Chapter 148 Self-blame
Qin Chuchu originally went cycling with Linglong, but she had something on her mind and had no intention of riding, so she came back after a while.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Butler Liu standing there.
"Uncle Liu, what are you doing here?"
She looked straight at Butler Liu. The old man was quite confident and shouted so loudly when greeting someone.
"Princess, I am planning to look for the prince."
A trace of guilt flashed across Butler Liu's eyes. As he spoke, he pushed open the door of the tent and Qin Chuchu walked in front.
"What are you doing?"
As soon as she entered the tent, she saw a lot of people gathered around the chaise longue, so she walked over curiously.
"Princess, the fifth brother is showing the prince's legs!" Feng Liu pointed at Han Muchen who was lying on the chaise longue.
At this moment, the man was closing his eyes with a gloomy look on his face, obviously trying to suppress his dissatisfaction.
"Oh," Qin Chuchu nodded and moved forward.
Looking at Feng Wu holding the teacup lid and tapping the man's calf seriously, she was confused.
"What are you doing?"
I have seen doctors tapping patients' legs with a small hammer before, but I have never seen anyone tapping with a teacup lid.
Seeing what the princess was thinking, Feng Wu curled the corners of his mouth.
"Hehe, in order to survive, the guys who eat have exchanged their bread for bread, so I can only use this to make do for now.
Although the effect is a little poor, I can guarantee that the prince's leg can be cured."
“………”Han Muchen.
His face became even gloomier, and he really wanted to kick him out.
“…………”Qin Chuchu.
Why did she feel that this guy was a quack doctor who was cheating people everywhere? How could he hit his legs with a teacup lid?
But seeing how confident he looked, it seemed like what he said was true.
Thinking of this, she looked at Feng Qi in front of her,
"When you have time, go to the market and get everything Lao Wu needs!"
While speaking, he glanced at Feng Wu again. Once all the things were equipped, he would be able to tell whether this guy was a liar or not.
If he really dares to lie to her, she will tell him to get out of here immediately.
After saying that, she was about to go into the bedroom to rest, but Feng Qi called her again.
"princess!"
"Hmm?" Qin Chuchu turned around.
Seeing the constipated look on his face, he remembered that he only had two copper coins left in his pocket, so he casually took out some gold ingots from his arms and handed them over.
"Is this enough?"
“…………”Everyone.
The princess is so awesome. She gave away ten taels of gold ingots at once, which is equivalent to a hundred taels of silver.
The man on the chaise longue narrowed his eyes and stared at the gold ingot in Qin Chuchu's hand, as if he saw the number on it.
But before he could see clearly, Feng Wu got ahead of Feng Qi and snatched the gold ingot away.
"That's enough, that's enough. Even though I can't buy the most precious herbs, I have all the commonly used ones!"
He was full of excitement. His medicine box was already empty. Although this gold ingot could not buy all the medicinal materials, it was enough for the commonly used ones.
After hearing what this guy said, Qin Chuchu hesitated for a moment and took out two gold ingots from her arms.
"You must give the prince good medicine. Is this enough?"
As long as the leg of the living devil can be cured, she would be willing to give him more, not to mention these gold ingots.
I really don't want to wash his stinky feet every day.
“…………”Everyone was stunned again.
Staring straight at the gold ingots in Qin Chuchu's hand, this princess was too generous. In just a short while, she spent three hundred taels of silver without even blinking an eye.
"Enough, enough, this is enough!"
Feng Wu swiftly took the gold ingot from Qin Chuchu's hand again, and was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
Thirty taels of gold is equivalent to three hundred taels of silver, which is enough to buy even a hundred-year-old ginseng.
“…………”Han Muchen’s lips curled slightly.
Although he didn't want Feng Wu to treat his leg, he felt relieved after hearing what the woman said.
Seeing Qin Chuchu return to the bedroom, he kicked Feng Wu backwards.
"Get lost!" The more I looked at him, the angrier I got.
As soon as Qin Chuchu returned to the bedroom, she lay down on the bed with her legs spread out.
Her mind uncontrollably recalled the people who starved to death on the road, especially those in front of her who were so thin that they were just skin and bones.
It must be because he hasn't had a full meal for a long time that he became so thin.
The more I try not to think about it, the more I lose control of my mind, and the more I blame myself.
If he had not stolen Han Mulei's gold, he would not have asked Zhou Quan for silver.
Zhou Quan would not have imposed taxes on the people again and again, forcing them to leave their homes and die tragically on the road.
The root of all this lies with her. She never expected that her momentary greed would harm so many innocent lives.
The more she thought about it, the more she blamed herself, to the point that she didn't even eat dinner. This situation lasted for two days, and she was in a bad mood.
Even in my dreams, I see those skinny people and often wake up in the middle of the night.
Finally, on the morning of the third day, she couldn't hold it in any longer.
Looking at the sumptuous breakfast in front of me, I really had no appetite, so I put down my chopsticks.
"Um... Your Majesty, how many people are there in the fiefdom you govern?"
She stole a glance at the man opposite her and pretended to talk nonsense.
“…………”Han Muchen’s hand holding the chopsticks froze.
He raised his head and glanced at Qin Chuchu again, then looked at Feng Qi standing beside him.
The latter understood and was secretly happy, but still pretended to be very depressed on his face.
"Princess, the prince's fiefdom originally had a population of over 1.5 million. Due to the drought in recent years, many people have left with their families.
Adding in the tens of thousands of people who froze to death in the past few days, the number might not even reach one million!"
"Tens of thousands of people! Are you saying tens of thousands of people have frozen to death in the past few days?!"
Qin Chuchu was shocked and looked at Feng Qi in disbelief.
Although I saw quite a few people a few days ago, I didn’t expect there to be so many.
"Well, this is the statistics from the past two days. The temperature has dropped again in the past two days. I guess a lot of people have frozen to death again!"
The more Feng Qi spoke, the more depressed he became. All he could hear was Chu Jing's mouth, which was wide open.
Oh my god! So many people froze to death! Isn't her sin really that great?
"Princess, why do you want to ask this?"
Although Feng Qi asked this, he was extremely happy in his heart.
The princess finally made some move. They had been so miserable these past few days.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and I’m really worried that my brothers in the mountains won’t be able to make it.
"Oh, nothing, I'm just asking!" Qin Chuchu frowned.
Looking at the steamed buns in front of her, her face was full of worry. She really wanted to help them, but how should she say it?
Looking at the stupid woman's embarrassed expression, Han Muchen glanced at Feng Qi beside him.
Feng Qi understood immediately and continued talking to himself.
"Alas! If only Concubine Jing's dowry hadn't been kept in the palace, the Emperor wouldn't have confiscated it. It would have come in handy now!"
As he spoke, he looked at Qin Chuchu, wanting to see the princess's reaction.
Even the man opposite was staring at her straight, holding the chopsticks tightly in his hand.
Sure enough, as soon as Feng Qi said this, the absent-minded Qin Chuchu immediately became alert.
"Dowry! I have it!!!"
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