amaotonovel Chapter 167 Going to Beijing to Get Free Food
Chapter 167 Going to Beijing to Get Free Food
"Since Eunuch Cao is so confident, why don't you help me chase the people from the Western Regions and kill a few of them to vent the anger of the emperor's grandson? How about it?" Jun Mo didn't give Eunuch Cao any face at all.
Yu Jiuer couldn't help but secretly glance at Eunuch Cao and found that his face turned red and white, which was quite interesting.
This eunuch Cao is a big shot in front of the emperor. Who wouldn't be polite to him? Only Jun Mo dared to confront him like this.
Eunuch Cao said in a gruff voice, "The Emperor ordered me to bring the Imperial Guards here to bring the Emperor's grandson back to the capital. He did not instruct me to attack the people of the Western Regions. How could I go against the Emperor's will? Prince Jing really knows how to use people!"
After saying that, he turned his head away angrily and ignored Jun Mo.
Seeing that something was not right, Yu Jiuer hurried out to smooth things over: "Don't worry, eunuch. The prince is just joking with you! I will go and get the child right away."
After all, Eunuch Cao is someone close to the emperor, so it would be unwise to argue with him at this time.
Yu Jiuer looked at Jun Mo in confusion. Logically, a man as smart as him wouldn't be so tactless!
But why should we go against Eunuch Cao?
Is there some hidden secret behind this?
After a while, Yu Jiuer and the eldest lady came out, each holding a child.
When Eunuch Cao saw the two little ones, his eyes widened bigger than copper bells.
Then, he suddenly burst into tears and knelt down to kowtow to the two little ones: "This old servant greets the two little grandchildren of the emperor!"
Xiao Jing'er might have thought it was a bit embarrassing for Eunuch Cao to be crying at such an old age, so she glared at him with disgust.
But it was the first time that Xiao Xiner saw an adult crying so seriously in front of him. Maybe he felt pity for him and wanted to comfort him, so he reached out to him for a hug.
Eunuch Cao brought Xiao Xiner over and kissed and rocked him. Then he stared at his face and said with tears in his eyes, "I never thought! The emperor finally got you two here. Now he can finally sleep peacefully!"
As he said this, he kissed Xiao Xiner on the face several times.
Yu Jiuer's forehead was throbbing: They were so affectionate, if someone didn't know, they would think the child was born by Eunuch Cao!
Didn’t you see the colorful expressions on the faces of the Princess and Concubine Xiang?
According to the emperor's edict, Prince Jing has made great contributions to the royal family's continuation of offspring, so he can return to the capital with the child and his biological mother to raise the child well.
The emperor also gave the two children a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and thousands of acres of fertile land.
When Yu Jiuer heard Eunuch Cao singing the names of those gold, silver and jade articles, she was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth: I'm rich!
This is what is called a relationship between generations, right?
The Emperor dislikes Jun Mo like a dog, but he is very generous to his children!
Yu Jiuer started to have some thoughts in her mind.
In this case, could she take advantage of her son's fame and embezzle some of his assets to help the people of Yinshan County?
As a general rule, after the flood recedes, the court will generally only provide five days of supplies, and no more after that!
The wool still has to come from the sheep. It would be a waste if you don't pluck it. If it's all gone, let her go and ask his royal grandfather for these two fortune-bringing treasures.
Yes, just do it!
But Yu Jiu'er's joy didn't last long. Turning around, she saw Jun Mo's calculating eyes and whispered to her, "You can't touch the child's things now. According to the rules, you can't touch those things until the child is fifteen years old."
Yu Jiuer was dumbfounded. Was the emperor writing a blank check?
Sure enough, ginger is still spicy!
"Children, come back to Beijing with me to see your royal grandfather! He misses you very much!"
When Yu Jiuer heard this, she felt unhappy. The flood had just receded and she still had a lot of cleanup work to do. How could she leave?
She hurried forward and said, "Eunuch Cao, the children's grandmother was killed by spies last night. Can you let the children see their grandmother to her grave before returning to Beijing?"
Before Eunuch Cao could say anything, Jun Mo answered for him directly: "These two children were raised by their grandmother, so they naturally have to fulfill their filial duties!"
"But..." Eunuch Cao looked embarrassed and glanced at Jun Mo.
I thought to myself, Prince Jing has been demoted to Yinshan but he still doesn't curb his arrogance, no wonder the emperor dislikes him!
Eunuch Cao cursed himself inwardly at the same time. What a fool he was. He used to be very wary of Prince Jing because he had a large army in the capital. Now that Prince Jing's military power had been confiscated, why was he still afraid of him?
Thinking of this, Eunuch Cao straightened his chest again, "Prince Jing, the emperor is looking forward to seeing his grandson as soon as possible! I'm afraid you can't make the emperor's decision, right?"
Jun Mo, who didn't know how to live or die, had a cold face and said in a tough tone: "The king said that you should stay for a few days, so stay for a few days!"
Yu Jiuer knew that Jun Mo was buying time for her, but he couldn't offend the people close to the emperor!
