Meanwhile, officials in the capital city sprang into action.
Meanwhile, all sorts of shady characters also started to stir. Some wanted to make a quick buck in the disaster area, while others wanted to do something big there.
Unfortunately, when they arrived in the disaster area, they found that it was completely different from what they had imagined, and they had no chance to cause any trouble.
Most people slunk away upon seeing this. But a group of people were unwilling to give up; they had waited too long, and if they waited any longer, they would grow old.
"Boss, how about we burn their granary down?"
The leader also wanted to. But, "How can we burn them? The granaries are not only guarded by soldiers, but also by disaster victims. Let alone whether we can even set them on fire, even if we could, the disaster victims would destroy them. Those disaster victims guard the granaries more closely than their own children. Besides, if we can burn down the granaries here, can we also burn down the granaries in the surrounding prefectures?"
"Well...should we leave too? Another group of soldiers arrived this morning."
"Leave?" The leading man clenched his fist. "Since their prince likes coming to disaster areas, let him stay here forever."
Everyone else was surprised when they heard this.
"Boss, killing their crown prince is probably harder than burning their granaries, isn't it?"
"Yes, boss. It's not that we're afraid of dying, it's that we're afraid that even if we die, we won't be able to hurt that damned prince."
"Boss, since you've put it that way, do you have any good ideas?"
The leader glanced at the others. "You all know that their crown prince has a little fool by his side, right?"
“I know. I heard that the prince really likes that little fool and takes him everywhere he goes.”
The leader nodded. "If he's still with that little fool this time, we'll use that fool to kill him. If he's killed, both this place and the royal family will be in chaos. And if things get chaotic here and with the royal family in chaos, we'll have a chance to take back the cities we lost."
At the end of the previous dynasty, their king led them to seize several cities amidst the chaos. However, the Ning family, having just consolidated their throne, sent troops to reclaim those cities.
Seeing the Ning family's strong and unstoppable army, they had no choice but to go into hiding and wait for the right moment. Little did they know that they would remain hidden for so many years.
The others also wanted Gou Dan to never return. But...
"Boss, everyone knows that girl isn't very bright. Will her family arrange for two smart people to follow her to prevent her from causing trouble?"
"Definitely. Boss, have you already figured out how to deal with the people around that silly girl?"
The leader nodded. "Starting tomorrow, we'll all go and help those peasants with disaster relief. Once we've gotten to know them, we'll propose making a 'people's umbrella' for that damned prince."
"Once the 'Umbrella of Ten Thousand People' is finished, we'll tell the officials that we want to personally present it to that dog of a prince. If the officials agree, we won't need to go looking for that little fool. If the officials disagree, then we'll go looking for that little fool."
"That little brat is only a teenager, he must like these empty platitudes. The people around that little fool are probably willing to use us to please that little brat."
"Of course, if they remain unmoved, we'll think of other ways. In short, we can't do nothing. We've waited too long. If we wait any longer, the Ning family's power will only grow stronger."
When Gou Dan arrived in the disaster area, the situation had basically stabilized. The next step was reconstruction.
When Gou Dan was busy, Wei Cheng'er would take two servants and wander around.
Every night, Wei Cheng'er would tell Gou Dan what she had seen.
Wei Cheng'er was young and widely known as "stupid," so virtually no one was on guard against her. What she saw was the most authentic and comprehensive picture.
Wei Cheng'er was playing hide-and-seek with the children of the disaster victims at the gathering point when she suddenly heard a long sigh. "Sigh... How could those officials be so wicked? All we wanted to do was present our 'Umbrella of Ten Thousand People' to His Highness the Crown Prince in person, but they wouldn't let us. I think they just didn't want to make His Highness happy. He would be so happy if he knew we made him an 'Umbrella of Ten Thousand People.' I wish we could see His Highness."
"Yes, those officials are too..."
Before the other man could finish speaking, a small head popped out from the nearby haystack. "You want to see the Crown Prince?"
"Yeah yeah."
The men resting against the haystack quickly answered.
Seeing how eagerly they answered, the little girl hiding in the haystack asked, "Can you make the Crown Prince happy?"
"able."
The little girl emerged from the haystack. "Then I'll take you to see the Crown Prince. I know where he is!"
Happiness came so suddenly that the person resting against the haystack could hardly believe it.
The little girl got angry when she saw them squatting on the ground without moving. "Hey! You're not lying to me, are you? I'm telling you, if you dare to lie to me, I'll have my prince brother beat you up."
"No, no, we didn't lie to you." Everyone stood up. As they stood, they thought to themselves: Fools are so easy to fool.
Wei Cheng'er was now satisfied. "Can you really make my Crown Prince happy?"
"Really."
"Then come with me. I'll take you to see the Crown Prince. He's been unhappy these past few days, always frowning."
"Thank you, miss, thank you, miss. Miss, are you traveling alone?"
"No. I sent my two servants to buy me food. I find them annoying; they're always interfering with me."
The men were secretly delighted. It seemed even God was on their side.
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