Tan Xi was stunned.
Jiang Mo said, "How about we go and collect donations for the people of Qingcheng Prefecture? Whatever we can raise, the better."
He looked at Tan Xi: "This is also a good deed."
The husbands of the big families in the capital and the noblemen also do a lot of charity every year, one for the family reputation, and the other for accumulating virtue and doing good deeds.
However, in the past, they usually did good deeds by feeding porridge to beggars outside the city, or donating some silver to charity halls. I haven't done much fundraising.
Tan Xi was a little hesitant. He was now the Fifth Prince, and he would occasionally think more before doing anything. Fundraising for Qingcheng Prefecture was indeed a good deed, but he was now the Fifth Princess's husband, and he was worried that the Fifth Princess would not agree to the fundraising.
Seeing him hesitate, Jiang Mo shook his arm and said, "Come on, let's go. Let's call a few young masters to do this together? This way, we can earn some face for the Fifth Princess and your Fifth Princess's Mansion, right?"
He smiled and said, "When the time comes, people will brag about the Fifth Princess fighting bandits outside. The Fifth Prince is also a kind-hearted person who raised food donations for the people of Qingcheng Prefecture. And doing good deeds will definitely bring blessings. You can think of it as accumulating some blessings for the Fifth Princess, right?"
Other things are fine, but praying for the Fifth Princess touched the heart of the Fifth Prince. The conflict between him and the Fifth Princess was just because he was worried about his own wife. Although the Fifth Princess told him not to worry, how could he not worry? I did these little things hoping to help her a little. Tan Xi agreed.
Jiang Mo persuaded Tan Xi, but one or two people are not strong enough to handle such a matter. On the way back home, he thought about it and decided to call a few more young masters. Li Yuxin helped him a lot when Gu Jinke was injured at the city gate, so Jiang Mo thought of him first and drove the carriage to Li Mansion.
It was just unfortunate that the Li Mansion was closed to strangers because Minister Li was out. But when they saw it was Jiang Mo, they were still respectful because of the Grand Tutor and his own statement. When Jiang Mo asked about Li Yuxin, he heard the maid guarding the gate say that Li Yuxin was praying for his mother and Qingcheng Mansion behind closed doors, and would not see guests or listen to any news in the near future.
Jiang Mo felt regretful and went to Shangshu Xue's residence.
Xue Luan has been practicing riding diligently for quite some time. As Li Yuxin has not been seeing guests for a while, his schedule has become more simple, basically practicing and resting, and he rarely attends banquets outside. At home, Minister Xue and Master Xue misunderstood that he and Princess Gu Jinke had some unclear feelings for each other, so they deliberately concealed the matters concerning the court and Gu Jinke from him for fear that he would worry. He himself was not interested in hearing about this kind of news, so until now, he had only heard that there had indeed been an earthquake and that relief supplies from the imperial court had been distributed.
He had no experience in this area and had never suffered any hardship, so he thought it was no big deal and happily went back to doing his job.
So when he heard the doorman say Jiang Mo was looking for him, he was very happy. He wore a red riding suit and went to the reception hall excitedly: "Brother Jiang Mo, you are looking for me."
Jiang Mo's eyes lit up. The young master had porcelain-white skin, warm and lively eyes and eyebrows. He was wearing a bright red riding suit, which made his skin look even whiter. He also looked very energetic and full of vigor.
"You are so beautiful!" Jiang Mo praised sincerely.
Xue Luan couldn't help laughing, and even turned around on the spot, his eyes and eyebrows filled with excitement: "Really? Really?"
Jiang Mo nodded: "Of course."
Xue Luan smiled. He liked good-looking people anyway. Now a good-looking person praised him for being good-looking. He was so happy. However, he said modestly, "Maybe it's because my riding clothes are pretty. This clothes was made by Ah Xin and given to me. He said that I have fair skin and I look good in bright colors."
