The plan of the three of them has been decided, and when Zhou Heng returns home, Cui Keyin will talk to him about opening a good hall.

Zhou Heng listened quietly and said, "First investigate how many poor people and how many hungry and cold children are in the capital, and then decide how many silver taels are needed to start opening a good hall." Otherwise, what do you say to the queen and Concubine De, how much does it cost to buy a share? I'll let you do it, you don't have to pay attention to it. ”

Cui Keyin nodded again and again, and said, "I thanked the prince on behalf of these people who are struggling on the poverty line." ”

Zhou Heng shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "After I took over government affairs, I deeply felt what Wang Zhe had done to the country. I should have done these things, you did it for me, and I should thank you. As he spoke, he stood up and saluted Cui Keyin, saying, "Thank you, princess." ”

Cui Keyin saw that he was sincere, stood up and returned the salute, the two looked at each other and smiled, and sat down hand in hand.

Five well-fed and hiccupping children were brought over, and their little eyes were just staring at Zhou Heng.

The eight or nine-year-old boy from before had the audacity to ask, "Are you the king of Jin?" ”

Zhou Hengwen said: "I am." What's your name and how old are you? ”

"My name is Tie Zhu, and I'm ten years old. My mother died the year before last, and a big official took a fancy to my mother and had to force my mother to marry him, but my mother was unwilling and hanged herself. "It was a tragedy in the world, Tie Zhu said it, but he understated it, thinking about the struggle on the death line in the past two years, which made his heart very cold.

Zhou Heng said: "Have you ever read a book or read a word?" ”

Tie Zhu shook his head and said, "No." Will you teach us to read? ”

The children around him had a hopeful glint in their eyes.

Zhou Heng said: "The princess will let people teach you to read and write." You have to study hard and grow up to be a useful person. ”

Tie Zhu turned to the children and said, "Let's kowtow to the princess." ”

said. Climb on the ground first and bang bang. Unexpectedly, one day when I met a noble person like the princess, I not only gave them new clothes to wear, but also fed them, and even let them read and write.

Cui Keyin's eyes were already wet, and she said, "Hurry up." "Let Midori help them up.

Among the five children, there was also a little girl, the one whose face was scratched. The mud monkeys couldn't see it, but at this time they were freshened up, changed into clean new clothes, and the little girl had red braids on her head. Although it is too thin to be good. The big eyes flashed and flashed, revealing a sense of cleverness.

Cui Keyin asked her, "What's your name?" How old are you? ”

The little girl said: "My name is Yingxue, and I am six years old this year. ”

He said he was six years old, but he looked like he was four or five years old.

Cui Keyin beckoned to her. "Come here." Let me hug you. ”

Yingxue walked up. Stretched out his arms around Cui Keyin's neck, patted Cui Keyin's back with his little hand, and said, "We are very well-behaved." Don't cry, princess. ”

It's okay if she doesn't say it, but as soon as she says it, Cui Keyin's tears will fall. What a sensible child, all like this, and comforting her, such a child, who is willing to hurt her and let her starve?

Seeing that Yingxue made Cui Keyin cry, Tie Zhu took out the momentum of the boss and said, "You are really ignorant, how can you make the princess cry?" I tell you, if you don't behave in the future, the princess won't want you. ”

Yingxue wiped Cui Keyin's tears with her little hand, and turned around to explain in her busy schedule: "I didn't make the princess cry, I asked the princess not to cry, the princess had to cry." ”

Cui Keyin was laughed at by them, hugged Yingxue, and said, "Follow me, okay?" ”

"Okay." Yingxue said: "But you are not allowed to cry in the future." ”

Cui Keyin nodded tearfully: "Okay, I don't cry." ”

Yingxue got Cui Keyin's assurance, turned back to Tie Zhu and said, "The princess won't cry anymore in the future." ”

What a sensible child. Cui Keyin hugged her tightly.

The other children didn't agree, so Cui Keyin had to hug them too. Cui Keyin was embarrassed, Tiezhu was ten years old and a little adult.

Zhou Heng said: "Yingxue is a girl, so she needs to be hugged, you are a man, let a woman hug it, what's the matter?" ”

Tie Zhu felt very reasonable when he heard it, and said, "We are men, and we don't play with their girls." ”

A group of people shouted to compete with Zhou Heng to see who had more strength.

I really don't recognize life. Cui Keyin sighed.

Lu Ying stepped forward and persuaded: "You are full, the prince and princess have not eaten yet." You have to let the prince have enough to eat, right? ”

Tie Zhu felt reasonable, and said to Zhou Heng very sympathetically: "Then you go to eat first." It's miserable to starve. ”

There was nothing more tragic for him than starvation.

Zhou Heng asked them to take them down and ordered them to set the meal.

Cui Keyin likes Yingxue, so let Pearl take Yingxue down and arrange a place for her to live.

Pearl answered, "I don't know if I want to arrange for her to do some odd jobs?" ”

A six-year-old girl can run errands or something.

Cui Keyin shook her head and said, "No." The moon is according to the little girl's hair, and she will take care of her body first. ”

If she gives birth to a daughter, she will have a companion.

Zhou Heng seemed to understand Cui Keyin's intentions, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Do you want to have a daughter?" ”

Cui Keyin touched her stomach and said, "When I was three years old, my mother followed my father. As I grew up, I often thought that if I had a daughter, I would be reluctant to leave her behind, and I would definitely raise her as an adult. ”

Zhou Heng remembered her life experience, held her hand, and sighed: "Before I met you, I used to complain about heaven and earth, complaining that God was unfair to me, and my own mother was killed. After meeting you, I realized that compared to you, my situation is already very good. ”

They are happier than the children they meet today. Even if there is no father and mother by his side, he will also eat jade and call slaves and maids.

The two couldn't help but lean together, only to feel peaceful.

Yuanshan quickly presented the results of the investigation, and when Zhou Heng looked at the number of people, the whole person was not good. I didn't expect there to be so many people in the capital who were poorly fed. This is the capital, how tragic is it elsewhere?

The weather in July was cool in the morning and evening, Cui Keyin walked in the backyard before dinner, and had to report that Zhou Heng was back and busy returning to the main room.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw him sitting by the window, looking out of the window in a daze, she sat down next to him and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhou Heng saw that it was her who came back, motioned to the people serving in the house to step down, took her hand, and sighed: "It has been more than 100 years since the founding of my Great Jia Dynasty, and the emperors of all dynasties have worked hard to make the country strong. Unexpectedly, today, in the world of flowers in the capital, there are a percentage of people in a situation of starvation. ”

"Ichisei?!" Cui Keyin was taken aback and said, "So much! ”

Zhou Heng said: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, being an official is the most difficult, there are six central departments, and there are imperial histories staring at it, and it is impossible to come to Hu Lai." However, since the emperor's brother ignored the government and Wang Zhe came into chaos, various departments and yamen asked for money everywhere, and it was not an exaggeration to say that the people were not happy. ”

What will the parents and officials who spend money to buy officials and go to various places to become officials, treat innocent people? They have to earn back the money they made to buy officials, right? Cui Keyin's heart was also heavy. (To be continued.) )