Fang Jie looked at the wailing little girl in the distance, then at the princess who was about to move, and then asked in a flat tone: "His Highness wants to save her? Want to save her from injustice?"
The eldest princess was taken aback, then bit her lip and said, "I don't know, how did you manage to stand on the sidelines. Didn't you get angry when you saw this? Don't you have a trace of unbearable in your heart?"
"have."
Fang Jie nodded: "And no less than Your Highness."
"But what can you do, Your Highness? Although you are the eldest princess, your words can change the fate of an ordinary person. But after today, tomorrow, one month, three months later, Your Highness will still remember this little girl." Girls? Even if you order to pull their mother and daughter out of this family, what do their orphans and widows live on? Does the Sui Dynasty have a decree in this regard, giving them clothes, food and money every month? Even if there is, How does His Highness know whether those things will be delivered to them without supervision?"
The eldest princess was startled, and stopped walking forward.
Fang Jie said: "They look pitiful, but they can eat enough and have clothes to wear. If someone spends money or uses privileges to pull the mother and daughter out of that house today, they have no energy to take care of their future lives , that is not to do good, but to do evil. One thought of kindness without ability will harm them instead. For example, Your Highness, you can save them today, but you cannot support them for a lifetime. What's more, the laws of the Sui Dynasty do not allow His Highness to do this Do. They seem to suffer a bit, and their status is a bit low, but they are a family after all, and the government has no right to interfere."
"Can't... a little change?"
The eldest princess said with a slightly trembling voice: "Even a small change may be the beginning of a revolution. The lives of the people of the Sui Dynasty will always get better and better, anyone!"
"Your Highness is right."
Fang Jie nodded: "But the first thing to do is to change yourself."
The eldest princess looked at Fang Jie and took a deep breath: "I understand."
"Your Highness may not understand."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "But Your Highness should start to think about how to understand."
"What should we do now?"
The eldest princess looked at the wailing little girl and said, "Just walk away like this?"
Fang Jie asked: "Then what is your Highness going to do? How to let them live a better life without worrying about letting them go back to their previous life because you don't have time to pay attention to them in the future? If you want this child to die today?" It's easy to be beaten... His Highness only needs to let the guards go up and beat up that cruel father. However, after His Highness leaves, the child's pain will probably be even more severe."
"But... you can't just watch like this."
The eldest princess looked at Fang Jie for help, "What should I do?"
"It's not difficult."
Fang Jie looked back and saw a patrolling team of yamen servants passing by, he turned around and walked over to stop the team of yamen servants, and whispered something to the leading policeman. The catcher was stunned for a moment, and quickly saluted the other party. Fang Jie waved his hand, confessed a few more words, then turned around and came back.
A team of yamen servants followed behind him, pretending to be careless and walking in the direction of the vegetable market owner. As Fang Xie was walking, he turned his head and said something to the head catcher. When he got to the side of the crying child, Fang Xie suddenly stopped, pretending to be surprised, and looked carefully at the concubine who fell on the ground.
"This lady... may I ask where is your hometown?"
he asked seriously.
The young concubine saw that the person who was asking the question was a handsome young man with a team of yamen servants behind him, so she didn't dare to be negligent, and subconsciously replied: "My natal family is Xixiang County, Hexi Road, Northwest of the Sui Dynasty, what can you do, Young Master?"
"Oh, it really is you!"
Fang Jie pulled the girl up and bowed deeply: "Sister, do you still remember me? My name is Fang Jie, I live on Dongerershisantiao Street, and now I am studying in the Academy of Martial Arts. Have you forgotten, sister?" At that time, when I was still in the army in the northwest, I chased a group of horse thieves for thousands of miles, and I was seriously injured and fell off the horse. It was my sister who kindly rescued me. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be as rich and famous as I am today. Later, I searched for a long time, you My family said that you were married to Chang'an, but I have never found it, it's a coincidence that I ran into my sister here today."
"ah?"
The woman gave a soft cry of surprise, and looked at Fang Jie in amazement, not knowing what he was talking about.
"Is my sister doing well? I have never had the chance to repay the kindness of saving my life back then. Today I met you, and I can fulfill one of my wishes."
Fang Jie took the woman's hand to ask her how she was doing, then turned to the head catcher and said, "This is someone who has been kind to me, and I need to take care of her in the future."
After getting Fang Jie's order, the head catcher quickly bowed his head and said, "My lord, don't worry, I'll leave it to the lowly job in the future. I will never let this lady be wronged. This area is under the management of the lowly job, so I will naturally take care of it with all my heart." .”
Fang Jie hummed, took out a bank note from his bosom and stuffed it into the woman's hand: "Although I know that my elder sister Gao Yi will not accept my money, but... this is your child, right? It's grown up. Just treat it as a meeting gift from me to the child, sister, don't refuse."
While speaking, Fang Jie winked at the woman. The woman was not stupid, after a second thought, she realized that Fang Jie wanted to help him, so she quickly thanked her. Fang Jie took her hand and asked many more questions, what kind of days are you living comfortably? Is there any difficulty or something, then cleared his throat and said: "Sister, don't blame me, I have to go to the palace to face the Holy Spirit, I can't catch up with my sister today, I will visit again when I am free."
