in2ebook Chapter 172 Ah Heng, where should I go to find you
Chapter 172 Ah Heng, where should I go to find you
Chapter 172 Ah Heng, where should I go to find you
Quan Qinghua carried the person out of the ruins, but he didn't know where to go. The Prince Chen's Mansion was gone, and now he could only sit on the ground. He didn't care, but what about Feng Zhaolian?
She was still leaning on his shoulder. He tilted his head to look and saw that her eyes were closed, but her tears kept flowing, almost soaking his thick winter coat. He was really worried, so he asked her in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"
The man on his back didn't answer. A servant came to help and tried to take Feng Zhaolian off his back, but Feng Zhaolian hugged his neck tighter and said, "Don't touch me if you don't know me."
He sent the servants away and carried her alone from the guest house to the front yard. When they had nowhere else to go, he heard Feng Zhaolian say, "I'm fine. I just remembered some things and some people I had forgotten before. Maybe it was because I was hit on the head by the beam, and it made my mind clear. But even though it's clear, I don't know where to find them, or even if they are still alive. My heart is full of longing for them, but there is a possibility that I will never see them again in this life..."
In the inner city of Lin'an, Li Yanran, the eldest daughter of the Li family, was sitting on a soft chair and was carried out of the palace.
Her mother, Mrs. Tao, followed her and said to her, "Fortunately, you have solid martial arts skills. Although your foot is injured, the injury is not serious. But the imperial physician still said that you need to rest for a month before you can recover. You really shouldn't rush out of the palace at this time."
Tao was looking at the scene on the street while talking, and she was also very anxious. "I don't know what the situation is like at home, I hope your father is okay." She paused here, thought about it and added in a low voice, "I also hope that the damned person can be smashed to death."
Li Yanran glanced at the palace servants who were carrying the chair, and was relieved to see that they had not heard anything. Then she said to Mrs. Tao, "I know I should rest, but now is the best time to leave the palace. Mother, God is helping me, I can't fail on my own."
Tao took a deep breath and felt more and more satisfied with the daughter she had raised.
She can see the current situation and know what is the most correct choice to make at this time. Even if she encounters a setback, she can quickly forget about it and make a comeback. This is the hope that the Li family should cultivate the most. Compared with the one in the palace, her daughter is much better in character and wisdom.
The palace maid who carried the soft chair sent Li Yanran back to the Li Mansion. She looked at the intact house of the Li Mansion, said nothing, bowed and went back. Before leaving, she left the soft chair behind, because Miss Li had an injury on her foot and it would be more convenient to have a soft chair.
Li Zhiyuan was relieved to see his daughter leave the palace safely and in good condition. At the same time, he was also thankful that Yanran had left before the banquet hall collapsed, otherwise she would have been injured and it would have been hard to say whether she could have escaped under such circumstances.
Li Yanran saw Li Zhiyuan holding up his arm with a bandage on it, and couldn't help but become worried. She asked what happened, but was it the injury he suffered when Dilong turned over?
Li Zhiyuan sighed and shook his head: "Our house is well built, and there is no collapse in the whole house. This arm is certainly not broken today."
If it wasn't something that happened today, it was something that happened last night. Li Yanran lived in the palace, so she naturally heard about what was happening in Fenghuang Yufei Palace, including her aunt, Empress Dowager Li, who ran back in panic and ran into her room, pointing at her and scolding her.
She and her mother, Mrs. Tao, still don't understand why Empress Dowager Li was so angry, and they don't know what the collapse of the banquet hall has to do with her. She only remembers that her aunt said in every word that she shouldn't compete with Ye Wenyan in dancing, saying that her competitive spirit would sooner or later harm the Li family.
Tao came forward to show concern for Li Zhiyuan and asked about the situation in the mansion. When she heard that there was nothing wrong in the mansion, she talked about her and Li Yanran's plan: "Yanran said that we must do something, so that we can show the righteousness of the Li family at this time. And this matter must be led by Yanran, and in the future, when rewards are given, it must be Yanran's credit." Li Zhiyuan nodded, "Your plan is right, but how to make this credit beautiful, you must think carefully."
Li Yanran had already figured out what to do. She ordered people to build a large shed outside the gate of the Li Mansion. Several rice merchants under the name of the Li family brought their stored rice and handed it to her. Li Yanran then presided over the cooking and distribution of porridge.
The Li family's porridge stall soon attracted a group of people to come and watch, but they were just watchers. There were very few people who actually held bowls to beg for alms, and most of them were merchants in the inner city.
The official residence cannot afford to lose face, so how could it do something that is equivalent to begging?
