The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 323 Kindness

The people of Huangjia Village were stopped outside Kyoto again. The village chief squatted in the bamboo forest with a sad face, surrounded by sick children. At first they thought that only one child was sick, but not long after, more and more children began to have fever.

But now they can't even enter Kyoto City, let alone see a doctor or get medicine.

"I can't stand it anymore, all of you, follow me in!"

Huang Dashan could no longer sit still. Seeing those lively little faces in the village turn so pale, he really couldn't just sit there and watch.

This time, the village chief unexpectedly did not come out to stop them, because he knew that this was the only way they had left. He had lived for decades, and his intuition told him that these children were not suffering from ordinary illnesses, but he kept persuading himself to think positively.

"Let's go, let's try again this time. If we still can't get in, we'll have to break in."

The village chief sighed heavily, and everyone packed up their things again, ready to try again.

On the remote bamboo forest path, the people of Huangjia Village walked in a long line. Although they were eager to get on with their journey, they did not walk side by side and still left a path for the right.

"Oh no! This little dog looks like he's almost dying!"

Gou Wa's mother was carrying Gou Wa as she walked forward. It was a woman next to her who noticed that something was wrong with Gou Wa.

Hearing the woman's shout, everyone stopped in their tracks. Gou Wa's mother shouted anxiously,

"You little bastard! Open your eyes and look at your mother! Call me!"

Gou Wa closed his eyes and breathed weakly. Several old men beside him shouted,

"We need to find a doctor right away. There's no time to waste!"

Gou Wa's family was suddenly panicked. It would take at least half an hour to walk from here to the city gate, but Gou Wa couldn't wait any longer.

At this moment, a simple carriage happened to pass by, with Madam Luo and her maid sitting in it.

"Madam, since the eldest daughter got married, the second daughter has become less and less close to you. This time when the county lord came to Beijing, she still made up stories about you in front of the county lord."

After all, the little maid was young, so some of the words came out directly. The nanny beside Madam Luo first glared at the little maid, and then comforted her,

"The second young lady is just ignorant, Madam, please don't take it to heart. Madam, I got a peace amulet from the temple for the second young lady this time, I'm sure she will be very happy."

Mrs. Luo just smiled reluctantly.

"Mammy, you don't have to comfort me. Feng Ruan has never been close to me since she was a child, and I...I haven't been a good mother, so it's understandable that she has become like this."

The two sisters Luo Fengruan and Luo Yunqing have been more outstanding than each other since childhood. However, because Luo Yunqing is the older sister, when Chengzhang Xiangjun asked Madam Luo to send one of them back to her hometown for training, Madam Luo chose Luo Yunqing. It was because of this incident that Luo Fengruan always felt that she was biased towards her older sister.

But she didn't know how rigorous the training process of Chengzhang Xiangjun was.

So when Luo Yunqing wanted to marry Xiao Mingyue, no matter how Luo Shengtai emphasized how marrying into the Xiao family would bring trouble, she still supported Luo Yunqing in doing so without hesitation.

If nothing else, she just hopes that her eldest daughter's life in the future will be happier than before.

Later, Luo Yunqing gave birth to Xiaobao. Because of Xiaobao's unique illness, Mrs. Luo prayed for Luo Yunqing day and night. In Luo Fengruan's eyes, this incident became evidence of her favoritism, and she just hoped that her eldest daughter would not become like herself.

"Madam, you should also think about the good things. Xiaobao has shown signs of improvement. Although he is still a little strange compared to normal people, he is much better than before. The last time I saw the young lady, she was smiling more often."

When Mrs. Luo heard this, she felt a little relieved. Fortunately, Luo Yunqing's life was back on track.

Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage suddenly stopped and everyone inside and outside the carriage was startled.

"what happened?"

The nanny shouted out sharply, and the driver stammered in reply,

"Madam, there are many refugees blocking the carriage ahead."

The nanny and the maid became panicked.

"We were clearly walking on the most remote path, so why did we still encounter refugees?"

Mrs. Luo looked calm. She reached out to lift the curtain, but was stopped by the nanny.

"lady...."

"It doesn't matter."

The people of Huangjia Village stopped the carriage in front of them with trepidation, but when the curtain was lifted, they saw a woman with exquisite makeup and luxurious clothes. The village chief knew at a glance that this person must be someone they could not afford to offend, but he still stepped forward courageously.

"Madam, we have no other choice but to stop your carriage. There are several children in the village who are sick, and one is dying. It takes at least half an hour to get to the gate of Kyoto. Could you please be kind enough to take this child into the city for medical treatment?"

