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"Who is it!" After Xi Mengyao heard the voice, she shouted loudly and turned to go out to take a look.

Who would have thought that just as she turned around, she would hear another sound coming from behind her.

It seemed like someone had smashed a wall!

There was only a sound of "goosebumps". It sounded like someone was trying to tear down the house.

Subconsciously, she turned her head to look and discovered that it was the sound of someone knocking on the window. Following the knock from the people outside, the window kept falling apart, but it did not break at all.

This temple was very small. However, due to the fact that more than half of the people had walked in before, there was still room for escape.

Although they were also sick, but if something were to happen they could resist, but other than Paner and her, no one else would be able to resist.

However, she quickly discovered that those people did not have that much strength, nor did they have the ability to throw things so quickly. All they could do was make some noise.

On the surface, it seemed as though she was intentionally trying to make a scene.

Xi Mengyao felt that it was extremely strange. Logically speaking, if these refugees were to come here, even if they were not taken in by the capital, they should not have any enemies.

She immediately turned around to check on the situation.

Just then, Paner stopped her, shook her head and said: "Big sister, don't be anxious, these people are just messing around, in a bit they will leave."

When Xi Mengyao heard this, she immediately asked, why had there been people causing trouble all this time?

As she spoke, she turned her head to take a closer look and realized that those who stayed behind seemed to have gotten used to it.

Most of the people left behind were old, and there were a few babies. Their mother held them in her arms, refusing to walk, so she stayed.

The mother was the one who protected the child the most. At this time, she did not panic at all. As expected …

Xi Mengyao did not want to get involved in this, so she could only ask in a low voice, "Who are they?"

"Who else could it be?" Unexpectedly, although Paner did not say anything, Old mister Ji coldly laughed.

He looked at her and said, "However, those are just the people who don't want us to show up."

Xi Mengyao still reacted for a moment before understanding: "You mean, people from the government?"

The old man nodded with a cold expression.

It wasn't that the refugees were at fault for coming, but according to what he had said, these refugees were here to provide financial relief. More importantly, their appearance in large numbers represented the inaction of the local authorities.

Letting them cause trouble in the capital was equivalent to slapping the faces of those officials who reported good harvests on the spot.

If not for this, they would have reported the disaster long ago. Now, they were happily holding onto the money and provisions for the disaster and were beginning to set up their own luxurious residences.

"But I can't hide this from you …" As Xi Mengyao thought about this, she also looked towards Old mister Ji. Seeing that he was so angry that she wished she could capture those people and ask them about it personally, she could not help but advise, "Actually, Old mister, what do you want this for?"

"You do have the ability. Why don't you just ask someone in the capital to entrust your relationship to you? Even if you are willing to go all out to show your strength, there will definitely be people who will help you."

Right now, the imperial government was in a mess, everyone was protecting themselves and feeling uneasy, but there were some good officials who wanted the government to be stable. Forget about others, just Song Chongjing, if Ji Xuande asked for his help, he would not reject.

Unexpectedly, just as Xi Mengyao finished speaking, Old mister Ji sighed, and started coughing. After coughing for a while, he managed to calm himself down.

Xi Mengyao helped him enter a room and sit down. Only then did he say: "It's precisely because of this that this old man doesn't dare to ask for their help."

After saying that, he waved his hand again.

There were only a few people left in the capital who could remain calm and collected.

"They must be having a hard time, why should I make them put on airs and threaten you in front of the emperor?"

At this point, Xi Mengyao was also speechless.

They all knew that these things weren't something that they could change with just a few people. Although this country was a great matter for the nation and its people, this was not an order personally given by the Emperor.

The Emperor was so confused now that he could hardly tell right from wrong.

If someone were to go over and threaten him, he would probably think that someone was trying to straddle his head. Maybe in the end, that person would be taken advantage of and be handed over to the Prince Jing.

Ji Xuande had already known that this would happen since long ago. Thinking back to the scolding he had received earlier, it was merely because he was moved by it in his heart and wanted to curse a few times to vent his anger.

This world …

Thinking about it, Xi Mengyao frowned. The noise outside continued, but after a few knocks, just as they had expected, it became much quieter.

Who would have thought that after the man left, they would still have to clamor outside.

"You bunch of old geezers, just stay here for the rest of your lives and don't come out again!"

"It's impossible for me to tell you to enter the capital. Even if you go to other places and get found out, it would be the same as being chased out. How dare people like you escape!" You all deserve to starve to death! "

Hearing the clamor outside, Xi Mengyao was unable to hold back her anger for a moment.

Plus, thinking about the current situation, he just rushed out and scolded, "You bunch of scumbags, since you're refugees, why did you say such insulting words? Don't you have parents, wives, and children? If you all had fallen to such a state, would you all still be able to say such words?! "

After saying that, she immediately took out the dagger at her waist, ready to teach them a lesson.

Who knew that once she went out, she would see that there was no one outside.

She could vaguely see the back of someone running away. It seemed that they were walking away quite quickly.

Xi Mengyao was a little confused, she didn't have time to be angry. Since these people were here to cause trouble, at the very least, they did not want to make the refugees feel any better. What was this?

From the looks of it, they had left so quickly. She only felt that they were trying to escape.

Just as she was pondering, Paner came out, holding onto her arm, she shook it, and said softly: "It's useless."

The little girl had experienced too much, seeing Xi Mengyao's blank look, she coughed and explained.

"Even if they were here to cause trouble, there were people a few days ago who wanted to catch him, or beat him up to vent their anger. But when we left, we saw them standing outside, and the moment they saw him, they immediately ran away. They didn't even come to chase him away."

They had initially felt that something was amiss, and had followed them before. However, they had no idea where they came from.

"Grandpa Ji said that this was probably someone sent by the Jing Zhao Prefecture to only delay us and to check if we're still here."