NFBE Chapter 119 Thoughts
Chapter 119 Thoughts
The Emperor of Chu was a little embarrassed. He had indeed done it on purpose.
"Hahaha, Le Rou, what are you talking about? How could I possibly scare you? It's obviously you who was so lost in thought that you didn't notice."
Concubine Ning refused and accused the Emperor of Chu with her eyes.
The King of Chu felt guilty and tried to divert his attention, but then he saw something on the table and asked with a smile what it was.
Concubine Ning pulled the Emperor of Chu to sit down and presented the things to him. The Emperor of Chu took a closer look and was a little puzzled.
"One hundred and seventy thousand taels of silver?"
The Emperor of Chu murmured, thinking of the old lady of the Duan family who entered the palace today, and had some thoughts in his mind.
"Did the Duan family take this?"
Concubine Ning shook her head, looked at Emperor Chu, and said seriously:
"No, it belongs to Old Madam Duan."
There is a huge difference between the Duan family and Old Madam Duan.
"Oh? She's an old woman who's halfway through her life, why would she do this?"
For the family, for the descendants, or...
"She is a lotus disciple under the Bodhisattva."
Concubine Ning joked and told the Emperor of Chu everything that had happened during the day, leaving out what was unnecessary.
Emperor Chu looked at Ning Lerou who was muttering in the candlelight and felt a little dazed for a moment.
When I first met her, she was a concubine in the Queen's Palace, and now she is a mother.
In this situation, the King of Chu thought of someone.
No, to be precise, it was a resolute back view.
"She has a good heart, but her descendants have been 'wronged' and have not gained any benefit from her."
If this matter was done well, her Duan family would be unknown, and not only would their work be in vain, but they would also lose money.
Concubine Ning was picking at the candle wick with her hairpin out of boredom. She remembered what Song Shengfu had said and said it out loud.
“If your descendants are useless, no matter how much your family property is, it will not last. If your descendants are capable, even if your family is penniless, it will still prosper.”
As if realizing that what she said was a bit too much, Concubine Ning said something else.
"This old lady is different from ordinary people. Other families are eager to praise their children and grandchildren, but she is so free and easy. She does whatever she wants according to her own wishes."
These words sounded like both praise and criticism, and the Emperor of Chu frowned slightly after hearing them.
"There's nothing wrong with this. She sees things more clearly than most people. But it's a pity for the descendants of the Duan family to have to deal with such an old ancestor."
At the end of the story, the Emperor of Chu laughed a little, thinking that this old woman secretly took out the money to do good deeds, and had to hide it from her family when she returned.
Spendthrift old woman!
However, looking at the 170,000 taels in his hand, the Emperor of Chu was secretly happy. It was a good thing that he lost. He was worried about it.
When he felt sleepy, someone brought him a pillow, and the Emperor of Chu felt better.
"This money is for you. What are you going to do with it?"
Hearing this, Concubine Ning paused, looked at Emperor Chu, and did not respond for a long time.
"What's wrong? Haven't you figured it out yet?"
"No, your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to forgive me for what I am about to say."
Concubine Ning stood up and was about to kneel down.
The King of Chu helped her up and pulled her aside to sit down.
"Come on, why are you kneeling like that? Why can't you just talk it out? Just tell me, and I'll forgive you."
"I would like to ask Her Majesty the Queen to donate this money in her name."
The Emperor of Chu, who was originally smiling, looked downcast and kept rubbing the skewers in his hand.
Concubine Ning's heart sank, and it was a while before she heard the Emperor of Chu speak:
"The Queen? How many years has it been since she came back?"
Concubine Ning knew that this was not a question to her, so she did not respond.
"Come to think of it, you've been in the palace for fifteen years, right? And she left before two years had passed."
The Emperor of Chu couldn't help but think of that woman, his queen.
There was not enough love between him and the queen, but more of a family bond of dependence and companionship.
This also means the different feelings between the two of them. Thinking back to when he first ascended the throne, it was so difficult at that time, and they have gone through those days.
But, but in the end...
The King of Chu still remembered the legitimate son he had longed for. On that stormy night, he sent away his eight-month-old child in basins of blood.
The purple young face, the fingers that seemed to be broken when touched lightly, and the only cry made the Emperor of Chu feel a pang of pain in his heart.
The necessity she had back then hurt her heart.
"It has been thirteen years since I last saw her. She probably doesn't want to see me either."
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? Back then, I was harmed by a traitor, and Your Majesty had no choice. How could I not know? It is precisely because of this that I do not want to embarrass Your Majesty. But in the end, my heart has also gone with you, and I have been praying for that child for all these years."
"Forget it, if she doesn't want to come back, then forget it. There's no need to bother her with this matter. Just hand it over to the female official in charge."
After saying this, the Emperor of Chu felt listless, and Concubine Ning massaged his shoulders to relax him.
"People, you just can't think about the past. The more you think about it, the worse it feels."
The Chu Emperor murmured
"Your Majesty, you always loved to criticize me, but now you are troubled by it."
Emperor Chu patted her hands, feeling somewhat helpless.
"Even saints have their moments of confusion, let alone me. I was just thinking about that time. If I could do it again, would the ending be different?"
But how many restarts are there in the world?
Song Shengfu returned to the mansion and sent Kang Ge'er away. Seeing that more than half of her assets were gone, she felt at ease. After all, she could do something with them. Keeping them here would not lay any eggs.
I have money but I have nothing to do, and I always feel uncomfortable. I used to be able to have some fun, but now I can't do anything in this place. If I don't spend all this money, it will be squandered sooner or later.
As for the remaining money, Song Shengfu thought deeply and decided to go through with it, and she already had an idea.
In years of disaster, children are the most likely to be abandoned.
In her dream, Song Shengfu experienced the real meaning of "eating one's own children".
Song Shengfu did what she said. She picked up a pen and began to sort out her ideas. Since she had to do it, the first step was to determine the implementation plan.
Song Shengfu locked herself up for three days, and several children came to look for her but couldn't find her.
It was not until the morning of the fourth day that Song Shengfu was satisfied with finishing the first draft.
"Come here, please invite the master and the mistress over. I have something to tell them."
"Yes"
After listening to what Song Shengfu said and looking at the clearly written plan in his hand, Duan Jingzong was the first to express his agreement.
"The Salesian Home, I think it's feasible. I was traveling with Brother Luo a few days ago, and he mentioned that many children in the outer city have been abandoned. Now the relief center is full of young children and it's difficult to support itself."
I didn't expect that things have become so serious now. Fortunately, the flood epidemic has been brought under control, otherwise the situation would be even more serious.
Seeing Lu deep in thought, Song Shengfu asked:
"What do you think, Lu?"
Mrs. Lu looked at the things in her hand. She had no objection. Now she also started to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, so she was not unhappy about this.
It's not like her family can't afford to open such an orphanage, and according to what her mother said, this orphanage doesn't raise children for free. It's just like what her mother said, it's an investment.
"Mother, my wife doesn't have any objections. It's actually a good thing to open this. However, there are some details that need to be improved."