One man and one horse took advantage of the darkness and galloped on the official road to the south of the Yangtze River.

At that time, Jiangning had returned to its former prosperity.

The dams in various places have been strengthened long ago, and except for Mingzhou and Runzhou, no one has been affected by floods.

The refugees who came to Jiangning unknowingly receded like a flood, and there were only a few scattered refugees on the streets.

Chu Yunyi, who was sitting in the front hall, was gently talking to the eldest princess about his measures to deal with the refugees.

Gu Ning sat aside, seemingly playing with the tea cup in his hand, but in fact, he had already pricked up his ears and refused to miss every word Chu Yunyi said.

"I have already sent people to other state capitals to deliver news that all parts of Jiangnan can accept refugees. Now it seems that this measure is indeed of great benefit to the refugees."

whispering sound!

Gu Ning secretly rolled his eyes.

In the past few days, Chu Yunyi was busy hooking up with the Chen family, and he must not have personally resettled the refugees. Otherwise, he would not have been so stupid that he did not even know the whereabouts of the refugees.

Even she knew that those refugees had flowed to the northwest border.

However, no one took these things to heart. They did not expect that this group of tens of thousands of refugees was already in the hands of one person.

Thinking of this, Gu Ning glanced at the eldest princess secretly.

The eldest princess nodded and said appreciatively: "You have done a good job in this matter. When you return to Beijing, the emperor will surely reward you."

"No." Chu Yunyi categorically rejected the eldest princess's proposal, and he said solemnly, "Auntie, in the final analysis, this disaster can be avoided because of Ning'er's investment in building and strengthening the dams. This contribution,

It should be given to Ning’er!”

Hearing this, Gu Ning sat up straight.

Oh haha! Can there be such a benefit?

She didn't expect that Chu Yunyi would take the initiative to give her such a great contribution because of the situation she deliberately set up by retreating in order to advance!

At this time, the eldest princess glanced at her, implying a warning.

When Gu Ning saw this, he immediately looked away.

"Ning'er is just a prostitute, how can she bear this credit?" The eldest princess shook her head and declined the matter.

However, as soon as these words came out, Chu Yunyi's heart was in suspense.

The incident involving Xu Qingqing last time caused a crack in his relationship with the Pei family. If he didn't repair it quickly, how could the military power fall into his hands?

After much thought, the eldest princess valued Gu Ning the most, so it was best to start with Gu Ning.

But these days, Gu Ning has stayed behind closed doors. When she heard that it was him coming to her door, she even avoided seeing her, as if the woman who was obsessed with him was just a fantasy of his.

Because of this, he mentioned today's incident in an attempt to please Gu Ning.

Even he was jealous of this achievement, so why was the eldest princess unwilling to let Gu Ning take over?

"Auntie, we all see Ning'er's efforts in fighting this flood, so she can certainly afford it!"

The eldest princess said quietly: "Whether you can afford it or not depends on the emperor."

Chu Yunyi was shocked. He always felt that there was something in the eldest princess's words.

At this moment, Gu Ning frowned squeamishly and said dissatisfied: "Grandma, I spent all my private money, why can't I take the credit? If the emperor likes me so much, he will definitely reward me.

For me!"

Her heart and eyes were full of admiration for the emperor, which made Chu Yunyi relax a lot.

"Yes." Chu Yunyi said with a smile, "My father cares more about Ning'er than our brothers and sisters."

The eldest princess seemed to be persuaded. After a moment of hesitation, she sighed and acquiesced to Chu Yunyi's approach.

Gu Ning clapped her hands happily, still looking innocent and ignorant.

Seeing her like this, Chu Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, as long as Gu Ning is still on his side, the Pei family will always be in his pocket!

After the scheming Chu Yunyi left, Gu Ning let out a long sigh of relief.

"We're gone now." She rubbed her cheeks and said in a low voice, "My face almost froze with laughter."

The eldest princess stood beside her and gave her a sudden blow on the head.

Gu Ning was in pain and quickly covered her head. After catching a glimpse of the eldest princess' sharp eyes from the corner of her eye, she quickly closed her mouth, not daring to say a single unnecessary word.

"Your grandfather and I are not old yet! We can protect you!" the eldest princess said coldly, "Why do you need to be such a target?"

She slammed the table, her anger obvious.

