Crazy! Crazy batch of chief ministers reduced to subordinates

The world outside the capital is not peaceful, but things around the capital are better. Once we pass Runing, there are still hungry people begging for food on the road.

Fires were raging in the ravine, and a putrid smell filled the air. When I inquired about it, I found out that people from the local government were gathering the bodies to burn.

Xiao Yi, the king of Leping, brought so much food to the north to provide relief, and it was really inappropriate for so many people to starve to death.

When Yan Qing inquired about it, he learned that King Leping had set up the porridge shack in a prosperous area of ​​the city and controlled the flow of people every day. It took a whole day to distribute food to fifty hungry people. I can try my luck by queuing up on the second day.

Beisheng wanted to laugh after hearing this. King Leping wanted to win the world. It turned out that this is how he bought people's hearts. I wonder what the local state officials thought?

Yan Qing said: "King Leping did not dare to return to Beijing, so he took this opportunity to delay. If all the food is distributed, he will have to return to Beijing."

Beisheng was silent.

The further north she went, the more serious the famine became, and the money in her hands could not be turned into food for the time being, so she could only ask the coachman to drive the carriage faster, without seeing it.

Yan Mo has a shop in Dingxiang, and Beisheng also wrote to Yan Mo before leaving. When she arrived in Dingxiang, Yan Mo's people had already arranged accommodation for her.

It turned out that the Zhou family's old house had been sold by their siblings. Now when they went back to look at it, the new owner demolished the old house and built a new one, and it had lost its original appearance.

However, Zhou Da's medicine shop was still open, and things were different. Beisheng and Jinhuai didn't go in. They stood opposite and watched from a distance for a while before leaving.

On the second day, he went up the mountain to worship Zhou Da and Madam Luo. He burned as much paper money as possible, laid out as much wine and food as possible, and placed them on the grave together with Mrs. Yu's portion.

The vicissitudes of life made Beisheng feel sour but unable to cry, while Jinhuai cried a lot.

There were some words that couldn't be expressed in words, so Beisheng only prayed to Zhou Da and Madam Luo in her heart. She would take good care of Jinhuai and keep him safe.

After worshiping, the sister and brother stayed in Dingxiang for another day. After breakfast at the inn the next day, Beisheng planned to let Jinhuai return to Runing first, while he wanted to continue north to Kaiping to buy leather goods.

Tens of thousands of taels of silver are dead in your hands, and you can only survive if you start your business.

Grain, silk, cotton, tea, these businesses were left to Yan Mo, and she wanted to find another way. The leather goods of the North have always been famous, and if they are made into clothes in the capital, they will surely be favored by the wealthy.

Before the two siblings finished their bowl of wontons, someone knocked on the guest room door.

Chang Lin, the leader of the guard, came in with a hurried look. Along the way, even if Bei Sheng didn't write letters home, Chang Lin would send letters to Duke An Guo's office every now and then.

What Beisheng did along the way was clearly known to Duke Anguo even though he was thousands of miles away.

Seeing that the person who came in was Chang Lin, Bei Sheng was not surprised. He usually didn't come to see her in person, and negotiated with Yan Qing for travel arrangements.

I only received a letter from the Duke's Mansion and asked Beisheng once or twice. This time, Beisheng probably guessed that a letter from his father and mother had arrived.

Jin Huai scooped up a wonton and asked with a chuckle: "The Duke sent three letters in half a month. I am really worried about my sister."

She only received a letter from her father three days ago, and this time it came again. Beisheng glanced at the envelope held by Chang Lin at his fingertips and felt something was wrong.

Chang Lin frowned, walked over and put the envelope in front of Bei Sheng, cupped his hand and said: "The Duke has sent it urgently from eight hundred miles away. The second girl has been included in the list of beautiful girls for the Crown Prince to choose his concubine. The letter urges Second girl, hurry up and go back."

Snapped!

The spoon in Bei Sheng's hand suddenly fell into the bowl, and the other hand holding the soup bowl gradually tightened, as if he wanted to crush the soup bowl.

Lang Zhuo didn't go to Duke Anguo's mansion to propose a marriage proposal!

Her father did not mediate and stop her, and the palace did not let her go just because she was hiding outside the capital!

All her previous plans were in vain!

Bei Sheng looked pale for a while and then quickly regained his composure. As the saying goes, if you are going to be punished by the king outside, then she is far away in Dingxiang now. If she doesn't come back, will someone kidnap her back?

Beisheng said softly: "When you reply to my father's letter, just say that I still have some important matters to deal with, and it may take a while before I can return to Beijing. Let my father take care of everything."

Chang Lin responded and stepped back. After the door was closed, Beisheng's heart surged like a tide, and he was in a mess.

Seeing her stunned, Jin Huai patted Bei Sheng's arm and asked cautiously: "This is an opportunity to become a crown princess. Isn't sister happy?"

She doesn't care about being a princess, even if she is given the position of queen.

What's more, this is an opportunity that could kill her.

Bei Sheng smiled faintly, "I grew up in the countryside, how can I be worthy of the prince? Being included in the selection list is just a reward from the prince, and I am not worthy of happiness."

Jinhuai nodded as if he understood.

He had never known before that when he returned to Beijing this time, he saw some intrigues. Not everyone is destined to enjoy the wealth of the Tian family.

Beisheng said: "After you return to Runing, if I don't call you, don't come to the capital in the future."

Jinhuai raised his head when he heard this, and his heart suddenly tightened!

There was a vague feeling in my heart that something was wrong. When had my sister been so depressed? Even when she was chased by assassins outside Fengyang City, it was not like she was today.

There was still more than half of the wontons left in their bowls, and neither sister nor brother had the intention to eat anymore. Jinhuai even pushed the bowl to the side.

He asked: "What are you afraid of, sister?"

Bei Sheng didn't speak, but just stared at him. After a long while, he thought of the words and said, "My uncle is a talented and learned man. You should follow him. When will you be able to make a living in Beijing, then come to Beijing to accompany me?" elder sister."

This is really an excellent excuse. No matter how worried Jinhuai is about his sister, he also knows that even if he is by her side now, he will still be a burden to her.

So he pursed his lips and nodded.

After breakfast, Beisheng asked Chang Lin to divide a group of people and send them back to Runing from Jinhuai, while he set off northward.

With such a delay, not only could he not return to Beijing as soon as possible, but he had already passed the one-month deadline agreed with Xu Zhaoting, and it was almost the summer solstice.

Eight hundred miles sent three urgent reminder letters in a row, and Beisheng refused to return to Beijing because he had unfinished foreign affairs.

With constant urging at home, Bei Sheng was extremely annoyed and rebellious, making her even walk slower.

It was obvious that he could reach the place in one or two days, but under Bei Sheng's silent instructions, Yan Qing delayed it until he could reach the place in three or four days, or even five or six days.

Yan Qing had various excuses to delay time. Either the scenery here was beautiful and he would stay for half a day, or the food there was delicious and he would take a turn to taste it.

Although Chang Lin was responsible for guarding the team, he had to follow the second girl's opinion.

At first I didn't think it was inappropriate, but later I realized that as long as Yan Qing said where to find delicious food and fun places, the second girl would take a detour and go there. Then I realized that Yan Qing had the right to speak.

Arriving at the inn in the evening, after the second girl settled down to sleep, Chang Lin led a few people and pulled Yan Qing to a quiet place outside the inn to talk.