In the Huichun Hall, Gong Yan was lying on the bed with a pale face, looking at her weak son beside her, feeling regretful.
If she hadn't been trusting of others and greedy for wealth, why would she have been born prematurely and her own flesh and blood were innately deficient? Now that she was in such a state, she, a weak woman, couldn't think of any solution and could only shed tears every day.
Gong Yan and Wu Liang were both from Weinan. They were sold to Beijing as slaves because their families were too poor.
She entered Jian'anhou Mansion at the age of eight and was able to have a full stomach for the first time in her life. She was so happy! However, her brain was stupid and she couldn't even recognize a few words after studying for a long time. Her hands were even dumber and she couldn't learn the abacus or needlework.
The stitches are very thick. Even the most basic cooking skills such as making tonics and so on, she can't always control the heat well. After wasting the ingredients a few times, the tutor only asked her to do menial tasks such as cleaning.
The only good thing about Gong Yan was that she was good-looking, so she was later promoted to a second-class maid by Zuo Congyun. After all, she could be taken care of. With many opportunities to meet Marquis Jian'an, Gong Yan also had some unworthy thoughts.
The Marquis of Jian'an was deeply in love with his wife, and they were always served by a few servants. When Gong Yan saw Qiu Ju in the sewing room, who was very skillful, she took the initiative to take off her clothes to seduce the Marquis by sending him clothes. As a result, she was seduced.
The Marquis ordered his servants to throw out Qiu Ju's naked body, beat her to death and throw her into a mass grave!
Gong Yan's desire to climb the dragon and the phoenix was immediately extinguished. She just wanted to live, dress decently and look good, and have enough to eat. She knew that her brain was average, so she had better not think about the rest.
Wu Liang was the boy in charge of the warehouse in the mansion, and he often moved around. They were both from the same hometown, so they got along well without knowing it.
The two secretly had sex several times without anyone noticing. It wasn't until Gong Yankuishui was about three months old that she realized she was pregnant.
Gong Yan was so frightened that she found an opportunity to tell Wu Liang. Wu Liang was shocked and told Gong Yan to be careful not to leak the matter out. The servants in the Hou Mansion were all privately giving and receiving without telling their master.
He would be severely punished. Gong Yan knew what was going on, so she naturally kept it a secret.
A few days later, Wu Liang came to Gong Yan very happy and said that he had raised enough silver and told her not to worry, someone would come to redeem her from the house in two days.
Sure enough, on the third day, a nanny Liu asked to see Mrs. Zuo, saying that she was a member of Gong Yan's family. Now that her family was getting better, she wanted to redeem Gong Yan and find a good match for her to marry.
The Marquis of Jian'an always treated his servants kindly, so Mrs. Zuo spared Gong Yan the money she needed to redeem herself, and rewarded her with some fine clothes and jewelry and twenty taels of silver, before she canceled the deed of sale and sent her out of the house.
She was so happy that she didn't know there was a bigger surprise waiting for her behind!
Aunt Liu actually took her to a small two-entry courtyard. Four maids came to greet her with great attentiveness, helped her carry her luggage, washed and changed clothes, fed and dressed her, and called her "Madam" every day.
Gong Yan speculated that her current daily expenses were not as luxurious as the Marquis of Jian'an's wife, but they were still comparable to those of ordinary officials and ladies from wealthy families.
Aunt Liu only asked her to rest assured and raise the baby, and everything would be clear when Wu Liang came. Although Gong Yan was quite uneasy, she enjoyed it immensely.
Wu Liang came to see her every three to five days, speaking tenderly and asking her to take care of her baby. Gong Yan gradually got used to the life of such a noble lady.
Gong Yan is in good health and the fetus is growing safely.
When she was almost eight months pregnant, Aunt Liu knelt in front of Gong Yan and begged Gong Yan to do her a favor. In the past few months, Aunt Liu and the four maids had served her extremely well. She quickly helped her up. Ask for details.
Aunt Liu cried to Gong Yan with snot and tears: "Mrs. Gong, the master of Lao Nu's family, was ruined by Marquis Jian'an! Lao Nu came to Beijing this time just to find an opportunity to help Lao Nu. Dozens of members of the family, old and young, of the miserable family want to take revenge!"
In the past two months, Aunt Liu and the four maids have told Gong Yan from time to time about how the Marquis of Jian'an is sanctimonious but secretly bullies the people to make money. As a result, Gong Yan naturally believes in Aunt Liu.
Gong Yan helped up Nanny Liu, feeling troubled: "Mommy, I am just a second-class maid in the Hou family. On weekdays, no one is allowed to enter the Hou's study. I can't get any evidence of the Hou's evil deeds!"
Gong Yan knew that the government was very particular about evidence, and Marquis Jian'an's study would definitely have a lot of it, but she had already left the government and had a big belly, where could she get it?
"There is no need for Madam to find evidence of Marquis Jian'an's crimes. The old servant just wants to ruin Marquis Jian'an's reputation first and make him be reviled. As for the rest, if the tree falls and the hozens scatter, Marquis Jian'an's reputation will be gone, and the rest of the dirty and dirty things will be covered up naturally. Don’t go down.”
Wu Liang also frequently persuaded Gong Yan that if Marquis Jian'an recognized the child, it would definitely be a hundred times better to raise the child in Marquis Jian'an's Mansion than to follow them. For the sake of reputation, Marquis Jian'an's Mansion must at least raise the child. aldult.
If you don't recognize it, it doesn't matter. They did this big favor for Grandma Liu and got several thousand taels of silver for free. Once they got the money, the couple would find a remote place to hide and buy hundreds of acres of land to become rich. It is better than being a slave to others.
