King Ji returned to the palace in late June, and King Yu failed to usurp the throne. It was already a month and a half later when Wei Zijun, who was far away in Dama City in the Ming Dynasty, received the news.
In a few days it will be the Hungry Ghost Festival, which is the Ghost Festival. People pray to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for protection, promote good and drive away evil, and at the same time offer sacrifices to their ancestors to give some comfort to wild ghosts.
The significance of worshiping ancestors is to be cautious about the future and to hope for the prosperity of descendants. Sacrifice to ancestors is a moral belief, a poetic act to express emotions, and an emotional expression of gratitude and remembrance.
But the Wei family has nothing to be grateful or remember to Wei Zijun. Over the years, the Wei family has relied on girls with special blood in the family to obtain special wealth and power from the Qi family, knowing full well that the Wei family To the Qi royal family, women are just an antidote that can be used at any time.
The people of the Wei family didn't care at all whether the woman was living a good life in the Qi family, whether she was happy or not, whether it hurt when the blood was taken, whether she felt scared or not.
Even Wei Zijun's biological parents were like this. She once tried it in front of them, saying that she didn't want to go and could they not let her go.
However, her father immediately scolded her severely, saying that she was ignorant. This matter was related to the glory of the Wei family, so how could she talk nonsense.
Although her mother was not as fierce as her father, she still tried to persuade her, saying that this was her life and that God had arranged it. She also said that even if the prince needed blood, it would only be to take some blood, and it would definitely hurt when taking blood. , just be patient and it will pass.
He also said that after taking her blood, the prince would definitely feel more sorry for her and love her. It would be even better if he could give birth to a boy and a half girl for the prince.
Wei Zijun felt sad when he heard what his parents said. But after he planned to leave the Wei family, he suddenly felt relieved and no longer sad.
If you can't change their minds, just be yourself and work hard to change your destiny.
Therefore, during the more than ten years since she escaped from her family, she never missed her hometown or her family, let alone the memory of the deceased ancestors of the Wei family.
For a family that sacrifices its women for a lifetime so that the whole family can enjoy wealth and glory, it's already good that she doesn't hate it.
However, Wei Zijun ordered people to prepare paper money for incense candles. During the Hungry Ghost Festival, he would go to the mass graves outside the city and burn some paper money for those who died in wars and natural disasters and had no one to worship them.
It's not to appease those so-called lonely ghosts and prevent their resentment from causing trouble to the living.
That’s right, it’s out of compassion!
Seeing the three siblings in the yard muttering together again, Wei Zijun knew that the topic of the three children must be related to their father.
She overheard it a few days ago. Xiao An was a little anxious, saying that since dad had captured the rebellious King Yu, why didn't he come back here quickly to find his mother?
Xiao Le said that it was because although King Yu had captured it, he did not explain where he hid the emperor's grandfather. The emperor's grandfather was his father's father, so his father would definitely not leave Beijing and come here.
When Wei Zijun heard this, he felt a little worried. They hadn't officially recognized each other yet, so they were calling him daddy or grandpa?
You know, the father they talk about doesn't even know the existence of the three of them until now.
As a precaution, after giving birth to three children, several versions of smoke bombs were deliberately released.
Therefore, only a few of the most trusted people knew that the three of them were born to her.
In fact, there is another theory about these three children, which is not very good, that is, the three children were born to Mrs. Gu and Leng Wuyi.
When the rumor first came out, Wei Zijun didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he held his knife indifferently and searched for several days with murderous intent.
Later it was found out that the originator of the rumors was a man named Zhao Xiaogou who was driven out of the city under Wei Zijun's order.
The reason why he was expelled from the city was because this guy actually had the courage to secretly tell the businessmen who came over to do business that he was Mrs. Gu's subordinate. Then, when they heard about it, they quickly gave him money.
When businessmen have doubts, they dare not go directly to the government office to ask, or even ask others.
I’m afraid, what if it’s true? That would be troublesome!
Thinking that it was just a matter of a little money, and he could gain a firm foothold in the five cities anyway, the money would be earned back quickly, so Zhao Xiaogou was always safe and sound.
Until one day, when he met a simple and sincere person, Zhao Xiaogou saw that the other person had no intention of benefiting him at all, so he threatened him with some bad words. Who would have thought that the other person was not afraid of his outburst, and if they started making trouble, the matter would not be settled.
Living.
Mrs. Gu ordered people to investigate the matter strictly. All the businessmen who had suffered losses before came forward to identify them. Not only did Zhao Xiaogou return all the money he got, he was also fined fifty strokes, and the important thing was that he was beaten.
He will also be expelled from the city.
Zhao Xiaogou couldn't swallow this breath, so he started spreading rumors.
He actually didn't know if Mrs. Gu had any children or how many. Anyway, he said that the child was the result of her and Leng Wugou's union.
The people in the five cities all knew that Leng Wuyi was someone close to Madam Gu, and some people believed this rumor when it came out.
For this reason, Leng Youyou felt sorry for Wei Zijun, but she smiled and said that what others say is their business, as long as she has a clear conscience.
In fact, the rumors did not have much impact on Wei Zijun. For the people of the five cities, she can make them live a stable life, so she is still a living bodhisattva in everyone's heart.
As for whether she and Leng Wuyi had any affairs between men and women, it had nothing to do with them.
However, the person who spread the rumor was found hanged from a big tree outside the city, with his tongue cut out and hung around his neck.
No one thought it was cruel to treat Zhao Xiaogou's people like this, but they thought it was really not good to keep a rat like Zhao Xiaogou in the city.
Now, seeing the three children waiting for their father to come, Wei Zijun felt a little complicated.
When she heard that He Zexu had gone all the way into the palace and captured the King of Yu, she breathed a sigh of relief that he was safe and sound.
But soon, she realized that when he returned here after solving the problems in the palace, she would face the biggest problem, so she began to feel anxious again.
Stop worrying about his safety and start worrying about how you will face him!
Is it useful to explain to him and tell the truth? Can he let it go?
After all, he was the one who had been deceived by himself for more than ten years.
Because of her, I have been single until now!
Anyway, Wei Zijun felt that on the other hand, if he had treated her like this back then, it would have been hard for her to let go.
What should I do? It's like running away. Then even if he comes over, he won't be able to find her, right?