Chapter 59: Saint Girl Doesn’t Fall in Love 28

Mingnan walked out of the alley leisurely and looked around as if nothing had happened.

Yan Xueyi brought a lot of food, and a group of people gathered around her, but they hadn't finished counting it yet.

Mingnan was deeply moved. At that time, Yan Xueyi had just made some money and had just started her business. All these grains were probably bought with her money. After this incident, she was afraid that all her family savings had been emptied.

Ruining one's home to relieve distress is no more than this.

"Princess."

Yan Xueyi's eyes lit up when she saw her, and she walked over quickly, asking curiously, "Isn't the Crown Prince with you?"

Mingnan: “…”

How do you grasp the key points so well?

She smiled and said, "No, he's very busy."

Yan Xueyi nodded, her eyes fell on her lips, and she suddenly froze: "Huh? Why are your lips so red? They seem a little swollen..."

Mingnan: “…”

She felt weak inside and her eyes wandered for a moment. "I was a little angry. There was a wound inside. I couldn't help biting it. That's it."

"I see." Yan Xueyi said sympathetically, "Don't worry, Princess. We have enough food to last until the disaster relief from the imperial court arrives."

Mingnan nodded, "I'm so sorry for your contribution this time. I will let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince report your contribution truthfully."

"I don't seek credit, I just hope everyone can get through this difficult time."

Yan Xueyi watched everyone carrying food down from the car with a distant look in her eyes, recalling the past.

"When I was a child, my hometown was hit by a flood. In an instant, the mountain torrents washed away all the houses. My family and I finally ran to a higher place, thinking we were lucky enough to have saved our lives. Unexpectedly, there was a plague after the flood. My father, mother, and sister were all infected. They didn't survive. I was the only one who survived."

Mingnan was stunned. He didn't expect Yan Xueyi's life to be so tragic.

Yan Xueyi didn't want to say more. She looked back at her and said sincerely, "I don't know how many people I can help by doing this, but even if I can only save one family, it's worth it."

Mingnan was silent for a long time, folded his hands and bowed to her.

"On behalf of the people of the whole city, I would like to thank you for your kindness, young lady."

She raised her head and said solemnly: "Everything you have given me today, I will pay you back double tomorrow."

Yan Xueyi was startled, then smiled and said, "Okay."

She did not refuse. She saw Mingnan's determination and felt a little warm in her heart.

Soon, the prince also came out. He didn't look at Mingnan again, but kept a proper distance. He met the person in charge of counting the grain, took a look at the quantity, and was also surprised.

While directing people to move grain into the granary, he asked others to carry two bags to the porridge shed and light a fire to cook porridge.

With Yan Xueyi's help, Xuncheng's food crisis was successfully resolved.

Because of proper prevention, the plague in the previous life did not break out on a large scale, and only a small number of people developed fever symptoms.

Mingnan advocated isolating the people for treatment, and personally helped to boil medicine to calm the people's emotions.

This delayed it for nearly another month.

By the time all the patients recovered, the rainy season was over.

Mingnan and the prince were finally able to return to the capital.

…

The weather was very good the day they left, with a clear sky, a gentle breeze and just the right amount of sunshine.

The prince rode in a carriage, while Mingnan and Yan Xueyi rode horses and chatted in front.

The relationship between the two people made rapid progress during this period of time, and it seemed like they had met too late.

At first the prince was quite jealous, thinking that Yan Xueyi had taken away their time alone, but later, when he saw that Mingnan was really happy, he let her go.

She is the happiest person in the world.

Now he can view their being together with a normal attitude.

No way.

He still feels bad about it.

So he hid in the carriage and avoided seeing anything.

However, the carriage stopped not far away.

The prince raised the curtain and looked out in confusion, "What's going on?"

Mingnan turned around from his horse, with a gleam of light in his eyes.

"The people are here to see us off."

The prince was startled. He looked forward and saw the common people standing on both sides of the road. When they saw their carriage coming, they knelt down and shouted, "Farewell to the envoy. May His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live a thousand years. Farewell to the Princess and Miss Yan. May the Princess and Miss Yan live a hundred years, be healthy and happy!"

The blessings came one after another.

The old man and the children couldn't help wiping away their tears, which was heartbreaking to see.

Mingnan's tear point was not high to begin with, but when he saw such a shocking scene, his eyes couldn't help but become red.

This is the meaning of saving lives.

They never seek any material rewards. Just a sincere thank you from the other party is enough to comfort them after such a long time of fatigue.

Yan Xueyi sighed and choked up, "That's great."

Mingnan patted her shoulder and smiled, "Yes, that's great."

Everything will get better and better.

…

Don't rush back, just walk for a while and take a rest.

That night they rested at an inn. Because Mingnan and Yan Xueyi were women, they were arranged to live in another separate courtyard and were not with the prince and his friends.

After Mingnan and Yan Xueyi had dinner together, they called for water to be fetched for a bath.

She had just come out of the water and put on her clothes after taking a shower when the candle on the table suddenly flickered.

At that moment, she had an indescribable intuition that made her turn her head sharply. The shadows of the trees were swaying outside the window, and it seemed that there was nothing unusual.

She put on her clothes, quietly picked up the whip hanging on the screen, and walked quietly to the window.

She stood in front of the window, pressed her hand lightly on it, and was about to push it open when a sword suddenly pierced through the window paper and came in!

Mingnan's eyes flickered slightly, and he reacted extremely quickly by turning sideways, and the sword blade just barely passed by, almost cutting her face.

The next moment, a black shadow broke through the window, and a long sword with a cold glow came straight towards her head.

"Who sent you?"

Mingnan swung his whip, picked up the oil lamp on the table, and smashed it on the head of the black-clad killer.

The black-clad killer dodged and made way for Mingnan, who took the opportunity to climb out of the window in front. When she landed, she was surrounded by several sword lights. Mingnan leaned back to avoid them and pulled out a hairpin with her backhand. Her long hair fell like a waterfall. She stood up with a trembling waist and moved as fast as lightning. The hairpin pierced the throat of the nearest killer. The killer let out two "ho ho" sounds and fell down with his eyes open.

Mingnan took advantage of the situation and snatched his sword, then started fighting with the killer.

"Someone, there's an assassin!"

She yelled and kicked the attacker in the chin. The attacker retreated in pain. Mingnan's eyes turned fierce and he sneered, "Did Xiao Zhe send you here?"

It is his usual style to destroy something if he can't get it.

The killer's eyes flickered and his movements paused for a moment. Mingnan seized the opportunity and kicked him hard in the chest, sending him flying backwards.

"Mingnan, are you okay?"

Yan Xueyi, who was in the room, ran out immediately after hearing the noise. Seeing this, the killer immediately ran towards her, trying to use her to threaten Mingnan.

Mingnan's face darkened completely. "What a disgusting thing! It's just like your master."

Yan Xueyi's eyes flickered slightly, she screamed in fear, and dodged around the pillars under the corridor. The killer saw this and determined that she did not know how to fight, so he immediately surrounded her.