Another snow fell. At first it was fine snow foam, but after a while, it turned into heavy snow.
It snowed all night, and by the next day, the entire capital had been transformed into a city in the snow. The snow on the ground could usually cover the tops of the feet, and the snow was even as deep as the knees.
Su Ziji heard that people's houses in some places had been crushed and there was no news of disaster relief in the palace. He did not come forward himself and asked the wild Taoists to donate some materials through a caravan that had no connection with Daihou Mansion.
, which can be regarded as the best effort.
"Alas, in a country with imperial power, kindness comes from the top. No matter who helps the victims, it is a disaster rather than a blessing."
"Rescuing one person can be called a good deed, rescuing ten people can be a point of reference, rescuing a hundred people, sending an official to ask questions, rescuing a thousand people, decapitating people and ransacking their homes."
"I can't do it anymore."
On the surface, Su Ziji still stayed behind closed doors, ignoring worldly affairs, and only focused on painting the Picture of Thousand Blessings.
"Chirp!" There was a sound of scratching at the door and a fox barking from the study at noon. Su Ziji was a little helpless about the big fox's impatience, so he could only put down the brush and got up to open the door.
The big fox had already shaken off the snow falling on his sweater at the door. As soon as the door opened, he ran in and headed for a dictionary that he and the little fox often used aside.
"Chirp! Chirp!" After Su Ziji came over, it pointed at a few words and shouted.
"You mean, the people from the Imperial City Department discovered that Prince Qi's Mansion was dating Duan Yanxing?" Su Ziji looked at it and smiled: "Finally, the layout is completed?"
"You did a good job." Su Ziji patted the big fox's head and praised.
He also took out a five-tael silver ingot and held it in his hand. It looked perfect and sparkled with silver.
"I'll leave this to you. You go and give this ingot to Duan Qin to buy his life." Su Ziji said softly, his eyes brightening, which made the big fox stunned.
"Chirp!" The big fox nodded, pulled open the sweater with his paws, and signaled Su Ziji to put the ingot into the bag inside his sweater.
When the ingot was put in, it turned around and ran away.
Su Ziji walked outside and watched the big fox in the snow quickly disappear. Then he looked up at the sky. The snow that was originally light became thicker now. Although there was no wind, this was the capital city's snow.
The storm is about to be stirred up.
Duan Mansion
"Sneeze!" Duan Qin sneezed several times since he got up this morning, his eyelids kept twitching, and he always felt uncomfortable, as if something was about to happen.
He is physically strong and has more than one hundred people in the Duan family. He is in charge of many things and has many people supporting him. No matter whether it is body or mind, nothing can cause him any trouble or embarrassment.
He is closely related to Duan Yanxing. It can be said that he has never suffered hardship since he became a housekeeper with Duan Yanxing. Today, he suddenly felt uneasy and didn't know why.
Duan Qin thought to himself: "Is it possible that the master found out about the fact that I was the cashier who suppressed a lawsuit for someone else?"
"Or was it discovered that I had hooked up with the third lady's maid?"
But even if this is the case, it doesn't matter. Even Duan Yanxing himself did this. The master doesn't know what kind of person he is. How could he punish himself for such a thing?
"Or maybe I caught a cold and feel uncomfortable, that's why I feel flustered?"
Duan Qin thought carefully about what he had done recently, and he didn't think there was anything that could make him so flustered. Thinking about the few sneezes he had just made, he believed that he felt like this because he was not feeling well.
"Being bored in the house is not conducive to relaxing your mood. It's better to go and have a cup of tea."
"But, could it be that my uneasiness is due to going out?"
After hesitating for a moment, Duan Qin looked at the snowy scene and wanted to have a cup of good tea. Finally, he went back to the house and changed into a thick robe before going out.
We were silent all the way, and occasionally we could see beggars and refugees. To be honest, it has been thirty years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is gradually becoming more prosperous. There are not many beggars, but there are only occasionally. They sleep under the eaves on the side of the street, and they are crowded into a pile for fear of freezing to death.
, waiting for the porridge shed to release relief.
Duan Qin put away his dog fur coat. In fact, he had high-quality fox fur hidden in his home, but he was just a housekeeper after all. It was not good to wear it out, so he could only wear this.
When he arrived at the teahouse, he was about to go up the steps when he suddenly heard a crisp sound and something rolled to his feet. Duan Qin looked down and was almost dazzled by the silver ingot that rolled to his feet.
Silver is already attractive to people, and this new ingot that looks extremely clean makes people who are greedy for money even more happy.
Hearing someone coming behind him again, Duan Qin didn't have time to pick it up, so he stepped on the silver ingot with his foot. After the two guests behind him walked into the teahouse chatting and laughing, he quickly lowered his head to pick it up. He looked around and saw no one there.
Upon discovering this scene, he quickly put the money in his arms.
As soon as the money was in his arms, most of his original uneasiness disappeared. Duan Qin, who had a sullen face at first, couldn't help but feel happy now.
"Hey! Is this destined for me to make a small fortune? The God of Wealth is reminding me. Did I misunderstand?"
Once such a thought comes up, it is really hard to suppress it. After all, it is the New Year and everyone hopes to accumulate more joy. Who wants to believe that he is going to be unlucky?
Duan Qin had just made a small fortune and happily walked into the teahouse. When he reached the seat where he always sat, he saw an acquaintance - Manager Chen from Prince Qi's Mansion.
I don't know why, but the two of them had a lot of fun chatting with each other several times they met before, but this time, when their eyes met, Duan Qin felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and the uneasiness that had dissipated because of picking up gold actually reared its head again.
"Maybe I shouldn't have taken over this matter at all, and shouldn't have been a liaison pawn." Such a thought suddenly came to Duan Qin's heart.
"I'm a housekeeper and I can't be promoted. Even if I complete this errand for the master, I will only be rewarded with a few taels of silver. How many taels of silver do I need?"
"Am I obsessed?"
Duan Qin can be regarded as a person who makes decisive decisions. Now that he thought this, he planned to make the matter clear today and not come back in the future.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly couldn't help himself and said: "My family already knows what King Qi wants, and I will obey King Qi's order from now on..."
As soon as the words came out, although they were very low, Duan Qin even broke out in a cold sweat and was shocked in his heart: "What's wrong with me? Why did I say such a thing?"
"Could it be that he was hit by the Nightmare Town's spell?"
Manager Chen, who was originally a normal person, looked like a monster in his eyes at this moment. He didn't even want to stay in one place anymore and immediately turned around to leave.
But as soon as he turned around, he saw several armored soldiers blocking the door of the teahouse, holding long knives in their hands, and they were filled with evil spirits.
"You want to leave now?" A man stood and shouted coldly: "Take it down!"
This high-pitched voice made Duan Qin immediately recognize the identity of the person who gave the order: This is the eunuch!
"You're wronged, you're wronged!" Before Duan Qin had time to react, he was held down by two armored soldiers and kicked heavily. He immediately knelt down and could only shout in panic.