Guagua, it's not that I don't trust you; you're my most trusted partner. It's just that Shen Jiaojiao has already married into the Xuan Prince's mansion as a concubine, and it's concerning that she's openly going out with a man outside the palace If the censors see this, wouldn't that cause trouble?
Yes, host.
Shen Mingzhu's eyes lit up, and she immediately ordered someone to go to the residence of Imperial Censor Wang. The first person she thought of when she thought of this good thing was her father's good friend.
Imperial Censor Wang: Thank you so much. You are truly your father's good daughter.
Shen Changyuan: My precious little darling remembered me at this moment.
At this moment, Shen Changyuan was still in the imperial study in the palace. Emperor Jingyuan was somewhat dissatisfied with the gold production of the gold mine, as the output was too low!
After thinking about it, he decided to exile all the prisoners in jail to mine!
He want to produce more gold so they can buy and stockpile supplies.
As for the imperial examinations, they were handled entirely by Crown Prince Yan Beichen.
The meaning is clear: the hope is to cultivate more talent for the future of the Great Yan through this imperial examinations, and of course, all of these talents will be used by the Crown Prince.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen was discussing with Minister of Rites Gu Ci and others when, during a break, he couldn't help but think of Shen Mingzhu, wondering what she was doing.
Shen Mingzhu: Crown Prince, I'm out shopping, doing chivalrous deeds, and enjoying delicious food.
Shen Jiaojiao smiled radiantly, unaware that she had been targeted and that Prince Xuan would be impeached by the censor tomorrow because of her.
"Brother Hanchuan, it's almost time. Let's have lunch at Tianxiang Restaurant today."
Looking at Shen Jiaojiao, Zhou Hanchuan could no longer refuse.
"Okay."
The two entered Tianxiang Restaurant together, familiarly requested a private room, ordered several speciality dishes, and enjoyed their meal.
Shen Mingzhu thought of "teaching" them a lesson, but then she remembered that Zhou Hanchuan was a truly skilled and talented doctor who was currently providing free medical consultations, so she decided not to harm them.
After returning home, she went with her beautiful mother to the orphanage to see everyone.
Looking into those innocent and childlike eyes, Shen Mingzhu felt a wave of tenderness wash over her.
Guagua, their parents sacrificed themselves for the Great Yan Dynasty. I hope they can grow up well.
Host, yes! They are the children of heroes. With the support of Marquis's mansion in the capital, they will surely grow up well.
Chen's mother, Xie Qinghuan, came here mainly to see the wounded soldiers and the orphans and also to meet Wang Wei.
Wang Wei is the representative and leader of these people. He used to be a centurion under her eldest brother Xie Yuze, but he retired after being injured on the battlefield. His parents had already passed away, and he was all alone. When he heard that the Shen family had built an orphanage, he came along.
Xie Qinghuan and Shen Mingzhu discussed it and decided that Wang Wei would serve as the director of the orphanage, and the remaining positions would be filled by the wounded soldiers according to their own circumstances. The rest could go to places like the suburban villages.
As for her purpose in coming here, she wanted to invite a few tutors to come and, depending on the children's circumstances, let them study, learn martial arts, or learn a trade so that they could make a living in the future.
Upon hearing this, Wang Wei immediately became excited.
"Young Miss, do you mean you want the children to read, write, and practice martial arts?"
"Yes."
Xie Qinghuan nodded with a smile.
Wang Wei never expected things to turn out this way.
He initially thought that these people had come to the capital to work for the Marquis of Changping's household.
He never expected they came here to study and practice martial arts!
This treatment is better than that of ordinary people.
"Then, what do we have to give ?"
Shen Mingzhu and her mother, Xie Qinghuan, exchanged a glance and smiled.
"Young Master Wang, you've misunderstood! You are all the pride of the Xie family army. The wounds on your bodies are your medals. The children's parents are gone. We only hope that they can be self-reliant when they grow up and become people as proud as their fathers."
Wang Wei and the others had considered many possibilities, but they never expected it to be like this.
There's no reason not to agree.
Reading, writing, practising martial arts, and learning are things that many people dream of!
They all cherished this opportunity...
He wants to write a letter back to the North!
They followed General Xie back to Shengjing, and they really came to the right place.
Guagua, look how excited Uncle Wang is!
Host, of course he's excited! Ordinary people can't afford to go to school, yet these children, the orphans of the northern soldiers, are enjoying such treatment. How could he not be excited?
He was happy for these children! If any of them were talented, they could take the imperial examinations and become officials! If they mastered martial arts, they could make a name for themselves in the north! Even if they didn't, they could learn a trade and support their families—what a wonderful life…
Guagua, everyone's happiness is so simple.
Host, absolutely. Simple, well-fed and watered, peaceful and joyful—that's the simple happiness everyone longs for.
Shen's mother chatted with Wang Wei for a long time, and Shen Mingzhu also chatted a lot with the group of children from the north.
It turns out that everyone had many doubts about coming to Shengjing.
There are many nobles in Shengjing, so everyone still has a lot of concerns.
General Xie, who is Shen Mingzhu's maternal grandfather, and his entourage had to mobilize for a long time before they finally came to Shengjing by drawing lots.
They never imagined that their life would be so blissful.
"Sister, what's your name? You're so beautiful!"
A thin, dark-skinned child with chapped skin smiled and praised her, revealing a row of small white teeth, his eyes full of amazement.
She had never seen such a fair-skinned and beautiful girl, like a fairy.
The people around her were all dark-skinned and thin.
"Little sister, my name is Shen Mingzhu, and I am the granddaughter of General Xie. It's a pleasure to meet you. I believe you will become more and more beautiful!"
Shen Mingzhu smiled and took out a few lollipops from her sleeve, handing them to the children beside her.
"Here, this is a lollipop!"
At first, the little girl didn't want it.
Later, Shen Mingzhu gave everyone a lollipop, and that's when she took it.
"Thank you, sister. My name is Xiaoyu. It's nice to meet you."
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, sister!"
Thanks to the lollipop, Shen Mingzhu quickly became friends with everyone.
She learned from them that they were all children of soldiers from the north and that General Xie had been supporting them all. Of course, the older children would also go out to find odd jobs, and all the money they earned was used to buy food, which they all shared…
It can be considered another form of mutual help.
"Xiaoyu, study hard from now on, and life will get better and better!"
"Really? Sister?"
Shen Mingzhu nodded solemnly.
"Yes, it will! It definitely will!"