Chu Yue looked up at his tall figure with slightly red eyes.
"Ms. sir, I'm waiting for you to come back."
"good."
After saying that, he clamped his horse's belly and led his followers straight towards the city gate.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stood at the door, looking at Lu Xinghe's leaving figure in the distance, their eyes full of worry.
…
After Lu Xinghe left, Chu Yue entered the palace.
The fifth day after Lu Xinghe left was the day when Lu Changlian and Zhuang Huiyun got married.
In addition to the entire Lu family, there were also several sisters that Zhuang Huiyun had befriended in Hongyan Pavilion, as well as several of Lu Changlian's colleagues and comrades-in-arms.
The wedding was quite lively, especially during the wedding ceremony. Zhuang Huiyun's little face was so red that Lu Changlian could hardly look away.
Seeing this, Chu Yue quietly led Hei Mu and Ning Dong away from the lively wedding banquet. The three of them drove the carriage to the village and dressed up. After Chu Yue and Ning Dong both changed into men's clothes, they and Hei Mu They got on three tall horses together, whipped their whips, and headed towards the south of the Yangtze River.
On the second day after she left, Queen Qin Feilan held a palace banquet in the palace.
He also revealed to everyone: Princess Heyue cares about the people in Jiangnan and has donated 100,000 tons of food to Jiangnan.
One hundred thousand dans of grain is not a small amount of money!
The ladies and ladies who attended the palace banquet were not stupid. They understood the reason why the queen summoned them to the palace to attend the palace banquet.
So, one by one reluctantly gave their own money to the queen, asking her to donate it to Jiangnan to control floods.
The queen asked her personal maid to tally up the money donated by everyone one by one, and then sent them all to the imperial study room, along with her own supplement of one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Nowadays, floods in the south of the Yangtze River require money to be spent on many aspects. The next step is to dig tributaries, which will cost a lot. At present, these donations are only a drop in the bucket, but they are better than nothing.
The emperor was grateful for the queen's thoughtfulness and ordered Li Dezheng to select a lot of rewards from his private treasury and send them to the queen's palace.
…
Chu Yue and the others headed south without stopping, and after three days, they finally arrived at Jiangnan.
The heavy rain in Jiangnan has been falling continuously for two months, and now the rain has no tendency to stop. The water on the street has reached the calf.
The terrain in the city is relatively high, and the water in the city is even lower than the calf, let alone the river embankment area.
Looking around, it looked like a vast ocean. Except for the three of them, there were no traces of pedestrians on the street.
After Chu Yue, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, raised her legs and dismounted, she led Ningdong and Hei Mu into a tavern.
She took off her bamboo hat and raincoat, looking like a handsome young lady.
"Shopkeeper, two kilograms of braised beef, a plate of peanuts, a plate of cold dishes, five steamed buns, and three bowls of wine."
It's been raining all the way, so drink less wine to warm yourself up.
After saying that, he found a table and chairs in the corner and sat down.
"Okay, sir, wait a moment."
Due to the flood, there has been no business in the shop for a long time. When Chu Yue and the others entered the tavern, the shopkeeper was naturally smiling.
Ningdong and Heimu sat at the same table with Chu Yue at Chu Yue's signal.
"Young... Young Master, we have arrived in Jiangnan now. Should we go directly to Mr. Lu?"
Chu Yue shook her head.
"Let's take a look at the situation in the city first. I'm afraid it won't be easy to find him now. The flood-affected area in Jiangnan is very wide. He has to send people to the countryside for search and rescue. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find him for a while."
"Yes." Ningdong nodded, then asked, "If we just run out like this, Madam and Miss Xiaozhu will be fine, right?"
Chu Yue glanced at her.
"Don't worry. Didn't I say hello to Qian Yu before I came here?"
"That's right. For someone as strong as His Highness, if he really wants to protect someone, no one will disobey him."
Thinking of this, Ningdong suddenly relaxed.
"This is the first time this slave has seen such a large amount of water."
At this moment, the shopkeeper brought wine and food to the table.
"From the tone of this tone, you guys are from out of town, right?"
There was a slight sadness on Chu Yue's face, "I originally came here to find a friend, but I didn't expect that there would be such a big flood in the south of the Yangtze River. Was the water in the past years also so big?"
The shopkeeper lowered his voice.
"Not to mention the young masters, the younger one has been running a tavern here for more than ten years, and this is the first time he has encountered such a big flood."
Chu Yue was immediately intrigued by the shopkeeper's words.
"How to say?"
The shopkeeper continued to lower his voice and said, "In the past ten years, even if there are floods, most of the time it is because the river is too full and overflows from the embankment. Although embankments burst also happen, they are not as serious as this time."
"I don't know what happened this time. The embankment broke just as it was said to have broken. The people along the river had no time to evacuate. I don't know how many people died."
Chu Yue frowned slightly.
"Didn't you say that the river embankment will be reinforced?"
"It will be reinforced every two years. The most recent one was last year. Strangely enough, the river bank reinforced last year will not be washed away this year." The shopkeeper waved his hand, "But it's hard to say, the rain this year is really heavy. Too much."
"So that's it." Chu Yue felt a little tight in her chest and felt a little out of breath. She looked outside the house and said, "The flooding here is so serious. It stands to reason that the imperial court should send an imperial envoy to deal with it. Why? Hasn’t it improved?”
"It's not that there hasn't been any improvement. Before the young master and the others arrived, the water here was up to our waist. It's just that the imperial envoy seemed to have disappeared in recent days, and I don't know where he went."
The shopkeeper kept his voice extremely low.
"I heard that the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court this time seems to have offended someone. The local officials are extremely uncooperative in handling matters here."
Chu Yue and Ningdong Heimu looked at each other and didn't ask any more questions.
While talking, the shopkeeper had already put all the food and wine on the table.
The shopkeeper stood up with the tray and looked at the three of them.
"You guys are welcome. If you need anything, just ask."
Chu Yue nodded slightly.
"The shopkeeper can go about his business."
Along the way, the three of them rushed to the south of the Yangtze River without stopping. They only needed dry food and water when they were hungry.
The conditions were limited and Chu Yue was not particular about it.
I can enjoy the prosperity even if I have a simple life.
Ningdong and Heimu have followed her for so long, and they both know her temperament.
Although her princess looks petite and weak, she is many times stronger than an ordinary woman on the inside.
The wine in Jiangnan is just like the scenery and people here. It is fragrant and refreshing, graceful and soft, without a hint of strongness. When you take a sip into the throat, it is like a gentle hand caressing along the throat to the stomach. It is extremely comfortable.
Chu Yue smiled and looked at the shopkeeper, her face filled with admiration.
"Boss, your wine is good."
When she returns, she will definitely find some and take them to the capital.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "As long as your guest likes it."
