Chapter 248: Sudden Appearance of the Victims
Su Mulian was teaching the children a lesson, when she saw a soldier with a serious face hurriedly walking in, bowing his hand, and whispering: "Princess, Lord Zhao has something important to see." ”
She thought that now Cheng Aoran went to the border to inspect, since Zhao Pengfei had found the mansion, it must be an important matter, and Su Mulian did not dare to delay, but the children in front of her could not be left alone.
"Educate yourselves on what you're talking about today." Su Mulian assigned her homework and instructed Yi Dong, "You can't be left unwatched here, so you stay here." ”
"Where is Lord Zhao now?" Su Mulian asked as she walked out.
The soldier said, "In the front hall." ”
Su Mulian walked towards the front hall, and saw Zhao Pengfei walking back and forth anxiously with his hands behind his back, lowering his head as if he was pondering something, so that she didn't notice when she walked in.
"Lord Zhao." Su Mulian called in a low voice.
Zhao Pengfei reflexively stepped back, his body trembled, and then bowed and saluted: "Xiaguan see Princess Zhaohua." ”
"There's no need for such false courtesy." Su Mulian sat on the main seat of the front hall, pretending to be impatient, and said slowly, "What's the matter with me?" To make a long story short, the kids are still waiting for me to go back to class! ”
Zhao Pengfei, who had an unspeakable face, organized another language in his heart, and said anxiously: "Princess, refugees suddenly appeared outside the city, and the lower officials didn't know how to deal with it, so they came to ask the princess to decide." ”
When Su Mulian heard this, she raised her eyebrows unhappily, and asked her to decide? It's a nice thing to say, but it's just that she can't pay attention to the matter to her, after all, she represents the emperor.
"Where did the refugees come from?" Su Mulian was very surprised by this, and asked in a low voice, why didn't there be a trace of signs?
Zhao Pengfei, who looked helpless, sighed lightly and said: "It is said that it is a refugee from Jiangnan, and the continuous rainstorms in Jiangnan have caused floods recently, and I don't know why I came here." ”
Su Mulian was even more puzzled when she heard this, and analyzed: "Jiangnan is so far away from here! If you come on foot, it won't be so fast! ”
"Xia Guan is also curious." Zhao Pengfei sighed in a low voice and shook his head, "That's why I came to ask for help from the princess." ”
Su Mulian finally settled the people of Anchang Town and solved their most basic problems, and now there is a group of outsiders, regardless of whether the people of Anchang Town are willing or not, but it will affect the development of the town, but considering that they are also the people of Dasheng.
It's a tricky thing to deal with!
"Where are they now?" Su Mulian was now an ant on a hot pot, very anxious, and asked with concern.
Zhao Pengfei didn't dare to let them into the city, let alone drive them away: "The lower officials placed them in a shelter not far from the city. ”
Su Mulian agreed with his approach very much, nodded with some satisfaction, and said: "You have done a very good job in this matter, and letting them into the city will definitely affect the security of the city and make the people panic." ”
Moreover, Anchang Town is already poor and has limited housing resources, so how can there be so many empty houses to resettle refugees, and the poverty alleviation plan is only for the people in the town, and there is no extra help to other places so far.
"The princess can say that the officials also understand, but what to do with these refugees?" Zhao Pengfei said.
Su Mulian thought about it: "You go with me to inspect outside the city." ”
Zhao Pengfei nodded in agreement.
Su Mulian came to the side hall, assigned homework, and let the children leave school early and took Yidong out of the city.
Su Mulian, who was sitting in the carriage, lifted part of the curtain and saw that there were refugees sitting in the shed in the distance, only twenty or thirty, but what was strange was that they were of the same age, all of them were twenty or thirty years old.
The carriage stopped smoothly in front of the refuge shed, and Su Mulian, supported by Zhao Pengfei, got out of the carriage and looked around at the refugees, for some reason, she always felt that something was wrong.
"Princess Zhaohua, please let us go into the city." The refugees sitting on the ground stood up and said.
Su Mulian, who was quite perceptive, frowned dissatisfiedly, they were wearing patched clothes, but they were not very dirty, generally speaking, refugees looked very pitiful, but Su Mulian did not feel like this.
And most of them should be old, weak, sick and disabled, but this group in front of them is a young man who looks strong.
"Where are you from?" Su Mulian didn't put suspicion on her face, and asked pretending to be worried.
"We're from Jiangnan." A man who took the lead returned to the Tao with a sonorous voice.
This voice sounds like a disaster victim!
At this moment, Su Mulian was even more puzzled and suspicious, did they fly over? So fast? But I still endured these doubts in my heart.
Su Mulian nodded: "It's really embarrassing for you, Yidong, send some silver to each of them, let them go back." ”
"Princess Zhaohua, how can you be like this!" One of them, a woman of about twenty-five years old, opened her eyes wide in dissatisfaction and asked angrily, "You actually drove us away!" ”
Immediately afterward, the others chimed in.
Zhao Pengfei's heart was beating worried, and the thing he was most afraid of still appeared.
Su Mulian raised her eyebrows slightly, look at this battle, where does it look like a disaster victim? Su Mulian snorted coldly, her eyes swept over everyone, but she held back her anger and whispered: "I gave you the silver to go home, and the Jiangnan prefect has better conditions to settle the victims." ”
But this group of people didn't follow, and said gossipingly.
"I don't care, I'm just going to go into town!"
"Since we're here, we're not going back!"
"Princess Zhaohua actually abused the people!"
"That's it! Ignoring the victims, you are the emperor's daughter, and I don't know whose meaning it is! ”
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"Presumptuous!" Su Mulian roared in a low voice, "Royal majesty, how can it be that you can talk about it?" Just based on Fang Cai's words, even if this princess disposes of you, there is nothing to blame! ”
Su Mulian can see that these victims are deliberately coming to make trouble, but she doesn't know who the people behind them are? This made it difficult for her to judge, after all, there were too many enemies in the palace, and she had defeated the Chu State not long ago.
The group of victims were not frightened by Su Mulian's words, but became even more arrogant, and the man who took the lead said: "Our home was destroyed, but we just wanted to enter the city, but I didn't expect Princess Zhaohua to be so cruel and not to settle us refugees!" ”
Su Mulian doesn't get angry anymore, do you really think she is a sick cat? He said with a mocking smile.
"This princess gives you two choices, first, give you a little silver as the cost of the journey back to Jiangnan, and second, stay here, it has nothing to do with this princess."
"Why!" A woman asked unwillingly.
"Just because the harem can't interfere in politics, the princess can't help with this matter."