"The disaster relief funds will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If you want the people's livelihood in the southern hinterland to be stable and prosperous, you must choose a group of capable people to manage and control it." Si Ruihan said, looking at the crowds coming and going on the street.

Xiao Jingyuan nodded, "I don't know if there is someone capable in my grandfather's hands to recommend."

Hearing Xiao Jingyuan call him grandfather, Si Ruihan was stunned for a moment, his eyes sparkled, "My grandfather, I can't afford to be called an emperor like that."

"How could it be. The old prime minister is your grandfather, you and I are one, so naturally he is also my grandfather, so it is reasonable to call him." Xiao Jingyuan said very innocently.

"Most of the people recommended by my grandfather were from the capital, and there were very few people from the south. If you want to manage the southern regions well, it is far better to have a person who knows that there has been a drought here than a person who has never experienced a drought or suffered from a disaster. "Si Ruihan said.

Xiao Jingyuan frowned slightly, feeling a little troubled, Si Ruihan was right, but for a moment he couldn't think of who would take over the southern regions, who would be able to take on such a heavy responsibility.

"You don't know, maybe someone will know." Si Ruihan looked at the worried Xiao Jingyuan and said calmly.

"Huh? Who?" Xiao Jingyuan asked.

"Mu Yilan." Si Ruihan said.

Xiao Jingyuan lowered his eyes and groped around the edge of the teacup with his fingers, "Do you think he is trustworthy?"

"It's unbelievable." Si Ruihan said.

"Then..." Xiao Jingyuan frowned.

"He is indeed untrustworthy, but Xiao Qingyang can be trusted. With Xiao Qingyang around, even if Mu Yilan has thoughts in his heart, he will definitely not do anything." Si Ruihan said.

Xiao Jingyuan tapped lightly on the table a few times with his fingers, "That's right, just listen to what kind of result he will give us."

When the two entered the room, Mu Yilan and Xiao Qingyang had been waiting for a long time. Xiao Qingyang looked much better than before, and within a few days, he seemed to be a little fatter than before. For the sake of heart.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Xiao Qingyang was polite and distant towards the two of them, but there was respect in his words.

"You don't need to be polite." Xiao Jingyuan pulled the stool away as he said, letting Si Ruihan sit first, and then sit down by himself.

Seeing this action, Xiao Qingyang's eyes twitched, Mu Yilan glanced lightly and said, "What is the matter you two agreed to discuss tonight?"

"Is there anyone available in the southern hinterland?" Si Ruihan asked straight to the point.

As for Mu Yilan, Si Ruihan sometimes had a hard time figuring it out, so it was better to be straight to the point than to go around in circles with him, at least it would reduce being led away by the other party.

Sure enough, Mu Yilan's eyes shone under the silver mask of Si Ruihan's straightforwardness, and he smiled faintly, "What kind of person is the empress referring to?"

"Familiar with the southern environment, upright and pure, capable of thinking about the common people." Si Ruihan said.

"This kind of person is hard to find." Mu Yilan said.

"But you have to try to find out." Si Ruihan stared at him and said.

"You're not afraid that the person I'm looking for will become mine." Mu Yilan said.

"King Zhennan has been entrenched here for many years, and he was even removed as an imperial relative. Do you think that if the person you seek becomes yours, I will have nothing to do with him?" Xiao Jingyuan squinted his eyes and said.

Mu Yilan glanced at him, "Since the time he disappeared, you have become a different person, and his influence on you is far more important than you think."

"So what, don't you also have someone who has a profound influence on you, we are each other." Xiao Jingyuan said with a half-smile.

Mu Yilan sneered, "There is indeed a person available in the hinterland of the south, but I don't know if he will accept your arrangement."

"It's okay, we just came here to find out who it is and whether it can be used, it's just a matter of uncertainty." Si Ruihan said.

After getting a satisfactory answer, Xiao Jingyuan and Si Ruihan left together. Just as Mu Yilan poured herself a cup of tea, she heard, "Is that person yours?"

Hearing this, Mu Yilan glanced at Xiao Qingyang who was standing beside him, "It doesn't matter if it's mine or not."

Xiao Qingyang looked at him deeply, and he raised his hand to touch Mu Yilan's silver mask. This mask had never been taken off, and he had never seen Mu Yilan's real face, even the other party Why is he wearing a mask? I don't know if there are scars on his face.

Even though they did the closest thing, he never saw what he looked like under the mask. Mu Yilan reached out and grabbed his slender wrist, "Do you want to see it?"

Xiao Qingyang was taken aback for a moment, nodded and shook his head again, "Will you be their enemy? If that is the case, I will not enter Beijing."

Hearing this, Mu Yilan narrowed her eyes, grabbed his wrist and pulled him forward, "Didn't you still be in high spirits before, didn't you say that being an official in the court is what you want all your life, and you want everyone I think highly of you and don't want to be mine..."

