Xiao Lingling's mouth was full of grease. She moved closer to the food box and handed the roast chicken leg in her hand to Qin Yu who was standing beside her. She then carefully picked up a piece of lotus crisp.
"Wow, this looks delicious!"
As he said this, he put the lotus crisp to his lips and took a light bite. The layers of petals were instantly bitten into pieces.
It is crispy, slightly sweet, and has a strong lotus fragrance. It is impeccable in terms of texture, taste and appearance.
Little Bell narrowed her eyes happily and started dancing subconsciously.
Sure enough, eating delicious food makes me feel much better.
Qin Yu just found it funny. He didn't like sweets and didn't know why she liked it so much.
It was worth it for him to travel between the two places without wasting even a moment.
The reason he left was simply because he didn't want people in the capital to know he was here, so he deliberately avoided the Third Prince.
He has been hiding in the next county these days. Thinking that Xiao Lingling was in a bad mood these days, he specially went to find a lot of delicious food.
He had heard about Zhenweizhai before, so he made a special trip there. Now it seems that it was worth it.
Xiao Lingling ate four or five pieces in a short while. If she hadn't been thinking about sharing, she might have eaten them all by herself.
At this moment, he leaned back in his chair with great satisfaction, "Little brother, you are so awesome. You bought such delicious sweets. This is simply the best dessert I have ever eaten, bar none."
Qin Yu smiled and said, "Then, I should thank you for your compliment."
Little Bell scratched her head with a silly smile, "Of course not, it's me who's here to thank you, little brother."
Qin Yu rubbed her furry head and said, "Well, you're welcome. I'm glad you like it. Now, can you tell me why you've been unhappy these past two days?"
Xiao Lingling was stunned, and she lowered her head and hesitated for a moment, "Actually, I'm not unhappy, I'm just not used to it.
Everyone started to act a little weird, even Damao and Erniu acted strangely when they saw me. It wasn't fun at all!"
Qin Yu could probably understand some of it. Everyone envies the children of rich and powerful families, but they don’t know that those children may also envy the lives of poor people.
Qin Yu patted Xiao Lingling's head soothingly, "It's okay, they're just not used to it yet. It will be fine once they get used to it.
Such a big change always takes time.”
Little Bell nodded weakly, "I know. Little brother, where have you been staying these days? It seems like the Third Prince will be here for a while."
Qin Yu had been paying attention to the Third Prince's movements, so he had an idea of what was going on.
"Don't worry about me, I have a place to stay. He probably won't stay for long. The seeds and potions have already arrived in the capital. There's still a lot of work to do, so he'll probably be recalled."
Besides, he can't really help here. He went out a couple of days ago to help with the soup kitchen and almost caused a commotion among the refugees, so I guess he'll be gone for the next couple of days."
Little Bell looked up in confusion, "Huh? Making a fuss? Why?"
Qin Yu couldn't help but chuckled. "Actually, it's nothing. I can only say that he's too soft-hearted. The original rule was that the porridge should be distributed per person, one bowl per person.
As a result, when he took over, he gave more money because he felt sorry for the elderly and children.
Then everyone felt unbalanced and started to make a fuss. But it wasn't serious, and the guards he brought with him quickly suppressed it."
Little Bell didn't know what to say for a moment.
In fact, everyone doesn’t have to work too hard now. Although a bowl of porridge is not enough to fill you up, it will definitely keep you alive.
But once some people have more and some have less, and the distribution is uneven, naturally some people will have objections, and over time, the contradictions will become deeper and deeper.
Therefore, Wu Bokai thought about it for a long time before setting this rule. He would rather give out more porridge every day to be as fair as possible.
"Okay..."
Xiao Lingling didn't know what to say. In fact, Su Jingxian was quite kind, but even in a place like Beijing where people's hearts were complicated, he was still a little naive.
He may understand the open and covert struggles between powerful people, but he does not understand the suffering of the people, let alone the lengths to which ordinary people can go to fill their stomachs.
A person who does not know what hunger is naturally does not know what price to pay for living.
Qin Yu didn't stay for too long. He left before Wu Tongtong came back.
However, what Xiao Lingling didn't expect was that after they had just discussed the third prince the night before, the other party came to visit directly the next day.
As soon as Xiao Lingling woke up, Fang picked her up, washed her face, changed her clothes, and brought her down.
It was not until she saw Su Jingxian sitting in the main room that Xiao Lingling woke up from her drowsiness.
"The Third Prince?"
Su Jingxian smiled when he saw her. "It's me. It seems I came too early. Did I disturb your sleep?"
Little Bell laughed out loud, "Hahaha, neither, nor."
Her reaction made Su Jingxian laugh, "That's good. I'm going back home in the next two days, so I came here to say goodbye.
By the way, I have something to say. The previous batch of seeds and potions has arrived in the capital successfully.
I received a message from my father saying that he hoped more seeds could be prepared, including potions.
If there are any difficulties, you can tell me now and I will try my best to help you.
In addition, this time when I return to Beijing, Princess Jiayin and Doctor Jiang may need to go with me.
I received a letter saying that the Imperial Concubine seems to be unwell. The imperial doctors have been treating her for several days, but there is still no improvement.
Therefore, my father hopes that you two can come to the capital with me to help the imperial concubine with her treatment. If you can cure her, there will be a reward.
Even if it fails, I won't punish you, you can rest assured."
Now everyone in the Lin family, young and old, was stunned.
Just say that something is not right. Why do you have to see Xiao Lingling when you come to say goodbye for no reason?
After all this fuss, the reason turns out to be here!
Don’t say that the Lin family is timid. They are treating a noble in the palace. Are they just joking?
One careless move could result in the loss of one's head, so naturally no one wants to do that.
But the Third Prince was here, and they couldn't refuse. They were really in a dilemma.
Xiao Lingling was not panicked. After all, she had her master and the space with her, so at least her life was safe.
Moreover, if you go there, not only can you enjoy delicious food and have fun, but you might even earn some merit, which is the best of both worlds.
However, she felt a little embarrassed to speak as she felt her mother holding her hand tightly.
Fortunately, Jiang Xinian knew his limits. "Excuse me, Third Prince, but did His Majesty specifically request my disciple to go?"
The third prince knew what he meant. He also felt that his father’s request was a little inappropriate, but he nodded anyway.
"Yes, it was indeed chosen by the Emperor."
Jiang Xinian sighed, "Well, if that's the case, let's go.
However, my disciple is still young, so it shouldn't be too much to bring two family members along, right?"
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