Outside the palace.
Three hours later, the carriage finally passed a dilapidated road after a lot of bumps. Without the potholes and stones of different sizes, the passengers finally felt more comfortable.
Nuannuan patted her chest, opened the carriage curtain, and stuck her head out. She saw that the ground ahead was muddy and there was a damp smell everywhere.
The crops in the fields had long been soaked in water, wilting and without any vitality.
Ahead, the ground was becoming more and more bumpy, and in many places, a ditch had been washed out, revealing several stones of different sizes.
From a distance, it looks like a pile of white bones, which is very scary.
Not far away, there were many old people and children holding branches, picking and choosing in the water. What's more, some people couldn't help swallowing when they saw the dirty water. Finally, they couldn't stand the hunger anymore, squatted down, scooped a handful with their hands, put it into their mouths with a bitter taste, wiped the corners of their mouths after drinking it, and showed a satisfied smile.
The little girl's mood suddenly became heavy. It seemed that this was the place where the flood occurred that the ministers mentioned.
Zhou Beichen naturally felt his daughter's low mood. Zhou Zeyun withdrew her head from outside at this moment, with a serious look on her face.
"Dad, the crops are going to fail like this. No wonder no matter how much relief money Dad gives out, it's never enough."
Zhou Zeyun sighed sincerely, and Nuannuan took over the conversation.
"Yes, yes, Daddy, Nuannuan also knows that when the governor passed by here, because the disaster was so severe, he couldn't embezzle much money, so he added tree bark and grass roots to the porridge of refugees from all over the country. It was because of this that Nuannuan killed the governor with the imperial sword. He was really too evil."
Nuannuan licked her back teeth with an angry look on her face. Zhou Beichen opened the curtain, took a quick look, and sighed deeply.
"The disaster was too severe, and the people were displaced. Ultimately, it was my fault."
No one spoke in the car for a while, and it was quiet. After a long time, Nuannuan took out a big box from under her butt mysteriously. The little girl looked confused and painful, and after just one look, she pushed the box in front of Zhou Beichen.
After taking another look, he said lovingly, "Daddy, this is the private money that Nuannuan has hidden this year. There are gold ingots given by daddy, silver ingots given by mother, and small gold nuggets that Nuannuan gets from Empress Ying from time to time. Hey, Nuannuan originally planned to save it up and spend a box every time she goes out of the palace. Now I think the people in this place must be in dire straits, so I'll give them as food. I'll find someone to exchange this stuff for porridge to fill their stomachs. They are all our people, and they can't starve to death. I have twenty boxes in the palace. When I get back, I'll take them all out and give them to the refugees."
Zhou Beichen couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. When he looked at his daughter, his eyes were filled with love and many other emotions. If this child was a boy, a prince, Zhou Beichen felt that he would definitely pass the throne to her.
It’s a pity that his eldest son is a girl, and he already has a candidate for the crown prince.
It would be a shame if such a sensible and considerate child did not become a queen.
Thinking of the collusion between Concubine Liang's motherland and Prime Minister Li, Zhou Beichen had an idea. How about waiting for a few years and finding a way to conquer Concubine Liang's motherland and give it to his daughter as a birthday gift for her coming of age?
The princess's rank is already high enough. Even if she is given a higher title, she cannot surpass the emperor. His daughter also has the imperial sword. Zhou Beichen believes that no amount of gold, silver or treasure is worthy of his daughter. It is better to just give his daughter a big one and let her establish her own family name and become the king.
He was full of confidence, and for a moment, his heart was boiling with blood. However, Zhou Beichen never imagined that a few years later, because he had won countless battles in his twenties, he was careless this time and fell into the enemy's trap. When his life or death was uncertain, it was his daughter who ignored the obstruction of thousands of people and relied on the belief in her heart that "my father must not be dead" to break into the enemy camp with only a few people and desperately rescued him.
"Our Nuannuan is so good, she is worthy of being my daughter, Zhou Beichen. She really has the demeanor of a princess. When our Nuannuan has her coming-of-age ceremony, father will definitely give you a big surprise."
Zhou Beichen looked at Zhou Zhaonuan with eyes full of surprise.
Deshun, who was driving the carriage: "......"
I couldn't help but silently complain in my heart, you are just worthy of it. When praising the princess, you have never forgotten to include yourself over the years. How can you be so shameless?
Deshun was immersed in his own world when he suddenly heard a commanding voice from inside, "Stop the car."
His body trembled and Deshun almost dropped the reins. Without time to think about anything else, he suddenly stopped the carriage. Seeing Zhou Beichen about to jump off the carriage, he trembled again in shock, but hurriedly hid aside and said respectfully.
"Master, you are..."
Zhou Beichen glared at him angrily.
"Don't you see the starving people everywhere? Even Nuannuan has shown love for the people and has taken out all the money she's saved over the years. And yet you, a grown man, are asking me why I got off the carriage. Remember, when you get back, you must honestly give me all the money you've made from the harem over the years. Otherwise, I'll leave you with no place to bury your body. You have no sense at all."
Deshun: “…Yes.”
He was scolded for no reason and felt extremely upset at the moment. There were so many eunuchs in the harem, why did the emperor only target him for his little profit?
After Zhou Beichen went down, Nuannuan jumped up and also jumped down, followed by Zhou Zeyun and Shen Nian'an.
Together with a few shadow guards, the eight masters and servants walked forward together.
There were many children, old people, and people with mobility problems on the roadside. They all looked haggard and staggered, and it was obvious that they were too hungry to have any strength left.
Feeling extremely sad, Zhou Beichen was about to order someone to get some dry food in the carriage when he thought of it. With so many people, there would be too many people and not enough food, so it would be useless.
At this time, Zhou Zhaonuan, who looked unhappy, tugged at Zhou Beichen's clothes and spoke, "Dad, in the seed shop my brother and I run, in addition to the vegetable seeds we had before, we already have a lot of grain seeds. Otherwise, we should first find a way to plant more land in Beijing and some places with spring all year round. With more food, we can donate food to the disaster victims. It's better than money."
"That's a good idea, but what should we do now?"
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