Lin Zhan fumbled around in the carriage and found a small bag filled with dry food and dried meat. She threw the bag out.

Many disaster victims rushed over like the wind, scrambling to grab the package as if they had seen honey.

Lin Zhan even saw a boy about her age being crushed and trampled by the frantic looting victims.

"Stop it now, you will hurt others!" Lin Zan said worriedly. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers nearby stepped in to stop them, and the victims calmed down.

Lin Zan jumped out of the carriage, and the package she had thrown down earlier had been snatched away by some victims, who were eating it voraciously.

At this moment, Lin Zhan was still holding a bag of dry food in her hand. The eyes of many victims were staring at the dry food in her hand like wolves. If it weren't for the officers and soldiers, they would rush up and grab it in the next second.

Lin Zhan walked up to the boy who was about her age and handed him the dry food with a smile. "Eat it."

The boy had a ferocious face, and was so thin that only his bones were left, but his eyes were as deep and cruel as a wolf's. When he saw Lin Zhan coming over, he couldn't help but tense up and became alert.

But when he saw that the dry food in Lin Zhan's hand was for him, the boy was stunned for a moment, stretched out his hand hesitantly, and then quickly snatched the dry food from Lin Zhan's hand.

In the end, Lin Zhan did not do anything. He returned to the carriage and entered Yonghe City under the escort of many officers and soldiers.

Yonghe City is a large city in the southwest region, but it is desolate at the moment, and many disaster victims are blocked outside the city and are not allowed to enter.

"Your Highness, I blocked these victims outside the city to prevent them from rioting if they enter the city." Wei Youli took the initiative to explain to Jun Beiqi in the carriage.

A pair of slender jade-like hands gently lifted a corner of the curtain. Jun Beiqi looked outside with a pair of clear eyes. Looking at the situation outside, his brows furrowed.

"The imperial court allocated tens of thousands of dan of grain, why didn't the government set up porridge stalls outside the city to provide relief to the victims?" Jun Beiqi questioned.

Wei Youli said quickly. "Your Highness, I didn't know that I did set up a porridge stall, but these disaster victims were lawless and kept looting, causing the stall to be smashed. I had no choice but to remove the stall first."

Jun Beiqi did not comment on his explanation. He gently lowered the curtain and entered the city, while Lin Zhan sighed in his heart.

I still remember that when I was in the palace, Liu Qiuchan once reminded myself that most people in the southwest were barbaric, which was why the establishment of porridge stalls was unsuccessful.

After everyone entered the city, the surrounding noises became lively. Lin Zhan looked outside and saw that the scenes outside the city and inside the city were completely two different scenes.

Although there were starving people everywhere outside the city, there were not a large number of hungry people in the city. Most of them were crowding in front of the grain stores with silver in their hands to buy food.

Although the grain prices in grain stores continue to rise, it still cannot stop their enthusiasm for buying grain.

Lin Zhan saw all of this, and the convoy soon arrived at the gate of the government office.

Jun Beiqi stepped off the carriage, but did not enter the government office immediately. Instead, he said to Lin Zhan, "Are you interested in walking around the city with me?"

"I couldn't ask for more." Lin Zan agreed immediately. It was one thing to read about the situation in a year of severe drought in a book, but it was another thing to see it with one's own eyes.

Wei Youli quickly stepped forward to stop him and said to Jun Beiqi, "Your Highness, please think twice. I have sorted out all the information. Your Highness, please feel free to check it out."

"Hearing is not as good as seeing. I prefer to believe what I see with my own eyes." Jun Beiqi said directly, and then left the government office with Lin Zan and several guards.

Wei Youli's expression changed instantly. Finally, he gritted his teeth and gave a few instructions to the people around him.

The two people were walking on the street and soon came to the grain store that had been looted by everyone before. However, what was strange was that the grain store was closed in such a short time.

"Old man, wasn't this grain store open just now? Why is it closed now?" Lin Zan walked up and asked.

An old man who was crowded at the door to buy food looked back at her, then sighed and said, "We don't know either. A few people just came and closed the food store. If there is no food, how can we survive?"

These words instantly made Lin Zan's eyes narrow slightly. He sensed something unusual and turned around to look at Jun Beiqi.

Moreover, the guards around Jun Beiqi discovered that there were several sneaky people following them, and gradually, there were only a few grain stores left in the city.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has also noticed something strange, right?" Lin Zan said to Jun Beiqi in front of him.

The two men walked aimlessly in Yonghe City, and soon it was evening. They found the only restaurant that was still open and walked in.

Then I saw that most of the people in the restaurant were wealthy young men wearing long robes. They had ruddy faces and were toasting each other. How could it look like a disaster at all?

Jun Beiqi took a sip of the tea in front of him, frowned slightly, put it down, and then said, "According to the report from Wei Youli, the governor of the southwest, the southwest is experiencing a drought that has not been seen in a century, and there is a serious shortage of food. However, the situation in the city seems to be untrue."

"That's right, Your Highness, do you know why?" Lin Zan wanted to test Jun Beiqi's observation ability.

Jun Beiqi raised the corners of his lips with interest. "From what you said, I can see something."

"Of course I noticed it, but I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also noticed it." In fact, Lin Zan didn't even need to look to know why the scenes inside and outside the city were two different scenes.

Jun Beiqi heard clearly the pride in Lin Zhan's heart. At this time, the shop owner and the waiter brought one exquisite dish after another to the table.

"Shopkeeper, it seems we haven't ordered any food yet." Lin Zan said to the shopkeeper with a playful smile.

The shopkeeper immediately rubbed his palms with a smile. "These dishes are given to our distinguished guests by our restaurant. They are free."

"Oh, really? How did the store owner know that we were distinguished guests, or did he tell from the way we were dressed that we were not ordinary?" Lin Zan said with a smile, but there was a sharp knife hidden in his words.

The shopkeeper was obviously stunned for a moment. Jun Beiqi put the teacup heavily on the table and said coldly, "Lord Wei, you'd better stop hiding your true intentions."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Youli walked down from the second floor, and stood beside Jun Beiqi with a flattering expression. "Your Highness, please calm down. I just want to do my best to take care of your Highness."