Chapter 536 - Chapter 536: Chapter 536: Their Subtle Changes_1 (1/2)

Chapter 536: Chapter 536: Their Subtle Changes_1

As Wei Ruo ate, her mind was preoccupied with the calculations of provisions supply and daily expenditure.

The current continuous twelve-hour grain porridge distribution was a significant expense, but it wasn’t an immediate problem for her.

She had enough food stockpiled, with eight warehouses in her personal space alone filled with a decent amount of grains. These warehouses were all full before the disaster struck.

This was even after she had upgraded her warehouse not long ago, which added an additional one. Without this additional space, her stock would have been long overfilled.

In recent times, she had quietly transferred some of her stockpile to the Wang Residence, otherwise, her warehouses would have been overloaded.

However, as the disaster had no end in sight, if the court could not effectively carry out relief efforts, their porridge distribution at the city gate would only provide minimal help and wouldn’t bring any significant assistance to the people.

Wei Ruo was so deep in thought that she didn’t realize she was tilting her soup spoon, spilling scalding soup onto the back of her hand.

Scalded, Wei Ruo instinctively cried out and looked down at her hand.

Wei Jinyi quickly wiped away the hot soup on Wei Ruo’s hand with a napkin and led her outside.

In the courtyard of the Dawn Moon Teahouse echoed the sound of a spring; Wei Jinyi plunged Wei Ruo’s hand into the pond.

It was cold weather now, and the pond water was icy, but for some reason Wei Ruo felt a burning sensation somewhere in her body.

She looked up, at Wei Jinyi, who was holding her hand in the water behind her.

His expression was very serious as he stared intently at her hand, soaking in the water.

Being so close, she could almost feel the heat emanating from him.

After regaining her senses, Wei Ruo said to Wei Jinyi: “I’m fine, it’s not serious. I’ll just apply some burn ointment later.”

“Don’t always think about other things while eating. Whatever’s on your mind can wait. The disaster-stricken people do need help, but it’s not all on you.” Wei Jinyi said.

“How do you know I was thinking about disaster relief?”

“What else could be so serious that you would contemplate it even while eating?”

“I’m not worrying too much, just that if we have extra resources, we should help innocent people as much as possible.” Wei Ruo explained.

“That’s why you need to take care of yourself first. I don’t want you getting hurt over these things.” Wei Jinyi emphasized.

To him, the common people weren’t that important. What he cared about was her.

“Yes, I understand. Just now was just a small accident, it doesn’t count as getting hurt.”

“No matter how small, it is not acceptable.” Wei Jinyi’s expression was serious.

Looking into Wei Jinyi’s eyes, Wei Ruo could sense the concern and nervousness hidden under the sternness.

Wei Ruo felt a subtle sensation in her heart.

Xie Jue and Xie Ying, who had rushed out, looked at the two by the pool and simultaneously showed expressions of concern.

After a while, Wei Ruo went back to the box. As she walked down the corridor, Xie Ying suddenly reached out her hand and pulled her aside.

With a serious and slightly angry expression, Xie Ying said, “Ruo Ruo, you shouldn’t be like this!”

“What happened?” Wei Ruo asked.

“Although King Rui is weak, he treats you well. You can’t treat him like this!”

“I… him?”

Wei Ruo still didn’t understand what Xie Ying meant.

Stomping her foot in frustration, Xie Ying said, “Ruo Ruo, you and that guard! You can’t be like this!”