That’s right, the rules are dead. It’s very important for brave people to break through this shackle.
Qin Shuo understood this logic, but he did not want Hu Xiao to be this brave man. He only wanted Hu Xiao to obediently stay by his side and be his beautiful daughter.
"No, Xiao-Xiao, there’s no point in discussing this. I won’t let you go that far." The meaning behind his words was, Xiaoxiao, just give up. No matter what you say, I will not agree.
Hearing that, Hu Xiao was a little discouraged, what’s wrong, it was just going to the south, wasn’t she going there to play, did Qin Shuo have to restrict her movements?
She glared at Qin Shuo hatefully, and said coldly all of a sudden, "Qin Shuo, you’re too selfish. You don’t care about the commoners of the south, do you?"
In the imperial court, the ministers obviously had no other choice, but why didn’t Qin Shuo allow her to try?
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Yin Fufeng knew that something was wrong, and took the initiative to go forward and persuade them: "Cousin, cousin, calm down, we can discuss this matter later."
As for the details, it had nothing to do with him. He was just a peacemaker.
Hu Xiao was so angry that she turned around and left, but before she left, she left a sentence behind, "Humph, I will settle this myself, if there is nothing else, don’t look for me anymore."
Hu Xiao was currently extremely angry, and had gone overboard with her words. Qin Shuo was also not in a good mood, he had kindly left Hu Xiao in the palace, but in the end, she had been rolled in the eyes of others.
The next day, they were still talking about the flood in the south.
"The south is beset with water disasters, do you have a way to solve it?" Qin Shuo frowned and asked, he and Yin Fufeng were unable to come up with anything, so he could only cast his gaze at the high ranking officials.
"Your majesty, Sir Chen has treated water for meritorious service. Why not send Sir Chen?" Vice Minister He asked tentatively. Wasn’t his treatment quite good when he sent Lord He over last year? Wouldn’t it be fine if he sent him over this year?
However, Qin Shuo was not satisfied with the results of his governance. Otherwise, he would have sent Master Chen over a long time ago.
"First, I have to think of a way. I won’t be helpless when my beloved Chen is gone." Qin Shuo said seriously, with Master Chen present, he could not directly reject Master Chen’s contributions from last year.
In the imperial court, the people were discussing amongst themselves but no one came up with a new idea. Qin Shuo was extremely disappointed.
After leaving the imperial palace, Yin Fufeng followed beside him and muttered: "Your majesty, the matter of taking care of the water hazard will not work unless you see it on the spot. The southern regions have complicated terrain.
Yin Fufeng had been to the south, so he was not unfamiliar with the terrain in the south.
"I know." Qin Shuo gently nodded his head. He was not stupid, he knew that being able to govern water was better than talking about soldiers on paper, and that it had to be done according to the terrain.
However, he was temporarily unable to find a suitable candidate.
Yin Fufeng sneaked a glance at him from the corner of his eyes and said: "Cousin sister, it’s rare for you to be so excited, you can let her give it a try."
Yin Fufeng raised his eyebrows, he was already mentally prepared to be scolded. Qin Shuo was unwilling for Hu Xiao to go, but he still dared to mention this matter in front of Qin Shuo’s ears.
Sure enough, Qin Shuo glared at him, and said: "I’ll let you do what you need to do!"
Although he said that, in reality, compared to yesterday, Qin Shuo’s attitude had become a lot gentler, and wasn’t as resolute.
Yin Fufeng saw through this. He pursed his lips and asked tentatively, "Cousin brother, you angered your cousin yesterday. Don’t you plan on comforting her?"
Hearing him say that, Qin Shuo felt an itch in his heart. It was like one day without seeing Hu Xiao for three years, and after a few hours without seeing him, he missed Hu Xiao quite a lot.
Suddenly, he thought of something. Yesterday, Hu Xiao had clearly said that he would not disturb her if there was nothing else.
Since she had already said so, should he put down his pride and go look for her?
Qin Shuo was in trouble, he was the emperor of East Court after all, how could he not have dignity!
Yin Fufeng had sharp eyes, and instantly saw through Qin Shuo’s thoughts. He laughed and said: "Cousin, as a man, how could you care about what my cousin says? Since she told you not to go, then you wouldn’t go?"
That’s right, he was a real man, how could he care about his wife! Furthermore, he did want to see Hu Xiao’s situation.
Seeing that he was shaken up, Yin Fufeng pushed him away, and said with a smile: "Cousin brother, go ahead, I will return first, I won’t disturb you anymore."
It was rare for Qin Shuo to be so obedient, so he really went in the direction of the harem.
"Where did the empress go?" Qin Shuo squinted, and looked at Hu Xiao’s Bedchamber with a piercing gaze.
He never thought that Hu Xiao would actually go out.
"To reply your majesty, esteemed Empress left early in the morning. This servant doesn’t know where she went." palace maid kneeled on the ground and said respectfully.
Hu Xiao did not reveal any information, how could she know where Hu Xiao had gone to!
After hearing that, Qin Shuo sighed, and thought to himself: "Xiao-Xiao, why do you like to run outside? We can’t keep you by our side even if we want to!"
A wave of sorrow rose from the bottom of his heart. She was at a loss because Hu Xiao was not here.
"Forget it, let’s go out and find her!" Qin Shuo muttered as he placed his hands behind his back. He then changed his clothes and left the palace with the guards.
The imperial city was so big, to be honest, he didn’t know where he should go to find Hu Xiao.
On the other side, Hu Xiao was wandering around the market alone. She bought a small child and had him bring her through the markets of the common people.
"Elder sister, is there any use in asking about this? It’s not like you’re in the south." the child asked curiously, with a straw in his hand.
Under her lead, Hu Xiao asked many people about the disasters that had occurred in the past years of East Court. Among them, the thing she was most concerned about was the problem of water disasters in the south, which was the one she asked the most.
Gradually, the young boy’s attention was attracted.
"Useful! You live in the Imperial City, and you eat and drink. Have you thought about how in other places, there is a group of people who have been forced into displacement and are enduring the ravages of nature?" Saying that, Hu Xiao sighed, after the previous interview, she had a rough understanding of the disaster at East Court’s side.
The little child immediately opened his eyes wide. He looked at Hu Xiao and asked nervously, "Big sister, is it true? Why are they not living in their own home?"
The young child was still young, and did not understand what Hu Xiao was saying. Hu Xiao caressed his hair and patiently said: "Because a disaster happened, the rain scattered their homes, in order to live, they could only leave their own homes."
The little child seemed to understand and nodded, he tilted his head, and seemed to be thinking about what Hu Xiao had just said.
"Alright, hurry up and go back. Thank you for today." Hu Xiao smiled, and bid farewell to the child.
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