The old woman couldn't help but ask tentatively:
"Your Majesty, this place is quite far from Yilan County. We used all the money we borrowed to bribe the officials down the mountain. Now we are penniless. Could you please give us some dry food and bread to take with us on our journey?"
The old woman's words made Leng Yu's face turn pale.
He felt that he was incompetent as an emperor, and that the people were still being exploited by officials under his nose.
He closed his eyes, took a breath, and waved to Ayu.
"Give them ten taels of silver and some cakes to take with them."
Seeing this, the old woman waved her hands in panic.
"Your Majesty, we only want food. We don't want money. We don't want money. We only want my son back."
Seeing that she was a little excited, Leng Yu hurriedly comforted her.
"Don't worry, I'm the Emperor, the ruler of a country. I won't use money to evade you. I will take care of the affairs of Yilan County, but when you return, you must not mention this to anyone else, so as not to bring trouble upon yourself. Do you understand?"
The old woman hesitated, then nodded heavily.
"We know. Let's go back and wait. We believe the Emperor will make the decision for us."
Xiaoling took ten taels of silver from Ayu, and Ahong handed her a bag of food. She kowtowed to the emperor with trembling hands and tears in her eyes.
"Your Majesty is wise. This is a blessing for the people of Daning. May Your Majesty live long and happily."
Leng Yu sighed and waved his hand.
"I, the emperor, only know how to stay in the palace and listen to the memorials submitted by these ministers. I am completely unaware of the suffering of the people. I am completely unqualified. If I hadn't met you and your daughter today, I really thought that the people of Daning Kingdom lived a prosperous life and no one was suffering or starving!"
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