Lin Yuxin raised her eyebrows in surprise upon hearing this.
[Protect me? Did I do something important? The Emperor actually sent someone to protect me? Could it be to protect Xiao Hao? But the Emperor probably doesn't know Xiao Hao is his son, right? Oh well, who cares? Since they're here to protect her, might as well use them, especially since they're the Emperor's men!]
As for those spies, she wanted to see what kind of trouble they could cause.
Although Lin Yuxin was puzzled, it didn't stop her from using the privileges granted by the Emperor, hehehe!
We didn't pay much attention to those bad apples for the time being.
Li Xiaochen felt a tickle in his heart as he looked at Lin Yuxin's smug expression.
He made no attempt to hide his feelings for Lin Yuxin, so the surrounding officials noticed. They exchanged glances, suppressing their surprise. Had the regent taken a liking to Princess Pingning?
Whether it was true or false, the officials all became much more respectful to Lin Yuxin.
"Greetings, Your Highness Regent, Princess Pingning!"
As the two approached, the officials all bowed in greeting.
"Get up! It's getting late, let's go!"
Li Xiaochen responded calmly.
Lin Yuxin met several adults, recognized one of their faces, and then returned to the carriage. As the carriage slowly drove away from the capital, the figures of her maternal grandfather and the others grew smaller and smaller.
Lin Yuxin, her eyes red, looked away, composed herself, and prepared to face the new challenge.
Li Xiaochen chuckled as he looked at her expression.
"I thought I was going to offer you some comforting words? I didn't expect you to be over it so quickly?"
“Sadness isn’t in my nature, and it’s not like I’m never coming back! The most important thing right now is the situation in Beicheng.”
Lin Yuxin rolled her eyes and glared at him.
"Hehe! Okay!"
Li Xiaochen stopped teasing her and said seriously:
"I sent Leng Han ahead of time to scout out the situation. We should have news in a couple of days."
"Approximately how long will it take us to reach the border of Jibei City?"
Lin Yuxin frowned and asked.
"About ten days."
"You can get a lot done in ten days...!"
Lin Yuxin lowered her eyes and pondered.
[Sigh! There are no airplanes in this world, otherwise it would only take half a day to get there. Ten days shouldn't be a big deal. The disaster relief riots are more than a month away; hopefully, they can be stopped!]
Suddenly, a pair of large hands grasped hers. Lin Yuxin was startled and looked up at Li Xiaochen.
"Rest assured, I believe you can handle this matter well."
Li Xiaochen gently comforted her. Although he didn't know what the airplane Lin Yuxin was thinking of, he could see her anxiety. From the moment the Emperor assigned her this task, she went from being surprised to accepting it, and now to feeling anxious. He could tell how much she valued this matter.
"Yes! I know!"
Lin Yuxin squeezed Li Xiaochen's hand and slowly relaxed. She did feel the pressure. She was just a woman. Even if she had some skills, this was about the food and lives of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.
How could she not feel pressured? Although she had a spatial ability and learned some skills in her past life, she was still just a doctor! A battlefield medic!!
He treated and saved lives on the battlefield every day, using the space to his advantage to save many people. After the war ended, he practiced traditional Chinese medicine at the military hospital.
But all of that was one-on-one. Now, asking her to do things that only political officials would do is putting her under a lot of pressure!
However, she wasn't afraid, as her photographic memory contained a wealth of knowledge.
It's all about saving lives, isn't it? Whether you save one person or many, as long as you use the right methods, you can always succeed.
The entire procession consisted of over a hundred people. In addition to the fifty guards sent by the Emperor, Li Xiaochen brought ten people with her, and her maternal grandfather also gave her twenty more. Adding in the officials and the others, the total number of people was around a hundred.
This large group then headed north.
After walking for several days in a row, Lin Yuxin's buttocks were almost broken from the jolting.
Lin Yuxin couldn't take it anymore and immediately leaned out, shouting at Li Xiaochen, who was leading the way on horseback:
"Li Xiaochen, I'm going to rest for a bit!"
Those around who heard the noise were already used to it; Princess Pingning had called out the Regent's name countless times along the way.
At first, they were trembling with fear, waiting for the Regent to yell at Princess Pingning until she cried. But the Regent not only wasn't angry, he also happily went over and did whatever Princess Pingning asked him to do.
They were utterly astonished! This was no longer their aloof, ruthless regent! He was practically henpecked! A disgrace to men!
"Wait! When did the Regent and Princess Pingning get married? I don't think so, right? Could they have remembered wrong?"
"They're not married yet, but the prince is practically begging for their attention!"
"What's so great about Princess Pingning! She's just a brat! I don't know what the Emperor was thinking this time, sending such a greenhorn to the north city to fight the drought."
"I don't know! Let's just wait and see, and see when some of the girls start to cry!"
Several officials from the Ministry of Works sat together to rest, watching as Li Xiaochen got off the carriage and personally helped Lin Yuxin down. He even placed a cloth on the ground for her before letting her sit down.
The adults watching felt a pang of sympathy, but they dared not speak to the Regent for fear he would kill them. So they could only whisper among themselves.
"But tell me, how exactly did Princess Pingning manage to get the Emperor to allow her to travel north?"
"I bet the Regent got it! I think the Emperor definitely sent the Regent to take charge this time. This Princess Pingning is just there to accompany the Regent. They're not even married yet, and she's already rushing to him like this. These two must have been having an affair for a long time, right?"
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