The first snowfall in Shangyong, originally thought to be just a few snowflakes, turned the entire imperial city into a blanket of snow after one night.
In the morning, Luo Junyao stood under the eaves and looked up. Two inches of snow had been piled on the garden, the big tree in the corner of the yard, and the roof.
There is also a clean and cool smell in the air, which is the smell of snow.
The sky is still filled with snowflakes, but they seem smaller than last night, but there is no sign of stopping.
Lan Yin came over holding a thick white fox cloak, put the cloak on her body and said: "It's cold outside, Princess, don't freeze."
Luo Junyao smiled and gathered his cloak casually.
A circle of snow-white down around her neck made her face fairer and more delicate.
"I don't feel cold at all, it's just that the snow looks like it won't stop for a while."
Lan Yin said: "The princess is naturally not cold at home. The prince told her before going out that the princess must wear more clothes if she wants to go out." There are earth dragons in the palace, so naturally it is not cold at all. But
If the princess, taking advantage of her young age and not being afraid of the cold and loving her beauty, refuses to wear more clothes and gets cold, the prince will not let them go.
Luo Junyao sighed helplessly, nodded and said: "I know, let's go see Ah Cheng first."
Lan Yin said: "The prince brought His Majesty into the palace early in the morning."
Luo Junyao was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled, "Why did he bring Ah Cheng into the palace with such heavy snow?"
Lan Yin naturally didn't know this, so she could only shake her head to show that she didn't know.
Luo Junyao did not embarrass her, "Since Ah Cheng is not at home, let me go see Sister Luo and General Yu." In fact, she didn't mainly want to see Madam Luo and Yu Mingqiu, but wanted to see the yard that Madam Luo was responsible for before.
, and the people housed there.
"It's snowing so hard, why doesn't the princess stay at home well?" Lan Yin muttered in a low voice.
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "It's the first snow this winter, so of course I have to go out and take a look."
Before Luo Junyao had time to go out, Song Huan came to find her. Qin Ning and Shen Hongxiu also came with her.
Luo Junyao was also very happy to see the three of them. The three girls had already put on thick winter clothes, which were more dignified and wealthy than the elegant and refreshing clothes in autumn.
Qin Ning, the youngest, was wrapped in thick clothes and looked a bit rounder than before, but she seemed to be smaller.
Qin Ning was wearing a coral red narrow-sleeved shirt, a pair of small leather boots, and a fox fur scarf around her neck. With the whip hanging on her waist, she didn't look like she was visiting, but she looked like she was going out to ride a horse.
For hunting.
Seeing Luo Junyao walking in slowly, Qin Ning looked at her with some disgust and said, "Is it so cold at home?"
Luo Junyao thought to himself, don't you know that there is a kind of coldness, which means that others think you are cold?
Ignoring Qin Ning, Luo Junyao looked at Song Huan and Shen Hongxiu and said with a smile: "It's snowing so heavily, why did you come all the way to see me? But what's the matter?"
Song Xuan smiled and said: "It's nothing. I chatted with Mrs. Luo two days ago, and she said that the settlement has been settled there. I don't know the specific situation there because of such heavy snow, so I want to go and take a look.
.”
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "What a coincidence, I was just going to take a look."
Song Yan said with a smile: "Didn't I just drag Hongxiu and An Ning to come to you? Sisi was detained at home and couldn't get out. Huihui was still young and it was hard to take her around, so she didn't call her. she."
Luo Junyao stopped sitting and simply said: "Then let's go."
Shen Hongxiu nodded and said, "Let's go then. It's been a while since we've been together. We just want to go for a walk today."
The four of them went out together in the carriage of the Prince Regent's Palace. The carriage of the Prince Regent's Palace was spacious and comfortable. Even if there was snow outside, it was still warm and comfortable inside.
Qin Ning opened the curtains and looked out curiously. The place she lived before was further south. Sometimes it didn't snow for a year or two, and sometimes even when it snowed, it seemed like it was just a formality. Like this, the whole city turned white overnight. The scene is very rare.
Song Huan and Shen Hongxiu saw each other more, and they didn't bother to care about her. They just sat back and leaned back to avoid being blown away.
On the way, Song Huan and Luo Junyao chatted about Anlan Academy. Apparently, Su Rui also knew what Su Rui had told Luo Junyao before.
Shen Hongxiu and Qin Ning were a little surprised. Qin Ning turned around and glared at Luo Junyao, "You want to be the mountain chief?!"
Luo Junyao said reservedly: "I haven't decided yet."
Qin Ning's expression gradually became crazy, "You actually want to be the mountain chief?!"
Luo Junyao looked at her with a smile. Qin Ning's face looked a little dazed, and she looked at Luo Junyao faintly: "Your homework...is not as good as mine." She still remembered how Luo Junyao struggled with his homework every day when he first arrived at the academy. .
Luo Junyao was not ashamed at all and said calmly: "I am from the Martial Arts Academy. My grades are more than enough to graduate from the Martial Arts Academy."
Liberal arts and so on...actually it's not that bad.
It was because the original owner’s foundation was too poor, and she certainly didn’t know some articles and poems. But didn’t she just rely on her memory? After a short period of hard study, she was able to cope with it.
Qin Ning turned to look at Song Huan and Shen Hongxiu. Although Shen Hongxiu didn't know it before, she accepted it well.
Song Huan pursed his lips and smiled, looked at Qin Ning and said: "A Ning, it is the unanimous decision of the mountain chief and our dean to be shaken to the position of mountain chief. This is a good thing for the academy." Song Huan obviously understood that the mountain chief and Mr. Zhang Why did you make such a decision?
Luo Junyao patted the back of Qin Ning's hand comfortingly and said, "Don't worry, even if I really become the headmaster of Anlan Academy, I won't stay in the academy every day, let alone care about you."
