When Ma Wan turned her head, she saw a figure running towards her quickly and hugged her: "Girl!"
Ma Wan was a little stunned: "Lanying..."
"It's a maid! It's a maid!" Lan Ying responded repeatedly, straightened up and held her girl's arms. The touch of her hands that were too slender and thin made Lan Ying's eyes red with distress: "Why is the girl so thin?
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How much hardship did her daughter suffer after she left?
Lan Ying couldn't imagine it at all. Thinking of that child, looking at the girl's dazed look, which was obviously mentally disturbed, she didn't dare to inquire deeply. She only had hatred for Prince Rong's Palace and blamed herself: "It's all my fault."
Maid, you failed to stay with the girl and failed to take good care of the girl! Girl... please punish the maid!"
Lan Ying's eyes were full of tears. Just when she was about to kneel down to apologize, Ma Wan finally came to her senses and hurriedly held her back. Her slightly dull gaze fell on Lan Ying's face, but she asked: "What's wrong with your face?
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Those were the scars left by Lanying's self-injury with scorpion grass over and over again. Although most of them were not dark in color, the scars were intertwined and almost covered her entire face.
Hearing this concern, Lan Ying immediately burst into tears. She laughed and cried, "It doesn't matter. I will give you a few jars of salvia and mutton fat ointment in the future, and you will be fine soon!"
Ma Wan nodded: "Okay, I'll find it for you."
There were still things to find and people who needed her, so she still had reasons to stay in this world.
"Girl, my maid will take you home." Lan Ying held up one of Ma Wan's arms and held back her tears: "My maid will cook your favorite meals, and I will feed you every ounce of the girl's flesh.
return!"
Her tone sounded as if she had given herself a military order, vowing to accomplish something extremely important.
Ma Wan couldn't help but smile a little, her eye circles finally turned red, and she nodded lightly to Lan Ying.
Not far away, Wu Chunbai, who had brought Lan Ying here, looked at the master and servant approaching with a smile.
Ma Wan also saw Wu Chunbai. They were about the same age. They were both noble daughters of the imperial family in the past, so they had naturally met each other.
But Ma Wan still thought hard for a long time before she suddenly remembered who this girl was.
Lan Ying whispered from the side: "Girl, it was the girl from the Wu family who took the servant to Luoyang..."
Ma Wan then stopped and bowed seriously to Wu Chunbai.
Wu Chunbai returned the favor to Ma Wan, and the spring breeze blew through their clothes. Afterwards, Wu Chunbai accompanied Ma Wan and left the Yamen here.
The Prince Rong's crime is unpardonable, but Ma Wan has done some merit in exposing Li Yin, so he will not be implicated. He will be rewarded according to his merit when the case is officially concluded later.
Wu Chunbai told Ma Wan that she could return to live in Ma Xiang's Mansion first.
Lan Ying was afraid that her daughter would fall in love with the scene, so she suggested renting a small courtyard outside.
Ma Wan suppressed the tears in her eyes and said hoarsely: "Go home."
She wants to go home.
Even though she knew very well that her grandfather had "abandoned" her as a granddaughter, she still asked for it voluntarily to marry into Prince Rong's palace. How could she ask her grandfather to betray the truth he wanted to uphold for her?
She is very clear about her grandfather's ambition, the choice between Tao and her, her grandfather chose the former, and when it comes to the choice between Tao and life, her grandfather still chooses the former...
Her grandfather is no longer alive. In order to protect the emperor and repay the kindness of the emperor, he sacrificed his life without hesitation.
To Ma Wan, such a grandfather is not hateful but respectable.
She respects her grandfather's choice and will not completely deny his love for her just because he abandoned her later.
Her grandfather is gone, her grandmother is still there, and her younger brother...these are her closest family members.
Yes, she still has her family here, so how could she seek death so easily? After finally escaping from death, the damned person is already dead, so she should live a good life.
Ma Wan wiped away her tears, got on the carriage prepared by Wu Chunbai, and returned home with Lan Ying.
The former Prime Minister Ma's Mansion is now empty, and the Ma family is on their way from Luoyang to support Ma's soul and return to Beijing.
The assassination of Emperor Shengce on that day was indeed the work of Li Yin. Although Emperor Shengce was barely saved due to the planning of Wei Shuyi and others, the danger at that time was definitely not fake, and it was also true that Ma Xingzhou was seriously injured while protecting him.
Ma Xingzhou passed away in Luoyang. He had been in coma for many days. When he passed away, he barely woke up for a moment and asked vaguely, "Is your Majesty out of danger?" Wei Shuyi answered seriously, "Your Majesty is well."
