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Chapter 207 Such stupidity is rarely seen in the world!

Seeing that Mei Xingyue couldn't utter a single word for a long time, Bai Xiaoxiao sneered.

"It seems that what the head palace maid Peach Blossom said is at least 70 or 80 percent true, otherwise why couldn't the goddess explain the reason?"

Mei Xingyue cursed inwardly, but had no choice but to bite the bullet and make up a story.

"Your Highness, it's because I'm usually too strict with these palace servants that they hold a grudge."

Bai Xiaoxiao chuckled: "Really? Just because of strict discipline, such deep hatred has been formed? Then you, Goddess... are a bit too strict."

Knowing that Bai Xiaoxiao was deliberately mocking her, Mei Xingyue dared not refute her.

Bai Xiaoxiao ignored her and gestured for Tao Hua to continue.

Peach Blossom knelt on the ground and continued, "Because there is no one good at managing the soup kitchen, the daily expenses cannot be reasonably controlled. I am also confused. The cook says how much is needed, and I give him that much!"

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince asked in confusion, "Even so, it's impossible that a month's worth of grain was used up in less than seven days. In my opinion, it's because you servants resold the grain, and now you're blaming it on poor management."

Upon hearing this, Peach Blossom cried out that she was wronged!

"Your Highness, please understand! How dare we have such audacity? Besides, this grain is meant to save lives. How could we possibly earn money like this? Aren't we afraid of being struck by lightning?"

Seeing that Tao Hua was slightly off-topic, Bai Xiaoxiao gave the head eunuch beside her a look, and the head eunuch immediately stepped forward.

"Silence! No noise is allowed in the Fengtian Hall."

Peach Blossom understood immediately, shut her mouth, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, it's just that the expenses are not calculated. It's true that a month's worth of food is not enough for seven days. The main reason is still with the goddess."

Mei Xingyue glared fiercely at Tao Hua, wishing she could skin her alive and tear her tendons apart.

Bitch!

Once this is over, see how I deal with you!

"Is that so?" Bai Xiaoxiao's voice was devoid of emotion. "Then tell me, what does this have to do with the Goddess?"

"Your Majesty, on the first day of distributing porridge, the goddess instructed me not to disgrace the Crown Prince's Palace and to act with magnanimity. It's just a little food; how much can the refugees eat?"

"Therefore, at the goddess's behest, the Five Cities Garrison opened the city gates and let tens of thousands of refugees stranded outside the city into the capital!"

"We servants also followed the goddess's instructions and changed the thin porridge to thick porridge, and we continued to benefit the people day and night."

Upon hearing Tao Hua's words, the civil officials were all shocked!

Chen Wenyu and the others were surprised by the large number of refugees outside the city and were also shocked by Mei Xingyue's actions.

Tens of thousands of refugees were allowed into the city. Who gave them the courage?

Chen Wenyu trembled with rage, pointing at Mei Xingyue and saying, "Ignorant woman, ignorant woman!"

The civil officials also cursed, as they had thought the peasant uprising would not involve many people.

Wang Shu, the Prefect of Jingzhao, had reported at a previous court assembly that the number of displaced people was at most a few hundred.

So when they heard about the peasant uprising, even though Bai Xiaoxiao remained unmoved, the civil officials were still able to keep things under control.

But now, upon hearing that Mei Xingyue had actually released tens of thousands of refugees into the capital, these court officials instantly panicked!

Tens of thousands of displaced people rioted; if not handled carefully, it could have led to a change of dynasty!

Faced with the condemnation of everyone, Mei Xingyue finally showed fear on her face.

She instinctively grabbed the Crown Prince's sleeve, seeking comfort. Seeing her like this, the Crown Prince could only sigh and step forward to appease the officials.

"Gentlemen, please calm down! This was not a decision made by Xingyue on her own, and I know that too," the Crown Prince took the blame upon himself. "I know that Xingyue has enough food and charcoal, so I released the refugees to the capital with the intention of saving as many people as possible."

The Crown Prince is still the heir apparent, and he has taken the responsibility upon himself, claiming it is for the sake of saving the people.

