A few words made Feng Yuheng stunned. He looked up at the shop that was said to have a long queue and a shabby facade. Oh, Yufangzhai, a century-old shop selling dim sum. It was said that the shop had existed for more than 150 years. In order to reflect the style of a century-old shop, the shop owner did not renovate it and retained this ancient charm.
The clerk in the embroidery shop couldn't help but mutter, "Where did this bumpkin come from?"
Feng Yuheng didn't know where this bumpkin came from. Anyway, the car stopped not far away, and she had nothing to do anyway, so she just went to watch the fun.
"Ah Huan, look at those people over there, they are so poorly dressed!" The maid in the carriage spoke again, "Coarse cloth clothes, there are people wearing coarse cloth clothes in the capital? Who told us that everyone in the capital wears silk and satin? That's not true at all!"
She was pointing at a few women walking down the street. They were just women from ordinary families. Although the clothes they wore were made of ordinary materials, they were also clean, not to the extent that they said it was so exaggerated. Feng Yuheng asked Wang Chuan Huang Quan in confusion: "Who said that everyone in the capital is wearing silk and satin? According to this standard, are we also considered poor and lower-middle peasants?"
When the embroidery shop heard what Feng Yuheng said, they quickly nodded: "They are more than poor and lower-middle peasants, they are in need of relief."
The maids in the carriage spoke loudly, without any reservations, and were even afraid that others would not know who they were talking about. They not only shouted but also pointed with their hands. The women passing by looked unhappy when they heard this. They stopped and looked at the carriage. Although they were very angry, they knew that this was not an ordinary wealthy family when they saw the two tall horses pulling the carriage and the precious wood used to make the carriage. Therefore, even if they were angry, they did not dare to say anything, for fear of offending the noble and bringing disaster to their family. Although they did not dare to say anything, they did not move forward, but stood there and watched, and were very curious about the master sitting in the carriage.
At this time, many people had come here to watch. Not only were they curious, Feng Yuheng was also curious. She asked Wang Chuan, "Whose carriage is this? Have you heard that any important figures are coming to the capital recently?"
Wang Chuan shook his head: "I haven't heard of this. I'll ask around later. But judging from the appearance of this family, it can't be an ordinary family, right?"
As they were talking, a few little beggars from the other end of the street came over to beg. There were also a few beggars squatting on the street. For a moment, these beggars attracted the attention of the two maids. The one called Ah Huan became excited and casually took out a handful of copper coins from his sleeves and sprinkled them on the ground. After throwing a handful of copper coins, the beggars subconsciously rushed up to grab them. Two of them even fought over the copper coins, which made the two maids laugh again.
"Aruo, look, there are not only beggars in the capital, they also fight for a handful of copper coins, it's really interesting, too interesting. Come on, let's throw another handful!" As he spoke, another handful of copper coins was thrown out. And this time, the people who came to grab the copper coins were not only beggars, but even some ordinary people joined in the fun, causing the two girls to throw two more handfuls, and then laughed so hard in the car, as if they had seen the most exciting drama.
"That's too much!" Huang Quan stared at the man in the carriage, clenching his fists in anger. But at the same time, he felt that the people in the capital were really spineless. It was just a few broken copper coins, and it was fine for beggars to rob them, but why did ordinary people also rob them? "It's really shameful!"
Feng Yuheng said, "You can't blame the people for being embarrassed. Look, the people who picked up the money were all ordinary people. You can tell from the clothes they wore that a few copper coins were very important to them. It's not like what those two maids said, that the capital is full of rich people. A larger part of our capital is still made up of these poor people. This can be seen from the amount of medicine donated by Baicaotang every month. People have bad natures. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame those two maids for successfully using a few copper coins to stimulate people's bad nature."
"Miss." Wang Chuan rolled his eyes and raised his lips and said, "If I throw a handful of golden melon seeds out now, will the two girls in the car come down and grab them?"
Before she could confirm her idea, the driver suddenly did something bad. It was unknown whether he was instigated by the two maids or he was just full of bad intentions. Seeing a few beggars and common people squatting in front of the horse to pick up the copper coins that fell on the ground, he suddenly whipped the horse, causing the horse to neigh and raise its front hooves to step forward. The maids in the carriage immediately shouted loudly: "Yes, yes! Stomp them to death! Stomp them to death! Haha! It's so funny!"
Feng Yuheng couldn't stand it anymore. Taking human life for fun? It was fine to play tricks on the people in the street, after all, people were willing to rob that money, but now he was riding a horse and committing crimes. She had to take care of it.
She turned her wrist, and several silver needles soaked in anesthetic were already between her fingers, ready to give the two horses a few injections. But at this moment, she heard a sharp female voice suddenly coming from the carriage, angrily scolding: "Stop! What are you doing?"
The three people outside shuddered at the sound, and the driver quickly reined in the horse. The carriage shook a few times, but did not hurt the people in front. The people who were picking up the coins in front were also frightened by the horse, and they all hid away, looking into the carriage in horror.
