[Red House] That natural stay

The porridge giving has been going on, and there is a lot of enthusiasm inside and outside the city.As the imperial court's disaster relief team approached, simple refuge wooden houses were also built outside the city.Of course, those in the city also took a rest.Looks decent too.

The three of Mo Jue huddled together with other common people in a wooden house, occupying a small corner alone.But the cold wind coming in from the gaps in all directions still made everyone shiver.

In the afternoon, the sound of gongs and drums sounded, and everyone got up excitedly, picked up their bowls and rushed out of the house in an instant.Line up in front of a row of cauldrons at the gate of the city.

After everyone had left, the three of Mo Jue got up slowly.Xie Tiao has gotten to know his young master well enough these days, so he can only keep looking out patiently.

"You go first! You don't need to bring it to us." Seeing his appearance, Mo Jue said with a smile.

"How can this be done, Young Master? I'll go and make porridge for you and Young Master Cheng first." As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed out like a gust of wind.

Xia is the surname of the country, in order not to expose his identity to scare the snake, Xia Rong reported his mother's surname, Cheng Rong.

When only Mo Jue was left, Xia Rong said, "I don't know when they will arrive."

"It will arrive in about two days." Mo Jue replied.Calculating the time, they have been in Min County for a few days, although they did not arrive in Jiangnan so many days earlier as expected.But what they found in just a few days is not a loss.

Afterwards, the two discussed for a while about how Fu Yizhi and the others should behave when they came, and they didn't stop until Xie Tiao came back.

At night, a familiar sound of insects sounded outside the wooden house.Crisp and rhythmic.It's just that no one will pay attention except Mo Jue and Xia Rong.Even if they heard it, they would only think that it was the little bug that survived the catastrophe, dancing for its own survival.

Mo Jue opened his eyes, and the black eyes rolled in their sockets.Sensing the movement beside them, they turned their heads, and the two looked at each other.Unanimously, they got up quietly, stepped over the people lying in disorder in the house, and walked out of the wooden house.

And when they met, they saw two people appearing, and two black figures emerged from the surrounding darkness.

"Fourth Prince, Lord Mo!" The two saluted.

"Where are Mr. Fu and his party?" Xia Rong asked.

"Master Fu has camped in the woods a few miles away to rest, waiting for the prince and Lord Mo."

"Is this journey going well?"

"everything is fine."

The two of them stopped after asking some simple questions, and they had to wait for a meeting with Fu Yizhi to discuss more in-depth matters.

"Then let's go!"

Mo Jue turned around and went into the room to wake Xie Tiao up, and then the three of them left together, heading towards the woods where Fu Yizhi and his party were.

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"People from the imperial court have arrived outside the city?!" Zhou Zhi stood up from his chair with a sound of surprise.asked in a bit of bewilderment.

"Yes, my lord, our people saw it with their own eyes."

Zhou Zhi forced himself to calm down, and sat back on the chair again.According to regulations, when people from the imperial court come down for inspection, they will usually notify the local officials in advance to prepare for the reception.But this time when the soldiers were approaching the city, he only received the news, and he discovered it himself.

As if thinking of something, he hurriedly asked, "Which official from the court is this time?"

"I heard from the people in front that the one who brought relief supplies and silver this time is, yes, the fourth prince Xia Rong!" The servant replied cautiously.After speaking, he glanced at Zhou Zhi above him, and sure enough, his expression seemed to be cracked.

Fourth Prince Xia Rong?It was Xia Rong, the cold-faced killing god on the battlefield who was loved by the emperor.Can children cry at night, the fourth prince with a bad reputation?He suddenly felt that his good day might be coming.

If, if something is found out, will he be killed immediately?

"My lord, my lord, what's the matter with you?" Seeing that Zhou Zhi hadn't answered for a long time, the boy who came to report the letter called tentatively a few times.

"Ah?! What's wrong?" Zhou Zhi suddenly recovered, his face still full of surprise.

"Hurry up, hurry up and invite Mr.!" Suddenly remembering that there was another 'Zhi Duoxing' from Qingcheng, he immediately urged.

"Yes, yes, this subordinate will go now."

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"I didn't expect that it was the Fourth Prince who came this time." The gentleman said with a serious expression, his brows were tightly frowned, showing his prudence.Every time people come down from the court, they are either important officials of the emperor or aristocratic families. This is the first time for the prince to come in person.But even if he came, it should be the prince, how could it be the fourth prince?

If it is an ordinary court official, he can still find a way to confuse him.But if you change to a member of the royal family, I am afraid it will not be so easy.

"Then what should I do now? The Fourth Prince is coming soon!" Zhou Zhi turned around anxiously.

"No rush, no hurry." The gentleman murmured, not knowing what he was thinking.

"How can I not be in a hurry, sir! These years, for my brother-in-law..."

"Master Zhou, please be careful!" The sudden scolding and the sharp knife-like eyes made Zhou Zhi swallow the words that came to his lips.It was all his fault for being anxious and confused, so he almost said some things that shouldn't be said.After being scolded like this, he woke up and realized what he had said, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

"This, this, sir..." There was pleading in his eyes.Although Liang Shan is his brother-in-law, he will not be soft-hearted when he should be cruel.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou. The matter has not reached the point of no return." He also calmed down, but he still made a note of Zhou Zhi in his heart.This thing has become such a panic, it is really unusable.

"To help the common people, we have already done what we should do. We are not afraid of people from the imperial court coming to investigate. The most important thing is, don't mess yourself up." The aide from Qingcheng stared at Zhou Zhidao word by word. .

"Yes, yes, I know."

"Since this is the case, Lord Zhou should take a good rest and go out to greet him! Don't neglect the fourth prince." Finally said.

"I'm going, I'm going."

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Mo Jue rode a tall horse and walked slowly beside Xia Rong.Looking at the tall city wall in front of them, there was a roar of voices, each of them holding a bowl and drinking the porridge in the bowl contentedly.If they really came here as imperial officials, they might be moved by the scene in front of them, and thus develop a good impression of the officials who govern here.But before that, they were the fleeing people first and then the disaster relief officials.

Zhou Zhi waited respectfully at the gate of the city with all the officials of Min County.Seeing Xia Rong and a group of people approaching slowly, they hurried up to meet them.

"The next official pays homage to the prince."

"Are you Zhou Zhi, an official from Min County?" Xia Rong sat on the horse and lowered his eyes and asked, his tone indifferent, as if he was not looking at him, but a speck of dust on the ground.

Zhou Zhi was dripping with cold sweat under the strong pressure.Resisting the urge to raise his head to dry off, he stammered and replied, "Yes, the next official is Zhou Zhi, the county magistrate of Min County."

Then there was a long silence, and just when Zhou Zhi thought he was about to faint, he heard the low and indifferent voice sound again.

"You did a good job."

This made him breathe a sigh of relief, but he still didn't dare to relax.

"This is what a humble job should do." He didn't dare to take pride in being praised.Of course, he was also very guilty.

Just when Xia Rong was about to say something more, a miserable voice suddenly sounded:

"My lord, the grassroots are wronged!"