Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First

"Well, nothing to worry about. When Concubine Su gets better, I will go there and send some supplements. Remember to pay attention to those who have had smallpox. Also, don't come back to serve after you've been there. Wait a month before coming back to serve us, so that the disease won't come to our courtyard."

Yes, she had to hide as far away as possible now. If she wanted to have a baby, this was not the right time.

It's hard to tell how sad the prince is now. He got close to him and made his beloved one unhappy. He doesn't know how to get angry.

The system can still detect that the two are deeply in love!

Isn't it true? The sky is falling and the earth is splitting. The earthquake in the court has not been dealt with yet, and something happened in the backyard again.

Originally, the crown prince should have led people to investigate the disaster, but now it has fallen into the hands of the eldest prince.

He really loves beauty more than the country!

Zhenbeihou Mansion.

Su Xinqing was having lunch. She looked up in disbelief and asked, "Didn't they say that the Crown Prince's Mansion only suffered a small amount of property damage? How did my sister's two children get smallpox for no reason? How are the little princess and the little grandson now? Is Aunt Zhang's backyard management so lax?"

The last sentence sounded like a complaint, and also like a questioning of Aunt Zhang's ability.

Banyue has no good feelings towards anyone in the Earl of Yongan's Mansion, but she just has good intentions.

He still felt a little sorry for the two little grandchildren. "It is said that last night, the doctors from the Imperial Hospital were in and out of the Prince's Mansion. Even the Empress and the Emperor in the palace sent people. After dawn, the people in the palace were called back as soon as they left the house. Half an hour later, they left the Prince's Mansion again. The head of the Imperial Hospital remained in the Prince's Mansion. The other doctors went back to their houses to pack up and entered the palace. Miss, what do you think? Are the little grandchildren not well? Many people are saying that smallpox is most dangerous for a few days. If you can survive it, you will survive. If you can't survive it, you really can't survive it."

Looking at the roasted lamb and snow-white fish soup on the table, Su Xinqing lost her appetite.

As expected, in the afternoon, news came out that the little Princess Leling had died.

When Su Xinqing heard the news, she was embroidering a men's purse. The pine and bamboo were tall and majestic, and there was an ancient poem embroidered on the right side of the bamboo.

This was also the thank you gift that Su Xinqing had thought of these days, in gratitude for Chu Wei's care for her and her aunt's family.

Not only was there no thieves or robbers in my aunt's house, there were no thieves or robbers in that entire alley.

However, the situation in Xinghua Hutong, which was just across the street from my aunt's house, was terrible. Almost every family suffered losses in property, and several people were injured.

Some people saw that the thieves and bandits looked like ragged beggars. Even if they were caught, there was nothing they could do except beat them with a stick or take their lives.

The property might have been squandered long ago, and the life of a beggar doesn’t seem to be that valuable, so it’s a relief.

The matter could only be left unresolved. The servants were asked to beat all the beggars nearby to death with sticks, and the matter was thus covered.

What no one expected was that as the end of the year approached and the weather turned colder, the number of beggars in the city would increase.

What's worse, there are even cases of people freezing to death.

One morning during the court session, he directly reprimanded the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. Only then did the people of the capital realize that these new beggars were actually the victims of the disaster in the vicinity of Fengshui County.

The next day's court was already in turmoil.

The desk of Emperor Jingxuan was piled with memorials implicating the eldest prince in his performance.

The chief eunuch Chen Derong lowered his head and served a cup of tea to the emperor.

The tea that had just been put down spilled onto the ground. Chen Derong and the eunuch behind him also knelt down quickly.

"Waste, all of them waste. They couldn't even save my little grandson, and they can't even do such a small thing as disaster relief. Now some people are spreading rumors about me being incompetent and unjust, and not being blessed by heaven. They are still condemning my incompetence!" The elegant middle-aged emperor originally sat upright on the dragon throne with a gloomy face.

But there was a spark of anger in his eyes, and he seemed to be trying hard to restrain his inner rage.

"Why are you all silent? Can anyone tell me if what I just said touched your heart?"

Emperor Jingxuan's voice echoed in the hall, carrying with it endless majesty and anger.

His eyes were as sharp as a knife as he scanned the ministers in the hall, as if he could see through them.

As his emotions became more agitated, the emperor's breathing became rapid and his chest rose and fell, showing his inner excitement.

Finally, the emperor flicked his sleeves and turned his back to everyone, his back looking lonely and resolute. The entire hall fell into a dead silence, with only the emperor's heavy breathing filling the air.

The officials who were supposed to leave the court at noon did not come out of the palace until the evening. In that season when water freezes into ice, every court official in the hall did not notice anything.

The moment they went out, they were blown by the cold wind and their clothes were instantly soaked with cold sweat, which made them sneeze several times in succession.

Quickened the pace.

Starting from the next day, every household began to set up porridge stalls and warm houses to provide food for the people who fled to the capital to survive the cold winter.

Among them, the warm shed and porridge shed in the Prince's Mansion had the best conditions. Even the nanny and maidservants around the Crown Princess often served porridge in the shed.

There are also special rooms for the elderly, women and children to sleep.

All the porridges are rice porridge, vegetable porridge, and meat porridge, and the supply is changed continuously.

To this end, the Crown Princess also organized a special event to raise funds. She collected all kinds of unneeded clothes, jewelry, vases and ornaments, as long as they could be pawned, and used the silver she obtained to buy warm clothes for the victims.

It doesn't need to be too good, just some coarse linen clothes, as long as it can keep you warm.

Because it was hosted by the Crown Princess, all the women in the capital had to give her face.

Even Su Xinqing embroidered a small ornament and gave it over, along with some dowry that she had brought from the Earl of Yong'an's Mansion.

The flashy guqin, the newly bought calligraphy and paintings from the bookstore, etc. were all sent over by Su Xinqing.

A small box full of things.

When Ban Yue sent it over for registration, he was looked at with admiration.

As a result, once they saw clearly what was inside, they just left it alone.

A harp, five paintings, a bronze mirror, and three pieces of brocade.

It is not made of good wood, nor is it a work of a famous artist. It is just a bronze mirror that can be bought at the market and the most common pink satin.

Even the texture of the silk was the roughest, and even the palace maids in the prince's mansion would not wear it.

However, Banyue did not forget her purpose just because the palace maid who was registering her gave her a cold shoulder.

He said hesitantly, "Hello, sister. This is our wife's dowry from the bottom of the box. I hope it can help the disaster victims outside!"

After saying that, she wiped her tears and left without looking back.