The smile on the palace steward's face completely disappeared and he sighed: "This matter is indeed difficult!"

"First, the grain stored in the five major charity warehouses in Jiangzhou was emptied, and then floods broke out, with victims everywhere. What a coincidence, these two things happened one after another... difficult!" The palace steward shook his head with a bitter smile.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng looked at the palace steward quietly with blazing eyes.

"Forget it, the matter of the victims is related to the situation in Jiangzhou. I don't want the base camp to be in chaos while the prince is leading the troops on an expedition."

As the palace steward said, he stood up from his chair.

Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Cheng, and Dong Shuyu also stood up.

"Master Zhu." A smile appeared on the face of the palace steward. He looked at Zhu Xiuyuan first, then at Dong Cheng, and called out: "Dong joins the army."

After looking at the two of them respectively, the palace steward continued: "Now it seems that the only way to solve this problem is to open the official warehouse to stock up on food. Let's go, I will go see the Jiangzhou governor in person.

I believe that with the reputation of the prince as a guarantee, we can definitely open the official warehouse."

This is what I was waiting for.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng were overjoyed, cupping their hands and saying, "Thank you so much, butler, and my lord!"

"Without further ado, let's set off now!"

"Okay, the housekeeper will ask you first..."

…

Dong Cheng, Zhu Xiuyuan, and the palace steward went out again.

At this time, the sky was already dark, but the heavy rain continued, and the wind and rain in the evening were particularly cold.

Dong Shuyu was thin, leaning against the gate of Dong Mansion, watching the carriage of Zhu Xiuyuan and the others slowly drive away. After the carriage turned a corner and disappeared completely, Dong Shuyu turned back.

She came to the back hall and looked at the empty hall except for her. Dong Shuyu was touched in her heart.

Usually at this time, it is time for the Dong family to gather together for dinner.

But now daddy and Zhu Xiuyuan are traveling far away, and they probably won't be able to come back for a while.

My younger sister, Dong Shuzhen, is still in the "confinement" stage and cannot leave her own room.

"Miss, dinner is ready..."

A maid entered the back hall on time. Just halfway through her sentence, she glanced at the empty back hall except for Dong Shuyu. The sentence stuck in her throat and she could no longer say it.

Dong Shuyu came back to his senses and did not look at the maid. He only said lightly: "Wait a moment and tell the chef to prepare a table of good wine and food, but it will be a little later. I will tell you the specific time."

"Yes, Miss..."

The maid gave the order and hurriedly bowed and left.

Dong Shuyu also left the back hall, and after meeting the maids Chunxue and Dongmei outside the back hall, the three of them walked to the east courtyard in a hurry.

At this time, Dong Shuyu really wanted to find someone to talk to, and at present, this person could only be his sister Dong Shuzhen.

…

…

It is said that Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Cheng, and the three palace stewards braved the pouring rain to arrive at the Jiangzhou Yamen. They had an unimpeded journey and soon met Fang Tang, the governor of Jiangzhou.

By coincidence, Jiangzhou Governor Shi Hua Chaoshi and Jiangzhou Sima Wanqian were also there.

The location is also in the back hall of the Yamen...

Logically speaking, the Yamen has already gone on duty at this time, and Fangtang, Hua Chao Shi, and Wan Qian should not stay here.

And judging from the appearance of the three of them, it seems that they are discussing some shady conspiracy here, and everything is weird.

Dong Cheng, Zhu Xiuyuan, and the palace steward were all moved, secretly guessing why the three people from Fangtang stayed here and did not return home for a long time.

"Butler! Oh, the butler is here. I should go out to greet you. I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

As soon as Fang Tang saw the palace steward, he immediately jumped up from his seat, hurried over to greet him with cupped hands, a smile on his face, and politely said: "Steward, please take a seat!"

Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian also came forward to greet them, with very low postures.

Then Dong Cheng and Zhu Xiuyuan exchanged rites with Fang Tang and others respectively.

A peaceful atmosphere.

"You're welcome, Lord Governor. It's not necessary for you to sit down."

The palace steward laughed and sat down on Hua Chaoshi's seat first.

Fang Tang and others laughed along with him, exchanged greetings, and took their seats according to their status.

"I wonder why the housekeeper came to visit me in the rain? Did the prince leave any instructions?"

Fang Tang glanced at Dong Cheng secretly, with a smile on his face, and asked the palace steward.

The palace steward didn't say anything. He just held the hot tea cup and warmed his hands. He didn't seem to hear Fang Tang's question.

Dong Cheng immediately stood up and said: "My lord, the officials and the housekeeper are here for the victims of the disaster, not because of the prince's orders."

"Oh, that's it..." Fang Tang nodded.

Fangtang, Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian looked at each other and their expressions changed slightly.

In fact, after a day's hard work today, state soldiers and government officials have gathered hundreds of victims and placed them in the City God's Temple in the city.

Within two or three days, these victims will not have to worry about food and drink.

Because in this disaster relief operation in Jiangzhou City, Jiangzhou Yamen is not the only one who is busy, there is actually another Yamen who has also joined in - Xunyang County Yamen.

The county government office of Xunyang County is located in Jiangzhou City. The county government office is not far from the state government office. It only takes half a quarter of an hour to walk by foot.

There are still some emergency grains in the warehouses of Jiangzhou Prefectural Government and Xunyang County Government, and the hundreds of disaster victims are currently eating this batch of emergency grains.

However, the quantity of emergency food is not large, and there are too many victims, so the emergency food will be exhausted soon.

In just one day, hundreds of victims have gathered. After tomorrow, the number of victims is estimated to be thousands.

…

After Fangtang, Hua Chaoshi, and Wan Qian changed their expressions slightly, they began to worry again——

The steward of the Poyang Palace actually accompanied Dong Cheng to the Yamen in person regardless of his status... Was he planning to scare them with the reputation of the Poyang Palace?

In the plan drawn up by Fangtang and Hua Chaoshi, Poyang Palace was not taken into consideration.

But now it seems that Dong Cheng has gained connections with the Prince of Poyang and was able to recruit the housekeeper of the Prince of Poyang.

This adds an uncontrollable variable to the entire plan.

This is a bit difficult to handle.

Obviously, the palace steward came here just for the food from the official warehouse.

The grain from the official warehouse happened to be the first step in their plot against Dong Cheng.

Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian looked at each other again, and Wan Qian read an "unpleasant" look in Hua Chaoshi's eyes, as if to say: "It seems that the strategy of clinging to the official position will not work."

Hua Chaoshi and Wan Qian looked at each other again, then shook their heads together.

Poyang Prince's Mansion has a transcendent status in the three states of Jiangzhou, Hongzhou and Raozhou surrounding Poyang Lake.

Although King Poyang was mainly in charge of the military, specifically the military defense of the three states surrounding Poyang Lake.
Chapter completed!