After sending everyone away, Xiao Lingling finally had time to eat breakfast. However, as it was almost noon, no one dared to let her eat too much. She just had a simple meal and waited until noon to eat.
The children gathered together excitedly, asking what fun things there were in the capital.
As Xiao Lingling spoke, she went to the warehouse to distribute gifts to everyone.
However, Huo Qiuyue and the others knew Pei Huan's identity, and they chatted and laughed with him, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
It was not until noon that Wu Bokai arrived with his wife and daughter.
The first person to rush in was Wu Tongtong, running straight towards Xiao Lingling.
"Little sister~~~You are finally back!"
Xiao Lingling also quickly stood up and jogged over, and the two of them hugged each other tightly.
"Sister Tong, I missed you so much! And Sister Qiaomei, hey, I even brought you gifts!"
Wu Bokai slowly walked in, supporting Xia Yan, and said jokingly with a smile, "Oh, you even brought a gift! We all thought you were so happy that you didn't want to come back!"
Xiao Lingling's eyes lit up when she looked at Xia Yan, and she circled around her several times.
"Oh, godmother, my brother has grown bigger!"
Xia Yan held her waist slightly, "Yes! It's almost six months now, so it's naturally a little bigger."
Xiao Lingling quickly helped her sit down on the porch.
But when they saw Pei Huan, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
In fact, the couple had never seen the queen, but from her demeanor, they could guess a little about her.
Xia Yan smiled, "This is..."
Seeing her big belly, Pei Huan quickly waved her to sit down, "Hurry up and sit down. You can't stand all the time when you're pregnant. You're also this girl's godmother, right? Me too! We're the same. Don't be polite."
Xia Yan understood instantly and nodded with a smile, "Yes, then I won't be polite. This girl is so lucky, she already has four godmothers!"
Pei Huan looked at her belly with envy. "Hey, who said it wasn't? I only found out about it later. But it's no wonder. Such a cute child is really adorable."
Little Bell felt a little embarrassed by the praise, "Hehe, I really have quite a few godfathers and godmothers. I can't recognize any more in the future, otherwise I won't be able to support them."
Pei Huan was a little surprised, "What do you mean I can't support it anymore?"
Little Bell tilted her head, a little confused, "My brothers said that we have to take care of our parents and grandparents in their old age.
Aren’t godparents still parents? Don’t they need to be taken care of? I already have a lot of godparents. I really can’t afford to take care of more.”
As expected, children’s words are the cutest, and everyone’s heart softens when they hear them.
Wu Bokai couldn't help but sigh, "Don't worry, I think you're quite capable. You've only just arrived in Beijing and you've already accomplished a lot."
I just received a batch of disaster relief food a few days ago, and I heard that a large army has gone to the north.
There are fewer refugees outside our city now, and I estimate that most of them will gradually return home."
Xiao Lingling guessed that the four major grain merchants had already started to move. She nodded, "That's good. It will probably rain soon."
She looked up at the cloudless blue sky and had already anticipated what was going to happen.
Speaking of this, Pei Huan also became excited and began to talk about how she tricked the concubines in the palace.
In fact, it is very simple. She simply held a flower-viewing banquet in Fengqi Palace. She said it was for flower viewing, but in fact, she had other intentions.
In fact, everyone knew it, but no one dared to refuse at this time.
In addition, Pei Huan was the first to take action and invested a huge amount of money, donating 300,000 taels alone.
Normally speaking, this amount is a bit too much. After all, the concubines have a limited monthly allowance, and there is not much left after deducting normal expenses.
These were mainly her previous dowry and the emperor's rewards over the years.
But she has already put it here, and the others can't be too little.
So all in all, they managed to raise a total of 800,000 taels.
However, after the flower viewing banquet, the concubines' faces looked even better, much more beautiful and lively than the flowers.
Of course, Pei Huan did not mention the harem, but only the concubines in her own backyard. However, everyone knew her identity, so they also had an idea of it.
In short, they were still happy to hear that the number of refugees had decreased.
At noon that day, the Lin family set up three or four tables just like a banquet. Not only was it lively with so many people, but the dishes were also much richer.
Just when he had eaten half of it, he suddenly heard a tiger roar from the mountain.
Xiao Lingling could tell it was Dabai's voice. After they came back yesterday, Dabai and the others had quietly returned to the mountains.
At this moment, there are suddenly such rapid roars, as if they are encountering some danger?
Xiao Lingling paused while eating and immediately stood up.
"Dabai! Dabai is in danger!"
As she was about to run out, Lin Hao grabbed her and said, "Little sister, don't worry, I'll go with you!"
"And us, let's go help too! Come on, little sister, can you tell where it is?"
Xiao Lingling nodded, feeling inexplicably nervous.
But the children wanted to go up the mountain, and the adults were definitely worried, so they wanted to follow them.
But Xiao Lingling didn't have time to wait, so she pulled Jiang Xinian and ran up the mountain first.
Jiang Xinian used his light skills to arrive at the mountain with the little bell ahead of everyone else.
The sounds of fighting continued, and Dabai's voice also came one after another. Xiaolingling pointed in the direction of the deep mountains and kept moving forward.
Deep in the mountains, a group of ragged men gathered together holding big knives.
Not far ahead was a deep pit dug by humans, filled with a lot of sharpened wood.
Dabai and his wife were both in a deep pit. Dabai was fine, with only a few scratches, but the tigress was pierced through the entire abdomen by the long wood, and blood was all over the ground.
Dabai was anxious and angry, and kept yelling at the people above, but no one helped him.
"Damn it! Boss, these two tigers are too hard to deal with! They've already fallen into the trap, and they're still trying to make trouble!"
"That's right, Boss. What should we do? It looks like this trap is a bit too strong. The big one is about to jump out!"
"Don't panic! Take the knife and chop at the edge. Don't let it get out! We need to set up camp here, and we can't let these two beasts block the way!"
"Yes, big brother! Let's go now, brothers, hurry up and kill these two beasts. We'll have tiger meat for everyone tonight. It's a great tonic!"
As they spoke, many people raised their long knives and rushed to the edge of the deep pit. Every time when Dabai was about to jump out, they would stab it hard.
Soon, Dabai had several more scars on his body, and his originally snow-white fur was stained red in large patches.
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