Chapter 955 Sending Zhang Yumo to Disaster Relief
Zhang Yumo returned to the inner quarters feeling uneasy. Jiang Fenghua's attitude made her panic. The Empress had never treated her like this before. Although she wasn't close to her, she was at least polite.
And what did she mean by what she said today? She said she's not the same person she used to be. Did Jiang Fenghua find out something? Did she slip up somewhere?
She lifted her sleeve, revealing an unusually vibrant flower on her wrist, as if it had been soaked in blood. She wanted to know why this was happening.
Jiang Fenghua doesn't like her, she can tell. This time, Jiang Fenghua suddenly wants to take her away from Shengjing, is it because she doesn't want her to stay in the Jiang family?
How she and Jiang Jinyan live their lives is their business. She is just a daughter of the Jiang family. Isn't Jiang Fenghua being too nosy by always lecturing her?
She said to the maid, "Go and inform the madam that Her Majesty the Empress has arrived."
The maid said, "But the people around the Empress have already instructed the gatekeeper not to let the Madam know. I'm afraid the Empress will blame you if she finds out."
Zhang Yumo's eyes were cold and deep. "Bring Xiao Chu here."
Knowing that Miss Chu was reading at this time, the maidservant respectfully replied, "Yes."
Soon, Granny Kui arrived with Jiang Ruochu. Jiang Ruochu happily ran up to Zhang Yumo and said, "Little Chu is reciting poetry. What does Mother want to see Little Chu about?"
"Little Chu is such a good girl. Little Chu is going to stay with Grandma. Mommy will be away from home for a while." Zhang Yumo looked at Jiang Ruochu's cute little face and liked her very much.
Jiang Ruochu took her hand and said, "Where is Mother going? Can you take Xiaochu with you? Xiaochu doesn't want to be separated from Mother."
Zhang Yumo paused, her eyes turning red. "Little Chu, be good. Mother doesn't want to be separated from you either, but... let your grandmother stay with you first. Mother will be back soon."
Immediately afterwards, she had Granny Kui carry Jiang Ruochu away and take her to Feng Jingyuan's courtyard.
Soon, the news that Zhang Yumo was leaving the Jiang family alarmed Feng Jingyuan. She was praying for the Jiang family in the ancestral hall, and reporting her safety to the Jiang ancestors had become a daily routine for Feng Jingyuan.
When Feng Jingyuan saw her granddaughter running to her crying, she was filled with heartache: "Why is Xiao Chu crying?"
"Grandmother, Mother is leaving."
Feng Jingyuan glanced at Granny Kui and asked, "Where is Mo'er going? Why did she make Xiao Chu cry?"
Granny Kui's eyes darted around. "I don't know what happened either. The young mistress only asked me to take Miss Xiao Chu to the madam's courtyard. When I came out, I saw Qiao Hui packing the young mistress's things."
Feng Jingyuan felt strange, took Jiang Ruochu's hand and left the ancestral hall for Zhang Yumo's courtyard.
Halfway there, I saw Zhang Yumo carrying her luggage and walking out of the courtyard. It was raining outside. Where was she going?
Jiang Ruochu saw her mother's figure and shouted loudly.
Zhang Yumo seemed not to hear, and Feng Jingyuan said to Granny Kui, "Quickly go and stop the young mistress, where is she going in such a hurry?"
Granny Kui quickly replied, "This servant will go right away."
Feng Jingyuan took Jiang Ruochu's hand and went straight to the front yard, where she saw Hongxiu and Aoxue talking to Zhang Yumo under the eaves. She called out to them, "Hongxiu, Aoxue, what brings you here?"
Jiang Fenghua happened to lift the curtain, her face full of smiles, and softly called out, "Mother, I asked someone to invite my sister-in-law to accompany me out of the capital. I didn't mean to disturb you, but you found out anyway."
"You're still acting so suspiciously even when you're at home." Feng Jingyuan felt relieved. "Now that you're here, Mom will cook you something delicious."
Jiang Fenghua stopped her mother, "I'm looking for my sister-in-law to take care of some important business. Da Zhou is in trouble and has suffered a disaster. We're going to the disaster area to help."
