The abandoned queen is reborn: she makes the prince cry and seizes the throne!

"Shu'er is more thoughtful..." Jiang's mother nodded, "In that case, let's get started."

As soon as the news of the Ji Mansion's refugee relief spread, refugees from the entire capital city gathered at the makeshift stall on the outskirts of the city early in the morning.

Ah Shou became a servant in the mansion. Although he was young, he looked handsome after dressing up. He followed Hongye all day long, calling her "Sister Hongye" all the time.

Hongye held her forehead with her hand. How could this be called hiring a servant? It was clearly hiring a younger brother for her.

Qingzhu Hongye brought two carts of food to the stalls on the outskirts of the city early in the morning and ordered the servants in the mansion to cook rice soup and distribute Hu cakes...

Ah Shou and a few little ones worked diligently, so Qing Zhu was happy and at ease, staying beside his young lady and watching her from a distance.

"Girl, we can save you temporarily, but we can't save you forever."

Ji Mengshu said, "It all depends on how the person in the palace will deal with it... Although what we did is just a drop in the bucket, it can alleviate their predicament of not having eaten for many days... It can also be considered as accumulating some merit for ourselves."

After the Ji government provided disaster relief in the suburbs for several days, some wealthy merchants or officials in the capital also opened soup kitchens to provide relief to the refugees and reported this to the emperor.

Ning Huaixuan was annoyed by the nagging of several old ministers, who kept asking him to release disaster relief grain. He was almost talking until his mouth broke. The treasury was empty, and the remaining silver was used for the war in the northern border. There was no extra money to provide relief to the victims.

"Your Majesty, the refugees in the city are gathering and the people are panicking. If this continues for a long time, it will definitely affect the security and business issues in the capital. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

Ning Huai rubbed his brows first, "What do you think, Mr. Cheng? Just tell me at this critical moment."

"It would be better to expel the refugees from the city..."

"No..." Ji Kang stepped out from among the court officials. "Most of the refugees are from areas in the middle of the river that are plagued by insects and drought. They have nowhere else to go when they flee to the capital. If they are driven out of the city, I'm afraid the forests outside the city will soon be filled with corpses."

Cheng Qing had always disliked Ji Kang, so he sneered when he heard this, "I heard that Lord Ji's wife opened a porridge stall on the outskirts of the city to provide meals. People have spread the word that Lord Ji is kind-hearted and is a blessing to our Dali Dynasty. Lord Ji is unwilling to expel the refugees from the city. Does he not want to lose this reputation?"

Ji Kang looked straight at him, "Sir Cheng, you are probably judging others by your own standards. The porridge stall was just set up by my wife out of kindness. It is completely different from what you said. As for the reason, Your Majesty... I have already said that expelling people from the city will only chill the hearts of the people of the Dali Dynasty."

"As a king, you should always consider the people."

Ning Huaixuan yawned out of boredom, "Prime Minister Ji, if you have any ideas, just tell me."

"Looking back at previous dynasties, when there was a disaster, they would force refugees to build projects, dredge canals, or build city walls, and then have officials distribute wages. In this way, the refugees could survive the crisis."

Ning Huaixuan nodded, "What Prime Minister Ji said makes sense. It just so happens that the waterside pavilions and towers in the palace have been in disrepair for a long time. Why not build a bigger Star-Picking Tower in the palace? At night, we can go up to the sky against the wind and pick the stars with our hands..." He imagined a future filled with singing and dancing, a life of drunkenness and dreams. Ji Kang coughed seriously.

Ning Huaixuan came back to his senses, "Your Majesty, I think that we should put national affairs first. It is more important to build canals and strengthen the border county walls..."

Ning Huaixuan snorted softly, raised his eyelids and looked at everyone, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

"I second the proposal."

Ning Huaixuan glanced at Ji Kang and said, "Then let Prime Minister Ji handle this matter..."

In the Palace of Qianqing.

The Queen Mother rubbed her temple and looked down at Ning Huaixuan, "You'll leave this matter to Ji Kang?"

"Of course, Grandmother, you know Ji Kang's ability. With him here, the disaster victims won't be a problem."

The Queen Mother sighed softly, "Xuan'er, I'm not saying anything bad to you, but if you do this yourself, the people of the world will naturally be more obedient to you and support you. But if you do this now, it will only make Ji Kang's reputation better and better."

"Grandmother, Ji Kang is just a minister, the people will naturally be loyal to me..."

The Queen Mother said quietly, "Since ancient times, the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. If a king cannot even grasp the hearts of the people, how can he keep his throne? Emperor, I want to remind you that if you put the same care you put on the imperial concubine into government affairs, would there still be so many refugees and suffering people in the imperial city today?"

Ning Huaixuan lowered his head. He was obviously the Son of Heaven, the Emperor! He was the most noble person in the entire Dali Dynasty, but why was he always looked down upon and suppressed, whether in the court or by the Empress Dowager...

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Ning Huaixuan seemed to have forgotten about discussing political affairs with important ministers, and rushed into the Zhongcui Palace.

Liu Huachao was dressed up brightly. When she saw Ning Huaixuan coming back from court, she quickly asked someone to bring food over. "Your Majesty... haven't had your meal yet?"

Ning Huaixuan took a deep sniff of her fragrance and said, "Chao Chao understands me the best..."

"Chaochao is your Majesty's man, so he naturally always cares about your Majesty. Why is your Majesty unhappy again after leaving the court today? Is it because the ministers in the court are too old-fashioned?" Liu Huachao rubbed his shoulders affectionately to relieve his stress.

"Recently, many refugees have come to the city. They ask me to find a solution all day long... But what can I do? There is no money in the treasury and no food in the granary. How can I save them? Besides, there is still a war in the northern border, and the military expenses are not small... Chaochao, I really have no other choice." Ning Huaixuan hugged her waist, like a child who had suffered great injustice.

"Your Majesty has done his best..." Liu Huachao consoled him, "Since we are your Majesty's subjects, we should understand your Majesty's difficulties. Why do you have to take on all the world's affairs?"

"Chao Chao, I have no choice but to be with you. You are the only one I asked for."

It was not until the ministers in the meeting hall could no longer wait and sent someone to urge him that they saw that His Majesty was intoxicated in the land of tenderness. Seeing this situation, many old ministers wrote a memorial to the Empress Dowager to report it.

The empress dowager is old and has felt increasingly powerless in recent years. She has gradually delegated power to the emperor. However, the emperor has not been enlightened. If it were not for the empress dowager's pressure, those old ministers would have been dissatisfied with Emperor Ning Huaixuan long ago.

The Queen Mother was so busy that she was exhausted. Ning Huaixuan went to the Zhongcui Palace when the court was over, and she didn't even want to enter the door of the meeting hall. Now in the court, the ministers don't know the king, and the king doesn't know the ministers. The Queen Mother was so angry that she couldn't get up from bed.

The discussion about Ning Huaixuan in the court became more and more heated, and he was even accused of immorality.