Wen Zhi was not in a hurry to leave. He slowly raised the corners of his lips, but his eyes remained calm, "I wonder what happened in this city, why don't you let me go?"
"They are not those unruly people who don't know how to live or die..." The guard began to show impatience in his eyes, and urged, "Ask less if you shouldn't ask, just go in." If someone found out that he let people in without permission, he would have to
Difficult to do.
He nodded to his colleagues and put the carriage into the city gate.
Just as he put his purse into his sleeve, his colleague across from him stared at him and walked towards him. He clicked his tongue, opened the purse in his hand, and planned to divide the contents in half with the other person, blocking his mouth.
He opened his purse and something golden fell into his palm, and he took a slight breath.
When I looked up at the carriage again, only a little green color was left.
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In fact, there was no need to report it to Jiang Huaiyang if he was guarding just now. Because once entering the city, it was very obvious what the cause of the incident was.
Near the official gate of the official residence, many commoners were sitting or standing. The men gathered together and shouted loudly into the official residence. Some of them, who were hungry, leaned against the wall and buried their heads in silence. The women, with pale faces, hugged each other tightly.
With a crying baby in my arms...
However, a cold disaster has caused such chaos outside the capital.
The people filled the official road and the carriage was forced to stop.
Jiang Huaiyang's face was serious as he took in the scene in front of him. He turned his head and said, "You have a rest in the carriage for a while." After saying that, he opened the curtain and went out.
Ruan Yuyi pulled out his sleeves and said, "I am with you."
He stared at her silently for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.
With such a carriage and horse parked on the street, and seeing such a good-looking person coming out of it, people had already gathered around them, and they were pleading with each other, and they were all talking about the same thing:
"You noble people, please give me a stutter!"
Ruan Yuyi frowned, her eyes moved, and she went to pull his sleeves, "Husband, look at this -" Although she knew that these people had been saved and there were more victims, she could not ignore death.
Although the two of them had discussed their titles and false identities before leaving the palace, his heart still trembled when he suddenly heard the young lady calling her in such a soft voice.
At this moment, they were standing side by side, with their sleeves attached to each other. In the eyes of others, they looked like an ordinary couple. Perhaps it was not appropriate to think about these things based on their status, but he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
He understood her idea and whispered to Wen Pheasant to find a way to get some food and give it to the people.
He thought, let alone rescuing some people, even if she suggested something excessive, he would agree.
After receiving the order, Wen Zhi obeyed and went.
Among the crowd, those with sharp ears heard Jiang Huaiyang's words and shouted from left to right. The news spread quickly like a spring breeze. For a while, the cloth was covered with gray, and people thanked each other and cried bitterly.
While standing idle, Ruan Yuyi glanced around and suddenly stopped on a mother and son.
She took the scent of wood and went to get the snacks she had brought with her, and brought some fresh milk, and walked there by herself.
The lady still lowered her head to comfort the child. She only used a hairband to tie her long hair, her cheeks were slightly sunken, her eyes were withered, and there were two spots of blood on her clothes.
shocking.
The adults could still make ends meet with some naan bread, but this baby, who looked to be only a few months old, could not get much milk from his mother.
He could only cry and howl. The woman endured the pain while weeping helplessly.
Suddenly, a corner of a snow-green floral satin skirt appeared in her peripheral vision. She slowly raised her head and saw Chu with a jade pendant and jade hairpin tied around his waist, and a clean and beautiful face.
Thinking of her own situation, she shrank back and lowered her head in embarrassment.
Her child was still crying.
But the nobleman did not turn away with a disgusted look like the usual people he saw. Instead, he took a water bag, squatted down and asked, "I have never raised a child. I don't know if he can eat this milk."
have to?"
The woman's lips trembled and she whispered, "Eat it, eat it..."
Hearing this, Ruan Yuyi breathed a sigh of relief, poured some milk on the screw cap, and handed it over carefully.
The woman didn't care about so much, so she hurriedly took it and fed it cap by cap. Ruan Yuyi didn't know how much food an average baby would eat, so she just helped pour it out silently.
It wasn't until the child hiccupped, closed his mouth tightly and turned away that the woman stopped moving and closed her eyes as if relieved.
The child was a small one, wrapped in swaddling clothes, staring at Ruan Yuyi and giggling at her.
She stretched out a finger, hooked his little hand, and asked, "Can you tell me why you are gathered here?"
The woman thanked her profusely and then explained the reason. It turned out that this year's harvest was not good, life was tight, and she suddenly heard that the higher-ups were going to increase taxes, so how could she pay them.
Every family tries to squeeze out as much as possible from the gaps between their teeth, but some families still don't have enough.
What if you can't pay enough? Those petty officials would rob you, or issue IOUs, and go to press them again and again.
As time passed, people were really cornered and had no choice but to go to the government to ask for an explanation.
The woman glanced at the door and sighed, "It's just that they didn't care. At first, they even took some food to send away. Later, they simply left the door and pretended that nothing happened."
She paused for a moment, "It has never been so cold in the past. Everyone is speculating whether it might be related to the emperor's troubles and damage to the fate of Wu country."
It is no longer possible to know where this rumor originated. Everyone only dared to make such wild guesses because the sky was high and the emperor was far away.
The woman complained a few more words in a low voice, unaware that the new emperor she was talking about was standing in front of her.
Ruan Yuyi's heart tightened when she heard this, and she glanced back subconsciously. From this angle, she could only see the snow on the ground and the numerous footprints on it, but she knew that he was standing behind her.
On the other side, Wen Zhi had already brought in a lot of steaming white porridge, and there were guards organized. Before long, a long queue formed in front of the small table where the porridge was placed.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Huaiyang said to the woman, "You go too."
The woman thanked her profusely again, calling her "noble" and "bodhisattva" incessantly.
But the child still held Ruan Yuyi's fingertips and refused to let go. The woman looked embarrassed and coaxed her softly for a while before she felt better.
Ruan Yuyi and the two returned to the carriage. At this time, people were busy getting food, and no one came to block it. It was smooth sailing.
He left Wen Zhi and two bodyguards here, and asked him to knock on the door of the government office and take care of the matter. As for the matter of convict and dismissal, and dispatch of relief funds, someone must have gone back to deliver oral instructions.
It was already noon at this time, which was a big mistake. The driver estimated that if they passed through the official road, they would probably not be able to get around the mountain in front before dark. After informing the new emperor, the group took a shortcut.