After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 135: Offering Advice and Strategies

As soon as Lin Rusi entered, she saw Liu Yuan, and the two simply nodded to each other.

Soon, Lin Rusi took out the pastries she had made herself and placed them on a small plate.

"This was made by hand. Eat it while it's hot. The food will be ready in the kitchen after we finish discussing things." Li Jingyang was very pleased with Lin Rusi's words.

She made this herself!

After thinking about this, the dissatisfaction in my mind vanished.

Liu Yuan felt extremely awkward looking at the two of them, who seemed so sincere.

Lin Rusi soon noticed this as well.

"Lord Liu, you probably haven't eaten yet, have you? Anyway, I made quite a lot of snacks. Why don't you take a piece and try it?"

Lin Rusi took the initiative to speak, also to ease the awkwardness.

"This... thank you, Your Highness."

Just as she was about to take the snacks, she felt Li Jingyang's sharp gaze.

This was made especially for Lin Rusi, how could she share it with others?

Liu Yuan had known him for many years and naturally understood what he meant.

"Well... Your Highness, let's forget about it. My stomach isn't feeling well today, so let's not waste Your Highness's good intentions." Lin Rusi nodded silently upon hearing this, not taking the matter to heart.

Standing there, Liu Yuan felt extremely awkward, unsure whether to leave or stay.

"Your Highness, the problem of the floods in the southwest does indeed need to be solved, but the court is currently doing nothing about it. We still need to consider this matter carefully."

Liu Yuan spoke helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi suddenly realized what was going on.

At this point in my previous life, a severe flood did indeed occur in the southwest region, and none of the local officials were able to control it.

In the end, it also caused great losses to the country.

In the end, Li Jingyang found a master in Wuxing Mountain who was able to control the floods, but a long time had passed and it had caused them great losses.

"I know."

His expression was solemn, reflecting his concern for the flood.

However, this matter cannot be resolved in a short time; it's not that easy.

"Your Highness, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

Liu Yuan quickly spoke up, wanting to leave this place of trouble.

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingyang simply responded coldly.

"Why does Lord Liu seem so strange today?" Lin Rusi felt that he seemed a little too nervous, which made him feel uneasy.

Li Jingyang didn't take these words to heart and pulled the person into his arms.

Why did you give him the pastries you made for me?

"Well... I just saw there was quite a lot in the box, so I thought I'd let Lord Liu have some too. Why do you think I'm jealous over such a small thing?"

Looking at Li Jingyang now, Lin Rusi found it somewhat amusing.

But at this point, he didn't say much.

“I don’t care. This is for me. How can I let him eat it? You made it yourself. He doesn’t deserve it.” In Li Jingyang’s opinion, this was the best dessert.

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi felt embarrassed instead.

She quickly broke free from his embrace.

"Lord Liu just mentioned that there has been a severe flood in the southwest region. Is that true?"

Lin Rusi asked deliberately.

She could tell that although Li Jingyang was still joking with her on the surface, the worry in his eyes was undeniable.

"Ah."

Thinking about this matter, Li Jingyang also felt uneasy.

"Many people have been displaced, but now there isn't even a single person who can control the floods. It's truly disheartening."

After Li Jingyang finished speaking, his expression became even more unpleasant.

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi still felt somewhat hesitant. She had heard about this matter in her previous life and did know some ways to deal with it.

However, she hesitated whether to reveal the truth of the matter.

It would be bad if something went wrong because I told Li Jingyang.

"what happened?"

Seeing Lin Rusi suddenly fall silent, Li Jingyang also felt a little puzzled, and only then did he take the initiative to ask her.

"nothing……"

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi quickly denied it as well.

However, Li Jingyang could tell at a glance that Lin Rusi had something on her mind.

Do you have any other opinions about the floods?

"No... Is the situation over there really that serious?"

Lin Rusi also tentatively inquired.

"Yes, all the fertile fields and houses have been destroyed by the flood, and tens of thousands of people have been displaced. However, the Emperor has not yet responded, and the people we sent over cannot solve the flood. It seems that this matter is quite troublesome."

The national treasury is already empty, so the emperor is probably powerless to do anything about this.

Thinking of this, he shook his head helplessly.

"Well... it's not like there's absolutely no way out."

Hearing this, Lin Rusi didn't want so many innocent people to lose their lives, so she took the initiative to bring up the matter at this time.

Li Jingyang felt a little suspicious when he heard this.

Only then did he look at the person in front of him.

"What do you mean by that? Do you have a way to solve the flood?"

"The southwest region has many reservoirs, and this year's rainfall has been abundant. The occurrence of this incident is naturally due to the local officials' lack of awareness. If they had taken precautions earlier, how could there have been such a severe flood?"

After Lin Rusi finished speaking, how could Li Jingyang not understand this principle?

"That's true, but what's done is done, and punishing them won't change anything. We can only hold them accountable after this matter is over."

Thinking about this gives me a headache.

The people of the whole country now know about this, but the emperor still hasn't taken any action.

This will likely cause dissatisfaction among many people.

Thinking about this, I felt a little uneasy.

"Well... the Emperor is unwilling to take action only because the wars of recent years have depleted the national treasury. Even if he wanted to allocate this money, he would have to make plans for the future of the court."

Lin Rusi also expressed her understanding of this matter.

How did you find out about these things?

Upon hearing this, Li Jingyang also began to have doubts about Lin Rusi, which is why his expression changed slightly.

These were all things I had heard from Li Zeyan in my previous life, but he was a good-for-nothing and had no solution to the flood problem.

Now that he saw Li Jingyang staring at him, he didn't know how to respond.

"Some of the things I said were because my father had mentioned this to his colleagues at home before, and now that there's been a flood, I'm connecting the two together."

Li Jingyang was not surprised to hear this.

Lin Le is the prime minister, so it's perfectly normal for him to know about these internal affairs matters.

Maybe I'm overthinking it.