That's true, Jiang Mo nodded. Young Master Xue has fair and delicate skin with a little baby fat. He can carry off bright colors like goose yellow or red very well. But when it comes to Li Yuxin, Jiang Mo said, "I went to look for him just now. He was in his mansion praying for blessings. I didn't see him."
Xue Luan waved his hand: "It's normal, Axin is always like this, he will come to us when he comes out."
Li Yuxin had explained this to him long ago, so that he wouldn't have to go out of his way, but he asked Jiang Mo curiously, "What do you want to talk to Ah Xin and me about?"
He took Jiang Mo's hand and said, "Come on, let's go to my yard and talk."
Jiang Mo nodded, and obediently let him take his arm and go to his yard. Along the way, he explained to Xue Luan the whole story of his visit.
Xue Luan then realized that during the time he had been away from worldly affairs, the outside world had undergone tremendous changes, just like what he had read in the storybook. It was hard for his mother to pretend nothing had happened in front of him.
However, speaking of the people of Qingcheng Prefecture and the princess Gu Jinge, he couldn't help but frown and worry: "Is His Highness injured? Are there many casualties among the people of Qingcheng Prefecture? Do they have anything to eat now?"
Jiang Mo shook his head: "I heard from my grandmother that His Highness was not injured and even managed to keep the supplies. Qingcheng Mansion..."
He frowned, "The earthquake was very severe. The history books say that if there is an earthquake, only one in ten people will survive. Although Your Highness is here, I believe Qingcheng Prefecture must have suffered a great disaster, otherwise they would not have sent people to the capital to ask for food. I heard from the messenger this time that when she left, it was raining heavily, and Your Highness personally went under the collapsed houses to rescue the buried people."
Xue Luan frowned. He could even imagine Gu Jinke saving people. And the hard life of the people in Qingcheng Prefecture after the earthquake. Thinking of this, the tender-hearted young master's eyes immediately turned red: "I will go with you to collect donations. Let's collect more food and money. The money will be exchanged for food, and then sent to His Highness and Qingcheng Prefecture."
He clenched his fists, thinking of the casual smile of the princess on weekdays, and the confident and dismissive look when she taught him hunting last time, and suddenly said to Jiang Mo: "Don't worry too much, the princess is very powerful. Didn't she protect the first batch of supplies very well?"
But although he said this, he was ultimately trying to comfort Jiang Mo not to worry too much. He knew that if he were faced with such a thing, he would definitely not be able to do it well. Although Gu Jinke was powerful, she would definitely be very tired. For the sake of what she had taught him and the people of Qingcheng Prefecture, he would go and raise funds!
Jiang Mo was slightly surprised, then nodded in agreement. His Highness was very powerful, he never doubted that. But she must be very tired too, and it would be nice if he could help her more.
Coincidentally, the two young masters thought of the same thing.
With these three people leading the team, they called on other young masters and soon received positive feedback in the capital. Word spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred, and then the whole capital knew that these kind-hearted young masters were going to help Qingcheng Prefecture raise funds.
They made adequate preparations, combining the information in history books with the news reported by Qingcheng Prefecture and making it public, and then put forward the slogan "Jin is one family, when one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid", which really aroused the empathy of the people.
Many people actively supported them, which made their fundraising progress good. Some students even wrote poems to praise their behavior.
They did a good job and the response in the capital was very good, and their reputation spread widely. Therefore, what the young masters did soon reached the palace, and the empress soon found out.
She was speechless for a moment as she listened to Fang Rui's report: "Who do you think are the people in charge?"
"The fifth prince, Jiang Mo, the youngest son of Master Jiang's family, and Xue Luan, the youngest son of Minister Xue's family." Fang Rui said.
The Queen murmured: "What a few young masters can do..."
The servant outside the room reported again: "Your Majesty, the noble king wants to see you."
Fang Rui glanced outside. This was the eleventh time that Xian Guijun had requested to see the court since the court had received news that the supplies escorted by the Third Princess had been looted and the Third Princess herself had been injured. The Queen was left out before, doesn’t she know about this time? She looked at the Queen.