This scene made Old Lady Li frown. She asked Li Zhiyuan, "You spent many years training your daughter, and she came up with such an idea? You carefully identified the people who came to get the porridge. Could it be that our Li family wants to make further progress and not be eliminated, relying on those merchants? You expect a daughter with such a brain to replace Xiaohan, and expect to use her to curry favor with the new emperor. Don't you think it's ridiculous?" Li Zhiyuan listened to the lecture in silence. After all, this was his mother, and he couldn't say anything. But not saying anything instead represented an attitude, that is, he believed in Li Yanran, and was willing to turn against his sister for Li Yanran.
Tao naturally thought the same, and she even retorted to the old lady: "At the palace banquet last night, even the late emperor's will was brought out, but the name of the current emperor was clearly written on it. Mother, if the Sixth Prince had any hope, we would not take this path. But there is really no hope. We can't use our many years of foundation to follow the Queen Mother in rebellion. The risk is too great, and the responsibility is too great. Can mother destroy the foundation that the Li family has worked so hard to build for a daughter who is married? The daughter-in-law analyzed that the ancestors of the Li family would not want this!"
The words "ancestors" successfully shut up the old lady. Although she was on the side of her daughter in the palace, she couldn't afford to gamble with the Li family's foundation and the lives of so many people.
It is not so easy to overthrow a regime. That is called rebellion. If it succeeds, it will be fine. But if it fails, the Li family will be branded as traitors for generations. Or there will be no generations. All nine clans will be killed and everything will end here.
Seeing that the old lady stopped talking, Li Zhiyuan felt relieved. Tao went to get people to help cook porridge. Li Zhiyuan stood at the gate of the mansion, watching the people coming and going in front of the porridge stall, and wondered in his heart what Li Yanran was planning by doing this.
In fact, what the old lady said was not wrong. It was impossible for people from the official residence to come and ask for alms. Merchants could come, but what was the point of the Li family currying favor with those merchants? It was a waste of rice!
Although not many people came, Li Yanran's reputation spread throughout the inner city of Lin'an in just a few hours from afternoon to dark.
Some people say that the eldest daughter of the Li family is a very kind person. She was able to stand up after the natural disaster and did these things while injured. She is truly worthy of admiration and is truly a role model for women.
But some people disdained her actions. After all, the inner city was mainly composed of official residences. Official residences were well-off. Even though the houses collapsed, they still had rice and flour in reserve. Who could come here to beg for food? So someone suggested: "If Miss Li really wants to do good deeds, she should go to the outer city, where relief is really needed."
Li Yanran smiled and said to him in a very pleasant voice: "You are right. The outer city is indeed more seriously affected by the disaster, and people need food more. But have you ever thought that compared with the outer city, the stability of the inner city is more important. Only by stabilizing the inner city can the officials in the court have the time and energy to help the people in the outer city. Otherwise, we will only go to the outer city to distribute porridge and ignore the inner city. Then when will the porridge be distributed? It's not that the Li family cares about money, but we are worried that Lin'an City will recover too slowly, which is not conducive to the operation of the court."
As she spoke, she served porridge to a child and put some sugar in it, then added: "There are indeed few people in our Li family's porridge shed right now, but that's because the earthquake just happened and every household is busy saving people and hasn't had time to eat and drink. But once the people who should be saved are saved, the next thing to consider is how to survive. I believe that every household has stored food, but who will cook it? Either the servants are injured, or the iron pot is buried, or there is not even a complete bowl in the house. How can we eat the meal?" People were dumbfounded when they heard this. Bowls, bowls are a big deal. The iron pot can at least be dug out, and some servants are not injured, but the bowls are all made of porcelain, and they are all smashed to pieces. Even if the meal is ready at home, what will they eat?
Those who reacted ran back to their homes to see how many bowls were left, and soon they all ran back again. Not only did they come back themselves, but they also brought their family members with them.
Of course, it is impossible for the masters to come. Only the servants come, and these servants come with missions.
They all expressed their requests to Li Yanran: to borrow a bowl.
Someone said: "The Li family mansion looks pretty solid. The walls haven't collapsed. Are there any dishes left in the house? Can you lend us some? Or even buy them!"
Li Yanran smiled, "At this time, why bother talking about borrowing or buying? Just use whatever you need. From today on, we will only drink porridge and eat the simplest dishes. We will reduce the number of bowls and plates so that we can save more for other people. But please don't be disgusted, because we really don't have new ones. Although our house is stronger, there are only a few left in the shop we opened, and we really can't find any new bowls."
People said they didn't mind, it didn't matter if it was old, as long as it could be used.
Li Yanran sat on a chair, smiling appropriately. She ordered the servants to go to the kitchen to get bowls, and asked the servants who had returned, "What's the situation in everyone's house? Is the house seriously damaged? It's getting dark now, do you have a place to stay at night? Although there has been no aftermath of the earthquake all day, if the house that didn't collapse before has cracks, you can't live in it anymore."
Then people thought of another difficult problem - where to sleep at night?