Chapter 312 You Still Have a Broken Cloak
"Oh, these two little ones look so familiar, but why can't I remember you are Bu Bu? What should I do?"
Looking at the anxious little girl, Bu Ruo teased her happily.
"It's Bubu, mother. It's Bubu. I am Bubu, your beautiful little cotton-padded jacket. You also have a tattered cloak called Xiao Jin. Can't you remember it?"
The man in the tattered cloak standing at the door: ...
Seeing the little girl about to cry, Bu Ruo suddenly looked enlightened: "Oh~ I remember now, you are Bu Bu, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I am Bu Bu. Mother, you remember me, right? Then take another look... Forget it, Father, don't look. Even if Father turned into ashes, Mother would recognize him. So, take a look at who that is?"
Xiao Yulan turned into ash: ...
Looking at the direction of Bu Bu's little finger, Bu Ruo rolled his eyes silently: "That idiot, that idiot is..."
Before Bu Ruo could finish, Bu Bu clapped her hands happily: "Great, Mom recognized you!"
Some idiot: ...
"Sister~"
Xiao Jin held his forehead with his hand: "Mother is not crazy, nor is she dying. Mother is doing very well."
Bu Bu looked puzzled: "Then why did mother say that she was insane? Because if she was insane, could she beat up Senior Brother? But mother never needs a reason to beat up Senior Brother. She can beat up Senior Brother even if she is not insane."
Jin Congcong coughed lightly: "That... your mother said she was insane because... because Senior Brother misdiagnosed your mother and mistakenly thought she was insane. This is Senior Brother's fault."
Bu Bu's little face was full of disdain: "No wonder mother gave you such a nickname, it really is...well-deserved."
Everyone: ...
"What are you all doing here? Is there something wrong?"
Jin Congcong nodded: "Now that the rain has subsided, we want to go out and take a look at what Yicheng looks like and visit my master."
A glimmer of anticipation flashed across Bu Bu's eyes but quickly faded: "Let's do it tomorrow. Dad said Mom is tired today and needs to rest."
"Bubu just checked Mom's pulse, and she's indeed a little weak. Mom, did you fight with Dad last night... Um, uh, uh..."
Looking at the little girl waving her hands, Bu Ruo's face flushed suspiciously: "Well, I'm not tired anymore, I can go out now."
Just as they had made up their minds, the sky outside, which was originally just a little gloomy, suddenly became covered with dark clouds. The drizzle turned into a downpour after a few thunderclaps. It really seemed like there was a big hole in the sky.
The group had to postpone their trip to tomorrow and stay in this mansion for dinner today.
"Your Highness, Princess, the prefect requests an audience."
Cen Bei flew to the door wearing a straw raincoat, holding the prefect who was soaked by the heavy rain in his hand.
"This humble servant has greeted His Majesty and Princess. This humble servant has...an urgent matter to report."
"Your Highness... the dam we were about to build... collapsed again, and many soldiers and civilians were swept into the river."
"I wanted to rescue them, but the heavy rain started coming down so suddenly that I couldn't do anything. I could only quickly find some wood and throw it down so they could grab onto it and not sink to the bottom."
Everyone who was eating paused, and Xiao Yulan was the first to stand up: "I'll go and take a look."
Just as he was about to leave, Bu Ruo also stood up: "I'll go with you."
"I entered the city yesterday, and today the riverbank collapsed and it rained heavily. Haha, they're trying to give me a big gift. I just don't know if they can handle it."
"Isn't that right, Third Princess?"
Hiding under the eaves outside the house, Guo Shuangwen looked at Bu Ruo with a cold face and swallowed his saliva: "I... I don't know what the princess is talking about. This rain is not caused by human beings. Maybe it is God who is displeased with the princess and is punishing her."
Bu Ruo snorted lightly: "I'm afraid the whole Yicheng knows this by now. Did you spread it? You have already contacted your wild father, right?"
"Is your wild father in Yicheng? Do you want to guess whether he would be alive if he and this princess came to blows?"
Guo Shuangwen took two steps back. "Please be careful with your words, Princess. I'm here because... the roof of my house is leaking and I want to move. I don't know anything about the rumors about my wild father. Even if you are the regent princess, you can't accuse others casually."
Bu Ruo looked at the prefect and said, "Ever since you came in, your eyes have been evasive. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I won't blame you."
The prefect looked at Guo Shuangwen and then at Buruo, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness's guess is correct. There are rumors out there that the rain in Yicheng had stopped for several days, but it's because Your Highness's visit to Yicheng angered the heavens, and now it's raining heavily again."
"They also said...they also said that the soldiers and civilians who fell into the river in Yicheng were there to punish the princess. They said...they said that God wanted the princess...the princess...to ask for her own death."
"But don't worry, Princess. The people of Yicheng are all sensible. Although there are rumors, most people don't believe them. I also know that this rainstorm has nothing to do with the dam or your Highness."
After the prefect finished speaking, he looked at Guo Shuangwen and said bitterly, "You are the Princess of Beining, but you can't speak carelessly."
"I've been the prefect here for decades. Yicheng has heavy rain every two or three years, but this time it's more severe. Could it be that the princess is to blame for all these natural disasters? To be disrespectful, the dam in Yicheng was already destroyed thirty years ago, when the princess wasn't even born yet."
"If it's really as the princess said, we would rather believe that God is displeased with the princess. After all, it didn't rain in Yicheng before the princess came to Da Zhou, and the rain would have stopped before the princess entered Yicheng."
"Although I'm not in Kyoto, I've heard about the princess's story. She fell in love with the prince and wanted the princess to give up the throne, but she didn't expect that you, who was unfaithful and had a miscarriage, would be exposed."
"I believe this heavy rain is not meant to punish the princess, but rather to punish the princess. It's just... the force was misplaced."
When Cen Bei heard what the prefect said, he wanted to applaud him. He was really great.
"Yes, you are a good fool. You are a man of clear mind."
Xiao Yulan stayed here for many days and felt that the prefect was a good official who served the people. Otherwise, he would not have refused promotions several times for the sake of the people of Yicheng. He only wanted to control the flood in Yicheng in his lifetime.
"I don't deserve it. We've heard about the princess's deeds. After the prince came to Yicheng, it was the princess who raised food and herbs, hired a caravan to deliver them to the nearby towns. If it weren't for the princess, who knows how many innocent people would have been killed or injured in this flood."
"The princess is just as much our benefactor as the prince. As for what that damn princess says, we won't believe a single word she says."
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