Zhao Chengji murmured in a low voice, "I fell asleep quite quickly."
His hands squeezed her waist, gently, and the touch under his hands was delicate and soft,
good……
In the blink of an eye, it has been so long since I was reborn.
Sometimes, Zhao Chengji even felt that his previous life was a dream he had had, and everything now was real.
As an emperor, Zhao Chengji didn't think there was anything good about having more concubines. Those women fought openly and secretly, doing one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes. They only cared about status, family interests and their own glory and wealth. As for the emperor,
This is secondary. As long as the position is given enough, even the person sitting on the throne can be their grandfather, and they can accept it.
Zhao Chengji saw these things clearly. Therefore, even in his previous life, he only had a few concubines in his harem, and after that, the draft was cancelled.
They all say that it is a blessing to have people all around you, but Zhao Chengji feels that it is enough to have a girl who cares about him in his eyes and heart and stay with him for the rest of his life.
Especially, the girl you like can give you an unexpected surprise, so what else can you not be satisfied with?
Thinking about his previous life, the palace concubines failed to give him a son and a half after his death. But in this life, when he didn't expect it, he did have one, and there were two at once.
But I really answered that sentence.
Something will occur if it belongs to your life, if not, do not push it.
He put his hand on Yu Lan's lower abdomen, and his face rarely showed the gentleness that only an old father could have. The area has begun to swell now, and the place where the hand touches is not as flat as before, but more swollen.
This is his child.
I'll be able to meet him soon.
Touching her slightly bulging belly, Zhao Chengji thought of the unlucky child in his previous life.
"I have pity on our child. It would be great if he could be born safely." He whispered into her ear, with a hint of sigh in his voice.
Although that has passed, when I think about it, I still feel very sorry. No matter how good I am to her now, there are some injuries that he cannot make up for.
Sometimes, what you miss is a lifetime. As I said, you must cherish the present moment.
If I hadn't been reborn, I'd probably never know that I had a child before I knew it.
Thinking of this, Zhao Chengji's eyes flashed with anger.
It was too simple for him to want to kill a person, but after thinking about it, it was not too cheap to let him die like that, and he couldn't understand his hatred. No, he sent the person away before he returned to the palace.
Go to the place you should go and experience the suffering of the world.
He gently pressed his forehead against Yu Lan's forehead, hugged her and closed his eyes.
I slept well that night.
…
At the same time, deep in the remote mines on the border of Xiling, those who had committed crimes and were sent here were already getting up, and those who had not yet gotten up were whipped with several whips.
The people who can come here are all criminals or slaves who have been registered with the government and sent from the north. Here, you will be beaten if you are slow to work, and you will be beaten if you are slow to eat. If you don't like it, you will still be beaten. As long as
Even if you are still alive, even if you are sick, as long as you are not dead, you still have to wear an anklet and continue working. Those who are disobedient and want to run away will only be beaten to death.
In this mine, people die every day, and new people commit crimes every day.
Some people pride themselves on their martial arts skills and want to lead people to cause trouble or even escape. Obviously this is impossible. This mine is just under a cliff and in an abyss. There is only one way in and out, and even outside there is no
It was heavily guarded and no one could escape.
These criminals and slaves in the mines can only sleep for one or two hours a day, and they have to get up before dawn to work. If you don't get up earlier, the whip will hit you mercilessly. Not only will the whip hit you,
There is no food to eat yet.
At this moment, it's still dark.
There are fires and torches burning in the depths of the mine, and the ground is full of mined stones, large and small, and a polluted environment. This is an iron mine managed by the government itself, and these iron ores are needed to forge weapons.
"Two coarse-grain steamed buns and a bowl of water per person. After eating, go to work quickly. If you can't complete the task given by the boss today, I'll see if I don't skin you..."
The rough voice rang viciously in everyone's ears, followed by the crackle of a whip. Listening to that sound, people felt that the whip was about to fall on them in the next moment.
They were all too familiar with the taste of the whip, and just hearing it started to hurt.
Steamed buns made from whole grains are inherently harder. Now that it's cold, the steamed buns will be harder to eat than usual after they get cold. However, the criminals and slaves who come here can only eat this.
It's better to rush to eat. After all, you have to survive.
"My lord, please do well."
"Can you give me one more? I'm really hungry."
"Hey, newcomers, do you know the rules? What kind of place is this? You want to get one more. You think you are here to enjoy the blessings. Now you know that you are hungry. When you committed murder and arson, why didn't you think about this illegal thing?
Can it be done?"
"You want one more, get out." As he spoke, the officer and soldier guarding the mine raised his foot and kicked the man out.
The person fell to the ground.
As soon as the buns fell, they were snatched away by others.
"That'smine."
"give me back……"
"I'll fight with you."
What I saw next was the scene of criminals fighting to the death for a bite of food. This kind of thing happens often in this mine, so even the officers and soldiers were not surprised and were very calm.
The new criminal was soon beaten to death.
"Okay, please stop this. If anyone dares to cause trouble, they won't be able to eat."
"Boss, the new guy is dead."
"If it's dead, it's dead, drag it away."
"yes……"
"Continue to distribute, and let me eat faster."
The sound of chains scraping against the ground was heard, dragging. Amidst these sounds, the criminals in ragged clothes lined up and began to receive food. Perhaps because it was cold, they could be seen shivering together.
After receiving the steamed buns and water, these people gobbled it up. Because if they don’t eat quickly, maybe the food will be snatched away by others. For this reason, as long as they receive the food, they will eat it as soon as possible.
over.
After distributing the whole grain steamed buns, I smelled the aroma of meat, which made me feel hungry instantly.
"Brothers, there is braised pork today, come here quickly."
"Hey, boss, how come the food is so good these days? There is meat every day, it tastes so good."
"That's not all the reward from above. This winter, each person can receive a set of cotton-padded clothes. There is also a reward of twenty taels of silver."