Qingbi saw Lin Yanyun and whispered: "Madam, Miss Lin is here."
An Qien glanced to the side, and Lin Yanyun happened to look over. She walked over confidently, looking aloof, followed by the humble Xi'er.
"Why are you here?" Lin Yanyun asked angrily.
She is not afraid of An Qi'en. So what if An Shi'an comes? She has a lot of confidence!
An Qi'en looked at her indifferently. For such a stupid and delicate young lady, she felt that it was a waste of energy to say a word.
An Qi'en had no intention of paying attention to her, and walked coldly to leave. Lin Yanyun stood in front of her domineeringly, and asked aggressively: "Ms. An is so arrogant now? Is she so arrogant because she has a bad brother?"
An Qi'en's eyes were firm and sharp, and he said calmly: "What a dog-legger? Miss Lin means that the prince is a dog? Is it the dog-legger that my brother is fawning over?"
Qingbi immediately said loudly: "How can Miss Lin say that the prince is a dog? The Lin family is so brave."
Lin Yanyun immediately panicked and retorted loudly: "What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't say it at all. You are so arrogant!"
Xi'er was afraid that her master would cause trouble again, so she warned in a trembling voice: "Miss, let's go back."
Lin Yanyun glared angrily at An Qien, flinging her sleeves and turning to leave.
"My brother is indeed a popular person around the prince. Unlike Miss Lin's brother, who can only take concubines and have fun, and can neither run a business nor pursue an official career. Miss Lin's brother must not even have the ability to curry favor with others."
Lin Yanyun didn't take two steps before An Qien's mocking voice came from behind him!
An Qi'en didn't want to pay attention to her, but she actually insulted her brother, so she had to retaliate with an eye for an eye.
Lin Yanyun glared back at An Qi'en angrily, and An Qi'en's calm eyes made her even more angry.
She stomped away angrily...
As soon as she returned to the Lin Mansion, the maids saw her so angry that they didn't dare to express her anger.
Seeing that her daughter was so angry, Mrs. Zhu hurriedly asked: "Didn't you give the prince some money? The prince wouldn't accept it?"
Lin Yanyun's face turned white and red in anger: "The prince is not there! That bitch is there. Why should she be in charge of things there? Why should the prince actually leave such an important matter to her? !”
Zhu was not happy after hearing this, but when she thought about the prince's busy schedule of building canals, An Qi'en was An Shi'an's sister. For this reason, it was understandable that he handed over the affairs of the Children's Home to An Qi'en.
But this kind of thing is usually left to men, and the prince is left to An Qien, which obviously makes everyone feel ambiguous.
Mrs. Zhu could only comfort her daughter and said: "Your Majesty is just looking for her brother's face. You can't care about trivial matters, and you can't lose your temper and use your words to seize her and make her lose face in front of the Prince." It will be more effective than if you scold her a hundred times."
Lin Yanyun thought it made sense, but it was so easy to catch!
She said gloomily: "This bitch keeps wandering in front of the prince, can I not care about it!"
Zhu sighed helplessly. If her stupid daughter had half the skills she had, she wouldn't have been bullied like this by An Qien!
She taught again: "The prince is not there, just turn around and come back, or go and see the place where the canal is being built. The prince is always in these two places. What's the use of talking about it! You have to learn how to do it." Talk less and do ruthless things."
Lin Yanyun calmed down a bit and thought that what her mother said was reasonable. The fact that her mother was able to torture all her father's concubines to death showed that her mother's methods were powerful!
Mrs. Zhu asked Lin Yanyun to go to the prince where the canal was being built and personally donate the donation to the wise prince, so as to show Lin Yanyun's kindness.
Lin Yanyun listened to the advice and went again in the afternoon.
When she went to the place where the canal was being built, there was dirty soil everywhere and the craftsmen were working. Lu Bochu and An Shian were inspecting the area and making suggestions from time to time.
There are a lot of things that need to be explained clearly at the beginning of the work. If the follow-up is done well at the beginning, he will not be so busy.
Lin Yanyun was overjoyed when she saw Lu Bochu coming over.
"Hail, my lord." She knelt.
Lu Bochu asked calmly and with some doubts: "What's the matter with Miss Lin?"
Lin Yanyun looked like a virtuous and virtuous woman. She took out a thousand taels of silver from her sleeves, held it up with both hands and said softly: "Your Majesty, this is the silver taels that I got from selling my jewelry. I heard that the prince is building a home for orphans, so these silver Not much, I also want to do my little bit for the children."
Lu Bo said without changing his expression at first: "It's a good thing to have a kind heart. The affairs of the Children's Hospital are temporarily under the management of Mrs. An. You can give this silver to Mrs. An."
Lin Yanyun said gently: "Yes, I will hand it over to Mrs. An. I also hope that the orphanage will be built as soon as possible so that the displaced children can live a good life."
Lu Bochu: "I would like to thank Miss Lin for her kindness on behalf of those children."
"The prince is very complimentary, and Yanyun is also very happy to be able to help those in need."
She paused for a moment and then said: "Yanyun will not disturb the prince and will leave in advance."
After saying this, she knelt down and quietly glanced at An Shi'an who was standing next to Lu Bochu as she stepped back.
