When the daughter of the Ban family got married, King Xuanping, as his fiancée, did not come to the Huaijiang Mansion in person to welcome her. It was not because he was unwilling to come, but he got caught up in the middle of the journey with his duties.

Lou Xiyue thought secretly, Fu Guan is here, but not completely.

According to the letter Fu Guan sent to the Ban family, those official matters were particularly troublesome. Fu Guan received the order from Sheng Zai to deal with them urgently, so he had to temporarily put aside the wedding and stay in Pingjiang Mansion.

It sounded like he was forced to have no choice. Even though the Ban family was unhappy, they had no reason to blame Fu Guan, so they could just bite the bullet and swallow.

Having said that, who knows if there is really official business, or if he doesn't want to go to Huaijiang Mansion at all?

The marriage contract between King Xuanping and Ban Xiyu was a gift from the emperor. As an unmarried bride, Ban Xiyu was not willing to be controlled by others, let alone Fu Guan himself.

Whether there is an insoluble grudge between the Fu family and the emperor, and whether the bride was forced into her by the emperor, Fu Guan himself would be happy to see the ghost.

Therefore, Lou Xiyue has reason to doubt whether Fu Guan is looking for an excuse to refuse to marry him.

If her guess is correct, then Fu Guan is indeed not a good match - if he fights with the emperor, he will naturally fight with them. What does it have to do with others, and what does it have to do with Ban Xiyu?

It was agreed that Ban Xiyu would not come to welcome the bride, so he left home for the capital. From the beginning to the end, no one from the Xuanping Palace showed up. It was obvious that Ban Xiyu did not take the Ban family's face into consideration at all.

Is the groom such a person who cares about the bride? No wonder Mrs. He is so dissatisfied.

Lou Xiyue also felt a little disgusted with Fu Guan.

She thought coldly, fortunately Ban Xiyu escaped quickly, otherwise she would have suffered a lot if she met such a heartless person.

Since Fu Guan couldn't believe that Ban Xiyu was the first, it wouldn't be too much if she had to use King Xuanping's status and power to do things after waiting in the capital.

Lou Xiyue lowered his head and thought secretly. At that time, there was a sudden movement outside the car.

She was neither a martial arts practitioner nor a spy, so her hearing was naturally more sensitive than others. She clearly heard a noise not far away, as if a crowd was making trouble, clamoring for food and clothing.

At the same time, the speed of the wedding procession also slowed down, as if it was affected by the noisy situation ahead.

Lou Xiyue knocked on Liang Dongchunxuan: "Qingshuang, what is happening outside? Why is it so noisy?"

As soon as Qingshuang opened the curtain and came in, she looked out in surprise and said, "Young lady, you heard me - there are some refugees nearby. I don't know why they are lingering on the official road, noisily begging for food from passers-by."

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"Refugees?" Lou Xiyue said, "Where are they?"

Qingshuang replied: "We are approaching the border of Ling County. In about an hour, we can enter the city before the curfew."

Lou Xiyue asked: "Is there any natural disaster in Ling County recently? Why are there refugees?"

"Well... as far as I know, the area south of the Yangtze River has been very peaceful recently. There is no drought or flood. Even if there is an earthquake, it cannot shake our place." Qingshuang shook his head and said: "

So I don’t know the origin of that refugee either.”

Lou Xiyue thought for a moment and said: "I'll let people go find out what's going on. If there's nothing urgent, just drive them away. If they can't be driven away, then find a way to get around them." In short,

, Don’t delay sending your family team to the city to stay overnight because of that group of refugees.

"Drive people away?" Qingshuang was stunned for a moment.

Lou Xiyue glanced at her and said, "Can he speak clearly?"

Qing Shuang was stunned by her sharp eyes, so she shook her head repeatedly and said: "No, no. I'll do it then."

She got out of the car with lingering fear, and immediately felt relieved.

"call--"

Qingshuang took a long breath, patted her chest, and thought, since those confinements, the young lady seems to have become very different from before.

Although the young lady in the past occasionally lost her temper, was she gentle and amiable by nature, or tender-hearted? The current young lady was full of aggression.

The young lady stood there, even if she didn't say a word, her cold aura made people have to cheer up.

In the past few months, Qingshuang had always been very nervous every time she met Miss Mao. Her clear eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts at a glance. Even though she had never done anything bad that she could not fault, it was clear that when she saw such a young lady, Qing Shuang was very nervous.

Shuang Bufu couldn't help but become afraid.

But if you think about it carefully, the young lady will have such a distant and indifferent expression only when there are few people or when she is alone. When there are outsiders, she is still dignified, generous and well-mannered.

Qingshuang wondered absentmindedly, could it be that the young lady was overly sad about the marriage, and that was why she was like this?

She couldn't figure out the reason for Miss Hong's change of temperament, and on the other side, the guard responsible for the wedding had already galloped back on horseback.

The guard said: "Miss Qingshuang, he is afraid of Chu. Are those refugees coming from other states and counties? It is said that they were originally farmers from various places. Later, their fields were expropriated and due to the impact of last year's drought, they became

Refugees.

"They moved around various places, but they had never committed any crime. Their household registration was not under the jurisdiction of the Ling County government, so the local government did not take them in. He thought that what they asked for was just some food and clothing, and it was not anything too demanding.

thing."

Qingshuang nodded and said: "He understands. Then give them some food and water."

If not, she returned to the carriage and reported the truth to Lou Xiyue: "I saw that the refugees were quite pitiful, so I left some food and water for them to save them from starving and freezing. Besides, let's ask for help anyway.

Lingxian County, why not wait until we enter the city and ask the county magistrate to make the decision to resettle the refugees?"

Qingshuang wondered in her heart whether her young lady was the kindest person. Seeing the refugees struggling and suffering so much, she would definitely not leave the village.

However--

"He said he wouldn't ask for extraneous matters." Lou Xiyue rubbed her temples and said, "Since I have given them food and water, and there are no pressing matters, let the guards disperse them.

." Lou Xiyue said: "If they delay going east again, they won't be able to reach Ling County before dark."

"Disperse the refugees?" Qingshuang asked in confusion: "Miss, isn't that inappropriate? In fact, we have already given them food and water, and they will leave soon."

Lou Xiyue said: "No, they won't leave." She looked out through Chunxuan and said:

"Once enough food and clothing are provided, greed and jealousy will amplify in the hearts of the refugees. The refugees who are extremely hungry and extremely poor will not pay attention to manners, etiquette and morality when they see a rich plate of meat.

"With huge temptations and benefits in front of them, the refugees will turn into mobs. They will rob their wedding teams unscrupulously and take away all the dowries and women."

Lou Xiyue looked at Qingshuang calmly and said, "He said that, do I understand?"

Qingshuang never thought about that layer.

She naively thought that the victims deserved mercy and were worthy of being saved. She never thought that after receiving a favor, someone would harm the person who gave him the favor.

Qingshuang is bright red, but not too bright red.

She didn't even know if she was famous. The young lady was raised in a deep house and had never had contact with outsiders. She didn't know the dangers and desolation of the world. How could she know those worldly truths?

Whether she understood or not, Lou Xiyuebu said: "Forget it, if it doesn't work, just ask the guards to change the route."

Qingshuang did not dare to disobey, so she had to agree: "No, I will tell you to go eastward."

She didn't dare to delay. As soon as she called the guard over, the servant escorting in front ran over with a hurried look: "Sorry, Miss Qingshuang, that group of refugees is coming towards us!"
Chapter completed!