Zhu Cixuan turned around and said:

"Where are these orphans? Take me to see them."

The eunuch led the way, and Zhu Cixuan, surrounded by the eunuchs, walked to the northeast corner of the crowd of victims.

At this moment, there are more than 300 children sitting, lying or standing here, most of whom are between 8 and 13 years old. Most of them are skinny and have bulging lower abdomens due to long-term hunger.

When the children saw Zhu Cixuan approaching, their blank faces were full of fear.

Zhu Cizhen felt pity in his heart: If these children traveled through past lives, they would all be the treasures of their parents and grandparents.

The suffering of the people in the late Ming Dynasty was truly a catastrophe.

Zhu Cixuan sighed and ordered Zhao Zheng:

"Commander Zhao, these children are so pitiful. You first assign a team of guards to take care of them. When you serve porridge at night, give them a separate iron pot."

Zhao Zheng bowed and agreed, and immediately ordered eight guards to explain.

Zhu Cixuan turned around and was about to leave when he accidentally saw Zhang Ji standing calmly with Yang Hui among the orphans, quite standing out from the crowd.

Zhu Cixuan's heart moved, remembering that Zhang Ji dared to argue with two men in their twenties at a young age, so he waved to Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji saw it and smiled at Yang Hui, who was holding his hand nervously, to reassure her, and walked out of the crowd.

"Little prince!" Zhang Ji saluted.

Zhu Cixuan nodded:

"Zhang Ji, my prince sees that you are brave, so you can be the captain of these orphans for the time being. If you have any problems or difficulties, you can report them to me."

Zhang Ji agreed with a calm face and said:

"Thank you, young prince, for caring about us."

When Zhu Cixuan turned around and walked back, he thought to himself: There is not even a thatched hut in the east of the city. Fortunately it hasn't rained in the past few days, otherwise the victims would have been very uncomfortable. They must be moved to the fiefdom as soon as possible and settled properly.

That's it.

Zhu Cixuan returned to the chair and sat down. He saw that the victims around him were sitting or lying on the ground, and their spirits were much better than when they first met. Everyone was chatting casually, and it seemed that they were quite full after eating the porridge at noon.

When Zhu Cixuan saw dozens of registered eunuchs coming back one after another, he raised his hands to the victims, and the whole place fell silent for a moment.

"Fellows, please take good care of your health these two days. When your strength is better, I will take you to live in the feudal territory. There is not even a place to shelter from the rain. It is so miserable."

When some younger and stronger victims heard that the young prince was going to relocate them to the Jifan fiefdom and that they had a place to live, they were extremely surprised and started shouting:

"Young prince, we can still walk, why don't we take us to the fiefdom today!"

"Little Prince, as long as there is food and a place to live, we can climb to the little Prince's fiefdom."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Zhu Cixuan was a little moved, but then he thought that Deng Zhong was still leading craftsmen to build shelters for the victims, and it would take some time to complete. Although most of the victims were kind people, when there were more people, it was inevitable that there would be some criminals.

Zhu Cixuan smiled and said: "There is no rush to go to the fiefdom at this moment. It is better to wait until the old people and children have recovered some strength!

When there are too many people, it is inevitable that fish and shrimps will get mixed up. Now, I have to reorganize the team first."

When the victims heard this, their smiles gradually stopped, and some looked at Zhu Cixuan uneasily.

Zhu Cixuan looked at the registration materials submitted by the eunuchs and said loudly: "The folks who came all the way to my Changsha mansion must know each other somewhat.

I believe that most of the villagers are kind people. When there are too many people, dragons and snakes will mix together. Are there any bad guys who bully others? This must be clarified before moving into the fiefdom.

If there is, you can tell it now, and I will make the decision for you."

Zhu Cixuan looked around and saw that all the victims were silent, and some had dodges in their eyes.

Zhu Cixuan's heart moved. He knew that the victims were afraid of retaliation. How should he find out the true situation?

Suddenly I came up with the secret voting method of traveling through past lives.

Zhu Cizhen waved, and the guard commander Zhao Zheng hurriedly leaned over. Zhu Cizheng whispered to him for a while. Zhao Zheng nodded repeatedly, and then walked away to make arrangements.

