After the emperor handled the matter at hand, he went to Kunning Palace.

Yi An said Qingshu's suggestion, and after that, he said, "Master, I think this matter can be left to the second sister to handle. The second sister has always been kind-hearted and will definitely do her best to settle these victims."

Qingshu hurriedly stood up and said, "The Empress is so miserable."

The emperor asked with a calm face: "When did you see the old yamen runner transporting his bodies out of the city?"

"Just arrived in Shin."

Yi An heard something wrong and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

The emperor said: "The weather was abnormal the day before yesterday, so I told the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture that he must ensure that no one in the capital will freeze to death."

As a result, just after I finished the instructions the day before yesterday, a frozen corpse was transported out yesterday afternoon. This was to take his words as wind in my ears.

Yi An helped to say a fair word: "The capital is so big, Shuntian Prefecture cannot take care of everyone. Besides, Ji Xing also needs to govern the people and make lawsuits, so he has no more energy to treat the disaster-stricken civilians."

The emperor nodded and asked Qingshu: "Second sister, are you willing to help these victims."

As for what he said, Qingshu couldn't refuse: "My wife is willing to do her best for the people who are affected."

The emperor nodded and said, "Then I will appoint you as a disaster relief envoy."

Yi An frowned and said, "Disaster Relief Envoy? Why don't you let Qingshu get back directly, and then ask the prefect's office to assist her in the disaster relief."

"Resurrection?"

After saying that, he remembered that Qingshu had served in the Ministry of Rites before.

Yi An looked at him and said, "Qingshu used to serve in the Ministry of Rites, and later transferred to the Ministry of Justice, but he took leave because of pregnancy. Your Majesty, you won't remember such a big thing, right?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Why don't you remember that the second sister had re-copied all the files from the Ministry of Rites at that time. The words were written neatly and cleanly, which seemed to be much more trouble-free."

Qingshu said respectfully: "Thank you, the emperor for your praise."

The emperor said: "First solve the disaster relief matter, and then talk about the resumption of the New Year. I will issue an order to allocate 20,000 taels of silver to you later."

Qingshu knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

The emperor had a lot of things to do, so he returned to the imperial study room after giving Yi An a few words.

Yi An frowned and said, "I thought you could return to the Ministry of Rites to serve? I didn't expect that I would discuss it again after the New Year."

Qingshu had no objection: "The emperor has his own considerations, so don't blame him."

Yi An knew that she didn't want to go back to the Ministry of Rites, so she stopped saying: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me directly and I'll help you solve them."

"It's still a matter of manpower. There are not many people around me who can use it, and I don't know how many people can be transferred to me in Shuntian Mansion."

Yi An smiled and said, "It's not easy. Just go to the house and ask for some people. There is no money at home, but the people need as much as they want."

There are more than 30 guards in the Duke's Mansion, and more than 80 maids and servants. Except for children, everything else can be used. In addition, there are more than 100 people in the other villages, which can mobilize fifty or sixty.

Qingshu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go find my godmother after I leave the palace. If Shuntian Mansion doesn't give me any manpower, I will just use the Duke's Mansion."

Yi An didn't keep her and said, "Then you go now and you must use the fastest time to resettle the victims. If you have any difficulties, please report them to me and I'll solve them for you."

"The emperor has promised to give 20,000 taels of silver, so there should be no difficulties."

You have to overcome any difficulties yourself. You can’t always expect the superiors to solve them, otherwise it would be better to leave them to others.

After leaving the palace, Qingshu went directly to Mrs. Wu to talk about the disaster relief.

Mrs. Wu responded: "If you have anything else to help, just tell me that I will definitely find a way to solve it for you."

"Godmother, if there are no use of old bedding and winter clothes in the mansion, you can find them and you can give them to those victims to wear."

Mrs. Wu nodded and said, "This is OK. By the way, do you want to donate more money?"

Qingshu asked for his head and said, "No, the emperor has already allocated 20,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue. This money should be almost enough."

Mrs. Wu nodded and agreed.

Qingshu asked for twelve people from the Duke's Mansion, and then divided the twelve people into six groups to find the vacant houses. However, she made three requests: one was to be remote, the second was to be able to accommodate many people, and the third was to be able to set up a fire.

After leaving the Duke's Mansion, Qingshu said to Jianmu: "Let's go to the grain merchant Fang's house."

After getting on the carriage, Honggu asked, "Madam, why don't we go to the prefect's office?"

Qingshu said lightly: "After Master Ji received the news, he would send someone to contact me, so there is no need to rush over here. Grind the ink, I want to write a letter."

Although she has no official position now, the job is assigned by the emperor. In addition, Yi An is standing behind her, and even if Ji Xing does not go to the prefect's office, he will not dare to disobey him.

Qingshu wrote four letters, which were to Mr. Kong, Mrs. Xu, Lai Xi, and Shopkeeper Xiao. She asked Mr. Kong to buy charcoal and firewood, and asked Mrs. Xu to buy cotton coarse cloth. She bought as much as these things; asked Mr. Lai Xi to buy vinegar and lime; as for Mr. Xiao, she asked her to buy medicinal materials.

After writing these four letters, Qingshu leaned against the carriage with her eyes closed. Soon, she opened her eyes again and said, "I almost forgot that I have to buy pots and pans."

After saying that, she said to Honggu, "You go down and ask them, who will bargain?"

Butler Kong and Mama Xu usually keep the price down to the lowest price when buying things, so Qingshu doesn't need to give any instructions. But she doesn't know whether the guards who are following each other will bargain.

When Jiang Fangfei heard this, he smiled and said, "Hu Zi can bargain. If your wife has anything to buy, she can guarantee that she can buy the things she needs at the lowest price."

Hu Zi was stunned, but after looking at Jiang Fangfei, he didn't dare to refute it anymore.

Qingshu wrote a list and handed it to Huzi and said, "I'll buy these things in the second-hand shop, and I won't buy new ones in the second-hand shop."

There must be two-hand shops such as bowls, chopsticks, and basins, but this big pot may not be available.

Hu Zi took the order and said, "Madam, I'll go now."

"I'm thinking about this for the time being. If there are any omissions, please do it."

After all, it was the first time I did such a thing and I didn’t have enough experience. Unfortunately, Shuangrui, Yinquan and Lao Ba all went to Fujian, otherwise these two people would have helped a lot.

After getting the order, Hu Zi walked up to Jiang Fangfei with a bitter face and said, "Dad, I'm going."

Jiang Fangfei lowered his voice and said, "Helping a horse to find your mother and let your mother take you to buy these things."

My son can't bargain, but his wife is a good player in bargaining. Seeing that the opportunity was rare, Jiang Fangfei then pushed his son out. This time the errand was done, and the wife would definitely think about her son if she had any errands in the future.

Hu Zi's eyes lit up suddenly. He actually forgot such an important thing. It was really inappropriate: "Dad, I'll go now."

"Go quickly, my wife is still waiting for your reply!"
Chapter completed!