Chapter 57: Saint Girl Doesn’t Fall in Love 26

The prince shouted from the carriage, "Let's go first, go to the government office and ask the prefect about the situation, and open the warehouse to release the grain as soon as possible."

"Um."

Mingnan secretly gave the food in his hand to the old lady and asked her to hide and eat with the child.

It's not that they don't want to give food to others, but they have limited food on them now, and it's not easy to give them the remaining raw rice directly. If other refugees see them, they may come to snatch the mother and daughter. When people are almost starving to death, there is no moral restraint, they just want to survive.

The old lady thanked him repeatedly and ran into an alley opposite with her daughter in her arms.

The carriage continued to move forward.

When they arrived at the prefectural government office, the prefect and his entourage were waiting at the door. Mingnan had thought that the prefect was so arrogant that he didn't even come out to greet the imperial envoy. But after seeing the envoy, she really wanted to slap herself in the face.

Does that mean people don’t want to come?

That's because people can't come.

The prefect was pushed out in a wheelchair, with both legs wrapped like dumplings.

Together, they are wider than his entire body.

The prince was also stunned, "Master Gou, what is this?"

The magistrate of Xuncheng was named Gou, with a single character in his given name, “Sheng”.

Gou Sheng sat in a wheelchair and bowed to the prince, saying with shame: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has come to Xuncheng in person. I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"Your Highness, our Lord rushed to rescue the people the night before and spent most of the night in the water. When it was almost dawn, a piece of the mountain suddenly collapsed, and when Lord was running, he accidentally got hit on the leg. Fortunately, it was a small rock, otherwise his legs would have been lost."

The officials around him were also frightened after hearing this.

Each of them was wearing an official uniform, the sleeves and hems of which were stained with mud, and their official hats were tilted, showing that they were put on temporarily. There was a fine layer of sweat on their foreheads, their eyes were bloodshot, and their chins were covered with blue stubble. They all looked so haggard that they could fall asleep as soon as they were given a pillow.

Mingnan's heart was touched and countless fragments flashed through his mind.

Human nature is most evident in times of natural disasters.

The prince did not exchange false pleasantries with them and directly asked them to take him to the government office to report the disaster situation and formulate a disaster relief strategy as soon as possible.

The current situation is urgent. They are competing with natural disasters to save people. No one knows when the next heavy rain will come. Before that, they have to evacuate and settle all the people.

Mingnan also went to listen. The group sat in the lobby of the yamen for two hours, almost without stopping. The prince took a pen and paper and listened, took notes and thought. After they finished their report, he asked a few key questions, counted the remaining food situation and the manpower that could be mobilized in the city, and first built porridge sheds in the four city districts of the southeast, northwest and northeast.

Medicinal materials also need to be properly stored in a dry and safe place and someone should be assigned to watch over them.

He issued orders one by one in an orderly manner, and people came and went in the lobby.

Mingnan sat aside and watched him, and was entranced without realizing it.

205: [Host, your saliva is about to flow down, hehe~]

[Hmm?] Mingnan reached out and wiped it, but there was nothing.

Only then did she realize that she had been tricked by the system.

[Are you looking for death? ] Mingnan asked sinisterly.

205: [Oh, you are too engrossed in watching me. Shouldn't I remind you? If you really drool over the handsome guy, how will you face the prince in the future?]

Mingnan: [……]

You know what, it actually makes sense.

205: [What? Are you moved?]

Mingnan did not deny it, and said frankly: [A serious man is indeed the most handsome.]

205: [Don’t you think you’ve betrayed Mu Yanshan? ]

Mingnan was silent for a moment and was about to look away when the prince suddenly looked over. Through several people, his eyes locked on her for the first moment and he smiled at her in the midst of his busy schedule.

At that moment Mingnan's heart skipped a beat.

All the entanglements and troubles were relieved.

[In my previous life, I accompanied Mu Yanshan until we grew old together. Mingnan, who belonged to Mu Yanshan, finally rests with him in the beautiful cemetery.]

[You are right. This is a brand new world. There is no Mu Yanshan here, but there is a brand new Mingnan. In my last life, I loved him with all my heart and left no regrets. There is no need to hold a grudge in this life.]

She looked at the prince and smiled back, with a hint of affection in her eyes that she herself was not aware of.

The prince was just about to drink some water to moisten his throat, but he was stunned when he saw her smile. The water didn't reach his mouth, but went all the way down his chin. Someone around him exclaimed, "Your Highness—"

He came back to his senses and hurriedly wiped the water off his chin and collar with a handkerchief. "It's okay, I was distracted."

Mingnan couldn't help laughing and whispered, "How silly."

In this world, only love and sincerity are not to be betrayed. She shouldn't be obsessed with the past and miss the person in front of her.

After figuring it out, Mingnan felt relieved.

But now is not the time to talk about love. After arranging everything, Mingnan followed the officials to distribute porridge and medicine, while the prince personally led people to check on the situation of the disaster victims and comfort the people first.

The two were busy with their own things, and only when they reported the situation at night could they look at each other from a distance.

The brief separation did not weaken their feelings, but made them even stronger.

The disaster relief supplies from the imperial court arrived in time and did not cause too serious consequences. When the people knew that the messenger was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they felt as if they had taken a reassurance pill and immediately calmed down.

In their minds, the most powerful person in the court is the emperor, and below the emperor is the prince. No matter what, as long as the prince is there, the court will not give up on them.

The porridge shed distributes porridge and medicine on time every day. If people have a headache or fever, it can be treated immediately, and those who are not sick will also receive a bowl of medicine as a preventive measure.

Try to nip the plague in the bud.

After half a month, the weather became stable, there were no more heavy rains, the water level gradually dropped, and everything was moving in a good direction.

However, their food consumption was huge and was running out.

The prince hurriedly transferred food from other cities, but it would take time to transport food from far away, and there would probably be some shortages in the meantime.

At this moment, a group of people suddenly came from outside the city.

It was pitch black at first glance.

The soldiers guarding the gate stopped the people and inquired about the situation. A woman jumped down from the leading carriage. She was wearing a men's green robe and looked dashing and neat.

She clasped her fists and said to the soldiers, "I am Yan Xueyi. I know that the food in Xuncheng has run out, so I came to deliver food."

She leaned over and raised her hand, "There's food in the car, everyone can check it at will."

When the news reached the government office, the prince and Mingnan hurried over.

Mingnan's eyes lit up when he saw Yan Xueyi.

What is this called?

After searching for it everywhere, it finally came to you without any effort.

[The heroine appeared so early in this life? 】

【But it’s just in time. 】

The prince listened to Mingnan's thoughts, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Yan Xueyi thoughtfully.

Heroine?

Mingnan greeted her enthusiastically, "Miss Yan's arrival is really timely. It solved our urgent needs and saved tens of thousands of people from disaster. This is a great kindness."

Yan Xueyi was also stunned when she saw her, "Have we seen this girl somewhere before?"