Chapter 56 Drought
"Oh, look at my brain, I almost forgot about you," Eunuch Chang tapped his forehead with a whisk and said with an apologetic smile, "The Crown Prince is still busy and has no time to see you for the time being. He asked you to go back first and talk about it another day."
"But my wife and daughter are still waiting for help. Please, help me ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Xiao Lingfeng bowed with his hands clasped, his face full of pleading.
It can be seen that he truly loves his wife and daughter and would not let them suffer even a little.
Eunuch Chang was in a dilemma: "This is not good..."
Xiao Lingfeng made up his mind and knelt down in front of him: "Please, as long as Your Highness can save my wife and daughter, I will do anything!"
Eunuch Chang quickly helped him up, and after much hesitation, he said, "Then please wait a moment, I will go in and plead for you."
Xiao Lingfeng was naturally grateful.
Eunuch Chang turned around and went in.
Not long after, he came out again and first made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Liangdi.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince will let you in."
Xiao Xixi carried the food box and took Baoqin in.
Xiao Lingfeng really wanted to follow, but since Eunuch Chang didn't say anything, he didn't dare to move and could only ask eagerly.
"What did the Crown Prince say?"
Eunuch Chang smiled and said, "You are lucky. The Crown Prince was just about to take a rest, and Xiao Liangdi happened to bring soup over at this time. The Crown Prince saw that Xiao Liangdi was so thoughtful and made an exception to help you. Come with me, I will take you to the Imperial Hospital."
Xiao Lingfeng was extremely surprised and immediately knelt down and kowtowed towards the study.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life!"
Eunuch Chang stood by and watched, smiling and sighing: "In addition to thanking His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you should also thank Xiao Liang Di. If it weren't for her, you wouldn't have received this grace. General Xiao, you really gave birth to a good daughter!"
Xiao Lingfeng stood up, looking a little embarrassed.
From the day Xiao Xixi was sent away, he and Xue pretended that they had never had this daughter.
When he learned that his wife and little daughter had unfortunately fallen into the water, he even had the idea that they fell into the water because they had met Xiao Xixi and had been unlucky.
They had just seen Xiao Xixi the day before yesterday, and they fell into the water yesterday afternoon. This is too much of a coincidence.
Hearing Eunuch Chang's words at this time, Xiao Lingfeng felt extremely complicated.
Eunuch Chang flicked his whisk and said, "Let's go."
The two walked towards the Imperial Hospital one after the other.
When Xiao Xixi walked into the study, she saw the prince discussing something with someone.
Xiao Xixi didn't dare to disturb them from talking about business, and quietly found a corner to stay.
The Prince's tutor said solemnly, "The drought in the south has lasted for almost two or three months. If it continues like this, this year's autumn harvest will be a total failure. I suggest that the prince report to the emperor to reduce taxes for the people in the south."
The Prince's Guardian said, "Last year, there was a flood disaster in the south. The court not only reduced taxes drastically, but also provided money to help the refugees. Large sums of money were spent like water. The people in the Ministry of Revenue were very distressed. If we reduce taxes for the four southern counties again this year, I'm afraid that the people in the Ministry of Revenue will rush over and fight us to the death."
The Prince's tutor frowned, "That can't be helped. If we don't reduce taxes, the people will be left with nowhere to go. Then they will resent the court and may even start riots. This has happened before."
The Crown Prince's Guard sighed, "But the treasury really doesn't have much money. The Emperor is planning to tour the south this year, which will cost a lot of money. In order to please the Emperor, the people in the Ministry of Revenue will definitely not agree to reduce taxes."
For many ministers in the court, the lives of the people were far less important than the emperor's happiness.
When everyone talked about this, they couldn't help but sigh and seemed helpless.
Luo Qinghan finally spoke: "Let's stop here for today. You can go back and think about countermeasures. If you have any good ideas, you can come to the palace and tell me at any time."
Everyone bowed their hands together and said, "Yes."
(End of this chapter)
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