
"You're so heavy," Han Wang Yue complained who was walking while holding Xing'er.
"Wang Yue, once again you say I'm heavy I hit your head," Xing'er sneered at Wang Yue who continued to lose weight.
The corner of Wang Yue's lips curved slightly upwards when she heard the reply thrown by Xing'er.
"You went with Yu Mu, why did it fall into the abyss?"
"So I saw a rabbit, I wanted to cook it for you so I chased after it but who would have thought it ran so far that I didn't realize I was lost … and now that I've lost the rabbit because you told me to throw it away," Xing'er lamented that her hard work of catching the rabbit was in vain.
"Xing'er is that rabbit more valuable than your life?"
"Of course not, but for me the rabbit is still valuable because I want to give it to you," Xing'er said with pursed lips.
Suddenly Wang Yue's heart was filled with Xing'er's answer, only to catch a rabbit for her Xing'er until it almost lost its life.
"Xing'er, one day don't do anything dangerous anymore, lest you waste your precious life just for a small thing," said Wang Yue softly.
Xing'er dipped both her eyes. "Little thing what, obviously I'm chasing that rabbit for you you still blame me" Xing'er grumbled.
Han Wang Yue just shook her head, she continued to step on her feet until they finally reached Lian Hua's cottage.
Seeing the crown prince and Xing'er had returned, Yu Mu as well as Suan Ni approached them and helped Xing'er to sit on the chair.
"Miss Xing'er are you okay?" suan Ni asked worriedly.
"It's okay, my legs just hurt a little," Xing'er replied.
"Aiyo, miss Xing'er didn't I tell you to wait for me there why you left instead" Yu Mu scolded.
"Yu Mu, why do you and Wang Yue look so much like I'm in pain you guys are still just nagging," Xing'er protested scowling.
"Alright, I won't nag anymore .. Come on, show me which part hurts."
While Yu Mu was busy treating the wounds experienced by Xing'er. Han Wang Yue met the two men she had met in the forest to ask why they wanted to meet the emperor.
It has been a year longer drought has hit the capital Chang'an and other regions and the effects of the drought have resulted in water droughts and failing food crops.
Before the long drought hit, imperial astronomers had predicted it and reported to the emperor so that the palace had prepared everything and sent help so that no people would suffer during the drought.
But today Han Wang Yue felt surprised, and, when getting complaints from the two men who said if it has been one year, many people have not received any help and they survive the remnants of potency food, he said, and as a result of the absence of any assistance many people both children and the elderly died of hunger and some fell ill due to lack of nutritional intake.
Think about the misery of the people today. Han Wang Yue felt suspicious that there had been a fraud committed by the Qingnan region leader, because every two months the palace always poured funds to help the people affected by drought and had calculated if the assistance would be enough to be used by the people, if there was no cheating how could the two men be willing to complain against the emperor.
"Mr Wei, my lord Liu will investigate the case first and if I find any fraud I promise to give justice to the suffering people of Qingnan, you rest here first … tomorrow you can go back to qingnan, Yu Mu will give you some food to take home tomorrow," Han Wang Yue said.
For the time being he could only provide the little help he had in order to overcome the famine for a while, until he obtained permission from the emperor to go to qingnan and investigate the case.
The night is getting late. Wang Yue who could not sleep at the thought of the suffering Qingnan people, sat alone beside the cottage while enjoying her own sweet glutinous wine.
"Wang Yue, why haven't you slept yet," Xing'er greeted limping and sat down beside Wang Yue who was staring at the starry night sky.
"You yourself why are you still wandering around in the middle of the night like this, don't your legs hurt?" wang Yue asked Xing'er.
"It was so hot tonight, I couldn't sleep and wanted to get some fresh air but instead saw you here" Xing'er replied smiling.
"OK," welcome Xing'er to take the cup filled with wine from Wang Yue's hand and drink it in one go.
"Xing'er, has anything in your native country ever had a long dry season?" w.a.n.g Yue asked in a gentle tone but was impressed that there were complaints in it.
"Early, but it didn't last long .. why?" Xing'er looked at Wang Yue seriously.
"It's been a year since a long drought hit Chang'an. As a result of drought everywhere, farmers have failed crops and many people suffer from this long drought, the Emperor had prepared everything so that none of his subjects would suffer but who would have thought, today I get a report if some of the people of Qingnan never get any help from the palace," wang Yue said pouring out her heart to Xing'er.
Xing'er frowned. "Why is that?"
"Of course, there may be people who commit fraud for their personal benefit."
"Hmm, not in modern or medieval times is there always a corrupt person," Xing'er sighed softening her shoulders.
Han Wang Yue glanced at Xing'er when she heard the girl's remark complaining about people cheating everywhere.
"So, there's someone cheating in your place?"
"Many, they always use the people's money to enrich themselves, but they just want to use the money to enrich themselves and take a walk abroad" Xing'er said.
"What punishment do they get?"
"In prison for life and having their hands cut off, but you know that punishment never scares them because so many people do the same thing over and over again."
"Money is very cruel, he can turn a little rabbit into a big fox. In their mind is just a sense of satisfaction shortly after having a lot of money no matter where the money comes from, they always justify all means to get the coffers of money even if they have to make others suffer, he said, they won't care about it." said Han Wang Yue slightly smiling.
A smile of disappointment because he has not been able to protect the people well.
"You are right, even because of money until someone dares to rob someone else's life just for his own pleasure, ck ck really cruel."
Wang Yue's head lowered for a moment and turned back to the girl beside her. "Xing'er, you once told me that if you had a ruthless boss then why didn't you resign from there, was it because of money that you also dared to hold on?"
Xing'er let out a long sigh, explaining that she and her family had a debt that money could not pay and in exchange, her boss asked Xing'er to work at his company.
It sounds strange, but in reality it is. I don't know what made the Xing'er family have a debt to Yan Xun and more strangely the CEO didn't want to be paid with money but instead asked Xing'er to work at his company and even more strangely though Xing'er worked there to repay the girl's debt and still got her wages and lots of benefits without being cut in the least.
"Could it be that your boss likes you," Wang Yue said, making Xing'er choke.
"Yan Xun likes me? No way, that person always comes to bother me so much that I'm sick of seeing it. .. ck, you were talking about the dry season why so talk about me," said Xing'er scolded and hit Wang Yue on the shoulder.
Han Wang Yue chuckled as she looked at Xing'er's irritated facial expression, and the two of them continued their chatter while enjoying a bottle of wine that felt so sweet.
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