"..." Am I worried about this? I'm just expressing shock, okay?
While a few people were talking, the carriage stopped at a street in the city.
The four of them got off the carriage, and Song Huan led the way into an alley on the street. Song Huan had been here before, and stopped in front of the gate of a courtyard. There was no plaque hanging above the gate, but there was It's very clean and obviously someone has cleaned it.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Song Huan went up to the door and knocked on the door familiarly. It took a while before someone hurried to answer the door.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged woman in her early thirties wearing commoners. The woman first asked inside, and after receiving Song Huan's response, she carefully opened the door a crack. She saw Song Huan and the girls behind her clearly.
Then she opened the door and said with a smile: "Miss Song, why are you here when it's so cold outside? And these guys...please come in." The woman was a little embarrassed, but she seemed very happy.
The other three people could all see that although this woman was neatly dressed and well-groomed, she was somewhat sallow and thin, and it was obvious that she had not had a good life before.
Song Yan smiled and said, "Isn't it snowing? The princess wants to come over and see you."
"King, Princess?!" The woman was also shocked. Her eyes fell on Luo Junyao, who was standing next to Song Huan. She bent her knees and wanted to kneel down.
They have lived here for several days, and they all know that this courtyard was built by the Princess Regent, Madam Luo, Miss Song and others. It not only takes in homeless and weak women like them, but it is said that they will also be given jobs after spring.
If it weren't for the kindness of a few noble people, nine out of ten of them would have either fallen into prostitution and been picked up as wives by people who couldn't afford a wife, or would have starved to death and froze to death outside. Therefore, the people living here naturally treat their benefactors
They are all grateful.
Even without mentioning these things, the identity of the regent princess was enough to prevent them from offending her.
Luo Junyao reached out and grabbed the woman who was about to kneel down, and said: "It's cold on the ground, so don't worry about these false gifts."
The woman also came to her senses and said quickly: "Yes, yes, it's cold outside. The princess and the three girls please come in quickly."
There are more than forty homeless women living in this courtyard, ranging from old women in their sixties to children as young as nine years old.
The remaining women who are still in their prime of life, except for a few, are mostly ordinary-looking or have some health problems. For example, the woman who answered the door for them, her maiden name is Wang, her husband's surname is Fang, and everything seems to be fine.
But in fact, her left arm was seriously injured and she couldn't move it.
Because she couldn't do a job and had no children, she was kicked out of her husband's house when she was only thirty years old. Now she doesn't care about her husband's surname in this yard. People in the yard only call her Wang.
Lady.
Madam Wang led the four of them into the courtyard, and soon invited the women living here to come and meet several benefactors.
Luo Junyao looked at them and saw that they all looked fine, so he felt relieved. Although it was not a very good life, at least he was not hungry or cold here. He would wait until spring to discuss everything in the long run.
Soon the others were sent back, leaving only Madam Wang talking to the oldest old woman.
The old woman had gray hair and looked very thin, but her eyes were very energetic.
She claimed that her husband's surname was Hong, and everyone in the courtyard called her Granny Hong. Not only was she old, but she also knew a few words, so the people who lived here respected her very much.
Luo Junyao and Song Huan looked at each other. It was rare in this world for ordinary women to be literate. Listening to Granny Hong's conversation, it was obvious that she did not come from an ordinary family.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, and there's not much we can do. Let's just stay here for the time being and wait until the New Year is over to discuss anything else." Luo Junyao said, "If there is anything urgent, you can have someone go to the Regent's Mansion to deliver it to me.
This letter, if it’s inconvenient, you can send it to Sister Luo.”
Grandma Hong nodded and said: "Thank you to the princess and the girls for their kindness, for allowing us people like us a place to stay. Everything is subject to the instructions of the princess and the girls."
Song Xuan smiled and said: "Mother-in-law, you don't have to think too much. We have already bought the two yards next to this yard. We are also preparing there. There will naturally be work for you to do after the spring begins. You are willing to continue by then.
You can live here or find another place to live."
Grandma Hong hesitated for a moment and then asked: "There are two children taken in here. I'm afraid they are too young to serve the girl."
Song Huandao: "In such a big place, where does it lack a place for two children to live and some food? Princess, what do you think?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said: "Minmin is right, this yard was originally intended to be a temporary residence for you all in the winter. In the future, I plan to change it into a place dedicated to housing homeless children. Although... there are also Jisheng in the city.
There are places like halls, but it never hurts to have more.”
"The princess is so kind." Granny Hong was obviously a little happy and said respectfully.
Luo Junyao smiled and asked: "All women live here now, is there any safety problem? Is there anyone coming to cause trouble?"
Madam Wang smiled and said: "Returning to Princess Luo, Madam Luo came over a few days ago and said that there are soldiers from that...some army living here nearby. Someone has said hello and asked them to take care of this place, but no one has disturbed them."
Luo Junyao raised his eyebrows slightly, "Sister Luo is still thoughtful."
Seeing that nothing was going on here, everyone was relieved. These poor women were obviously not comfortable staying here. After saying something, the four of them got up and left.
As he walked out, Luo Junyao said, "Let's go see Sister Luo? I don't know how she is doing these days."
Song Huan also nodded in agreement, "It just so happens that I also have something I want to talk to Lady Luo about." Most of the things here are handled by Song Huan and Lady Luo, and they spend more time meeting each other than with Luo Junyao.
Song Huan naturally also knew something about Madam Luo, and he hesitated, "Is it inconvenient?"
Luo Junyao thought for a moment and said, "Sister Luo must be at home alone now."
That guy Yu Mingqiu must be forced to work in the army now, and snow is no excuse for not going to work.
