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Liu Suifeng had only said that casually. He had never thought that she would actually listen to him and immediately advance by an inch. "That's right, that's right. I'm also puzzled. Beauty, with your ability, you can find a better man. Otherwise …"

Xiao Qing Ran glanced at him and leaned against the headboard with one hand on her waist. "Why don't you bring the medicine over first? Every time you make a medicine it's very bitter, and I have to slow it down for a long time. "

Liu Suifeng had just started to make fun of others when he was immediately made a fool of by someone else. He felt very unbalanced: "Beauty, from the looks of it, you don't seem like you're going to be angry with that man."

Xiao Qingxi pursed her lips and thought seriously before replying: "It doesn't matter if I'm annoyed or not; the child is innocent."

Liu Suifeng, "..."

It's not like a whole family doesn't want to join the same family.

"Here, drink. Although this place is remote, it isn't as bad as we thought. At the very least, this City Lord's Mansion should have all sorts of things." Liu Suifeng handed the bowl over to her.

Xiao Qingran took the bowl and looked around the room. She then sneered: "Not only that, many of the things here are even several times better than those found in ordinary families."

Liu Suifeng did not pay much attention to this matter at first, but after listening to her explanation, he was stunned, "That's right, if you did not tell me, I would not have noticed. Now that I look carefully, many of the things here are indeed of high quality.

"That's right, they don't have enough food tax every year." After drinking the medicine, she frowned and curled her lips, "Can't you bring me two pieces of candy the next time I deliver the medicine?"

Not to mention that when she was very young, she would often get sick when her body was not well. At that time, the training was very tight, so she was often given some very bitter medicines. Perhaps it was because she drank too much at that time, but when she grew up, she would become even more disgusted with these things.

"I've specially prepared this medicine for you. After taking it, you can only drink water for an hour and can't eat anything else. Any food you eat will affect the efficacy of this medicine." Liu Suifeng said helplessly, "Beauty, a person as big as you, why is it so difficult for you to take a pill? "It's not like he's a child."

Xiao Qingran returned the bowl to him and laughed coldly: "Didn't you say that only women and lowly people are hard to raise? Although I'm not a child, I'm still a woman. It's still understandable that I'm difficult to raise."

Liu Suifeng, "..."

You're good-looking, and everything you say is right, right?

Xiao Qing Ran teased before she narrowed her eyes and continued with the serious topic, "Didn't you notice when we first arrived? The further away from the Prime Minister's residence, the worse the environment will be. If I look carefully, I can see that the land outside the city gates is very dry, and although it's winter now, logically speaking, there should be winter fruits, but there aren't that many along the way. Doesn't that make sense? "

"Beauty, do you mean that the Mayor is like those greedy officials in the capital? Is it not that they cannot govern here, but that they do not care for the lives of the people? "

"Heh, but if the owner of this land really was wholeheartedly and wholeheartedly, he wouldn't be living in such a rich and beautiful place and causing his people to starve to death by the side of the road." Xiao Qingran half-closed her eyes and twisted her fingers: "Those people know that Qianhan is a prince, and even though he is far away they can't help but be afraid, afraid that we will complain. They must have definitely done their best to hide something before we came over, right?"

"Hide? "Hide what?"

"Of course they don't want us to see it." Xiao Qingran said in a deep voice: "There must be a slums here. You can find two people disguised as the common folk to investigate. I'd like to see how City Lord Wei handles the city in private."

"Alright, I'll go now." Liu Suifeng nodded, picked up the empty bowl and left to do something.

Just as he left, Riko came in with a plate of snacks. "Miss, you're awake."

"Where's Qianhan?"

"The prince was called over by Mayor Wei Chi to discuss something important. I just saw more than a dozen other city lords around as well." Li Er placed the dessert on the table. "Does Miss want to get up? "Li Er will wait for young miss to get up."

Xiao Qingran held onto her waist and tried to straighten her body: "No need, I don't think I can get up for the time being."

That bastard Su Qianhan is too ruthless. It's not like he won't have much time left in the future … Was there a need for him to act like a wolf or tiger?

"When I went out earlier, I met Liu Suifeng. He said that young miss was not allowed to eat anything else after eating the medicine. Just leave the snacks here for now."

"Mm. Alright." Xiao Qing Ran glanced at her and asked curiously, "Li Er, what are you holding in your hand?"

"Miss, have you forgotten? Didn't Miss ask Li Er to look for the blueprints for the city last night? That's it. "

"Show me." Xiao Qing Ran took the blueprint and spread it out on her lap.