Before Mrs. Luo could answer, the nanny beside her shouted angrily,

"How can a sick child ride in the same car with my wife? What if my wife gets infected?"

The little maidservant next to her followed the nanny's example and said,

"That's right, do you know who my wife is? Get out of the way immediately, or you will bear the consequences yourself!"

A few timid people in Huangjia Village were frightened and took a few steps back, but the village chief and the families of the sick children stood there in a daze. Huang Dashan looked cynical.

"You nobles in Kyoto are all vicious people. You have to give way to this carriage today if you want to!"

As he spoke, Huang Dashan and a few young men beside him surrounded the carriage, as if they were going to force their way in. Although the coachman tried his best to block the carriage, if a fight really started, he would obviously be no match for the people from Huangjia Village.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, the village chief of Huangjia Village suddenly knelt down in front of the carriage. His action caught everyone by surprise, especially Huang Dashan. Seeing his father kneeling, he felt uncomfortable.

"Dad, what are you doing? Hurry up and get up. We won't kneel to them!"

Huang Dashan tried to pull the village chief up, but he pushed him away. Mrs. Luo, who had been silent all this time, also spoke up and asked,

"What are you doing?"

The village chief raised his head tremblingly, his tone was very determined,

"Madam, I only know that you are of noble status, which is definitely incomparable to us farmers. If it was a few adults in the village who got sick today, we might have endured it, but they are all children, and the youngest is only four years old. I wonder if you have children, Madam, and whether you can understand the feelings of us parents."

"If Madam is angry, then you can ask the government to arrest me and behead me. I was the one who ordered all this, and it has nothing to do with other villagers..."

Huang Dashan became anxious when he heard what the village chief said.

"Dad! What are you talking about!"

"you shut up."

The village chief scolded and kowtowed to the carriage several times. The other villagers couldn't bear to see the village chief behave like this and knelt down as well.

"Please be kind, madam."

“Please…”

The little maidservant felt angry when she saw the people in Huangjia Village putting her wife on a high moral ground.

"You! You guys..."

"All of you get up. I have accepted this matter."

Mrs. Luo's calm voice came from behind. The little maid turned around in surprise.

"lady!"

Madam Luo smiled and shook her head, then said to the people kneeling outside the car,

"Even if you don't use such means, I will still help you."

Madam Luo glanced at the village chief kneeling in the front, her tone somewhat intriguing.

"My husband is Luo Shengtai, the Imperial Censor of the current dynasty. He is an upright person who loves to fight for justice, so I don't mind your offense today, but don't use this method next time..."

"If it was someone else, maybe the outcome would be different. If it was someone with a bad temper, he might even kill everyone in your village on the spot."

Mrs. Luo's tone was a bit harsh, but she also hoped that these refugees would not be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives. This could be considered a warning.

There have been frequent reports of refugees causing trouble in Kyoto recently. She didn't know the reason, but she knew that in the face of power, the lives of these people were insignificant. If the disturbance got really serious, the authorities might kill a few people in public to deter them.

"this..."

The people of Huangjia Village looked at each other. They knew that stopping the car might offend the nobles, but they didn't expect that it might cost the lives of the entire village. The village chief understood the warning in Mrs. Luo's words and spoke carefully.

"Please rest assured, Madam. We only came here to save the child. We will never be so reckless next time. Besides, we are all honest farmers. We came to Kyoto just for a chance to survive. We will definitely stay away from things that will cost us our lives."

"Don't worry, the emperor won't sit idly by and watch you do nothing. Just trust the court."

Madam Luo looked at the village chief with a little admiration. It seemed that this man had some skills as he was able to lead the entire village to Kyoto safely.

"My carriage has limited space. Please bring the sicker children up first. I will come back later."

The village chief nodded and quickly turned to greet the villagers.

The maidservant and the nanny beside Madam Luo looked at each other and then said,

"Madam, you can just rest in the mansion. We can just send someone over when the time comes."

Madam Luo shook her head.

"The city gates are strictly checked now. If I am not on the carriage, I am afraid that the carriage carrying refugees will not be able to enter Kyoto."

"Ma'am, why do you have to do this?"

Madam Luo stared at the jade bracelet on her wrist, which was two fingers thick, for a long time, and finally murmured,

"Just think of it as me accumulating virtue for my descendants..."

.........

After Baili Quan left the Imperial Academy, some people started to attack Jiang Tunan. The most arrogant ones were Leng Qingyan and Ye Ruxuan. However, Leng Qingyan stood behind Ye Ruxuan in a haughty manner, occasionally saying a few words. It was Ye Ruxuan who was always the one making the comments.

