Chapter 42: Sheltering the Poor
Xie Jingyu waved his hands. This was what he should do. He was paid by the emperor, served the emperor loyally, and shared the emperor's worries. Since he was worshipped by the people, he should be responsible for them.
The reason why the children of Longyuan's noble families dared to fight against the children of poor families was that the law was not strict enough, which allowed them to have no worries about committing crimes and not have to bear the consequences, so they dared to continue doing it.
He pinched Wei Qingcheng's fingers, and seeing that Ma Wen refused to get up, he said, "If you want to repay your kindness, then go to the Wei Mansion."
Wei Qingcheng called Ma Wen to come over and eat with them at the table.
During the meal, we talked about Ma Wen's life. His mother, Ma Xueqing, lived with her family in a secluded village. They worked from sunrise to sunset, and lived a life of farming and weaving with their parents.
Ma Xueqing was very beautiful and had been promised to a family in a neighboring village.
One day, a man fainted on the roadside. His mother rescued him and kindly took care of him until he recovered. Unexpectedly, the man had evil intentions and bought some wine and drugs in the town. When he came back, he told the old couple that he was leaving and put drugs in the family's drinks.
The next day, when Ma Xueqing's parents woke up, the man had already fled, leaving only a letter.
He shamelessly said that he liked Ma Xueqing too much and couldn't help himself, and left his home address and an embroidered handkerchief, saying that if Ma Xueqing also liked him, she could come to find him.
A girl's body was ruined. Ma Xueqing had no face to face her fiancé, so she asked her father to go to the house to cancel the engagement. The fiancé pretended to be affectionate and squatted in the corner of the Ma family for several days without sleep.
Ma Xueqing softened her heart and told him the truth. Her fiancé said he didn't care at the time, and they got married soon.
Two months after getting married, Ma Xueqing was diagnosed with pregnancy. Her husband immediately turned hostile and wrote a letter of divorce.
After that, after his grandmother and grandfather passed away, he and his mother, an orphan and a widow, depended on each other for survival. When he was young, he loved reading very much, but his family was poor, so his mother could only bring envelopes and embroidered handkerchiefs to the door.
The beast wanted to drive them away when he saw his mother's fading beauty. His mother endured the humiliation and recalled the past to him, and only then did she win the opportunity for him to go to school.
Ma Wen gnashed his teeth and told the whole story. His eyes were red with hatred. "Oh, I wished I would never go to school again, and I didn't want my mother to suffer such humiliation. But my mother said that only by studying could I redress her injustice. Only by standing above that beast would I have a chance to judge him."
Yi Si patted his shoulder and said, "Your mother is right. You should redress her injustice. It has not been easy for you these years."
Yi Si thought that if the prince hadn't existed, he would have continued to be bullied.
He felt like crying. When he heard Marvin talking about his mother, he thought of the woman who died for him. Although she never let him call her mother, in his heart, that woman played the role of a mother...
"Fortunately, compared to the humiliation my mother suffered, what I suffered is nothing. But today I didn't expect that these students who have nothing to do with me would beat me up."
Marvin actually had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure.
"Then we will practice for you here and wish you success in the exam!"
Wei Qingcheng raised his glass and clinked it with them. He thought, how many poor children are there who are bullied like Ma Wen, and how many women are there whose lives are ruined like Ma Xueqing. Unfortunately, I don’t have that much ability…
After eating and drinking, they got on the carriage and continued on their journey. Xie Jingyu frowned and said nothing when he saw that he was in a bad mood. He stroked the back of his hand and said, "What's wrong? Are you still sad about that thing?"
Wei Qingcheng turned over and placed her hand on Xie Jingyu's palm: "Well, they all had a hard time, but I can't help so many people. There are so many people suffering in the world. I don't have such ability, and I am really sad in my heart. Jingyu, am I a little bit hypocritical?"
Xie Jingyu sighed, took him into his arms, and kissed his black hair: "Why do you think so? You have saved many people, how can you be falsely kind?"
Wei Qingcheng leaned forward and confided her depression to him.
"But I don't have the ability to save people from suffering. I can only watch them suffer. Just like today, we saved Marvin for a while, but what if those people blocked him on the road, or what if they did something bad in the examination room?
I can't protect him, but I want to save him. Isn't that hypocritical?
Xie Jingyu knew that he was being too stubborn, so she patted his thin arm and said, "Qingqing, do you know the poet named Du? He has a line in his poem, 'I wish I had thousands of mansions to shelter the cold earth and make everyone happy.' Do you think he is hypocritical?"
Wei Qingcheng struggled to sit up, staring at those affectionate eyes
"How could that be? He really wants the people to have a good life. How can a person of such high moral character be hypocritical?"
Xie Jingyu held his shoulders tightly and looked into his eyes. "Then Qingqing really hopes that everyone will be well and not be bullied. How can it be hypocritical? Qingqing's heart of saving people from suffering is the same as Mr. Du's.
How can I not have the ability? I will save as many people as I can. I will save as many as I can. I will do everything slowly.
When you are well again, we can open some academies and charity houses, which can help many people."
Whenever Wei Qingcheng heard Xie Jingyu speak, she felt like she was eating and her body was full of strength.
He happily hugged the man's neck
"Really? We can still do so many things in the future?"
Although he knew Xie Jingyu would nod and say yes, he still wanted to ask and express his joy.
"Well, Qingqing, you can do whatever you want to do in the future," Xie Jingyu touched his ear and answered affirmatively.
The person in front of him hugged him tighter, smiling sweetly.
"Then you have to accompany me. I definitely can't do it alone. To be honest, I'm almost twenty years old, but I haven't accomplished anything. Jingyu, please accompany me. I will definitely be able to do it next time!"
Xie Jingyu really loved his energetic look. She tapped his cute nose and smiled as gentle as the spring breeze.
"Okay, I will stay with you, Qingqing, for a lifetime, two lifetimes, three lifetimes... I will hold Qingqing's hand for all my lifetimes."
Wei Qingcheng was mesmerized by his smile and threw herself at him with her red lips parted.
The eyes were misty after being kissed, and then he nestled in Xie Jingyu's arms and played with Xie Jingyu's fingers. Xie Jingyu indulged him and continued: "Ma Wen, I asked Yi Si to send a message to Qiu Hua. He will take care of him secretly, don't worry."
"Well, Jingyu, you are so nice!"
"Then Qingcheng kiss me again,"
Yi Si had good hearing, and he shuddered when he heard the prince's voice in the car.
"No, there were noises, eight or nine!"
There was a rustling sound in the woods
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