The little boy was obviously very hungry and greedy, but he tried his best to endure it, and the little girl ate for a while and then fed her some water, so it was not until the little girl was full that the two began to eat, and the little boy was obviously very hungry, and ate a bun but was not eating. The woman ate two and did not eat any more.

An Mingchen knew that they must not have eaten enough, but he also knew why they did it. In the past few days, he has walked around almost all the nearby villages, met all kinds of families, and also knew what they experienced because of the flood this time, but this is the first time he has seen such a thing.

And in the past two days, he has distributed relief food, even if those grains can't make them eat three meals a day, but it won't starve them like this, and besides, isn't this ruined temple a place where beggars stay on weekdays, and looking at the clothes of their mother and son for three days, it doesn't look like beggars Why did they fall here?

An Mingchen accidentally mentioned the small stone next to him when he was pondering, and the little boy turned his head sharply when he heard the voice, and when he saw them, he was so frightened that he retreated again and again.

"Little brother, don't be afraid, we just want to know why you're here, you shouldn't be beggars in the neighborhood."

"We are not beggars......" The little boy seemed to be disgusted by this title, and when he heard his inquiry, he did not think to retort loudly, compared to the silence just now, it was almost two people.

The woman also saw them, reached out and grabbed the little boy's arm, and whispered, "Dabao, don't be so rude." Then, "Are a few of the kind people who gave Dabao food just now?" Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, my daughter would be ......."

"Auntie is polite, it's just a gesture, besides, Dabao is so cute, I'm very happy to help him." An Mingchen took two steps forward, "Dabao said that you are not beggars, are you refugees from the neighborhood?" ”

|“ We're not. Dabao roared loudly again, and this time he went directly into the woman's arms after speaking, and seemed to be very aggrieved. Seeing this, An Mingchen became more and more puzzled. It's not a beggar, it's not a refugee, so who are they, it aroused An Mingchen's curiosity for a while.

Seeing that he didn't look like a bad person, the woman hesitated and sighed helplessly, "Don't hide it, we are from Shangzhuang Village, and my husband's surname is Li." ”

An Mingchen has been very familiar with several nearby villages in the past few days, and he has an impression when he mentions Shangzhuang Village. It's just that there is no one else in Shangzhuang Village surnamed Li except for Li Yuan. It is said that this Li Yuanwai is still a Xiucai who reads poetry and books, but he is not determined to take the imperial examination, and he did not continue to rush to the examination after winning the Xiucai, but used the money left by his ancestors to live in Shangzhuang Village.

However, a few days ago, he also heard that Li Yuanwai died of an accidental violent illness, and his wife and children were missing, and he felt strange at that time, but he didn't expect to meet them here today.

"Li Yuanwai? Are you Mrs. Lee? Seeing this, An Mingchen became more and more puzzled, "As far as I know, after Li Yuanwai died of a violent illness, the three of you mother and son disappeared, why did you appear here?" ”

"Died of a violent illness? Hehe, it must have been said by the dog officer. Mrs. Li smiled bitterly.

"Isn't it? At that time, many villagers in Shangzhuang Village also confirmed this statement, and according to reason, there should be no falsehood. When An Mingchen heard about this incident, he felt strange and went to inquire about it, but he really didn't find anything unusual at that time.

"My husband just arrived this year, and his body has always been strong, why did he suddenly die after seeing Lord Liu that day, does Childe think this makes sense?" Mrs. Li said that her eyes were full of hatred, "If these don't mean anything, after my husband's death, I once secretly asked someone to examine my husband's body, and it was indeed poisoned." For his words, An Mingchen was skeptical. Although Lord Liu is indeed not a good person, he will not easily believe what anyone says without evidence.

"How did you leave the Li family later? It is said that the Li family has a lot of money, and even if you leave, you shouldn't be reduced to such a field. ”

"What kind of family wealth, my husband did not have some savings before his death, but it is not as much as outsiders say. But after my husband died, the family entered the killer that night, at that time I was too sad to sleep, found out that after the child escaped overnight, the incident suddenly had time to bring any money, but afterwards when I sneaked into the house again to find the money, I found that the Li family's valuable things were looted. ”

"There is such a thing? Do you know who did it? ”

"Who else can there be besides that dog officer, who can have such a big boldness." After the woman finished speaking, her eyes were full of dead silence again, and she hugged Dabao and cried. An Mingchen was a little unbearable when he saw this, since he had met him, there was no reason to ignore it, and he thought for a moment to reveal his identity.

After Mrs. Li was slightly stunned when she heard this, she hurriedly pulled the two children and knelt in front of him, "Lord Qingtian, I beg you, help us, we can do without the Li family's property, I just ask Lord Qingtian to give my husband the truth." ”

"You get up first, and since I've decided to intervene, I'll get to the end." Turning his head and glancing at the guards, the guards stepped forward to help them up, An Mingchen glanced at the environment of the ruined temple, and saw that the little girl's face was very abnormal, and she was sick at a glance.

