lly demanding. It involved making mud bricks, laying up walls, putting up wooden beams, and then covering it with thatched roofing. However, the internal layout differed from contemporary houses. Xu H...Xu Huaiyi's words made everyone understand the hidden meaning, their faces changed involuntarily. Li Yun Ting was the most straightforward, "As far as I know, several groups of people have already sought out Ding Yuan Hou's Mansion. Li Yunxuan is also restless and jumping around, perhaps the events in Dengzhou are related to Ding Yuan Hou's Mansion."

"Poof..." Zhao San's friend spat out a mouthful of tea.

This is truly a brave and bold person, who dares to speak their mind even to their own kin. They don't hold back!

Su Zhe twitched the corner of his mouth, a complex expression on his face, and asked, "Aren't you worried about your family being implicated at all"

Li Yun Ting retorted, "Why should I worry The Ding Yuan Hou Mansion has nothing to do with me, and I'm not on their family tree."

So, the Dingyuan Houfu committed a crime worthy of extermination, and it didn't implicate him at all.

Su Zhe subconsciously realized, "But you're still a descendant of the Li family, blood ties can't be broken. Your father will eventually make you enter the mansion..."

Now that he's not moving forward, it's simply because Li Yun Ting doesn't have enough chips. When the value is large enough, what does an outside room matter It's unimportant. Whether it's under the name of his legitimate mother or not, they can all be negotiated. After all, profit comes first.

Li Yunting coldly said, "Just because he wants me to go in, I have to Makes it sound like I'm eager to be there."

Su Zhe was choked up.

Wang Qiusheng said, "If you don't come in, you'll miss out big time."

Even Zhao San'you chimed in, "That's right, although I just said that men don't eat separate meals from their family, but if they won't give you any, can you just accept it You are also the son of the Marquis Dingyuan, why shouldn't you have your share Don't let them take advantage of you for free."

Li Yunting has always been aloof and indifferent to the outside world, so he naturally couldn't understand this resentment. "I don't want anything to do with them. They support the third prince, who knows what will happen in the future. It's better not to get involved and risk bad luck..."

"Ahem..."

Several coughs echoed through the room.

When it comes to the topic of succession, things get sensitive.

Li Yun Ting glanced at several people, his face unchanged. "Have I said anything wrong Throughout history, those who have sided with others have rarely had a good ending"

Su Zhe heard this, and helplessly smiled bitterly, “Yes, you are all right, but let's just keep it in our hearts, no need to say it out loud...”

Think about him, he's on the Second Prince's side too, there's no good ending for him either, even he was cursed along with it.

Li Yun Ting remained noncommittal and looked at Xu Huai Yi, "Huai Yi, what do you think"

Xu Huaiyi smiled innocently and dazedly, "Me Of course I followed my master's footsteps."

In Sun's household, who sits upon the dragon throne and receives support from whom By forming alliances and factions, though one might miss out on ascending to the throne, it is also a way to avoid the risk of being overthrown. This is the most stable approach.

Li Yunting nodded. "Me too."

Others, "..."

Only Su Zhe stroked his nose, he really couldn't remain neutral. The Su family had long chosen the Second Prince, he could only accompany him down this path to the end.

Xu Huaiyi then brought up the earlier topic again, "As for the matter in Dengzhou Prefecture, if it's related to the Dingyuan Houfu, why is young Master Qiao in such a hurry"

Qiao Huaijin's mind hasn't been present these days, and several people have noticed it.

Li Yunting said, "Tengzhou and Qingzhou are not far apart. Since there has been unrest in Tengzhou, I imagine Qingzhou is not very stable either"

This possibility is not nonexistent.

Wang Qiusheng's face was not looking good. "If that were really the case, it would cause a major upheaval. Qingzhou's position is so important," he said.

Zhao San whispered, "There are garrison troops in Qingzhou, right I remember the number was quite large. Shouldn't they be able to control a group of unarmed refugees"

Wang Qiusheng said in a complex tone, "Refugees driven by hunger are more formidable than soldiers wielding weapons. We were providing relief to the people outside the city before, didn't you see The ferocity in their eyes sometimes chills me to the bone..."

Like being stalked by a wild beast, you never know when it might pounce and tear into your flesh.

