Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 311 Zhao Sheng is jealous

Li Shuya heard that Fan Xitong had come and specifically wanted to see her.

After hurriedly finishing breakfast, I came to the living room and saw Fan Xitong with a dazed look on his face.

"Princess and Prince Consort, what brings you to me so early in the morning?"

Li Shuya asked directly.

"It's nothing important. I wanted to see Mr. Zhao, but I knew he got up late, so I came to your place first."

Fan Xitong regained his dazed look and spoke.

"Is everything okay, Sister Zhao Ying? Now that you have a little nephew, are you staying home to take care of your husband and children?"

Li Shuya joked.

Fan Xitong was preoccupied with his own affairs and didn't pay much attention to Li Shuya's humorous questions. He was concentrating on thinking about how to start the conversation.

"Well, it's okay, just..."

The words came to my lips, but I didn't know how to continue.

"Just what?" Li Shuya asked.

"Have you noticed?" Fan Xitong gathered his thoughts and continued, "Recently, many refugees have come to your place, but they quickly disappeared. Why is that?"

Li Shuya knew something about the refugees' affairs. These matters were handled by Zhao Sheng, and she rarely asked about them.

"The refugees are all fleeing from outside, and they are pitiful. Mr. Zhao will find a place for them."

Li Shuya thought Fan Xitong was asking about the whereabouts of the refugees, and she was not sure how to give an exact answer.

"Sister Shuya has trained my husband very well. I don't care about these things anymore."

After saying this, Fan Xitong suddenly felt something was wrong, after all, he had already learned that Zhao Sheng was the prince.

After thinking for a moment, he quickly redeemed himself and asked, "How did Prince Consort Zhao place these people?"

"Of course, if there's work to do, go work; if there's land to farm, go farm!"

At this time, Zhao Sheng walked in from outside and spoke.

Originally, he brought Zhao Zhen here for dinner, but when he arrived at the restaurant, he heard that Fan Xitong had arrived, so he came straight over.

Seeing that it was Mr. Zhao, Li Shuya smiled and said, "Husband, have you had your meal yet?"

"No, I heard Master Fan is here, so I don't want to keep him waiting."

Zhao Sheng didn't know why, but when he heard that Li Shuya was meeting Fan Xitong, he couldn't help but rush over. He answered Li Shuya's questions perfunctorily.

Li Shuya felt that Zhao Sheng seemed jealous, so she smiled and stopped talking. Instead, she said to the maid, "Bring some snacks over and enjoy them with the princess and her husband."

Fan Xitong only drank tea when he came over, and the maid did not bring any snacks. At this time, he was indeed a little hungry.

When I heard that snacks were going to be delivered, I was secretly happy.

After a while, the maid brought two sets of snacks, a pot of tea and hot water.

Mr. Zhao doesn't like to drink tea when he gets up early, he just drinks boiled water.

Unfortunately, the water in Luancheng is a bit sour and astringent, so I can only drink it with diluted tea.

Fan Xitong picked up the cake, took a bite and said, "I just wanted to know where the refugees were going. I just thought it was a little strange."

"As the princess said, refugees are all poor people. Since they have come to Dingzhou, they will definitely be given some work to do. And if there are some wastelands, they will also let people without skills to cultivate them."

Mr. Zhao didn't care about the questions asked by Fan Xitong and just said whatever he wanted to say.

"Food, clothing, housing and transportation are all issues for refugees. Where can we find so many houses for them? And then there's the food problem. Dingzhou's grain production isn't very high, so how can we have so much food?"

Fan Xitong kept asking questions about the refugees.

Although Zhao Sheng was somewhat reluctant to answer, Fan Xitong was the princess's husband, and the princess was Li Shuya's best friend, so he could only continue:

"The food is all from the past. We can only use it now to alleviate the current famine. We can only get by from now on."

In the past two years, Zhao Sheng’s principle has been to stockpile food, so what he said was not wrong.

Seeing this result, Fan Xitong no longer mentioned the issue of refugees.

Then he said, "The road leading to Pingyang County has been paved, but the cement surface is not yet complete. When will Jinyang be taken?"

"The weather is bad, let's wait a little longer. These matters will be arranged by the forward headquarters."

The key issue is still the mortar. If the infantry gun is transported over, the road will be very difficult to travel. Zhao Sheng does not intend to be so hasty.

Li Shuya thought for a moment and interjected, "The weather will improve for a while. It probably won't rain for ten days."

Fan Xitong looked up at Li Shuya, and then at Zhao Sheng.

"Well, when the weather gets better, the railway protection team will move forward." Zhao Sheng had to express his opinion when he saw Li Shuya say this.

Li Shuya noticed that Zhao Sheng's tone was a little stiff, and thought she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly explained: "I also heard what the teacher said. She has some experience in this area."

"It's okay. There are still some roads to be paved, especially the service areas along the way. They were destroyed by the Shi brothers and need repairs. Some things can't be rushed."

Mr. Zhao picked up a glass of water and took a sip after speaking.

Putting down the water cup, Zhao Sheng continued, "We must proceed steadily and cautiously. Also, the aristocratic families are thinking about this. Princess and Prince Consort, you must pay more attention!"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xitong's expression tensed up, and he asked in confusion, "Why?"

"All the lands along the way belong to the Great Zhou. The noble families are fighting over them like this. Can we just let them do this?"

This word woke Fan Xitong up from his dream, and he finally understood what Zhao Sheng was referring to.

"When we first formed the guard corps, we wanted to use the money we earned to train a group of capable soldiers for the imperial court. However, the battle in Bingzhou scared the guard corps away."

Before Fan Xitong could speak, Zhao Sheng spoke again.

"This is completely different from the Sixth Prince in the rumors. Isn't he said to be a coward?"

The person in front of him had such quick thinking that Fan Xitong couldn't help but think in his heart.

"You must seize this opportunity this time. You are the leader of the expressway. Although it is the children of the noble families who are delivering the money and food this time, you must control the power of the road protection team."

While Fan Xitong was still pondering in his mind, Zhao Sheng spoke again.

"Well, what the princess and her husband said is quite right. So what should I do next?"

"Regarding the dispute over territory in Pingyang County, you must understand one thing: all public resources belong to the imperial court. If the noble families come for profit, we can give them, but if they come for power, you must not tolerate it."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Fan Xitong seemed to suddenly understand.

Regarding the issue of refugees, Fan Xitong did not get any substantive answers, but he agreed with Zhao Sheng's answer.

"Next, I will go to Pingyang in person and make sure the aristocratic family learns a lesson from this."

Fan Xitong stood up and said through gritted teeth.

Zhao Sheng didn't say anything else, but stood up and gestured to see Fan Xitong out.

When he arrived at the gate, Fan Xitong wanted to ask about the prince's identity, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.

When he returned to the hall, Zhao Sheng saw Li Shuya was still there.

"Were you jealous just now?..." asked Zhao Sheng.

He looked up at the charming Li Shuya with affectionate eyes. He felt a little flustered for a moment, and a blush gradually appeared on his face.