Shen Xihe asked Zhenzhu and Ziyu to prepare some food for the little beggar, and prepared some old clothes and things from the princess's mansion as well as rice, grain and firewood. She also dressed up as a maid and went to the Lonely Garden. She couldn't just believe everything based on one side of the story and report it directly.
She couldn't just sit back and watch the incident happen in front of her, and since it involved the Lonely Garden, if she wasn't careful, all these innocent children would be killed. She couldn't make a big fuss about it, as too many people would be watching her.
Especially after Emperor Youning hinted that he wanted to marry her into the Eastern Palace, more people were watching her every move. If she went to the Lonely Garden in person, everyone would notice something was wrong.
Fortunately, the Princess's Mansion often provided aid to the Lonely Garden and the Betianyuan. Shen Xihe went to the Lonely Garden himself, and at the same time sent another group of people to the Betianyuan, bringing a lot of food, clothing and daily necessities.
The Lonely Garden looked cold and bleak, and the cold wind even carried some strange smells, sour and smelly. It was okay for Zhenzhu and the others, but it was a little unbearable for Shen Xihe, who had a keen sense of smell. He was afraid that his action of covering his mouth and nose would hurt the child, so he had to endure it.
When she saw Qi Pei, the unpleasant smell was so disgusting.
"You all go away. I'm here on the orders of the princess to check on your illnesses." Zhenzhu immediately dispersed the crowd.
Shen Xihe felt a little more comfortable. She pretended to cough and covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves. The cool fragrance from the sleeves made her dizziness disappear. Zhenzhu looked at Qi Pei, the young boy who handed the letter to Shen Xihe. He was only thirteen years old.
The kneecaps of both his legs were dug out, festering and frozen, bloody and bloody, and yellow fluid was flowing out. He was also feverish, and his whole body was dazed from the cold.
Zhenzhu and Bai Touweng had actually seen quite a few bloody wounds, but Qi Pei's wound still made her gasp. Maggots were indeed infested in the wound. She wanted to clean Qi Pei's wound. Fortunately, Sui Axi was there, and the two of them helped each other, so no time was wasted.
It took an hour to clean up everything. Shen Xihe walked around the Lonely Garden and got a general understanding of the situation there.
At the same time, the steward of the Yang residence of the Minister of Justice rushed in. The old lady who had closed her eyes to rest opened them and waved the man away. The steward whispered in her ear: "Madam, we found it. He is in the Lonely Garden."
"Go and bring the man back." The old lady gave the order immediately.
"It's not that I don't want to arrest people, but today Princess Zhaoning sent people to the Lonely Garden to do good deeds." The steward lowered his head, a little worried and anxious, and said, "She also sent a personal maid to check on the patient."
"Why would Princess Zhaoning suddenly send someone to the Lonely Garden? And specifically to ask for medical advice?" The old lady looked a little flustered.
"It must be a coincidence. The princess escorted the King of Northwest out of the city today and happened to meet the beggar who fainted in front of the carriage." The steward said his guess, "She brought him back to the mansion and released him. She probably thought of the Lonely Garden and the Sad Field Courtyard because of this, so she immediately asked the people in the mansion to send some food and daily necessities to the two places. After the princess went to the capital, she often sent people to send the old items that the princess's mansion didn't need."
Madam Yang calmed herself down and said, "In this case, let's wait until they leave before we take action."
"I heard that they have been gone for an hour. I am worried that the maid sent by the princess cured Qi Pei. Qi Pei knew that she came out of the princess's mansion and said something he shouldn't have said, which harmed Erlangjun." After the steward finished speaking worriedly, he suggested, "At this point, the old lady is afraid that she will tell the master to make a decision."