Chapter 227: So Beautiful

The weather is cold, and there are fewer people walking on the street. The lights of thousands of houses are on, but there is only a depressed scene.

The two of them walked on the street, with Xifeng and Changliu following from a distance.

"What do you think?" Shen Yu asked.

Xie Tingzhou thought for a moment and said, "Fortunately he is on our side, otherwise I would want to kill him."

Shen Yu stood still, "In your opinion, is he really as honest as his name suggests, or is he just pretending to show us?"

There are many such situations, especially when inspecting local areas under the censor, corrupt officials will find themselves a simple house to show their integrity.

Xie Tingzhou looked at her with a smile, "The hem of his robe was washed and turned white, and the child who peeked at us in the west wing must be Zhang Jinglian's grandson. When I went out, I saw him dragging out an old box to look for something. , obviously they live there permanently, not just a temporary place for show.”

There happened to be pedestrians passing by on the road. Shen Yu stopped one of them and asked where the prefect's house was. The man pointed in the direction they came from.

"It's rare." Xie Tingzhou said: "He was a top three Jinshi during the Deyou period and experienced three dynasties of emperors. Speaking of this person, I heard of his name when he went to court a few months ago. Wait, but firmly occupy the position of Yongzhou magistrate."

Shen Yu said: "The late emperor was a sober man. He knew that the following group of patrol censors relied on their merits in the school examination. Whoever gives more money and has a deeper background is the best."

This kind of thing has become a trend and is part of the great Zhou Dynasty.

There were refugees begging under the eaves of the restaurant, and the waiter stood at the door anxiously chasing people away.

"Go away, go away, don't get in the way of our business."

The unkempt woman held the dying child in her arms and begged: "Master, please give me something to eat. Please, the child is starving to death."

The waiter put his hands on his hips and said, "The government office in the state government provides relief every day. If you don't go there to get the buns, you come here to beg for food."

"We two can't squeeze in. It's good if we can grab a meal in three days. Master, please do it."

The waiter was not bad at all, and said, "I'm not a gentleman. I also work for people to earn a living. So, you go wait in the alley next to me, and I'll go and see if I can find some leftovers for you in the kitchen."

Xie Tingzhou signaled, and Changliu stepped forward to stop the mother and son and gave them a small piece of silver.

The woman shook her head, "No, no, young master, just give me a steamed bun to eat."

Changliu was puzzled, squatted down and said, "Look, this is money, you can buy a lot of steamed buns."

The woman still shook her head and said no.

Shen Yu explained patiently, "She can't keep the money. The refugees will compete with each other. It's better to have a full meal with steamed buns."

"How could this be?" Changliu said angrily: "We are both fallen people from the end of the world."

"Who cares about this when you don't have enough to eat?"

Shen Yu used to travel back and forth between Hezhou and Yanliangguan every year.

Having seen too many such things, I should have developed a heart of stone, but the more I saw it, the softer my heart became. I really can't bear to see the suffering in the world.

"Then I'll buy you steamed buns, meat buns." Changliu ran away in a flash.

Xie Tingzhou took Shen Yu's hand and walked forward, saying, "Countless refugees have died on the road. She is lucky."

After saying this, he turned to look at Shen Yu, only to see that she was unhappy.

"Don't think about it. You can't save so many people. Don't put such a burden on yourself."

Xie Tingzhou paused, squatted down in front of her, and said, "Come up."

The darker it gets, the fewer people are on the road. Many doors have long been closed, leaving only refugees huddled together under the eaves and in the alleys to keep warm.

Xi Feng followed behind, neither far nor close, keeping the distance within reach in case of emergencies.

Shen Yu lay on Xie Tingzhou's shoulders, wrapping her hands around his neck and folding them on his chest.

"Marquis Xuanping occupied Luzhou, and all the shops of the Inland clan in Luzhou were looted. Although the foundation was not shaken, the losses were considerable."

"If he wants to mobilize troops, he will naturally need money and food." Xie Tingzhou said, "This is a provocation to me and a provocation to you. The account must be settled clearly and let him pay it back."

Shen Yu said "Yes" and said, "Marquis Xuanping will pay back, and so will the Xijue people. I will beat them so that they will never dare to set foot on the border of Zhou Dynasty again within ten years."

Xie Tingzhou looked sideways at her, "The Crown Princess is so majestic."

Shen Yu was carried on his back, taller than him, looking down at him, "You only found out today?"

Xie Tingzhou laughed and said, "I have known for a long time that since my husband is in frail health, I must find a wife like the Imperial Concubine to protect me."

"Just pretend." Shen Yu patted him on the shoulder, "I haven't settled the accounts with you yet for lying to me and losing all my martial arts skills."

Xie Tingzhou's smile hidden in the shadows faded, "Please spare me, it's been so long."

"What about the poison?" Shen Yu asked, "I haven't gathered the medicinal ingredients yet."

"It will be fine if you try not to use force." Xie Tingzhou said gently: "Don't worry, I will accompany you to live a long life."

Afraid that she would get entangled in this issue, Xie Tingzhou changed the subject, "When did you bring the bracelet?"

She wore a bracelet on her wrist, and Xie Tingzhou could see it when he lowered his head.

That was Xie Tingzhou's mother's bracelet, which she didn't take with her when she fled from Shengjing.

Shen Yu said against his cheek: "I don't dare to wear it because I'm afraid it might get damaged. I gave it to Green Medicine in Shengjing and she brought it to Hezhou for me."

Xie Tingzhou felt wet in his heart.

She disdained gold, silver and jade worth thousands of gold coins, but she treasured the bracelet worth a few coins of silver, just because it was a relic of her mother that he gave her.

"Does it look good?" Shen Yu stretched her hand to look at it.

Xie Tingzhou had a gentle smile on his face, "It looks so good."

Shen Yu was amused and rubbed his temples in dependence.

She drank a lot of wine at night, and her breath was filled with the fresh smell of wine.

Xie Tingzhou tilted his head to the side uncomfortably and said, "Don't face my neck, it's itchy."

Shen Yu had bad intentions. She insisted on doing something that he didn't allow her to do, and deliberately breathed into Xie Tingzhou's ear.

Xie Tingzhou pretended to throw her down, but she hooked his neck tightly and clamped his waist tightly with her legs.

"You want to put me down after carrying me on your back? You have to see if this prince's wife is happy."