Chapter 296 Sold them all? Not a single thing left?
"Bi'er, you're right. I can't wear this jade hairpin while cleaning the carriage. I have to keep it well and put it up as a display when I get back."
Bu Ruo: ...
Beau: ...
"Alright, alright, quickly put away the hosta and get ready for dinner. Remember to take off your cotton hat too, so you don't have to worry about getting dizzy from the heat in this hot weather."
"And Bi'er, I also picked out some jewelry for you girls. You can share it with Phantom and the others."
Guo Shuangwen clenched his fists as he heard the sound, his fingernails digging into the flesh.
"You, go to the carriage at the back and get this princess's best furs and spread them out!"
The maidservant being pointed at fell to her knees, trembling all over. "Princess... that fur... I'm afraid I can't get it out."
"What do you mean? What do you mean it can't be taken out?"
The maid lowered her head and said, "The furs were taken away by... the envoy and Lord Wei and sold them."
Guo Shuangwen choked: "Sold them all? Didn't keep a single one?"
"I sold them all, not a single thing left..."
Guo Shuangwen closed her eyes and said, "Forget it. Let's take out the quilt and spread it on the ground. The carriage is too stuffy. This princess wants to get some fresh air here."
The maidservant was sweating profusely. "Princess... Princess, we only have one quilt left. If we spread it on the floor... you won't have anything to cover yourself with tonight."
"Ahhhh!!! This princess doesn't care, you guys figure it out on your own!"
When the envoy and the guard heard Guo Shuangwen's howling, they just glanced at him lightly and continued to order people to do things. They didn't even try to persuade him.
Guo Shuangwen saw the maid bring her own quilt and spread it on the ground. She thought for a long time and finally sat on it. After all, she didn't want to be stuck in the carriage in such a hot day.
"How much jewelry do I have left?"
"Princess, besides what you are wearing on your head now... there is nothing else."
"Have they bought a tent? I'm not going to let this princess sleep in such a small carriage tonight."
"Princess, Lord Wei said... that he has no money left to buy a tent and asked the princess to be patient. The envoy also bought... two fans for the princess and told her to fan herself if she feels hot."
The maid knelt on the ground and replied with hatred in her heart. The princess only cared about whether she had good food, good clothes and good housing, and never asked them a question, let alone bought jewelry for her maid like the Regent Princess did.
At least the princess had a carriage to sleep in, but after some of the other carriages were sold, they could only rest against a tree tonight. Even the envoy and Lord Wei had to squeeze together in an even smaller carriage.
"Get lost! Tell them to prepare the meal quickly. This princess is hungry!"
Seeing the maid quickly get up and crawl away, Guo Shuangwen couldn't get rid of the anger in his heart.
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Five days later, Guo Shuangwen finally understood why the envoys had to follow Bu Ruo and his group. This was also the first time they had entered the city in these five days. They had not yet reached Yicheng, but now they could see victims everywhere.
In the inn, when the local officials heard that the Regent Princess had arrived, they immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed over.
"Your servants greet the Regent Princess."
Bu Ruo was sitting in the lobby of the inn and waved his hand: "Everyone, get up and sit down to talk."
"This time, I have brought food and herbs to deliver to Yicheng. The prince has already rushed there with Divine Doctor Du. I will leave some of these supplies for you, and the rest will arrive in the next few days."
"After you take the supplies, set up porridge sheds, medical tents, and temporary tents to house the victims. This is the time when large-scale epidemics are most likely to break out, so we must take strict precautions. If you find anyone showing any abnormalities, isolate them immediately."
"If I discover anyone embezzling supplies or driving away the victims, I will give them a nine-clan elimination game where even ant holes have to be filled with boiling water."
"Did you hear clearly what this princess said?"
Several officials knelt on the ground again, their bodies covered in cold sweat. "I understand. Please rest assured, Princess Regent. We will do as you command. Please rest assured, Princess."
The envoy from Beining originally wanted to stay in an inn, but after seeing the situation here, he was afraid that it was unsafe. In the end, he gritted his teeth, took the silver and stayed with Bu Ruo in the inn. However, they could only stay in a middle-class room, and the guards and maids had to squeeze into the lower-class rooms.
Wei Jieying looked at Bu Ruo's swift and decisive actions with great admiration. If only Beining could have such a regent and regent princess...
Forget it, just look at this unlucky princess and you’ll know that they in Beining… don’t have that kind of luck.
"Mom, what's wrong with these people? Don't they have food to eat and houses to live in?"
Bu Ruo brought the two children out this time because she wanted them to experience the sufferings of the world and know the evil of human nature, so she called both children over.
"Bubu, today, the river in Yicheng has burst its banks due to heavy rain for several days. These people are refugees who have fled there. They have lost their homes and even have trouble finding food and clothing, so we have to help them."
"But if you encounter someone who isn't worth helping, you must stop immediately. Do you understand?"
Bubu seemed to be thinking about something, but Xiao Jin nodded seriously.
"I understand now. Father said that the imperial court should benefit the people, but there are also some people who bully the weak, commit crimes, and seek wealth and kill people."
"As the saying goes, poverty breeds evil, and wealth breeds conscience. We must help those poor people, but we must not tolerate those with evil intentions."
Bu Bu also nodded: "Mom, Bu Bu wants to go to the porridge stall to take a look, is it okay? Bu Bu also wants to help. Bu Bu will not cause trouble, but will help maintain order. If I see those with bad intentions, Bu Bu will tell the police to arrest them."
Bu Ruo touched the top of her daughter's head and said, "Okay, let Aunt Meiying and Aunt Lu take you and your brother there. Remember to be careful."
The Beining envoy felt a lot of emotions in his heart as he watched Bu Bu and Xiao Jin leaving. When he first entered the officialdom, he was also full of ambitions and wanted to be a good official serving the people.
However, the Beining royal family was extremely selfish, thinking only of their own wealth and power and not caring about anything else, let alone using their own money to provide disaster relief like the Regent Princess did.
Every year, there are times when rivers burst their banks or droughts occur in Bac Ninh, but what does the Bac Ninh royal family do? They only allocate a very small amount of disaster relief funds and ignore corruption. If there are refugees who resist, they will suppress them by force and kill a few who stand out, so that others will naturally not dare to make trouble again.
Look at the Great Zhou. The Regent went to the disaster-stricken area in person, and the Regent Princess escorted food and herbs in the rear. Even the three-year-old prince and princess knew to go and help.
If they were in Beining at this moment, their princess would probably just care about her own life and death and make a fuss to leave quickly.
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