As Jiang Fenghua said this, Feng Jingyuan was also filled with sadness. "Yuzhou and Yuxian are very close. Your maternal grandfather's family also suffered when they sent a message home. Fortunately, they retreated in time and the whole family was unharmed. It's just that the escort agency is gone."
Fearing that Feng Jingyuan would worry, the Feng family had already sent someone to report that they were safe. She added, "The Feng family's business is special, so they have escaped a disaster. It's just a pity that the Feng family's accumulated wealth has been wiped out by this disaster."
Jiang Fenghua comforted her, "Since Grandfather's family is alright, Mother, don't worry. We can earn the family fortune again later."
Feng Jingyuan wiped away her tears. "I'm not worried about your maternal grandparents' family. Your uncles can take good care of their families. I just pity these people. A natural disaster has left them all homeless."
Jiang Fenghua also felt uneasy. Before leaving the palace, she had only heard about how serious the disaster was. After leaving the palace and seeing it with her own eyes, she realized that it was several times more serious than she had imagined. She then thought about how she could help the people get through this natural disaster.
She even thought that if the Yinchuan Kingdom truly possessed a rebirth technique, she could use the Yinchuan secret technique to change the disaster that befell the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Feng Jingyuan said, "I burn incense and pray to Buddha every day. All I can do is these things to put my mind at ease. Actually, I know it's no use to the disaster victims. Take this money. This is all I can do."
Feng Jingyuan had her nanny fetch a lot of jewelry and silver from her room for Jiang Fenghua, which she had prepared long ago.
Seeing this, Jiang Fenghua was torn between accepting the offer and not accepting it, as her mother was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see people suffer.
In the end, Jiang Fenghua accepted the silver from her mother, but left the jewelry for her mother, knowing that her mother wouldn't be at ease if she didn't take it.
Zhang Yumo hadn't expected Jiang Fenghua to ask her to help with disaster relief. She had heard that the disaster was very serious and many people had died. Since the disaster started, Jiang Jinyan hadn't returned. She didn't want to go because she had more important things to do.
Jiang Ruochu rushed into Jiang Fenghua's arms, her eyes filled with joy. "Xiao Chu greets Aunt. Xiao Chu missed Aunt so much. Aunt has finally come to see Xiao Chu."
She also kissed Jiang Fenghua's cheek.
The gloom in Jiang Fenghua's heart vanished instantly. "My aunt misses Xiao Chu very much, so much."
She also kissed Jiang Ruochu's little face; Jiang Ruochu was cute and pretty.
Before leaving the palace, Jiang Fenghua had already discussed with Xie Shang that since the Shenyin Camp could train princes and princesses, if the children of ministers passed the examination and reached a certain age, could they also enter the Shenyin Camp to study?
The Hidden Guards only train secret guards for the royal family, and can also cultivate talents for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Xie Ziyan and Xie Hongyou are old enough to be sent to the Hidden God Camp, and Jiang Ruochu could join them if she wished.
Jiang Ruochu even took the hair ornament off her hair and handed it to Jiang Fenghua, saying, "Aunt, take this and exchange it for silver. Xiao Chu can also do her part for the people."
Jiang Fenghua was surprised that such a young child understood the suffering of ordinary people. In fact, she had been influenced by Feng Jingyuan's daily prayers to Buddha.
Zhang Yumo originally wanted to say that she wanted to stay and take care of her daughter, and that she did not want to go to Yuzhou for disaster relief.
Jiang Fenghua gave her no chance and handed Jiang Ruochu over to her mother, saying, "Mother, take good care of Xiaochu at home. My sister-in-law and I will go help my brother."
With just one sentence, Zhang Yumo's escape route was cut off.
Feng Jingyuan nodded repeatedly, "You go ahead, I'll stay home."
Jiang Ruochu said, "Don't worry, Aunt, I will take care of Grandmother."
Jiang Fenghua was very pleased, "Xiao Chu is the best girl."
Zhang Yumo reluctantly got into Jiang Fenghua's carriage. What would happen to the Zhang family if she left?
Just then, a person suddenly fell out of a carriage behind them. The person was bound and cursing, "Who is it? Who knocked me out?"
Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and saw Qin Yunyan tumbling in the wet mud, looking disheveled.
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