What she didn't expect was that the An family was really lucky, as they were all pretty good-looking. She thought An Shi'an had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks like her brother, but she didn't expect that the head of the family was Yushu Linfeng, who had a decent face.
After Lin Yanyun stepped back, An Shi'an glanced at her back and said meaningfully: "This Miss Lin seems to have a kind heart and is quite sensible. Why is she always at odds with Qi En?"
Lu Bochu looked at An Shi'an with slightly raised eyes. It must be An Qi'en who told An Shi'an everything that happened. He thought she was someone who kept everything in mind, but he didn't expect that she was also someone who would talk to her brother. The complainer.
He asked tentatively: "What else did she tell you?"
Lu Bochu thought that since she had told about Lin Yanyun, she would definitely also talk about the incident of falling into the water. When talking about the incident of falling into the water, she would naturally also talk about whether he saved her or hugged her while wet.
"It's nothing. I just say that Miss Lin's mind seems to be abnormal and she always likes to get into trouble with her. But she doesn't take Miss Lin's attention at all."
Lu Bochu's expectant eyes dimmed: "That's it?"
An Shian nodded: "Yes."
He felt something was wrong with Lu Bochu's expression and asked, "Did Miss Lin do something more extreme?"
Lu Bo wanted to say that he hugged An Qien at first, but the occasion was not right and he was afraid that it would be bad reputation for An Qien if people heard about it, so he held back and replied in a deep voice: "It's nothing, I thought she would tell you something else." ."
An Shian breathed a sigh of relief.
.......
The next day, recruitment notices were posted all over the streets. Those who were interested could sign up at the reception desk. Every place where recruitment notices were posted was crowded with people.
They all discussed: "A woman can earn four taels of silver for a month's work, which is a lot of money. Normally, it is only two taels of silver. A male worker can earn seven taels of silver a month. If both of the family members work for a month, it will be 11 taels of silver." Damn, there’s a lot of money this year.”
"That's right, I'm willing to go. As long as I have money to earn, I'm not afraid of hardship."
“I’m not even afraid of being poor, so what else do I have to be afraid of!”
"Although it's not good for women to appear in public, this is for the imperial court to benefit the people. I don't think it can make money and help the imperial court share the burden."
Everyone signed up on the spot just by talking to each other, and as soon as someone signed up, a steady stream of people followed suit.
The number of people who signed up far exceeded the number needed, and they had to be narrowed down in the end.
In the past two years, the imperial court went to the frontier, and most of the men in Jingyang were on the battlefield. As a result, most of the men in Jingyang were women, children, and the elderly, and there was very little labor. That’s why there was not enough men, so only women were hired, and even is a prisoner.
After Lu Bochu learned that the number of people was far greater than the number needed, he could only narrow down the number and select young, strong and strong women.
Those who are a little older or look frail will naturally have no chance to work.
The woman who was dismissed finally found hope in life, but was knocked back to her original shape! Many women couldn't accept this result, and they all went to Prince Xian's Mansion to kneel down and beg him to be more generous. They would definitely work hard to the best of their ability.
Some women said that they had children and a sick mother-in-law at home, and they had to rely on the little land at home to make ends meet.
Some women say that their family has always eaten wild vegetables and they have long forgotten the taste of rice.
There was a lot of wailing in front of the gate of Prince Xian's Mansion, and more and more women came to cry and beg.
Agui reported this situation to Lu Bochu who was reading in the study. Lu Bochu frowned when he heard this. The people in Jingyang were in dire straits and the gap between the rich and the poor was huge, which made him feel bad.
When he went to the gate in person and saw rows of women kneeling and crying, he had mixed feelings!
When the women saw the wise king coming out, they cried and begged even louder. It was not a misfortune but a fact.
Lu Boyan said loudly and gently: "Don't worry, life will get better. At present, we only need so many manpower. In the past two years, the imperial court has recruited troops, and there have been natural disasters, either floods or droughts. The people's life is difficult. Your Majesty and I have the people of Jingyang in our hearts." Keep it in mind, if the family is really in trouble, I will set up a porridge shed and will definitely report the matter to Your Majesty. If the treasury has enough food, Your Majesty will definitely send someone to deliver the food."
After hearing this, everyone kowtowed and thanked each other. It was like seeing the weather about to rain after a long drought. Everyone hoped that the imperial court would send relief food as soon as possible...
When he returned to the study, Lu Bochu immediately wrote down the matter in detail in a letter and sent someone to Beijing as quickly as possible.
An Qi'en also saw this scene not far away. The people were suffering and everyone was in danger. Jingyang was not as stable as it seemed.
She originally wanted to talk to Lu Bochu about the orphanage, but it seemed she would have to find a chance next time.
Lin Yanyun also came. This time she kept her composure and did not provoke An Qi'en arrogantly. Instead, she walked in front of An Qi'en very politely and looked like a lady.
She took out the banknote from her sleeve, handed it to An Qien and said: "Ms. An, this is my donation to the Children's Home. I originally wanted to give it to the prince. Since Lady An is in the Children's Home now, If you want to manage it, please worry about Mrs. An."
