Drunk Bamboo

There seem to be a lot of refugees, but not many of them come to see a doctor.

Most of them were hungry, lacking nutrition, or had skin injuries from bumps and bruises on the road.

With Xie Yuzhu's medical skills, the problem was quickly resolved.

Yunling prepared the medicine and Baiguo maintained order. After two hours, there were no more patients in front of Xie Yuzhu.

After Bai Guo came into contact with the refugees, he no longer resisted them. Instead, he suggested, "Princess, your diagnosis is fast, fast and accurate. This half day has passed really quickly. It's more comfortable outside. Princess, shall we help Yun Ling again tomorrow?"

"Aren't you tired?" Xie Yuzhu asked with a smile.

"I'm not tired. I'm more afraid of being idle. I'd rather spend a day here boiling medicine than lying in the palace." Bai Guo glanced at Xie Yuzhu and massaged her shoulders attentively. "It's the princess who is tired."

Xie Yuzhu looked at Yunling and said, "It's time for lunch. Let's go to Anhe Restaurant to eat together?"

"My godmother is sick. I have to go back to the pharmacy."

"If there's anyone in the pharmacy, you'd better not leave the city."

Yun Ling's eyes were filled with tears. "Yun Ling couldn't take care of the princess, and she still made her worry about him. Yun Ling..."

He patted her shoulder and said, "We are all family, no need to say more."

Yunling nodded and entered the city first.

Bai Guo suddenly felt sad, "I envy Yunling for having a godmother to take care of her."

Xie Yuzhu walked towards the carriage, and suddenly an old man with a hunched back and wearing a black cloak came towards him.

I was aware of the person in front of me and couldn't dodge in time, and almost fell down.

Xie Yuzhu subconsciously reached out to support him.

"Be careful."

The cloak slipped off his shoulders, revealing the old man's white hair and bright eyes.

"Thank you ma'am."

"Walk carefully!" Bai Guo stepped forward to check on Xie Yuzhu, "Princess, are you okay?"

Xie Yuzhu shook his head and was about to look at the old man again, but in the blink of an eye he disappeared.

She looked around and saw Zhang Xinghe.

When he saw Xie Yuzhu, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he walked straight towards her.

"Princess, there are so many people outside the city, please return to the palace as soon as possible."

Xie Yuzhu smiled faintly.

"The prince is not in Zhongdu, so Lord Zhang is here to take care of me."

"The princess has also seen that these 30,000 refugees are a hidden danger."

Zhang Xinghe looked at the refugees with heavy eyes.

Xie Yuzhu was already full of doubts, and someone happened to come along who could help answer her questions.

She looked in the direction of Zhang Xinghe and sighed softly.

"Zhongdu has just experienced a plague and can't withstand a second disaster. The weather is cold and the people in the city don't know if they can survive the winter safely."

"The princess is actually concerned about the people in the city?"

"Only when the people in the city are safe can the people outside the city be safe. If the people in the city can't even afford to eat, how can we provide porridge to the people outside the city?"

After hearing this, Zhang Xinghe's eyes showed a hint of appreciation.

In a blink of an eye, his face was gloomy again.

"Your Highness is kindhearted and could not bear to see them become homeless and hungry. The people of the north are also his people. Your Highness wanted to build houses in the four empty corners of the city to accommodate the refugees, but I stopped him."

"Everyone agrees with His Highness, saying that this is His Highness' best chance to win over the hearts of the northern people. It's just a matter of hosting them for a few months. If every household in Zhongdu contributes a grain of rice, they can help one refugee."

When Zhang Xinghe spoke, his tone was not harsh, but he sounded a little lonely.

After hearing this, Bai Guo responded excitedly:

"It's easy to put it this way. The people can't even get enough to eat, so why should they help others? Does not helping others mean you're not kind? Your Highness, aren't you pretending to be a good person and letting the people suffer? And they can't even express their suffering."

Zhang Xinghe looked at Baiguo in surprise.

Ginkgo doesn't know it.

Xie Yuzhu hurriedly explained for Bai Guo, "Bai Guo has a straightforward personality, so Sir Zhang should not take it to heart, but her words are true."

Zhang Xinghe quickly withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes to hide the joy in his eyes.

His tone softened as he said, "She is expressing the voice of the people of Zhongdu."

Bai Guo can understand him.

"Mr. Zhang is not one of those hypocritical people who only pretend to be righteous."

Baiguo also praised Zhang Xinghe generously.

Smart, capable, and steady in his work.

The corners of Zhang Xinghe's mouth rose slightly.

Xie Yuzhu didn't notice that the focus was still on solving the problem.

"It is not a long-term solution to keep the refugees outside the city. If some people with ill intentions mix in, it will threaten His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

This statement may seem simple, but those who understand it know its importance.

Zhang Xinghe stopped and bowed solemnly.

"If the princess were a man, she would have made great achievements in the court."

This bow clarified the doubts in Xie Yuzhu's heart.

She sighed again, "With a little kindness, perhaps the entire empire will change from now on."

Zhang Xinghe suddenly raised his head, "Princess, do you have any news from the north?"

"It's not the news from the north, but I found that some refugees looked sloppy and sick, but when I took their pulses, I found that they were full of blood and strong. The calluses on their hands were also in different positions. They didn't look like working farmers, but more like soldiers who held swords all year round."

Xie Yuzhu looked at Zhang Xinghe's surprised face and curled her lips, "Didn't Lord Zhang also find out, that's why he asked the patrol soldiers to patrol so strictly and didn't let me go out of the city to diagnose the pulse?"

If they were ordinary civilian refugees, why would they spend so much manpower on them?

And Shi Qianjin was personally watching from the city wall.

I knew nothing in the palace, but once I left the city, I seemed to know the whole world.

But it's a bad world.

"The princess is intelligent. Zhang admires her."

"Gu Suiyi has given you a message, right? How many people does Prince Jing have?" Xie Yuzhu stopped probing and asked directly.

"There are 30,000 people outside the city, 5,000 of whom are civilians, 20,000 on the way, and 100,000 in the rear." Zhang Xinghe did not hide it.

"One hundred thousand people! He went to great lengths to gather one hundred thousand people." Xie Yuzhu narrowed his eyes and looked at the so-called refugees. "Does your Majesty know? Does your Highness know?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know." Zhang Xinghe paused, "Your Highness, His Highness still has doubts, and he left everything to me."

Have doubts?

Xie Yuzhu found it ridiculous.

But he was also relieved because of the prince's trust in Zhang Xinghe.

The emperor is too cold and indifferent.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind and benevolent.

The court is cleaned up and the prince ascends the throne. If the court is full of upright ministers like Zhang Xinghe, the Rao Kingdom will be peaceful and prosperous in the next few decades.

Xie Yuzhu had new hope in his heart.

After dealing with Prince Jing, defeating the Kingdom of You, and getting rid of the emperor, in just a few years, her and Hua Qinfeng's future will be bright.

"Don't worry, Princess. The prince has temporarily handed the Supervisory Guard over to me. I have a plan in mind. Princess, just wait for the news in the palace."

Xie Yuzhu responded and got on the carriage.

Baiguo held the reins, his eyes still blank.

"Princess, what you and Master Zhang just said was a joke, right?"

Xie Yuzhu said seriously, "Tell Yunling not to leave the city from tomorrow onwards, and don't send the medicine. You can cry poor or pretend to be sick, but just guard the Yungui Medicine Shop."

Bai Guo came back to his senses and raised his whip, "Okay, I'll go right away!"

"No, I'll take you to Anhe Restaurant first."

The cold wind howled past, freezing me to the bone.

Zhongdu also has a tough battle to fight.