Chapter 284 Zhao Luo returns to the court in a panic

He hadn't seen the prince for a month, which was not normal. Zong Jincheng thought of the prince's cold hands and felt uneasy. So he ignored Shunzi's obstruction and asked the coachman to take him to see the prince.

Not everyone can enter the East Palace. Even when Zong Jincheng took out the jade pendant given to him by the crown prince, he was not allowed in. The guards of the palace didn't even bother to inform him.

"Why is it useless again?" The little devil was so anxious that he kept shaking his head.

His Highness clearly said that this jade pendant is very powerful, so how come no one knows about it? How can he enter the palace?

Shunzi continued to persuade him: "Master Cheng, let's go back to the mansion first. You can't get in. Go back and ask Madam to come. It will be easier for Madam to ask to see the Crown Princess."

The little devil had a gloomy face and said pitifully, "Brother Guard, can't you be flexible? I am Zong Jincheng from the Yuanyang Marquis's Mansion, and His Highness likes me the most."

The guard glanced at him and said coldly, "I don't know him, I don't know him, leave now."

Little Devil: “……!”

Damn it! Sooner or later I will ask His Highness to bring me here to make myself known to you. Let’s see if you guys will still help me report in the future!

Zong Jincheng turned around angrily, ready to go to his mother for help, but when he looked up, he saw a familiar figure, the prince's personal bodyguard: "Huai Shui!!"

Huaishui was stunned and asked, "Young Master Jincheng?"

Zong Jincheng was like seeing a savior, and he quickly ran forward and gestured, "Huaishui, Huaishui, quickly take me to the East Palace. I want to see His Highness. He didn't show up the day before yesterday, and I waited for him for two whole days."

Huaishui shook his head and said, "His Highness is not in the East Palace, he is outside the city."

"Outside the city?" the little devil asked in surprise.

Why did His Highness suddenly leave the city? Is there something really important?

Huaishui held the memorial in his hand and explained with his head down: "There has been a war on the border for a year and a half, and many refugees have fled to the capital. Your Highness has been out of the city for four or five days. He just found some time and ordered me to go back to the palace to report to the emperor, and then go to the marquis' mansion to take you there."

Zong Jincheng was surprised and asked, "Your Highness asked you to come back and take care of me?"

Huaishui nodded and said, "Young Master, please wait a moment. I will take you there after I deliver the memorial."

"Okay, okay, okay!" The little devil was so excited that he jumped back and forth several times on the spot.

Huaishui hurried into the palace to deliver the memorial. After Zong Jincheng was excited for a while, he returned to the guard brother and coughed pretentiously, saying, "Guard brother, did you hear that? His Highness specially asked Huaishui to come back and take me there. Now you know how important I am to His Highness, right?"

Guard: “…”

Zong Jincheng continued to teach him, "So next time I come, you can't stop me, okay? It would be impolite to stop me again."

Guard: “…”

Zong Jincheng was still mumbling: "It's fine if you want to stop me. I understand you, but you have to inform me, okay? As long as the Eastern Palace is informed, no matter if it's the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess, they will send someone to take me in. Do you know why?"

The guard didn't want to know.

Zong Jincheng wanted to tell him: "Because they all like me so much!!!"

Guard: “…………”

Kill me, this position is too difficult to stand.

Huai Shui's pace was very fast. After delivering the memorial, he took Zong Jincheng out of the capital, went back home to tell Xu Wan about it, and only left Bu Yan to follow the kid alone.

Outside the city, refugee camp.

It was the first time that Zong Jincheng saw so many simple huts. They were so broken and fragile that they looked like they would be blown away by the wind. There were so many refugees, all huddled together due to hunger and cold, so weak that even groaning was difficult for them.

"Your Highness."

He passed through the sea of ​​people and saw the prince in a moon-white robe directing people to distribute relief porridge.

The prince turned around, his frail and pale face showing fatigue, but after seeing the little guy, he perked up a little. He waved his hand to signal the little devil to come over.

Zong Jincheng ran over quickly, looked up and said with concern: "Your Highness, you have been busy here for several days. I thought you forgot your appointment with me."

The prince chuckled, "I indeed forgot. I only remembered it this morning when I was writing a memorial to my father."

Zong Jincheng smiled and said, "It's okay. It's not too late for you to remember it now. I just went to the East Palace to look for you and happened to run into Huaishui on my way back."

"That's a coincidence."

Zong Jincheng grabbed the prince's hand and felt as if he was holding an ice cube. He was so cold that he asked in surprise, "Your Highness, are you very cold? I think your hand is even colder than before."

The prince gently withdrew his hand and said with a faint smile: "The weather outside the city is even colder. It will be the same if you stay a little longer."

Zong Jincheng felt the cold wind outside the city and found it was indeed very strong. He asked in confusion: "Your Highness, why are there so many refugees here? Why don't you let them into the city? Isn't it warmer in the city?"

The prince took him to one side and patiently explained, "There are too many people, and there is not enough space in the city to accommodate them. Moreover, if we rashly let them all into the capital, there might be chaos."

"Rio?" Zong Jincheng didn't understand.

The prince smiled faintly and said, "Didn't Huaishui tell you? They are rushing here from the border. The journey from the border to the capital is long, and they will pass through many wealthy places in the middle. Why do they all rush to the capital?"

The little devil's eyes gradually widened, and he guessed, "There are two possible results. One is that the areas along the way drove away the disaster victims and did not allow them to enter the city. The disaster victims had nowhere to go, so they had to run to the capital with all their might. The other is that the refugees did not want to go to those places at all, but only came to the capital. They felt that only the capital could save them."

The prince nodded with satisfaction and commented, "The analysis is good. I have already sent people to investigate the counties along the way, but the results have not been reported yet. I am also worried that some of the victims have evil intentions and will be difficult to control once they enter the city."

Zong Jincheng nodded, "Your Highness is right."

The little devil looked around and saw that the number of disaster victims was still increasing. In the distance, there were still soldiers welcoming new victims...

He frowned and said, "Years ago, the people said that the border troops had captured three enemy cities for the court, and everyone was cheering and celebrating. I thought this was a good thing."

"It's a good thing that the general has brought back the city for the country," the prince said impartially, "but our Great Chu is too weak and can't withstand too long of a war. Suffering the people is only the first step. If we continue to fight like this, we will probably suffer a backlash."

Zong Jincheng was stunned and asked, "What is the memorial you handed to the emperor?"

Disaster victims were displaced in the distance, and women, children and young children were crying. In the noisy resettlement area, the little devil heard the prince's inaudible voice:

"I ask my father to summon Luo Jingfeng back to the court and stop the war."