After hearing Hongli's advice, Hongzhou could no longer refuse and nodded in agreement.
Before long, the lunch prepared by the imperial kitchen was served. After having lunch with Hongzhou and Hongli, Hongzhou took his leave and returned to his residence.
After leaving the palace, Hongzhou boarded the carriage that had been waiting outside. Having not slept all night and having been busy all morning, Hongzhou was a little tired, so he sat in the carriage, closed his eyes to rest, and tried to clear his mind of distracting thoughts.
If he returns to the mansion still looking so worried, Wu Kuzha will be very concerned, and it wouldn't be good if it caused a rift between her and Geng.
Suddenly, the carriage slammed on the brakes, and the coachman outside shouted angrily, "Are you out of your mind! You see the carriage coming and you're still trying to get on? If you die, I won't be collecting your body."
Then Hongzhou heard a delicate voice, with a slight sob in it, "Please spare my life, sir. I was just in a hurry."
Hongzhou pulled back the carriage curtain and peeked out, only to see a girl kneeling by the roadside.
Seeing Hongzhou peek out from inside the carriage, the girl kneeling beside the carriage quickly kowtowed to him.
"Please, kind sir, buy this servant."
Then she reached out her hand, trembling, and pointed to the two corpses draped in cloth beside her, and continued, "I did not mean to offend you just now. It's just that my family is poor and my parents died without coffins. That's why I had no choice but to block the carriage with my body, which is why I disturbed you."
The coachman, who was used to seeing such scenes of selling oneself to bury one's father, was not filled with pity. He was also worried that if he disturbed Hongzhou, he would be punished instead.
Before Hongli could even speak, he forcefully lashed the reins to the ground beside the girl, raising a cloud of dust, and said, "Hurry up and leave, don't block the way, or don't blame me for this whip being indiscriminate and striking you."
But after listening to the coachman's words, the woman still refused to leave and continued to kneel there.
Seeing that she still wouldn't leave, the coachman became impatient and reached out to grab the reins to swing at the girl. Hongzhou immediately intervened and stopped the coachman.
Then, seeing the girl still kowtowing in front of the carriage, he felt pity and waved to the coachman, saying, "Give her some money to go back and buy a coffin."
"Yes, Your Highness," the coachman said respectfully to Hongzhou, then jumped off the carriage and took a bag of silver from the girl.
The woman who received the silver immediately kowtowed in gratitude, saying, "Thank you, young master. I will never forget your great kindness and will repay you by serving you like a slave."
The woman casually wiped away her tears, looked up at Hongzhou and continued, "Once I'm settled, I will definitely go to your house as a servant. Please leave me your address."
“No need. My household is not short of people. I am only giving you this money because of your filial piety. I do not intend to buy you as my slave.” Hongzhou waved his hand at the girl.
Unexpectedly, after hearing Hongzhou's words, the woman did not get up and leave, but continued, "Although I am poor, I know that kindness must be repaid. Please tell me your address, otherwise I would rather not take the money."
Seeing how stubborn the woman was, Hongzhou was unwilling to continue arguing with her, so he gave her a random address and sent the coachman away.
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