Chapter 227: So Beautiful
The weather is cold and there are fewer people walking on the streets. The lights in thousands of houses are on, but there is only a bleak scene.
The two walked on the street, with Xifeng and Changliu following from a distance.
"What do you think?" Shen Yu asked.
Xie Tingzhou thought for a moment and said, "Fortunately he is on our side, otherwise I would want to kill him."
Chen Yu stood still, "In your opinion, is he really as honest as his name suggests, or is he just pretending for us?"
Such cases are not uncommon, especially when the Inspectors went to local areas for supervision, corrupt officials would find themselves a simple house to show their integrity.
Xie Tingzhou looked at her with a smile, "The hem of his robe has been washed so white, and the child who was peeping at us from the west wing should be Zhang Jinglian's grandson. When he went out, I saw him dragging out an old box to look for something. It's obvious that they live here permanently, not just for show."
There happened to be pedestrians passing by on the road, and Shen Yu stopped one and asked where the prefect's house was. The man pointed to the direction they were coming from.
"It's rare." Xie Tingzhou said, "He was a top three Jinshi during the Deyou era and served three emperors. Speaking of this person, I heard his name when I attended court a few months ago. His performance was always at the bottom every year, but he was able to sit firmly in the position of Yongzhou prefect."
Chen Yu said: "The late emperor was a sober man. He knew clearly the merits of the inspection censors under him in the examinations. Whoever gave more money and had a deeper background would be superior."
This kind of thing has become a trend and is part of the Zhou Dynasty's chronic illness.
There were refugees begging under the eaves of the restaurant, and the waiter was standing at the door anxiously trying to drive them away.
"Go away, go away, don't block our business."
The dishevelled woman held the dying child in her arms and begged, "Sir, please give me some food, I beg you, the child is starving to death."
The waiter put his hands on his hips and said, "The provincial government provides relief every day. Why don't you go there to get steamed buns instead of coming here to beg for food?"
"My mother and I can't squeeze in, we're lucky to be able to get one meal every three days, please be kind, sir."
The waiter was not a bad person. He said, "I am not a master, but I work for others to earn a living."
, then you go wait in the alley next to me, and I'll go see if I can find some leftovers for you."
Xie Tingzhou gave a signal, and Changliu stepped forward to stop the mother and son and gave them a small piece of silver.
The woman shook her head, "No, no, sir, just give me some food and a steamed bun."
Chang Liu was puzzled, so he squatted down and said, "Look, this is silver, you can buy a lot of steamed buns with it."
The woman kept shaking her head and saying no.
Chen Yu patiently explained, "If you give her silver, she won't be able to keep it, and the refugees will fight over it. It's better to give her steamed buns so that she can have a full meal."
"How can this be possible?" Chang Liu said indignantly, "We are both people who have been stranded in this world."
"When you don't have enough to eat, who cares about these things?"
Chen Yu used to travel back and forth between Hezhou and Yanliang Pass every year.
I have seen too many things like this and should have developed a heart of stone, but the more I see, the softer my heart becomes. I really can't bear to see the sufferings of the world.
"Then I'll buy you buns, meat buns." Changliu ran away.
Xie Tingzhou took Chen Yu's hand and walked forward, saying, "There are countless refugees who died on the road. She is considered lucky."
After saying that, he turned his head to look at Shen Yu, only to see that she was unhappy.
"Don't think about it. You can't save so many people. Don't put such a heavy burden on yourself."
Xie Tingzhou paused, squatted in front of her, and said, "Come up."
The darker it got, the fewer people there were on the streets. Many doors had already been closed, leaving only the refugees huddled together under roofs and in alleys to keep warm.
Xifeng followed behind not too far away, keeping a distance that would allow him to catch up in case of any emergency.
Chen Yu lay on Xie Tingzhou's shoulder, with her arms around her neck and folded on his chest.
"Marquis Xuanping occupied Luzhou, and all the shops of the Lu family in Luzhou were looted. Although the foundation was not shaken, the loss was not small."
"If he wants to mobilize the army, he will naturally need money and food." Xie Tingzhou said: "This is a provocation to me and to you. We must settle the account and make him pay."
Chen Yu said "hmm", "Xuan Ping
I will return the Marquis and the Western Jue people, and I will defeat them so that they dare not set foot on the border of the Great Zhou again within ten years."
Xie Tingzhou turned his head to look at her, "The Crown Prince's Consort is so majestic."
Chen Yu was carried on his back, taller than him, and looked down at him, "You only know this today?"
Xie Tingzhou said with a smile: "I have known for a long time that my husband is weak and must find a wife like the Crown Prince's Consort to protect me."
"Just pretend." Chen Yu patted him on the shoulder, "I haven't settled the score with you for tricking me into losing all my martial arts skills."
Xie Tingzhou's smile faded in the shadows. "Please forgive me. It's been so long."
"What about the poison?" Chen Yu asked, "I haven't gathered all the herbs yet."
"Just try not to use violence and you'll be fine." Xie Tingzhou said gently, "Don't worry, I will accompany you to live a hundred years."
Afraid that she would dwell on this issue, Xie Tingzhou changed the subject, "When did you bring the bracelet?"
She was wearing a bracelet on her wrist, and Xie Tingzhou could see it when he lowered his head.
That was Xie Tingzhou's mother's bracelet, which she did not have with her when she fled from Shengjing.
Chen Yu leaned against his cheek and said, "I didn't dare to wear it because I was afraid it would get damaged. I gave it to Lu Yao in Shengjing, and she brought it to Hezhou for me."
Xie Tingzhou felt a soft sensation in his heart.
She disdained gold, silver and jade articles worth thousands of gold coins, but she regarded the bracelet worth a few coins as a treasure, just because it was a relic from her mother that he gave her.
"Does it look good?" Shen Yu stretched her hand out to look at it.
Xie Tingzhou smiled gently, "She's so beautiful."
Chen Yu was amused and rubbed his temples in a dependent manner.
She drank a lot of wine in the evening, and her breath was filled with the fresh smell of alcohol.
Xie Tingzhou tilted his head uncomfortably and said, "Don't point it at my neck. It's itchy."
Chen Yu had evil intentions. She insisted on doing something that he told her not to do, and even deliberately breathed into Xie Tingzhou's ear.
Xie Tingzhou pretended to throw her down, but she hooked her arms around his neck tightly and clamped her legs around his waist.
"I've already carried you on my back, and you still want to put me down? It depends on whether this princess is happy."
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