Chapter 45 Opening a Warehouse for Disaster Relief
"It's nothing, I just want to tell my son, if there is a need for a little girl, the little woman is not to be rejected, and it can be regarded as fulfilling my family's wish." This sentence is nonsensical and confusing.
The proprietress also gambled in her heart, she didn't find anything on Fu Qinglian that could prove her identity, but she faintly felt that this person must be unusual, and maybe, she could help him.
Fu Qinglian felt that this proprietress seemed to be not so loyal to the county guard, but he was not sure now. These two are now playing dumb riddles on themselves.
"If nothing else, let's drink today." Fu Qinglian said with a smile and drank all the wine in the cup.
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"Any news?" Meng Zhendong said.
"King Jing has been staying in the house and has never been out." The subordinate said.
Meng Zhendong couldn't rest assured in his heart, but he was afraid that it was not so simple, Fu Qinglian always said that he was sick and couldn't go to court, obviously in the mansion, but he still had to send his daughter back to the mansion, is there really nothing to do with this?
Meng Zhendong then asked, "Is there any news from Ang Lee?" β
"Not yet."
I hope nothing will happen, Meng Zhendong can't do anything at the moment, and after thinking about it, it's just a county guard, and if you give it up, you will give it up, just a chess piece.
"Keep an eye on it, if something happens, Ang Lee won't have to stay, do it cleaner, understand?"
"Yes."
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Meng Hongyi walked in.
"You go down first, and then let me know if anything." Meng Zhendong hurriedly asked his subordinates to retreat.
"Dad, what's the matter?"
"It's nothing, it's just some court matter, good daughter, why are you here?"
Meng Hongyi brought a bowl of soup: "Mother said that you have always stayed in the study to deal with affairs these days, no, mother asked me to send you some tonic soup." Meng Hongyi said and took the utensils.
Meng Zhendong took it with a smile, "It's still my daughter's intimacy." β
"Hmm. Delicious! Meng Zhendong praised Chen again and again.
"Good daughter, when are you going to go back to the palace?" Meng Zhendong asked.
Meng Hongyi pretended to be displeased: "I've only been back for a few days, and my father is in a hurry to drive me back, it's really the water spilled by the married daughter." β
Meng Zhendong rarely saw his daughter so naughty, and smiled: "Of course, my father wants you to stay by my side all the time, but you have already married a wife and have been staying in your mother's house, and people will talk about you." β
"Besides, don't you want to go back to the palace and see King Jing early?" Meng Zhendong teased.
Speaking of this, Meng Hongyi blushed: "Dad will make fun of me." β
She served Meng Zhendong another bowl of soup: "I plan to go back to the palace tomorrow." β
"Okay, go back, live a good life, if you have any grievances, you must tell your father, don't hold back alone, do you know? You are my daughter of Meng Zhendong. Meng Zhendong said matter-of-factly.
"Don't worry, with you, who dares to bully my daughter." Meng Hongyi comforted Meng Zhendong.
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"Lord, the princess has returned home." Fu Qinglian burned the message from Chen Shi.
It seems that the progress needs to be accelerated, and it can't be delayed like this any longer.
Fu Qinglian had already figured out the location of the proprietress and was ready to start at night.
In the middle of the night, he quietly came to the hostess's room, he had already inquired, and it was a great opportunity for the proprietress to go out today and not be in the room.
Fu Qinglian searched in the room, rummaging everywhere, but he didn't find what he was looking for.
"Are you looking for this?" A female voice sounded behind him.
Fu Qinglian turned around, and the boss and your mother stood in front of him.
"Lian Qing Gongzi, you are not righteous, what you want from me, is it not good to tell me directly?" The proprietress sat down on her own.
Seeing that he had been recognized, Fu Qinglian took off his veil himself.
The proprietress poured Fu Qinglian a cup of tea: "Sit down, everyone has been sent away by me, don't worry, no one will know that you have been here." β
"You already knew I was coming." Fu Qinglian said.
"Yes, so I gave you a chance, I want to see if you will really come." The proprietress said.
"Aren't you afraid that I'm a person with bad intentions?"
"You won't." The hostess was very determined.
"If I'm not mistaken, Lian Qing is not your real name." The proprietress said.
Fu Qinglian wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the proprietress: "But it doesn't matter, you don't have to tell me your real name, you came, just for the county guard, you want the account book in my hand." β
Fu Qinglian did not defend either: "Yes." β
The proprietress took out the account book in her hand and handed it to Fu Qinglian: "I've been taking care of it for so long, and I can finally hand it over to a reassuring person." β
Fu Qinglian took it, but he was a little confused in his heart, why did this boss lady help him.
"Why?" Fu Qinglian didn't believe in this boss lady very much, first of all, whether she was or the people under the county guard, just because she was waiting for him here, Fu Qinglian couldn't be completely relieved.