"I was just taking a break, but you two girls actually caused such trouble. Who gave you such courage? What kind of place is the capital? How can it tolerate your insolence?"
The two girls turned pale with fright. Soon, a young lady walked out of the carriage. She was wearing an orange long skirt and a thin cape behind her. She looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate features and a tall figure. Although she was not pretty, she was also pretty and made people feel comfortable.
She stepped out of the carriage and glared at the two maids and the driver. Then she looked at the common people and beggars holding copper coins under the carriage. She immediately understood what had happened and shouted, "You played this trick in Pengzhou and were punished by the government. Why are you still so ignorant? Beggars are also human beings. Even the poorest common people are members of the Dashun. You guys are just servants in the government. How can your status be higher than others? Why don't you get off the carriage and apologize!"
After saying that, she got off the carriage without anyone's help, looked around, took a few steps forward, bent down, and helped up a little beggar who was still sitting on the ground. She didn't care that the little beggar was dirty, and helped him up with her delicate hands, causing the little beggar to panic and keep backing away. She quickly comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I just want to help you up. Just now, my servants were ignorant and teased you in this way. I am their master, so I naturally have to apologize on their behalf."
The little beggar was stunned for a moment, thinking he had seen a fairy. Such a beautiful and noble lady actually supported him personally and said such words. This was a treatment he had never enjoyed before! He was a little overwhelmed for a moment, and then looked at the two copper coins in his little dirty hand. He hesitated for a while and said, "Don't blame them. They give money, and it's right to give it in any way." There were people who deliberately threw money in a very dirty place for them to pick up, and there were even people who deliberately made things difficult for them to get through their pants. Compared with those, the two girls just sprinkled it in the air, which was very kind.
The young lady who got off the car shook her head and said, "Of course they should blame them. Even if it's charity, they shouldn't have that attitude. Although you are beggars, you are also the people of Dashun. You are no different from us, just rich or poor." As she spoke, she reached into her sleeve pocket and quickly took out a small piece of silver and stuffed it into the little beggar's hand. She said with pity, "You are still so young, you shouldn't beg on the street. When you grow up, find a job. It will be better than the life you have now."
I was so moved that I couldn't help shedding two lines of tears. At this time, the pretty young lady turned around and bowed to the people on the street very seriously. Seeing her move, the two maids and the coachman did not dare to do anything rash anymore and followed suit. Then they heard: "Everyone, I live in Pengzhou. I came to Beijing to visit my relatives today. I didn't expect that the servants in my family were ignorant and caused trouble. I am here to apologize to everyone on their behalf. It's all our fault. Please don't blame us."
A lady from a rich family helped a beggar in the street and apologized to the people. The people in the capital had never seen such a gesture. The people who were originally resentful of the two maids also lost their anger because of the lady's apology. The people were simple and honest. Seeing that the lady was so kind and that the lady herself got off the car to apologize, they returned the courtesy and said, "It's okay, it's okay. We poor people are not so squeamish. You are too polite, Miss."
"Yes! This kind of thing happens all the time, we are used to it."
Someone also asked: "I wonder which family the young lady is related to?"
The pretty lady smiled and replied, "I am the cousin of the Eighth Prince, Prince Sheng. I came from Pengzhou to visit my cousin and aunt in Beijing."
With just one sentence, everyone was stunned again. The eighth prince's cousin?
In just a moment, the good impression that had just been cultivated disappeared. Some people rolled their eyes and turned away, while others couldn't help but blurt out: "No wonder she is so arrogant, it turns out that she is the cousin of the Eighth Prince, and she really looks exactly like the Eighth Prince!"
The pretty lady stood there in bewilderment, her face extremely aggrieved, tears welling up in her eyes. Seeing that people were leaving with unfriendly faces, she got anxious and pulled the little beggar she had just given silver to over, and asked anxiously, "Little brother, tell me why people have such an attitude when I mention my cousin?"
The little beggar had been begging in the capital since he was old enough to understand. As for the Eighth Prince, they didn't have any fixed impression of him before, but after the incident between the Eighth Prince and Baicaotang, except for the people in the Eighth Prince's faction, who in the capital doesn't regard him as a scourge! The little beggar didn't like the Eighth Prince either, but he thought the young lady in front of him was good and gave him money, so he didn't turn around and leave like others, so he said: "Miss, don't blame us, it's true that the Eighth Prince did a lot of things that made the people in the capital unhappy. What exactly did he do? You are in the capital anyway, so you can ask the Eighth Prince and you will know everything." After that, he saluted the girl and ran away.
The young lady was stunned for a while, then she lowered her head and got into the carriage. The coachman whipped the horse and the carriage hurried away.
Feng Yuheng watched the carriage leave in a cloud of dust, and could not help but snort coldly, "The eighth prince's cousin just mentioned my aunt, so I guess she is the niece of Yuan Guiren. She came to the capital at this time, so it seems that she is not just here to visit her relatives..."
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