allonlinenovel Chapter 220: Is there a snowstorm?
Chapter 220: Is there a snowstorm?
Liu was stunned by Xue Qing’s words. Firecrackers?
"Qing'er, you are talking about firecrackers, right?"
"Oh, yes," Xue Qing replied quickly.
Liu smiled and said, "Firecrackers are very expensive. No one in our village would buy them."
Xue Qing showed an expression of "I see."
After midnight, the two children were already asleep. Xue Qing was also very sleepy, so Liu asked her and Jiang Yi to go back to the west wing to sleep.
Ding and her two children stayed in the east room to accompany Liu.
Just after the hour of Yin, Xue Qing was woken up by Jiang Yi and asked to eat dumplings before dawn.
Xue Qing secretly complained, why is this habit the same as before!
When Xue Qing was a child, the happiest thing was that he could wear new clothes and eat lots of delicious food during the Chinese New Year, but the most painful thing was that he had to get up too early on the first day of the Chinese New Year and had to eat dumplings before dawn.
I still can't escape it now.
Xue Qing finished eating the dumplings in a daze just like the two children. Jiang Yi took Xue Qing back to the west wing to continue sleeping.
Wu Tong really couldn't stand Xue Qing's behavior. He wanted to get angry several times, but was stopped by Liu's eyes. If he couldn't stand it, he could just sulk.
As soon as the sky brightened, Wu Tong and Liu took Ding and Wu Qian to the old house. According to custom, they had to pay New Year's greetings to their elders.
At noon, Liu came back with Ding and Wu Xiu, and Wu Tong and Wu Qian stayed in the old house for dinner.
Xue Qing just woke up when Liu and the others came back.
Jiang Yi was already busy preparing lunch in the kitchen.
Xue Qing saw that Liu's face was not very good and glanced at Ding.
Ding pursed her lips and said nothing.
The weather in the first few days of the first lunar month is rare and good. The snow is slowly melting and it is still very cold, but people seem to have seen that spring is coming soon.
People are planning to go to Anyang City to watch the lantern festival and guess lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival.
And on the ninth day, heavy snow fell without any warning and continued intermittently for three days.
The road surface that had just melted was covered with snow again. People who were waiting for spring were disappointed, but they were also looking forward to the snow melting as soon as possible.
The capital city was also covered in heavy snow.
In the court, ministers were all saying that the auspicious snow was a sign of a good harvest, which was a blessing for the Great Zhou.
The eldest prince looked at the flattering expressions of the ministers in the court and snorted in his heart.
The Minister of Revenue stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
The emperor had no expression on his face: "My dear, please speak."
"There have been several heavy snowfalls before and after the New Year, and some remote areas may have snowstorms. The most urgent thing right now is to prepare for disaster relief."
"Is there any disaster to report?" asked a minister.
"No," replied the Minister.
The minister turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to say that the Great Zhou is peaceful and the people are safe. There has been no disaster reported so far, so there is no need to start a war, otherwise people will be unstable!"
The Minister of Revenue argued: "Your Majesty, if there is no disaster, it is a blessing for our Great Zhou. If there is a disaster somewhere, we are prepared now, and the people will have one less person to freeze to death."
The emperor nodded and said, "My dear minister, you have thought it through. I approve it. The Ministry of Revenue will make all the preparations for this matter. If there is a disaster, you will be responsible for disaster relief."
The eldest prince bowed and accepted the order.
When it gets dark, you can go to You Ran Ju Tian Zi Hao.
The host read the letter in his hand, held it to the candle, lit it, and watched it turn to ashes.
This little girl is becoming more and more interesting.
Grand Prince's Palace
A man in black appeared in the study: "Master, the Third Prince's wife is pregnant"
The eldest prince still looked at the book in his hand and said, "I know."
The man in black disappeared in the study in an instant. The eldest prince stood up, walked to the window and looked at the sky outside.
He has never had a principal wife, and the concubine has not been able to give birth to a son or daughter in the two years since she entered the palace.
He had been in poor health before, but his health had obviously improved since the last time. He hoped to have his own children, but the choice of his wife was not something he could decide.
It seems that the emperor intends to make the legitimate daughter found by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion his principal wife, but that woman is not a good match for him.
Before he met her, it didn't matter who he married, but now he had to be cautious about his wife.
After Xue He hurried back home, he went straight to Zhufeng Courtyard to meet the old Duke without any grooming.
"Father, the emperor intends to make Lian'er the eldest prince's principal wife. What should we do?"
Xue He didn't want to marry into the royal family, even though he knew Xia Xuelian's true identity.
Xue Zhong looked at Xue He and said, "If the emperor really issues an order, can we still disobey it?"
Does that mean we can only leave it to fate?
Xue Zhong continued calmly: "If the emperor decrees the marriage, then the eldest prince's future will end as an idle prince."
After Xue Hejing's father's reminder, he also understood that no matter how powerful the Zhenguo Mansion was, Xia Xuelian was not qualified to be the mother of a country. If she married the eldest prince as his principal wife, it would indeed cut off the eldest prince's path to the throne and he would no longer have a chance to take the throne.
Thinking of this, Xue He calmed down. If this was the case, then there was no need to worry too much.
After the disaster situations in various places were reported to the capital step by step, it was found that snowstorms did occur in some marginal areas, but fortunately, the situation was better than expected.
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the eldest prince left the capital and headed southwest.
In some remote villages of Anyang City, there were indeed people who froze to death, and there were also people who were frostbitten and were anxiously waiting for disaster relief from the imperial court.
The eldest prince Zhou Qian did not reveal his identity as a prince, but came directly to Anyang City as a businessman.
The relief supplies were escorted by the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
By the time the disaster relief supplies were distributed to the people, it was already early February.
Fortunately, the cold weather did not cause any plague.
The reason why no one froze to death in Shilibao Village was that the villagers had earned money last year and had prepared sufficient supplies for the winter.
Naturally, there were also people who froze to death in the surrounding villages.
After hearing this, Liu felt deeply saddened. Fortunately, her life was getting better and better because of Xue Qing.
After some renovations, the house became as warm as spring.
On the fifth day of February, the weather was fine, and Xue Qing and Jiang Yi set out for Youran Ju again. They were still dressed in men's clothes.
When Shopkeeper Xie saw Xue Qing, he exclaimed in his heart that Miss Wu seemed to have grown taller. He didn't know if it was because of her makeup, but her healthy yellow skin had sparkling eyes.
What a handsome young man.
"Mr. Wu, the boss is here. Can he meet you?" asked Shopkeeper Xie.
When Xue Qing heard that the owner of Youran Ju had come, he had to meet him, since he was his partner after all.
"Then I will definitely visit the real owner of Youran Ju," Xue Qing replied very readily.
Shopkeeper Xie led Xue Qing through the backyard and entered a courtyard that was very cleverly designed. The backyard of the You Ran Residence was connected to a very secluded courtyard.