The Queen's eyes flashed, and she suddenly said, "Let him in."
The eyes of the noble lord were slightly red and bloodshot, but he was still dignified and generous. He entered the hall, bowed gracefully, and said softly, "Your Majesty."
The Queen nodded slightly. Seeing his red eyes, she thought of his hard work and his willingness to not fight for anything over the years, and her heart softened a little: "Stand up."
Xian Guijun stood up, and seeing that the Queen did not ask about his red eyes, he could only hold them down, then waved his hand for the servant behind him to come up.
The waiter brought a food box, and Xian Guijun brought out a bowl of soup, which was steaming hot and fragrant. He held it in front of the empress and said, "Your Majesty, the affairs of state are very busy. I have prepared some nourishing soup for you to enjoy."
When the queen saw that his hands holding the soup were still red, she knew that he must have cooked it himself, so she took it and tasted it.
It really is a familiar and delicious taste.
The queen took another sip and said, "Over the years, the soup you make is the one I like best. It's just that making soup is tiring. I'll just ask the palace maids to make it next time."
She looked at Xian Guijun's hand, hinting at something.
Xian Guijun also looked at his hands. The grievance of being left outside the palace for a long time was relieved a lot. He looked at the empress with admiration: "It is an honor to serve you for a lifetime to wash my hands and cook soup for you, Your Majesty."
The queen was soft-hearted: "When I don't see you anymore, don't wait here foolishly. Just go back to the palace."
Speaking of this, Xian Guijun's nose was sore: "Why doesn't Your Majesty see me? Is it because I did something wrong and Your Majesty dislikes me?"
The third princess was injured, so he hurried to see His Majesty, but he didn't expect that His Majesty would not see him at all. He thought about it for a long time and confirmed that he had not done anything out of the ordinary. So people guessed that Jinxiu did not do her job well this time, allowing the bandits to steal the grain and making His Majesty unhappy. Your Majesty was angry and that's why he didn't want to see him, so I had the guts to ask for a meeting.
The Queen looked at him and said nothing. She was indeed angry, but she couldn't explain the reason to Xian Guijun in detail, so she said, "No, I'm just busy with state affairs."
The Queen's words further confirmed Xian Guijun's guess. But he didn't agree with it in his heart. How could he blame Jinxiu? Jinxiu had not been taken seriously since she was young, and she looked very pretty in her first few assignments. Moreover, he got injured while carrying out the mission of sending Jinxiu out this time. Your Majesty is too partial and neglects this child, which is why he got angry with Jinxiu and even took his anger out on him.
When he thought this way, he felt even more aggrieved for Gu Jinxiu.
So he raised his head and looked at the Queen: "Your Majesty, are you angry because Jinxiu's mission was not completed well this time?"
When he asked this, the Queen's eyes fell on him. For a moment, she was a little confused, and she said vaguely: "Hmm?"
Seeing that she didn't look suspicious, Xian Guijun massaged her shoulders and said, "Jinxiu is still young. No one could have imagined that she would encounter bandits this time. The bandits are too rampant! Although the food was robbed this time, Jinxiu was injured in order to protect the food. Although the mission was not completed well this time, the heart of her for His Majesty and the people is witnessed by heaven and earth."
He paused, "She must be extremely sad and disappointed when she came back this time. Before she left, she excitedly told her servant that if she did a good job this time, she wanted His Majesty to praise her. She was not outstanding among her sisters since she was a child, and His Majesty never praised her much. In addition to this incident this time, not only did she disappoint herself, but also made His Majesty disappointed in her. I don't know how sad this child is in her heart."
When he said this, he sighed softly, his voice full of heartache, trying to arouse His Majesty's love for his daughter.
The queen chuckled. Xian Guijun could not see her expression, but heard her ask, "You also think that I have neglected the third brother too much and have been too partial to him."
How dare Xian Guijun respond to this: "The underground treats all children equally."
"Yeah?"
