Hu Ling'er lowered her head and lowered her eyes slightly, feeling hesitant and unable to make a decision.
But the expression in Xia Yihan's eyes was a bit aggrieved and a bit sad, and she couldn't bear it in her heart.
Xia Yihan pursed her lips, looked at her silently for a while, and then said: "Wait for me at the gate of Guanyue Tower at Youshi. You can leave now."
When Hu Ling'er heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said happily: "Are you serious?"
Xia Yihan glanced in her direction coldly, "If you don't believe it, just don't go."
Hu Ling'er hurriedly said: "I believe it, I believe it, of course I believe it, then it's a deal, see you tonight."
After saying that, Hu Ling'er turned around and walked towards the door. Just when he was about to open the door, he turned back and said, "Oh, you can take the 20,000 taels with you later."
Hu Ling'er had already opened the door and ran out, but Xia Yihan still stared at the door and did not look back for a long time.
What happened to him just now? Why did he suddenly agree to her request?
As she said herself, although she was powerful, she was just a village girl in the mountains after all. She spoke and did things casually, so why should he pay attention to her?
But then again, perhaps it was her character that made him pay attention to her, and even entrust matters concerning his life to her.
Just because his Ling'er also has such a character, even after losing the most precious thing in a woman, he still said nonchalantly, "Do you want me to be responsible for you?" Such words make people laugh or cry.
He withdrew his gaze, his face returned to calm, and he said in a deep voice: "Follow her and see where she settles."
"Yes." Xiang Cheng nodded, turned around and walked out of the room. He jumped and disappeared into the sky above Prince Han's Mansion.
Xiang Cheng's Qinggong was very powerful, but Hu Ling'er's ability to resist stalking was not limited. Just after walking a few blocks, she noticed someone following her.
A slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. This Xia Yihan was indeed cautious enough. Fortunately, she was also cautious enough, so she did not take off her veil.
Humph, are you playing with her? Then she will play with him as much as possible.
Glancing out of the corner of her eye, Hu Ling'er saw a little boy begging on the roadside, and she immediately became interested.
She walked up to the little boy, reached out and rubbed his messy hair, and then whispered a word in his ear without leaving any trace.
The little boy's eyes widened in surprise, but when he saw the money that Hu Ling'er secretly gave him, he immediately stood up, took her hand, and said loudly: "Sister, have you done anything good? Then
We go home."
After saying that, a dirty little hand took Hu Ling'er's hand and walked forward.
Xiang Cheng, who was behind Hu Ling'er, frowned. He saw Hu Ling'er touching her head, but he didn't see her stuffing money or talking. He could only clearly hear what the child said.
Did this little beggar come with her?
Xiang Cheng continued to follow him with doubts. The two people in front of him wandered around in the alley, and finally arrived at a remote place. In front of them was a ruined temple.
Seeing the two people walking in, Xiang Cheng hesitated for a moment, then quietly approached.
Inside the ruined temple, Hu Ling'er was stunned as soon as she entered the door.
Originally, she just wanted to play a trick on the person who was following her, so she bribed the little beggar to take him into the beggar's den. Although she was mentally prepared along the way, she never expected that the situation inside would be such a miserable one.
I saw a few straw mats that were almost rotten into strips spread out in a small space, and several people were lying on each mat.
There were old people, women, and children, at least twenty people.
These people all have one thing in common, that is, their clothes are in tatters, their hair is like straw, and they are so skinny that one cannot bear to take another look at them.
Especially those old people who were lying on them unable to move, with their empty eyes open. If it weren't for their chests that would rise and fall from time to time, she would have thought they were just corpses.
God, she thought the old people and children in the village were miserable enough, but she didn't expect there to be such a group of people here.
And it’s still in Lingdu, at the feet of the emperor!
Although the weather is still very hot, it is dark and humid here. Maybe the old people lying down are unable to take care of themselves, and there are also those ignorant children urinating and defecating everywhere. There is a disgusting smell in the house.
Moreover, the arrival of strangers made them wary and uneasy, and they all looked at Hu Ling'er warily.
