"The rain has been going on for so long and so heavily. I'm afraid we won't be able to harvest any food."
"I heard the rain in the south is even heavier. It seems to be a major spring flood, which has flooded many places. The prince has been very busy these days dealing with this matter."
"I heard about it too. I saw the prince rushing to the palace early this morning. He said he was going to discuss countermeasures with a group of ministers. I guess the situation in the south is very serious."
South? Spring flood?
Isn’t that where Wei Qian was demoted?
Wei Qian had just been posted there, and judging by the distance he'd traveled, he'd probably arrived just a few days ago. He was already posted there, and now it was flood season...
Zhang You's heart tightened unconsciously, and he was worried about Wei Qian, but he could only worry in vain and could not share his burden at all.
When Li Guanghan returned home from court, it was already noon.
This was the first time in recent days that he was late for lunch with Qiao Si.
After returning home, although exhausted, he still personally went to Qiao Si's courtyard to apologize for missing the appointment today. Qiao Si wanted to know what they had said in the court, so naturally she didn't refuse him. Like a flower of eloquence, she quietly chatted with him, helping him relieve some of the troubles in the court.
Zhang You also wanted to know some inside information, but Li Guanghan and Qiao Si never liked the presence of maids like them when they were talking, so she couldn't eavesdrop. She wanted to go to Jinlu to find out.
Perhaps it was because she had accepted his jade pendant that day that he felt their relationship had taken a step forward, and these past few days, Jinlu had been unusually gentle. The two of them, who used to bicker after just a few words, now had one of them deliberately trying to please her, and the fight wouldn't escalate.
Zhang You felt that their relationship was extremely awkward, but someone was not aware of it and instead seemed to be enjoying it.
What's the difference between this and punching cotton?
Therefore, Zhang You didn't talk much to him in the past few days. Now he wanted to ask him about things in the south, but he felt a little embarrassed to start.
They stood together in the corridor, chatting idly. Zhang You, who was standing at the back and hesitating whether to speak, was interrupted by Jinlu who suddenly came over.
"What are you daydreaming about?"
"Ah? I'm fine."
"Really?"
Jinlu suddenly lowered his head, and the distance between them kept getting closer. Zhang You could clearly see his thick eyelashes and inquiring eyes.
"What are you doing so close?"
Her body moved before her mind.
When he reacted, Jinlu had already been pushed away by her at an arm's length.
"Jinlu, why do you always stick to our Xia He every time you come?" Qiuyue teased him, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.
Chunhua and the others had stopped chatting at some point and were looking at the two of them with smiles in their eyes, as if they had seen something interesting.
As soon as Zhang You heard her words, she knew she was joking with them. She didn't know what was wrong with them recently, but they all seemed to be very optimistic about her and Jinlu, and each of them was secretly trying to bring them together. The more Zhang You explained, the more confused she became, and now she was helpless.
Jinlu chuckled and didn't respond as tactlessly as before. He could see that Xia He didn't have that much affection for him now, but she didn't hate him either, did she?
He didn't want to make Xia He feel embarrassed, and what's more, he had confidence in himself.
Jinlu smiled and changed the subject. Somehow, they started talking about things in the south. Zhang You was interested and joined in.
"Haizhou was hit by a flood, which inundated many areas. The prince and several civil officials lodged a complaint, and the emperor sent more personnel to deal with the problem. However, the prince is still worried about the safety of the people of Haizhou.
On the way back, the prince also said that he wanted to raise funds for support. He also proposed it to His Majesty, but His Majesty did not agree. The prince could only raise funds and send it himself, but this would only be a drop in the bucket..."
"Your Majesty wants to raise funds?"
"Yes, I have already prepared my little savings." Jinlu held his small wallet in pain.
"Then I'll contribute some too. Even though it's not much, it's a nice gesture." Zhang You joined them after hearing that.
"Yes, how can we be missing? According to the princess's personality, she will definitely support it."
"Yes, yes. Hey? How much are you donating? Tell me in secret. Let me see if my donation is enough..."
They were already talking about donations, and Zhang You occasionally interjected a word, which seemed very ordinary.
According to the share Qiao Er gave her, she was now considered a wealthy person. Donating money would help both the people of Haizhou and Wei Qian. It was all she could do. In this way, the amount she had to donate would not be small, but she couldn't let them know. It was better to keep a low profile on such matters, as wealth should not be exposed.
Zhang You had already made up his mind while he was silent. He would discuss it with Qiao Si later and donate it in Qiao Si's name without being exposed.
In the evening, Li Guanghan and Qiao Si had already agreed that they would visit the wealthy families in the capital to see how many people were willing to donate money.
Zhang You also took the opportunity to give her share of the money to Qiao Si and donate it in her name.
The rain in the capital has never stopped. Qiao Si and Li Guanghan have been busy persuading those wealthy families to donate these two days. Zhang You and the others follow Qiao Si to visit more than ten families a day, but only one or twelve are willing to donate.
By the time the donated items were delivered to Haizhou by people sent by Li Guanghan, Zhang You and her colleagues had been busy for four days.
Finally able to take a breath, they stayed in the palace to rest for the day.
Probably because they had been busy helping Li Guanghan with fundraising these days, and when they had some free time, they suddenly discovered the little tricks Li Guanghan was doing behind their backs.
According to the original plan, Prince Qiao should have been secretly sent to a safe place by Qiao Si's people, but when Qiao Si got the news of Xiu, he found out that Li Guanghan had contact with Prince Qiao at some point, and he helped Prince Qiao return to the capital!
Dongmei hurriedly told Qiao Sishi, who was resting on the chaise longue, the news she had heard outside the mansion. She was completely unable to sleep.
Prince Qiao, escorted by Li Guanghan's men, had safely returned to the Qiao Palace. However, Li Guanghan had intentionally or unintentionally obstructed the spread of Prince Qiao's return, so that by the time Qiao Si learned of the news, Li Guanghan had already met Prince Qiao and sent him back to the palace, after which he had spent an hour chatting with him before returning home.
Qiao Si ignored the fatigue from days of busy work, put on his clothes and walked towards Li Guanghan's study in a rage.
Zhang You and the others hurriedly followed her pace and watched her angrily push open the study door, but they were stopped outside by Jinfu Jinlu.
Jinfu took the time to close the door, completely cutting off Zhang You and the others' sight.
"Don't worry! The prince and princess are just talking. Don't worry. Just wait outside."
Before Cui Liu could open her mouth to refute, the sound of cups breaking was heard in the house!
"They've already started! Let me go in and take a look. What if something happens to the princess?"
"Cui Liu! Don't worry, the prince won't hurt the princess. He is not that kind of person."
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