Gu Ning stepped forward quickly and held her hand in a dogged hand: "Grandma, you are angry when you are angry, but please don't hit your hand until it hurts!"

"You...if you still haven't calmed down, just hit me!"

After saying that, she obediently stretched out her hand.

"Nonsense!" The eldest princess poked her head angrily, "How can I be willing to hit you?"

"That's right." Aunt Gui also agreed, "Ever since we were little, if you bumped accidentally, the princess would feel distressed for half the night!"

Gu Ning raised her beautiful face and looked at her pitifully and helplessly: "But I feel that grandma is particularly angry today..."

"That's natural!" The eldest princess mentioned this matter, and her anger rose visibly. "Before, you took action first and then reinforced the dam in your own name, which has attracted people's attention! Now you want to take over this again.

You deserve a lot of credit, do you think those little girls in Beijing are not envious of you enough?"

"I know you want to share our worries, but your grandfather and I have been fighting for so many years, isn't it just so that you can live a safe and smooth life?"

The eldest princess' tone softened and she said earnestly, "You must listen to me and leave this credit to Prince Duan."

"But..." Gu Ning said in a low voice, facing the eldest princess's cold gaze, "If I am like my mother, protected by your wings and ignorant of the world, will I in the future be as deceived as my mother?"

Are you still complacent about being in the dark?"

Before the eldest princess could speak, she heard Gu Ning continue: "My mother has a noble status. Gu Zhiyuan was able to marry his mother. It was a blessing he earned in his previous life. But who would have thought that before he married his mother, he already

He has a daughter, and he takes her into his care and raises her right under our noses."

"Grandma, if it were you, I'm afraid I would have noticed the abnormality a long time ago, but my mother was completely unaware of it and thought Gu Zhiyuan was devoted to her."

Gu Ning raised her eyes and looked at the eldest princess. Her eyes were very calm, and she would not even have any mood swings because of the disgusting things Gu Zhiyuan did.

At this time, the eldest princess was filled with persuasion, but was suppressed by these words.

After a moment, she held her forehead and sighed: "You are right, I protected Anyang so well that I actually made her so stupid! She can't even see the true face of the person next to her!"

Gu Ning acted according to the opportunity and approached the eldest princess and whispered: "But I am different. You see, I discovered the true face of King Duan early! I can even defeat him!"

The eldest princess glanced at her, but did not refute, just said lightly: "Speaking of which, what are your plans?"

"Well..." Gu Ning leaned over to the eldest princess's ear and whispered a few words.

The face of the eldest princess changed again and again. The words of reprimand came to her lips, but she swallowed them back.

She looked at Gu Ning steadily and asked in a deep voice: "Are you really going to take such a risk?"

"Grandma, besides this, I have no other choice." Gu Ning drooped her eyebrows and said with a sad face, "If you don't help me, I really don't know what to do!"

The eldest princess snorted coldly: "Are you doing this because of Prince Duan's flirtation with others, or because of the thank you banquet?"

Gu Ning's heart skipped a beat and her face changed slightly.

Soon she lowered her eyes again, covering up her guilty conscience: "Grandma, just tell me whether you agree or not!"

"Okay." The eldest princess waved her hand, "If I don't agree to you, I'm afraid you will have to arrange it privately. Rather than letting you be in danger, it is better for me to come forward and get this matter done for you. You

When are you ready to take action?”

Gu Ning smiled slyly: "The Queen Mother's birthday party!"

…

After the flood, the city of Mingzhou was in a mess, with dead bodies and wailing people everywhere.

In the humid environment filled with fishy smell, several black figures climbed over the wall of the Zhizhou Mansion with great skill.

The first person had his face covered, except for his pair of phoenix eyes, which were shining with a cold light.

"Master, the entire Mingzhou has been flooded. Are the things we want really still there?"

Yue Ming covered his nose with a look of disgust on his face.

Beside him, there were several people dressed as refugees.

Standing in this open space, you can vaguely see the shadow of the former prosperity of the mansion.

Xie Yan looked around and finally stood in front of a collapsed house.

"The city was flooded yesterday. The flood receded this morning. It will only take one night. Those things should not be destroyed."

"Move these boards away, the secret room should be below."

After hearing this, several people immediately took action.

Xie Yan lowered his eyes, and the entire mansion appeared in front of his eyes.
To be continued...