Chapter 564 Extra: Princess Changping is their savior
Upon hearing that Lin Xingman had something to deliver to Wutong Village, he eagerly took on the task. Without waiting for the emperor's permission, he grabbed the gift and ran out of the palace, leaving Xiao Jingchen and Lin Xingman bewildered in the wind.
"Why? Why does everyone want to escape this palace, but I can't escape this palace prison like they do?"
When Xiao Jingchen saw Old Man Li fleeing the palace like a madman, he could no longer bear it and began to go insane.
Lin Xingman rolled her eyes speechlessly at Xiao Jingchen's childish behavior, then turned and went back to her own palace.
Xiao Jingchen waited for a long time, but seeing that Lin Xingman ignored him, he had no choice but to abandon his tantrums and chase after Lin Xingman.
"My God! I never imagined there would be so many disaster victims outside the palace." Sitting in the carriage, Xiao Yize looked through the curtain at the many disaster victims migrating back home and couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
"Your Highness, quickly pull down the curtain, I need to speed up." Lightning, sitting in the driver's seat, heard Xiao Yize's words and quickly reminded him.
"Oh!" Although Xiao Yize was only seven years old, he knew a little about the wickedness of people's hearts. He obediently pulled down the carriage curtain.
"Kind person, please give me some food!"
Among the disaster victims who were being relocated, there were a few wicked young men who saw that inside the carriage was only a child with delicate skin, Xiao Yize, and they harbored evil intentions.
He gave a wink to his group of like-minded cronies. Having done so many bad things together, they knew what the other was up to with just a glance.
Holding the bowl, he pushed through the crowd and moved closer to the carriage.
"roll!"
"You dare to touch Princess Changping's family!"
Lightning noticed the approaching refugees and lashed out with his whip at the youths to drive them away.
"What? Princess Changping's family members are sitting inside?"
"You lot, get out of the way right now! If you dare to touch Princess Changping's family, we'll twist your heads off!"
Among the disaster victims were many strong men who, upon hearing that the victims were family members of Princess Changping, did not need to act swiftly; they simply walked to the carriage and pushed aside the young men with ill intentions.
They only felt at ease after escorting Xiao Yize and Shandian out of the group of disaster victims.
Princess Changping's family is also their family. If it weren't for Princess Changping, they definitely wouldn't be alive today after this snow disaster and the underground cave.
Princess Changping was their benefactor, and no one should have any improper thoughts about her or her family.
"Brothers, this is a small token of our appreciation, please take it!" Xiao Yize took out a bundle of steamed buns from the carriage and distributed them to the burly men who would escort them out of the crowd of disaster victims.
"Oh, little friend, no need, no need to be so polite."
"We're not doing this because we want anything from you, but because Princess Changping's kindness is greater than a day. If we can do our part, it will make us feel better." The burly men refused Xiao Yize's steamed buns.
"Uncles, please accept these. Auntie is kind to you because of her kind heart, and you are helping me because of your kindness. You must take these buns."
After Xiao Yize finished speaking, he forced the steamed buns onto the burly men and urged Lightning to hurry on its way.
"Indeed, Princess Changping is kind, and her family is kind too!" The burly men, carrying bundles of steamed buns, watched the departing carriage and exclaimed.
"Yes, it's fortunate that we were born in Chiyan. Otherwise, we would never have met a great philanthropist like Princess Changping who cares so much for the people."
They heard that this year, it wasn't just the Crimson Flame Dynasty that suffered from snowstorms and earthquakes; other surrounding countries also experienced them.
However, they lacked a benevolent figure like Princess Changping who stepped forward to serve the people, and many died in these natural disasters, resulting in a heavy loss of life.
"Let's share these steamed buns." Everyone pitched in, so naturally everyone got a share.
When the bundle was opened, in addition to the steamed buns, there were also several pieces of silver, the amount of which was given according to the number of people.
The burly men looked at each other, then glanced at the carriage that had already disappeared from sight.
"Since it's for us, let's divide it up!" Before the refugees behind them could catch up, they used steamed buns as cover, divided the loose silver, and quickly headed back to their hometowns.
"Here we go again!" Hearing the commotion, Xiao Yize knew they must have run into refugees again.
To avoid trouble, Xiao Yize didn't dare to peek out and kept himself huddled inside the carriage.
Lightning knew that the young prince was frightened by what had happened before. He smirked, whipped the horse's rump, and sped past the refugees.
Even among the refugees, the older ones who wanted to beg or extort money from them dared not approach the carriages as they sped past.
Having survived such a massive natural disaster, they cherish their lives even more and dare not gamble with them.
"Father, Mother, shouldn't we go back to Wutong Village now?"
After spending four days in a villa in a small town, cooking such large portions of food every day, Xie Zili and the others had become indifferent to cooking.
Although they didn't have to lift a finger, just give orders, they still felt exhausted and wanted to get back to Wutong Village as soon as possible to recover their energy.
"Okay, then you guys pack your things quickly, we'll leave today." Lin Luoxi, who had already recovered, nodded in agreement as soon as she saw her child looking listless.
"Second Sister, are we going back now?" Lin Wenqian perked up when he heard the news that they were going back to Wutong Village.
These past few days, besides eating and sleeping, he's been longing for the bittersweet days in Wutong Village.
Judging by the time, his wife and children should be getting ready to arrive in Wutong Village as well.
If I go back now, I'll run into them.
"Okay, you guys pack your things, we'll set off immediately." Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan were eager to return to Wutong Village at the mention of it.
There's not much to pack. Just throw the pots, pans, and household items into the space, take a few changes of clothes and some food for the road, and set off immediately.
"You guys go back and report first. I'll go back to my village for a few days before returning." Lin Wenjin instructed Wang Dafu and the others to return to the capital first, then parted ways with them and set off for Wutong Village with Lin Luoxi.
"Time flies!" Wang Dafu looked at Lin Wenqian and Lin Luoxi, who were heading down another road, and regretfully clutched his stomach.
It's so hard to say goodbye to the delicious food we finally got to enjoy!
"Are you reluctant to part with Lord Lin and the others, or are you reluctant to part with the delicious food?" Zhao Chuan couldn't help but tease Wang Dafu, seeing his reluctant expression.
"Hmph, you dare say you don't miss the food they make?" With that, he took out a braised pig's trotter from the oil paper package, mounted his horse, and began to feast on it.
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