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Although they were wearing thick cloaks and bamboo hats, the wind and snow were chilling to the bone. Two small figures in front of them supported each other as they struggled to walk in the snow. They were so thin that it seemed like they could be blown away at any time.

Lan Ruocheng could not bear to watch any longer, "Let's save these two children first. How can they endure such a heavy snow!"

"Ruo Cheng, I've thought about this a lot these past few days. With our strength, we can easily save more than ten or a thousand people, but Bei Heng has more than just a few million suffering commoners. Giving them food and clothes would only save them for a while, what should we do in the future?" Murong Yu said with a heavy tone.

Indeed, Lan Ruo Cheng hadn't thought about these questions. He thought that as long as he could see, he could help any one of them.

Murong Yu continued, "In the past, Teacher said that the country's wealthiest and the people's strongest and the people's safety in the country, is that really the case? What if the country was rich and the people poor? What if the world is at peace and the people are starving? "

"What do you mean?" Lan Ruocheng seemed to be deep in thought. His expression was solemn.

"What I mean is, it was actually very difficult to govern a country. royal father must have had it a hard time these few years. "As long as the officials below colluded with each other, they would be able to cover up the whole mess. We must think of an effective method to restrain them as soon as possible."

"Even if you think of a viable solution, I'm afraid that it will affect your movements. At that time, aren't you afraid of becoming the target of public criticism?" Lan Ruochen felt very troubled.

Murong Yu said, "Right now, I'm hesitating. Before, in order to make royal father notice my existence, I also did some things for the court and the people, but at that time, I didn't think too much about the deeper meaning of paying attention to the lives of the commoners. In the past two months, I suddenly had the thought of retreating.

"It's very obvious that the Emperor dragged you in because he was afraid of the internal conflict between those two guys!" Lan Ruocheng replied quickly.

"Let me finish." "I naturally understand royal father's intentions, but royal father's way of doing things has made me feel very complicated, although there are some feelings of loss, but I understand his way of doing things, and after we came out from this trip, the hardships of the people that we saw were the real reasons for making things difficult for me. The south can be considered rich, but I never thought that the northwest would be so poor, yet the officials are still so corrupt, if I want to help the people of the northwest, then I have to do a lot of things, but …"

"However, if you were to display your power, you will definitely offend a lot of people. You will also make others feel that you have ambitions, right?" Although Lan Ruocheng hated the flattery in the court and was too lazy to think about it, he understood everything and quickly understood the crux of the problem.

Murong Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Ruocheng, I really envy your freedom. Since you know what the problem is, what do you think I should do?"

Lan Ruocheng looked at Murong Yu, pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "You should know what to do. You don't need to ask me; since you treat me as a good brother, no matter what your decision is, I will support it!"

"You are a cunning fellow. You are wrong this time around. I really did not think it through. I was extremely hesitant. Sigh …" Murong Yu looked at the dark sky and sighed. "For now, I can only take one step at a time."

"The current situation shouldn't be as bad as we thought. You still have a lot of time to think about it …"

"They've entered the run-down temple. Eleven, bring the food." Murong Yu took the big basket of buns Black Eleven handed over to him and passed it to Lan Ruochen. "You can do this kind person!"

"Ha, I was wondering why you were so slow. It turns out you already signaled Eleven to go buy some food. You were the one who thought it through." Lan Ruocheng happily took the food and dismounted, then excitedly headed towards the ruined temple.

Even though he had already mentally prepared himself, he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw that there were twenty to thirty people crowded inside the small and dilapidated temple. It was obvious that Black Eleven hadn't bought enough steamed buns and sesame seed cakes.

When Lan Ruocheng saw him enter, she waved her empty hands and said, "It's not enough yet. I didn't expect there to be so many people."

When Murong Yu saw that the older of the two kids didn't have anything to eat, he looked at them with vigilance. He slowly walked over and asked, "Are you both from the city? How many are there? "

"Why do you ask?" The boy rushed forward, one hand clutching the other, as if there was someone behind him.

"Little bro, no need to be so nervous, we aren't bad people. We can only help you guys if you ask us clearly." Lan Ruochen replied amiably as she winked at Murong Yu, indicating that his expression was too cold and frightened the children.

Murong Yu looked around and discovered that most of them were old people and children. The only few young men had ugly expressions on their faces, as if they were sick, and a small part of their eyes were filled with doubt and fear. Most of them were indifferent, like people who had already seen through life and death.

"Eleven, find a suitable house for these people and help them survive the harsh winter." Mu Rong Yu instructed after he finished reading.

