"Oh, so what? My original intention was to provide disaster relief. If your family also needs food, you can send someone to buy it. There's no need to say anything else." Ruan Qichuan pushed Xiao Qingmu in and walked into the shop.
He spoke to the servant and asked how much grain had been donated that day.
The attendant next to him was so angry that his face turned red when he saw that he was so determined and even refused to respond.
Okay, okay, you don’t give me face, right?
He will report to the master right away and teach this kid a lesson!
He was so angry that he turned around and walked outside. He was not paying attention and was caught off guard. He kicked the door sill and fell down.
"Are you okay? Don't be angry. As long as you have money here, you can buy food."
A childish voice sounded in her ears. The servant raised his eyes and found a little kid standing in front of him.
The child stared at her with his big eyes. "Oh, my uncle said this is called equality for all and fair trade."
"Ruanruan, stop talking to him, let's go in." Zhao Chengqian grabbed Ruanruan's little hand and pulled her inside.
The attendant slammed the ground, "Bah!"
What do you mean everyone is equal? It depends on their abilities.
He just didn't believe that this elbow could twist stronger than the thigh.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
At this time, the study in the mansion was full of people.
The person sitting in the first seat was Prime Minister Su, who was on sick leave at home.
He was wearing plain clothes and there was not a single sign of illness on his face.
Su Xiang took a sip of the teacup and remained silent.
The Minister of Rites looked up at Prime Minister Su, "Prime Minister, now that Concubine Su and Princess Xiao... Your Highness is now..."
This is what they are most worried about. Concubine Su and Su Qiaoer have committed serious crimes, which will inevitably affect His Royal Highness Prince Qing.
It will also affect the Su family.
They had placed all their bets on Prince Qing, but they had never expected the scene to be like this.
"Yes, Lord Prime Minister, what should we do now? If His Royal Highness Prince Qing returns to the capital, he will undoubtedly be influenced by Concubine Su. His Majesty will probably no longer allow him to hold such an important position in the court."
"Although the Prince of Jin has not yet returned to the capital, he has received a commendation from His Majesty for the Qingzhou incident and for sending grain back to the capital."
"Besides, now that even Prince Xiao is on his side, there are bound to be many forces in the court that will side with Prince Jin."
"I heard that someone even wrote a letter to Qingzhou to show their goodwill to the King of Jin in order to obtain food. This situation is extremely disadvantageous to us."
To be honest, if these people can no longer get food, they will also want to surrender to King Jin.
They had agreed to stand on Prince Qing's side because Prince Qing and Prime Minister Su had promised them a lot.
I'm almost starving now and my life is in danger, so why should I care so much?
"Recently, there is a Ruan merchant in Bian Jing who is rich in grain and has been making donations in Bian Jing. I have already sent people to win him over." Prime Minister Su slowly put down the teacup in his hand.
"Your Excellency is very thoughtful." The Minister of Rites spoke immediately when he heard him say this.
"If we can get his help, we won't have to worry about having no food."
"Sir, what if this person is unwilling to help?" a voice spoke from the side.
Everyone looked over when they heard the voice. It seemed as if these words put everyone in the room into a dead end. Everything around was extremely silent.
"Unwilling? That's impossible. Why wouldn't he want to do that? What's the reason why he doesn't want to do that?" The Minister of Rites frowned and said.
"Isn't this an honor for this person?"
As they were chatting, someone came in hurriedly and shouted, "Prime Minister, Prime Minister!"
"What's the matter?" Su Xiang asked somewhat unhappily.
The attendant said, "Sir, I went to the Ruan family's shop today as you instructed, to find their owner. Their owner refused to go to Qifeng Tower."
"He also said that if you want food, you can buy it with silver and there is no need to look for him."
"Sir, he is just a small official and a wealthy businessman. It is really arrogant of you to ignore him like this!"
Upon hearing this, Su Xiang's face darkened and he remained silent.
The Minister of Rites said, "Sir, this man is too presumptuous and doesn't take you seriously at all. Why not teach him a lesson?"
Prime Minister Su waved his hand and said, "I'm currently at home on sick leave. The Ruan family is giving alms to the people of Bianjing, and this is a publicity stunt. His Majesty will definitely know about it. If we attack them now, His Majesty will definitely notice."
Both of his sisters were in trouble, and the emperor might be watching him at this time. If he revealed any flaws, the emperor would take this opportunity to punish him.
Everyone looked up at Su Xiang, each with their own thoughts in mind. After chatting for a while, everyone left.
Prime Minister Su looked at their backs and waved to the attendant beside him, "Go and ask someone to go to the Ruan family's shop to buy some food to bring back to the palace."
Anyway, he has already said it. If these people still want to seek death, there is nothing he can do.
However, if someone really went to teach Mr. Ruan a lesson, it would be exactly what he wanted.
…
"Sir, did Prime Minister Su mean that we should keep our troops in place? If so, if the Prince of Jin returns to Bian Jing, we..." Several officials gathered around the Minister of Rites and spoke.
The Minister of Rites waved his hand and said, "If that's the case, we'll just adapt to the situation."
Given the current situation, they must make changes when Prince Jin returns to the capital, otherwise they will be in trouble when Prince Jin ascends the throne.
Several officials nodded, "What about the Ruan family shop?"
"Listen to the Prime Minister." said the Minister of Rites.
The Minister of Revenue curled his lips and said, "He's just a businessman, what's there to be afraid of? I think you are scared by Prime Minister Su."
He shook his sleeves and strode away.
"He..." Seeing this, the official next to him wanted to persuade him, but was stopped by the Minister of Rites.
"Let him be." The Minister of Rites shook his head.
——
The next day, the Ruan family opened a charity stall at the entrance of the vegetable market as usual.
The people of Bianjing lined up in long queues to receive rice porridge.
Today, Ruan Qichuan brought Xiao Qingmu, Ruan Ruan and others here to give alms to everyone.
Xiao Qingmu sat in a wheelchair and handed a bowl to Ruan Qichuan. Ruan Qichuan rolled up his sleeves and made rice porridge for everyone. "Don't worry, take your time. Everyone will have a share."
Ruanruan and Zhao Chengqian were handing bowls to Xiao Shunan and the eldest brother of the Xiao family, while they were serving rice porridge to everyone in another team.
"Thank you, Mr. Ruan!" The people took the bowls and bowed to Ruan Qichuan.
The people nearby were discussing, "I heard that the Ruan family came from Jiangnan and are wealthy. They saw that the people of Bianjing were suffering, so they came to help."
"That family is truly kindhearted and a benefactor to the people of Bianjing!"
"Make way!" At this moment, a group of people pushed the people aside and walked over.
"What are you doing?" Ruan Qichuan looked up at them.
The leader said arrogantly: "Our master wants to talk to you about something, please come with us."
Ruan Qichuan: "What if I don't leave?"
"You're not leaving? Then don't blame us for being ruthless!" The leader grabbed a bowl of porridge on the table and threw it to the ground.
"Since you don't want to accept my toast, someone take him away."
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