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The grumbling voices grew louder and louder. Everyone had said that they had clearly seen the arrival of the imperial court's relief food. Why was the porridge so thin? Furthermore, there was a musty smell to it!

Wei Qing and Xiao Qingqian looked at each other, and both of them lowered their heads and drank a mouthful of porridge.

To Xiao Qingqian, who was used to eating extravagantly, this porridge was truly unpleasant to the extreme!

The person in charge of preparing the porridge threw the rice spoon into the pot in a bad mood, causing huge splashes. "You dog of a bitch, it's already good enough for you to eat a mouthful of hot porridge during the disaster year, yet you're being so picky. Do you really think you have any good fortune?"

Although these words were irritating, the commoners could only endure it.

After this torment, the porridge application continued.

Xiao Qingqian retracted the hand that was holding the porridge bowl with force, and his joints turned white.

"What are your plans?" Wei Qing asked softly.

"Naturally, we have to go to the county magistrate court to have a look!" Xiao Qingqian stretched his lips and was about to throw the bowl of porridge away, but he was stopped by Wei Qing.

Looking at her bright eyes, Xiao Qingqian frowned even more, "Don't you have other ideas?"

Wei Qing nodded and whispered a few sentences.

Xiao Qingqian nodded, and brought Wei Qing and a few others with her as they snuck into the large courtyard of the county.

It was raining heavily outside. However, the backyard of the county magistrate court was bustling with activity. The sound of silk and bamboo could be heard, as well as the pouting of beauties.

When Xiao Qingqian heard this, he became even angrier.

Seeing a rock on the roof, he took it and flicked his finger, landing exactly on the forehead of the County Magistrate inside the window.

"Ouch!"

The county magistrate painfully tore off the black cloth cloth covering his eyes. Looking at the rock on the ground, he was puzzled.

"Who?"

The county magistrate had a fat head and large ears. With a single glance, one could tell that he was an insatiable greedy official who continued to plunder the ointment to feed his own people!

Xiao Qingqian suddenly brought Wei Qing and appeared in front of the county magistrate. The county magistrate was startled, and the brothel ladies were so shocked that half of their souls were thrown away, and they immediately tried to dodge.

"You … "Who are you?" The county magistrate pointed at Xiao Qingqian, his voice somewhat panicked as he asked this.

"The people outside drank the mildewed congee that could almost reflect people's shadows, but you are here enjoying the mountains and seas, and there are even some villages that don't have people who can stutter. If the officials of the Northern Kingdom are like you, then how can the Northern Kingdom have a future like this?"

Xiao Qingqian's every word was loud and clear, making his already flustered heart beat even more intensely.

"You … Who the hell are you? Come … Someone come! "

Xiao Qingqian squinted his eyes dangerously, "You want to know?"

The county magistrate nervously swallowed his saliva, "You trespassed into the county magistrate, and …" "You even dared to harm the imperial court officials. Aren't you afraid of me …"

"Bang!"

Before he even finished speaking, Xiao Qingqian's fist heavily landed on the table, causing the bowls and plates to sway a few times as well.

These girls had never seen such a terrifying scene before, and were already about to leave while shouting in alarm. However, after meeting Xiao Qingqian's pair of eyes that were filled with anger, they shrunk back into a corner.

"I had thought that by encountering a disaster like this, the people in the imperial court would be able to work together and spend the year safely. I didn't expect that you local officials would do such a terrible thing!"

With every word Xiao Qingqian said, the county magistrate's face became whiter and whiter, and when he finished speaking, the county magistrate knelt on the ground with a 'putt', "This official does not know that the Prince Chu is here, this official …"

"Clap clap ~ ~"

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Qingqian had already flung him twice.

The county magistrate's chubby white face immediately turned red and swollen. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth. He trembled in fear and did not dare to make a sound, "Prince Chu, please forgive me. When the rain was still pouring down, this official had already given the order.

Xiao Qingqian's face sunk so deep that ink seemed to drip out, "Are you still lying with your eyes open?"

These people's ability to blame each other really shocked him!

Wei Qing looked at Xiao Qingqian, "Your Highness, I'm afraid that there is such a possibility!"

Hearing this, Xiao Qingqian looked at Wei Qing with a puzzled expression.

Wei Qing blinked his eyes, signalling for him to be patient.

Xiao Qingqian was unable to guess what Wei Qing was doing, but his entire person seemed to be extremely irritable.

"The county magistrate might have made arrangements early in the morning, but if the people below do not follow them, it will infuriate them!"

When Wei Qing said this, the County Magistrate's heart relaxed a bit, "Right, right, right, this … …"

Because he didn't know how to address them, he was even more worried. He was afraid that if he spoke incorrectly, it would attract even more unnecessary trouble.

"I am just a servant of the prince. Lord County Magistrate, do not be nervous!"

"Prince Chu, this official has indeed given his orders!" Seeing that Wei Qing had the intention to speak up for her, the county magistrate quickly stressed the point.

Xiao Qingqian was really angry!

Everything that had happened before his eyes was clear enough, these corrupt officials were unable to even suppress the anger in his heart after killing them a hundred times, and Wei Qing actually still wanted to help him seek justice!

When he saw Wei Qing's pair of clear eyes that made the county magistrate feel that they were unfathomable, the magistrate could only nod his head in agreement.

The county magistrate looked at Xiao Qingqian, but seeing that he did not refute him, he quickly ordered some men to prepare a carriage.

Wei Qing frowned, "Shouldn't the county magistrate hold up an umbrella and go to the porridge store?"

The county magistrate took a glance at Xiao Qingqian, whose brows were scrunched up tightly, and nodded unwillingly.

A group of people came to the porridge store with umbrellas. When the commoners saw the magistrate personally arrive, they all became terrified.

Wei Qing quickly explained: "Everyone, do not be nervous, the reason why the county magistrate has personally come is because he wants to hear what opinions everyone has. So, everyone can speak freely.

Everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces. They knew better than anyone what kind of greedy character the magistrate had.

Seeing that no one said a word, Wei Qing's gaze landed on the County Magistrate, "Didn't the Magistrate just promised to find out what happened?"

The county magistrate still had wounds on his forehead, and five finger marks could be clearly seen on his cheeks. He glanced at Xiao Qingqian whose face was ashen, and quickly said: "Everyone can speak freely, I will definitely not anger anyone!"

The commoners had long been on the verge of vomiting such thin porridge. Upon hearing his words, they immediately pointed out a few problems.

The county magistrate's expression turned increasingly ugly.

He had personally ordered all of this in order to unload the imperial government's disaster relief food and sell it to the rich families. Afterwards, he would use the mildewed rice for disaster relief.