Chapter 261 Silly Girl
When Qin Qingyao woke up, she was already lying on her own bed in the palace. She was about to sit up, but just as she tilted her head, the injured part of her forehead hurt so much that she grimaced in pain.
"Hiss~"
Dugu Yu, who had been standing by her side, quickly helped her up and propped her up with a pillow so she could lean against the headboard. "Qingqing, are you awake? Are you feeling unwell?"
Qin Qingyao raised her finger and pointed at her forehead, "Here."
Dugu Yu, “…”
"It's swollen, but there's no bleeding. The doctor said it will be fine after the swelling goes down in two days."
Qin Qingyao was furious when she recalled the moment before she was knocked unconscious. "Why did such a large wooden basin fall from the second floor? Who did it?"
Dugu Yu pursed his lips, lowered his head and coughed lightly, "Ahem, I've already asked, it was Xiao Tiantian who was carrying water passing by and was accidentally bumped into. He didn't mean to do it."
How could this happen to hit her right on the head? How unlucky must she be!
Qin Qingyao gnashed her teeth in anger, "I'm going to dock this little sweetie's salary!"
Dugu Yu nodded, "Yes, it should be deducted!"
Anyway, he can just secretly make up for the deduction...
Qin Qingyao told him not to provoke Lin Xiafeng, so he didn't dare tell Qin Qingyao that he was going to throw water on Lin Xiafeng and drive her away.
But is this really so bizarre? He really couldn't understand why when they took the initiative to provoke Lin Xiafeng, they would be the ones who got into trouble?
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Lin Xiafeng happily finished reading the posts he wanted to read on Fenghuaxueyue, and also read Qin Qingyao's jokes by the way, which made him feel refreshed.
The previous rumor that King Wu Ling was going to lead troops to war has been completely forgotten.
Now, she is a fairy who is both talented and beautiful, and is still respected and sought after in the romantic world.
Of course she knew that Qin Qingyao and Dugu Yu hated her, but so what? Could those two touch a hair on her head in public? They couldn't!
Qin Qingyao dared to slap her in public because she was sure that she would not be able to slap back with a legitimate reason. Now, you have tasted the same feeling!
You know clearly what I have done, but you have no evidence. You clearly hate me to death, but you can only watch me pass through you safely and even become famous and praised.
How does it taste?
When leaving, Lin Xiafeng and Caiwei saw a group of children chasing a teenage girl in front of a bun shop.
The girl held a pebble in her hand, but she didn't intend to fight back. Instead, she kept chewing on it. The more others hit her, the tighter she hugged them and the harder she chewed.
Judging from her behavior, she seems to be a little bit mentally unstable.
"Pick the Wei!"
"yes!"
Caiwei knew her young lady's temper very well. She hated this kind of bullying the most. When someone called her, she knew that her young lady was going to be kind again.
Caiwei chased the group of children away, and then Lin Xiafeng walked up to the girl and asked gently, "What's your name? Where do you live? Is there anyone else in your family?"
The girl lowered her head, humming something, and guarded the pebbles in her hands with both hands, as if she was afraid that someone would snatch them away.
The owner of the nearby bun shop shook his head and chimed in, "Miss Lin, you don't know, this silly girl came here half a month ago. No one knows where she came from. She can't speak, and she has a mental problem. She lives on charity from the neighbors."
Lin Xiafeng's face was filled with pity after hearing this. "How can you continue like this at such a young age? Little sister, are you willing to come home with me? I will help you find a doctor and treat you, okay?"
The bun shop owner looked disapproving and seemed to want to persuade Lin Xiafeng, but in the end he just shook his head and sighed, not interfering.
After all, the Prime Minister's Mansion has plenty of money and servants. It is too easy for Lin Xiafeng to take care of such a silly girl. If someone is willing to do good deeds, he can't stop her.
Lin Xiafeng bought two meat buns from the boss and handed them to the silly girl, "Here, meat buns, they're still hot, here you go!"
Silly girl immediately put the pebble in her arms, took the meat bun and stuffed it into her mouth without fear of the heat.
Seeing that Lin Xiafeng seemed curious about the pebble, the bun shop owner explained, "She treated the stone as a steamed bun and licked it when she was hungry."
Lin Xiafeng saw her finish two buns and bought two more. When Silly Girl reached out to take them, she suddenly took them back and said, "Do you want to eat? If you want to eat, come home with me. I'll ask a doctor to treat you and dress you in beautiful clothes. How about that?"
The silly girl didn't care what she said and just nodded frantically as long as there was something to eat.
Lin Xiafeng gave her another bun, and when the last one was left, she kept holding it in her hand, and the silly girl just followed her.
Caiwei looked at this crazy and silly girl, her face full of melancholy, "Miss, do you think this little girl's madness can be cured?"
