The original owner of the body was sent away to this territory. If she could not solve the pollution problem in Qingshui Town, she could not return to the capital.
This order was announced to the whole continent. Everyone knew she had fallen from power. Even so, she still had to act with dignity and behave like royalty, so she could talk properly with the officials.
Xi Qingqing agreed. Most of the original owner’s belongings had been taken away, but some clothes were left.
She chose a white suit that showed her slim waist. Her hair was long, reaching her waist. She asked Mo Fuqing to tie it up for her.
Mo Fuqing was quick at helping her dress, but not good at styling her hair. After trying for a long time, he still could not do it well.
Xue Xi, who was standing at the door, could not stand it anymore. He walked over and said, “Let me do it.”
Mo Fuqing looked at Xi Qingqing. She said impatiently, “Fine.”
He stepped back. Xue Xi came forward and gently held her hair. He braided small sections on both sides and tied the rest into a neat style.
“Is this okay?” he asked.
Xi Qingqing looked in the mirror. The hairstyle was simple but elegant and matched her suit well.
“This is so beautiful,” she said. It reminded her of a hairstyle from old dramas.
In her previous life, she had short hair for convenience and never had time to care about her appearance. Now, she felt like she was seeing her old self again.
She went to the living room and sat down.
Soon, a woman in simple clothes came in. She stood at the door and bowed deeply.
“Princess, thank you for saving my life and my mate!”
Xi Qingqing recognized her. She was the village chief from Xinhua Village.
The woman explained that her seven mates had all been infected. She tried to save them but failed, and she became heavily infected too, so she was taken to prison.
Xi Qingqing was surprised. She asked if everyone had so many mates.
The woman explained that normally, pollution could be treated. If it was not serious, females could handle it themselves or go to the hospital.
Then she lowered her voice and said something shocking.
“If a female transfers energy to her mate, the male can carry and give birth to the child.”
Xi Qingqing became interested.
The woman added that if the female had enough energy, she could have many children. Egg-laying races, like snakes, made this even easier.
She showed a photo of her baby—just a normal human baby.
More village leaders arrived one by one.
Xi Qingqing had invited six of them. Soon, they were all seated.
She was about to speak, but the woman from Xinhua Village suddenly placed a token on the table.
“This is my life token. It contains information about all my villagers. Princess, you saved me, so I will follow you.”
Another village leader also placed her token down.
“I will too.”
One by one, the others followed.
They explained that under the current leader, Zhang Fengyun, too many people had died. If things continued like this, their villages would not survive.
Xi Qingqing calmly returned their tokens.
“Then we are on the same side now,” she said. “Following me has risks, but I promise things will be better than they are now.”
They all agreed.
“As long as you don’t order us to kill infected people, we will follow you.”
Xi Qingqing nodded.
“Tomorrow, I will visit your villages one by one and help purify the infected.”
Everyone was shocked and happy.
Some had seen her ability before. Others were moved by her sincerity.
She was a princess, yet she was willing to go to their villages and help them.
“Thank you, Princess!”
Sunlight came through the window and shone on the table.
It was soft, but it brought hope.