After saying these words, Fang Jie turned and left, walked a few steps and waved his hand back.
From the beginning to the end, he didn't say a word to the tall and thin man, and he didn't even look at him.
After Fang Xie left, the man was stunned for a while before he realized, grabbed the woman's hand and said eagerly: "Why do you still know Mrs. Xiao Fang? Why have I never heard you mention it?!"
The woman straightened the hair in front of her forehead, said lightly: "I forgot, who would have thought that Master Xiao Fang would still remember."
"Oh... you too, tell me that you and Master Xiaofang are old acquaintances."
He took the woman with one hand and the little girl with the other and walked back: "Isn't it just a string of candied haws? I am angry because you are making noise in front of outsiders, as if I am unfair to you. I am like that." People? What do you want to eat, just tell me in the future! I heard that Mr. Xiaofang and Marquis Sanjin are best friends, and you also know that our family’s life has not been easy recently. I rented it from my hands, the rent is so high, and the business in the vegetable market is not good now, I will inevitably feel a little impetuous... If you have time in the future, you can go to Mrs. Xiaofang and ask him to mention it with Sanjinhou. How about a reduction in our rent?"
"If I don't go, you'll hit me again, right?"
"How come... I beat you before. Didn't I drink too much? It's okay if you don't go. It's okay to ask Mr. Xiaofang when you encounter big things in the future. Keep the favor... Keep the favor..."
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The eldest princess smiled as she walked forward, her eyes were as crescent moons. Obviously she is in a good mood now, much better than before. Fang Jie talked too much about the injustice in the world in Taiji Palace and outside the palace, and also made her see too much unhappiness, so her mood was very depressed. But Fang Jie's method of saving the little girl was really ingenious, and the more she thought about it, the more amusing she found it.
"Fang Jie, have you already thought about how to save that little girl?"
"no."
"Huh? Is that a brainstorm?"
Fang Jie replied seriously: "Well... this is a manifestation of wisdom. It looks simple, but it actually requires a lot of experience and a brilliant mind to have such an idea."
"I remember my father once said that you have a thick skin."
The eldest princess gave him a blank look.
Fang Jie was surprised: "Your Majesty really said that?"
"Do you doubt me or the father?"
"How could it be... His Majesty is wise and mighty, His Highness is extremely intelligent."
"So you have nowhere to hide?"
The eldest princess smiled very brightly: "Fang Jie... You said that I have few friends, so the happiness between friends, is it like the way you talk to me now, which makes me feel very comfortable and happy? If so , then it seems that I really need a few friends."
"Fang Jie..."
She looked at Fang Jie and asked seriously, "Can you be my friend?"
"The minister... is the minister."
"Don't friends also depend on their status?"
"In theory, no need. But in fact, there are still distinctions. For example, because the family is rich, it is difficult for the children of businessmen to become friends with the children of ordinary people, because they will find the same type of people. The children of officials, They also look down on the sons of merchants. The descendants of nobles naturally disdain to be with the children of officials of the sixth and seventh ranks."
"Fang Jie, I finally became happier...you can't be so honest?"
"Your Highness, you can try to become friends with your younger sisters first."
"Can?"
"Can!"
Fang Jie smiled and said, "If Your Majesty knows about it, I'm afraid you will be happy with your changes. Your Majesty becomes happy and happy, and knows how to be a sensible and well-behaved daughter, then His Majesty will naturally be happy too."
"Fang Jie... I finally know why my father asked you to chat with me. You invited me truthfully, did my father ask you to say these words? I went out of the palace today to see the lives of ordinary people. Is it also my father? Arranged by the emperor?"
"Uh...Your Highness can't do this...Although it is undeniable that Your Majesty asked me to chat with you, these words and these things were thought up by me. Wouldn't I be at a loss if I didn't take such a way to obliterate the credit?"
"Haha... You really have a thick skin!"
The Eldest Princess smiled and said, clasping her fingers behind her back, because she was in a relaxed mood, even walking became easier. She hopped on tiptoe as she walked: "But it's not bad, I like to chat with people like this. When I'm lonely in the future, can I just ask you to talk to me?"
"I'm fine, but I can't enter or leave the palace at will."
"That's fine!"
The eldest princess waved her little hand: "I will come out of the palace often to play with you in the future!"
Fang Jie was stunned, and suddenly thought, is this a sign of imminent disaster? In case the princess really regards herself as a friend, she thinks so, but others may not think so. If the emperor thought he was going to pick up his daughter, then he would have fun...
"Well, Your Highness, later on I will teach you a card game called leveling up, as well as Landlord Fighting, Solitaire, and many other ways to play. When you are bored, you can play with the maid around you. You can also play with the other three Your Royal Highness playing..."
"Okay, teach me now!"
Fang Jie chuckled: "You can still bet..."
Hearing these words, the two maids who had been following the eldest princess suddenly looked at Fang Jie with murderous looks in their eyes...
Fang Jie was frightened for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning in that look. If Fang Jie really taught the eldest princess the game of betting, then who of these maids would dare to beat the princess? Their regular money is not too much in the first place, if they lose again...