To this day, they still don't know when their work on these trees will end. Judging from what she just said, it's not hard to tell that they will still be needed for this kind of work in the future.
He saw that they no longer needed to stay in the Ministry of Works. Once they returned to the capital, they could apply to work in the Agricultural Affairs Department of the Ministry of Revenue and contribute to the agriculture of the Xia Kingdom!
However, none of them dared to show it and could only keep it to themselves. They had learned their lesson and had been thwarted twice by this princess.
They didn't shirk their tree-planting duties, and were inexplicably burdened with many responsibilities and titles. Now they dare not provoke this female devil.
I thought that with the prince here, we could achieve something today, but did you see the prince looking at the princess with such a gratified and pleased expression?
They practically had their eyes glued to the princess; how could they possibly speak up for them or stand up for them?
It seems I should keep a low profile for now and wait until I'm safely back in Beijing before making any decisions.
The officials learned a harsh lesson this time, realizing they couldn't fight the princess in the north city, and with no one to back them up, they could only hide.
"Alright, now that you gentlemen are all alright, you may all return. I hope you will all be more diligent in your duties in the future."
Li Xiaochen then spoke, and his first words were a warning.
"Yes, we understand. We will take our leave now."
Wang Feng and the others tensed up and quickly lowered their heads to reply.
Then they all carefully withdrew.
Lin Yuxin watched them all leave before letting out a cold snort:
"Hmph, you're such a grown man, and you still come here to complain."
"Alright, Yuxin, don't be angry anymore. It's not worth getting angry over these few. Just order them around more often in the future to vent your anger!"
Li Xiaochen noticed that Lin Yuxin was unhappy and quickly tried to comfort her. However, he also knew that Yuxin was not the kind of person who would put up with being bullied, and that she was probably thinking of ways to deal with these people.
Just as Li Xiaochen was thinking this, he heard Lin Yuxin's inner thoughts.
[Those five bastards! I'm so busy every day I barely have time to sleep, and they have the nerve to accuse me of neglecting my duties and not caring about the lives of ordinary people? I was just trying to make them work hard so they wouldn't cause any trouble, but it seems I haven't given them enough work. I'll have to give them more tomorrow. Humph! They won't even have the energy to complain.]
Lin Yuxin grumbled inwardly for a long time before she finally calmed down a bit after coming up with a solution.
She even gave Li Xiaochen a cold look and said directly:
"Alright, I'm going back to my room to rest. Make yourself at home."
Lin Yuxin got up as she spoke, and without even glancing at Li Xiaochen, she grabbed Xiao Hao and left.
Li Xiaochen stared innocently at Lin Yuxin's retreating figure for a long while before finally speaking:
"Am I being implicated?"
Wang Yu looked at his lord with sympathy, wanting to say yes.
He hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"Your Highness, the princess is just angry. She'll be fine once she calms down. Don't worry, Your Highness."
"Do you need to tell me!"
Li Xiaochen rolled her eyes at Wang Yu and said irritably.
Wang Yu: ...?
It's the question you asked, and I haven't told you the truth yet to save face for you!
Zhao Yi then spoke up:
"Your Highness, I have something to report."
"explain."
Li Xiaochen spoke expressionlessly.
So Zhao Yi told him about Zhong Zu'an, the prefect of Beicheng Prefecture, and the gold and silver in the backyard storeroom.
"The princess said she'll wait for you to return to handle it."
Zhao Yiye conveyed Lin Yuxin's meaning.
"I understand. I will handle this. Yuxin is so busy every day, so I won't let her worry about these trivial matters. As for the gold and silver jewelry, Yuxin can handle it. How is Zhong Zu'an doing?"
Li Xiaochen said calmly, and finally asked about Zhong Zuan's situation.
"Your Highness, the princess instructed us to starve him for a few days. He fainted after five days of starvation. After we revived him, we gave him one meal a day to keep him alive for the time being."
Zhao Yi answered truthfully.
"Yes, let's go and see this prefect."
Li Xiaochen stood up, spoke coldly, and walked towards the door.
Tonight was destined to be an eventful night. Lin Yuxin escorted Xiao Hao back to his room, chatted for a while, and then went back to her own room.
She then spent the night planting in the space and reaped a bountiful harvest; her wheat was successfully grown.
Because of the celestial dew, the wild wheat, which was originally of poor quality in terms of color, size, and appearance, became plump, golden, and very tempting after Lin Yuxin planted it in her space.
Lin Yuxin spent that night planting wheat, and now she has a thousand catties of wheat seeds.
Li Xiaochen also spent the whole night interrogating Zhong Zuan, asking who his superiors were and who he was collecting the money for.
Fortunately, there have been some breakthroughs.
Wang Feng and the other officials didn't get enough rest either. The thought of their miserable future ruined their mood.
When the Emperor issued the decree for them to come, they thought they could make a contribution this time and didn't take that princess seriously at all.
As a result, they were thoroughly humiliated.
They bankrupted them as soon as they arrived, leaving them penniless, and didn't assign them any important tasks. They were just made to plant trees, and they couldn't even resist.
How could they possibly sleep? The thought of planting trees tomorrow made them want to pack their bags and head back to the capital!
I bet only Xiao Hao is sleeping soundly in this government office; a five or six-year-old child doesn't have many worries.
Early the next morning, Li Xiaochen came out of the cell, covered in blood. He had just reached the vicinity of the guest room when he saw Lin Yuxin coming out.
Lin Yuxin looked at him in surprise and asked, somewhat annoyed:
"Where have you been? You're covered in blood, haven't you slept all night?"
"Okay! I interrogated Zhong Zu'an to see if there's anyone behind this."
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