During this time, the people were displaced and the civil war was in chaos, but her restaurant actually made some money.

However, Ruan Wanwan was not happy at all. She handed the account book to the accountant and went out by herself.

The streets on both sides have long lost their previous bustling scene. Many shops have been closed. There are several uncollected corpses lying on the street. Occasionally, a few pedestrians will pass by, looking hurried and miserable.

Unknowingly, I walked to the city gate. A group of guards guarded the city gate tightly. There were a large number of victims outside the city who could not get in. Through the thick city wall, Ruan Wanwan could hear the undulating wailing outside the city.

Voice.

This scene makes people feel very uncomfortable when they see it.

The war on the border has been going on for a long time, and the national treasury has been more than half empty. Now there is a smallpox that caught people off guard. I think it will be difficult for the palace to support it.

She turned around and looked at her restaurant from a distance. Among the devastation, her restaurant was a bit too luxurious.

Ruan Wanwan made a decision immediately and quickly returned to the restaurant.

Bei Liangye came over at some point, presumably after finishing his errands with the emperor, and came here specifically to see her.

Ruan Wanwan immediately told him her plan.

"I want to open a warehouse to release grain and help the people."

Before Bei Liangye could say anything, the accountant ran over. He was shocked and said: "Shopkeeper, you can't do that! The world is in such chaos now that it's hard for our restaurant to make a living. We need to save the money to help the victims."

Not coming."

Ruan Wanwan ignored him and just wanted to listen to Bei Liangye's thoughts.

Bei Liangye looked at him deeply and said nothing. He turned around and headed upstairs.

Ruan Wanwan naturally knew what he was thinking and followed him upstairs. There was no one else here and she could speak freely.

"My father is worried about border issues, and now that smallpox has happened, there are so many things to worry about."

Bei Liangye rubbed his temples. He looked very tired from the busy days.

"It's great that you have such an idea. I just want to wrong you."

Ruan Wanwan shook her head firmly: "I'm not wronged, I want to do my best."

After the two discussed it, Ruan Wanwan quickly took action. The restaurant was not open, so he called all the clerks together to prepare for the opening of the warehouse to stock the food.

After discussing with Jing Zhaoyin, Ruan Wanwan set up a tent by the city gate and delivered the cooked porridge to the victims outside the city gate every day. With guards guarding him, there was no need to worry about trouble.

The number of victims outside the city was unimaginable. Ruan Wanwan brought all the rice from the restaurant, but it only lasted half a month.

In a day or two, all the rice in the restaurant would be used up, and Ruan Wanwan began to worry. She sat in the restaurant, holding an abacus with no ledger, and wondering where to get some money.

At this moment, brisk footsteps and a familiar voice sounded outside.

"I can't find you in the palace, nor in the mansion, so I know you must be hiding here."

Ruan Wanwan looked up and saw the fourth princess coming over.

The fourth princess was wearing casual clothes, with only one girl by her side. She looked like the most ordinary rich girl. She looked around and sighed a lot.

"This restaurant of yours is really bleak! I remember it was magnificent the last time I came here."

Ruan Wanwan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "In two days, this place may belong to someone else."

The fourth princess looked surprised: "Why is this?"

"I plan to sell this restaurant and exchange some money for it. When the smallpox incident is over, I will buy it back and then open a shop for business."

"Actually, it's not necessary."

As the fourth princess spoke, she opened her small bag and took out a thick stack of banknotes.

"This is what the Fourth Prince and I support you."

Ruan Wanwan picked up the banknote and his eyes widened in surprise.

"This is not a small amount of money, you..."

The fourth princess blinked at her and said with a smile: ""What? Are you allowed to do good deeds? We are not allowed to participate? When I came here, I heard the people in the city praising you, saying that you are a good person.

If things are like this here, the victims outside the city must be even more grateful to you. Is there any reason for me not to participate in this kind of good deeds of good deeds?"

Ruan Wanwan looked embarrassed: "It's just that this money is too much. I'm afraid my restaurant won't be able to make any money for a while. I don't know when or what month I can pay you back."

"This is not urgent."

As the fourth princess spoke, she took out another stack of banknotes. Although it was smaller than the previous stack, it was still a large amount.

"The Six Kings asked me to bring this to you. You know he is a man who wants to save face. He heard about your relief work for the victims and wanted to help, but he refused to come in person."

"Thank you Six Kings for me."

Ruan Wanwan was not polite, took two stacks of banknotes, made some calculations, and said happily: "You guys came at the right time. The money can last for three or four months at least."

The Fourth Princess smiled and said: "The Emperor is working overtime at Mingtai Hospital to develop a prescription. Three months should be enough."

Ruan Wanwan quickly called the waiters, handed out the banknotes, and gave instructions on the next step in distributing the grain. The waiters also reported what happened yesterday.

Ruan Wanwan handled it skillfully and competently, which made the fourth princess feel envious and insisted on dragging Ruan Wanwan to the city gate to have a look.

The two were about to go out when the eunuch beside the emperor came in with a group of people.

"It turns out that the Crown Princess is here, and the Fourth Princess is also here."

Ruan Wanwan asked: "My father-in-law is here, is there anything important?"

"The emperor ordered to reward the Crown Princess with a thousand taels of gold, and allocate it to the Imperial Physician and Imperial Physician Li to assist the Crown Princess in helping the victims."

Immediately behind, two young eunuchs came over with gold. Ruan Wanwan looked at it in confusion.

The eunuch seemed to know what Ruan Wanwan was thinking, and explained with a smile: "The emperor was very happy when he found out about the princess's relief to the victims, so he ordered his servants to bring some silver and two imperial doctors to come to support, and

Other rewards have been sent to the Prince's Mansion."

"I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor for your kindness."

It seems that the emperor knows quite a lot. He even knows that their side is about to run out of ammunition and food. This will soon provide help in times of need.

The eunuch exchanged a few more pleasantries before leading everyone away.

Imperial Physician Xiang and Imperial Physician Li came forward to say hello to Ruan Wanwan: "I'm waiting to say hello to the Crown Princess. May the Crown Princess be blessed."

Ruan Wanwan's place is short of money now, and what it lacks the most is manpower like them.

"You two adults, you're welcome. I need your help here. Please lend me a step."

With that said, Ruan Wanwan took them upstairs and into a private room upstairs.
Chapter completed!