Chapter 149: Don’t be too lazy, or you may get into trouble

Soon, the maids came over with clothes.

The three princes began to take off their hats and clothes.

Yuan Ruan's expression was a little strange: [These three princes are quite bold, actually changing clothes in public. ]

The court officials almost spit out the tea.

The Third Prince, who was taking off his clothes, was stuck for a moment, but after thinking about the matter concerning his life and property, he shamelessly continued to take off his clothes.

When he was about to get up and take off his pants, the door creaked open and the old concubine came over with her cane. She hit the third prince hard on the back and then grabbed his ear and walked inside, saying, "How disgraceful! Go back and change."

The third prince was still stubborn and refused to leave, so the concubine gave him two more "bang bang" hits.

The Third Prince grimaced in pain and shouted, "Wait, wait for me! I will be back soon! Ouch, ouch... Mother, please don't hit me, please don't hit me..." and then he was dragged away.

Crowd: …

Yuanruan: ...

System: [What is he waiting for? Why wait for a banquet? ]

The court officials mentioned their petty secrets one after another, and at the same time secretly criticized the Third Prince for being incapable of accomplishing anything but causing trouble, and for letting the secret slip so easily.

The emperor glanced at the prince.

The prince coughed lightly and said, "Father, Third Uncle has always loved to listen to music. He probably knew that I had invited Chang Dajie to come and sing to liven up the party, and he was reluctant to leave, fearing that he would miss it."

The Minister of Justice acted as a joke and said, "Your Highness is absolutely right. The Chang family is the next song. The Third Prince must be afraid of missing it, so he changed his clothes at the banquet."

Yuan Ruan: [It turns out that the Third Prince is a fan of opera. No wonder.]

The emperor was calm and composed: "Well, then wait a little longer. Prince, please arrange other programs first and postpone one or two of Chang's programs."

The prince felt nervous, as there were no arrangements for everyone today!

But he soon realized that the emperor did not want to fool Yuan Ruan, so he quickly stood up and agreed.

Afterwards, the prince ran straight out of the Third Prince's residence, mounted his horse and galloped towards the Qin Tower. In less than a cup of tea, the prince caught Chang Dajie who was about to go on stage to sing and galloped all the way back to the Third Prince's residence.

By the time the prince hurried back and sat down calmly, the song and dance performance that had been arranged to delay time had not yet finished.

The Third Prince had also changed his clothes and was sitting upright.

Yuanruan also complained to the system: [This song and dance performance is also very good. You can gossip later, I will take a look at Chang Dajia first. ]

System: [Okay.]

The prince was delighted, thinking that he had not missed out on the big news.

Soon, Chang Dajia went on stage to perform.

The play depicts the love-hate relationship between a chivalrous knight and the inn's proprietress.

Yuan Ruan originally thought that he couldn't understand it, but after watching it for a while, he almost drooled: [Oh my goodness! Is this hero played by Chang Dajia? ! He is so handsome. And the innkeeper's wife is just like a proud and charming cat, a beautiful and charming lady! ]

System: [Then I will help you move a bed over and let them lie on it.]

The court officials who were watching the play almost spit out their tea.

They all blamed the system, how could you lead a small country like this! What if you ruined a simple small country's fortune?

Yuanruan: [No, I prefer pure love. Ah, the performance is over, Tonger, you can continue.]

System: [Alright. Actually, this disaster was mainly caused by the Third Prince being too lazy and not caring about the situation.]

The Third Prince: ???

Can I be ruined just because I am a jerk? I feel wronged.

The court officials were also somewhat curious, wondering how such a tragedy could happen.

System [The Third Prince had a territory in the southwest of Daxia, adjacent to the King of Huainan. The Third Prince entrusted the King of Huainan to help manage that territory. Then, that territory was hit by a locust plague this summer.]

Yuanruan: [What!]

The emperor tightened his fingers and crushed the preserved fruit he had just picked up.

The prince and his courtiers' pupils trembled: !!!

Locust Plague?!

System: [Yes. There is a proverb that "a long drought will bring locusts". Daxia has been suffering from drought for almost three years, so it is not surprising that there is a locust plague. The melon says that when the King of Huainan discovered the locust plague, he chose to conceal the news. It was not until the locusts had completely taken over that he urgently asked Daxia for help, and then spread the news that your brother was immoral and was punished by heaven. Your brother had to work very hard to calm the matter down.]

Yuanruan: [What happened next? ]

The system continued: [After the locust plague subsided, your brother found out that the locusts originated from the Third Prince's territory, and that it was because of his negligence in management that the locusts broke out. Your brother was furious and dismissed the Third Prince, demoted him three levels, and confiscated half of his property as a warning to others. Even the Concubine couldn't get rid of him.]

The emperor's eyes fell on the panic-stricken face of the third prince, his eyes were fierce and he slowly gritted his teeth.

The prince and the court officials looked serious.

The Minister of War tried his best to suppress his expression, lowered his head and gritted his teeth, "Fuck you! You bullshit dukes and kings, this kind of rubbish has the nerve to be crowned a king..."

The Minister of Works, who came from a poor countryside family, knew better than the son of an aristocratic family the harm that locusts could cause, and was extremely angry.

The Minister of Finance had a look of despair on his face. What was he going to do with the national treasury when he encountered a locust plague while fighting the Huns? He looked at the abacus with a sad face, moved it twice, and then put it back.

Yuan Ruan: [I don't want to ask about melons anymore. Has the locust outbreak occurred yet? If so, I have to find a way to warn my brother.]

The emperor's anxious mood was slightly relieved.

System: [Let me take a look. Well, the locusts have already appeared and are already in the middle stage.]

Yuanruan: [What! Tonger, help me think of a good way to treat locusts.]

Crowd: !!!

That’s good. Get your notebook ready to take notes.

System: [I know, Ah Ruan, you are talking about eating locusts, but they are a bit poisonous, and the scale is already very large now. They will have to eat them for many days in a row.]

emperor:!!!

Courtiers: !!!

What?

Eating locusts?!

Do you want to eat something so disgusting?! It's poisonous?! And you have to eat it for many days in a row?!

Several court officials couldn't help but vomit loudly.