Then he left with his eyes closed.
Ma Xingzhou was the first civilian prime minister in Dasheng who came from a poor family in a real sense. His supreme loyalty to the Holy Emperor was more like repaying the kindness of knowing him.
At the moment when he saw Ma Xingzhou pass away, Wei Shuyi was thinking that even though the Holy Emperor had made countless mistakes, she chose to activate the poor clan and kill the nobles. This achievement was indeed a great kindness to countless children from the poor clan and would also be left to future generations.
Extraordinary long-lasting impact.
Speaking of the Holy Emperor, Taifu Chu announced in the Imperial Ancestral Temple that day that the empress was still alive. The matter was also mentioned in the "Book of Punishing Li Yin's Hundred Sins". There was a lot of discussion about this in the capital, and many people were thinking--the empress was really alive.
Is he still alive? If true, where is this emperor who has gone through ups and downs?
The clan members and officials in the capital were also curious about this matter, but strangely, no one mentioned it openly and asked questions.
Although the Crown Princess took the initiative to live in the East Palace, no one dared to inquire about the whereabouts of the Emperor.
Officials in Beijing and central China have gradually recovered from this change and began to think about the future. At the same time, this change, which can be described as an overnight change, is gradually spreading to various state capitals.
Wherever the news passed, everyone was shocked.
Everyone was ready to listen to the news of the new emperor's official enthronement, but they never imagined that the eye-catching enthronement ceremony would actually become a court for the trial of traitors... And in the eyes of many people, the crown princess who had already died in Beidi...
Suddenly replaced King Rong Li Yin and became the new master of the imperial city.
The situation is like a sudden rain, which changes the color of heaven and earth in an instant.
Under the control of people in the capital, and with the cooperation of Li Suining's secret stakes everywhere, the first people to be shocked were the news of Li Yin's treason, and then the crown princess came to the capital to crusade against Li Yin and take charge of the overall situation.
The order in which the two pieces of news were disseminated silently obscured the time when the Crown Princess led her troops to Beijing, avoiding unnecessary doubts and troubles, and allowing this sudden and unbuffered incident to remain within reason and morality.
Those forces loyal to Li Yin will definitely try to find out the truth about the specific process, but that is meaningless.
Li Yin's defeat was an irreversible defeat. Rather than the inside story of the defeat, they should make plans for their future as soon as possible.
The complete and detailed truth is only controlled by a few people, and the information that ordinary people receive is often slower, more vague and fragmented.
Among the people in the fields, they only heard that the princess had won the battle and returned from Beidi.
Beidi surrendered, and the princess returned safely and triumphantly. This was naturally a great joy for the whole country. The people were all grateful to the princess who bravely defeated the enemy, and regarded her as the god of salvation.
However, some people soon felt afraid. The concubine came back, and it was difficult for two tigers to be accommodated on one mountain. I heard that King Rong was going to ascend the throne? Or had he already ascended the throne? In short, Prince Rong wanted to be the emperor. If the concubine also wanted to be the emperor, it would be inevitable.
There's still going to be a war!
When some people expressed this concern, other people were immediately frightened, and some were like frightened birds, crying helplessly: "...it's rare to have such good rain this year!"
Rain determines the harvest of crops.
They carefully loosened the soil and sown the seeds, watching the crops grow day by day, and trembling hopes just arose in their hearts. If there was another war, they would have to watch the horses trample the fields again. Even if they were lucky enough to save the crops, after hard work and harvest,
, if necessary, all of it must be used as military pay.
How many people will starve to death by then?
They are illiterate and illiterate. They care more about the few acres of crops in front of them than who wins or loses in the end and becomes the emperor. This is an important matter that can determine their life and death.
When fear spread among the crowd, the scholar in the village came back from outside, holding a few pieces of paper in his hand, walking hurriedly, and saying something loudly.
The crowd didn't listen carefully and rushed to greet him, asking anxiously: "But there's going to be a war again!"
"Hit!" The scholar panted angrily, but his eyes were bright: "It's over!"
The villagers were confused. What do you mean the fighting was over? They didn't hear any news, so how could the fighting be over?
"In this battle, because a benevolent man took the lead and had a good heart, the chaos was only in the capital!" A layer of tears appeared in the scholar's bright eyes: "The crown prince's victory... the world will truly be at peace.
Got it!"
The surrounding suddenly became noisy.
The scholar spoke excitedly about all the news he had heard, including the fearless actions of the scribes in the capital to attack Li Yin, and then unfolded the copied letter of hundreds of sins, regardless of how noisy the villagers were.
