Chapter 216
"Leaving tonight? Isn't it too hasty?"
Lin Yunwan wanted to say that nothing had been packed away.
But what she was most worried about wasn't that she couldn't pack her things properly. If she left in such a hurry, something must have happened.
Qi Lingheng pressed her shoulders and comforted her: "Are you still worried that people outside will wrong me?"
That certainly won't happen.
Lin Yunwan reminded: "Don't go to the river embankment yourself. If the embankment breaks seriously, the villagers will ignore it. There will be no etiquette at that time, so don't hurt yourself."
"I know."
Qi Lingheng said gently: "I had expected that no matter how well the arrangements are made, there will always be surprises. I have my own countermeasures."
He sighed, touched her bulging belly and said, "I should have been with you and the child..."
But he is the vassal king of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he cannot ignore the matters in his fiefdom.
His father sealed him here not just for his enjoyment.
"Your Majesty, go ahead. My child and I are waiting for your return at home."
Qi Lingheng nodded and left at night after meeting several officials and staff during the day.
Lin Yunwan just started to have morning sickness now, and she would vomit whatever she ate.
Cuiqin felt distressed after seeing it. Mother Lu, who was in charge of the inner courtyard, saw it and invited a doctor to come over, but there was no good solution.
"Princess can do without medicine now, try not to use medicine as much as possible. She really feels uncomfortable in her stomach. Eat some mild food, but don't eat randomly."
Lin Yunwan's face was pale and she didn't have the energy to talk to the doctor. She wanted to vomit after saying thank you.
It had only been three days and my complexion was already not that good.
Dong Shuangshuang was shocked when he came to see her.
Lin Yunwan smiled lightly and said, "I have nothing to do. Why are you here?"
She always brought her sister and children with her every time she came here, but this time she didn't bring her children with her. When she first came in, she had a hurried look on her face, but now she seemed hesitant to speak.
Dong Shuangshuang said with twinkling eyes: "It's nothing... My sister has a rash. I will go to the shop to get the medicinal materials myself and come over to see you."
"You want to hide it from me?"
Lin Yunwan looked into her eyes and said, "I have already seen that something is wrong. If you don't tell me now, I will send someone to inquire later and they will be able to find out."
The Lu family's pharmacy has been running smoothly since Lu Rong's accident. Dong Shuangshuang's sudden visit to her was definitely not for family matters.
It can only be for official business.
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Dong Shuangshuang could only tell the truth: "Refugees from other provinces have arrived in Jiangqian. I heard that every prefecture does not accept refugees, and the prefects block them outside the city."
"The prince established a feudal lordship in Jiangqian, and the refugees all ran outside the city gate of Jiangqian..."
Lin Yunwan was a little surprised: "Refugees from other provinces?"
It has been a while since the flood occurred, but the refugees who came from other provinces could not come by horse-drawn carriages. They could only walk here on their legs. How far would they have to walk?
Leaving home and moving to Jiangqian, the natural disaster may have become horrifically serious!
"Has the prefect opened the city gate?"
Lin Yunwan is concerned about this now.
Dong Shuangshuang knew that she was worried, so he said: "Princess, don't worry, you are still pregnant with the child!"
"The prefect did not let anyone in. After all, the people of Jiang Qian were also afraid."
"But the prefect has set up porridge stalls outside the city gate to provide relief. The Lin family and other wealthy families have also set up porridge stalls there."
Lin Yunwan calmed down quickly.
"The prince is no longer in Jiang Qian, and the victims cannot die in the prince's fiefdom, but the Jiang Qian family will not help people by giving porridge to save people. After natural disasters, there will be man-made disasters..."
She had to take these into consideration for Qi Lingheng.
If all the victims died in Jiangqian, not only would the people lose their support, but the news back to the capital would also be that King Huan was incompetent.
"Shuangshuang, I want you to help me."
Lin Yunwan said firmly.
Dong Shuangshuang nodded: "Princess, I consider myself to be... even to death!"
Lin Yunwan went to the Zhao family in person, and then to the Su family.
She took out all the cash in her dowry first, and moved everything she could use to the Su family.
"Uncle, I rely on you for disaster relief. Saving people is important, so don't refuse these things."
Seeing Lin Yunwan's big belly, Mr. Su didn't dare to let her worry too much, so he took over the matter.
"Don't worry, Princess, there is still enough rice in the shop to survive."
"In addition to these, I can't guarantee that all the victims will have enough to eat, but I can guarantee that none of the victims who come to Jiangqian will starve to death."
Lin Yunwan finally went to Lin Mansion.
She did not come to beg Mrs. Lin, but said: "The Su family owns a rice and grain shop, so I entrusted some things to the Su family... I heard that the Lin family and the Su family later had business contacts, so I would like to ask you to help me." The gentlemen are very helpful."
Mrs. Lin was a little reluctant.
The Lin family also set up a porridge tent to help the victims, but when the princess said it, she didn't spend the money to set up a porridge tent.
But at this juncture, she couldn't help but refuse.
Mrs. Lin could only promise: "The Lin family will not refuse without the princess' instructions."
The money has to be spent, and the reputation cannot be given only to the Su family.
Mrs. Lin called her three sons and explained: "...This time I will settle the accounts for the Su family, one by one. But the things sent to the victims must be in the name of the Lin family and the Su family. We The Lin family is in the front, and the Su family is in the back."
When money is spent, it must be spent worthwhile.
Lin Huabin was the best at this, so he agreed immediately.
Mrs. Lin stopped him: "Second brother, I heard that you also have a wine shop under your name?"
That was given to him by Zhao Jingyi.
Lin Huabin looked a little embarrassed: "Mother, this... is half a room."
Mrs. Lin was thinking about something, nodded and said: "Half a room, half a room! Take out as much money as you have first. Ask the people in the winery to stop making wine and help them do something useful."
Lin Huabin: "...Yes."
He agreed bravely, but he was still wondering in his heart, how did the old lady know that he had a winery in his hands?
"Obviously no one said anything."
He didn't even say anything to Zheng.
"Princess, it's already raining. Do you really want to go near the city gate?"
Cuiqin looked at the rain falling in the sky, and the umbrella she held in her hand could hardly stop it.
Lin Yunwan asked her to get on the carriage first, closed her eyes and said, "I heard that the students from Qingou Academy were also stopped outside the city gate, and I was afraid that the prefect would not even let them in. Many of them are natives of Jiang Qian and come from scholarly backgrounds. Family status or a wealthy family are the most likely to cause trouble..."
Cuiqin knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she could only go with Lin Yunwan.
Xu Tianyou braved the rain and rode over, taking Xiruo with him.
Xiruo dismounted, took off his raincoat, and said outside the carriage, "You are still pregnant with the child. I won't let you go by yourself."
"Xiruo, why are you here? Your husband's family..."
Xiruo gestured to Xu Tianyou who was standing behind her and said with a smile, "He is the one who sent me here."
The Xu family didn't have big rules. Xu Tianyou himself was helping inside the city gate. Of course he knew what was going on. He heard that the princess was active in Jiang Qian City, so he sent Xiruo here.
Lin Yunwan nodded slightly in greeting and took Xiruo with her.
She went to the city gate and saw refugees everywhere. Many students in green shirts took off their raincoats and covered them on the ground with unknown objects. They stood in a group and roared under the city.
