Chapter 1454: Donating Food

In Zhangzhou, Changyi couldn't hurry up. After a while, heavy snow fell. There was a family on the carriage who were about to freeze to death. They could only find a town to stay.

The town is not big and there is only one inn, which is a courtyard. There were no guests in the inn during the heavy snow, so Changyi directly booked the inn.

The house was heated and all the supplies inside were replaced before Yudie and her brother got off the carriage and entered the house.

The guest inn had a heated kang. Yudie sat on it and asked, "Mom, how are the family we saved?"

While changing her son's clothes, Zhao said, "I don't know. If this family hadn't met us, they would have frozen to death in this heavy snow."

The windows of the guest inn were not made of glass, and the light in the room was very dim. Yudie could not see the wind and snow outside, but could only hear the sound of the wind.

Yudie shrank her neck and said, "Mom, the people in Zhangzhou are too poor."

Zhao sighed, "Yes, if there was no way out, why would he bring a whole family to pull a carriage?"

This reminded her of the time when she was fleeing. She could not see a way to survive, and whether she went forward or backward she would die, so she might as well try her luck.

Changyi opened the door and came in, "What are you two talking about?"

Yudie poured hot water for Dad, "Dad, drink some water to warm yourself up."

Zhao, "We talked about the family we saved."

Chang Yi took the teacup to warm his hands, "The family is recovering. The doctor has checked and found that they all have frostbite. If they hadn't met us, this family would have died."

He was an official appointed by the imperial court and could not stand by and watch people die. He sighed, because today he had seen the days of food shortage and cold weather, but there were even more people dying in places he could not see.

Yudie asked, "Dad, how are you going to arrange for them?"

Chang Yi said, "This family was separated from their parents in winter. They didn't get much food and lived in a straw hut. If I send them back, they will die."

Zhao was stunned, "You didn't give anyone else when you divided the family property?"

Changyi shook his head, "Every family here is poor and has a hard time. It's good that we can get some food when we divide the family. However, the division is indeed biased. This family has no food to eat and has no way to survive, so they have to block the way. They have been blocking the way for a day. They are lucky to meet us today."

After a pause, he continued, "I plan to buy a manor in Zhangzhou and arrange for this family to work in the manor."

He has seen too much and to tell the truth, he can tell at a glance that this family is honest, otherwise he would not have made any arrangements. He has seen too many lives and deaths and his heart is very hard.

The next day in the capital, Mingrui walked towards his carriage after school without looking around, and Liu Yuanbo, who was ignored, had a toothache.

Minghui came over and asked, "How did you offend the third brother?"

Liu Yuanbo didn't want to say that there weren't many good brothers-in-law, they were all looking for chaos in the world, "Where are you going, Third Brother?"

Minghui didn't ask and was not in a hurry, "Third brother is going to see Master Shangguan."

Liu Yuanbo sighed. He felt bad now that he had money but couldn't spend it. His dear uncle didn't give him the chance to spend it. He felt like he was crazy. He actually thought it was a good thing to be cheated of money by his dear uncle!

Minghui held Liu Yuanbo back and said, "Don't go, let's follow him."

Liu Yuanbo, "???"

Finally, they went to the restaurant together. Liu Yuanbo was upset. What curiosity about Master Shangguan? He wanted him to treat him as his future brother-in-law.

They arrived a little later, and when they reached the upstairs, they heard an argument.

The queen gave birth smoothly. Although the baby was not a prince, he was a legitimate princess who was loved by everyone. She was the first legitimate princess in the royal family. The Wen family had been doing very well recently.

Of course, not everyone is happy. The second branch of the Wen family has lost their official status, and they always feel that everyone is laughing at them. Wen Xu is the source of this incident and has become the sinner of the second branch of the Wen family. He came out to drink and met the person he least wanted to meet.

Minghui quickly squeezed over, but Wen Xu had already started, so of course he couldn't hit him. Minghui only saw his third brother pulling Master Shangguan away, and Master Wen fell directly to the ground.

He laughed, his face turned pale, and he got up, "You are going too far."

Shangguan Liu sneered, "We didn't provoke you, but you stood in front of us and provoked us. After being provoked, you got angry and attacked us. You got hurt and it became us who went too far. Master Wen is really good at talking and confusing right and wrong at will."

Mingrui answered, "We will not bother with a drunkard like you today. Master Wen should go home and sober up, lest your shame spreads throughout the capital."

The Wen family has not split up, it is the entire Wen family that is embarrassed.

Wen Xu hated Zhou Mingrui to death. Zhou family, Zhou family, without the Zhou family, the prince would be close to the Wen family. This year, the prince followed Minister Zhou, as if the Zhou family was the prince's mother's family. How long has it been since the prince came to the Wen family?

Wen Xu's eyes were red, and the alcohol made him braver. Listening to the laughter around him, his eyes became even redder, and he rushed over and hit the man with his head.

Liu Yuanbo was startled, and just as he got to the side of his future uncle, Minghui and the others didn't move. He reacted and stepped forward to block them, and then bumped into his chest.

Mingrui was good at martial arts and wanted to move out of the way, but Liu Yuanbo stood in front of him. With a muffled groan, Mingrui supported his future brother-in-law. Not to mention that his future brother-in-law was not very skilled, it was quite touching.

Minghui and the others were dumbfounded, but then their eyes softened when they looked at Liu Yuanbo.

Wen Xu felt dizzy from the collision, and Liu Yuanbo had severe chest pain.

When Zhulan found out, Mingrui sent the servant back. He and his brothers stayed at Liu's house for dinner. After the servant left, Zhulan sighed. This year, the prince was learning from Shuren and getting closer to the Zhou family. The Zhou family and the Wen family were becoming more and more antagonistic, and now they were able to clash in the street.

In the evening, Zhulan said, "What happened today will happen again in the future."

Zhou Shuren, "Well, we still have to control the degree. If we give in blindly, other families will look down on us."

Zhu Lan whispered, "I hope the queen can live longer."

While the empress is alive, the emperor will not show mercy to the Wen family. If the empress dies early, the emperor will be more lenient for the sake of the empress, because death is the greatest thing.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "The Queen's health is not good. This is a thorn in the hearts of the Emperor and the Crown Prince. If the Queen really died early, the Emperor would not be lenient."

Zhulan, "Then I feel relieved."

Mingrui came back very late. Changyi was not at home, so Mingrui had to come to see his grandfather. Although he did not provoke Wenxu, he still clashed with Wenxu.

Zhou Shuren said nonchalantly, "It's okay."

Mingrui stood up and said, "Grandpa, I'll go back first. You should also go to bed early."

"Well, don't study too late."

"Um."

At the morning court the next day, everyone's eyes were on Old Master Wen. Zhou Shuren looked around and thought, well, Old Master Wen had a lot of hatred.

As if he didn't notice the gazes of the crowd, Mr. Wen said, "I donated 1,000 dan of grain, not counting rice and barley."

The emperor narrowed his eyes. This was not his instruction. He did think about asking the noble families to donate grain because Yubing did not take any action.

Zhou Shuren's eyes lit up. The Wen family was very generous. One had to know that the grain production this year was low. Although his family would also donate grain, he was happy. The Wen family had a high profile, and it would be difficult for other families to donate too little. At this moment, Old Master Wen was a good person!

As for the conspiracy behind it, he doesn't care. As long as the Ministry of Revenue has food, it's fine. If there is any conspiracy, it's the emperor's business.