Birds on the edge of the abyss 37
When such a hat was put on him, Liu Zhaowei was so frightened that his face turned green. He quickly smiled and said
"I dare not, because the royal city issued a notice to open the floodgates in the past few days, which caused a large number of refugees to flee..."
After Liu Zhaowei's hurried explanation, Chu Xin finally understood.
It turned out that a heavy rain had caused the already swollen river to burst its banks, directly flooding the villages and crops downstream.
But only four of the nine dams upstream were damaged, and the other five were still intact. The dams blocked a lot of water in the past five days. Although the downstream was still flooded, at least the people in the middle reaches were still living well.
Because of this, the people in the middle reaches of the river were prevented from becoming homeless. Now that Prince Jing ordered all the gates to be opened to release water, it was undoubtedly a way for the people to survive. Originally, most of the people in Meizhou lived by the water. In this way, they all packed up their bags and started to leave their homes.
"If all the sluice gates were opened, the remaining floodwaters would pour down, instantly submerging the entire lower and middle reaches. No one came to collect the relief grain distributed by the court, as they all left on their own accord... Your Highness... I have no choice but to do this."
Liu Zhaowei said with difficulty. Chu Xin saw the way he was evasive and knew that this person was probably lying.
"Lead the way. I need to go to the dam to observe before making a decision." Chu Xin turned around and rode on his horse, looking down at him.
Liu Zhaowei's face tensed up, and he quickly responded, "Yes, Your Highness."
The group hurried and finally arrived at the dam after three quarters of an hour. Shen Luli followed closely behind with a handkerchief in his hand covering his mouth and nose. He was tired from the journey and his face was not very good. However, there had to be a leader among the officials from the Ministry of Works, so the flag was handed to Shen Luli, who seemed to have a good relationship with Chu Xin.
The situation upstream of the riverbank was relatively good. When going uphill, Shen Luli slipped and almost fell down. Chu Xin was quick to grab him and saved him.
Shen Luli glanced at the slippery mud under his feet in doubt and said with fear, "Thank you for your help, Your Highness."
"The road above the riverbank is slippery and very easy to slip. You are weak, so I will hold your hand and walk with you to protect you." Chu Xin clenched Shen Luli's hand and chuckled as he warned.
[Ding, Chu Xin's favorability +3, current favorability 85]
A blush appeared on Shen Luli's pale face, and he hummed softly. Seeing this, the officials who came up behind him came forward to compliment him, most of them praising His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his kindness and compassion for the officials...
This inspection lasted a whole day. After a day of being on the riverbank in the cold wind, Shen Luli collapsed directly after returning to the official residence where he was staying. His high fever would not subside.
At night, Lan Huan left the room after taking Shen Luli's pulse. He carried his medicine box and glanced at Chu Xin, who remained lingering by Shen Luli's bedside. He curled his lips in dissatisfaction. "If I had known I'd be so worried, why would I have let someone stand on the dam with you in the cold wind all day?" Not only did he catch a cold, but he also couldn't get a good night's sleep.
Arriving at the door, Lan Huan saw Bu Nan standing guard at the door, blocking the many officials who came to visit. He pinched his lower back fiercely.
Bu Nan remained calm as he turned down the officials' requests. After watching them leave in dismay, he turned to look at the sinister Lan Huan and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Lan Huan turned around and handed the prescription to Ting Zhu who had followed him out, asking him to quickly boil the medicine. Then he pulled up the corner of his mouth and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to strangle someone."
Bu Nan frowned and looked at him. After realizing that his words were not false, he grabbed his hand and pressed it against his chest, his eyes burning as he whispered:
"Then pinch me, I'm not afraid of pain"
Lan Huan quickly withdrew his hand as if he had been burned, a rare look of embarrassment on his face. He closed his palm, and the hand tucked into his sleeve clearly felt the extremely hot temperature just now. Lan Huan tugged at the medicine box and said unnaturally, "No, if it hurts, I have to treat it. Let's go!"
Bu Nan looked at him suspiciously as he fled as fast as a rabbit. Scarred face left a trace of loneliness. He muttered, "I have medicine..."
In the room, Chu Xin held the slender hand, looking at Shen Luli who was lying on the bed with a frown on his face and sleeping extremely restlessly, with a trace of guilt in his eyes. He stretched out his hand and passed his internal force to the person little by little, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
In the second half of the night, when he saw the patient's fever gradually subsided, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to ask someone to prepare water for bathing.
He picked up the person from the bed, wrapped him in a quilt, and walked towards the bathtub behind the screen. Bu Nan's voice came from outside the door.
"Your Highness, this mansion is simple. The servants said that there are only bathtubs for bathing. I hope Your Highness can understand."
Chu Xin didn't reply. He looked at Tingzhu who pushed the door open and told him to change the mattress. Then he stripped the man clean and put him in the bathtub. He watched him slowly sink into the tub, and gradually the water covered Shen Luli's chin.
Chu Xin's eyes tightened, and he reached out to hold the other person. He looked at the narrow bathtub, hesitated for a moment, and took off his clothes and sat in it with only his underwear.
The narrow tub was too small to accommodate two men, so Chu Xin simply hugged the man in his arms and let him sit astride him. Then he started to wash him.
The mist was steaming, and water droplets were sliding down Shen Luli's chin. Chu Xin raised his big hand to support half of his face, lowered his eyes to wash his hair, and looked at the beautiful scenery below. He couldn't help but move his throat, and his heart was filled with emotion.
He turned his head suddenly and recited the meditation technique three times in his mind, then he forced himself to suppress the restless thoughts in his heart.
The next second, a moist and slightly cool hand slowly pressed on his chest. Chu Xin looked down and found that Shen Luli's face suddenly turned pale, perhaps because he had a nightmare or something.
Chu Xin groaned, grabbed the other person's moving hand, lowered his head with bloodshot eyes
The shower was in vain...
Chu Xin sat in front of the bed, looking at Shen Luli who had taken a bath and changed clothes and was lying on the bed with regret, holding his forehead with his big hand and sighing.
He ordered Ting Zhu, who had quietly walked in, to take good care of Shen Luli. He looked at his clothes, which had become a mess after being tossed around several times, and turned back to his own courtyard to wash up.
what a shame
After washing up, Chu Xin took a short rest. It was not until dawn that he got up and walked towards the courtyard of Shen Luli. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Chu Xin took a step back and moved his ears. It was too quiet, as if there was no one around. He couldn't even detect the sound of someone breathing...
Oh no! Chu Xin's pupils shrank, and he strode forward and kicked open the door. The scene inside made his face instantly gloomy.
The room was in a mess, with white smoke swirling around it, making it difficult to see the surroundings.
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