Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

Hearing the county magistrate gasp behind him, Xia Zhiyuan smiled helplessly, knowing that he still had to produce some substantial evidence.

Only then can these old men feel at ease.

So she took out a brocade yellow book from her sleeve and handed it to the county magistrate. Xia Zhiyuan pressed his white fingers on it and she smiled.

He said, "If you don't believe it, you can open it and see if it is your Majesty's original work."

Just by looking at the dragon pattern in the booklet, the golden pattern gleaming in the morning light, the dragon scales sparkling, the county magistrate's hands trembled.

But now he was in a difficult situation and had to read the booklet even if he didn't want to.

With his hands trembling, the county magistrate had a wry smile on his face. He felt scared before he even stretched out his hand to touch the booklet.

"...I have never seen such precious things before... but this is the first time I have seen such precious things. This is the original work of His Majesty...hiss..."

Seeing his look, Xia Zhiyuan just found it funny and nodded. Her cloak fluttered and she passed some more money forward, fearing that the old man would not accept it.

"It is absolutely true. This is indeed the authentic work of Your Majesty."

"Open it and take a look. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't feel at ease."

Under Xia Zhiyuan's smiling gaze, the county magistrate opened the dragon-patterned booklet. What came into view was a red lacquer seal with patterns carved on it... which almost made the county magistrate fall to his knees.

"Ahem... ahem... ahem, it's... I was blind and didn't recognize the great man, please forgive me... This... Since His Majesty has personally agreed, naturally building the city wall should be prioritized over everything else!"

The constables behind him saw that their county magistrate was about to lose his balance, and they reached out their hands to support him in panic, which made Xia Zhiyuan laugh.

Originally, Xia Zhiyuan was going to show this official document to King Cheng. After all, although King Cheng had apparently submitted to His Highness, there was no guarantee of what he might do, so the official procedure still had to be followed.

Otherwise, just don't treat others as if they were your own.

After taking back her booklet from the county magistrate, Xia Zhiyuan continued to walk forward. She wanted to see how the repairs on the inside of the city wall were going.

When Xia Zhiyuan came here before, he took a quick look around. He didn't know which unscrupulous person had done this, but there were all kinds of dirty things in there. The rotten fish and shrimp were okay, but the main thing was... there was indeed too much feces piled up in there.

Rectification is imminent!

If things continue in this chaotic manner, the plague will probably spread, and no one will be able to escape.

"Hello, sir! Have you eaten this morning?"

"Sir, we have buns here..."

The stone steps in the city wall were also being repaired and looked in good condition. Xia Zhiyuan stepped on them and found that they were made of a whole piece of stone, so they were extremely solid.

Several people from Xizhou City who were sitting by the stairs came forward to greet Xia Zhiyuan when they saw him. They originally thought that building the city wall was a hard job and they wouldn't even have porridge or steamed buns to eat...but they didn't expect that there would be such a good meal as steamed buns!

So one by one, they volunteered to do the hard labor just to have a bite of the tender and juicy buns.

Although the bun is not big, it is meat and tastes good. Paired with a bowl of thin porridge, it gives you energy to work in the morning.

These things were self-sufficient by the people of Xizhou City, and Xia Zhiyuan did not interfere. However, with her guarding here, those officials who wanted to put money in their own pockets had to stop.

So the profits really went to the common people. The amount was not much, but at least they could have a full meal.

"No, you guys eat first. If you need anything else, just tell the constable on duty."

"They don't dare to make things difficult."

Xia Zhiyuan was so gentle and kind that the people of Xizhou City were stunned for a moment. They had never eaten pork in the city, but they had seen pigs running. When the prince was still alive, Xizhou City was often visited by the arrogant officials of Jinzhou City.

When he saw the common people while riding on a tall horse, he was afraid that these lowly people would touch the corner of his clothes, and he would retreat as far as possible.

"Thank you, sir. We have everything we need now! But sir...are you here for an inspection?"

They had vague guesses in their hearts, but fortunately the progress had not been delayed in the past few days and had even been accelerated. They believed that in a few days, when the mud and plaster were completely dry, the city wall would be as solid as new again.

"Yeah, just looking around."

Xia Zhiyuan continued walking forward, when suddenly a familiar voice came from behind him.

"What are you doing? I'm going to go up and take a look. Is that not okay?"

"When did Daddy start to control me so much?!"

Several soldiers surrounded the precious little princess. They were fully armed, and their weathered faces under their helmets looked troubled.

Di Ping, who was following the little princess not far behind, kept sighing, with his arms folded across his chest, holding his ink-colored scabbard, but did not say a word to stop her.

She lowered her eyes, not allowing herself to look at the princess' back any longer.

Perhaps letting His Royal Highness Prince Cheng take the princess away is the best option. She shouldn't get involved in these matters of right and wrong. In this chaotic world, she should just stay in a corner and not take a single step out.

"Princess, please listen to the prince. It's not safe here. You should stay in the government office. At least there are soldiers stationed there, so you won't be in danger..."

This man was the adjutant of King Cheng, and he was the only one who dared to speak to King Cheng's princess in such a way. Otherwise, if it were anyone else, he would have been slapped in the face.

"I won't. I am free to go wherever I want. If Dad is worried about me, I will go and apologize to him in person later."

Zhao Yihan took a step forward and stepped on the stone step. The officers and soldiers around her were as if they were facing a formidable enemy. There was a sound of friction between their armors, and they followed Zhao Yihan's movements and moved up the stairs.

Zhao Yihan: “……?”

"Get out!"

Her voice was childish, but it was intimidating without her being angry, and several officers and soldiers quickly clasped their hands together and put on smiles.

"I have no choice but to do this. Since the princess wants to go up, let us follow... Okay?"

"No, it's noisy for you to follow me. All you hear all day long is what the prince says, what the prince says."

This scene is exactly the same as the scene where a rich girl who runs away from home is found by her bodyguard and persuaded to go home.

Xia Zhiyuan ate the melon for a while and just when he was about to look away he was caught by Zhao Yihan. Their eyes met and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.

Zhao Yihan was grasping at a life-saving straw, and shouted at Xia Zhiyuan: "Wait, Zhiyuan, don't go!"

This level of fear was no different from when her name was called by the teacher in class. Xia Zhiyuan immediately reflected deeply on her attitude of being a spectator and watching the show. She was about to turn around and leave, but Zhao Yihan grabbed her wrist like a nimble squirrel.

"Don't leave."

Hmm...really overbearing.