Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 167 Disaster Relief Supplies

After a night's rest, the group set off early the next morning.

Among the few people, Deng Sijiu was probably the most seriously injured, but after a night's rest, he was back to being full of energy again.

Ning Yunxiao's injuries were not actually serious, but his body was not as good as before. In addition, he had not taken medicine for two days, so his face looked much paler.

Jiang Lige was worried about Ning Yunxiao's poison, so he specially invited a doctor to come and see him. He also prescribed a few more medicines according to the prescription given by the imperial physician in the capital.

As for Jiang Lige, apart from a small bruise where he was hit by the fluorescent stone, nothing wrong was found.

Zheng Baoyao, who was not injured at all, was greatly shocked by Xiaoya's death and was depressed all the way.

Jiang Lige had experienced the pain of seeing a loved one die in front of his eyes in his previous life. He knew this kind of pain and couldn't help but feel some sympathy in his heart. He simply told Zheng Baoyao the story of Aiguo yesterday.

The twists and turns of the story made Zheng Baoyao temporarily forget her pain. She asked in surprise, "So, Aiguo is the high priest who caused the extermination of the Chi tribe, and that Prince Poxiao is the one she loves?"

Jiang Lige nodded, "Yes."

Zheng Baoyao angrily pulled at her handkerchief and cursed, "This lousy Owl King is such a jerk! He exploits people's sincerity and then tries to kill them all. Shameful!"

"The Poxiao people have always been like this." Jiang Lige recalled his contact with the Poxiao people in his previous life and gave a pertinent evaluation.

Fortunately, Zheng Baoyao's anger faded quickly, and then she patted her chest with lingering fear, "Luckily, Li Ge made the right move, otherwise we would all be doomed. But how did Li Ge know to sacrifice the white piece? If she had sacrificed the white piece, wouldn't that have overturned all of Aiguo's decisions back then? Wouldn't that have proved her wrong?"

Jiang Lige smiled, a hint of subtle mockery flashing in his eyes, "Do you know what Aiguo has been waiting for all these years?"

"A destined person?"

"No." Jiang Lige shook his head. "What she's waiting for is an opportunity to correct herself."

Zheng Baoyao was still a little confused. Just as she was about to ask, she heard someone knocking on the carriage outside.

"arrive."

In the carriage, the two got out one after another after hearing the words. Ning Yunxiao stood in front of the carriage and reached out to hold Jiang Lige's handle.

But when Zheng Baoyao got off the car, he consciously did not stretch out his hand, leaving Zheng Baoyao in a dilemma of neither retracting nor extending her hand.

Fortunately, Deng Sijiu still had some foresight and reached out to help Zheng Baoyao. "Miss Zheng, be careful."

"Thank you, Master Deng."

After the group got off the carriage, Ning Yunxiao explained to them, "Biancheng is an important town on the border. Entry and exit are strictly checked. The people here are tough and it's an unwritten rule that you have to get off the carriage and line up before inspection."

Jiang Lige smiled and flattered him, "Your Highness is truly knowledgeable!"

Ning Yunxiao was amused by Jiang Lige and said, "Thanks to the princess, Feng Yu told me all this."

Deng Sijiu and Zheng Baoyao, who were walking in front, exchanged glances, each seeing shock in the other's eyes. Then, they shook off goosebumps and muttered, "That's disgusting."

The group's customs documents were all lost, and Deng Sijiu, who was walking in front, was the first to be stopped at the city gate.

Fortunately, Ning Yunxiao's appointment document was still there, so he stepped forward and bowed to the officers and soldiers guarding the city.

"Hey, young man, these people came here with me to take up the post. I wonder if you can be accommodating."

The officer took the document and looked at Ning Yunxiao's name. His expression changed the moment he saw it. He glanced at Ning Yunxiao with disdain and snorted coldly:

"You're a noble from the capital, so it's no wonder you have such a bad temper. Forcing your way into the city without a permit is absurd, isn't it? But my position is so low, I can't make the final decision."

Deng Sijiu, who had a bad temper, jumped up in anger when he heard this.

"Bullshit! If I force my way into the city, none of you combined can stop me! Why am I talking so much nonsense to you in such a nice tone?"

"Brother Deng!" Ning Yunxiao stopped Deng Sijiu with a gentle shout, then turned to look at the official. "The disaster is serious, and entering the city is urgent. If you can't make a decision, please inform the chief officer."

"Your Excellency, I suppose you understand the severity of the disaster?" The officer scoffed and shouted, "All the relief supplies, including rice and medicine, have capsized and been destroyed. Your Excellency, coming here alone without any supplies, are you planning to die with the entire city?"

The four people who were blocked at the city gate were all stunned when they heard this. Jiang Lige was even more surprised and asked again, "Are the relief supplies gone?"

"A few days ago, a ship carrying disaster relief supplies capsized due to a flood, and not a single drop of supplies remained."

Now, several people finally understood where the officials' malicious intent came from. The relief supplies were all destroyed on the way, and could not guarantee that the people would have enough to eat. Everything else was just empty talk.

After all, no one can expect others to cheer for you on an empty stomach, right?

Of the four, Ning Yunxiao was the first to react. He lowered his head and put on an apologetic gesture. "To be honest, little brother, we've been traveling day and night along the mountain road for so many days. We've just come down from the mountain, and I just learned about what you just said. But the supplies are already destroyed, so there's no point in saying this. We should think of ways to make up for the loss."

The officer had never thought that despite all the difficulties he had posed to him, Ning Yunxiao could still respond so calmly and he could not find any fault with him.

He could only say reluctantly with an unhappy face: "I really can't make the decision on this matter. My dear friends, please wait a moment. I will go and invite the master in charge."

Several people bowed together and said, "Thank you very much."

The officer said goodbye and left. When he came back, he was surrounded by a large group of people.

The leader was wearing a red official robe. In Shengling, only officials of the fourth rank and above could wear red official robes. And in this border town, there was only one fourth-rank official.

The prefect of the border town was Qin Huanzhi.

With this in mind, Ning Yunxiao and Jiang Lige took the lead and stepped forward, bowing and saying, "Prefect Qin."

Prefect Qin smiled warmly, "I didn't know that the Crown Prince and Princess Zhaohua were coming today. I apologize for not welcoming you in person."

Ning Yunxiao also smiled politely, "What are you talking about, Prefect Qin? We just arrived today and we've already caused trouble for Prefect Qin."

"It's just the customs paperwork, not a big deal. But..."

Prefect Qin paused in embarrassment, not knowing how to start speaking, and was sweating profusely.

At this moment, a military officer behind Prefect Qin snorted in displeasure, stepped forward, and said loudly, "I'm a rough man, and I can't speak as elegantly as the prefect, but now that the prince has lost supplies, the whole city is complaining. Now that we've entered the city, even if we don't say anything, we have to give an explanation to the people here, right?"