How I Pampered the Tyrant Into Devotion With My Space-Chapter 525: She Can’t Stand to See Her Archvillain Suffer!
Some refugees indeed followed Lin Yu and the others into the woods to gather firewood, and Lin Yu and the others casually picked some and returned to the team.
Pei Shu’er instructed to bring charcoal and fire pits so the team could light them for warmth and cooking.
The weather here isn’t particularly good right now, and there’s even snow up ahead. If they get there, it’s better to stay here.
Tao Mingxuan coughed a few times, shivering from the cold, and Pei Shu’er handed him a hand warmer.
"Take it."
Tao Mingxuan took it, gave Pei Shu’er a glance, seeming somewhat surprised.
"Why are you being so nice to me?"
Pei Shu’er smiled slightly, handed another to Lin Fengying and Xinyue, then looked at Zhen Xu, who was standing nearby in monk robes.
She handed him a hand warmer.
"The weather is cold, take it."
Zhen Xu looked at Pei Shu’er, then at the patterned bag of the hand warmer. He originally didn’t want to accept it, but inexplicably reached out for it.
Once he held the hand warmer, he regretted it a bit.
Even in this weather, his body temperature was as hot as a stove, and he shouldn’t have taken it.
But seeing the exquisite designs on it and Pei Shu’er’s peach blossom eyes with a faint smile, he found it hard to let go of the hand warmer.
This little warm thing didn’t seem so annoying anymore.
Zhen Xu didn’t thank her, holding the hand warmer as he turned to look at the sky.
A hand warmer embroidered with peonies in the hands of a monk in white robes was indeed quite mismatched.
Tang Zan glanced at Pei Shu’er, feeling a bit jealous.
"Where’s mine then?"
Pei Shu’er walked over with a smile, warming her hands on his, and winked at him with her left eye.
"I am your little hand warmer."
Then she realized Tang Zan’s hands were warm, and rather than warming his, she ended up being warmed.
Even though Tang Zan forced himself to suppress it, he couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from lifting.
But his tone remained calm and composed, giving a light "hmm".
As they neared the Capital, Pei Shu’er got out of the carriage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Capital won’t let you in. Why not find a place to settle nearby?"
These refugees felt good about this group of nobles ahead. Although they hadn’t received anything tangible, they knew the nobles were always taking care of them.
And they had also been guiding them in life.
They kneeled on the ground immediately.
"Thank you, noble ones, for your care along the way. We’d like to leave, but noble ones, no place is accepting refugees now."
Pei Shu’er wanted them to go to the Deserted Mountain, but it was too far from here.
If they were to settle these refugees, there were altogether three thousand of them.
Such a large number of people could potentially cause issues if settled anywhere.
Tang Zan looked at Ma Zhong: "Go and invite the Linzhou Prefect over, I have something to discuss."
Ma Zhong, after all, held a military rank, was a Deputy General now, and was also titled Flying Cavalry General by the Emperor, whereas Tang Zan was General of the North.
So the Magistrate had to give Ma Zhong some face.
Soon, the Linzhou Magistrate arrived.
The refugees felt a tinge of fear, worrying that this noble intended to use the Prefect’s name to drive them away.
Especially upon seeing over five thousand soldiers behind the Magistrate, their faces turned pale.
The Linzhou Magistrate looked at Tang Zan: "Linzhou Prefect Xu Dalin greets the War King."
Tang Zan said: "Stand up, there are some refugees here, try to find a way to settle them."
Xu Dalin’s expression changed, sighing repeatedly. Seeing Tang Zan still looking at him, he finally spoke up.
"War King, you may not be aware, the Emperor previously ordered that refugees are not to be settled."
Tang Zan replied: "If I remember correctly, the Emperor said that refugees should not be settled in the city. But he didn’t say anything about not settling them outside the city, right?"
Hearing this, Xu Dalin’s face stiffened, and he realized that it seemed to be the case.
Xu Dalin looked at the three thousand people, finally gritting his teeth.
"Alright, follow me, and gather with your families, so I can place you together."
Hearing this, the refugees finally let their hearts settle, their eyes feeling a bit warm.
Then they knelt repeatedly, kowtowing to the Prefect and Tang Zan Pei Shu’er.
"Thank you, thank you War King, thank you Prefect Xu, thank you War Princess."
Upon hearing the title "War Princess", Pei Shu’er still found it a bit hard to come to terms with it.
Prefect Xu watched these people crying pitifully, sighing inwardly, blaming the heavens for being unkind, or else there wouldn’t be so many displaced people.
"Everyone, get up, I will assign you to several villages. Once there, do not commit any crimes, or you will be punished severely, affecting even your family."
With these words, any who had mischievous thoughts dismissed them, responsively agreeing.
Once they reached the settlement, the refugees were properly assigned.
And were given land of their own. With land, their livelihood was secured.
And as long as there was water, they could survive.
Being near the Capital, there wouldn’t be any war outbreaks either.
Everyone knelt down towards the Capital to give thanks, though what they were actually thanking were the two nobles.
Meanwhile, Tang Zan and his party reached the city gates of the Capital.
They were stopped by guards at the gates.
"Who goes there?"
Tang Zan replied: "General from Gulan Military Camp, General of the North, War King Tang Zan."
The guard’s expression changed, then he smiled broadly and knelt in salute before saying, "Master War King, we need to check if there’s anything unsuitable to bring into the city in your carriage."
"If there is, we might need to have it unloaded."
Tang Zan nodded: "Sure."
After all, the explosives were all in Pei Shu’er’s space now.
Even the slightly dangerous items were, and these people couldn’t find anything.
After checking all the carriages, they found nothing suspicious.
A guard secretly reached for something inside the carriage.
But Ma Zhong caught his hand.
"What are you doing?"
When the hand was withdrawn, it was holding a stack of letters.
Even without looking, it was clear they weren’t anything good.
Ma Zhong frowned and kicked the guard to the ground.
"You dare! We come to the Capital with clear intentions, and you attempt to frame us! Tell me, who put you up to this?"
The guard turned pale with fright and stammered without offering any explanation.
Tang Zan sneered: "If you don’t speak, don’t blame me for being harsh."
That guard chose to poison himself to death, and the Guard Commander hastily begged for mercy before Tang Zan.
"Please calm down, War King. This person is new, and we weren’t aware of his intentions in doing this."
Tang Zan nodded: "Someone, take this person’s body back for a thorough investigation."
The Guard Commander hesitated, exchanging glances with the surrounding guards, but remained silent.
Pei Shu’er spoke with a smile: "You are a Prince, dealing with a malcontent’s corpse is entirely reasonable."
After saying this, she smiled at the Guard Commander, her peach blossom eyes holding a hint of pressure.
They had just entered the Capital but were already met with this faint humiliation, making the Prince Zhan Mansion a potential joke in the future.
She knew Tang Zan could handle it.
But she couldn’t bear to see her big antagonist suffer any grievance!
The Commander and the guards lowered their heads even more, not daring to quibble any longer.
They underestimated this War Princess, she clearly wasn’t one to be trifled with.
Pei Shu’er spoke softly, with a rising intonation, leaning forward slightly, increasing the pressure felt by these men, their foreheads unknowingly breaking out in a sweat.
"Commander, don’t you think so?"
