The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

The second princess?

Meng Jinyao was surprised in her heart, but on the surface she was very calm, and she saluted with neither humility nor arrogance: "I have seen the second prince's concubine."

Seeing this, the second princess took two steps forward and extended her hand to support her: "Mrs. Gu, there is no need to be polite."

Meng Jinyao stood up. Since she didn't know the other party's purpose, she didn't take the initiative to talk further. She just waited for the other party's next words with a decent smile.

The second princess praised softly: "I heard sister Ayan mentioning Mrs. Gu when I was at the imperial grandmother's place earlier. When I saw her today, she is really a beautiful person. People fall in love with her when they see her."

Meng Jinyao responded obediently: "The second princess is so complimentary."

Afterwards, the second princess chatted with Meng Jinyao for a long time. Although she was approachable and gentle, Meng Jinyao always dealt with it cautiously. During this period, other female members of the royal family also joined their conversation, and they seemed to be having a great time talking to each other.

When it was time to start the banquet, they were seated at separate tables, and Meng Jinyao was able to get away.

After the dinner, Meng Jinyao and Gu Jingxi went home and did not stay any longer.

Seeing that she was slightly tired, Gu Jingxi asked with concern: "Ayao, are you tired?"

Meng Jinyao nodded slightly: "It is indeed quite tiring to deal with them. The previous banquets were not that difficult to deal with. This time there are many royal relatives and relatives, so we need to handle them with caution. By the way, I also met the second prince's concubine, and she took the initiative to talk to me. .”

Gu Jingxi's expression paused: "The second prince's concubine?"

Meng Jinyao nodded again: "She has been talking to me for a long time, and there are also other female relatives of the royal family. I have never met the second prince's concubine before, and I don't understand her temperament. When I met her today, I felt that she was very easy to get along with, even a little warm. .”

Hearing this, Gu Jingxi thought thoughtfully and turned to ask, "Then how did Ayao deal with it?"

Meng Jinyao replied: "As you said before, you will only be a pure minister and will never participate in the prince's struggle or take any side. Therefore, I am very cautious today. Regardless of whether the second prince and concubine have the intention to win over, I will deal with it politely and do not give any advice. Any opportunity for the other side to go further.”

Gu Jingxi smiled and warned: "Ayao has done a good job. Don't get too close to the prince's concubine. Except for the prince's concubine, if you enter the palace to attend palace banquets in the future, the same will be done to the ladies who give birth to princes. The prince will seize the throne, If he loses, the ministers who follow him will not end well, and our Gu family cannot get involved in this."

Meng Jinyao said: "I understand." She said and changed the subject, "Husband, it's not too late now, why don't we go back so quickly and go shopping on the street?"

Gu Jingxi asked back, "Don't you feel tired?"

Meng Jinyao smiled and said: "It takes a lot of energy to deal with them, but it's rare to come out, so you can just hang out for a while and then go back."

Gu Jingxi followed her in every possible way, and when they reached the busy street, they came down and walked.

In the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, there are fewer pedestrians in the capital than before. This is probably because of the cold. People generally don't go out to wander around unless they have nothing to do. In order to make a living, the vendors on the street still go out on time every day, unless there is heavy snow.

At this time, two little beggars came into view, a boy and a girl. The boy was about ten years old and the girl was about seven or eight years old. They were both in ragged clothes. The skin on their faces was chapped by the cold, and their lips were chapped and peeled. In the cold winter, Shivering from the cold, he held a bowl in both hands and begged passers-by. His little hands were also red and swollen from the cold, and there were frostbites on his hands.

When Meng Jinyao saw this, her heart tightened, and she asked the man next to her: "Husband, did you take any money with you when you went out?"

Gu Jingxi knew what she wanted to do, and whispered: "Little beggars like this, even if you give them money, they can't keep it. Have you seen the two older beggars on the corner? That's probably their boss. Give them money." For all their money, it’s better to give them some hot buns so they can still have a bite.”

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao was slightly startled. Her eyes fell on the corner of the street. Sure enough, she saw two older beggars. They were sitting in the corner, paying attention to the situation of the two younger beggars. The two older beggars were slightly better dressed. Some. She instantly understood that these two little beggars were young and pitiful, and could easily arouse the sympathy of passers-by. They gave alms to them, and the older beggar took advantage of them to make money.

She told the maid who was following her: "Qingqiu, go over there and buy some meat buns and come back."

Qingqiu responded and immediately went to the bun shop opposite to buy buns.

At this time, the two little beggars had already walked up to them, looked up at them helplessly, and prayed: "Master and madam, please be kind and have mercy on us brothers and sisters. We have been here for two days." No more food.”

Meng Jinyao lowered her head and looked at their broken bowl. There were only a few copper coins in it, so the profit was not much, and she said warmly: "You guys wait a moment."

After hearing this, the two little beggars looked at her blankly, hesitated for a moment, and really didn't leave.

After a while, Qingqiu came back with meat buns.

Meng Jinyao took the meat buns, put them directly into their bowls, and said, "Eat it."

The little beggar was surprised, thanked him quickly, then picked up the meat buns and ate them hungrily. None of the meat buns in this family were small, but they each quickly finished one, and there were four left, which they swallowed. Swallowing, he seemed to be worried and didn't dare to eat anymore.

Seeing this, Meng Jinyao ignored it and left with Gu Jingxi. After they were far away, she said: "Husband, what you said is indeed right. If you give them a few meat buns, they can eat one each. If you give them money, I guess one I can’t even save my copper plate.”

Gu Jingxi said: "The weak will prey on the strong, no matter what the environment is. Young beggars like them have no one to protect them and are destined to be controlled by older beggars."

Probably because she was about to become a mother, Meng Jinyao couldn't bear to see her children suffering. Thinking of the many beggars in the city, she said: "Husband, I heard that many beggars die of hunger or freeze to death every year. What do you think if I give alms in the city?" Porridge, is this feasible? Of course, I won’t be there in person, I will just arrange for my servants to handle it. The money spent on giving out porridge will not be spent on the government’s money, but on our own.”

Gu Jingxi definitely supported doing good deeds and said without hesitation: "It's feasible, Ayao just tells people to do it. With you as a starting point, others from other families will follow suit. Some of them do it out of sincerity, and some do it for the sake of beauty." No matter what, the result is good."

Meng Jinyao had a smile on her face: "Then I'll let others do it when I get back."

When Gu Jingxi saw Meng Jinyao smiling like a flower, he also smiled. His Ayao was kind-hearted.

Meng Jinyao added: "Actually, I thought about taking those two little beggars home just now, but then I thought about it, there are so many poor people in the world, I can't just take them home when I see them, and I can't just take them home." I don’t know the other person’s character, so taking him back rashly may cause trouble. I feel like giving out porridge is good, it can help more people, and the two little beggars just now can also queue up to receive porridge.”

Gu Jingxi praised without hesitation: "Our Ayao is not only kind-hearted, but also smart."

Meng Jinyao snorted: "I'm not stupid to begin with."

Gu Jingxi smiled and said, "Yes, our Ayao is the smartest."