Riko carefully handed her a charcoal pen. This was self-made. Although she knew how to use a brush, she was still not used to using an ancient brush.

Riko looked at her daughter who was frowning as she looked at the map. Then, she would draw at a certain spot on the map. From time to time, she would furrow her brows in deep thought.

"What about the blueprints for the Prime Minister's Estate?"

"Here." Riko handed over another picture, along with a page full of numbers. "This is the arrangement of the military strength of the entire manor, including the garrison outside and outside of the city, as well as the number of civilians."

"Very good." Xiao Qing pursed her lips and started to calculate.

Although they had just arrived, there were some things that had to be prepared for. It was naturally good if they could settle this dispute smoothly in the future. Otherwise, she wouldn't mind using other methods.

"Li Er, teach this to Suifeng and tell him to have our people stay in groups according to the locations on my map." Li Er, teach this to Suifeng and tell him to have our people stay in groups according to the locations on my map.

"I understand, then about Prince …"

"I was just about to say this, don't tell Qianhan about this, just you guys can know about it." Xiao Qing stretched her waist with great effort and then let out a long sigh of relief: "This saves him from asking all sorts of questions. I'm not allowed to do this and that, I hate him for being long-winded."

Riko giggled. "Miss is still talking. Didn't Your Highness often give you advice because you were concerned about him?"

"I know that he cares about me, but sometimes, I really can't take it anymore." Xiao Qing curled her lips before sighing, "Occasionally, I would also like to have an independent living space."

"Miss is becoming more and more childish." Riko smiled as she shook her head. Turning around, she took the plate of pastries and came over. "Riko will first pass this item to Suifeng. When you return, bring Miss a meal. Leave the pastries here for now. Miss will only eat them after two hours."

"I know."

This lass, Ri-Er, was very long-winded as well.

She watched Riko leave, closing the door behind her. She tugged at the clothes beside her, intending to walk around for a bit. Although her back pain required some exercise, staying in bed for so long did not mean she was going to degenerate.

As they were strolling around, someone came into the courtyard. They knocked on the door and said that the various city lords would be invited to a banquet tonight. They hoped that the wangfei would also be able to attend.

Xiao Qingran did not want to participate in the competition, but she remembered that Wei Chi had invited those people over for a show. If she did not go over, she would not have to watch a good show, so she agreed.

When the servant received the reply, he happily returned to report.

Xiao Qing also followed their wishes and rested for an entire afternoon. When night approached, her waist also no longer hurt as much.

Liu Suifeng did not move too slowly. Before the banquet had begun, he had said that the two men he sent had returned. Just as she had guessed, the Mayor of Wei had indeed chased the homeless people to the outskirts of the city half a month ago.

"What a loser! You can find the crux of the matter from these clues." Liu Suifeng threw the information in his hand onto the table and sat down on a stool in anger. "However, that Wei Chi is really disgusting. He actually kicked so many commoners out so straightforwardly."

"Beauty, you don't know, I heard that the so-called outskirts of the city is just a piece of barren land, and that even the houses were built temporarily by the commoners." You don't know, I heard that the so-called outskirts of the city is just a piece of barren land, and even the houses were built by the commoners themselves.

Xiao Qinglan let out a cold laugh: "I already knew it. It's just that he regarded Li Min as worthless and didn't know that water could carry a boat and capsize a boat."

"Have you thought of a good way, Beauty?" Liu Suifeng held his chin and laughed, "When I just came back, I heard that Wei Chi had prepared good wine and dishes to entertain us in the front hall. Does a beauty need a gift in return?"

Although the food and wine here were not bad, some people's thoughts were unable to wait for the most elegant hall, and even more suitable for the welcoming banquet was the Hongmen Feast.

"Let's talk about the details of the slums later."

Because Liu Suifeng did not personally visit that place, he did not have a clear understanding of the situation there. Thus, he could only give her a general idea of the situation there. However, this was more than enough for Xiao Qing Ran.

Although she wanted to help her man obtain these ten or so cities, so that the citizens would not be able to live a peaceful life, if these people had wanted to overthrow the power here from the very beginning, they could still be considered famous.

The two of them studied for an entire afternoon and as usual, Xiao Qing Qing still warned him not to tell Su Qian Han about this. Liu Suifeng rarely had any secrets with her, so naturally he would keep it a secret happily.

In the evening, when he was supposed to go to the banquet, Su Qianhan came back early.