Fortunately, Chen Lianhe returned shortly after noon.

As soon as he came back, he went into the room and asked someone to bring in some water.

At the same time, Su Wu knocked on the door of Xun Niannian's room.

As for what to cook, of course someone needs to eat! Xun Niannian, the cook, has to go to work again!

"It's already this late, and the prince hasn't eaten yet?" Xun Niannian expressed surprise.

So where did the villain go for the whole day and night? Didn't he go to the residence of Wu Jun Shou? Wu Jun Shou didn't even prepare a meal for Chen Lian He?

Xun Niannian did not hide the confusion on her face, but Su Wu didn't know how to explain it, so he could only smile at her.

Forget it, she'll just go.

Xun Nian Nian didn't expect Su Wu to say anything to her. Apart from carrying out Chen Lianhe's orders, he rarely said anything extra.

"Did the prince say what he wanted to eat?" Xun Niannian asked.

Su Wu shook his head: "No, the prince said to just make a few dishes at random."

Xun Nian Nian stretched and walked downstairs.

I've been staying in the inn reading storybooks all day, so it might be nice to go out and cook and stretch my muscles!

Half an hour later, the dish was ready.

Although Chen Lianhe said that you can just make a few dishes at random.

But Xun Niannian knew that the casualness he mentioned couldn't be too casual. At least three dishes were necessary, otherwise it wouldn't be enough for him to eat!

In the room, Chen Lianhe had already finished his bath and changed into a rare plain white gown. He stood by the table in front of the window.

There was a drawing on the table, and he was looking at it seriously with his eyes lowered.

When Xun Niannian came in with the food tray, the first thing she saw was his handsome and tall back.

Perhaps because he had just finished bathing, the ends of his hair were still slightly wet, so he did not tie it up, but just casually tied it up with a white jade hairpin.

However, such a simple and casual back figure made Xun Nian Nian's heart beat like a drum when she pushed the door open.

A handsome man is really handsome in every way, even his back is so handsome! Xun Niannian muttered in her heart.

"Well, Your Majesty, the food is ready. I'll bring it to you."

Xun Nian Nian placed the dishes on the small round table one by one, and looked towards the window again.

"Well, leave it there." Chen Lianhe responded but did not turn around.

To be precise, from the time Xun Niannian entered the door until now, he has never looked back at her.

It stood there like a stone statue and never moved from beginning to end.

Xun Niannian walked over and glanced at the table, only to find that what Chen Lianhe was looking at was a map, a map of the mountains and rivers of Ling County.

All the mountains, rivers and streams in and around Ling County are marked in detail.

Lingjun is a typical valley city, surrounded by high mountains, and Lingjun is located in the valley in the middle.

In such terrain, the most feared thing is heavy rain.

During the rainy season, Ling County becomes a severely affected area with frequent floods.

Every year, the imperial court allocates funds to Ling County for disaster relief and the construction of reservoirs, rivers, dams and other projects.

However, despite years of support, the situation in Ling County has not improved much, and floods still occur frequently during the rainy season.

The imperial court attached great importance to the Lingjun River project and allocated a large amount of funds for its construction.

It was originally thought that after the completion of this project, the flood situation in Ling County would be greatly improved.

Who would have thought that such a major vicious incident would occur shortly after the project was completed.

This is probably why the emperor was so angry that he ordered people to arrest Xun Shangshu's family overnight. He was even unwilling to wait until autumn, and wanted to execute the entire Xun family.

"After looking at this map, do you have any ideas?" A deep and clear voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

Xun Niannian raised her eyes and met a pair of deep and dark eyes.

The two of them stood close to each other, and Xun Niannian could vaguely smell the cold and elegant aura on Chen Lianhe's body, which was refreshing and made people feel inexplicably comfortable.

Looking at his handsome face so close to her, Xun Niannian's pupils shrank slightly.

She couldn't help but recall the scenes of her and him cuddling in the carriage together these days.

She discovered some of Chen Lianhe's little habits.

He seemed to be very serious and focused no matter what he was looking at.

Just like at this moment, he was staring at her with deep and serious eyes.

This kind of look can give you the illusion that you are the only one in his eyes.

Of course, Xun Niannian would not take this illusion seriously.

"Cough cough." Xun Niannian coughed lightly, looked away and lowered her eyes to look at the map.

"I don't have any idea."

After saying this, Xun Niannian remembered what was said in the book, that Ling County was flooded two months later.

She frowned slightly, wondering whether she should remind or hint Chen Lianhe.

After thinking about it, Xun Niannian decided to give a slight hint.

After all, so many people’s lives...

After a slight hesitation, Xun Niannian said again: "I think Lingjun is not a particularly suitable place to live. If there are conditions to allow the people here to move out, it should be better."

"Let the people move out?" Chen Lianhe looked at Xun Niannian deeply.

Xun Niannian nodded and pointed at the map. "Your Highness, I think you have already figured it out. The entire Ling County is located in a valley, surrounded by mountains on all four sides. There are rivers flowing through here from the northwest to the south, but there is only one large river in the entire Ling County."

"Once it rains in two of the three upstream areas, the river water will not be able to drain."

"This is also the fundamental reason why floods occur so frequently in Ling County."

"Such terrain conditions make the waterways here very difficult to manage, and the entire Ling County is in danger of being flooded at any time."

"Like this time."

"The dam of Lingjun River burst not long ago. Although the floodwaters were almost drained a few days ago, the embankment is still very fragile. There was no time to reinforce it, and now it is raining heavily. I am afraid it is even more fragile now. The flood discharge capacity of other rivers in the territory is average, or even negligible. If the entire Lingcheng Reservoir cannot be stabilized, the consequences will be disastrous..."

Chen Lianhe listened to Xun Nian Nian silently and stood there quietly for a while before speaking.

"Your analysis is not without reason. The entire Ling County is indeed in a very dangerous situation now."

"However, the people here have lived here for generations. How easy is it to ask them to move out?"

Xun Niannian stopped talking.

What Chen Lianhe said is indeed a very big problem.

The people here will not be willing to move out easily.

She couldn't just tell the people of Ling County that this place would be flooded in two months, so they should move out quickly!

Even if she really said that, I'm afraid no one would believe it.

Maybe they would even think she was a crazy woman!

Xun Niannian pursed the corners of her lips, raised her eyes again, and her gaze fell back on that delicate, gentle, and nearly perfect face.

Chen Lianhe's chin was very smooth, probably because he had just cleaned it while taking a shower.

His face was still the same one that could make people blush and their hearts beat faster at a glance, but there was a hint of fatigue between his brows.

Xun Niannian asked subconsciously: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"