Chapter 1436: Great Protection for the Poor Scholars
Just now, although she had no appetite, she also picked up her bowl and chopsticks and ate some like everyone else, but it tasted like chewing wax.
But she didn't expect that Zhu Feng had been paying attention to her.
Moreover, he did not force himself to eat more, but waited until Ran Xiaoyu came back and saw that he was relieved before letting himself eat a little more.
Somehow, even though a stone in her heart had been lifted, at this moment, she felt her chest sink again.
Murmured: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Feng said, "You've lost a lot of weight recently. You finally got out today to relax and unwind. You should be in a good mood. Why do you seem so down?"
"No, no."
"If you don't have any, eat more. You'll be cold when you go out later."
“…”
"Besides," Zhu Feng said, glancing at Xin Ping who was nestled in Zhu Chengxuan's arms, and said with a smile, "Look at this girl, she wants to eat but can't. You should be more grateful."
“…”
Nan Yan felt even more depressed.
If for no other reason than his seemingly intentional yet unintentional words of “cherish blessings”.
But Zhu Feng still held Xin Ping in his arms and pointed at Nan Yan and said, "Look, is mother not being obedient?"
Xinping immediately said, "Not good!"
Everyone around couldn't help but want to laugh, but they didn't dare to, so they turned their faces away.
It was rare for the atmosphere to be so good. The emperor, who usually had a fierce face and made people dare not breathe, even made a joke. Naturally, Nan Yan couldn't refuse.
I could only whisper, "Yes."
Then someone came and served her half a bowl.
Nan Yan took the bowl and, in full view of everyone, could only smile bitterly and eat it mouthful by mouthful. However, this time, the taste seemed to be better than before.
You Qi looked at Xinping so fondly that she almost wanted her eyes to fall into the bowl. She took a bite and blinked.
I can't help but laugh.
At this time, a gust of wind blew outside, shaking the windows.
Nan Yan turned around and took a look. It was getting darker outside, so she said, "Your Majesty, is it time to go back?"
Zhu Feng said: "It's almost done."
"Then, let them go down and prepare the car."
"Um."
Zhu Feng said this and asked Xiao Shunzi to take a few people down to prepare the car, leaving only Ran Xiaoyu to serve.
After taking two more bites, Nan Yan put the bowl down.
"Let's go."
Ke Xinping immediately pointed at her bowl and said, "There's more!"
She couldn't eat so much, and there were still two dumplings left at the bottom of the bowl. If it were any other day, it would be fine, but today the girl had sharp eyes and saw it right away, saying, "Mom is not obedient, she has pockmarks."
This was originally a joke that Aunt Tongyun and the others said to her to tease her. If she left any rice at the bottom of the bowl, it would turn into pockmarks on her face. Who knew that she would actually use this on Nanyan.
Nan Yan was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing.
He stretched out his hand and picked up the bowl. Nan Yan was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhu Feng take a spoon and eat the rest in two bites, then said to Xin Ping: "Okay, now you don't need to have pockmarks."
He nodded contentedly.
Nan Yan frowned: "Your Majesty——"
No matter what, the emperor shouldn't eat his leftovers.
But Zhu Feng didn't care at all, as if it was a very normal thing. He held Xinping in his arms and said with a smile, "Okay, it's time to go back. If we're any later, it will be dark."
"……yes."
Nan Yan had no choice but to follow him.
When they arrived at the door, Xiao Shunzi had already settled the bill with the store owner, and the carriage was waiting at the door. Zhu Feng, holding Xinping, walked in front with Nan Yan and Zhu Chengxuan, while Xiao Shunzi, Ran Xiaoyu and others followed behind.
As he walked out of the door, Zhu Chengxuan turned his head inadvertently and saw a person curled up at the bottom of the stairs, and he stopped for a moment.
"Um?"
He was a beggar, dressed in rags, shivering in a corner.
He stopped there and looked at the man. At this moment, Ran Xiaoyu behind him was walking forward with her head down. She seemed to be distracted and did not notice him standing in front of her, and bumped into his back.
“Ouch!”
Zhu Chengxuan was nearly knocked down the stairs.
Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly stopped and said softly, "Master, please forgive me."
Nan Yan turned around quickly: "What's wrong?"
Zhu Chengxuan immediately said, "It's okay. It's my fault for standing here and blocking Sister Xiaoyu's way."
Ran Xiaoyu lowered her head and said nothing.
Zhu Feng had already walked down the stairs with Xin Ping in his arms and reached the carriage. He turned around and looked at him: "What are you looking at?"
"Father, it's that one."
As he spoke, he pointed at the beggar on the street.
Zhu Feng took a look and frowned slightly.
Zhu Chengxuan said, "Father, father, can your son give him some money?"
Zhu Feng said, "If you want to give it to him, then give it to him."
After saying that, he didn't stay for long. He carried Xinping into the car first. Nan Yan also walked over and prepared to get on the car. Looking back, she saw Zhu Chengxuan walked up to the beggar and gave him a piece of silver. The beggar kowtowed repeatedly in gratitude and called him "benefactor". Zhu Chengxuan didn't say much, just told him to be careful, and then got on the car.
Soon, the carriage moved forward and went to the palace.
Everyone was quiet along the way. Zhu Chengxuan leaned against the window, watching the scenery passing by outside, but he was no longer as excited as when he first came out.
Indeed, beyond those prosperous scenes, there are some things that are not easy for them to see.
It is also possible that some officials do not want them to see it.
Nan Yan knew that he must have a lot of things on his mind. Just as she was about to persuade him, Zhu Feng on the side spoke first.
"What are you thinking about?"
Upon hearing his voice, Zhu Chengxuan turned around hurriedly: "Father——"
"Still thinking about that beggar?"
"Yes, my son is thinking, how pitiful he is, still wandering around at such an old age."
“…”
“In fact, just now on the road, I also saw some poor people like this. Although it is a festival today, they can’t even have a full meal.
"Um."
Seeing Zhu Feng's cold attitude, Zhu Chengxuan immediately became cautious and said carefully, "Father, I just felt that they were too pitiful and wanted to do something for them, so I gave the beggar some money."
Zhu Feng said coldly: "Do you think I don't want you to give him money?"
"That--"
“You can give him money, but even if you give money to a beggar every step of the way, the number of poor people in the world will not decrease by even 10%.”
“…”
"You should be thinking about more than just this beggar."
“…”
"The affairs of the world are endless. Don't worry about the gains and losses of a city or a pond, and don't worry about your own gains and losses."
“…”
“What the world needs is not a good person.”
“…”
"So, you need to observe more, learn more, and ask more questions. What you need to do is to ensure that everyone in the world finds what they deserve."
“…”
"That's what it means to bring joy to the poor people of the world."
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