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Qin Jing secretly observed the emperor's expression and was happy for the Lu family. It seemed that the emperor cared about the Lu family.

He could only help the Lu family to this extent. After all, he was no longer an official in the court, and some things had to be dealt with in moderation.

If you say more, it might arouse the emperor's suspicion.

After Qin Jing left the palace, the emperor instructed the eunuchs beside him to invite the Minister of Revenue Xu Shangshu and the Vice Minister of Revenue Li Shilang to come for an audience.

Within two days, the sky-high grain prices in the capital were effectively controlled.

Although the price is still higher than before, it is not outrageously high. Ordinary people can afford it if they grit their teeth.

Gu Yunxi listened to Mo San's talk about the situation in the capital, nodded, and asked, "How is the water supply in the capital now? Is there any water in the public wells?"

"Yes, but not much. Now the government has sent soldiers to guard it. Families with less than five people can only draw one bucket of water every day. Families with more than five people can draw one more bucket of water for every five people." Mo San nodded, feeling very fortunate that there was still water in the well in their house.

However, for safety reasons, Gu Yunxi still arranged for someone to fetch a few buckets of water every day.

Otherwise, if other wealthy families had arranged for their servants to fetch water but only their family did not go, people would inevitably suspect that there was still a lot of water in their well.

It has to be said that Gu Yunxi's arrangement was very appropriate. Mo San and Xiao Cui also instructed the servants not to tell anyone about the situation of the well in the mansion.

In order to survive, the servants kept their mouths shut, and the mansion was peaceful.

Until Xiao'e's parents, who lived in the suburbs of Beijing, came to visit with their family. Xiao'e secretly took some water from the house and gave it to her parents.

At this time, many people who were short of water had gathered in the capital. They all came from the villages outside the capital just to get some water from the wells in the capital.

They were standing at the gate of the Lu family and just happened to see Xiao'e giving the water bag to her parents, and their eyes turned red.

"The servants of this family were able to come up with so much water, which means there must be more water at home! Folks, let's go get some water!"

Someone instigated the crowd to knock on the Lu family's door, shouting for water.

The doorman was startled and quickly asked someone to bring some large pillars to prop up the door, then hurried to report to Mo San.

Mo San ran out of the door and took a look, and found that there were quite a few people gathered at the door of Lu's house. He was so scared that he hurried to the inner courtyard.

"Madam, Madam, something bad has happened! It's terrible!!!"

Mo San almost ran one of his shoes off. When he arrived at the main hall of the inner courtyard, Xiao Cui asked a few questions hurriedly and hurried into the house to report to Gu Yunxi.

Gu Yunxi was playing with the child. When he heard Xiao Cui's words, he hurried out.

"Mo San, Xiao Cui, both of you come with me and see what's going on."

The master and his two servants walked hurriedly towards the door with serious expressions. The secret guards in the mansion had also followed them quietly, hiding in a place where no one could see them.

Gu Yunxi walked to the door and asked the gatekeeper to bring a ladder. He looked outside the wall and saw many people knocking at the door.

She was thinking of a countermeasure quickly, and when her eyes turned around, she actually saw a familiar figure.

Not far from the door, Xiao'e was wearing the uniform clothes of the mansion, accompanying a few old men and women with sallow complexions. No one knew what they were talking about.

Gu Yunxi narrowed his eyes and looked at the water bag in the woman's hand.

This water bag belonged to the mansion and was used to hold water for the masters when they went out. Yet it appeared in the hands of an outsider, and the woman was even using it to drink water.

At this moment, Gu Yunxi's eyes turned cold, and he shifted his gaze again to look at Xiao E.

She observed quietly for a while, and saw Xiao'e say goodbye to the woman and the old man, leave quietly, turn a corner, and walk in through the side door of the Lu family.

Xiao Cui was also standing on another ladder, watching this scene quietly, shaking with anger.

When they got down the ladder, Xiao Cui was very nervous and said, "Madam, the woman and the old man just now are Xiao E's biological parents."

Xiao'e had a very good relationship with her, and they both worked for another family before.

After being together for so long, Xiao Cui thought she understood Xiao E. Xiao E was not good at speaking, but she was honest and decent. If she had not seen this scene with her own eyes today, she would never believe that Xiao E could do such a thing!

Xiao E actually dared to steal the water bag from the mansion without the knowledge of the young lady, and fill it with water to give to her parents to drink. This was simply too much.

Water is very precious nowadays. Even though there is water in the mansion, the young lady has given an order prohibiting people in the mansion from spreading it outside. Unexpectedly, Xiao E broke the rules.

No wonder so many people were knocking on the door today, asking for water from the Lu family.

Gu Yunxi nodded lightly and gave a few instructions to Mo San. Mo San quietly went out through the side door with a servant.

After a stick of incense, the government sent several officials to persuade all the people who were making trouble in front of the Lu family to leave.

Gu Yunxi sat in the main hall of the inner courtyard and asked Xiao Cui to bring Xiao E over for questioning.

Xiao'e was very nervous. When she saw Gu Yunxi, she knelt down with a plop.

Gu Yunxi asked in a somewhat cold tone, "Xiao E, do you know why I called you here today?"

Xiao'e was kneeling on the ground and didn't hear Gu Yunxi asking her to get up. She became even more nervous. She raised her head, her eyes full of panic.

"Madam, I don't know. Please explain clearly."

She asked herself, ever since her master and his family came to the capital, she had been working diligently and honestly, and had never made any mistakes, except today...

What she did today was only out of filial piety, and there was nothing wrong with that. Otherwise, she couldn't just watch her parents die of thirst, right?

Seeing Xiao'e say this, Xiao Cui broke into a sweat. She had clearly reminded Xiao'e on the way here that she must answer truthfully whatever the young lady asked her.

Now it seems that Xiao'e is pretending not to understand? Xiao'e, it seems that this is the end!

Gu Yunxi's expression became even colder. He stared at Xiao'e and asked again, "Do you really not know? Or do you think I don't know and are deliberately hiding it?"

"Aren't the woman and old man at the door just now your parents? Xiao'e, you are really filial. You took the water bag used by the masters and filled it with water for your parents to drink."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking Xiao'e. She looked at Gu Yunxi with eyes full of panic and fear.

"Madam, please spare me. Madam, I was in a hurry just now, and I couldn't find anything else to hold water, so I took the water bag without permission. Madam, please forgive me this time." Xiao E immediately burst into tears and begged Gu Yunxi to forgive her.

"My parents were dying of thirst. They came to me with their last breath, saying that my brother and sister were also dying of thirst at home. I had no choice but to use my water bag to fill water for them."

"Madam, I really didn't mean it. I, I have no choice. I can't just watch my parents, brothers and sisters die of thirst!"