyi just thought that Qin Songmo took his words to heart.
A smile appeared on his chubby little face. "Dad, you are such a good official who loves the people."
Qin Songmo has been an official for so many years. It only took him one year to go from knowing nothing and groping in the dark at the beginning to being a person that no one dared to provoke.
During this year, many people have witnessed the ruthlessness of his methods.
After that, the previous emperor passed away and the current emperor ascended the throne. He kept him because he was impressed by his thunderous methods.
But he was just kept here. After the emperor ascended the throne, he took away a lot of power from him.
All the power that was originally in his hands now fell into the hands of Yun Bixian, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
This is the reason why the Yun family has repeatedly provoked him and looked down on him.
Even so, he still acted according to his previous style, killing those who should be killed and punishing those who should be punished.
Colleagues who had worked with him would have wanted to keep their tails between their legs when they saw him.
Only his adopted little daughter would say that he was a good official who loved the people.
When his black hair was almost dry, Li Shengyi had already fallen asleep on the couch.
She is obviously a little girl, but her sleeping posture is not at all decent.
During the time she stayed in the Prime Minister's Residence, she gained some weight and even her hair became much smoother than before.
Qin Songmo put down the wolf-hair brush in his hand and walked forward, holding the oil lamp beside him. He lowered his head and looked at his little daughter in front of him.
When he first picked up Li Shengyi, he knew that she was pretty.
Those with delicate skin are definitely not refugee children.
After ruling out the possibility that she was a refugee from the northwest, the people he sent out searched the capital and even the surrounding areas for a long time, but could not find her biological parents.
And the things she said every day, those behaviors that were not like those of a five-year-old child...
A complex expression appeared in his dark pupils.
Until a crisp slapping sound was heard in the quiet study, Qin Songmo suddenly came back to his senses and saw the person in front of him slapping the little face and waking him up with a confused look.
He couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
"The couch in the study is uncomfortable to sleep on. Shall I take you back to the courtyard to rest?"
Li Shengyi obviously hasn't woken up from his sleep yet.
When she heard the voice, her eyes and brows were still hazy.
But Qin Songmo's voice was familiar, and she subconsciously stretched out her hand and felt her body lighten.
The prime minister, who had been taking medicine all year round, easily picked her up again and took her back to Shuiyunju to rest.
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When Li Shengyi learned from Lu Xing that someone outside the city was spreading rumors that "Da Chu was about to perish", he knew that it was Qin Songmo who took action.
Su Jinrou is very smart.
She had never spread rumors in the capital from the beginning.
Instead, start from the farthest northwest.
Due to the locust plague in the northwest, the people had no harvest and could not even have a full meal, and they could not even survive the winter.
She only needs to send a sorcerer to spread rumors and make the people revolt.
In addition, the second prince and the fifth prince tampered with the disaster relief grain and silver and deliberately withheld them.
When the people cannot get money and food, they will become more and more angry and fearful.
At that time, as long as the second prince and the fifth prince bring silver and food, the people who have been hungry for a long time will naturally support them.
Sitting in the carriage, the drowsy Li Shengyi drank some tea.
The bitter taste spread in her mouth, making her frown.
Lu Xing sat aside and glanced at her young master cautiously, "Miss, are you angry?"
Hearing Lu Xing's question, Li Shengyi raised his eyes and met her gaze. "Angry? Why are you angry?"
"Because those unscrupulous people spread rumors. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister have clearly done such a good job, but because of a locust plague, everyone is talking about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister."
"And you said... and you said..."
Understanding Lu Xing's indignation, Li Shengyi pushed the cake in front of her and said, "Eat something sweet, and you won't be so angry."
Seeing her indifferent expression, Lu Xing's face showed astonishment. "Miss, aren't you angry? But you have such a good relationship with the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister still dotes on you."
Li Shengyi raised the corner of his lips when he heard this, "What's the point of me getting angry?"
"Do I really have to stand on the city wall with a loudspeaker and tell everyone that this locust plague isn't caused by my father's incompetence, but by someone else's interference?"
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