The next day, as soon as the sky was white, Jiang Yingxue got up and dressed, picked up Chang Ning, who was still asleep, and walked out.

Thinking of yesterday's incident, Jiang Yingxue rubbed her temples, always feeling that things would not be so simple.

The sunlight pierced through the lush branches and spilled down from the gaps in the leaves, and the dots of light shone on Jiang Yingxue's face.

After the two of them had already packed up, they put their luggage in the carriage and waited.

Thinking of Liu Qingfeng in the distance, he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh from his mouth, praying that he was safe and sound, and Jiang Yingxue boarded the carriage.

"Madam, how did you think that we would leave immediately after we came to the capital for a day." Baicao looked at the bustling capital, pursed his lips, and said with some pity.

"We'll be back sooner or later, let's go to Yunxi Tower first and see what the consultant is doing." Jiang Yingxue showed a gentle smile and instructed the coachman.

The sound of horses' hooves woke Chang Ning, opened his hazy eyes, leaned on Jiang Yingxue's shoulder again, and asked when he saw that he was in the carriage, "Want to find Daddy?" ”

A childish and innocent voice suddenly sounded in the carriage, making the atmosphere freeze for a moment.

Thinking of the fact that for two days in a row, she was outside, and she didn't even accompany Chang Ning well, and the guilt in her heart grew like a vine in midsummer.

Touching Chang Ning's soft hair, Jiang Yingxue shook her head slightly, pointed to the south and said, "I want to go to Tianjiang to control floods and help the people, Chang Ning will definitely like it." ”

Chang Ning didn't understand, and thought with watery eyes.

The carriage stopped, the curtain was lifted, and the advisor dressed in white came in, looking at all women, looking at each other.

"I'd better go out with the coachman, and the lady will call me if she has something." The advisor broke the silence first, lowered the curtain and stepped back.

The carriage was new, and the carriage was much wider than before, but the advisors had been forgotten.

Yesterday, Jiang Yingxue was full of thoughts, and she didn't give instructions for a while, and said a little apologetically: "It's my negligence, consultant, you might as well go on horseback first, or you can solve your private affairs, killing two birds with one stone." ”

There was no response outside, and Jiang Yingxue was about to shout again.

"Madame thinks about it too much, I don't have anything else, it must be yesterday that I was drunk and talking nonsense, don't take it seriously." The advisor's deep voice sounded from outside the curtain of the car, low and unfluctuating, "It's good that I'm out with the coachman's eldest brother, and I can protect my wife's safety." ”

Jiang Yingxue hummed softly, and both of them had their own thoughts.

A few days later, the consultant was sitting outside with the coachman with a sprout of grass in his mouth, and the cold wind blew in the night, which made him shrink his neck and complain: "The thief has really hurt me, otherwise I would not have been so embarrassed that I would have left me with a single thing." ”

Speaking of the thief, the advisor was furious, clenched his fist and gestured in the air.

The coachman listened to his gossip all the way, and his ears were already calloused, and he laughed loudly: "There is a hotel in front, this is not far from Tianjiang, Madame, should we stay for one night, just inquire about the situation?" ”

Jiang Yingxue pondered for a moment, and they encountered many refugees along the way, apparently because of the flooding, leaving the people without a fixed place to live.

Staying in a hotel is always a bit troublesome, but you can find out the situation and not be too passive.

Seeing Jiang Yingxue's hesitation, the consultant immediately lifted the curtain, pointed to his dirty hair, and pleaded: "Madam, we have been sleeping in the open for dinner these days, and we haven't cleaned up ourselves, or it will be a joke if we go to Tianjiang." ”

Chang Ning's appearance amused Chang Ning, and he shook his little hands, his eyes bent into small crescents.

Seeing that everyone's faces were somewhat tired, maybe they hadn't had a good rest for a long time, Jiang Yingxue nodded with a smile and said, "Then take a rest in front, you can take care of yourself, and you can also explore." ”

Everyone rushed to the inn with joy, and the horses stopped quietly at the door, but there was little crowd, and most of them walked out.

Jiang Yingxue walked in with Chang Ning in her arms, looked at the hotel suspiciously, and saw Xiao Er cleaning the table listlessly.

"We live in a hotel and want three rooms." This hotel is very deserted, and even a little dilapidated, Jiang Yingxue said to Xiao Er.

It turned out that Tian Jiangdu was already in this situation.

Xiao Er glanced at it expressionlessly, picked up the rag on the table, turned around and went upstairs and said, "Follow me." ”

"What's the situation, forget it, it's better than nothing." The advisor was a little reluctant, but he still raised his steps and followed.

I could smell the smell of damp decay, and the walls on the first floor were all wet, covered with mold, and even the ink paintings were spent.

This was obviously a flood, Jiang Yingxue followed to the second floor, obviously cleaner, but the wall skin was peeling off, and some white-powder was sprinkled on the ground.

"What the hell is this place?" A cockroach fell from the advisor's feet, and he jumped up in fright and screamed.

Xiao Er glanced at it coldly, took out a bunch of keys from his waist, opened the door and said, "Your room, if you leave tomorrow, you will pay the silver taels now." ”

"We'll leave tomorrow." Seeing that the places a little farther away looked like this, Jiang Yingxue couldn't bear the anxiety in her heart, and couldn't wait to find the root cause of the flood immediately.

Jiang Yingxue handed Chang Ning to Baicao, took out the silver taels from her purse, stuffed the two more points, and asked suspiciously: "It's like this here, the further you go, the more serious it will be, we have something to pass through Tianjiang, can you tell me about the situation?" ”

Looking at the silver two in his hand, Xiao Er was stunned, quickly put it in his arms, and coughed lightly: "We have calculated it here, there are some places in it that can't be settled, don't think about passing through Tianjiang, you don't know when the next wave of floods will come." ”

Jiang Yingxue didn't expect the situation to be so grim, the court officials just told that the situation could be controlled, but there were too many refugees and it was difficult to resettle.

Listening to Xiao Er's words, it seems that this is not the case, the flood has not subsided, and there will even be aftermaths.

Jiang Yingxue's face became ugly little by little, and the black pupils continued to ask with anxiety: "Didn't the officials here take measures to let people build channels?" ”

This place is in charge of the local official Lord Zhao, and it has always been a rich land, how can it be like this.

At the mention of this, Xiao Er sighed deeply, slapped his thigh with his hand, and said angrily: "The dog officials here collect money, collect the people's ointment, and most of the disaster relief funds of the imperial court go into his pocket, and he will take the lives of the people to heart." ”

This heavy sigh is mixed with too much, helplessness or pain, like a hammer hitting the heart, which makes people shock.

"Just let him be so unscrupulous, didn't the court send someone to take care of it?" Jiang Yingxue's eyes widened and she asked very puzzled.

It was ten times worse than she expected.

When they came to the hotel, it was no wonder that so many people had left, and who wanted to leave their homeland?

Xiao Er shook his head, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who cares about the imperial court, it's so troublesome, I heard that a woman was also sent here, it's really ridiculous." ”