Chapter 186 Help! The corrupt officials are taking human lives lightly!
When they came out of the Duke of Song's mansion, Mrs. Gu took Lin Miaoyin's hand and asked, "Princess Ning, please make sure to vaccinate my grandchildren against smallpox. They are now delivering rice and medicine on the streets of Shengjing."
"Okay, I promise you." Lin Miaoyin nodded.
Only then did Mrs. Gu feel relieved.
These grandsons are the hope and future of the Duke's Mansion.
Nothing can happen to them!
Lin Miaoyin took Yuzhu to Tianrun Street and found that the originally empty street was now home to a few rice and flour shops.
Some shops also have some medicinal herbs, fruits and vegetables placed next to them.
There are long queues in front of every shop.
Lin Miaoyin only took a glance, then turned her gaze around to check for people in Duke Song's Mansion.
Soon, a beautiful figure attracted her attention.
Lu Yun'an was wearing a water blue dress today and a veil of the same color on her face. When the breeze blew past, water blue waves seemed to appear in front of her eyes, and a cool feeling came over her face, instantly eliminating the midday heat.
When they got closer, she told Yuzhu to stop the car.
As soon as she got off the carriage, Lu Yun'an noticed her and hurried forward to greet her, "Fourth cousin."
"Princess Yun'an."
After Lin Miaoyin greeted everyone, she signaled Yuzhu to take the smallpox vaccine injections off the carriage.
"I'm here to vaccinate the princess."
Lu Yun'an heard yesterday that Lin Miaoyin was going door to door to get vaccinated. Early this morning, her mother told her that it was their turn at the Song Mansion, and asked her not to go out and to wait at home.
She didn't want to disappoint the people, so she came out to deliver rice and medicine.
She thought she would miss the vaccination, but she didn't expect Lin Miaoyin to come to the street to find her. She couldn't help but feel touched.
But she had always been aloof, so even if she was touched, she couldn't say anything polite.
In the end, this feeling of being touched turned into a thank you.
"Princess Yun'an, you don't have to be polite. The streets are full of patients infected with smallpox. It's not safe for you to deliver rice and medicine here." Lin Miaoyin admired Lu Yun'an's courage.
A pampered princess actually dared to expose herself to the streets where smallpox was rampant without any protective measures.
This courage is rare.
She couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.
"Every man has his share of responsibility for the fate of his country. Although I am a woman, I am also a Beiliang person, and I should do my part for Beiliang. Moreover, as a princess, my food, clothing and daily expenses are all provided by the people. How can I enjoy my glory in times of crisis?"
Lu Yun'an's words sounded familiar.
I seem to have heard it somewhere?
I remembered that Beigong Yi had said before that since we eat the people's blood and sweat, we should care about the people.
It would be great if the Beiliang royal family and officials all had this awareness.
"Princess Yun'an is righteous." Lin Miaoyin bowed to Lu Yun'an and took out the injection to vaccinate her.
Lu Yun'an rolled up his sleeves, revealing a piece of smooth arm.
Her skin was as white as cream and as smooth as a baby's. Even a woman like Lin Miaoyin couldn't take her eyes away.
The eldest princess married the Duke of Song for many years before they had a daughter, Princess Yun'an. It is said that Princess Yun'an has been pampered by the eldest princess since she was born, and it is no exaggeration to say that she is treated like a treasure by the eldest princess. She is held in her hands for fear of dropping her, and held in her mouth for fear of melting her.
I wonder how much financial and human resources must have been spent to achieve this fair and delicate skin.
When I went to Duke Song's Mansion this morning, I heard from the servants in the mansion that the eldest princess ordered the maids to collect dew every day to wash Lu Yun'an's hands and face.
Even the peonies in the back garden were prepared for Lu Yun'an to take a bath.
The eldest princess's love for him is evident from this.
Lin Miaoyin's eyes unconsciously revealed envy.
She was an abandoned child and never knew what parental love was.
How happy and lucky it is to be raised in the palm of your parents' hands.
She subconsciously touched her belly.
When the child is born, she will love him well and give him what she missed in her childhood.
"Thank you, fourth cousin." After the vaccination, Lu Yun'an pressed his forearm with a cotton swab and said to Lin Miaoyin, "My eldest brother and fifth brother are in Qingbei Lane and Qingnan Lane respectively. Fourth cousin, please go quickly."
Lin Miaoyin nodded.
She was right next to Qingnan Lane where Lu Zhiyi was, so she decided to vaccinate Lu Zhiyi first.
When getting on the carriage, he inadvertently glanced at the rice shop and saw two shifty-looking men at the back of the shop staring at Lu Yun'an's exposed forearms.
At this moment, a cold voice came over, "Fourth cousin, take care."
Lu Yun'an waved goodbye to her.
She smiled and nodded, and when she looked again, the two people behind the shop looked honest and simple.
Maybe I'm dazzled.
She was thinking about the vaccination, so she hurriedly asked Yuzhu to drive the car.
"Why are these people like starving ghosts? Their eyes light up when they see rice and flour." Yuzhu was a little dissatisfied with the people blocking the intersection. After driving them away several times, she finally cleared a path.
"Didn't the emperor say that day that many people in the city can't even get enough food to eat, and no one knows how long the smallpox will last. It's normal for them to panic." Lin Miaoyin said as she lifted the car curtain and looked outside.
Although the faces of the people queuing up on the street to receive food and medicine were not flushed, they walked and talked with full energy and did not look like starving people at all.
There was no panic in their eyes, but greed was clearly visible.
She couldn't help but murmur in her heart.
Are these people queuing up here really the people in the city who have no food to eat?
After a while, the carriage arrived at Qingnan Lane. Before getting off the carriage, a shrill scream was heard coming from the alley.
"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts..."
Lin Miaoyin lifted the curtain of the car and saw two servants from the Duke of Song's mansion pulling a fat man in the middle of the street.
The man almost fell down during the pushing and shoving.
Instead of stopping it, Lu Zhiyi lazily sat on the rattan chair, resting his hand on his forehead and watching with his legs crossed.
The people who were queuing up to receive rice and medicine all retreated away, fearing that they would be harmed.
"He hit someone, Lu Zhiyi hit someone..."
The fat man yelled at the crowd, "Help! These corrupt officials are taking people's lives lightly!"
"Hit someone?" Lu Zhiyi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, put down his crossed legs, and slowly stood up.
The obese man saw him walking towards him and stepped back subconsciously, "What are you going to do?"
"What do you think I'm going to do?" Lu Zhiyi said as he swung his fist at the man, hitting him hard without mercy. In just a few moments, the man's fat cheeks swelled up like a pig's head.
The obese man fell to the ground and struggled to get up after a long time. He covered his bleeding mouth and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time, "You, you..."
"If I don't hit you twice, wouldn't that mean you're yelling in vain?"
Lu Zhiyi straightened his slightly wrinkled cuffs while taking the family scroll from the servant. He looked at the man crawling at his feet and read, "Fan Dahai lives on the third street of Qingnan Lane. He is a well-known wealthy family in the lane. He has 300 dan of grain in his home..."
Having read this, he leaned over and glared at the fat man, saying sarcastically, "You have so much food at home, and you still come to collect food from my mansion, huh?"
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