Author: Willow leaves in winter

Pei Zuo, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was nothing more. It was not routine to send officials from the Ministry of Revenue to provide disaster relief. It is somewhat intriguing that King Qing became an imperial envoy.

The ministers present were all very smart, and they were speculating whether the emperor was asking for an opportunity to perform meritorious service for King Qing, and were making plans for the future.

Emperor Xingyuan really had the intention of tempering Prince Qing.

Speaking of which, it is very related to Miss Kou.

Prince Qing was drinking with Miss Kou at Princess Zhaoyang's birthday party. Emperor Xingyuan was a little disappointed.

With such frivolousness, it would be difficult for him to trust his son in the future.

Emperor Xingyuan and King Cuoqing were not the kind of loving fathers who doted on and loved him. The reason why King Cuoqing was different from other sons was that I thought it was appropriate.

Emperor Xingyuan didn't like his eldest son, Prince Xiu, and the other princes were too young, so Prince Qing was the one.

King Qing was summoned to the palace. When he learned that he had been appointed as the imperial envoy for disaster relief, Mingyue asked to rush to Dingbei and then went to Hanlian Palace.

Concubine Shu did not receive the news in advance, so she was a little surprised when Prince Qing arrived: "Why did Yi'er enter the palace at that time?"

It's getting dark.

"The emperor sent his son to the palace and asked him to go to Dingbei to provide disaster relief with Pei Zuo, the Minister of Household Affairs, in the bright moon."

Concubine Shu was stunned: "Disaster relief? What happened to Dingbei?"

"There was an earthquake in Niyue. It is said that Dingbei was severely affected, and some counties were completely in ruins..." Prince Qing frowned as he talked about the news he had just heard.

It's time to celebrate the New Year right now, but if you go far away in such a cold weather, you will probably see a lot of dead people with missing arms and legs... Prince Qing became extremely annoyed when he thought about it.

"The whole county is in ruins?" Concubine Shu couldn't believe it, her face turned red.

Prince Qing nodded: "The urgent report that came through should not be false."

Concubine Shu grabbed Prince Qing's legs and wrists, her eyebrows furrowed and she said, "Is Mingyue going to set off? That's too urgent. Will there be any aftershocks later?"

"How can my son understand that?" Prince Qing shook off Concubine Shu's legs and rubbed his face irritably.

Looking at my father like that, it's getting dark soon, and I wish he could set off immediately.

The son's irritability made Concubine Shu calm down and said: "Yi'er, does my father value me?"

Even if you go to a disaster area and do nothing, you will still have achievements that you can tell about when you come back.

"He knows." Prince Qing was not stupid. After hearing the news in front of Emperor Xingyuan, he was very active and did not need to cover up when he was in front of Concubine Shu. "It's just annoying to think about going out in such a cold weather."

"Please be careful, safety is the top priority in everything..." Concubine Shu warned earnestly.

Prince Qing found her nagging and left quickly.

After King Xiu heard about it, he stayed alone in his room for a long time. The next month, he and others saw off the relief team as if nothing had happened.

Dingbei is not too far from the capital. Last month, a team of Qingqi went to investigate the situation. Mingyue's team was much larger.

Seeing this scene, the people in the capital gathered together to discuss.

"What happened? Why are there so many officers and soldiers?"

"He heard that there was a big earthquake in the Dingbei area, and many towns and villages were flattened!"

"really?"

"Who would talk nonsense about that kind of thing? Even the prince has gone out."

"Dingbei is more than two hundred miles away from the capital. No wonder even the capital felt the shaking."

"Well, how many people will be killed or injured? Otherwise, our capital is good, and nothing will happen."

"Then I don't know. He heard that all the houses in the Beiloufang area collapsed. Fortunately, Miss Kou..."

As soon as those who were lagging behind heard the news, they walked towards Qingsong Bookstore: "Miss Kou is so kind-hearted, he went to buy a book of stories to support her."

"He will go too. Miss Kou saved so many people by accident, which shows that the blessings are profound. He is going to take advantage of Miss Kou's blessing."

Whether there were some who came to support, some who came to take advantage of the blessings, and some who came to take a look out of curiosity, shopkeeper Hu was almost squeezed out of the bookstore by the influx of people.

Most of those people did not want to read the book, but they have come here. A book contains two hundred words, so it is natural to buy one.

Shopkeeper Hu quickly left and became dizzy.

King Xiu stood on the side of the street, looking at the crowded Qingsong Bookstore, and was in awe for a long time.

An earthquake that originated from Tedingbei gave the second brother an opportunity to make political achievements, and also made Miss Kou's reputation for being kind-hearted and blessed spread far and wide.

But he didn't do anything, and something got further away from him.

King Xiu smiled and turned around to leave when he saw a carriage stopping at the door of the bookstore and two women coming from the east.

Did Xin You come from the garment factory?

When such a disaster occurs in the coldest month of winter, no amount of warm clothing is too much.

"Why are there so many people?" Xiaolian accompanied Xinyou and walked to the bookstore together.

Xin You also saw that the bookstore was crowded with people, and she was worried that something had happened, so she stopped.

Someone with sharp eyes spotted Xin You: "Miss Fukou!"

Following the shout, everyone in the library looked outside.

"Girl, they seem to be coming for you!"

Xin You also reacted. Seeing that those people were trying to pounce, she picked up her skirt and ran away.

"Hey, where's Miss Kou?" The person who rushed out first looked around blankly.

Not far away, King Xiu was stunned, and then fell into deep thought.

Miss Kou's running speed was unlike that of ordinary ladies.

The remaining snow piled up on both sides of the street, and the road had been swept clean. King Xiu walked over and bent down to pick up a beaded flower.

It took several months for the bustle of Qingsong Bookstore to recover, and a rumor spread quietly in the Imperial College.

"Do we know that it is not a coincidence that Miss Kou can save those people in the East? Is it because Miss Kou is a divine fortune teller and has calculated that Gu Yu will suffer a bloody disaster!"

"Ahem."

Hearing Meng Jijiu's cough, the supervisors gathered together quickly said hello: "Master Jijijiu."

"What were we just talking about?"

"nothing!"

"Um?"

A clever student said: "The students were talking about the monthly exam."

Meng Jijiu saw that he couldn't answer the question, so he left with a straight face.

Don't think that he is deaf because of his age. Those brats are clearly talking about bandit girls.

Miss Kou can read faces?

Meng Jijiu shook his head amused.

On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Imperial College was on holiday, and Zhang Xu, who had ranked first in the monthly exams, returned home and went to meet his grandfather and grandmother.

"Xu'er is back." Zhang Xu's grandmother, whose surname was Zhu, valued her precious grandson more than her eyes. "Hold Qin and give the young master a bowl of stewed mutton soup."

Although the mutton soup was delicious, Zhang Xu was worried about reporting the monthly exam results to his grandfather: "Mother Zhu, where is my grandfather?"

The bright moon is also a month for officials to rest.

Mrs. Zhu sighed: "The imperial court is so worried about denying the earthquake in the North. As the chief minister, my grandfather has no time to spare."

Zhang Xu opened his eyes wide: "Father Shun won't have a holiday?"

"No, just rest in the attic."

"That's great -" After realizing that it was inappropriate to be so happy, Zhang Xu hurriedly stopped, then his expression was shocked and he murmured, "It's really amazing!"

Mrs. Zhu didn't hear Minghong: "Xu'er, what am I talking about?"
Chapter completed!