On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 431 Little Patient

Xiao Xiao felt that the hush money of 6,000 taels was too little, and continued to sigh: "But there are so many children, many of them are sick, and so many have died. I dare not go. I will feel terrified after entering."

After she was assassinated, the charity became a hot potato. Whoever took over the charity would be suspected of being the murderer behind the incident and would also offend the Queen.

If I can continue to do this, there will be minimal criticism from all sides.

That's why Xiao Xiao dared to perform her tea art here.

Anyway, what I said was just one thing: I was frightened and I need money to heal. You guys can do whatever you want.

In the past, Mrs. Li would definitely think that Xiao Xiao was too vulgar and obsessed with money.

But she took a quick look at the charity hall yesterday and knew that it was short of too much silver.

It's better for Xiao Xiao to ask outsiders for help now than to come and cry poor in front of me later.

Of course, she still cares about her reputation, so it’s good enough that she can pretend not to hear it, and there is absolutely no way she would join in the discussion.

In the end, Mrs. Gu exchanged 10,000 taels of silver, 20,000 kilograms of new rice and 100 pieces of fine cotton cloth for Xiao Xiao's promise not to pursue her daughter-in-law's corruption.

After Madam Gu and her mother-in-law left, Madam Li sighed at Xiao Xiao, "How can you promise not to pursue the matter? They must have avoided the important issues and concealed important matters."

Xiao Xiao spread her hands helplessly: "But I can't find out what they are hiding from me. Besides, the charity needs money everywhere now, so I'll scrape as much as I can."

What she didn't say was that she promised not to pursue the matter, in order to let them let their guard down.

Besides, she only promised not to pursue the matter, but she didn't guarantee that Li Yan wouldn't pursue it further.

This matter has already caught the emperor's attention. Maybe the emperor wants to take the opportunity to make an example of someone and make his subjects more respectful.
The sad thing is that both the Emperor and the Empress want a reputation for being lenient.

Only then will she be made the target, so that we can take the opportunity to find out the truth and then issue an order.

Only after he received the money would the Gu family feel relieved, as they felt that they had been dragged into this situation by them.

When Madam Li thought of the shabby charity hall, she no longer had any interest in talking to her, fearing that she would ask for something from her: "What you said makes sense, so why don't you go back and rest first?"

"Thank you for your kindness, mother. I am fine. I have to go out again."

Of course, this time when Xiao Xiao went out, she was accompanied by four guards, two maids, five servants, and Madam Zhou.

It took three carriages to accommodate them, so it was a grand trip.

Following Xiao Xiao out was Mother Zhou, who had originally served Madam Li. However, she did not squeeze into the eldest lady's carriage, but sat in the carriage at the back with three other maids.

Whether it is Linglong, Chunxiang or Qiuxiang, they are all beauties that can make people's eyes light up.

It's a pity that now, the grandmother actually asked them all to go to the charity hall to teach those little girls embroidery. It's such a waste of talent.

Others may not know, but she knows that the worth of these three people is really high, enough to buy more than ten embroiderers.

What a waste of resources.

She couldn't help but mutter, "I didn't expect that Grandma was so thoughtful. She actually took advantage of this opportunity to make you work like slaves."

Teaching children to embroider is not only tiring, but there is no extra monthly salary.

It’s not as comfortable as when I’m at home.

But she didn't know that Linglong and the others were really willing to do so.

They were raised in the inner courtyard since they were young, and after being sold, they were still in a large mansion, so they really rarely went out.

Now that grandma has asked them to go out, they would be willing to go out, not to mention teaching the little girls needlework, even if they were asked to sweep the floor.

Now they had quietly lifted the curtain and looked out at the people coming and going on the street, the hawking, the bargaining, the crying and laughing children, all of which were the bustle they had never seen before.

Therefore, they just responded perfunctorily to Mother Zhou's words. As for Xiao Xiao, she was worried that her family would be anxious if they heard about her assassination from outsiders, so she sent someone to deliver the news to her family and her eldest sister's family yesterday.

I also told my mother's family to ask whoever is free to come and take care of me.

Xiao Xiao asked Mother Yan to look after the charity hall yesterday, and there were also ten maids from the Li Mansion.

Therefore, even if Xiao Xiao arrived late, she didn't have to worry about the charity running out of food.

When Xiao Xiao came over, the old couple of the Xiao family, as well as Liu and Wu, all came over.

There are also Jiang Yu and two doctors from Huichuntang.

Xiao Xiao first asked Jiang Yu: "Brother-in-law, are the children here okay?"

Although she also felt that it was unlikely, she still prayed in her heart that what she said would work for good instead of bad.

Unfortunately, Jiang Yu broke her dream: "Twenty-two children have tuberculosis, twelve of which are serious, and the rest are mild."

Xiao Xiao asked: "Is it contagious? Can it be cured?"

She heard several children coughing yesterday and wondered if they had lung problems.

Jiang Yu nodded: "It's best to put them in the same room. Most of these girls are weak and their vital energy is depleted. They are likely to infect others."

To be honest, when the results were revealed, they were secretly thankful that there was no large-scale transmission.

"It can't be cured completely, but it can save lives."

What Jiang Yu didn't say was that even if he could save their lives temporarily, these people would not live long.

"There are seven more boys, all of whom are disabled."

Xiao Xiao also sighed: "If he wasn't disabled, I guess no one would be willing to leave him here."

Jiang Yu asked her to stretch out her hand: "You are still pregnant, and you were stabbed yesterday. Let me take your pulse."

He was very glad that his wife did not come yesterday, otherwise if he went with Xiao Xiao, his wife might be frightened.

Xiao Xiu originally wanted to come today, but her mother-in-law sent her brother-in-law to the Jiang family, so Xiu had to stay at home to take care of her son and brother-in-law.

Although Jiang Yu had long known that the daughters of the Yue family were all very courageous, his sister-in-law who had just been stabbed yesterday still had a stable and healthy pulse today.

He really had to admire him.

He asked in a low voice: "Do you know who is behind the assassination?"

As long as Xiao Xiao is still in charge of the charity, Xiu'er will come sooner or later.

He asked one more question because he was afraid that the people in the dark might hurt innocent people.

If there was still danger here, he would ask his grandmother or mother to pretend to be sick and hold Xiu'er back.

Xiao Xiao didn't know the answer yet: "I have to wait for my father-in-law or Li Yan to come back before I can get any news."

He treated him as a strong man and said, "Brother-in-law, I want to renovate my house. Can you find some craftsmen for me?"

She saw that many roof tiles were broken yesterday, and she could see the night sky from the house.

Winter is coming soon. If the house is not repaired, I will get sick from the cold even if I am healthy.

Jiang Yu also agreed immediately: "Okay, I'll go ask the human trafficker right away."

Then he asked her, "Are you planning to repair it or tear it down and rebuild it?"