After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

Chapter 75 Prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer

But she just glanced at Mu Jingzhao tentatively, then shook her head with downcast eyes, "I don't know."

After what happened last time, Jiang Ning really no longer dared to speak wild words in front of Mu Jingzhao.

After all, now that she is in the other party's territory, if the other party wants her life, it can be said to be easy.

In any case, survival is the top priority.

Seeing her like this, Mu Jingzhao sighed helplessly. He got up from the chair, walked slowly to Jiang Ning, and stood not far behind her.

"But it's okay to say, I allow you to say it."

Jiang Ning couldn't help shivering all over, the overwhelming sense of oppression came from behind her, making her back feel cold.

Having said all of this, now Jiang Ning can be said to say no, and no to say no.

Looking at the memorial in front of her, she finally hesitated and shook her head slowly.

"My concubine doesn't know."

A gust of cold wind poured in from the wide open window, making Jiang Ning shiver uncontrollably.

The candles in the hall flickered, reflecting Mu Jingzhao's chiseled face flickering.

Jiang Ning's heart was beating like thunder, she stiffened, and her whole back was stretched.

After a long time, the candlelight returned to its original state, and Mu Jingzhao exhaled slowly. He lowered his eyes and couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.

"I was wrong about what happened a few days ago." His voice was very soft, so soft that he was almost drowned in the howling wind at night.

Jiang Ning was slightly taken aback, she turned her head suddenly, and looked at Mu Jingzhao who was not far behind her.

At this time, Mu Jingzhao was wearing light-colored pajamas, with a lazy expression and lowered eyebrows and eyes, and his long hair, which was usually tied up high, fell down and scattered on the sides of his face and neck.

The candlelight fell on his hair, blending and intertwining with the texture of the hair, forming strange golden lines.

Even Mu Jingzhao was shining brightly.

Only the faint blush on his cheeks and the trembling in his naturally hanging hands seemed a bit out of place in this picture.

At the moment when Jiang Ning was stunned, Mu Jingzhao bit his lower lip lightly, and spoke slowly with some difficulty.

"I have been loved by my parents and servants since I was a child, and I have hardly heard any serious words."

Jiang Ning was slightly taken aback, she seemed to understand all of Mu Jingzhao's arrogance and helplessness, loneliness and panic in such a short moment.

Although she has been self-reliant since she was a child, she is still a girl after all. In addition to her intelligence, her parents dote on her to the extreme.

Even my sister is often angry and jealous about it.

She wanted to start a business, so her parents put all the pressure and doubts on her to take care of the family property.

She wanted to open a restaurant and teahouse, so her parents asked her to learn from the owner of the largest restaurant in the capital, and opened up the family treasury for him to squander.

She was ridiculed for being so strong that no one dared to marry her, so her parents declared that she would only accept a son-in-law.

From the day she was born, no matter what she wanted to do or what she wanted, it was almost easy.

So much so that when her family broke up and went into exile among the people, she was like a frightened skylark every day.

Every day, I am in the fear of the death of my family members and the fear of being chased and killed by the enemy.

She would cry because she was misunderstood as a beggar, and she would also be sad because of a disdainful look.

It wasn't until later that I was forced to survive and started to think of ways to make money for a living, and then I finally left behind all my arrogance and arrogance.

Thinking about it, the person in front of her just grew up a little slower than herself.

Jiang Ning understood that at this moment, no amount of comfort would help, so she lowered her head again and stared intently at the memorial in front of her.

"The concubine believes that the most important thing at present is to stabilize the hearts of the people."

Mu Jingzhao looked at Jiang Ning's back in astonishment. At this moment, her entire back was relaxed, and her thin figure was framed in a small space drawn by the back of the chair, not even occupying half of the space. .

There was a flash of love in his eyes, and then, he stepped forward slowly and walked to Jiang Ning's side.

Mu Jingzhao's forward steps caught off guard a gust of wind, which lightly brushed against Jiang Ning's skin, and the gentle and soft touch made her tremble all over.

After her mind went blank for a while, she saw Mu Jingzhao's sleeve close at hand.

"Nowadays the people are dissatisfied, one is because they feel that their interests have been damaged and their life cannot be guaranteed, and the other is because they are reluctant to give up their original residence. Therefore, the concubine thinks that all the problems can be solved by appeasing the people."

"I have also considered this matter, but" Mu Jingzhao pondered for a moment, but the worry on his face did not dissipate. "If the deductions continue, it is estimated that there will be very little left of the subsidy."

"Perhaps the emperor can send his cronies to watch it personally. In this way, the local county government will naturally be more restrained because of the emperor's Tianwei."

Mu Jingzhao nodded. He naturally knew what Jiang Ning said was a method.

But some things are easy to say, but in practice, it is even more difficult.

"What's more, the people must realize that the emperor's behavior is really for the sake of the people."

Mu Jingzhao did not think of this matter.

In his opinion, the common people understand that the purpose of building dams is to solve the flood, which seems to be a very reasonable thing, and it is not a problem at all.

Seeing that the other party didn't respond for a long time, Jiang Ning turned to look at him, and Mu Jingzhao's slightly puzzled face met him.

"Some low-level officials will deliberately misinterpret the emperor's imperial decree in order to make the people insist on not letting go in order to obtain more compensation, so that the people don't even know the emperor's true intentions in doing this."

Jiang Ning said unhurriedly, she has seen too many similar things in the folk, and she has long been used to it.

Mu Jingzhao's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe what Jiang Ning was saying.

He originally thought that most of the contradictions were just because the people were not satisfied with the compensation he gave, but he never thought that there might be local officials who deliberately instigated it to earn the difference.

Seeing that the other party hadn't responded for a long time, Jiang Ning understood it, and shrugged casually.

"This kind of thing is not uncommon. When I was in the folk, I saw too many things where local officials oppressed the people at the bottom in order to get the money." She said so, and something seemed to come to her mind Not so good memories.She exhaled slowly, and there seemed to be a sigh in her words, "It's always the people who suffer in this kind of thing."

Mu Jingzhao fell into a long silence. He quietly looked at Jiang Ning's side face. At this moment, her brows were slightly frowned, and there was a touch of pity flowing from those bright big eyes.

For a moment, Mu Jingzhao seemed to understand that the powerful force he felt from Jiang Ning's thin body was kindness.

(End of this chapter)