When Yuliu heard this, she replied: "Yes, Niangniang, but when we settled the accounts just now, Jia Zhaoyi and the Queen Mother had already ordered someone to send the silver over." ”

Nodding, Shang Kelan threw the white paper in his hand into the stove and burned it: "Got it, you went to see if the people in the imperial dining room brought lunch." ”

Yuliu lowered his head and said: "Qi Yu Niangniang, the chief manager of Fang Caifu has ordered someone to say, Your Majesty has not come to the Heart Cultivation Palace recently, and lunch will be used in the imperial study." ”

Hearing this, Shang Kelan paused slightly, and then spoke: "Okay, over there in the Cold Palace, how are Gardenia and Zhiqiu?" ”

"Gardenia and Zhiqiu's injuries are gradually healing, and the slave maid specially arranged the two of them to be in the Qingqiu Courtyard, far away from Concubine Ning and Concubine Hua, and no one will trouble them."

Hearing Yuliu say this, the dark color in Shang Kelan's eyes faded slightly.

Subsequently, Yuliu told Shang Kelan about going to Zuo Xiang's Mansion tomorrow, and the two counted the congratulatory gifts back and forth, and the morning passed.

At this time, outside the palace.

Zhao Kehan got the permission of the Queen Mother, and came to the Shantang on the outskirts of the city in the clothes of ordinary people.

Several guards followed her, with serious expressions and tall figures, making people afraid to approach Zhao Kehan.

This good hall is rebuilt from a broken temple, looking at the size of the mansion of the rich and noble people in the capital, and the vermilion sign at the door reads the word "good hall".

Zhao Kehan was wearing a light red jacket skirt, a white coat, holding a stove in his hand, his hair was coiled high, and he was wearing a white jade pear flower hairpin, looking simple and elegant.

I saw that she looked calm, and said to Xinrui beside her: "Xinrui, go knock on the door." ”

"Yes."

Xinrui came to the door in response, pulled the knocker and collided with the door, but just after knocking on the door, an old man in cloth came to open the door for them.

Xinrui was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses, and said to the old man in a friendly way: "Old man, my wife has always been kind and charitable, and I heard that there is a good hall here, so I came here to see if I can help everyone." ”

The old man in cloth hurriedly lowered his head and said humbly: "Madame, please, the children are eating at this time, the place is simple, please don't blame Madame." ”

Nodding to the old man, Zhao Kehan smiled and said, "If you come to visit rashly, it should be the little woman who disturbed me." ”

As she spoke, she stepped into the good hall, just lowered her eyes and glanced at the mud-covered land, and a look of disgust flashed from Zhao Kehan's eyes.

In the yard, more than a dozen children gathered together to play, and when they saw the old man in cloth coming in, they all leaned over and asked, "Grandpa, grandpa, who is here?" Is it Uncle Iron Bull? ”

The old man in cloth waved his hand to them, and hurriedly said, "Go and go, go and play, Da Zhuang, go and bring chairs for Madame, and let these guests sit for a while." ”

"Okay, grandpa!"

As soon as the words fell, a tall, thin boy ran into the house next to the lobby.

asked Zhao Kehan to sit down in this muddy courtyard, but she was unwilling. A thousand books

But Zhao Kehan endured his nausea and asked with a smile: "Old man, why don't you go to the lobby to talk?" ”

The old man in cloth sighed and showed sadness: "Alas, the children in this good hall have all suffered from wind cold, one after another infection, and several children have died in serious cases, Tie Niu and I have no choice, so we put those sick children in the lobby, and the room next to it is where these children usually sleep." ”

Hearing this, the smile on Zhao Kehan's face stiffened a little, but in order to get Jin Yantang's favor, she showed pity and said to the old man: "It's really embarrassing for you, this year is indeed full of disasters, I will worship the Buddha and pray in the temple on the hill in the capital, if you have any difficulties, just open your mouth to me, by the way, my surname is Zhao, I don't know what the old man is called?" ”

The old man in cloth was a little surprised, but also a little embarrassed.

He hurriedly lowered his head and bent over and said, "This ...... How embarrassing is that? Madame, we are just lowly grass people, and we dare not bother you to do this. ”

Zhao Kehan secretly glanced at Xin Rui, her eyes were cold, Xin Rui was full of excitement, and she hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man and said: "Old man, don't be polite to our wife, our wife is the most kind-hearted, and if she can't see these people's suffering, she is often able to help!" ”

The old man in cloth hesitated and straightened up, and then said respectfully to Zhao Kehan: "Okay, thank you madam, the little old man's surname is Li, and he can't even remember his name after living too long, everyone calls me Lao Li." ”

Zhao Kehan didn't show disgust, just looked at him and nodded: "Okay, Grandpa Li, this is my personal maid Xinrui." ”

Xinrui saluted Lao Li again.

Lao Li was a little flattered, and nodded to Xinrui again.

The children next to them looked at them curiously, but they were obedient and did not come forward to disturb.

Zhao Kehan smiled slightly: "I think this good hall is very well repaired, but the children in the lobby are probably going to make the situation worse if they are so sick, I'll ask Xinrui to invite some doctors over." ”

Lao Li was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand to Zhao Kehan, and said, "No, no, no, how can this bother Mrs." Tie Niu asks the doctor to treat the children every day, and he doesn't dare to let his wife break the bank, besides, his wife is so good-looking and kind-hearted, after coming out for a long time, your lord will definitely be worried! ”

On the side, the people in the children's pile discussed: "Do you hear, this beautiful lady wants to ask a doctor to come and see our little friend!" ”

"yes, she's such a nice person!"

At this time, Da Zhuang looked at them disdainfully and said: "Hmph, when we were on the streets and about to starve to death and die, it was Brother Tie Niu who rescued us back, these good people didn't do anything, what kind of good people are they here to do?" ”

"Everyone is selfish, I don't believe that in addition to Brother Tie Niu and Sister Wanqin, there will be other people who are good to us, and those rich people in the capital are not good!"

Hearing this, these children all nodded and said, "Alas, it's a pity that Sister Wanqin can only come once every half a month, and Brother Tie Niu has never seen Sister Wanqin!" ”

These people discussed in a whisper, and they didn't pay attention to Zhao Kehan and Lao Li's movements, they are all children who have experienced the warmth and coldness of the world outside, good and evil, and they are very vigilant in their hearts, and they will not accept the kindness of others easily.

I don't know what Lao Li and Zhao Kehan said, but I saw Lao Li send Zhao Kehan to the door with a grateful face, and said: "If this thing can be done, Mrs. will simply accumulate great kindness!" Both the little ones and the kids will be grateful to you! ”

Xinrui helped him up again, and said: "Old man, don't be polite, my wife does good deeds and accumulates virtues, but also so that the old man can be safe and sound, everything goes well, you don't have to be so polite, besides, if you put a human life in front of my wife, she will not die without help." ”

When Lao Li heard this, his tears couldn't stop falling, and he was happy and grateful: "Okay, okay, then the villain will send Mrs. here, Mrs. be careful on the road!" ”

Seeing that he was about to bend down and salute again, Zhao Kehan raised his hand and said, "The old man doesn't have to be polite, this is what I should do, the little woman will leave first and come back tomorrow." ”

"Yes, yes, Madame, go slowly!"