"This is really not a place to live for a long time, you can follow me to the post house for the time being. Before the matter is clarified, you will stay in the inn. ”

Mrs. Li, who had never been worried about life before, had gone through so much in the past few days, and when she suddenly heard his words, she was moved to tears, "Thank you, thank you, Lord An." ”

An Mingchen pulled the little boy, and the guard carried the little girl back to the post house, after going back, An Mingchen asked the guard to invite a doctor, and after making sure that the little girl had no big problems, he remembered that he had to go to a nearby village, and went out to explain to the maid a few words and took the guard out of the post house.

Kunning Palace, Xiao Liuzi came early in the morning to report about yesterday's imperial study, Zheng Guifei first sent Xiao Liuzi away after hearing it, and then sat in the room to think of a way, "Didn't the emperor already send An Mingchen to the Jiangnan flood, why did he keep mentioning this matter again, it can't be that those courtiers are useless waste." ”

"Mother, be careful that the wall has ears." The palace maid reminded. Concubine Zheng didn't appreciate it, "Presumptuous, who is the master here, when will you have the right to speak." ”

"No, the slave maid is just worried about the mother, the slave maid really has no other meaning......" The palace maid explained, Zheng Guifei couldn't listen to a word, "What kind of lowly status is this concubine, and it is also humiliated by you as a little palace maid." ”

What else did the palace maid want to say, Concubine Zheng Guifei directly asked her to drag her out and hit a bucket of boards, and the others immediately bowed their heads when they saw this, for fear that they would be the ones who were unlucky.

Concubine Zheng couldn't think of any good ideas, and when she saw that it was almost noon, she specially asked the imperial study to prepare some food, and then went to the imperial study with a tray in person. The emperor lost his temper early in the morning, and his face was not very good, and when he heard Gonggong Li say that Concubine Zheng was coming, he refused without thinking about it, "Just say that I am busy, let her go back first." ”

"What is the emperor busy with, don't you want to see your concubines for a few days?" Zheng Guifei ignored Gonggong Li's dissuasion and walked in directly with a tray. Hearing this, the emperor raised his head and glared at him in displeasure, "Why are you here, if I am not mistaken, your grounding has not been solved." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine really misses you, wasn't the emperor angry with those words a few days ago, how many times has the emperor said such things over the years, doesn't he regret it every time he regrets it afterwards?"

"This time is different, I'm serious this time." He raised his head and shouted, "Gonggong Li, send Concubine Zheng back to Kunning Palace, and in addition, let the guards go to the Internal Affairs Mansion to get the board." ”

|“ It's "Gonggong Li stepped forward to make a gesture of invitation to Zheng Guifei, but Zheng Guifei leaned forward to the emperor, "Is the emperor worried about the flooding in the south of the Yangtze ......River?"

"How do you know?" The emperor's face was slightly gloomy, and his eyes were staring straight at her, as if he wanted to see him through.

Concubine Zheng Guifei saw that the emperor's expression was wrong, but she didn't turn back the sword, since she said it, she could only finish her words with a hard head, "It doesn't matter how the concubine knows, the important thing is that the concubine has thought of a solution." Do you want the emperor to listen? ”

"I'll ask you again, how did you find out?" The emperor grabbed his wrist and asked in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty, you've hurt someone." Zheng Guifei tried hard to pull her wrist out, but she didn't pull it after pulling it a few times, seeing that he insisted on it, she knew that she couldn't hide left and right, so she quickly thought of a reason.

The matter of the floods in the south of the Yangtze River is known to all the courts, and the concubines care about the emperor, and they will know it after a little inquiry. ”

"Really?" The emperor sneered twice, stretched out his hand and threw her aside, "Gonggong Li, send people back, and extend the grounding time for another month." ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you can't treat your concubines like this, Your Majesty ......" Concubine Zheng Guifei cried and begged for mercy, but the emperor didn't look at him. Gonggong Li personally sent her back to Kunning Palace, and couldn't help but remind her before leaving, "Niangniang, you have been with the emperor for the longest time, you should know very well who the emperor hates the most......"

The seemingly marginal sentence made Zheng Guifei take the lead in drinking, raised her head suddenly, tears flowed out instantly, and she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Gonggong Li's sleeve and said, "Gonggong Li, you are the emperor's most trusted person, you help the concubine, help the concubine, the concubine really knows that it is wrong......"

"Mother, you're asking for the wrong person." After speaking, he waved his hand at the guard, and the guard closed the door of Kunning Palace. Then followed Gonggong Li back to the imperial study.

The emperor's face was still not very good-looking, and when he saw her come in, he said directly, "Go and check, what Concubine Zheng just said is definitely not the truth." ”

Gonggong Li seemed to have guessed that the emperor would do this, and he had no experience at all, so he nodded and turned to leave.