The proprietress smiled: "Do you remember when I told you that my family has a wish?" β
The proprietress pondered for a while, and said, "When he was alive, he wanted to find the evidence of the county guard's crime and bring him to justice, but now, I am just fulfilling his wish." I have endured humiliation and burdens under Ang Lee for so many years, and now I am finally going to have a day of relief. β
"In the future, when I go underground, I will also explain to him."
The proprietress was about to go out, but she thought of something and threw a token on the table: "In the future, don't drop anything again." Then he disappeared into the night.
Fu Qinglian looked at this token and understood in her heart, it turned out that she had already known his identity and helped him hide it.
Fu Qinglian returned to his room and began to look through the account books, the more he looked, the more angry he became, the treasury was empty every year, and a large amount of disaster relief money was all embezzled by the people below.
This ledger not only records Ang Lee's evidence of corruption, but even records a series of things such as Ang Lee's secret reselling of disaster relief food and the opening of a green building.
"Damn." Fu Qinglian smashed his fist on the table, he would definitely not let go of Li An easily.
When the county guard Li An was in the mansion and was proud of his lockdown, the people outside suddenly stumbled in: "Oh no, no, sir." β
"The master is still fine, but nothing is good." Ang Lee was a little angry, and his good mood was ruined.
"There is a man out there who wants to see you, claiming to be King Jing."
"King Jing?" Ang Lee sat up.
"Isn't King Jing in the capital? How did he get in? Why is there no news? Li An's heart began to panic.
"Master, now is not the time to talk about this, people are outside at the moment, we have to go and greet it." The butler said.
Li An hurriedly got up: "I almost forgot." It's better to welcome people in first. β
Fu Qinglian stood outside the door, waiting for Li An and the others to come. After a while, I saw Li An stumbling out, and the official hat on his head was not put on yet, so he hurriedly saluted: "See the prince, the prince is a thousand years old." β
Fu Qinglian looked at Li An's appearance, and the disgust on his face was about to come out: "Put on your official hat first." Li An hurriedly sorted out his appearance.
"Why did the prince come suddenly, and he didn't notify the lower officials, so the lower officials will go to meet you." Ang Lee knelt on the ground.
"You're all locked down, I just don't have a place to say it." Fu Qinglian's tone was mean.
"Here, the lower officials were afraid that those homeless people outside would pick quarrels and provoke trouble, so they ordered not to let people enter the city."
"But the lower officials are also actively helping the victims, and it is already being carried out in an orderly manner."
"Then lift the lockdown and let those people come and go freely." Fu Qinglian said.
"In addition, it is necessary to ensure that those refugees have a place to stay, as for how to do it, you don't need me to teach you." Fu Qinglian looked at Li An on the ground.
"Yes, yes, the lower officials know." Li An cowered on the ground.
It is rumored that this king Jing covers the sky with one hand, and even the emperor has to look at his face to act, if he doesn't pay attention, he is afraid that he will fall to the ground.
"Let's get ready to open a warehouse for disaster relief." After Fu Qinglian finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"However, the disaster relief food given by the imperial court has not yet come down, and the officials are here, I'm afraid it's just a drop in the bucket." Ang Lee said.
He couldn't just say that he had already sold most of the relief food for him to squander.
"Ang Lee, there are some things that don't need to be explained by this king, this king appeared to give you a chance, how to eat it, how to spit it out." Fu Qinglian was a little angry.
He had already finished reading the account book, and this batch of relief food had already been swallowed by him, and he dared to speak out in front of him, did he really know anything about Fu Qinglian.
Seeing this, Li An hurriedly begged for mercy: "Yes, yes, the lower officials will definitely do their best to help the victims and live up to the expectations of the prince." β
Li An is still kowtowing, and Fu Qinglian has long since disappeared.
"Master, the man is gone." The housekeeper pulled up Ang Lee.
Li An looked up and saw that there was still any shadow of respecting the prince, and they were the only ones left here.
"Master, what should we do next, we have already sold this relief food."
A hint of gloom flashed in Li An's eyes: "Stabilize him first, take out the rice bran in our library and pack it first." Open the gates, let the people in, and find them a place. β
Li An whistled, and a person responded: "My lord." β
"Hurry up and report to the prime minister, and respect the king in Dongcheng."
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With Fu Qinglian's order, the city gates were opened, and a large number of displaced people poured in, who had been hungry for too long.
Fu Qinglian looked at many people with food and drink in their hands, and felt a little more comfortable, this Li An, the efficiency of work is still okay.
"Unexpectedly, you will identify yourself directly in front of him." The proprietress suddenly appeared behind her.
"The refugees outside the city can't let them go hungry all the time." Fu Qinglian replied.
"But in this way, you are in danger, then Ang Li is not a good person, you should be more careful." The proprietress said worriedly.
"I haven't paid attention to him yet, it's just a small role."
"Why don't we go over together and see if there's anything we can do to help?" The proprietress suggested.