Chapter 401 Helping Others?

"Struck? Could it be the thunder yesterday? When I heard that sound, I thought the sky was cracked, so I ran out to see! The horses in our stable were so scared that they knelt on the ground." Ye Shangyi was still in shock.

Lu Shaoyuan said the news he heard from his brother.

"It was that thunder. It is said that Concubine Qi was struck just after she left the imperial study, and her face turned black!"

Ye Shangyi laughed: "She deserves it! Who made her have bad intentions before, even God couldn't stand it, did she die?"

Shen Ningning, who was eating cakes silently, raised her big round eyes and looked at them like a kitten, waiting for the next words.

Lu Shaoyuan shook his head: "I heard that she didn't die, and was saved by the imperial doctor, but half of her hair was burned."

People in Cangyun country regard hair as more important than life, and believe that the body and hair are inherited from parents, and hair is also a symbol of the health of parents.

Therefore, after Concubine Qi was struck by thunder this time, half of her hair was burnt, and it is said that there was even a scar on her face.

The Qi family thought she was unlucky, so early this morning, Mrs. Qi took her daughter-in-law and granddaughter Qi Xiuwei to the National Temple to add incense and worship the gods.

Ye Shangyi sneered: "Humph, she is really lucky. God has eyes, why not strike twice more."

Shen Ningning secretly exhaled.

She touched the red dot yesterday, and a thunder came down.

Later, the red dot disappeared, so she stopped touching it. Otherwise, there would be several thunders, and it is really hard to say.

Lu Shaoyuan looked at Shen Ningning: "Why don't you say anything? Don't you feel sorry for her?"

The little guy blinked his big eyes quickly: "I don't!"

Ye Shangyi smiled: "That's right, how could Ningning feel sorry for that kind of person? I'm afraid it's because Concubine Qi bullied her, so the gods can't stand it!"

Shen Ningning laughed dryly twice, her pink little face was soft and cute, but she felt a little guilty.

...

Half a month later, in mid-September, the weather turned cold.

The emperor issued an edict, calling on the noble families and wealthy merchants of Cangyun to help the poor people and rebuild their homes after the natural disaster.

In response to the emperor's call, Master Han also assigned tasks to students in the National Academy.

Students were required to provide assistance to others within a month.

And they had to write a petition and submit it to Master Han at the end of October.

For some students whose families were already poor, such as Xu Jingxi, Master Han reminded them that they could join their classmates in helping others and do what they could.

If students completed the task very well, they could be recommended by Master Han to have dinner with the emperor.

For the young masters and young ladies from noble families, this was a great thing to bring honor to their ancestors.

Therefore, since Master Han issued the task, the students in the National Academy have been trying their best to compete for the limelight.

Some people led a group of servants and went straight to the streets where poor people gathered, delivering meat and food door to door.

Others helped beggars in the city, built huts for them, and took them in.

For a time, students from the National Academy who were happy to help others could be seen everywhere in the city.

Those noble young men and ladies who used to be high up would also lend a hand to some poor people on the street.

In the guest reception building, Shen Ningning sat in a private room on the second floor.

Her two chubby hands were clasped into two circles and placed in front of her eyes for observation.

The Black Wolf King was dozing at her feet, drowsy.

Ye Shangyi was also sleepy, and she lay on the windowsill bored: "What's so good about it? You've been watching for so long."

"Liang Yici is competing in martial arts at the west end of the street, and is going to use the silver from everyone's rewards to help civilians. At the creek at the east end of the street, Xie Yuanjiu brought a few classmates to release the fish bought from the market." Shen Ningning said, pouting her lips.

She looked at Ye Shangyi: "It's strange, don't you think? Liang Yici raised money from the martial arts competition to buy things to help the people, but why did Xie Yuanjiu release so many fish?"

Ye Shangyi yawned: "Who knows, anyway, she is thinking of shady tricks."

Shen Ningning raised her little hand again and put it in front of her eyes: "Well, let's take a look."

Ye Shangyi wailed in boredom: "What's the use of looking at them? We haven't even finished helping others. You should think about it. What good things can we do to help others later?"

She shouted loudly, causing dissatisfaction from the Black Wolf King. He raised his eyelids and looked at her coldly.

Ye Shangyi closed her mouth silently and smiled cautiously: "Third Master, continue to sleep."

The Black Wolf King really closed his eyes.

Shen Ningning's soft voice came: "I understand why Xie Yuanjiu did this."

"Why?"

"Look," Shen Ningning pointed to the downstream of the stream not far away: "There are a bunch of fishermen waiting to catch fish. A group of fish released upstream have come to the downstream, and they can catch them effortlessly."

Ye Shangyi squinted and looked over, and it was indeed so.

Under the sun, the water that passed through the city was very clear and sparkling.

Xie Yuanjiu led his classmates to release fish upstream, and people gathered around the river downstream to fish.

"Can this be called releasing fish? It's a waste of effort! He's helping people, but he's really reckless. Did Xie Yuanjiu's brain get damaged by lightning?" Ye Shangyi crossed her arms and sneered.

Shen Ningning blinked her big eyes and looked at her: "She's not as simple as you think."

"I guess she will definitely say in her letter to Master Han that releasing fish solves the needs of two groups of people, the sellers and the fishermen who catch fish."

Ye Shangyi curled her lips in disdain.

"A group of fish are tossed around, and eventually they will end up in the market to be slaughtered. Can she call this helping others? How funny."

Just then, the waiter came in with a four-story wooden cart.

There were eight or nine plates of delicacies!

"Your Highness, Miss Ye, the dishes you two ordered are all here. Do you want me to pack them up for you to take away?"

Shen Ningning slid down from the couch by the window: "Pretend!"

Ye Shangyi was surprised, and then understood: "I understand, you want to use these foods to help beggars who can't afford to eat, right?"

Shen Ningning glanced at her and felt strange: "These meals are indeed for others, but not for relief, but for visiting!"

"Who to visit?"

"Xu Jingxi, I heard that his hand has improved a lot, and he will be able to come back to class with us soon. Today, I will take these foods to see him and Grandpa Xu." Shen Ningning smiled.

Ye Shangyi was anxious: "It's almost October, and we haven't started to help others yet. What will we give to Master Han when the time comes!"

Shen Ningning doesn't have to be afraid because she is Master Han's favorite disciple.

Ye Shangyi was afraid that if she didn't complete her homework well, her grandfather would think she had lost the Ye family.

The little guy smiled sweetly: "I have done so many good things to help others, why should I write them down on paper, and how can I do such things deliberately."

"When we encounter them in our daily lives, just help write them down."

After that, she grabbed Ye Shangyi with her little hand: "Let's go, let's go see Xu Jingxi together!"

Ye Shangyi sighed: "Oh, okay, who made me like to play with you!"

The Black Wolf King stood up, shook his hair, and walked with a steady and domineering pace, following Shen Ningning and the others out of the private room.

The waiter carried the heavy food box and put it on Shen Ningning's carriage.

"Your Highness, Miss Ye, take care!" He nodded and bowed.

After the carriage started to move, the curtains swayed, and the waiter saw the cold wolf eyes of the Black Wolf King again.

He immediately bent down: "Walker Third Master Wolf! Come again next time!"

Black Wolf King:...

Since it was recognized in the genealogy of the Xie family, people in the capital started to call it Third Master when they saw it.

Shen Ningning and Ye Shangyi just arrived at the door of Xu Jingxi's village house.

They saw a group of shouting servants outside.

At the head stood a ferocious shopkeeper: "Old man Xu, don't hide, come out quickly, I have your signature evidence in black and white, if you hide again, don't blame me for reporting to the government!"