Bai Mingyu stared at the heavy rain thoughtfully. He patted her shoulder: "Go to sleep."

"Well, I need you to accompany me." Seeing that he didn't move, she turned around and held his hand.

He knew that he had really scared her just now, so he walked into the house with her, and after lying down, Shen Zhiyue fell asleep quickly.

Bai Mingyu quietly left the bed and walked out of the room. Yu Cong felt the door open from the inside and immediately stood upright with his sword in his arms.

"My lord, is there something wrong?"

"Go and see the crop fields." Bai Mingyu said.

When Yu Cong saw it was raining heavily outside, and thought of the Nanzhai leader's ignorance, he didn't want to go.

"Your Majesty, if the leader of Nanzhai is so capable, nothing will happen to the crops. On the contrary, we are in danger when we go down the mountain in such heavy rain."

Seeing the anger in his heart, Bai Mingyu couldn't help but said: "I still remember one time during the war, when I passed a village, it rained heavily, and the crops and fields were full of water, vegetables, and rice were all submerged. It was a disaster for the people. A whole year of hard work.

They just count on these crops to keep them full. When their hard work for a year is in vain, what awaits them is hunger, fighting and plundering among the few grains."

Of course Yu Cong remembered that scene, and it is still vivid in his mind and dare not forget it. When they rushed back after the battle, there were many dead and wounded in the stockade. They were fighting for food, and the trenches were inhumane.

The old, weak, women and children were unable to resist, so they all hid in the mountains, eating tree roots, and some even cannibalized people. Because the village was located in a remote area, they tried many plots of land, and as long as this land could produce some food, they could barely survive.

Later, people from the entire village settled there one after another. As the population increased, the size of the village grew.

If those people could have waited a little longer, maybe such tragedy would not have happened, but that was the scene after they had been hungry for a month.

When Bai Mingyu saw that he didn't speak, he knew that he was remembering: "Being an official is not only about having power, but more importantly, it is about serving the people."

"Your Majesty, I understand. I will go get the umbrella right now."

Just after returning from getting the umbrella, they went down the mountain together. The rain became heavier and heavier, and the rainwater hit the umbrella, making him feel the weight.

The rain was so heavy that it blurred the road in front of him, and Yu Cong felt that there was no way to go forward.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go back and wait a while."

Another burst of thunder shook the whole mountain. Bai Mingyu thought of the person on the bed. Every time he went out, he never thought about it. If he unfortunately died in battle, the imperial court would definitely take good care of his mother and concubine.

But now if he died, no one would be able to take care of her. He looked at the road ahead. If he persisted, he could get down the mountain.

But tonight he was between the common people and Shen Zhiyue, and he chose the latter. They returned to the yard, both of them soaked to the skin.

Before Bai Mingyu walked into the room, he said: "Go and change into clean clothes."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yu Cong walked towards the room to change clothes.

Bai Mingyu put the wet clothes on the shelf and walked to the bed. Shen Zhiyue suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him aggrievedly.

"Where have you been?" Did you know that she had never heard such loud thunder before and was scared to death?

Bai Mingyu hugged her: "I went to take a look nearby and found that the house is still quite solid."

Listening to his voice, Shen Zhiyue calmed down a little bit from her heart, which had almost been frightened to death.

"Is it strong?"

Bai Mingyu coaxed: "Well, as long as I am here, nothing will happen."

"Yeah." Shen Zhiyue leaned into his arms.

This downpour lasted all night, like a waterfall opening a gap and pouring down. This was not considered rain at all. If these water droplets hit people, it would be very painful.

The sky was getting brighter and the rain was getting lighter. Yu Qing wanted to go down the mountain to buy something to eat, but he didn't expect to go back again.

"Your Majesty, the mountain collapsed and the way down the mountain was blocked."

Bai Mingyu frowned. The mountain collapsed, and the bottom of the mountain was probably not much better. They were backed by a forest, and there were a few wild fruit trees inside, which were usually used by Yue'er to eat after meals.

They were trapped here and didn't have to worry about food and drink. They were just worried about the people at the bottom of the mountain. Bai Mingyu ordered: "Everyone should go and clear the way now."

Shen Zhiyue stopped him: "It's too dangerous to open the road now. There may be a second collapse. Let's wait until the rain passes."

Bai Mingyu didn't say anything. They didn't dare to disobey, so they took their raincoats and useful tools and went forward.

Shen Zhiyue said worriedly: "I know you are worried about the people at the foot of the mountain, but first we should save our own lives."

Seeing the guards walking further and further away, Shen Zhiyue said angrily: "You are always like this, putting the lives of the people before you. Do you know that the lives of the guards are also lives, and your life is also life?"

"They'll be fine." If you don't even have the ability to avoid danger, there's no need to follow him.

Shen Zhiyue saw the rain falling diagonally and had drifted into the house, moistening the hem of her skirt, and even the wind brought a chill.

She was worried that her cold would hinder them, so she walked in. Not long after, she heard the sound of collapse, and the mountain collapsed for the second time.

Shen Zhiyue walked out: "Are they okay?"

Bai Mingyu kept looking at the direction of the accident. This kind of silence was really putting his worries in his heart.

After the collapse, many of them continued to work to clear the way. Shen Zhiyue looked at their busy figures and felt relieved.

A few hours later, the rain gradually stopped, the sky cleared, and I finally saw a trace of the sun.

They walked over and saw that the raincoats on their bodies had long disappeared, and they were soaked with tools to clear the way.

Fortunately, no one lives at the bottom of the mountain. They were able to get the soil to the bottom of the mountain. The amount of work was not large. The hole was quickly opened and the soil above was quickly covered.

Yu Cong prepared the meal for the prince, and he and his brothers ate two meat pies and continued working until evening. The mud on the roadside cleared a lot, and at least it was possible to walk.

A group of them went down the mountain. Standing on the mountain, they could see that the planting land in Nanzhai was all submerged in water, and it was impossible to see what was planted in it.

Tingxuan was worried because of his lack of water conservancy dredging knowledge. He came to Mu Yao's yard and said, "Miss Mu Yao, do you have any ideas?"

King Nan did not kill them, but it was good to watch them kill each other: "No, I am just a weak woman, how can I have such great ability."

Seeing her like this, Tingxuan obviously didn't want to help: "Miss Mu Yao, when you first came here, a flood happened in Nanzhai, and you were the one who saved the whole village."

"It's been so long that I don't remember it anymore," Mu Yao said with a straight face.

When she first came here, she wanted to prove that her talents were not inferior to those of men, but how they treated her and wanted her to save them was just a dream.

"Miss Mu Yao, if you think about it carefully, you will definitely be able to figure it out." Tingxuan said anxiously.
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