Chapter 296: Old Friends and Old Love
Mei Xiaoren went to the shed where the overseer was deliberating, sat down and drank hot tea, and listened to them report on the recent events.
But when they were talking, they were just complaining, saying that their Ministry of Industry had always only listened to the orders of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but this time, the Prime Minister did not explain much, so they had to act according to His Majesty's wishes, and did not intend to listen to the words of the Duke of Wei.
Mei Xiaoren held the tea cup to warm his hands and said nothing. It has already happened, and it is useless to find out who is right and who is right now.
In her position, she only has to do a good job in the affairs of the Shangjing Prefecture, and besides, she has never interfered with Chu Yu's governance, how to deal with the Ministry of Industry, Chu Yu has her own decision, she doesn't have to beak.
Mei Xiaoren used to think that Lord Guogong sometimes went overboard for the sake of fame, such as sending Haoyang to make peace. I never thought that he paid attention to his reputation and public opinion on the surface, so that the people supported him very much, but what he did behind his back was really chilling.
There is another person, she thought that the enmity and hatred between them had faded, no matter what he did, there should be no more waves in her heart, but today, when she saw Ye Zhi, her heart was also cold like frost and wind.
She was so disappointed because she remembered what he used to be.
No matter what his purpose was for staying by her side in the first place, when he was a master, he was also a good master who was respected by the people of Qiushui County.
Mei Xiaoren didn't speak for a long time, and the officials present were a little anxious, for fear that Lord Fu Yin would not listen to their explanation, and began to defend again.
Mei Xiaoren got up indifferently and walked out of the tent.
The officials hurriedly persuaded, "My lord, it's cold outside, so you should rest in the tent." ”
"The people outside haven't stopped, what is the official resting here!"
Mei Xiaoren walked back into the wind and snow, and saw countless figures swaying on the ruins, there were more people than before, and many of them were guards of the Duke of Wei's mansion.
Before long, she found Ye Zhi in the figures coming and going.
He has put down his status as the prince of the Guogong Mansion and rescued people from the ruins with many officials. Diametrically opposed to Ye Zhi's actions was Wu Xian, who was sitting under a shed sheltering from the wind and snow and watching them go about their work.
More and more people were rescued, Mei Xiaoren asked her subordinates to ask the doctors in the city to treat their injuries, and before the doctors arrived, she asked people to find gold sore medicine and muslin, and took her subordinates to stop the bleeding and bandage them first.
On the ruins, Ye Zhi was carrying the collapsed bricks and wooden beams with the officials.
He once complained about God's injustice, but when did God be fair to others, what he didn't have was a future at the beginning, and now these people don't have their lives. He also had a chance to get justice for himself, and how many people here didn't even have time to scream when they died.
Ye Zhi turned around several times and saw a figure busy in the injured crowd, the dark green official uniform, which was beyond the reach of many scholars in the world, and the people who got it regarded it as the root of life, but the person was squatting in the pile of wounded, giving them medicine and bandaging, and his expensive clothes were stained with blood.
In Mei Xiaoren's eyes, the people are important, and he has always known it. He hated Mei Xiaoren and admired it, but if he added some kindness, it would become his unbearable in addition to being unconvinced......
"Childe, your hand is injured, go and rest."
When the guards in the house reminded him, Ye Zhicai came back to his senses, looked at the bloody hole in his hand that had been cut open by broken tiles, and said that it was fine, and then continued to concentrate on saving people.
Half an hour later, Mei Xiaoren's subordinates found several doctors to take over their treatment of the injured laborers. She transferred another wave of officials from the Yamen, replaced them with the officials who were busy, and took turns to search, lest they were exhausted before they were all rescued.
Mei Xiaoren was free, looked back at the ruins, and saw him walking down tiredly, and the sleeves he had rolled up had not yet had time to put down. She could clearly see several scars on his arms.
She turned back to the doctor and took the gold sore medicine and muslin.
Ye Zhi walked to the shed to rest, she followed behind, and while he was sitting at the table and reaching for the water glass, she silently walked to his side, uncorked the bottle, and sprinkled the powder on his wound.
This is the most common gold sore medicine in the world, and it hurts to sprinkle it, and she has also learned it. She saw Ye Zhi's hand tremble slightly, raised her head, and immediately met his gaze.
He frowned and looked at her.
Mei Xiaoren's face was expressionless, and he said: "I take back my previous words, thank you for not being like some people, completely ignorant of conscience." ”
She lowered her eyes and continued to medicate the other wounds on his arm. Seeing that Ye Zhi did not reject it, she sat down, treated his injuries carefully like taking care of other wounded people, and blew on the wound to relieve the pain when the green tendons appeared on the back of his hand.
Ye Zhi's deepest wound on his arm was still oozing blood, Mei Xiaoren picked up a muslin cloth to bandage him, his expression was indifferent, and he didn't say a word.
"My lord, Xiangye is here." The subordinate said beside her.
Mei Xiaoren knotted the muslin while turning around and saw Chu Yu standing not far away, and the people around him were saluting him.
She hadn't seen Chu Yu when she got up this morning, and she heard that he had gone out early in the morning, and now she should have come over specially after learning about it.
After she finished bandaging Ye Zhi, she got up to find Chu Yu, and heard Ye Zhi say behind her, "Thank you." ”
Mei Xiaoren only stopped for a moment, did not look back, and said, "You're welcome." ”
Ye Zhi silently looked at the back of the person who was walking towards Gu Xiang, and his eyes had already darkened.
After Mei Xiaoren left, Ye Zhi also followed out of the shed, and Wu Xian was still sitting at the table drinking tea.
He was full of spring breeze and sighed long: "It was really a good old friendship just now." ”
The entourage next to him was puzzled: "Childe, aren't Meifu Yin and Lord Ye enemies, Meifu Yin caused Lord Ye to lose his reputation, and Lord Ye told Meifu Yin that he was dismissed, but why did they meet as if they were nothing?" ”
"Ye Zhi lost his fame in the past, but he is now the head of the Ministry of Officials, and he is the righteous son of Lord Guogong, even if he became an official by virtue of his fame, can he have the current glory?" Wu Xian said lightly, "This is called a blessing in disguise, what else is he complaining about." ”
Wu Xian said again: "Mei Xiaoren was sentenced to dismissal and exile, but if it weren't for this disaster, could he have attracted Gu Xiang to stay by his side in order to protect him?" Now that he is the Yin of Shangjing, isn't he also extremely Tailai? ”
"What does Childe mean that these two not only don't hate each other, but also miss the friendship of the past?"
"I don't know if they read it before, but it doesn't matter if they don't read it now, I will help them and let them read it slowly." The smile on Wu Xian's face deepened, and he continued, "If Ye Zhiru thinks of Mei Xiaoren's affection, and even thinks of the words that he will not hesitate to disobey Lord Guogong for Mei Xiaoren, will Lord Guogong continue to respect him?" ”
"Childe is wise, this trick can not only make Lord Guogong die for Lord Ye, but also make Lord Prime Minister ...... to Mei Mansion Yin as well" The entourage paused, looked ahead and said with a smile, "Childe didn't see it, Xiang Ye didn't look very good when he saw Mei Mansion Yin treating Lord Ye's injuries." ”