Lin Xiafeng, "I don't know, but I have to try. She's still a child, and she has no relatives around. She looks really pitiful."
Within half a day, the news that the Sixth Miss Lin had rescued the crazy girl on the street, brought her home, and invited a doctor to treat her spread throughout Yulin City.
The people in the city talked about this with great relish, and Lin Xiafeng's reputation as a living Bodhisattva reached a new level.
From that day on, Lin Xiafeng began to look for a doctor to treat Silly Girl's madness, and asked people everywhere to purchase some rare and exotic medicinal herbs.
She even went to the prince in person to ask for his help in getting some rare medicinal herbs that were tributed from other places from the Imperial Hospital.
The prince told the emperor about this. The emperor not only praised Lin Xiafeng's kindness, but also gave her a token so that she could enter and leave the Imperial Hospital freely and choose the medicinal materials she needed. Even her own father did not have such an honor!
When Qin Qingyao heard the news, she remembered that she still had a token given by the emperor to enter the palace to see the flowers. She had thrown it away in a corner a long time ago...
While Lin Xiafeng was busy "saving all living beings", the prince was also busy recruiting talented officials.
Recently, the prince seems to have suddenly come to his senses. Although his arrogant bad habit has not changed, his way of doing things is as if his brain has expanded three times as much overnight.
He is organized and thoughtful in his work, and appears to be quite humble in his behavior.
Regardless of whether he was pretending or not, at least he had realized in some way that his previous arrogant attitude was disgusting, which was a huge improvement.
No matter what he did behind the scenes, he really couldn't be faulted in front of others, so the prince successfully gained a lot of support for himself.
It is normal to recruit talents for oneself, but it is a bit weird that he extended an olive branch to Qi Zhongyuan and invited him to return to the East Palace.
Qi Zhongyuan was still sober. As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. He did not believe that the prince had really changed his ways, so he refused on the grounds that he had to stay at home to prepare for this year's imperial examination.
The prince was not angry, but looked very pleased. He said some encouraging words and expressed his full confidence in him. He believed that he would definitely pass the imperial examination and hoped that he would continue to serve the Eastern Palace after passing the exam.
Qi Zhongyuan smiled but did not answer, and rambled on to change the subject. As the future brother-in-law of Prince Duan, it was really inappropriate for him to discuss these things with the Crown Prince.
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After the prime minister finished his self-reflection in seclusion, he returned to the court and presented the results of his one-month reflection. He proposed several brilliant ideas that would benefit the country and the people to the emperor. He immediately won the emperor's favor and took back most of the power that had been divided up.
One of them was about oxen. Prime Minister Lin suggested that the court should set hard targets for counties across the country, stipulating how many oxen each county must raise.
This will be included in the performance evaluation of local officials. Those who raise more will be rewarded, but if the number is not enough, the local officials will be held accountable and will not be promoted!
Compared with Qin Qingyao's long-term plan of market regulation mechanism, Prime Minister Lin's strategy is obviously easier to be understood and accepted by these officials. They feel that the effect will be immediate!
Who among officials doesn't want to rise up the ladder? But anything that can impact one's career must be done with all one's might!
But they all forgot that the indicators are for officials, and it is the common people who raise cattle!
Officials just talk and say whatever they want. Where can the common people find cows to raise?
If they can afford it, why wouldn't they buy it? Why do you need to set the target?
Moreover, such a policy will inevitably raise the price of oxen to an unprecedented level. The more people cannot afford to buy them, the more they will be forced to buy them. The more they are forced into a corner, the higher the price of oxen will remain.
When a cow costs thirty taels of silver and people are scrambling to buy it, only a fool would sell it for three taels!
Aren’t they colluding with officials and businessmen to squeeze every last drop of blood out of the people?
In the end, when there is no other way, are we going to let the people lose everything they have and sell their children to buy a cow?
However, no one in the court brought up such a simple truth. Instead, there was a chorus of compliments for Prime Minister Lin, praising him for his understanding of the people's sentiments and his concern for the common people. He was truly a role model for our generation...
The prince was happy, but Ling Jingxuan was naturally not happy. The emperor asked him to investigate the case and clear his name, but he could not catch the murderer and could not prove that Lin Xiafeng was the mastermind.
So he searched for almost a month and found nothing. Not only did the emperor and the civil and military officials know about it, but even he himself was very disappointed in himself.
Finally, the emperor punished him by sending him to the clan house to be whipped thirty times, and the matter was dropped.
Although the prince was dissatisfied, he respected the emperor's decision. His well-behaved and sensible appearance made the emperor feel guilty about him, so he praised him more in the court.
The emperor's praise is a sign of the ministers' behavior. From this point of view, the emperor is obviously very satisfied with the prince.
It is only a matter of time before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally ascends the throne legitimately and smoothly. Prince Duan can now rest in peace.
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