Seeing these people who were slightly panicked by her appearance, Hu Ling'er's heart was touched. She bit her lip tightly and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The little boy who brought her here saw her standing there and stopped talking. He pulled her arm and said, "Sister, didn't you say you would buy us delicious food if you brought me here?"
Hu Ling'er came back to her senses, squatted down and said softly to the little boy: "Well, sister, go visit those grandparents first, and then buy you some delicious food, okay?"
"Okay." The little boy nodded, his dirty face looking innocent.
Hu Linger concealed the unbearable feeling in her heart and walked inside step by step.
Perhaps they heard the conversation between her and the little boy just now, so their vigilance in their eyes was slightly reduced, and they watched helplessly as she walked towards an old man lying on the mat outside.
She was an old woman who was over sixty years old. Her hands and feet exposed outside her tattered clothes were only skin and bones. The only thing that could move in her body were her eyes.
Looking elsewhere, there were actually several elderly people in similar situations to hers.
Hu Ling'er's eyes were red. She knelt down and took a look, and then said, "What disease...are they suffering from?"
The middle-aged woman standing next to the old lady hesitated and said softly: "I don't have money, so I can't find a doctor, so I don't know what the disease is."
Yes, they may not even have a hot meal, so how can they have money for medical treatment?
But seeing so many people suffering from the same disease, it might be an infectious disease. If it continues to develop, the situation of these people will be worrying.
Taking a deep breath, even though her face was covered, the smell filling the tip of her nose was still unpleasant. Hu Ling'er looked at her surroundings and frowned tightly.
Such an environment is the most likely to cause infectious diseases, not only to a few patients, but also to people who appear to be healthy.
There was a sound of footsteps getting further away in her ears, and Hu Ling'er knew that the person following her had left.
But at this moment, she no longer felt any satisfaction at having succeeded in teasing her.
She stood up slowly, glanced around, and then said: "I want to help you, can you believe me?"
Everyone looked at Hu Ling'er and then at the little boy who brought her, as if they were asking something.
The little boy understood what everyone meant, and quickly took out the silver that had been nestled in his palm, and said loudly: "Look, this is what this sister gave me."
Everyone's eyes lit up, with expressions of surprise and joy on their faces.
"We believe you." The woman who spoke to her just now spoke.
Hu Ling'er knows that for these people who have been looked down upon and ridiculed by, money is more trustworthy than people's hearts.
With a helpless sigh in his heart, Hu Ling'er took out all the money he had and handed it to the woman: "Here's the money for you. You have people buy some food to fill everyone's stomachs first. Then.
The rest of you will clean this place with me, and I will ask the doctor to come over when I go back later."
After listening to Hu Ling'er's words and looking at the silver in her hand, the woman was stunned and didn't know what to say. After a long time, she said continuously: "Thank you, thank you benefactor."
After saying that, she ordered two young men of fifteen or sixteen years old, plus the little boy who brought Hu Ling'er, and after some careful instructions, the three of them ran out of the temple.
"Okay, let's get started." Hu Ling'er rolled up her sleeves and arranged cleaning work for those who were healthy.
*
Inside Prince Han's Mansion.
Xia Yihan leaned on the desk and said with an interesting expression: "You said...she lives in a beggar's den in the north of the city?"
"Back to your lord, yes." Xiang Cheng lowered his head, hesitated for a moment and then said, "The people there are really miserable."
"Really?" Xia Yihan just responded lightly, then waved his hand and said: "You go down first."
Xiang Cheng seemed to want to say something more, but looking at Xia Yihan's indifferent look, he turned around and walked out.
Xia Yihan was the only one left in the study. He held his forehead with one hand, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Hu Ling'er, on the other side, dragged a tired and smelly body back to the Prime Minister's Mansion after working all morning.
However, she was afraid that her appearance would frighten others or offend others, so she sneaked to the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, opened the rusty lock in a few clicks, and then secretly returned to the yard where she lived.
She thought she was unnoticed, but she was caught by Min Mo at the door.
It's just that the wood didn't seem to be aware of her embarrassment, and just said with a sullen face: "Miss, although Min Mo is just a slave, he talks lightly. But since the lady has already promised Min Mo, why should she break her promise?"