After being bound by the system, Bai Yueguang and I reunited

Seeing that the wedding date of the prince and Chao Ge is getting closer, Qi Zhan no longer hides his clumsiness in some things.

After appearing in court one after another, many officials also focused their attention on the third prince who had been ignored before.

Even Emperor Qi praised him appreciatively.

The prince could still tolerate this incident silently, but the fifth prince, who had always been used to being praised by others, couldn't bear it anymore.

In the study room.

The fifth prince threw out the tea cup and hit the door with a bang.

His expression was sinister, which destroyed the tranquility brought by his exquisite facial features.

"How did you check the news before? Why did Qi Zhan suddenly appear at such a critical moment?"

The attendant standing beside him was startled, but did not dare to raise his head to answer these words.

"Master..." As soon as the attendant spoke, the fifth prince snorted coldly: "Okay, stop talking."

He rubbed his forehead irritably, "Let's put this matter aside for now."

He paused and then added: "In addition, sending someone to keep an eye on Qi Zhan, especially who he has been close to recently, may be a breakthrough."

After he finished speaking, he sat back on the soft couch with a sullen face, folding his hands to support his head, seeming a little tired.

The attendant bowed his head.

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At the same time, in the East Palace.

The prince was sitting at the desk, looking at the folds on the table with a heavy gaze.

The zhezi was sent by the Minister of Rites after the morning dynasty.

Qi Sheng originally planned to just scan it casually, but after unfolding it, he found that what was described in large sections was that there was a drought in the southwest, and there were faint signs of panic among the people.

Although droughts are common in this season, they are still disasters after all. If it is true as the brochure says, and the people have no harvest, it will inevitably cause civil unrest, and there may even be riots.

This is obviously extremely detrimental to the prince's status as heir apparent.

In addition, above the court, Qi Zhan pressed forward step by step, with Lao Wu following closely behind.

If it weren't for Princess Chaoge's powerful methods and Wen Zhiya's help, he would probably be busy to death.

Sighing deeply, Qi Sheng was a little confused as to why he wanted to be the prince and seek punishment?

He threw the fold away and rubbed the center of his brow.

At this time, there was a sound of light footsteps outside the door.

The prince frowned, "Who?"

"Your Highness."

A familiar voice sounded. Qi Sheng was stunned for a moment and looked towards the door.

Sure enough, it was Wen Zhiya.

She was wearing a pale pink dress, with jet black silk hair in a fairy bun, which was simply fixed with beads. She looked gentle and tranquil.

"Your Highness, my caravan brought back a message." Wen Zhiya looked a little serious and frowned slightly.

Ever since Chaoge introduced her to the prince, the two began to cooperate.

He supports Wen Zhiya's business, and Wen Zhiya returns news from various places to the prince.

"As for the drought in the southwest, it was originally just hot weather and five months without rain, so there were some signs of drought."

Her eyes were sharp, "Such things happened often in the past. The people were not panicked at first and were waiting for the local officials to distribute the food they needed to survive. However, until the news reached the capital, the people still did not get the food."

She said with some anger, "After that, a small group of people gathered at the gate of the government office."

Qi Sheng frowned slightly, "It stands to reason that people would not gather and cause trouble so quickly."

"Someone induced them!"

"Is someone causing trouble?"

They both spoke together.

Qi Sheng asked, "Which force is it?"

Wen Zhiya shook her head, "Not sure yet."

Qi Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly but resolutely: "The southwest is close to the border, and the climate is dry and rainless. In order to prevent drought, food will be stored early. Therefore, the first question is where the food will go."

He paused and continued: "If someone is fanning the flames at this time, they will make a profit from it." This is not wrong. Hearing Zhiya nodded slightly,

"We need to check what Qi Zhan and Lao Wu are doing recently."

Having said this, Wen Zhiya suddenly smiled, which gave Qi Sheng an inexplicable and ominous premonition.

Every time I was tricked by Chaoge before, it was like this.

He interrupted Wen Zhiya, "Did Chaoge ask you to come? Does she already know the mastermind behind it?"

Got guessed.

I lost my fun when I heard about Arden.

"Yeah, I originally wanted to see if you could guess it."

Qi Sheng couldn't help but hold his forehead.

He really doesn't understand women's bad tastes.

Ever since he cooperated with Chao Ge, the two of them have been fighting each other and enjoying playing with him every day.

"So, which good brother is Gu?"

"Originally, the Southwest County Sheriff belonged to the fifth prince, but he was bribed by the third prince, and the food was hidden by the third prince."

"So now, there are two solutions." Qi Sheng smiled.

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"According to Qi Sheng's idea, firstly, he may choose to report to the emperor and let Qi Zhan handle the disaster relief as much as possible."

Chao Ge lay lazily on the roof, and the moon in the sky above his head was extremely beautiful.

"Once Qi Zhan goes to provide disaster relief, there is a 80% chance that he will take out the hidden food in order to perform meritorious service. Then Qi Sheng can follow him to find the food. To be more ruthless, he will steal his food and prevent him from finding food elsewhere. To food.”

"Then let him stay in the southwest forever through the hands of the angered people."

"A lighter approach would be to pretend to be a bandit and steal the food so that he could lose money and avoid disaster. It would be considered a loss of face."

"What about the other method?" Nan Shiqi answered in a cheery voice, while unambiguously pressing down the wine bottle in the singer's hand.

After glaring at him, Chao Ge said in a dull voice, "Let the fifth prince go."

"Provoke them and let Qi Sheng reap the benefits."

The coldness in her eyes was obvious, and human life had no weight in her mouth.

"Anyway, I hope he won't be stupid enough to go out to provide disaster relief himself."

As long as Qi Sheng moves, it will give the other two people a chance to kill him.

"Your Highness, don't you want Prince Qi to go? This is a good opportunity to win over the people." Nan Shiqi said as if inadvertently.

"If he goes to provide disaster relief, he will miss the wedding. I don't want to delay this matter any further."

Chao Ge took out a bottle of wine from his other sleeve and took a swig.

Nan Shiqi was quiet for a moment, and then tried to take the wine bottle from Chao Singer as if nothing had happened.

"Your Highness." He shouted helplessly.

"Don't even think about it." Chao Ge took the wine bottle and turned over, lying on his side on the roof, leaving only Nan Qi's cold back.

After a moment of silence, Nan Qi moved towards Chao Ge.

"Your Highness, between wine and Prince Qi, which one do you prefer?"

He sat aside with his legs bent, and his white clothes made his temperament even colder under the moonlight.

He looked up at the bright moon and asked casually.

"How could you have such an idea? What's the comparison between the two?"

Chao Ge only found this question too unbelievable.