Exorbitant taxes, bullies, rampant bandits, malicious charges... Anyway, the whole people are living in dire straits, and the people are complaining.

And the initiator of all this is actually the current emperor.

This is not what surprised Qiao Yuan the most. What surprised Qiao Yuan the most was that in everything that happened, there was a shadow of the Bai family.

The Sixth Prince sat in front of the desk solemnly in Suye, his expression dark and unclear.

‘Knock knock’ There was a knock on the door.

Suye said impatiently, "Step back and don't bother me if you have nothing to do."

After Su Ye finished speaking, he thought the other party would be wise enough to back down. After all, no one in this mansion dared to disobey his wishes.

But unexpectedly, after he finished saying this, the knocking on the door stopped, and the door was suddenly opened without warning.

"The Sixth Prince is so angry. I wonder if Bai Yuan's matter is not a problem in the eyes of the Sixth Prince?"

Su Ye was just about to get angry when he heard a familiar voice. He looked up and saw a woman with a strange face standing at the door looking at him.

"Who are you and how did you get in, Qi Yi."

Su Ye was a little angry. What did he think of the Sixth Prince's Mansion? Was it that he could come and leave whenever he wanted?

Unfortunately, his secret guards, who usually boasted that they couldn't even fly in, didn't notice it.

What's even more disgusting is that when he calls them now, no one responds.

"Uh, sorry, I was careless."

Qiao Yuan ignored Suye's loud shouting, turned around and walked out, and walked in again within a few seconds, but this time he frightened Suye enough.

"Qiao, Qiao Yuan!!"

"Well, I came here this time on someone's behalf. As for who I am entrusting, I don't need to say more. What do you mean? I can't find it, or you don't want to go. Just give me an accurate answer.

.”

After the initial shock, Su Ye's face became irritated again.

"Miss Qiao, it's not that I don't want to go to Yuan'er, I have my own reasons."

"Then tell me, I'm listening."

Everyone has a mouth under their nose. If you have a misunderstanding, explain it. If you are wrong, apologize. If you have something to say, just talk about it. Don't let her get into that sadistic love affair with me.

"Originally, if there were no accidents, Yuan'er and I should be living a life where we only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals. But almost a year ago, instructions came from the palace one after another. Each one was unbelievable, and everyone else was surprised.

I can’t understand it, but it’s really a genuine imperial edict stamped with a jade seal.”

Suye looked at Qiao Yuan and explained seriously.

"With the implementation of the directive, the people complained, and many families even had to sell their sons and daughters to maintain their lives. There was obviously no war, and the national treasury was very rich, but they had to impose excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, making it difficult for the people below.

day."

"To be irresponsible, this has nothing to do with me. Although I am a prince, I have no real power in my hands. I can't do anything I want. But the strange thing is that since the day my father issued the decree, I can no longer do it.

I have never been to court or appeared in front of everyone."

"It would be extremely difficult for anyone to meet him, including his most trusted brother, the crown prince, who has been rejected many times despite repeated visits."

"This is very abnormal, and the series of policies and regulations promulgated by my father are not in line with his political philosophy at all."

"Nowadays, the world is peaceful and the people have enough food and clothing. Doing this will only destroy your own future and cause people to rebel. Such stupid things are not something that my father can do, so I conclude that my father must have done something wrong.

What happened?"

Having said this, Su Ye paused.

"Since I can't do it clearly, I decided to do it secretly and sent my most powerful secret guards into the palace to find out. The result was completely unexpected. My father, the current Holy Emperor, was kidnapped."

"This is the news that those secret guards risked their lives to pass back. Since I know this news, how can I sit idly by and ignore it? If the world is in chaos, I just want to live in seclusion with Yuan'er. How long can I be stable? So next I sent people to assassinate That man, but none of the secret guards sent out came back."

"This is really terrifying. You must know that the secret guards I trained have few rivals in the world today. This is not an exaggeration on my part, but a conclusion reached after practicing with real swords and guns. But even so, there is still nothing that can be done to that person. .”

"For more than a year, I have been thinking about Yuan'er all the time. But after so many provocations, I have successfully annoyed that person. I didn't even dare to hand over the letter because I was afraid that he would track Yuan'er's whereabouts. , will be detrimental to her."

"Miss Qiao, I know you are a capable person. Could you please protect Yuan'er? I would be very grateful to Su Ye."

Suye talked a lot, and finally made his request.

To be honest, the male protagonists in stories like this usually talk very little.

Qiao Yuan was a little surprised that Su Ye was talking so much to her now, if she hadn't been the microphone between him and Bai Yuan.

Can Suye say so many words to her? I'm afraid he can't even say a word to her, right? After all, this kind of male protagonist is not close to women, the only exception is the heroine, and everyone else, go to the side Bar.

And he has said so much and explained so much, just because he doesn't want Bai Yuan to misunderstand and cares about Bai Yuan.

"Of course, I will do this even if you don't ask me. So what you mean now is that you can't join Bai Yuan for the time being, right?"

Suye pursed her lips and said nothing. Qiao Yuan knew what he meant, nodded, turned around and left.

"Miss Qiao, please explain to Yuan'er that I didn't break the appointment on purpose, but I had to do it out of necessity. When things get over with here, I will let her beat and scold me day and night without any complaints."

Qiao Yuan waved his hand and left, not to mention how Su Ye scolded his secret guards after Qiao Yuan left.

As for Qiao Yuan, she was not in a hurry to go back at the moment, but was wandering aimlessly on the street.

Looking at the sad faces of the people, there are often children playing and playing together on the roadside. Their childish laughter represents their joy. Even some adults passing by hear these innocent laughter. , will also laugh involuntarily.

But now, let alone laughter, even the children are no longer visible. Occasionally, one or two are following the adults.

Their young shoulders were carrying things weighing more than their own weight, but their faces were numb, as if they had grown up overnight.

Of course, these are all pretty good, and there are still people selling their children openly on the street.

The streets that used to be bustling with activity have now seen a sharp decline in foot traffic, and even some shops have closed.

Even the number of beggars seems to increase all of a sudden. You must know that this is the foot of the emperor. It is understandable that there are beggars, but if a large number of beggars appear, doesn't that mean that other areas...
Chapter completed!