The younger one's eyes lit up and asked in surprise, "You are willing to help all of us?"

Murong Yu looked at him carefully. He was only seven or eight years old, but he seemed to be extremely sensible. He said softly, "I can only help you for a while. I can't help you for a lifetime. Let's spend the winter first, then search for a way out."

"En, little brother, I think you are also a smart person. Consider yourselves lucky. If you meet our lord, he will definitely help you!" Lan Ruocheng came over and said to the tall teenager.

"Really?" The teenager was still hesitant, but a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes.

"That's right!" "However, I do not like helping useless people. There are more than ten children in this temple, and although your abilities are limited, as long as you have the determination, you will be able to help everyone with your own strength in the future. It will depend on whether you have the confidence or not."

"I do!" At the same time, he used his gaze to signal the other children. First, his brother loudly echoed, and then the other children stood up.

"Good!" Hei Jiu, you and the 11 others can go and take care of them together. " After Murong Yu gave his orders, he looked seriously at the youth and said, "I will come visit you in the future. I hope you can all improve!"

"Sigh!" Why did you leave just like that? Those children must be very familiar with Yu City since they live in the streets and alleyways of Yu City. Let's ask them about some things. " Murong Yu didn't stay in the broken temple for long before he left.

"We don't need to personally inquire about this. That child is still wary of us, and I don't want to make things difficult for him. Let's head to the Jiang Capital first. If there's any news, 11 will definitely send it to us."

Lan Ruocheng still said somewhat regretfully: "Don't you think that those two youngsters and the two women behind them are not like ordinary beggars? There seems to be some sort of secret. "

"Eleven will find out. Let's hurry to Jiangdu. There are some things I need to do as soon as possible. I still want to return to Jincheng in a few days' time." With that, Murong Yu galloped off on his horse. Lan Ruochen shook her head and chased after him with a light smile.

"Princess, are you going out?" Hei Wu asked Yun Shengyue as he stopped her at the entrance of the manor.

Yun Shengyue smiled and said, "Why?" Can't I go out? "

Ah!" No! It's just that the weather isn't too good and the weather is rather cold, that's why I'm asking about it. " Black Five was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly explained. It seemed like the prince was only instructing some people not to enter the manor and not to let the wangfei out.

Cui Er glared at Hei Wu and said: "Madam Jue mentioned that there is a restaurant with a beef pot that tastes delicious. It's spicy, spicy, tasty, and can be cooked anytime. So if we are going to eat and watch, why are you blocking her way?"

"Your highness isn't here. This subordinate must protect the safety of the wangfei, otherwise, when your highness returns your subordinate won't be able to explain himself. Wangfei, your subordinate will need to send a few more guards to follow you in order to be at ease." Hei Wu did not respond to Cui Er's words. He simply retreated to the side of the road and continued explaining to Yun Sheng and Yun Sheng.

Yun Sheng smiled and said, "Alright, all of you keep up. It's been hard on you all throughout the year. Let's go eat something delicious. Madam Jue knows the way to eat. The special introduction must be very delicious."

"Yue'er, you're flattering me. Actually, I've only eaten it once before, so I'm only going to suddenly mention it today. I still don't know if it suits your tastes." Chen Jue`er was wearing a thick purplish-red winter attire, and around her neck was a rare fiery red fox fur. Her expression was humble, and within her gentleness, there was also a hint of nobility.

"It must be delicious. Every time, the food that Lady Jue cooks is always so delicious. If Madam Jue can't forget about it, then it will definitely be extremely delicious as well." Cui'er was originally a gluttonous cat. In addition to the rare times she went out to play, she was also very happy.

Black Five was not happy. The princess was no longer alone, and there were many people watching her, and the decision to go out to eat was not a good one for him. He thought for a moment before asking Cui'er, "Since it's rare to go out, why didn't you call Madam Yun and Doctor Bai?"

Madam doesn't want to go out, while Doctor Bai is researching medicine to prevent others from disturbing her. We're just going out for a meal. The restaurant isn't too far away, so you don't have to be so nervous.

"You only know how to eat. If it's an imperial concubine, who can take responsibility for it? Alright, hurry up and follow along! " When Hei Wu saw Yun Sheng and Chen Jue`er board the carriage that was sent by the crown prince, he hurriedly urged Cui'er to go over.

Cui'er made a face at him and said, "With so many of you following me, what can happen? Don't frown all day, you're just like a little old man, very ugly …"

With that, Cui'er ran off. Hei Wu shook his head. His expression did not change as he quickly gathered people to follow Yun Shengyue to the restaurant.