Gong Yan listened to what Wu Liang said so eloquently and saw a life of wealth and wealth, so she naturally agreed. So she followed Grandma Liu's plan and performed it in front of the Jian'an Marquis Mansion, but it failed miserably!
There is no news about Wu Liang now, so the odds are against her. And she, a weak woman, offended two princes, what could happen to her?
Gong Yan glanced at her son with tearful eyes, felt cruel, took off her belt, and committed suicide.
She prayed that her death would at least calm the anger of the two princes and not embarrass her son. "Huichun Hall" had a good reputation far and wide, and the medical woman who came to take care of her every day was a kind-hearted person and would take care of her child. .
Huichun Hall informed Jintong of the news of Gong Yan's suicide as soon as possible. Jintong sighed a few times, and then asked Wu An to help find a wealthy family in need of a child, and send the orphan there to raise him. It was a good deed.
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Despite the Holy Lord's thousands of words of comfort, Lu Ziqi still had the consciousness to risk his life in southern Xinjiang and trudged all the way.
There were still one hundred and eighty kilometers away from the destination. Lu Zi, covered in dust and dust, was surrounded by the long-awaited soldiers of Zheng Qiyan, who escorted him to the Iron Armored Army camp with thoughtfulness and consideration.
Zheng Qiyan personally came out of the camp to greet him, and his attitude was so respectful that Lu Ziqi couldn't help but hold his hand and kept talking nonsense to Zheng Qiyan. As a minister who was demoted, he shouldn't have taken the initiative to photograph Zheng Qiyan first. Flattery?
He considered himself to be a tough remonstrator, and he couldn't do such lowly things as bending down for five buckets of rice. However, the popular Zhengyipin Marquis Pingning greeted him with a smile, so he couldn't keep a dark face.
So the two middle-aged men with fake smiles chatted harmoniously for two quarters of an hour, and then Zheng Qiyan went straight to the point!
Lu Ziqi followed Zheng Qiyan to investigate around, and he had mixed feelings in his heart. One general's success would lead to the death of thousands of people, and the worst would be for ordinary people.
More than a dozen cities on one side of the Qiushui River were almost completely wiped out by the flood. On the other side, Zheng Qiyan built a reservoir to block the lower reaches of the Qiushui River. The water was diverted and flooded three cities including Chunshui City where Hong Bo's army was located. The ground was in a mess and it was unbearable to see.
Both sides of the Taiwan Strait were devastated, and Lu Ziqiao cursed in his heart: Banditry was like a comb, and soldiers were like a stick. Such a miserable situation, I am afraid that it will not recover in ten years.
Although Zheng Qiyan rescued the people who were captured by Hongbo, and since he arrived in southern Xinjiang, he has been sending soldiers everywhere to help the people rebuild their homes. In addition, he has opened up barren mountains and prepared to vigorously develop farming. He worked very hard.
The problem is that Zheng Qiyan is very good at fighting, but he is not very professional in managing the people. Although the King of Jin secretly sent dozens of staff to help, it is a pity that there is still one missing person who can take charge of the overall situation.
Gongsun Wuji has carefully studied Lu Zikai's past experience, and he is a talented person who can take charge of the people on his own, so Zheng Qiyan naturally has to fawn over him. Southern Xinjiang is full of waste, and it depends on Lu Zikai!
Southern Xinjiang is a rare and wealthy land. Hong Bo was defeated and fled into the mountains, unable to take away the gold and silver treasures he had plundered. Zheng Qiyan sent people to count and found that there were more than 30 million taels of gold nuggets of excellent quality, and not much else.
It is said that this item alone can equal the income of the government for five years. There are also hundreds of carts full of other rare treasures, not to mention that these are all left after Zheng Qiyan's army plundered them.
Since the founding of the Dayi Dynasty, when the generals who led the troops in battle won the battle, they would tacitly agree that their soldiers would collect the spoils of war on their own.
The prerequisites are: no lives are lost, and the looted property can be moved and taken back by oneself. As for the rest, count them, and the general will take some of them himself, and the rest will be turned over to the treasury.
That big lump of nugget gold was very troublesome and needed to be melted into gold ingots. Zheng Qiyan, on the surface, packed thousands of carts with nothing left, and sent troops one after another to escort them to Beijing. He made the Holy Lord look two years younger.
Half a day later, Oi Xiaoman went to his wife Xiangruilou's place to hold a flower, and his back was straight and confident.
Such a prosperous land, as long as it is managed well, it will be equivalent to a reserve granary for the King of Jin, which will give him an extra bargaining chip for the King of Jin to ascend to the throne. Zheng Qiyan was naturally very concerned about it, and sent people to accompany Lu Zizuo for several days to investigate and make plans.
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Lu Zijiao worked tirelessly, city after city, to help people rebuild their homes. He promoted agriculture, developed handicrafts, and supported trade with southern Xinjiang and other places.
Zheng Qiyan saw that Lu Ziqi lived up to his expectations, so he did what he should do with peace of mind.
Hong Bo is now colluding with the Uighurs, and it is not easy to annihilate them in one fell swoop. After Zheng Qiyan announced to the Holy Lord, he reorganized 400,000 troops and stationed them on the spot.
The army is still divided into four groups, with two groups training every day to prepare for battle at any time. One group will open up wasteland to plant crops, which can be left to the people to cultivate after the army withdraws from southern Xinjiang. All the way will help Lu Ziqiu, and by the way, you can also help Zheng Qiyan.
Good reputation. The four groups of people took turns, and Southern Xinjiang became increasingly prosperous under Lu Ziqi's governance.