Chapter 519: Distributing Disaster Relief Supplies in Person
Chapter 519: Distributing Disaster Relief Supplies in Person
Of course, compared to Li Chu and his group, Li Xi's progress was much faster. On the third day after their departure, they successfully arrived at the place where the refugees gathered.
In order to prevent Tinglan's true identity from being discovered, Li Xi had been asking her to disguise herself as a man and act as an attendant for the past few days. This way, Tinglan could follow Li Xi without arousing suspicion.
However, despite Tinglan's clever disguise, Li Yuan couldn't escape his notice. After all, Li Yuan was Li Xi's trusted confidant, and he knew everything about Li Xi's every move. Li Xi had always doted on Tinglan and visited her frequently, so it was impossible for Li Yuan to remain unaware of this.
However, since Li Xi himself had no objection to this and even allowed Tinglan to accompany him disguised as a man, Li Yuan, as a subordinate, naturally did not dare to say anything. After all, he did not want to anger Li Xi by meddling in his affairs.
When he arrived at the place, Li Xi first went to see the local prefect to understand the situation. He added a few more porridge stalls in addition to the existing ones, which made the people who fled here very happy.
One of them said, "As expected, only by going to the emperor's feet can we escape disaster."
Another person also agreed: "Yes, look, this porridge is thicker than what we had in Jiangling, and the steamed buns are also soft and delicious."
Li Xi naturally heard what they said. It was not difficult to hear from their words that Li Chu was facing a big problem. Li Xi felt happy when he thought about it. Li Chu probably wouldn't be able to come back for a while, and if things went smoothly on his side, then maybe when Li Chu came back, or even if Li Chu didn't come back at all, he might be made a prince!
It would be best if Li Chu could not return, as that would leave him as the only prince. Li Shen, who was not much different from him, could not compare with Li Chu at all, and it would be difficult for him to compete with him for the throne. Thinking of this, he was in a good mood for a while and went to the porridge shed to distribute disaster relief supplies in person.
This was unexpected for Tinglan and the accompanying officials. The local prefect even whispered, "Your Highness, there are too many refugees here. Be careful they get excited and hurt you."
Li Xi said, "It's okay. Now that we have food and drink, I believe they won't do anything to hurt anyone."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Li Xi, he could only let him go. However, he also sent people to protect Li Xi. If anyone caused trouble and really hurt Li Xi, he would be dead!
Fortunately, after distributing porridge this afternoon, except for two people who started arguing about the order of distribution, Li Xi went to mediate in person and distributed food to them together with Tinglan, and the two people finally calmed down.
It was not until he rested at night that Li Xi felt a little sore in his waist.
Seeing this, the local prefect said, "Your Highness's presence is the greatest support for us. I am truly ashamed that you have personally gone to distribute the porridge."
Li Xi supported his waist and sat down. He said, "It's okay. I came here to provide disaster relief. Only by doing it myself can the people see that the court values them."
The prefect flattered Li Xi again, and then said, "Your Highness, dinner is ready. Would you like to eat in your room or in the main hall?"
Li Xi was really tired and didn't want to move, so he said, "Let's eat here."
Upon hearing this, the prefect hurriedly asked people to prepare the food, and within a quarter of an hour, the food was served.
Maybe because he was hungry, Li Xi thought the food was delicious and ate a lot. Even Tinglan, who was distributing supplies with him, ate a lot.
After the meal, although Li Xi felt a little full, he was really tired, so he took Li Yuan and Ting Lan directly back to the guest room.
Because Li Xi went to the city as soon as he arrived and did not come to see the future residence. Now he saw that it was well decorated and they even prepared some drinks for him to drink to relieve his fatigue.
Tinglan helped Li Xi test the poison with a silver needle. After confirming that there was no problem, she poured Li Xi a glass of wine. After drinking the glass of wine, Li Xi felt really comfortable.
Li Xi asked Li Yuan to go out and guard first, and Tinglan would be there to serve.
Sure enough, not long after Li Yuan left, a charming woman came and said that the prefect had sent her to give Li Xi a massage to relieve his fatigue.
Li Xi and Ting Lan in the room naturally heard it, but Li Yuan knew that his prince had never been a lustful person, and now he had a favorite concubine by his side, so why would he need these women?
Li Yuan's face was extremely cold, and he stretched out his hand to stop the woman. The woman wanted to get close to touch him, but Li Yuan drew his sword, which scared the woman and made her retreat.
Li Xi was very satisfied, and Tinglan pretended to be jealous in order to show that she loved Li Xi.
Li Xi couldn't help but smile when he saw it and said, "Is Lan'er angry?"
Tinglan ignored Li Xi and turned her head away from him. Li Xi pulled her into his arms and said, "Don't be angry, Lan'er. I have you by my side. How could I possibly be interested in a woman like this? You are enough for me."
Tinglan pretended to be shy and hit Li Xi's chest with her hand and said, "What are you talking about, Your Highness? Aren't you ashamed?"
Li Xi didn't take it seriously. He drank the glass of wine Tinglan had just poured for him, and then said to Tinglan, "You are my favorite concubine. What is there for me to be ashamed of? Besides, there is no one else here. What are you afraid of?"
Tinglan also poured another glass of wine and drank it herself, but she did not swallow it. Instead, she fed it to Li Xi.
Li Xi was so aroused by her that he could no longer control himself. He drank the wine, tapped Tinglan's head and said, "You little devil, you still say that I am not ashamed. I think you are not ashamed!"
Tinglan said proudly, "Your Highness is not ashamed, so why should I be ashamed?"
Li Xi shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm really defeated by you. But when you go out, you're disguised as a man. People who don't know would think I'm having an affair!"
Upon hearing this, Tinglan prepared to get up from Li Xi's lap and said, "We can't allow such rumors to appear."
Seeing Tinglan's serious look, Li Xi couldn't help laughing and said, "Hahaha, girl, don't worry, Li Yuan is here, he won't let anyone get close to him." After that, he stood up and kissed Tinglan on the lips.
Tinglan was reluctant at first, which made Li Xi want her even more. Li Xi kissed her more deeply until Tinglan stopped struggling and just cooperated. The two of them kissed all the way from the table to the couch. Maybe it was the effect of the wine, but soon, they took off their clothes, and the inner room was filled with blushing sounds.
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