"What are we going to do then"

"Who knows, we've already done our best to help the refugees outside the city. We simply can't reach Dengzhou and Qingzhou."

"Waiyi, what do you think"

Xu Huaiyi said, "The imperial court will always have a way. As Wang brother said, we are too anxious and can't do anything about it. We have already done very well, helping so many disaster victims outside the city. The life and death of tens of thousands of people, and the stability of Beijing, all have our contribution. This is enough to be worthy of our conscience."

Zhao Sanshou Zhang opened his mouth, wanting to say something else, but Xu Huaiyi changed the topic, "Actually, I don't quite understand..."

"What the heck"

I don't understand, why are there fewer refugees from Qingzhou than from other disaster-stricken prefectures.

Zhaosanshou puzzled, "What's going on"

Wang Qiusheng took over the conversation, "You said that, I also remember. It's true that there are fewer refugees from Qingzhou. According to the situation, the affected counties in Qingzhou have the largest population, but the actual number of people who fled to the capital is less than half of those from other prefectures..."

"Maybe the relief efforts in Qingzhou went well, and they didn't need to flee" After saying this, Zhao San友 caught Xu Huaiyi’s speechless gaze and reacted immediately, "Hee hee, I forgot about you. If the relief had arrived on time, how would we have met"

"So, it seems there are no effective relief measures in Qingzhou" Su Zhe asked casually.

Xu Huaiyi vaguely said, "We are in Tong County. It's far from Qingzhou Prefecture City. I don't know what the situation is like there, but there is no relief in our county. If you ask at the county government office, it's true that the imperial court hasn't allocated grain. They want to help but can't. All the grain has been requisitioned for the border. They have only captured a few small thieves, but it's not very effective. There are frequent incidents of looting food, and the situation is getting worse. Even the grain stores have closed their doors. You can't buy anything even with silver. I saw something was wrong, so I persuaded the villagers to enter the capital ahead of schedule."

Zhao Sanshou said, "It's better to leave early, so as to save a lot of trouble."

Those who stayed behind, a tally of the surviving individuals per household, would paint a stark picture of the horrors they endured.

Su Zhe asked again, "Haven't you guys gone to see Qingzhou City"

Huaiyi Xu said, "When I passed by there, I stopped for a while. Outside the city gate, a large number of disaster victims were waiting for kind people to distribute porridge. As far as I know, the disaster situation in Qingzhou was more serious than in the neighboring counties, but there were many wealthy households in the city, almost all of whom had stored grain and wells, so life was not too difficult. However, some people left."

"Has Qingzhou not opened its granaries to release grain either" Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

“None.” Xu Huaiyi feigned bewilderment, furrowing his brows and muttering to himself, “So I can’t figure it out. Where did all the refugees go Couldn’t they have all died on the road Speaking of which, our Xujiacun village, just a few days ago, had another group of people come through, those ten or so households that arrived late. A third of them survived.”

Seeing him mumble like that, everyone else felt something was off.

Li Yunteng suddenly said, “I heard that some black mines will secretly abduct people to do forced labor.”

Zhao Sanshou's eyes widened. "You mean those refugees were kidnapped and forced to work in black mines along the way"

Li Yun Ting glanced at him, "I didn't say that, I just guessed there was a possibility of this happening."

Zhao Sanyou, “……”

Is he stupid

Wang Qiusheng frowned and said, "But there are so many disaster victims. Is one black mine really necessary And with so many people disappearing all at once... aren't you afraid of being discovered"

Who would be so bold

Xu Huaiyi said meaningfully, "If it were ordinary people, if so many suddenly disappeared, someone would definitely suspect something. But refugees wouldn't, you who haven't fled don't know. I experienced it myself. The roads were chaotic, and we left early, but even then, we encountered several problems. Those who left later, they saw nothing but looting and murder with their own eyes. No wonder so many died! If someone pretended to be bandits and robbed people, even if they captured dozens or hundreds, no one would suspect anything Even less would anyone care, when everyone's focused on surviving, who cares about others"still pleasing to the eye.The houses are arranged in a circle, with two people living in each house. The rooms inside are well-equipped with bunk beds, wardrobes, desks, and everything else needed for...