She had no choice but to put on a forced smile and try to smooth things over: "Father-in-law, please forgive me. My sister is seriously injured and needs to rest for a few days. I hope you will be flexible!"
"Well... okay! I will report this to the Emperor!" Having a way out, Eunuch Cao nodded reluctantly and secretly pinched his thigh. Why was he so cowardly?
After the imperial edict was read, the Third Prince was afraid that Jun Mo would find fault with him, so he wanted to leave immediately.
The princess stood up and said, "You guys go back to the palace first! I want to help my daughter get married before I leave! I can go back to the capital with Prince Jing later, so don't worry!"
Yu Jiuer originally planned to kill the murderer of her mother with her own hands, but after the appearance of Eunuch Cao and the Imperial Guards, the Yulin Army had consciously disappeared in order to avoid being criticized. After all, Prince Jing only had more than 3,000 personal soldiers on the surface, and she had no backup.
Therefore, even though the Third Prince's personal soldiers also hid themselves, she still had to be wary of the Imperial Guards brought by Eunuch Cao, and could only watch as the Third Prince escorted Concubine Xiang away.
During this invasion of the Western Regions, more than one hundred innocent civilians died tragically.
Yu Jiuer said to Jun Mo with tears in her eyes: "They managed to save their lives in the raging flood, but were taken away by someone for no apparent reason. It's really sad!"
"Don't worry! Wait until I have cleared up the internal strife, and then I will annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
Yu Jiuer wiped away her tears and gritted her teeth, "First Prince, Third Prince, you dogs from the Western Regions, I will never forgive you!"
Afterwards, the frightened people couldn't wait to go down the mountain and go home with Yu Jiuer.
As for the people who were killed by the Western Regions people, Yu Jiuer could only try her best to comfort their relatives;
As for the injured people, Yu Jiuer temporarily placed them in Xiguan to recuperate.
Return to the county seat.
Everywhere she looked, there was mud and garbage. Most of the wooden houses had collapsed, and even the auspicious tree house, her house on the tree, was not spared.
Everywhere was in a mess and a disarray.
Fortunately, the people were very active and started cleaning up without Yu Jiuer's instructions.
The farm dormitories, shops on both sides of the avenue and the stone buildings were relatively solid and did not collapse, so the people finally had a place to live.
The common people came down to help Yu Jiuer clean and repair the auspicious tree house, and then let Yu Jiuer bury Aunt Qu.
Yu Jiuer gathered the civilians who were killed in the battle and buried them together.
The next day, Yutao hurriedly arrived with several other Yinshan people who were waiting for the shops in Liangzhou Prefecture.
She hugged Yu Jiuer and cried loudly: "Luckily you are here!"
two days later
After Yu Jiuer finished taking care of the funeral of Aunt Qu and the common people, she hurriedly joined the work of cleaning up the flood garbage.
But she found that the people were very positive.
The roads and residential houses had been cleared overnight, and the courtyards below her auspicious tree house were fully habitable;
The goods that were still usable in factories and supermarkets were also taken out to dry and be recycled;
There are also people digging drainage ditches in the fields day and night...
Yu Jiuer was so moved that she wanted to cry. She could not give up on such simple and kind people.
"What are you thinking about?" Jun Mo's voice sounded behind her, "Do you want to stay and share the hardships with them? You know, you can't help much if you stay here!"
"Who said I want to stay here?" Yu Jiuer said to Jun Mo in a solemn and confident manner, "I will go to the capital!"
"Oh?" Jun Mo turned her body to face him. "You tried every means to stay in Yinshan County before. Now that Yinshan County is in trouble, why did you change your mind?"
Yu Jiuer asked with a smile: "May I ask Your Majesty, which place in the Great Dong Dynasty is the richest? Which place has the most wealthy people?"
Jun Mo blurted out without even thinking: "Of course it's the capital!"
"That's right!" Yu Jiuer said with cunning eyes,
"I want the people to no longer worry about food and clothing, and no longer worry about being reduced to slavery. I also want them to be able to hold their heads high and say to the world, 'I am a Yinshan person, and I am proud!'
But to achieve those things, I have to rely on my closed-door work in Yinshan County, and I don’t know how many years it will take! Now, I have the opportunity to go to the capital and meet a lot of fat sheep. Why am I still so stubborn and insist on staying here to farm instead of going to the capital to get the wool?"
Jun Mo nodded in agreement: "What you said seems to make sense!"
Yu Jiuer added, "Besides, the prince also said, 'To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country!' The eldest prince and the third prince have repeatedly colluded with the people of the Western Regions to harass our border and kill our Yinshan people. How can I let them go so easily? After we have dealt with them, we will come back and kill those greedy people of the Western Regions who don't know how to live or die!"
"What a big tone! Do I have to bow down to you?"
"If Your Majesty is willing, I don't mind!" Yu Jiuer looked arrogant.
She had originally told Jun Mo that she wanted to seek revenge on Concubine Xiang for killing her mother, but she would have to settle the feud between these women herself!
"As long as you are willing to go to the capital, I will be happy to do so!"
Yu Jiuer looked at the people digging desperately in the mud in the distance and said, "I have to go to the capital!"