Chapter 196 Drunk Kiss
A large group of people headed towards the granary in the city.
Four large granaries stood before them, with Xie Chen's men guarding the surrounding gates.
Before opening the door, the Imperial Envoy asked, "Who is on duty here?"
Lu Hong lowered his head and replied, "It was Deputy General Jie and his soldiers."
The Imperial Envoy nodded slowly: "Open the warehouse and check!"
The Sixth Prince stood beside Jie Chen, squinting his eyes, looking forward to the moment when the imperial envoy would get furious.
However, when the four granary doors were opened, it was his turn to be dumbfounded.
The warehouse was full of rice and flour, which were packed in sacks and piled on the ground as if they were free.
The Sixth Prince was shocked, how could this be possible!
When he led people to check a few days ago, the granary was empty, not even a mouse.
Not only him, even Lu Hong was staring blankly at the full warehouse of grain.
Only Jie Chen calmly stretched out his hand: "Master Liang, please check."
The imperial envoy walked into the granary, randomly selected a few bags of rice and flour, had them pour them out, and rubbed them with his hands for inspection.
He nodded slowly: "It's good that it's not damp or moldy. Lord Lu must remember that the food provided to the people for disaster relief must not be used as a substitute."
Lu Hong was sweating profusely: "Yes, you are right."
Prince Yong praised him, "Deputy General Jie is young and promising. Guarding these four granaries may seem simple, but it is not easy. Be careful of the bandits around who may come to rob you."
Xie Chen nodded: "It has been arranged."
A smile finally appeared on the serious face of the imperial envoy.
He turned to look at Xie Chen and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Deputy General Xie. These four granaries are in great danger during this famine. Please send people to protect them."
Xie Chen cupped his hands and said, "It is my duty."
Xiangying saw through the drone that the Sixth Prince’s face was as pale as a ghost and he was laughing so hard that his body was shaking.
Serves you right! If you want to bully her Jie Chen, you have no chance.
At this moment, the Sixth Prince reacted and stepped forward to the imperial envoy and said, "Deputy General Jie's job is to escort prisoners from Western Zhou. I'm afraid he is not capable of guarding the granary because there are not enough people."
"I think that from today on, my people will be in charge of guarding the granary. It is time for Deputy General Jie to set off and prepare to escort the prisoners to the capital."
After he finished speaking, Xiangying slapped his thigh and crushed the bag of potato chips in his hand in anger.
"Damn you, Sixth Prince, you just want to sit back and reap the fruits of your labor, right?"
He pushed the blame when there was no food before, but now that the warehouse is full of food, he wants to seize the right to guard it.
Xiangying gritted his teeth: "Jiechen, don't agree to him!"
Unexpectedly, Xie Chen on the screen had a calm expression and said with thin lips: "Okay, since the Sixth Prince wants to help, I will just hand this task back."
The imperial envoy watched the undercurrent between the two of them and said nothing.
He just said, "It doesn't matter who guards the granary. The most important thing is to open the granary every three days to distribute porridge and make sure the people have enough to eat."
He turned to Lu Hong and asked, "Excuse me, Governor Lu, when will the next porridge-giving service be held?"
The governor of Lu was still in shock, but he came to his senses and replied, "The day after tomorrow."
The imperial envoy nodded slowly and said, "Okay, then I will go with you to open a tent to distribute porridge the day after tomorrow, so that I can also get to know the people's livelihood."
The imperial envoy then followed Lu Hong back to the prefectural government.
Even the imperial envoy was stunned when he saw the burnt houses all over the ground.
"This is……"
Lu Hong said apologetically, "My humble abode had a fire a few days ago, and I am sorry to have embarrassed you, sir."
The imperial envoy stroked his beard and sighed, "Nowadays, there is a shortage of water and no rain, which makes fires more likely to occur. You must be careful at ordinary times and arrange night watchmen to remind the people when they patrol every night."
"Yes." Lu Hong nodded.
Xiangying saw this scene in the drone and was so angry that he bit the potato chips with a crunching sound.
How could Xie Chen simply hand over the control of the granary?
What a great opportunity this is to take credit.
At night, Xie Chen accompanied Lu Hong and others to socialize and then returned to the tent.
As soon as he lifted the curtain, he saw Xiangying lying on his couch.
Hearing the noise, Xiangying sat up immediately.
Xie Chen paused: "Why didn't you go back to sleep?"
Xiangying folded his arms and sat cross-legged, his pretty fair face filled with a look of scrutiny.
"Why did you give up the granary? I just filled it up!"
Maybe Xie Chen had drunk some wine, and his handsome face had a faint blush on it.
Hearing Xiangying's words, a light laugh escaped from his thin lips.
"I was just about to discuss this with you, and you found out faster than I did."
He walked over, and his tall figure was cast a dark shadow by the candle beside him, which enveloped Xiangying's body within the range of his shadow.
Xiangying frowned: "You lower your head to talk, and it's hard for me to look up."
She didn't like this kind of attitude. Jie Chen's disdainful look with his eyes downcast made her feel too distant.
So, Xie Chen really listened to her obediently and bent his knees and half squatted down.
Now Xiangying felt comfortable.
Xie Chen's voice was low, with a hint of laziness and hoarseness from drinking.
"My spies have learned that the Sixth Prince will take all the remaining food for himself after distributing porridge in the tent."
Xiangying frowned: "He is a prince, why does he need so much food?"
Jie Chen smiled, perhaps because he had been drinking. He reached out and gently and slowly rubbed the back of Xiangying's hand.
He is usually very restrained, and only at this moment does he dare to take the initiative to show affection.
"Famine has spread to the four cities and counties. Now the price of grain in Shangjing is soaring every day. One stone of rice costs two hundred taels."
"So exaggerated!" Xiangying was stunned.
Xie Chen nodded: "The Sixth Prince wants rice because he has connections in the capital. He must want to resell the rice at a high price."
Xiangying gritted his teeth: "Despicable villain."
"So, if you can put the rice back, I need you to take these things back."
“When will it be collected?”
Xie Chen looked at her seriously and said, "Before the porridge was distributed, I handed over all the keys of the four granaries to the Sixth Prince in front of the imperial envoy today."
As he spoke, he leaned forward slightly and kissed the corner of Xiangying's lips.
Xie Chen smiled, and the light in his narrowed eyes was actually a little cold.
"The granary is no longer ours, so we don't need to leave any food for him."
"If we open a stall to distribute porridge, the people will..." Xiangying thought.
Xie Chen squeezed her palm and said, "I have my own way."
Xiangying smiled brightly: "So you had planned this a long time ago. Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me so angry that I didn't even have dinner!"
Jie Chen looked at her beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and her fluttering eyelashes as black as feathers, like a naughty butterfly, leading him to look down and look again and again.
Just when he was about to kiss Xiangying's eyes, Xiangying stood up with a somersault.
She gently pushed him away and ran out of the tent.
Xie Chen frowned: "Where are you going? It's so late, come back to sleep."
Xiangying was very excited and waved his hand without looking back: "I have to collect the food, otherwise there will be more trouble at night."
She said this and ran away, and Jie Chen pinched his eyebrows.
Should he wait until tomorrow to tell her?
The next update will be later, my computer broke down again, blue screen again, and I couldn’t turn it on no matter how many times I turned it on. I had to force shut down and restart it several times before it could work. I called a repairman to come and take a look, and I hope it’s just a minor problem!!!
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