Jin Shu wanted to say that when she went to Jingying to see Li Chengzu off for duty, she saw a yard nearby. The yard was full of old people who looked bleak and had no one to take care of them.
After asking for a long time, she found out that all the people living there were servants who had left the palace.
Waiters are different from palace maids. A palace lady can leave the palace and marry outside the palace after she is over twenty-five, or she may have served in the palace for ten years. However, because of her special status, a waiter can only be confined to the red walls and yellow tiles for his whole life.
Often the palace cannot afford such a large amount of expenses, and when they get older, they are often sent outside the palace to fend for themselves.
Most of those waiters ended up miserable. They had no one to look after them and they were often bullied.
She had seen it several times, and although she couldn't bear it, there was nothing she could do.
For some reason, Jin Shu couldn't bear the thought that he might end up in the same situation in the future.
She wanted to say that if Wan Xiao had no heirs in the future, her children might be able to help him when he was old.
But as soon as the words came to his lips, Jin Shu felt that it was very inappropriate.
With his high status, he shouldn't end up like that no matter what. If he said this, he would only be considered as flattering.
After thinking about it, Jin Shu raised a smile: "The civilian daughter wants to tell Lord Wan that the civilian daughter has changed her name. If we meet again next time, Governor Wan can call the civilian daughter Taoqian."
Wan Xiao was slightly stunned, and after a long time, she smiled faintly: "Taoqian."
"Why."
Jin Shu grinned stupidly, then raised his hand and waved to Wan Xiao: "Master Wan is busy with things, so you don't have to send her off anymore. The girl can just walk on her own. Please go back quickly."
"good."
Wan Xiao nodded, turned around and strode towards the palace.
Jin Shu looked at his back and smiled sweetly, then turned and walked out of the palace.
Hearing the man's footsteps getting further and further away, Wan Xiao stopped and stood still for a long time.
But from beginning to end, he never looked back.
"Brother Seungjo."
When he walked out of the palace gate, Jin Shu saw Li Chengzu sitting on a wooden cart, covered with sweat.
He had a dull and honest temperament, and would not move even once he told her where to wait for her. Jin Shu couldn't help but feel sad when he saw his cheeks turning red from the sun.
"Why don't you find a shady place to wait for me?"
Li Chengzu said: "I'm afraid you won't be able to see me when you leave the palace. You go up and I'll push you home."
"I don't have to walk alone."
Li Chengzu shook his head: "Sit down, you are pregnant, and there are many noble people in the palace, there will be no place for you to rest for most of the day."
Pulling the burlap mat on the wooden cart in front of Jinshu, Li Chengzu half pulled and half helped the person onto the cart.
Under the scorching sun, the man pushed the wooden cart and his face was sunburned purple. Jinshu felt extremely distressed. He tried to get out of the cart several times, but was stopped by Li Chengzu.
He lowered his head and looked at Jin Shu with distressed eyes, and wiped the sweat with his sleeve with a smile.
These were his wife and children, and he never felt they were a burden.
In the past, he was nameless and bullied, but now he can live a normal life with the grace from heaven, which is enough for him to shed tears of gratitude.
Although the name is fake, it is enough that the current life is real.
Li Chengzu raised his hand and handed the large lotus leaf on the car to Jin Shu, and said: "You cover it up and let the sun shine."
"I'll also cover up Brother Chengzu."
Lifting the lotus leaf high and placing it between the two of them, the young couple felt very comfortable even if it did not bring shade to either of them.
"By the way, Brother Chengzu, today I went into the palace to see Lord Wan, and he asked me not to go into the palace to see the empress again in the future. Why is that?"
"I know he is doing it for my own good, but I can't figure out the reason behind it."
Li Chengzu lowered his head and looked at Jin Shu, whose eyes were full of innocence, and said with a smile: "You have a different status now. If you enter the palace to meet the nobles, they will think that you want something."
"And if your relatives and friends know that you have this friendship with the current Queen, it will only do harm but no good."
With their low status, they cannot protect this kindness. Being known to others will only increase their troubles.
Jin Shu thought for a moment and understood the reason.
"I understand. I will never enter the palace again from now on."
After thinking about it, Jin Shu said again: "Brother Chengzu, if you are free tomorrow, might you go to that semi-deserted yard on the outskirts of Beijing? I'm thinking of making some pork buns to send to those old people tomorrow. "
"good."
"Brother Seungjo."
"Um?"
Li Chengzu concentrated on pushing the cart, trying not to bump it.
"After seeing the old man in the yard, I always felt uncomfortable. If Lord Ten Thousand Lords falls to that level in the future, can I let our children support him until he dies?"
"He took great care of me when I was in the palace, and he helped me find you. If he is really in such a mess, I think it's best for us to lend a hand."
But she couldn't make the decision on her own, she had to ask her husband.
"nature."
Li Chengzu's hand when pushing the cart was unusually steady, and his tone was a bit matter-of-fact: "Accept others' kindness and return others' kindness. This is the truth in the world. You are right to do this."
"That's what I thought too."
Jin Shu heard this and his eyes were full of smiles.
She looked at her husband and couldn't help but blushed and touched Li Chengzu's hand pushing the cart.
The man lowered his head and smiled innocently.
"How about we go by the pickle shop and buy some pickles? The eight-treasure radish you like to eat seems to have bottomed out, and I always want to eat something sweet and sour these days."
"become."
"I need to buy some more soft cloths. It's time to prepare things for the children this month. I was lazy before and have been uncomfortable sitting and lying down for the past few days. I think I can do some light work."
"become."
"I also want to get you another pair of short boots. The ones I made before were a little thicker, but now I can't wear them anymore..."
"I also want to sew a pair of soft bottoms myself."
"Aunt Li said that my legs and feet will be swollen in a few months, and I'm afraid I won't be able to wear the shoes I used to wear."
Li Chengzu had a dull temperament and just kept thinking about Cheng and Cheng all the way. Jin Shu sat in the car and calculated the things that needed to be prepared in the past few months, and he kept it in mind.
After the first two of them had purchased everything, they returned home to rest.
After sending Jin Shu away, Wan Xiao returned to the palace to look for Ji Rong.
Ji Rong is now Shen Qianyu's eunuch. Although he is very busy on weekdays, he immediately puts down his work when he comes to find him.
"What happened to you?"
After shooing away the people around him, he looked helplessly at Wan Xiao, who looked different from usual, and sighed slightly.
"I just heard from the eunuch of Changle Palace that Jin Shu will enter the palace today."
"Have you seen her?"
"Yeah, I saw it."
Ji Rong said: "How is she doing?"
Wan Xiao smiled lightly: "I have a good life, I should thank you."
"That man is a benevolent person. He treats Jinshu very well. I hope that Jinshu's father and family will know each other well, so that they can finally rest in peace."
Both of them have walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so they always have a good eye for judging people.
Ji Rong smiled lightly when he heard this: "It's best if you don't blame me."
"Why do I blame you?"
After saying this, Wan Xiao patted Ji Rong's shoulder and said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, I still have something to trouble you with."
