The three Xia Mingyang brothers and Prince Rong met at a fork in the road. They did not find the carriage of Princess Rong and Xia Yuning, but they met Bai Zhirou's.
At this moment, they saw that Bai Zhirou's complexion looked a little better, but not much better.
They even blamed Bai Zhirou for not insisting on stopping them.
"Did you know these things would happen?" Xia Mingyang asked.
"Isn't that nonsense? Those refugees' eyes light up when they see food. They don't treat you as a human being, they just treat you as a scapegoat."
"Then why didn't you stop us? We are one. If we prosper together, we all prosper together. Don't you know such a simple truth?"
Xia Yifeng lectured with a stern face.
Bai Zhirou was so angry that she laughed. "Isn't this the time when your sister Yuning is showing her kindness? Was it me who put a knife to her neck and forced her to give alms to those refugees?"
Xia Yifeng was choked by her words and turned away with a grim expression.
People like Xia Yuning who are overly compassionate are most likely to get into trouble.
Xia Mingyang and his companions had no time to chat with Bai Zhirou, so they left only a small group of people to protect her, and the rest went to look for Princess Rong and Xia Yuning.
An hour had passed before they found Princess Rong and Xia Yuning. During this time, three waves of people arrived, all staring at Bai Zhirou's carriage with eager eyes.
But when the guards showed their knives, they dared not move forward.
No matter how the refugees knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for food, Bai Zhirou did not react.
Over time, the refugees realized that this convoy was not to be trifled with.
When Xia Yuning was found, her hair was loose, her clothes were messy, and she looked dazed.
Princess Rong was not much better off. She even secretly blamed Xia Yuning for her bad advice, which almost caused her to die at the hands of these refugees.
But when he saw the frightened Xia Yuning, his resentment faded a little.
The group set out on the road again, but this time they were much more well-behaved.
They were numerous and had weapons in their hands, so they were safe along the way.
However, the number of refugees in this area has increased, and the closer to Jiangnan, the more refugees there are.
When Prince Rong passed by various prefectures, he had already warned the local governors to open their granaries to help the victims and reduce the disaster.
The governors of each prefecture all had worried faces. They had already been scolded by the Crown Prince and others, and now they were being scolded again by Prince Rong.
It’s not that they are hard-hearted, but there is not much food left in the city.
When the convoy arrived at the river, the surging river water had already submerged the only bridge.
The group was forced to stay at a nearby post station, where the two groups met unexpectedly.
When Chen Zhao saw Bai Zhirou, he was stunned for a moment. Although he was not so confident that Bai Zhirou had followed him here.
But at that moment, my heartbeat inexplicably paused, and then started beating violently again.
"Don't doubt it, I'm here to find you." Bai Zhirou smiled at him.
Chen Zhao felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and the depression he had been feeling for the past few days suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Bai Zhirou watched his face getting redder and redder, and chuckled softly with her hands covering her lips.
Seeing her teasing expression, Shen Zhao coughed a few times unnaturally.
"I'm taking the Rong Wangfu family to the small town to visit my parents." Bai Zhirou looked at the rushing river with a calm face.
It has been raining heavily for three days in a row and is likely to continue.
A lot of rice fields along the road were flooded. I heard from the government officials that the river water had risen to the chest of an adult man!
If this is the situation at this post station, the situation in the city must be even worse.
Chen Zhao nodded. "If there's a chance, I'll go with you. So your parents know your fiancé is not a coward."
Bai Zhirou couldn't help but look sideways after hearing this.
Seeing him like this, Zhao told him all his experiences of the past few days.
When they came, the situation was not as bad as it is now, and there were not as many refugees as there are now.
There were very few refugees robbing people on the official road, so their journey was relatively safe.
If we really encounter some tough guys, we will use force to drive them away.
But it was different for Bai Zhirou and her friends. They met many refugees on the way and even had conflicts with them.
It can be seen that the number of refugees is increasing.
The two stood at the door for a while, and the rain gradually subsided.
The heavy rain that had lasted for three days finally stopped at this moment.
The guests staying at the inn almost cried for joy when they saw it.
The Third Prince and the Crown Prince came over and called Chen Zhao and the others to go and build the dam together. There was a broken dam there, and many villages downstream were destroyed. Many people were swept into the flood and their lives were unknown.
Shen Zhao happily went there.
Bai Zhirou also wanted to go with her, but was stopped by Shen Zhao.
"No woman would go there. Just stay at the post station and make plans after the flood is over and the bridge is open." Chen Zhao disagreed with Bai Zhirou, a weak woman, standing in the flood and moving sand and stones with them.
His mother often said that women's bodies are special and cannot withstand cold. If they stay in water for a long time, they might catch a cold and have difficulty giving birth.
When Chen Zhao heard that Bai Zhirou wanted to go, he remembered this.
Bai Zhirou was left in the inn and drank a large bowl of brown sugar ginger tea.
Disasters occurred frequently in ancient times, and after floods, so many people were displaced that it was necessary to set up designated soup kitchens and temporary shacks.
When necessary, there will be a few doctors on duty to prevent an epidemic from catching everyone off guard.
Thinking of this, Bai Zhirou took Mingcui and others and left the post station.
Xia Yuning saw her leave, and then saw the three men following her.
One of the tall and thin men seemed to notice her gaze and turned his head to look at her.
Xia Yuning withdrew her gaze and walked back to the room.
"Ma Da, what are you looking at?" Qiu Tong asked.
"That young woman is looking at us," Martha said truthfully.
In their post station, the only young woman besides Bai Zhirou is Xia Yuning from Prince Rong's Mansion. The one Ma Da was talking about should be Xia Yuning.
Qiu Tong knew what was going on. Bai Zhirou made her way to the county government office. The two guards at the gate had dull eyes and dusty faces. When they saw a group of people approaching, led by a woman, they looked down on them.
"Where did this woman come from? What are you doing in the county government office?" The yamen runner on the left had just returned from the front line to start his shift. He hadn't had time to rest when he saw someone coming, so his tone was naturally not very good.
"This is Princess Mingzhu! You'd better open your eyes and take a look!" Mingcui was so angry when she saw that the two yamen runners treated their own princess so badly that she took out Princess Mingzhu's token.
But Bai Zhirou knew that she was not here to quarrel, but to do business, so she stopped Mingcui.
The two yamen runners looked at each other, and when they saw the royal token, their attitudes finally softened.
"I wonder what brings you here, Princess?" The yamen runner on the left immediately asked with a flattering smile.
In his opinion, shouldn't a woman who never goes out of the house stay at home?
Why did you come out and cause trouble for them?
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