The psychic princess is cute and sassy

The day before they were about to arrive in Lingnan, they encountered more and more refugees.

Although local officials opened warehouses to release grain in a timely manner, they were still unable to cope with the large number of refugees.

After Dugufan ordered his people to leave some food locally, he continued on his way at high speed.

It was not until the evening of the next day that the group arrived in Lingnan.

"Your Majesty, please see me!" Magistrate Yang Zhengxu led his officials to kneel down in unison.

"My lords, you don't have to be polite!" Dugufan raised his fingertips slightly, gesturing for everyone to stand up: "Thank you for your hard work in the past few days, my lords!"

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. This is the responsibility of the officials and others!" Yang Zhengxu said.

After Dugufan exchanged a few words with him, he ordered people to transport food to various places, and then took a closer look at the specific situation of the disaster here.

Lu Zhaozhao saw that they were all very busy, his eyes turned slightly in circles, and he quietly withdrew from the crowd.

Walk forward along the still wet road.

After a while, I saw a porridge shed in the distance.

The ragged people lined up in two rows in an orderly manner, moving forward bit by bit.

The people who got the porridge sat on the ground nearby and drank directly.

"Master! Can you give me more? My child is young and he is really hungry and can't stand it any longer. I beg you, please give me more!" A woman carrying a child on her back, holding a bowl, begged in a low voice. road.

The yamen servant didn't even look at him and said directly: "There is only so much food. If you have more, others will have less. Can you ask others if they are willing?"

As soon as he said this, the crowd instantly became restless.

"Your child is a child, and so is our child. If he eats too much, what will happen to our child?"

"You want to give your child more food, and I want to give my child more food. What about other people?"

"That's right! You can't be so selfish!"

……

Faced with everyone's accusations, the woman blushed with embarrassment, apologized, and hurriedly walked out of the porridge shed with the bowl in hand.

The child she was carrying on her back cried "Wow" as if she felt the hostility of the crowd.

"Stone! Don't cry! Mom has made some porridge. Mom will feed you!" The woman comforted her as she walked to the base of the wall. After putting down the bowl, she carefully untied the sallow-faced and skinny child and took her into her arms.

"Be good, Shitou! Don't cry, Shitou..." The woman comforted softly, picked up the bowl and brought it to his mouth: "... Shitou, hurry up and drink the porridge. After drinking the porridge, you won't be hungry..."

Shitou blinked his big eyes full of tears, looked at the porridge that was the same as water, said "Wow" and started crying again.

"Shitou is good! Shitou doesn't cry..." The woman quickly put down the porridge bowl, patted him and coaxed: "...When the flood subsides, we can go home, and mother will cook meat for you!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

When the woman heard this, her eyes turned red instantly: "Shitou is good! Shitou is good..."

Lu Zhaozhao looked at the crying mother and son and walked over.

At a glance, they could see the porridge bowl placed beside them. With ten fingers, they could count the rice grains in it.

"Is this the porridge you usually drink?" Lu Zhaozhao frowned in disbelief.

This is just like clear water!

If you drink until your stomach is filled with water, you might not be able to get enough water, right?
The woman raised her eyes and glanced at her: "Is the girl just here?"

Lu Zhaozhao nodded. "When the flood first occurred, the prefect released food to provide relief, but the food was limited. As time went on, the porridge became thinner. At first, the people could eat leaves, bark and the like to satisfy their hunger, but later, Even these things have been eaten up, and those who have a little better strength have left here to find a way to survive elsewhere. Now the only ones left here are the old, weak, sick and disabled, relying on these few grains of rice every day. Live just barely!" As she spoke, the woman's eyes turned red again, and she lovingly touched the little head of the child in her arms: "If it were possible, I would like to take the stone with me to find a way out, but I'm afraid of the way out. Before we find it, the stone will be unable to hold it up!"

"No!" Lu Zhaozhao patted her shoulder reassuringly: "The imperial court has sent people to deliver relief food, so you won't have to endure hunger tomorrow!"

When the woman heard this, a glimmer of hope immediately appeared in her eyes: "Is what the girl said true?"

"Of course!" Lu Zhaozhao said.

After receiving her affirmative answer, the woman cried and laughed.

"Stone! Did you hear that? The imperial court has sent relief food, and you won't have to suffer from hunger tomorrow! That's great! That's great..."

The movement here quickly attracted the attention of people around him.

They all came forward to ask about the situation.

When they learned that the imperial court had sent relief food, everyone cried with joy.

"Mom! If there is food to eat, will daddy come back?" Shitou asked in a low voice.

The smile that had just appeared on the woman's face froze for a moment, and she hugged him tightly.

"Shitou is right, if there is food to eat, daddy will come back!" the woman said, tears rolling down one by one like broken beads.

Lu Zhaozhao looked at her face and fell silent.

Noticing her gaze, the woman raised her hand and gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks.

"When the flood occurred, the father of the child was washed away by the flood in order to save us, mother and son, and his whereabouts are still unknown!"

"All hardships will pass, and things will get better and better in the future!" Lu Zhaozhao comforted him, and gently stuffed the cakes in his sleeves into her palms: "The child is hungry, give him a cushion first!"

The woman hurriedly clenched the cake in her hand, her eyes filled with gratitude.

After Lu Zhaozhao comforted her for a few more words, he stood up and continued walking along the wet road.

As the sky gets darker, there are fewer and fewer people around.

"Miss Lu! It's already dark, and the road conditions ahead are unclear. You'd better go back early to avoid danger!"

A cold voice suddenly reached Lu Zhaozhao's ears.

Lu Zhaozhao paused suddenly as he walked forward and glanced around subconsciously.

however……

No one else was seen except herself!
"Who are you?" Lu Zhaozhao asked warily.

After the other party was silent for a few breaths, he said: "This subordinate is ordered by the prince to follow Miss Lu to protect your safety, Miss Lu!"

"..." Lu Zhaozhao.

Are you sure it's protection, not surveillance?
No wonder Dugu Fan didn't even send anyone to look for her after she ran away for so long. Ganqing had already sent someone to keep an eye on her secretly and was not afraid of her running away at all!
because……

She can't run away at all!

After thinking about this, Lu Zhaozhao kicked the mud at his feet in displeasure.

"Miss Lu! It's getting late, you'd better come back!" A cold voice came from the night again.

Lu Zhaozhao took a deep breath and raised a fake smile: "I just came out for a walk and will be back soon!"