Read it out loud.
After confirming the authenticity of the news, the people came to their senses and felt at ease, and then they felt like scolding Li Yin.
Only then did people realize that many of the terrible sufferings and wars were caused by the sinner Li Yin.
Before that, they, the devastated poor, did not even have the opportunity to know the truth.
"...The higher-ups also said that the late prince was originally a woman?" Someone asked amidst the scolding of Li Yin.
"Yes." The scholar said with a determined expression: "The Taifu's words are definitely not wrong!"
In the midst of lamentations, a group of children ran back from the fields, all covered in mud. The leader of the children lost one of his shoes. His mother grabbed the child and was about to beat him, but everyone stopped him.
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It's normal to spank a child, and no one might ask about it on weekdays, but today everyone was in a good mood, and they started persuading each other.
"The world will be at peace! Damn Tie Zhu, just spare Tie Zhu this time!"
"Yeah, there's no need to fight anymore, why are you still beating him?"
"It's just a pair of shoes, so what are you afraid of? Come back and bring a pair of shoes that look like iron pillars to my house, and I'll just make an extra pair for him!"
"Yes, yes, stop fighting..."
The woman was surrounded by such persuasion. She blushed and felt helpless for a moment, but she couldn't help but smile and let go of the child.
Tie Zhu, who had escaped the disaster, didn't react too much. He raised his head and listened curiously to the adults' words. He couldn't help but think to himself - peace is so good!
Everyone started joking, and Grandma stopped hitting anyone!
Even when it rained, when she thought about the confiscated clothes at home, she just said "Oops" in annoyance, then hurriedly took his hand and ran home with a smile.
Some villagers forcibly took the scholar away and asked him to go to his home to take shelter from the rain and talk in detail.
And Tiezhu looked at his mother's reassuring smile in the rain, and thought again - peace is so good! I really hope the world will always be peaceful!
The scene here is a microcosm of countless people.
For most ordinary people, compared to those disputes over imperial power, the news "No more wars, the world is at peace" is the most amazing good news.
This feeling is like having a sharp blade hanging above their head at all times. Suddenly an immortal waved his hand, causing the sharp blade to turn into countless dust particles, fluttering and falling, and then turned into wind and rain, so that their tortured hearts became smooth.
And the Immortal is no longer an illusory god, but a real person. She is the Crown Princess, the literati and military generals who have devoted their lives to this cause, and the millions of sages who have opened the way to peace for the people.
As the news spread further and further, along with this Qingming rain, it completely washed away the haze of the people and restored the true nature of Qingming to the world.
Rain and thunder could not drown out the roaring voices of the people.
This agitated voice may be the worst in Huainan Road.
Compared with the outcome of the imperial power struggle that attracted everyone's attention, most officials and people in Huainan Province were more concerned about the "triumphant return of the princess" itself.
The imperial concubine whom the world calls her is their governor, the envoy, the one who pacified Jiangdu, the one who eliminated the Japanese rebellion, and the one who gave them shelter in these troubled times and protected them from the suffering of war.
people.
If you listen carefully to the hustle and bustle everywhere on Huainan Road, you can see that there is both crying and laughter. The laughter comes from those who have cried before, and the crying comes from those who have been restrained and calm before.
Some people also sneaked to temples and Taoist temples to ask if they accidentally cried mourning for the living and accidentally burned a lot of incense paper. Will it usually cause any harm to the living? Is there any way to make up for it?
method.
However, when I went there, I realized that there were quite a few people who had the same idea... I thought it was a very small thing to mourn and burn paper for the princess, but everyone secretly did it!
Temples in Huainan Province have been overcrowded recently, and even the rain cannot stop people's eagerness.
There has been a lot of rain in Jiangdu recently. Yao Ran listened to the news from outside and stood on the porch, looking at the jumping rain. He felt that he had never seen raindrops jumping so happily in his life. Every one of them jumped in his heart.
Go up and wash away all the fear, confusion and anxiety.
Going west, in Gwangju City, the rain has passed and the sky is clear, the clouds have cleared and the sun is visible.
The governor Shao Shantong also went to the temple in person. Of course, he did not mourn or burn paper in advance. He just prayed for blessings and made a special trip to fulfill his vows.
After coming out of the temple, Shao Shantong and his wife boarded the carriage together. After realizing it, he sighed: "I just said, why did Marquis Zhongyong change whenever he said? It turns out that this is what happened..."
The governor's wife teased: "Now you finally know that you misunderstood the Marquis? You are right, we are a family, but you, an outsider, are suspicious of Marquis Zhongyong!"