Chapter 201: Prince Ning, a Heart of Stone
"Brother is also in Shengjing?"
Hearing this, Chen Zhimo's face changed slightly, "He was delayed by something and is still on the way."
Beigong You didn't ask any more questions and let Zitan help the person into the room.
After taking a seat, Chen Zhimo looked at the empty room and said, "Where is your princess? You have encountered such a big incident, why is she not by your side to serve you?"
Although the room was clean and tidy, there were no women's things in it. I guess no woman lived there on weekdays.
"The princess...she is fighting the epidemic in Shengjing." Feng Ming replied.
"Fighting the epidemic is a man's job. It's not her turn as a woman. Her most important job is to take care of Ayou." Chen Zhimo said angrily.
She didn't have much impression of her cousin Lin Miaoyin, but she heard that she was arrogant and domineering.
On the way here, she was worried that such a woman would not be able to take good care of Ayou, and it turned out to be true.
"She is an excellent medical practitioner and should be credited with making the most significant contribution to the fight against the pandemic," Beigong You affirmed.
"Originally, the princess was taking care of the prince, but later, later..." Feng Ming said and subconsciously looked at Zitan.
Later, Aunt Zitan kidnapped the prince. How could the princess take care of him?
Under Zitan's gaze, he said with gritted teeth: "Later, it rained heavily in Shengjing, and the princess couldn't come over."
Feng Ming's speaking for Lin Miaoyin was nothing. What surprised her was that Beigong You also spoke for her and affirmed her medical skills. Didn't you say that Ayou hated this princess so much? Why did she approve of her now?
The last time Zitan told her that Ayou had changed his mind about Lin Miaoyin, she didn't believe it. Now it seems to be true.
It's a good thing that they live in harmony with each other.
"By the way, I came here this time to tell you something important." Chen Zhimo looked at the ox cart outside and started to get to the point.
She had something more important to do here.
"Sister-in-law, please speak."
"I heard that Shengjing was short of food, so I transported a batch of food from Jiangling."
Chen Zhimo said with some guilt in his eyes, "I rashly let Zitan kidnap you without asking the whole story. I wanted to take good care of you, but unexpectedly I caused you a lot of trouble. These grains are my apology to you, and this is also your chance to atone for your sins."
Beigong You and Feng Ming followed her gaze.
The ox cart was filled to the brim with about thirty or forty dan of grain.
But compared with the food shortage in Shengjing, these are just a drop in the bucket and are far from enough.
"I know it's not enough, but this is not all. The large grain transport team is still on the way. You take this batch of grain back to the capital first. In three to five days, your eldest brother will bring the grain to Shengjing to meet you."
Chen Zhimo's voice was still gentle, making it impossible to refuse.
Beigong You looked at the warm and quiet face in his memory, and finally nodded, "Okay."
As long as it was her business, he would do it.
After Chen Zhimo left, Feng Ming couldn't help but sigh, "I thought Princess Shu came here for the prince, but who knew it was for Prince Shu."
It would be fine if it was just for Prince Shu, but the prince also had to pave the way for Prince Shu.
But his prince is busy taking care of himself!
"Ever since Princess Shu got married, she hasn't been as concerned about His Majesty." He sighed with concern.
Beigong You seemed not to hear it, and slowly spoke while looking outside, "We have been away from Shengjing for so long, it's time for us to go back."
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Shengjing.
The heavy rain stopped on the second day after they went up the mountain, but the sky was still gloomy, as if it would rain heavily again at any time.
At this time, the streets of Shengjing were flooded.
The water was five feet deep, with some depressions reaching more than ten feet in depth, and all government offices were flooded.
Whether it was the shops on both sides of the street or the houses on both sides, they were all flooded. Even the residences of officials with complete drainage systems could not escape this disaster.
The only place that was not flooded was the Beiliang Imperial City.
When Emperor Gaozu proposed to build Northern Liang, he summoned skilled craftsmen from all over the country to build the palace. At that time, he was advised against it by a group of imperial censors. Looking back now, it was thanks to Emperor Gaozu's foresight, otherwise the people in the palace would have to seek refuge in the Jokhang Temple.
As soon as the rain stopped, Beigong You led people to transport grain into the capital.
Everyone then suddenly realized that Prince Ning had not disappeared because he was afraid of being punished, but because he was going out to collect grain.
This batch of grain was like a timely help to Shengjing, which was about to run out of ammunition and food.
Those who were originally dissatisfied with Beigong You have now changed their tune and are praising Beigong You for his kindness and concern for the people.
When the news reached Emperor Ming, he was neither angry nor punished him. Instead, he made him responsible for disaster relief and saving the people. Taking his health into consideration, he asked the King of Qi to assist him.
Unexpectedly, when Beigong Xian arrived, he took away the food he had sent.
Beigong You did not stop it, nor could he stop it, because he knew that this was what Emperor Ming wanted.
Emperor Ming still took note of his disappearance last time.
Beigong Xian came over, ostensibly to help, but actually he came for the food in his hands.
But to their disappointment, the remaining food was in the hands of King Shu, not with him.
After handing over the grain, Beigong You went to the Jokhang Temple to look for Lin Miaoyin.
Lin Miaoyin did not sleep well in the Jokhang Temple.
She was allocated a small room in the Jokhang Temple, but had to squeeze together with Yuzhu, Xiaodie, Dingxiang, Aunt Zhang and Grandma Sun.
There were so many people and there weren't enough beddings.
In addition, it had been raining for so long that the bedding was wet from the inside out and was impossible to wear.
But this is good enough, many people don't even have such bedding.
They even had to wear wet clothes and freeze in the cave.
Lin Miaoyin woke up several times throughout the night and tossed and turned on the couch.
Mrs. Sun's snoring was so loud that she couldn't sleep at all. Her body was cold, especially her feet, which felt like they had fallen into an ice cellar, freezing her to the bone. She became more awake as she slept, but her head gradually became dizzy.
Soon, her eyelids began to feel too heavy to lift, and in a daze, she seemed to feel hot all over, which made her feel uncomfortable.
It's over. She seems to have a fever.
"Oh no, it's so hot!" As she lost consciousness, she seemed to hear Yuzhu's anxious voice, "Miss, wake up, wake up quickly!"
Her shout woke up everyone in the room.
"What? The princess has a fever?" Nanny Zhang came to the bed in a hurry. Looking at Lin Miaoyin's red face, she felt distressed and anxious. "What should we do? I'll go find a doctor."
She said and walked out the door in two steps.
"Why are the princess' hands so cold? I'll go get a hot water bottle." Dingxiang touched Lin Miaoyin's hands, and her palms were trembling from the cold.
"It's hard to even get a sip of hot water at this time. Where can you find a hot water bottle?"
It was the middle of the night and all the monks in the temple were asleep. If she went out, she might not see a single soul.
"But we can't let the princess be left in the cold like this."
Granny Sun touched the quilt on Lin Miaoyin's body and couldn't help but sigh, "This quilt is so wet, it's strange that she doesn't get sick. Go to the kitchen and see if you can make a bowl of ginger soup for the princess."
After Dingxiang left, she said to Yuzhu, "I will go to other mansions to ask, hoping to borrow dry and warm bedding for the princess."
"Mammy, be careful."
Yuzhu felt very distressed when she looked at Lin Miaoyin’s pale little face.
But the concern that Nanny Zhang, Grandma Sun and others showed to Lin Miaoyin made her feel gratified.
People are made of flesh and blood. If the lady is nice to them, they will also be nice to her.
Unlike Prince Ning, who has a heart of stone.
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