"Jiang Tunan, are you mentally ill? If you want to go for farming and military training, just go by yourself. Why drag everyone else with you?"

Jiang Tunan dug his ears and replied calmly,

"When did I say I wanted to go for military training? It was someone who forced the entire Xiyun Academy to go farming together."

Baili Hong felt guilty for a moment, but immediately said arrogantly,

"We are showing respect to you by letting you from Xiyun Court to work with our men's court, but you are still not satisfied. You really don't know what's good for you!"

Although Baili Hong's words were a bit exaggerated, everyone present, except Xiyunyuan, felt a little resentful towards Jiang Tunan in their hearts because they had to go to military training, so they naturally ignored it.

Seeing that Jiang Tunan had caused public outrage, Su Xiaoxiao wanted to add fuel to the fire.

"Ms. Jiang, even if you are dissatisfied with this decision, you can't implicate everyone. We haven't offended you, so why are you doing this?"

Sure enough, after Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking, everyone's emotions were aroused. Tian Tian continued Su Xiaoxiao's words and said,

"I think Miss Jiang did it on purpose. She was the one who originally arranged for the men's dormitory to go farming!"

Jiang Tunan just found it funny to hear this. Now all the faults are put on her alone.

"Oh, yes, yes, it's all my fault. Why don't you blame me for not completing your homework on time last time? I've been blamed so many times, so you can take one more."

Tian Tian was angry at Jiang Tunan's words. Just when she was about to speak out a retort, she saw Jiang Tunan put his arm around her neck in an exaggerated manner.

"Ah! My shoulders are so sore, why!"

Jiang Tunan then answered himself seriously,

"It turns out that he was the one who took the blame."

Everyone in Xiyun Academy laughed secretly. As a sleeve commander, Shangguan Ruoyi naturally couldn't bear to see her classmates being bullied.

"If you want to count this matter, you should blame the people in Meiyuan for deliberately stirring up trouble. If you were not so arrogant, how could it have become like this?"

This sentence woke up everyone in the Bamboo Courtyard. Jiang Tunan had clearly helped their Bamboo Courtyard in the beginning, and they almost joined in blaming Jiang Tunan!

Everyone in the bamboo courtyard reacted and immediately spoke up for Jiang Tunan.

"Yes, what's wrong with Miss Jiang?"

"This matter was caused by the people from Meiyuan."

Baili Yanchu looked at the noisy crowd and gradually became impatient.

"I don't care. I won't go to that military training. Go and tell my father not to let us go!"

Everyone had heard of the Fifth Princess's reputation for being arrogant and domineering. When they saw her making a noise, they all quieted down and did not dare to offend her. However, someone whispered,

"She is the most favored little princess, why doesn't she say anything?"

"Shh, stop talking, the Fourth Princess is here too."

Baili Yanchu didn't hear these words, but Baili Yanxi heard them clearly. She had no opinion on military training, but she didn't expect that it would involve her.

Look, everyone knows that Baili Yanxi is the unpopular one in front of her father, the emperor and her mother.

Seeing that Baili Yanxi was feeling a little low, Su Lanlan gently held her hand with a look of comfort in her eyes. Baili Yanxi shook her head and pretended not to care, but in fact she had already started several rounds of self-denial in her heart.

Meng Yao was also somewhat dissatisfied with Jiang Tunan's behavior, and said with anger,

"Jiang Tunan, go and tell the emperor not to let the people from our women's courtyard go to the suburbs."

Jiang Tunan was puzzled for a moment, then replied,

"Who am I? Will the emperor listen to me? Why don't you let me go and ask the emperor to let you be the dean of the women's academy?"

Meng Yao was furious. Thinking about going to the wilderness for military training, he became furious.

"You are the one who caused this! Why are you bringing up military training for no reason?"

Meng Jingchen spoke casually, but at the same time he gave Meng Yao a warning look.

“I think military training is good.”

Meng Yao sneered a few times.

"Originally, our Yuehua Academy won the prize for the Imperial Court Music Competition and could have stayed in the Girls' School. But now, we have to go out for training and rehearse for the competition. It's all your fault - Li Ze!"

Jiang Tunan, who was waiting to be scolded, was stunned when he saw Meng Yao turned around and scolded the people in Meiyuan.

"Why are you guys so mean? You keep pretending all day long. How much money do you have? You even debated with the people from Zhuyuan, but in the end you didn't win. You're dragging everyone down!"

Jiang Tunan: Damn, they turned out to be friendly forces.