Shen Yu quickly went back, closed the door and reopened the letter.
With just two glances, she put down the letter and finally determined that there was a big problem.
The letter was written three years ago and was signed on June 18, the 15th year of Tongxu. What the letter said was that there would be rain in the Qichang Sandi Mountain area a few days after June 23.
Qichang is close to Beilin, and the letter from Uncle Zhong has not arrived for so long. How could the letter sent from Shengjing to Qichang arrive in just a few days?
It's a long way from Shengjing to Qichang Mansion. I wrote a letter specifically to tell the other party to bring more umbrellas when it rains. By the time the letter arrived, it might have already rained.
so……
Shen Yu looked at the letter, so this letter may not have come from Beijing, but why did it have to be written in Beijing at the end to wish for peace.
These pieces of paper were so well sealed in the leggings that the other party searched for them several times, which already proves the importance of this letter. What information is hidden in it?
Shen Yu scanned it again, her eyes stopping on those two dates.
Making a special trip to write down the date of rain so clearly must be the point.
Shen Yu walked to the study, copied down the two dates and locations, put the letters away and shouted: "Green medicine."
Lu Yao responded: "Sir."
"Find me a calendar, one from three years ago."
Lu Yao didn't know why, but what the lady ordered must be important. He ran away and came back again, putting all the calendars of the past ten years on the table.
"I asked for it from Uncle Zhong, and Uncle Zhong is so enthusiastic."
Shen Yu didn't respond and opened the calendar, but she couldn't tell the reason based on the date alone.
While he was distressed, Erya brought tea into the room, put it on the table, stretched his neck, took a look and said, "I know this one."
"Do you know him?" Shen Yu asked in surprise.
Erya nodded obediently, "I know you," she pointed to the words above and said, "What year, month, day, and I am literate. I know all these words."
Shen Yu almost fell down, touched Erya's head and said, "It's the 23rd day of the lunar month. From now on, let Lu Yao teach you how to read."
Erya nodded happily, pointed to a few other words and asked, "Where are these?"
She couldn't figure it out anyway, so Shen Yu simply sat down and taught Erya how to read, "June of the 15th year of Tongxu."
Erya thought for a while, and her face slowly fell.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yu asked, tilting her head.
Erya lowered her head and said, "I remember this day. My parents died at the end of June in the 15th year of Tongxu's reign."
Shen Yu stroked Erya's hair lovingly, and Erya wiped her tears and said, "Originally, we said we would come to provide disaster relief at the end of June. My parents and I have been looking forward to it for a long time."
Lu Yao also sat down, leaned on the table and asked: "Isn't there a disaster relief? Then your parents all starved to death?"
After asking, I realized that I was exposing someone's scars, and I quickly covered my mouth, "I asked casually, and you don't have to answer."
But Erya nodded and shed tears and said: "There is disaster relief, but the food provided is not enough. A family of three only has one bowl of porridge, which is not enough for one person. My parents all ate it for me, and then they... "
Erya pursed her lips and wanted to cry.
The green medicine touched Erya's sore spot, and he quickly gave her a snack, "Look, you don't need anything now, and the master treats you well. Your parents will be very happy to know this."
Erya took the snack and nodded.
"What happened next?" Luyao asked, holding his chin.
"Later, Mr. Lu, who is a businessman, came to provide relief and gave a lot of food."
Lu Yao and Shen Yu looked at each other.
Erya continued: "I heard people say that Shengjing is very good, everyone can have enough to eat, so I followed the refugees to Beijing. I was too young and no one bought me, so I couldn't get food. But I was lucky, the housekeeper Look at my pity and take me in."
Three years ago, Erya was only eight years old. It was rare for her to go to Beijing alone to survive.
"It's so pitiful." Lu Yao sighed and looked at Shen Yu: "That's right, sir."
Shen Yu frowned in thought and murmured: "Lu's disaster relief..."
She suddenly asked: "Is your hometown in Yong'an?"
Erya's eyes lit up, "Master, how do you know?"
Of course Shen Yu knew that there was a drought in Yongshun that year, no crops were harvested, and there were many refugees. The food and salary provided by the court for disaster relief was just a drop in the bucket, and many places began to exchange their children for food.
Yongan Yongan, what an ironic name.
Shen Yu also heard the news at the border at that time.
The reason why the Lu family is so big is because it has a good reputation. It helps the poor every year and gives alms every year. It was the same in the fifteenth year of Tongxu.
Shen Yu remembered that that year she wrote a letter begging her grandmother to use her pocket money to buy food for the victims.
Shen Yu wrote the word "Yong'an" on the paper, right next to the word "Qichang".
Looking at the two place names side by side, Shen Yu suddenly frowned and said, "Lv Yao, bring me the map."
The green medicine moved in response to the sound, and there was a map in the study, which was turned out and spread on the table.
moment.
Shen Yu rolled up the map, picked up the piece of paper with the date and place name on it, and said, "I'm going out for a trip. If anyone asks, just tell me that I have something to do and come back before the curfew."
……
Pei Chunli took advantage of Marquis Xuanping and found a casual position in the court.
I don't know what evil accusations Xie Tingzhou made against Pei Chunli's father. He has been detained in the Xuanping Hou Mansion these days and cannot leave. He was not even allowed to go to the palace banquet.
Pei Chunli had just been released from the ban today, and he looked quite presentable in his official robe, as if it were something like that.
The sedan entered the Guanghua Gate, but instead of going to the Zhenfu Division where he worked, it headed straight towards the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After entering the household department, Pei Chunli sat down with a golden sword on his horse and said, "Where is your minister?"
The clerk hurriedly served tea, "Little Marquis, Mr. Jiang hasn't come back yet. Do you have anything to do with us?"
Pei Chunli glanced at him sideways, "Of course something happened, otherwise you think that I, the young marquis, have come to your household to have some tea because I have no tea?"
The young official smiled and bowed, "Young Lord, you are joking. The tea in the household department is vulgar. It is not worth the trip in person. However, it will take a while for Mr. Jiang to come back. You..."
"It won't be a problem." Pei Chunli thought to himself, what he wanted was Jiang Lianzhi's absence, otherwise how could anything happen.
"I'll just wait here. You serve me a plate of melon seeds. If there are no melon seeds, just peanuts. Oh, by the way, there are also my two followers. You can find a place for them to rest."
The clerk cupped his hands and said, "This is natural, you two come with me."
The young marquis personally gave the order, and the junior official did not dare to neglect. He brought the two attendants into the inner room where the junior official was resting, served tea, and then left.
Someone poked a hole in the window paper.
Shen Yu, dressed like a follower, pressed against the window to observe the situation outside.
She had observed carefully when she came in. There was another door on the southeast side leading to the inner office. The rooms where the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the duty rooms should be located inside.
When there was no one outside the house, she ducked out and climbed up to the roof with a slight climb. The door on the east side was guarded, so if she couldn't walk by the right path, she could only walk from the sky.
After several attempts to break through walls, she had a pretty good grasp of all the connections. She managed to sneak into the inner hall with ease, but it still took her some time to find the warehouse.
