More and more people sent invitations to Xu Shichu. She was puzzled at first because she didn't know the reason. But when a few maids heard the servants who went out to buy talk about the rumors about the champagne fruit and the Marquis of Zhen'an, they realized that their wife was in the spotlight again.
Xu Shichu could already imagine that the noise caused by the shampoo fruit would definitely be bigger than that caused by the exotic flowers and plants before. If she stayed in the mansion, she would have even more trouble.
So she slapped her head and said, "It's spring now, and the weather is getting warmer. Why don't we go somewhere else to have some fun?"
"Yes, yes!" Little Zhaozhao immediately clapped her hands and smiled to cheer for her aunt, "I want to go play!"
"You agree with everything I say, little brat. When you go out, you have to ride in a carriage every day and sleep in the open air. It must be more comfortable than at home. Aren't you afraid of hardship?" Xu Shichu said, pinching the little fat boy's nose.
"I'm not afraid of hardship. Master Wu said I'm a man, and a man is not afraid of hardship!" Little Zhaozhao said proudly with her chest puffed out.
Master Wu was specially invited to teach Du Zhao martial arts. He was a serious person, but he taught the spoiled little Zhao Zhao a few lessons. When little Zhao Zhao first started practicing martial arts with him, she almost always ended up crying.
But later the little guy got used to it and stopped crying. Instead, he said every day that he wanted to be a man who shed blood but not tears.
"Then you must remember what you said. If you cry on the road, I won't take you out to play next time." Xu Shichu said to him meaningfully.
He said he was going out to play and before those noble ladies could react, Xu Shichu took the people in his courtyard and left the capital in a low-key manner.
She had no destination when she left Beijing this time. She just wanted to have some fun and check out her properties and charitable works in various places.
Xu Shichu is not a saintly philanthropist. After all, she is not a human being at all. She does good deeds only to collect merits so that her soul can be safe when traveling through the worlds. In the final analysis, it is all for herself.
She did not do all good things. She only did good things to help women and children. She opened a "Fuhaotang" to train female doctors, who provided free medical treatment and parenting knowledge to poor women and children in the countryside; trained qualified midwives to reduce maternal mortality; and distributed free menstrual belts to poor women...
Xu Shichu is alone, and although her business is good, she does not have the ability or sufficient financial resources to save the poor of an entire country. She can only save the lowest level of the poor - women and children.
If she really spared no effort to save the poor of the entire country, regardless of gender, age or status, the emperor would still suspect that she had bad intentions and wanted to create a reputation and buy the hearts of the people to rebel.
"Fu Hao" is the name of a female general in ancient times. Xu Shichu named her charity after her because she wanted other women to have a good life. Even if they could not become female generals, they could still be women with dignity.
Moreover, only when the mother is well, can the child be well. There is a saying that goes "It is better to live with a beggar mother than a government official father". The importance of a mother to a child is that only when the mother is well, the child will be well.
Xu Shichu's Fuhao Hall was mainly located in poor counties and towns. Her purpose was to go out for fun, so of course she would not go to those places all the time.
This was Du Zhao's first time to travel far away. Of course, the time when he came to the capital with his parents as an infant was not counted. After all, he was still a baby who knew nothing at that time. Now he was a lively and naughty boy running around everywhere. Therefore, he never stopped to look outside the carriage during the whole journey, and exclaimed in surprise at everything he saw.
After Xu Shichu left the capital, she was like a bird that had escaped from a cage. She was no longer the Prime Minister's wife who was willing to settle down. She did not ride in the carriage with Xiao Zhaozhao, but rode on a horse in a chic manner. She looked so majestic that Xiao Zhaozhao was jealous.
"Auntie, I also want to ride a horse..." said the little fat boy with envy.
"Your legs are too short. You can't ride." Xu Shichu said with disdain.
The little fat boy looked at his short and fat legs and suddenly felt sad. He sighed and asked, "How long will it take for my legs to grow like yours? I really want to ride a horse..."
"Then you'll have to wait, short legs." Xu Shichu said leisurely on the horse's back. Even though it was still very cold in February, she had her inner strength to protect her body and she was wearing plenty of clothes, so she was not afraid of the cold at all.
Little Zhaozhao's black eyes rolled around, and suddenly they lit up. She said, "Aunt, can you take me for a ride? You drive the horse, and I'll sit in front of you."
Xu Shichu shook his head mercilessly: "No, the wind is strong on the horse's back. If you get sick, I will leave you at the post station, so you'd better sit in the carriage obediently."
Seeing that he could not convince his aunt to let him experience the joy of horseback riding, Xiao Zhaozhao had to give up unwillingly. Fortunately, the servants who took care of him told him various rumors about the entertainment, which diverted his attention.
Xu Shichu asked the leading guard: "How far is it to the next post station?"
The leader of the guards replied, "Madam, it's probably still three or four kilometers away."
"That's very close. I'll ride to the post station first. You take the men to protect the young master and the others and walk slowly." As Xu Shichu said this, he squeezed the horse's belly, and with a sound of "go", he rode forward quickly.
The leader of the guards was so frightened that he quickly shouted, "Madam, send two guards to follow and protect you!"
Xu Shichu waved his hand back casually: "No need, I can protect myself!"
The leader of the guards did not dare to take any risks. He called out to the two smart guards, "Hurry up and follow the Madam. Don't let anything happen to her!"
By this time Xu Shichu had already run away without a trace.
The horse Xu Shichu was riding was a fine horse, and it didn’t take long before the post station appeared in front of them.
It was only the beginning of spring, and few people were walking on the official roads, let alone the post stations.
However, when Xu Shichu tied up his horse and walked in, he found that several people had already moved in.
A servant was startled when he saw a single beautiful young lady walking in. After all, although the post station was not too remote, it was still in the wild. How could it be normal for a beautiful young lady to appear here alone
"Madam..." The servant had just opened his mouth when the sound of horse hooves was heard again in front of the post station, and the two guards had caught up.
Xu Shichu was impatient to deal with these trivial matters, so he said directly: "Find me a room first, and ask my guards for other matters."
The servant immediately understood and tactfully took Xu Shichu to an empty room.
Naturally, the rooms in the post station could not be as convenient and comfortable as those in an inn, but Xu Shichu had experienced all kinds of hardships, so she didn't care at all that the room was just a little simple.
After all, when you are out and about, it is good enough not to sleep in the wild.
When Xu Shichu entered the room, he suddenly smelled a faint smell of blood.