He heard that Xu Miaoyun had been a female official by Queen Ma's side since she was twelve years old.
While being favored by Queen Ma, he also met Zhu Di frequently.
I'm afraid not, Lao Zhu's family has already discussed the candidate for his daughter-in-law.
I just had to wait for Xu Da to return to Beijing from the Northern Expedition before announcing the marriage to the world.
In ancient times, both men and women were shy when they were young. No matter how thick-skinned Rao Zhudi was, he couldn't help but blush and stammered.
"What does...what does it have to do with you? Do you dare to talk too much about this king's marriage?"
Zhu Di blushed even more when he thought of the Xu family girl's increasingly blooming appearance.
He glared at Gu Chen fiercely, then put his legs under the horse's belly and galloped away.
The literati's mouth is really annoying.
When Gu Chen saw him like this, he knew that Zhu Di's marriage must have been decided.
The second virtuous queen in the early Ming Dynasty was about to marry King Zhu Di of Yan.
Historically, Zhu Di had this woman as his wife, and his campaign for Jingnan became smoother.
It is said that the Battle of Jingnan.
This female Zhuge made many suggestions and gave Zhu Di no worries, and she was worthy of the title of "Wise Queen".
What a perfect match!
When the disaster relief team arrived in Pingyang County, the tide had receded, leaving homeless people sobbing on the land.
"Dad~Mom~"
Gu Chen was attracted by a little girl with messy hair and shabby clothes.
She was standing in front of the only remaining stove in her home, calling out to her parents who would never come back.
The officer and soldier who led Gu Chen was named Li Sanhui. He seemed to know this girl, and the little girl's tone sounded somewhat hurt.
"When the flood came, her father used all his strength to get her under the locust tree."
"Children from ordinary families have been able to climb trees since they were young, and this child also escaped a disaster."
"It's a pity that his parents wanted to go home and take their valuable things with them, so..."
He never came back.
This little girl is left alone to survive in the world.
"You are a loser and a loser. What evil have you done to our old Li family?"
"How could you be born, the one who can kill your parents..."
Just as Gu Chen was about to leave, he saw an old woman rushing over with the support of a middle-aged man.
Then without saying a word, he beat and scolded the little girl and pinched her with his hands.
Li Sanhui beside him wanted to stop him, but he didn't dare.
"This damn girl defeated your parents to death, and you still want to live to defeat me. Bah, boss, sell this damn girl to me..."
Hearing this, Gu Chen had an idea.
What can't be overcome?
It was clearly this old woman who wanted to earn money from her granddaughter's prostitution after seeing her son and daughter-in-law died.
"Grandma, please don't betray me, I can do any job..."
In the eyes of some people, the girl's life is worthless, and begging for mercy will not make them feel pity.
Gu Chen asked someone to set up a porridge shed.
Disaster relief in the Ming Dynasty usually involved direct food distribution. Unfortunately, now that the houses have been destroyed and the people are unable to cook, they can only resort to giving out porridge for the time being.
After arranging everything, Gu Chen took Li Sanhui and walked towards the child.
"Auntie, you are this child's grandmother, dear?"
When the old woman saw that he was wearing official uniform, she couldn't help but feel a little scared, but she still forced herself to ask for his identity: "Who are you?"
"This is from the capital, Mr. Yushi."
When she heard that it was the Censor from the capital, the old woman looked even more frightened. She couldn't afford to offend the official, so she could only reply honestly.
"Sir, it's a kiss."
If it hadn't been her own, she would have asked her eldest son to knock people out and sell them, and she wouldn't have made such a fuss about it.
"Your son and daughter-in-law have only one bloodline left. You just sold her. Aren't you afraid that your son and daughter-in-law will come to you at night?"
Although he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, this old woman did, so naturally she wanted to scare her.
But the old woman pursed her lips and said something that could kill people.
"She is not a boy, and this daughter's family cannot continue the bloodline..."
"Her parents are dead, which means the family is ruined."
"If all the valuable things hadn't been washed away by the water, the other brothers should get the things that belonged to his parents, not the girl..."
Gu Chen was speechless for a moment, seeing the little girl crying miserably.
This made Gu Chen, who had a modern soul, unable to stand it.
What's more, he is going to be a father now.
If one day I die early, the children left behind will also suffer this crime...
Just thinking about that scene made Gu Chen's heart break.
It would certainly be possible to force her not to sell her children using her official position.
But sooner or later he has to return to Beijing, how many days can he protect this child?
Gu Chen took a few steps forward, squatted down, took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped the dirt off her face, and asked in a gentle tone.
"Little girl, what's your name?"
"Sir, my name is He Zhenzhu."
The little girl was actually very good-looking when she was born. She will definitely be a beauty when she grows up. It can be seen that she is also a sensible child.
"how old are you?"
"Almost six years old."
Six years old, otherwise he would take it back to be a companion for his soon-to-be-born child.
Gu Chen spoke softly: "Are you willing to come with me?"
He Zhenzhu didn't understand what he meant and looked at Liu Sanhui beside him in confusion.
Liu Sanhui was stunned for a moment, then immediately said happily: "Son, please agree quickly. If you follow the Censor, you will never be hungry in your life."
He felt that Gu Yushi was a good person.
Although the official is not a big one, it is already beyond the reach of common people like them.
Even though he is an officer and soldier, the county magistrate may not see him on weekdays.
The little girl nodded ignorantly. She only knew that it was a good thing not to be hungry.
Seeing that she was willing to go with him, Gu Chen turned to look at the old woman.
"How much?"
Finally, I spent two taels of Ming Dynasty treasure money to buy this little girl.
Zhu Xiaosi had been observing everyone's movements, and naturally he knew what Gu Chen had done.
He didn't say anything, but his impression of Gu Chen was better.
The eldest brother is right, this Gu Chen is indeed a good official.
In fact, there is a granary in Pingyang County. Lao Zhu set up the granary so that in times of disaster, the granary could be opened to release grain to ensure that the people would not suffer from famine.
Unfortunately, this is useful for droughts, but not for floods.
Everyone was silent for a while as they looked at the grain that had been soaked in water in the granary.
"Go to the next county to borrow food."
The food they brought from the capital was only enough for the victims to last for a few days.
"Master Gu, is your porridge a little thin? I think the people may not be full."
Zheng Shiyuan came over to look at Gu Chen's porridge shed and found that the rice was not thick enough.
Gu Chen shook his head slightly, and while stirring the porridge pot with a stick to prevent the bottom from being smeared, he told Zheng Shiyuan his thoughts.
"It's not thick enough, but Mr. Zheng, I don't know when the seconded rice will arrive. If it becomes thicker, everyone can only eat it for two days."
"If it is slightly thinner, it can last for four days. If the borrowed rice takes five days to arrive, and if it is so thick, won't the people be hungry for three days?"
On the contrary, if it is a little thinner, the people will just not have enough to eat, and they will not eat the remaining grains of rice for a few days.
