Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

When Zhou Zide heard that the Prince of Liang was about to arrive at the government office, he was so frightened that he almost couldn't stand.

"Useless, useless, who told you to open the city gate? Didn't I say that the city gate cannot be opened without the order from this government?" Zhou Zide pointed at the man who reported the news and cursed.

The man who brought the news lowered his head and dared not refute a word.

"Alright, everyone, get down, get ready, and follow me to welcome the prince!"

As soon as Zhou Zide finished speaking, a voice came from outside the yard.

"No need. I have come here uninvited, so I won't bother the prefect."

The next moment, Xiao Ruicheng, dressed in black robe, appeared in front of Zhou Zide.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I did not know you were coming and was unable to go to greet you. I beg you to forgive me."

Zhou Zide hurriedly knelt down towards Xiao Ruicheng.

Xiao Ruicheng looked at Zhou Zide who was kneeling on the ground and did not ask him to stand up.

Zhou Zide's heart sank again. It seemed that the prince had come here specifically to question him about his crimes.

"I wonder why the prince came here today?" Zhou Zide finally mustered up the courage to ask.

"Zhou Zide, you are so bold that you dare to disobey the order of King Liang."

Xiao Ruicheng pointed at Zhou Zide and scolded him harshly.

Zhou Zicheng was so scared that he kowtowed several times and then admitted his mistake directly.

"I admit my guilt, and I hope you can give me a chance. I will immediately have the city gates opened and the refugees resettled."

Although Xiao Ruicheng was also angry at Zhou Zide's hypocritical behavior, if possible, Xiao Ruicheng would have wanted to kill Zhou Zide directly to vent his anger.

But Zhou Zide was still an official appointed by the imperial court. If he was killed like this, it would definitely bring trouble to himself.

Moreover, there are so many refugees who need to be resettled now, and this is the time when people are needed. Instead of killing Zhou Zide now, it is better to let him resettle these refugees first, and then find a reason to replace him later.

"In that case, I will leave your life alone for now. Remember what you said, open the city gates quickly, and then properly settle those refugees."

"Yes, yes. I will immediately have the city gates opened and the refugees resettled." Zhou Zide nodded repeatedly in response.

Xiao Ruicheng then asked him to stand up, and then ordered Leng Yi to go with him to be responsible for the resettlement of the refugees.

With Leng Yi watching from the side, Zhou Zide didn't dare to have any bad thoughts anymore.

He immediately asked his subordinates to arrange for the opening of the city gates and the resettlement of the refugees.

Xiao Ruicheng had stayed in Lingzhou City for nearly half a month, and the refugees had been almost all resettled, but he still could not find any refugees from Zhangguanbao in Qingping County.

Xiao Ruicheng couldn't help but start to get a little anxious. Could it be that the people from Zhaojia Village didn't flee here to escape the famine?

But if the villagers of Zhangguanbao did not flee here to escape famine, why did they meet that woman there before?

Could it be that the woman did not flee with the people of Zhangguanbao? Instead, she fled alone?

Xiao Ruicheng was walking on the streets of Lingzhou City with full of doubts in his heart.

But at this moment, a cry of surprise was heard from not far away.

"Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you? Dad, wake up!"

"Boss, you can't get hurt! If you get hurt, how can we survive?"

As more and more people gathered around, no one offered a helping hand.

Zhang Daqiang and his family couldn't help but feel a little desperate. When they just entered the city yesterday, the last bit of silver they had left and all their valuables were stolen.

Originally they planned to register with the government and then wait for the government to arrange for them, but who would have thought that Zhang Xingwang would fall into a coma at this time.

Just when Zhang Daqiang's family was in extreme despair, a deep and powerful voice came from behind.

"Village Chief Yang?"

Xiao Ruicheng looked at the man lying on the ground with some disbelief.

When Zhang Daqiang heard the voice, he looked up hurriedly and saw a man wearing a silver mask, looking at them with his head lowered.

"This gentleman..."

Before Zhang Daqiang could finish his words, Zhang Xingwang's wife hurriedly pulled Zhang Daqiang down to kneel.

"A common woman attends the prince's meeting."

The... the Crown Prince? This person is actually the Crown Prince?

Zhang Daqiang was completely stunned. He never expected that the prince would suddenly appear here, and from the prince's tone just now, it seemed that he knew his father.

"Prince, I beg you to help save my father." Zhang Daqiang reacted very quickly this time and knelt down to beg the prince.

Zhang Erqiang and Zhang Sanqiang also hurriedly knelt down.

"I beg you to save my father."

Wang Qiuzhu was horrified when she heard what her three sons said.

Just when Wang Qiuzhu was about to plead for her three sons, Xiao Ruicheng finally spoke.

"You don't have to be so polite. Even if you don't tell me, I will definitely help save your father."

When he was in Zhangguanbao in the past, Pan Yang often spoke up for him when he was bullied and scolded by the Zhang family.

If it weren't for Pan Yang's help, his situation might have been much more difficult.

So even if it is just to repay a past favor, he will still help.

Xiao Ruicheng looked at Leng Yi and ordered, "Leng Yi, go to the clinic and invite the doctor. Leng Er, you guys go find an inn and settle them down."

"Yes, Master. I will arrange it right away."

After receiving the order, Leng Yi and Leng Er began to act.

In just a quarter of an hour, Pan Yang's family had already checked into the inn, and Leng Yi also invited a doctor over.

After the doctor took Pan Yang's pulse, he spoke respectfully to Xiao Ruicheng after a while.

"Sir, this person was overworked and had not had a good rest for a long time, which caused his old illness to relapse and he fainted."

After listening to the doctor's words, Xiao Ruicheng lowered his eyes, and after a long time, he spoke.

"Make sure he is healed."

The doctor cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Sir, I will do my best to cure him."

The doctor then examined Zhang Xingwang carefully again and prescribed some medicine.

After the doctor finished his work, Zhang Xingwang still showed no signs of waking up. Xiao Ruicheng turned around and looked at Zhang Daqiang and the others.

"You didn't set off with the people from Zhaojia Village?" Xiao Ruicheng asked calmly.

Although Zhang Daqiang didn't understand why Xiao Ruicheng asked this, he still told him what happened.

After hearing about what Zhang Xingwang's family had experienced along the way, Xiao Ruicheng's eyes darkened.

"Then do you know where Zhang Laoer and his family are now?" Xiao Ruicheng asked the question he was most concerned about.