The Queen asked, "What else does the noble lord want to say?" The Queen waved her hand and said, "You can go back. I suddenly remembered that I have some political affairs to deal with.
Xian Guijun was unwilling in his heart, but the Queen had already said that she wanted to deal with state affairs, so he did not dare to stay any longer. He could only bow and leave. However, he could not help but feel a little disappointed that he had not achieved his goal.
After he walked away, the queen stared at the bowl of soup and fell into silence. She was silent for so long that Fang Rui couldn't help but call her, "Your Majesty?"
The Queen rubbed her brows and sneered inwardly: I don’t know whether these years have been a success or a failure. It should be a failure.
Fang Rui was also silent. After all, she had served the Queen for so many years and understood her a little.
The failure was so great that even Xian Guijun, who raised Gu Jinxiu, thought that she neglected the third child too much.
Why doesn't Lord Xian think about this? Why doesn't everyone think about this? Among all the princesses, except for the Crown Princess Gu Jinke, is there a princess below Lord Xian who was born, survived, and enjoyed a royal rank? Can you even participate in politics now?
The room was silent for a long time, and then Fang Rui heard the empress say: "Issue an order to commend the young masters who organized the fundraising. Based on their fundraising, let the Ministry of Revenue collect the materials and send them to Qingcheng Prefecture."
Xianguijun's words just now reminded her of Gu Jinke who was far away in Qingcheng Prefecture. Gu Jinke was younger than Gu Jinxiu, and the young masters who organized the fundraising were not very old either.
The Ministry of Revenue and the young masters were a little confused when they received the imperial edict, but the young masters were immediately filled with ecstasy.
This can be considered a good thing to bring honor to the family, and they will get married in the future. It was also a very good bargaining chip. Even the five kings were called by Lord Degui to praise him. Praise him as a role model for Wang Junli! Therefore, everyone felt a favor towards Jiang Mo, who initiated this incident.
Several ministers had not expected that the children's donations would actually speed up the progress of the third batch of supplies, so they all praised the young masters. Therefore, when Jiang Mo proposed to go to Qingcheng Prefecture with the team, Master Jiang could not find any good reason to refuse.
Jiang Mo had thought of the reason long ago: "I must follow up on the fundraising I organized, otherwise I will not feel at ease."
But how could Master Jiang not know his true thoughts? Looking at the stubbornness and hope in Jiang Mo's eyes, he was reluctant to let him down.
The news that Jiang Mo was going to travel soon made the bored Xue Luan's eyes light up: "Mom, I want to go to Qingcheng Mansion too!"
Not only can he deliver supplies, he can also show Gu Jinke what a genius is!
Minister Xue was so frightened that he almost fell over: "What did you say? You are not allowed to go, you are not allowed to go, you should stay at home and practice your riding skills!"
This child has been spoiled by them for so many years, and has been raised to be simple and innocent. How dare they let him go on a long journey? Or it is Qingcheng Prefecture right now after the earthquake.
Don't let yourself be sold out and still help others count money.
Xue Shangshu's wife and husband firmly disagreed, but one morning, they received a letter from Xue Luan.
"Mom, Dad, don't worry, I'm going out to explore the world!"
Minister Xue: ... "Come quickly, arrange a group of guards to chase after him and protect the young master!!"
Xue Luan and Jiang Mo set out for Qingcheng Prefecture with the imperial army.
Gu Jinke didn't know all this yet. She was studying with local farmers the possibility of growing a season of winter wheat and "greenhouse vegetables".
Sang Yi, the Qiao brothers, and even the tightly wrapped Li Yuxin came together.
It is called: brainstorming.
Just facing the autumn wind, looking at the earth beneath their feet, and listening to the old farmer's admiring words to Gu Jinke, the young masters felt a little dizzy in their eyes and heads.
The Qiao brothers came from a good family and were good at giving orders. Although this aspect of the family business existed, they only needed to calculate the profits.
Although Li Yuxin's life was not going well, he did not want to farm.
