Wei Huo frowned and his eyes darkened.
Bai Ruowei stared blankly at the tall figure in front of her, her heart beating uncontrollably.
"Eighth Prince, take care of yourself!"
He is Xiao Ci's man.
It was thought that Emperor Kang would let Xiao Ci be responsible for disaster relief during this flood in the south, but who would have thought that it would fall on the head of Xiao Qi, the eighth prince who only knew music.
I was already quite dissatisfied, but I didn't expect that he would bring a woman with him to provide disaster relief.
Do you really think this disaster relief is a way to go sightseeing?
Do you want to play a few more tunes when you have nothing to do along the way?
After Wei Huo walked away, Xiao Qi turned his head and looked at Bai Ruowei, who breathed a sigh of relief, with a slight smile on his face.
"I originally wanted to send someone to escort you back quietly, but now..."
Amidst the helplessness, I feel more heartache and worry.
Yesterday, Kangdi told him the news brought back by the secret guards.
Heavy rain continued in many parts of the south. In some places, the rocks were loose and rolled to the ground, and the road conditions were very bad.
This is also the reason why he took some people to the south first.
The road must be cleared first so that the carriages carrying relief food can pass normally.
Otherwise, everyone will be stuck in traffic.
When Emperor Kangdi was telling him this, he saw the silver hairs on Emperor Kangdi's temples and remembered what Xiao Xian had said to him.
Xiao Xian said that he actually had no interest in the throne, but now he had a reason to fight for it.
Xiao Xian also said that a man should be upright and stand tall. If he does not stand up in times of national crisis and only thinks about his own safety, he is actually very despicable.
Yesterday, Emperor Kang summoned him to the palace. He hesitated for a moment and then accepted the order.
He really wanted to do something for the people and for Emperor Kangdi.
Bai Ruowei's sudden appearance was an unexpected variable.
If he took care of her, it would inevitably delay the progress of disaster relief, causing the people to struggle in dire straits for a longer time, and would also disappoint Emperor Kang.
If she continues to follow, can her delicate body hold on?
Bai Ruowei saw through his thoughts at a glance. She held his hand tightly and looked into his eyes without blinking.
"I can do it! Don't treat me like a woman!"
"What you said is simply impossible!"
"Why is it impossible?" Bai Ruowei said with a stern face, "If you hadn't noticed me, you wouldn't have felt any sympathy! Just pretend you didn't know I existed and stop looking after me along the way! That Minister Wei doesn't look like someone who's easy to get along with. I don't want you to let others have any say about me because of me!"
Xiao Qi laughed, "Why are they talking about me?"
"You are blinded by lust!"
"You are my future wife, no matter what they say!" Xiao Qi scratched her palm.
Bai Ruowei's cheeks flushed red, and she didn't dare to look him in the eye.
When the two of them returned, Bai Ruowei keenly felt that the atmosphere was not right.
Everyone looked at her with hatred and disdain.
Xiao Qi was about to speak up to defend her, but she took the lead and met the unfriendly gazes of Wei Huo and others.
"Everyone, all of this was Ruo Wei's own decision! Ruo Wei knows that you think women are troublesome and will be a burden to you."
Wei Huo sneered: "Miss Bai, aren't you a burden?"
"Yes! So, Ruo Wei apologizes to everyone here! I will never do it again!"
"Is Miss Bai going back?" Wei Huo crossed his arms, his eyes mocking.
"If Ruowei wants to go back, who will Minister Wei send to escort Ruowei back?" Bai Ruowei asked directly.
"I'm afraid Miss Bai needs to go back by herself!"
After all, at this critical moment of disaster relief, any delay would have disastrous consequences.
Bai Ruowei bowed to everyone and said, "Everyone, since Ruowei dared to come here disguised as a man, she has never thought of going back!"
"Miss Bai, why are you doing this?" Another person spoke, but the disgust in his eyes had faded a lot.
"The Eighth Prince is usually obsessed with music, and this is his first time taking charge of such a major undertaking! Yesterday, the Eighth Prince told Ruo Wei that he was terrified, afraid of disappointing the Emperor! This is also Ruo Wei's first time participating in disaster relief. Her only way of learning about this is through the books in her study!"
"Miss Bai, why are you saying this?" The impatience on Wei Huo's face became more and more intense.
"They say reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles! Ruo Wei would like to ask everyone to give her a chance. Ruo Wei will not delay her trip any longer!"
She bowed deeply, and even though her face was painted black, her eyes were very bright and extremely sincere.
As everyone looked at each other, someone made a concession, on the condition that she promised not to delay the trip.
Weihuo wanted to say something, but in the end he had to obey the majority.
After everyone adjusted themselves, they set off again.
…
Qu Li followed the high priest and traveled quickly all the way, and finally arrived at the Xiling Imperial City.
"What kind of festival is this?"
The disaster this time is quite interesting. Logically speaking, it hasn't rained in the north for many days, so Xiling, which borders the dry north, should also be affected. However, because Xiling has abundant groundwater, it has not been greatly affected.
"A festival unique to Xiling, the Fireworks Festival."
"oh."
Qu Li had read the geographical records about Xiling.
The Fireworks Festival is a unique festival in Xiling. On this day, men and women can express their love to each other and give each other tokens of love.
If the woman accepts the man and takes the token of love, they can go to the Flower River and hang a love lock.
Seeing that she was obviously interested, the high priest smiled and said, "If you are interested, you can go and have a look tonight."
"tired."
"Your mother and I also met at the Fireworks Festival."
Qu Li frowned, with a scrutinizing look in her starry eyes.
Li Ran had actually been to Xiling when he was young?!
So, is her biological father also from Xiling?
The high priest looked out the window at the Xiling people with happy smiles on their faces, his eyes drifting away.
"My father and you have a good relationship?"
"Why do you ask?"
"My mother, my father, and you must have had a very good relationship in the past. My father and you were attracted to my mother at almost the same time, but my mother loved my father! So, you, with your dark mind, couldn't resist and killed my father!
My mother couldn't bear the pain of losing her beloved and the huge fear, so she returned to Dagan!
My mother was pregnant, so I had to find Qu Yuxing to take over!
Unfortunately, God has eyes, and my father is not dead."
Qu Li was speechless that such a bloody drama of two men fighting for one woman and hating each other because of unrequited love could actually be staged.
The high priest lowered his eyebrows, and she could not see his expression. The only thing she could see was the faint curve at the corner of his mouth.
"What are you laughing at?" Qu Li's tone was cold.
"You have a strong imagination! However, your guess is not entirely correct." The high priest suddenly raised his head, his eyes as deep as the abyss, full of danger.
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