Xiao Qingyang stared at the hands holding his wrists, with calluses on them, and itching where touched, "I'm right to think so, but if my thoughts carry the entire Qingyue Tower and your If you work hard, forget it in the end, I owe you enough, I shouldn't..."

"I have a relationship with the emperor, but it's not a bad relationship. You don't have to worry, I can't be an enemy with him. After all, we are very similar, and we have left flaws for each other." Mu Yilan said.

Although Xiao Qingyang was curious about the origin of what he said, she knew that this was not what she should ask, so she just nodded, but Mu Yilan took advantage of his daze and pulled him into her arms, "Have you said so?" If there are too many, there is no reward?"

Xiao Qingyang blushed because of his words, Mu Yilan smiled and picked her up and walked into the back room. Speaking of which, they were able to do this thanks to Si Ruihan's on-demand video.

On the other side, Xiao Jingyuan and Si Ruihan didn't go back to their room, instead they walked along the street together, looking at the bustling night market, which was quite enjoyable.

"The Lantern Festival will be here soon." Xiao Jingyuan said.

"If we go back before the Lantern Festival, how about going to the Lantern Festival together?" Xiao Jingyuan looked at Si Ruihan, facing the faint light of candles, and touched each other's bright eyes. Who caught the eyes of whom first? , It seems that I can't tell.

"Okay." The simple answer caused the two people's strange hearts to stir.

The next morning, the two went out. They were going to meet the person Mu Yilan had mentioned today. It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the gate of the Song family. The Song family was one of the largest families in Fengtai Town. Those who do business, because they do business fairly, gradually get rich.

In this struggle in the southern regions, the reason why the Song family was able to protect themselves wisely was that they never got too big, never drove up food prices, deceived the people, and even set up porridge sheds for the people in the famine to enjoy for free.

"The Song family is very similar to the Zhao family, but I don't know that the son of the Song family is just like Zhao Zihe, and he doesn't understand the hard work of his father's generation." Si Ruihan said.

"Yes, you'll know if you go in and have a look." Xiao Jingyuan dragged Si Ruihan towards Song's house.

Song Shiqing couldn't help frowning when he saw the butler stumbled into the study, and just about to say something when he heard the butler say out of breath, "Master, Your Majesty...the Emperor is here."

For a moment, Song Shiqing thought he had heard it wrong. It was obvious that the old housekeeper who had been with him for several years looked so flustered, but he was slightly startled, and immediately got up, "Go, call the relatives at home, and follow me to welcome the emperor."

The Song family is not a big family, and it is also because the ancestors of the Song family said that the Patriarch of the Song family only takes wives and does not take concubines. Therefore, the Song family has very few offshoots, but although the number of descendants is small, all of them are talented.

Xiao Jingyuan and Si Ruihan entered the Song family's gate after receiving the homage. Song Shiqing retreated everyone, stood up and knelt down, "The villain Song Shiqing didn't know the emperor was coming, so he was far away to welcome him. I hope the emperor will forgive me."

"This was just a temporary idea, get up." Si Ruihan said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Empress." Song Shiqing got up and stood there.

"I'm here today for your eldest son, Song Mingyuan." Xiao Jingyuan said.

Song Shiqing's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly lowered his head and said, "Your son is useless, if you offend the emperor, please..."

"Why do you think he must have annoyed me?" Xiao Jingyuan asked curiously.

"This..." Song Shiqing was speechless for a moment.

"But it doesn't matter, since you're here for him, you naturally have to get to know him a little bit." Si Ruihan said along the way.

Song Shiqing sighed and shook his head helplessly, "My eldest son is too stubborn. Before that, he often said some shocking remarks, which almost annoyed Zhennan King and brought down the entire Song family."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingyuan became interested. It was not easy to annoy King Zhennan. King Zhennan had entrenched here for many years, and there were very few people who dared to oppose him. Song Mingyuan had a temper.

"You eldest son, where are you now?"

Si Ruihan thought for a while, there were no young people in their twenties among the people who came to the front hall just now, there was only one boy over ten years old, probably Song Shiqing's second son.

Song Shiqing cupped his hands and said, "After returning to the king, today the Song family is serving porridge outside the city, and my son went to help. Can you give the villain a little time and send someone to call him back."

"In that case, I will go outside the city with the queen to have a look." Xiao Jingyuan got up and helped Si Ruihan up.

"Little man..." Song Shiqing hastily bowed his head and bowed his head.

Si Ruihan smiled faintly, "You don't have to be nervous, the emperor and this palace are just going to have a look, and you don't need to accompany him, if he is really talented, we must give him a clear path."

Song Shiqing naturally heard the meaning behind Si Ruihan's words, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Song family will really have a day in the temple?this……

Si Ruihan and Xiao Jingyuan walked and strolled together, but they were leisurely. It didn't take long for them to arrive outside the city. As soon as they left the city, they saw the silk banner of the Song family and the porridge shed that had been set up.

At this time, there was a long queue outside the porridge shed, and many victims from other places were waiting for the hot porridge. The two of them found the young people busy in the porridge shed.

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