Several young masters were not involved in farming and could not help, so they just remained silent. Only Sang Yi's eyes lit up slightly.
When he was young, his family was a farming family, and he worked in the fields a lot. Later, he entered the palace because of his family poverty and disaster. Although he never touched this aspect again after entering the palace, at least he had a foundation.
He looked at the young men beside him and couldn't help but smile.
Not to mention the Qiao brothers, because they helped His Highness with disaster relief and actively donated supplies, they have been inseparable from His Highness these days and have been the center of attention in front of His Highness. Sang Yi had already seen through their thoughts, but they have indeed made contributions, and Sang Yi has to admit that they have made contributions.
As a result, His Highness went out to pick up a batch of supplies and brought back a man wrapped tightly in black. His Highness was quite courteous to him. Although he didn't know the reason, Sang Yi supported all the decisions of His Highness.
However, with three men following His Highness every day, Sang Yi had to maintain a sense of crisis at all times. He could only take care of His Highness more attentively, but he was always in a weak position.
But now, looking at the serious faces of the old farmer and His Highness, Sang Yi looked at the three silent people around him, his eyes swept over them one by one, then walked to Gu Jinke's side and spoke to the old farmer: "What you said..."
His chance has come!
When Sang Yi interrupted, Gu Jinke's brows gradually relaxed. He listened carefully to the conversation between Sang Yi and the old farmer, nodding in approval from time to time.
The trio behind him: …
Although I was happy and even relieved for Gu Jinke, why did I feel so uncomfortable in my heart?
Their eyes were fixed on Sang Yi's back, almost burning a hole in it!
Sang Yi felt their gazes and straightened his back involuntarily.
The ones who are purely happy here are probably Gu Jinke and the old farmer. The old farmer is excited to have such a princess, and also excited about the new hope for the coming year.
Gu Jinge breathed a sigh of relief, as she had never done any farming work. Fortunately, Qingcheng Prefecture is located in the south with a warm climate, and her suggestions were not rejected outright. Instead, the old farmers, out of gratitude and admiration, pondered her proposals over and over again, and were willing to give it a try, believing that they had great potential.
However, there is always room for trial and error in implementation. Gu Jinke was having difficulty communicating with the old farmer just now, but now that Sang Yi has taken over, many issues that were not clear before have made immediate progress.
Therefore, Gu Jinke looked at Sang Yi with approval. Sang Yi's eyes lit up and she smiled gently at him. Gu Jinke also looked at him with a smile. Together with the old farmer, the three of them discussed more intensely.
However, the three of them were discussing intensely, so Gu Jinke still took a little care of the three people behind him: "Why don't you go back and rest first? Gu and Sang Yi should still be here for a long time. You can do other things first, and don't have to wait here."
The three people behind him: ...
Qiao Chen wanted to say something, but was held down by Qiao Xi. He and Li Yuxin looked at each other across their black robes, a gleam of light flashed in their eyes, and then they smiled slightly: "Well, we can't help much here, so why not do something we can do."
Li Yuxin also said in a rough voice: "Mr. Qiao, you are very polite. I wish Your Highness success soon. I will withdraw first."
So Gu Jinke nodded with a smile, and the three of them slowly retreated.
Only after he was out of Gu Jinke's sight did Qiao Xi politely say to Li Yuxin, "Then we'll leave first."
After saying that, he took Qiao Chen and walked away.
Li Yuxin looked at the backs of the two men, narrowed his eyes, then glanced at Gu Jinke's direction, thought for a while, and left in silence.
It was not until the two young masters of the Qiao family returned to the temporarily renovated mansion that Qiao Xi let go of Qiao Chen's hand and walked into the mansion.
Qiao Chen followed behind him and calmed down. For a moment, he didn't understand why he wanted to refute Gu Jinke and stay when he heard her voice just now.
He stayed in the yard, but Qiao Xi went straight back to the study and looked through his collection of books, but he found nothing. He looked at his study with disdain.
"Someone, go find me some books on farming!"
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