Zhu Cixuan waited for a while and saw that all arrangements were in place, then he said to the victims:

"Folks, have you seen the dozens of royal eunuchs over there?

Adults over the age of 16 are required to report what they know. If there is someone who has done something bad, tell them in detail; if not, just say no.

This is anonymous, and it is far away, so no one can hear it.

This prince’s actions are all to clean up the bad apples, so that the lives of the villagers can be long-term and stable."

The victims were silent for a while, and it took them some time to figure out the ingenuity of the prince's method. A few victims with sad and angry faces were the first to walk towards the eunuchs a hundred meters away.

Then I saw the eunuchs starting to write in their notebooks.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Cixuan couldn't finish the registration in less than two hours, so he might as well go back home and consider his future plans.

Then he ordered Zhao Zheng, the commander of the guards:

"Commander Zhao, you will be in charge here. Remember to follow the rules of this prince.

I am exhausted, so I will go back to the palace. By the way, tell all the servants in the palace that everyone has worked hard these days, and I will all be rewarded, so let everyone work hard!"

Zhao Zheng was overjoyed, and then became very nervous about Zhu Cixuan's safety and said:

"Your Majesty, I will escort you back to the palace in person!"

Zhu Cixuan smiled and said: "No, you have to take care of the victims and don't be negligent in the slightest.

My prince is accompanied by many guards and eunuchs. In broad daylight, don’t you worry?”

Zhao Zheng had no choice but to tell several guards with a serious expression to protect the crown prince's safety on the way.

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand, and surrounded by many guards and eunuchs, he got on the sedan and headed to Prince Ji's Mansion.

It was past noon when he returned to the palace, and Zhu Cixuan planned to go to his father and mother to pay his respects first.

King Ji Zhu Youmei was delighted when his son told him that he would provide relief to the victims:

"Xuan'er really became sensible overnight. He has become more experienced in dealing with people. Maybe it is the ancestral manifestation that my concubine said.

In this way, I can rest assured to hand over the royal family’s inheritance to him.”

Ji Wang Zhu Youmei looked at Zhu Cixuan and said gently: "My prince has grown up and is sensible. My father is very confident about you. As long as it does not violate the ancestral precepts of the great grandfather, you can do whatever you want!"

Zhu Cixuan was overjoyed and quickly thanked his father.

Zhu Cizhen saw that although Zhu Youli was smiling as he listened to him talk about relieving the victims, the fatigue on his face could not be concealed. He knew that his father was in poor health.

Zhu Cixuan couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart and said:

"My father is tired from running around today, so I asked the kitchen to stew two bowls of ginseng soup and bring it to my father and queen. I will leave and ask my father to have a good rest."

Ji Wang Zhu Youmei nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Cixuan left the Chengyun Hall, sent a eunuch to the dining room to deliver the order, and then walked to Princess Ji's palace.

A maid had already gone in to report to Princess Gong.

Zhu Cizhen walked into the palace and saw his mother coming in to greet him. He hurriedly saluted and said:

"My son, I pay homage to my mother!"

Princess Ji happily pulled him up:

"Xuan'er, get up quickly. I heard that the prince said that he and Mrs. Chen have made an appointment to get married, and you went to Miss Chen's boudoir to meet her.

Please tell your mother about your meeting."

Zhu Cixuan smiled secretly in his heart: Sure enough, mother-in-law cares about her daughter-in-law, just as she did in ancient times and now.

At that moment, he praised Chen Meijing a lot and said that she liked the jade bracelet her mother had chosen very much. However, she did not mention the "secret technique for picking up girls" that she slapped herself in the face.

When Princess Ji heard him praising Chen Meijing like a fairy in heaven and earth, and when she heard that Chen Meijing was looking forward to the prince's marriage, she laughed so hard that she kept praising her son for being smart and capable.

After chatting with his mother for half an hour, Zhu Cixuan returned to his palace.

As soon as I entered the palace, the personal maid Quan'er who was guarding the door saluted and said:
Chapter completed!