The male god of quick time travel, give me face

Chapter 56 The prince is too enchanting (15)

The guard nodded, "Yes."

The night was high, and not a single star could be seen in the sky.

Luo Xing gathered the cloak on her body and lowered the window.

There are no oil lamps on the whole upstairs, which looks a bit gloomy.

Qiuqiu carried a lantern and went upstairs, shaking her body as she walked. Finally reaching the seventh floor, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Miss, why don't you ask your slave to come up and light a lantern?"

"Let's go down and rest." Luo Xing walked into the light of the lantern and walked downstairs in front.

Qiuqiu stopped trembling and followed Luo Xing upright.

As long as you follow Miss, you will always feel at ease.
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Luoxing stayed at Prince He's Mansion for five or six days, and no one came to trouble her. She almost thought the sun was about to rise in the west.

She sat in the rocking chair a little listlessly, while Qiuqiu peeled oranges for her.

"Miss, please taste it quickly, this orange is really sweet."

Luo Xing opened his mouth, and caught the orange that was handed over, "What did you say your step-wife has been doing lately?"

Even if she doesn't come to trouble her, let her stay in the yard all day with nothing to do like a lady in the boudoir, she is also very boring.

Qiuqiu thought for a while and said, "I heard from the girl in the front yard that the princess' shop was suddenly run over by other shops, and she has lost a lot of money, so the princess has been dealing with the business these days. We didn’t even send anyone to give out porridge.”

"Sheng Mi En, fighting Mi Qiu, I guess there will be a good show now." Luo Xing sat up, took out an orange from the plate, peeled it open and ate it.

Qiuqiu didn't have time to stop her, "Miss, why are you doing it yourself again?"

Luo Xing was a bit dumbfounded, "I'm not crippled. Okay, I've peeled them all off. Stop mumbling in my ears."

"Miss, you can't do this next time."

"Yes, yes, what the little housekeeper said makes sense."

Qiuqiu blushed and scratched her hair. Did her tone just now seem a little bad?

It's because the young lady has been a little indulgent recently, which makes her relax.

Qiuqiu became vigilant in her heart. As a maid, she must never make a wrong step.

After eating an orange, Qiuqiu brought hot water over to wash Luoxing's hands.

Luoxing washed his hands and took the handkerchief Qiuqiu handed him, "Get ready, let's go out for a walk."

"Yes, ma'am."

In the past, Miss often participated in poetry gatherings, so she had no doubts about going out for Qiuqiu.

As a person who was forgotten by the mansion, Luo Xing changed into light clothes and easily took Qiuqiu out of the mansion.

Walking to the street, Qiuqiu trotted next to Luo Xing, "Miss, where are we going?"

"Princess House."
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The princess's mansion was in the west of the city. Luo Xing rented a carriage and it took half an hour to reach the west of the city.

The carriage stopped outside the princess's mansion, and because there was no owner there, the gates were not opened, only one side door was open.

Luo Xing walked over, and the gatekeeper saw the badge on her waist, and was stunned for a while before moving out of the way, "Princess Yunqing, please come inside."

Luo Xing stepped in, "Have Liu Ping and Ye Fei been here?"

"If you go back to the princess, these two people have been here, but the princess didn't make any specific arrangements, so the servant asked them to go back and wait for news."

"Well, send someone to bring the two into the mansion. I will rest here today. You guys go to prepare."

"Yes, county lord."

A group of people in the princess mansion got busy.

Luoxing didn't go any further, and took Qiuqiu to the gate of the city.

"Miss, what are we going to do at the city gate?"

"There is no porridge for a few days, it should be quite lively over there, let's go and watch the excitement."

"Yes, ma'am."

There are four city gates in the country, east, west, north, south, and Luoxing and Qiuqiu go to the west gate.

The number of troops at the gate has doubled compared to before.

Luoxing took Qiuqiu to the teahouse not far from the city gate and asked for a private room on the third floor. The waiter took the two of them up.

"Xiao Er, I see that the number of troops at the city gate is twice as large as before. What's going on?"

"It's not that Zhao Ruxue. He used to give out porridge, but suddenly stopped giving out porridge these days. Those refugees will be angry."

The shop waiter spat, "I don't know what these refugees are thinking. The country doesn't allow the victims to enter, and other cities don't allow it. It would be great to go to other cities to make a living."

Luo Xing did not answer, but went into the private room and asked the waiter to bring a pot of tea and several plates of cakes.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The waiter wrote it down and left.

Luo Xing stood by the window, condescendingly looking out of the city gate.

The people outside were so hungry that they tore off the leaves from the trees and ate them.

Each one of them looked even more wilted than before.

Some people also tried to rush into the city, but before they could run a few steps, the knives were held to their necks, and the refugees retreated silently.

Can't get in, and don't want to leave, the two sides can only stand in a stalemate.

Qiuqiu walked over and looked down, seeing those who were sitting or lying down, with sympathy in their eyes.

If the lady hadn't taken her in, she still doesn't know where to eat bran swallowed vegetables, maybe she doesn't even have to eat bran.

"Miss, they look so pitiful. If there had been no natural disaster, they must be living happily now."

"No." Luo Xing closed the window, went to the table and sat down.

"what?"

"The taxes and corvees in Zhao State are very heavy. When they go back to farm, they are tired, hard and hungry. When natural disasters come, they don't have to plow the fields anymore. They can still wait here for daily charity. They don't need to be exposed to the sun and rain. They are naturally happy to work and have enough to eat, and they are unwilling to leave."

Qiuqiu thought about it for a while, and realized that this was really the case.

"Isn't giving porridge a bad thing?"

"Except for Luo Shi's porridge, no one else came out to be the first bird. After Luo Shi was busy with the business of the shop, no one gave porridge. They tried to enter the city, or eat leaves and roots outside."

"Miss, if the court can reduce taxes, they should choose to go back?" Qiuqiu said.

Since the tax problem is too high, as long as the tax problem is solved, they will not stay here.

Once the refugees are settled, the capital will be more stable.

"Yeah." Luo Xing nodded, "It's a pity that the court won't lower taxes."

Qiuqiu was puzzled, "The problem of lowering the tax is solved, why didn't the court lower it? I haven't heard that today's people are greedy for money and lustful."

There is the easiest way to solve the problem, why not.

She couldn't figure it out.

"There is a war at the border, and taxes have been lowered. What do those soldiers eat? Who will defend our territory? When our land becomes the land of barbarians in Mobei, do you think life is hard now, or is it just staying in your own country? Are the barbarian slaves on earth suffering?”

"...Those are better days than now. I heard that those barbarians couldn't get wives, but they had one woman serving several husbands, father died and son followed, mother, son, mother and grandson had incest. They treated their slaves even more horribly." Qiuqiu said. Still feeling scared.

(End of this chapter)