Even if the officials were furious, they could say nothing more and could only sigh and shut up.

After everyone quieted down, Bai Xiaoxiao concluded expressionlessly, "So, the goddess allowed the refugees from outside the city to enter the capital, and changed the thin porridge to thick porridge, causing the food consumption to increase exponentially, right?"

Peach Blossom nodded and continued, "The goddess's work is not limited to this."

That's not all?!

Everyone was speechless upon hearing this!

Releasing displaced people into the city was foolish enough, but changing thin porridge to thick porridge was even more brainless.

They thought this was the limit of their stupidity, but they never expected there would be more!

Peach Blossom's voice drifted over: "In less than half a day, the Goddess herself came to the porridge stall after the thin porridge was changed to thick porridge. The refugees who had been released into the city were so excited when they heard that the Goddess had come that they knelt down and begged to see her."

"The goddess could not bear it, so she appeared to meet the people. When the people saw that the goddess had such an otherworldly temperament, they shouted that the goddess had descended to earth to save the common people, and they began to kowtow to the goddess!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the officials underwent subtle changes.

The look in his eyes as he looked at Mei Xingyue was very complicated!

Some people despise it, some admire it, and some wish they could get rid of it as soon as possible.

Ang Lee was the latter; everyone was just watching the show, and no one would speak up until the situation became clear.

But Li An couldn't help but say, "Goddess? How ridiculous! Such a self-serving act, inducing the people to worship and kowtow, is clearly a wolf's ambition! I'm afraid if the porridge distribution continues for a few more days, the people will only know about the Goddess and not the Emperor!"

Mei Xingyue did not understand the power of these words and was somewhat dismissive of them.

A goddess descends to earth to save the world, and the people sincerely kneel in worship. What's wrong with that?

The Crown Prince's expression changed, and he immediately spoke up in defense: "Lord Li's words are too harsh. The common people are simple-minded and ignorant. Their kneeling to the stars and moon is simply out of genuine gratitude. How could they be so ignorant of the emperor?"

Li An sneered, too lazy to argue with the Crown Prince.

Anyway, he can get rid of the frustration in his heart today, so it won't make a difference if he takes a little longer or says a few words.

Seeing Li An back down, the Crown Prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If it is truly confirmed that Mei Xingyue harbors disloyal intentions, then even the Crown Prince will be impeached and implicated!

Seeing that no one was speaking, Peach Blossom continued, "After the people kowtowed, some people said they wanted to ask the goddess to grant them a wish. They haven't had a full meal in so long. Since the goddess descended from heaven, food is naturally not a big deal for her. She will definitely be able to feed them."

Upon hearing this, the officials couldn't help but frown.

This is clearly troublemakers causing trouble!

While it may seem like they are praising Mei Xingyue highly, it's all for their own selfish desires.

Mei Xingyue had already changed the thin porridge to thick porridge, but that wasn't enough. She also said she wanted to have a full meal, clearly putting Mei Xingyue on a pedestal and forcing her to comply whether she wanted to or not.

The officials all looked on with some doubt; the troublemaker's actions were so obvious.

Could this "goddess" in front of me be that stupid?

Just as a guess formed in her mind, she heard Peach Blossom say, "The goddess is soft-hearted. Seeing how pitiful the people are, she waved her hand and ordered us to change the thick porridge into dry rice..."

Is it really that stupid?

The officials were somewhat shocked.

"Not only that, but the rice was available all day long and there was no limit to how much you could take. Many refugees, seeing that there was a bargain to be had, would repeatedly queue up and take away food and charcoal from the soup kitchen."

Upon hearing this, some officials couldn't help but cover their foreheads.

They've seen fools before, but someone as foolish as Mei Xingyue is truly a rare sight in the world!

This woman, who not only lost the use of her legs and appearance and had no outstanding qualities, was also extremely stupid.

What exactly did the Crown Prince see in her?

Feeling the strange looks from the courtiers, the Crown Prince felt ashamed for the first time in his life because of Mei Xingyue.