Until noon, Zi Jin had not come back.

Lu Changan invited Liu Yunxiang to have dinner in his courtyard. He was afraid that he would be verbose, so Liu Yunxiang did not refuse.

To Liu Yunxiang's expectation, there was only one boy in his courtyard.

"Where are the others?" Liu Yunxiang asked.

"It turns out there is another one, and he has returned to the palace." Lu Changan said.

The young man wearing a short blue cloth came up and said angrily: "The prince is so kind to him, what's wrong with missing one or two meals, and he is starving, and he is so ungrateful that he leaves the prince and goes away."

"Danqing, don't go behind the Taoist's back." Lu Changan said displeased.

Danqing, the young boy, sighed, "Your Majesty, you are too innocent and kind, and you will rarely be bullied."

"They love to bully others, not because others are easy to bully, but because they themselves have bad natures."

"Yes, the prince is right."

The boy obviously didn't agree, but he didn't refute again and went to the kitchen to make food.

At this time, there is no need to pay attention to the dishes and soup. A plate of steamed buns and two bowls of egg drop soup with a little thin egg flakes are enough for lunch.

Lu Changan was a little embarrassed and said, "I hope the third lady won't dislike it."

Liu Yunxiang looked at the extremely simple rice on the table. Not to mention the meat and fishy taste, there were no vegetables at all. He couldn't help but frown, "You only eat these every day?"

Lu Changan said awkwardly: "I am not particular about food at all. If the third lady is not used to it..."

"I'm worried about the prince's health."

Lu Changan was startled for a moment, then shook his head, "My health has improved a lot. Thank you, Madam Third, for your concern."

At this time, there was a knock on the courtyard door. The sound was not loud. It knocked twice, and after a while, it knocked twice again.

"Danqing, go and open the door quickly." Lu Changan called to the kitchen.

But Dan Qing came out angrily, "It must be those little brats again. They come at the right time every day. Your Majesty, we won't open the door anymore. If this continues, you will starve to death."

"Danqing!" Lu Changan shouted.

Dan Qing was so angry that he could only roll up his sleeves and open the door.

Liu Yunxiang didn't know why, so he turned around and looked around, only to see a group of children standing at the door. The older ones were seven or eight years old and the younger ones were two or three years old. They were all standing there timidly. There were about ten children.

Danqing let them in and locked the courtyard door.

Lu Changan stood up, first took out a steamed bun from the basket and gave it to Liu Yunxiang, and then took the basket over.

Those children who were still timid suddenly surrounded Lu Changan, and the older children even reached out to grab the basket. Lu Changan raised his head higher and asked the children to stand in line.

After the children stood up, he divided the steamed buns into two or three halves and distributed them to the older and younger children.

Danqing said anxiously: "Your Majesty, please keep one for yourself!"

"I'm not hungry."

"You just took a sip of soup last night and haven't eaten anything until now. How can you not be hungry?"

"I'm fine. You just ate in the kitchen, right?"

Danqing pursed her lips and said, "Eat."

"Then give all these to them."

Lu Changan distributed the steamed buns to the children. No one got much, and they finished them in just a few bites. But having a few bites is better than not eating at all, at least it can save his life.

Liu Yunxiang looked at Lu Changan. His face was haggard, his body was thin, and he coughed from time to time. He was almost dying, but he still cared about others.

He is indeed Lu Changan.

In my previous life, I risked my own life in order to save other people's lives.

At this time, a sudden clang came from the courtyard next door.

Danqing hurriedly went out to take a look, but only glanced at it. He hurriedly came back and locked the door, looking frightened.

"Oh no, a group of people broke down the door of the courtyard next door. They probably went in to grab things. What can we do? The next one is ours."

Lu Changan first glanced at the children in front of him, then looked back at Liu Yunxiang, and said immediately: "Danqing, take the third lady and these children and hide them in the house!"

"it's useless!"

"Go quickly!"

Seeing Lu Changan's serious expression, Danqing didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly took the children into the house.

Liu Yunxiang heard the noise next door. Something was being smashed, and someone was cursing.

"No one lives in this courtyard at all. Damn it, I don't see any food at all!"

"Okay, don't waste any effort, go to the next house!"

"Walk!"

Liu Yunxiang's heart tightened. Among the people in their courtyard, there was a sick young man, a pregnant woman, a skinny boy and several children. Let alone resisting, they could barely survive a few beatings.

"Third Madam, don't be afraid. I'm here to support you. Go inside quickly!" Lu Changan thought Liu Yunxiang was scared, so he comforted her in a gentle voice.

"The prince is still seriously ill, how can he withstand it?"

At this time, there was a bang and the door of the courtyard was kicked violently.

Lu Changan was anxious and pushed Liu Yunxiang into the house, "I will fight for my life and I won't let them hurt you. Come in quickly."

Liu Yunxiang was pushed into the room, and Danqing came up and quickly closed the door.

There was another noise, and the group rushed in.

Liu Yunxiang looked out through the crack in the door and saw that the group of people were the young and strong men who smashed the shop on the street. They all had sharp weapons such as broadswords and axes in their hands.

Lu Changan stood in the middle of the courtyard, erect with a long body. Although his body was thin, it was as straight as a mountain peak.

"It's illegal for you to break into other people's homes!"

The leader of the group was a young man in his twenties wearing a black shorts. His hair was messy and tied together. He had small eyes and a big mouth, and looked fierce.

"Stop talking nonsense, we are going to starve to death, why are you afraid of breaking the law?"

"You want food?"

"We want everything, food, gold and silver, women, and children!"

Lu Changan frowned, "What do you want women and children for?"

The leader laughed and said, "What do you want women to do? Why are you pretending not to understand? And the children, hey, are raised in a pen. If they get very hungry, they will kill one of them."

Lu Changan's eyes widened and he couldn't believe what he heard: "A bunch of beasts!"
Chapter completed!