The crown prince's favorite girl, she found another good match

Chapter 128
He was drinking wine in the house. He was in a really bad mood these past two days and didn't pay attention to what was going on outside.

He only learned the news last night. At that time, he threw away the wine bottle, changed his clothes, and came to see her early in the morning.

He firmly recognized Huang Yunqing as a brother in his heart. If he hadn't suddenly had a child, maybe this would have happened. Where would he be crying?

He had already packed his things, and there was no point in staying here. He planned to join the army when he returned to the capital, but unexpectedly things took a turn for the better.

Now he even wants to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Zhao Yi didn't even look at him, but directly ordered the driver: "Let's go."

Zhou Jinan was not upset and drove the carriage slowly behind them.

When they arrived at the city gate, the army was already waiting here. When Zhao Yi's carriage arrived, they all knelt down and saluted. The one leading the team was Xia Lin. When he saw Xiao Tao, he smiled and winked at her. Xiao Tao also responded when he saw this. She rolled her eyes at him.

It had been a long time since we last saw Xiao Tao, and he still remembered this interesting little girl in his heart.

Even Li Baojia glanced at them twice, rolled his eyes, and thought about when the two people had crossed paths.

Their carriage was in the front, and Zhou Jinan's carriage was in the back. There were military guards at the front and rear. They were accompanied by Wang Yiming, the director of the Ministry of Industry, who was proficient in water conservancy and drought control, and Fang Xian, the deputy director of the Ministry of Industry.

Among them, Mr. Wang is over fifty years old, but he has been studying water conservancy, water tanks and canals for decades and is a good expert in this field.

Fang Xian was single-handedly promoted by Wang Yiming and passed the imperial examination. His family had been farmers for generations. He was not old now, but less than thirty.

This time Zhao Yi wanted to deal with the disaster in person, so they naturally wanted to go together. These two adults were both from poor backgrounds and had low positions in the court. Besides them, there were other officials who were good at drought management who wanted to come, but for unknown reasons For some reason, Zhao Yi only approved these two adults to come.

Fang Xian asked in the carriage: "Teacher, why do you think His Highness the Crown Prince only brought us out this time? There are obviously many people in the court who are willing to come and serve."

Wang Yiming touched his beard and his eyes flashed: "His Highness's thoughts are not so easy to guess. It's just you and I doing things well."

In fact, he had a guess in his heart, but it was not suitable to say it now.

His eyes looked out the window leisurely, and his heart was determined. If it goes well this time, he might be promoted when he goes back...

The carriage slowly drove out of the city. The city was prosperous, but outside the city gate it was completely miserable.

People of all sizes here are in ragged clothes and are very thin. Many people are lying directly on the roadside. Their bones are clearly visible, their eyes are dull, and their faces are ugly.

Li Baojia quietly opened the curtain and took a look, and saw some people fighting over the steamed buns that had half fallen to the ground.

The steamed bun rolled to the ground and became dusty, but one of the thin men threw it on the ground and stuffed it into his mouth desperately. Two people next to him pulled him and saw that he was so anxious after eating the steamed bun that his eyes were red. The person behind him even pulled open his mouth and stuck his fingers in, trying to squeeze his throat to make him spit out the buns.

The man who ate the steamed bun swallowed it hard and retched several times without spitting out the steamed bun. His face turned red and his eyeballs bulged as if they were about to fall out.

These men were fighting next to each other. A woman here suddenly wanted to rush to Li Baojia, but was stopped by layers of guards. She obviously saw Li Baojia lift the curtain.

Although a large group of refugees nearby saw this large group of people, well-dressed, but there were military handlers nearby, so they naturally did not dare to move much.

Sometimes it is common for these officials to pass by here, but this has nothing to do with them. No matter how rich the officials are, they cannot leak even a little bit from their fingers to them.

They are just a bunch of untouchables.

Who cares whether they live or die?

The woman was holding the baby in her hands, and she happened to see Li Baojia, but she didn't expect that this time a girl was sitting in the carriage. Girls are always soft-hearted, so she wanted to come and try her luck.

She shouted: "Girl... Miss, please do it. We, mother and son, haven't had a sip of rice soup for several days. Let me give you something to eat..."

The baby in her arms had her eyes closed tightly, her face was purple and red, her head was big and her body was small. She was wrapped in a piece of rags and looked extremely pitiful.

The woman was still crying: "Girl, it doesn't matter if you don't give it to me, please pity my child, he is still so young, give him something to eat, a child can't eat much... do it, girl... …”

Li Baojia couldn't help but feel moved in her heart. She had never seen such a scene like purgatory on earth in her whole life. The city was peaceful with singing and dancing, but here...

This is why Zhumen's wine and meat are stinky, and their bones are frozen to death on the road.

She looked at the remaining pastries in the box and was about to take them out, but Zhao Yi grabbed her hand and shook his head at her.

Li Baojia was a little confused. They brought enough food, and the army behind them would naturally have food when they arrived in Jingzhou. Why didn't Zhao Yi let her give him cakes?
"They are so pitiful. The child is still very young...give him some food."

Zhao Yi raised his eyebrows to signal her to look at the child in her arms: "Didn't you realize that the child is dead?"

Li Baojia was startled and looked at the little figure in her arms. His face was blue and purple, and his mouth was white. After looking for a while, he couldn't see the rise and fall of his breathing: "Then, that child is dead?"

Zhao Yi said: "The way she holds the child is unfamiliar. Most children breathe with their mouths open, especially when they are hungry. Moreover, the child is already so thin, but this woman's clothes are just a little dirty, and she looks better than those next to her." Those men are stronger, don’t you think it’s a little strange?”

Li Baojia looked at the woman carefully. She was still crying and holding the child tightly in her hands. She was indeed not as thin as the people next to her.

Moreover, she also noticed that most of these refugees were men, with few women and children, and even fewer elderly people. It was not far from the gate of Huicheng, but it would take quite a while to walk from Jingzhou.

If you don't have the skills, you won't be able to get here at all, and you will be dead halfway. Therefore, most of the people here are young and middle-aged men.

Although they are so thin, at least they are still alive.

Zhao Yi said: "If you give it to her, those people next to you will definitely come up and ask for it. Can you give it to so many people?"

He asked Li Baojia to look outside the carriage. Sure enough, although the men did not come forward, they were all looking here. If she gave this woman food, I am afraid they would immediately swarm her regardless.

A chill ran down her back, and she quickly lowered the car curtain: "Then is it really her child that the woman is holding?"

Could it be that you stole someone else's to show mercy?

Zhao Yi tapped the edge of the table with his finger: "It should be her food reserve."

(End of this chapter)