Chapter 2052
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Mingxi didn't know when he woke up. He stood behind Xu Jinbei and looked at the cheering people. He looked at Xu Jinbei in confusion. "What are those people so happy about?"
Xu Jinbei pointed at the people lining up on the other side. "Shen Yuexuan opened the warehouse for disaster relief and opened the Shen family's gates to take in some of the injured people."
"Shen Yuexuan?" Mingxi asked uncertainly. He couldn't tell that Shen Yuexuan was such a kind person. "He really said that."
"It's incredible. There's an old saying that merchants value profits. Although I'm not knowledgeable, I've never heard of a merchant like him who doesn't ask for anything in return," Xu Jinbei said quietly.
Mingxi smiled ambiguously. "He doesn't ask for anything in return. Right now, he's not helping the people, but the imperial court."
Xu Jinbei looked at Mingxi in confusion.
"His identity isn't honorable. Although he has some fame in Canghai City, have you heard of his name anywhere else? It's clear that he hides his identity when he travels outside. Now that he's helping the imperial court with disaster relief, it's enough to atone for his crimes. Moreover, the one who was guilty wasn't him, but his ancestors. "Mingxi snorted coldly." He's planning for the future. "
"It's already like this, but he still hasn't given up. I wonder if the people in the secret room will be in danger." Xu Jinbei was shocked by Mingxi's words. Although Mingxi had been missing for four years, he seemed to understand the imperial court better than anyone else.
Mingxi looked at the people still cheering and thanking Shen Yuexuan and smiled faintly. "If they died, Shen Yuexuan wouldn't be here to provide disaster relief."
"Then Shen Yuexuan is doing this … for his daughter?" Xu Jinbei was shocked.
"No matter what, everything he's doing now is beneficial to the people. As for the future, it's unknown if he can get the benefits he wants," Mingxi said faintly.
"What benefits?" Shang'er rubbed her eyes as she walked out of the tent. She only heard the second half of Mingxi's sentence.
Mingxi looked back and saw Shang'er's fair face was covered in dust. He took out a handkerchief to wipe it for her. "Wash your face later. You look like a little cat."
Shang'er nodded with a smile. Hearing the cheers nearby, she looked over in confusion. "What's going on over there?"
"Someone's handing out food." Ming Xi said.
"Food?" Shang'er's eyes lit up. "Then I'll go get some food too. I'm hungry."
Xu Jinbei frowned and said, "Jin 'er, what do you want to eat? I'll get it for you. Don't eat Shen Yuexuan's food."
"Shen Yuexuan is distributing food over there. We're not going to eat," Ming Xi said.
Fire Phoenix's head popped out from behind Shang'er. "Shen Yuexuan is so generous?"
"I heard that his eldest daughter lost a leg. The Shen family was not damaged, but no one knows how his daughter lost her leg." Xu Jinbei said, "Today, I followed General Wang into the city. Many places in the city have been turned into ruins. I don't know how many people have died."
"Let's go into the city to take a look," Ming Xi said.
Xu Jinbei nodded. "I'll go with you. By the way, the imperial envoy in charge of disaster relief this time is Lord Lu."
"Then I'll be able to see Uncle very soon." Ming Xi smiled lightly, "Let's go see what the Shen family is like now."
"I'm going to change my clothes. I'm so dirty," Shang'er cried.
Girls always liked to be bright and beautiful. Ming Xi nodded with a smile. "We'll wait for you."
Shang'er had already changed into clean and beautiful clothes. The dirt on her face had also been cleaned.
Xu Jinbei froze for a moment. He remembered that Fire Phoenix had once used one hand to throw a person into the pond in front of him. He felt that no matter how strange it was, it was still acceptable.
Fire Phoenix and Shang'er's background must not be simple.
The four children arrived outside the city gates not long after. Night had already fallen. In the past, the city would have been brightly lit and bustling with activity at this time. Now, other than the faint sounds of crying, they could only see the busy figures of soldiers carrying corpses that had been dug out from the ruins.
"Canghai City has been destroyed." Xu Jinbei sighed softly. "Even if the imperial court is willing to rebuild it, who knows how many years it will take."
"A ruined place is also the easiest to overlook." Ming Xi continued to walk forward. Shen Yuexuan was a merchant. If he felt that Canghai City had lost its value, he would definitely not continue to stay here.
Perhaps Canghai City was even more of an opportunity for the people in the secret room that day.
Unlike other places, the Shen Residence was brightly lit. People walked in and out of the main gate. It looked very lively.
"It seems that General Wang has already sent some of the injured to the Shen Residence. Shen Yuexuan has won over so many guests. Some of them have medical skills." Xu Jinbei said in a low voice.
"The guests that came to the Shen Residence that night were not injured?" Ming Xi raised his brows. The Shen Family couldn't have left so many people at home.
"Many of the guests were injured. However, Shen Yuexuan had people take care of the injured guests." Xu Jinbei said. He had asked around when he left the city, so he knew more clearly.
Ming Xi smiled faintly. "It seems that Shen Yuexuan plans to be Lu Buwei."
Although the method was different from Lu Buwei's, the nature was the same.
"Who is Lu Buwei?" Xu Jinbei asked in confusion. He had never heard of this person.
"A merchant who became a prime minister. The biography I saw in my mother's book collection was probably made up by someone in the past." Ming Xi said.
Xu Jinbei sighed. "Her Ladyship's book collection is really rich."
He had been studying abroad for so long, but he had never heard of this book.
Ming Xi said, "Most of my mother's books were brought back from overseas. If you want to read them, I can give them to you in the capital."
Xu Jinbei's face flashed with joy. "Okay."
"Let's go in." Ming Xi said and walked towards the Shen Residence's main gate.
Now that the servants of the Shen Residence had been called by Shen Yuexuan to help take care of the injured, there was no one guarding the door. The four children walked in without any scruples. Although there were people coming and going, it didn't look messy. It could be seen that Shen Yuexuan was very strict with his servants.
"Young Master Ming Xi." General Wang and Shen Yuexuan had just walked out of the main hall. When they saw Ming Xi standing on the bluestone path, they strode over.
Surprise flashed in Shen Yuexuan's eyes. General Wang was actually so polite to a youth? Who was that?
Wang Qu had already arrived in front of Ming Xi. "Young Master Ming Xi, why are you here? Why didn't you rest in the tent for a while?"
"I've already rested for a long time. I came into the city to see what's going on," Ming Xi said.
"General Wang, this is …" Shen Yuexuan walked over and looked at Ming Xi and the others with a smile. He only recognized Xu Jinbei, who Wang Qu had brought with him in the morning. The other three children looked very unfamiliar.
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