Chapter 148: Building a Canal

"Deal!" Bai Youan readily agreed.

Xia Luochen didn't say a word from beginning to end, and Xia Luoyu pointed at him with his chin uneasily.

"You say."

"I'll listen to An An." Xia Luochen's tone seemed to be able to pull out silky softness, and his eyes were gentle and dripping.

Xia Luoyu really hadn't seen him like this, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes in disgust.

I don't know what kind of magic this little thing has, which can scare Xia Luochen for a moment.

After agreeing, Xia Luoyu went back and changed into light clothes again, so that he really had the intention of investigating the source.

Bai Youan and Xia Luochen were in the city, and Zhu Qiyou was busy with the floods in the city, so he didn't have time to greet the two, so they took a look for themselves.

There was too much water on the ground, and in order to prevent Bai You'an from soiling her dress, Xia Luochen kept holding her in her arms.

Her little arms wrapped around Xia Luochen's neck, and her watery eyes kept staring at him.

"What do you want to say?" Xia Luochen didn't look back, so she knew what she meant.

"Chenchen, An An made a bet with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just now, are you angry?" Bai Youan's voice was soft and cautious.

"Why am I angry?" Xia Luochen turned his head to look at her with interest.

"Of course, it's because I'm always causing trouble, I guess His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must hate An An very much now."

I thought something was going on, but I was struggling with this, Xia Luochen shook his head with a smile.

"He was the one who looked for trouble first, not to mention that even if you don't bet with him, he won't like you."

Xia Luochen held Bai You'an with one hand, and explored the water outlet on the ground with a long bamboo pole with the other, and was busy explaining to her, and he was also at ease.

Bai Youan can also see this, but he is still very confused.

"But why? He's already a prince. ”

"Greed is not enough to swallow an elephant, as long as I am still in the middle of the court for a day, he will not be at ease."

In a trance, Xia Luochen thought of Emperor Su again, Xia Luoyu was still so greedy, did Emperor Su really want nothing else?

Bai Youan didn't know much about the twists and turns in this, but there was one thing she firmly believed.

That is, to follow the fairy fate all the time and protect the fairy fate.

It wasn't until the evening that Zhu Qiyou knew the news of the arrival of the two, and he came out to greet him wet and took the two into the house.

Xia Luochen's lower skirt was already half wet, but Bai Youan was still clean and fragrant, which showed that it was well protected.

changed into clean clothes, and asked Chunhua to cook a bowl of ginger soup for Bai Youan to warm up, she held the bowl like a little hamster, and sat quietly next to Xia Luochen, listening to him and Zhu Qiyou's discussion.

Xia Luochen told Zhu Qiyou about the shortcomings he found today.

"You are in a low-lying area, but you don't have a drain, let alone a water channel, haven't you noticed it before?"

Zhu Qiyou sighed, obviously knowing what Xia Luochen said.

"The lower officials have also said many times that they will build canals for drainage, but the people in the city are unwilling, and this will hurt their fields, and the people's lives are not easy, and no one is willing to give up their fields. What's more, there has never been a flood here for a hundred years, so the lower officials didn't take it seriously. ”

So there's no demon here?

For some reason, Bai Youan, who heard the news, was a little disappointed.

You must know that subduing a demon spirit can increase a lot of immortal fate.

Just then, there was a roar outside.

"Where is the city lord of Dongyang City?"

It's Xia Luoyu again.

I saw that he was drenched in low hot water, like a chicken in soup, completely devoid of the infinite scenery he saw in the morning.

At this time, his face was full of anger, and he stared at Zhu Qiyou viciously.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, are you here too?" He knelt down in a panic and saluted.

Seeing that Xia Luochen and Bai Youan were also there, Xia Luoyu raised his head and struggled to maintain his image as the crown prince.

"Hmph, Lone has already spread the news of today's coming, you didn't come to greet you for a long time, the road in the city is deep and watery, causing Lone to fall several times, are you guilty?"

came up with a reprimand, and Zhu Qiyou, who didn't know the situation, could only kneel and beg for mercy, and the little group couldn't stand it.

"Didn't the prince come to deal with the floods? It's a common thing to fall into the water, today City Lord Zhu and Chenchen have fallen many times, and they are all worse than you, why are you so squeamish? Are you a little girl? ”

The immature tone attracted the laughter of the people present, but Xia Luoyu's face was pale.

This kid doesn't deal with him anywhere.

"You ......"

Xia Luoyu angrily stretched out his hand and pointed at Bai Youan, but was interrupted by Xia Luochen before he could speak.

"Okay, An'an, don't make trouble, they are all here to deal with the floods, the royal brother should go to the backyard to change his clothes first, so as not to catch a cold and lose the bet." Although Xia Luochen said Bai You'an in his words, he clearly said that the prince was ignorant, and he made a pun.

In order to gamble, Xia Luoyu was reluctant to put down his hand and go to the backyard to change clothes, and rushed back to understand the situation as soon as possible, unwilling to be left behind.

After knowing the cause and effect, he first scolded Zhu Qiyou for his incompetence, and then self-righteousness.

"This group of Diao people is too rampant, and now that the flooding is rampant, let them all dig ditches, and whoever dares not to listen will be beaten to death with sticks."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this is afraid to hurt the hearts of the people, and I am afraid that something will be wrong." Zhu Qiyou spoke up for the people under tremendous pressure.

But where can Xia Luoyu listen?

"You're just too soft-hearted, and you don't know how to go to the position of the city lord, so you listen to the lonely one and dig the ditch directly."

"Nope."

Xia Luochen and Bai Youan spoke in unison, he looked at Xiao Tuanzi in surprise and motioned for her to speak first.

"What is the use of fighting the flood itself for the sake of the people, and if the will of the people is ignored? If there were no people here, we wouldn't need to deal with the floods. ”

The voice was still as soft as ever, but it explained the reason concisely, and after speaking, he looked up at Xia Luochen with his little head and eyes, as if waiting for him to praise him.

"Not bad." He nodded approvingly. "Even children understand the truth, isn't the royal brother clear?"

What was supposed to be the perfect plan was rejected but Xia Luoyu was angry.

"After all, you are afraid that you will lose the gambling contract, and now that the land is gone, what are you talking about the people? I'm going to do it, see what you can do with me? ”

After putting down the harsh words, he brushed his sleeves and left.

"Third Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this ......" Zhu Qiyou raised his hand, but he didn't dare to stop it, so he could only look at Xia Luochen with a look of help.

He was also helpless knowing Xia Luoyu's temper, and his resolute jaw tightened.

"We can only come up with a better way to save the people now, and you and I can't stop what the prince wants to do."

Bai Youan frowned in distress, always thinking that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would do bad things.

"Then what should I do, Chenchen?"

"I'll figure it out." Xia Luochen was as calm as ever.

"City Lord Zhu, you will give the topography distribution map of Dongyang City and the contract of the land to the main hall."