Around the autumn harvest, many things also happened in Lin'an, the capital of the Wu Dynasty at this time.
After the Jingping Disgrace, the martial arts style in the Southern Dynasties began to flourish. This year's martial arts style was vigorously launched in the capital, attracting a large number of knights to the capital. The influx of people carrying swords made the capital's
The public security is a little chaotic, but the various behaviors of the knights have also evolved into various fascinating deeds in the storytellers' mouths. Not long ago, Lin Susu, a famous prostitute in the capital, fell in love with the Jianghu hero, causing two Jianghu high-ranking men to make an appointment.
The battle at the top of the city became a hot topic for a while and became a good story.
While Wu Zhuangyuan was in progress, the prosperous literary society in Lin'an was not to be outdone. At this time, the academies gathered in Lin'an had their own activities. Several large-scale patriotic literary gatherings were held in Lin'an City, which caused a sensation. Several famous poems were published.
, generous and high-spirited, widely sung by women in brothels and palaces.
The prevalence of the civil and military atmosphere temporarily washed away the decadent atmosphere of the Beiwu period, and there was even a sense of prosperity. At least in the eyes of the literati, the generosity and upwardness of society at this time was far greater than that of a decade ago.
The songs and dances of the country were peaceful. And with the beginning of the autumn harvest, a group of big bandits near the capital, including Wang Xigui, were also arrested under the encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers. They were then beheaded in the capital and displayed to the public, which also greatly inspired the people.
A large number of shops, restaurants, and workshops are opening. The prosperity of commerce near Lin'an has caused the city to expand at an alarming rate. By this time, its prosperity has actually surpassed Bianliang, which has been in business for two hundred years.
In the brothel and Chu Palace, stories of talented people and beauties are spread every day, and the anecdotes of the court officials sometimes become the talk of people in the capital after dinner. In the lively atmosphere, there is one thing that is also mixed in.
, during this period of time, it became an interesting topic discussed by many people.
The consort Qu Zonghui committed a crime.
At the end of June, the prince-consort fell in love with a northern girl while playing with flowers. When they were cheating on each other, something happened and he accidentally killed the girl. His traveling companions and followers tried to resolve the matter.
The other party's parents had a strong temper, but refused to give up. In this way, the matter became a case of annihilation of the clan. Later, Jing Zhaoyin found out and found out.
In the capital, the investigation and reporting of various cases have their own rules. If it were just that simple, when the report was reported from below, it might not expand if the top pressed down. However, if the prince-in-law did such a thing, the princess
It's hard to describe how she felt in her heart. When she reported it, the eldest princess was furious and threw her consort into the prison. Qu Zonghui's family was also a prominent family in the southern country, so they hurriedly came to plead for mercy.
Soon, the news spread.
After that, some surprising news came out one after another, which took the whole situation in a direction that many people did not expect.
It is despicable that the prince-in-law committed such a heinous crime, but as the discussion deepened, many people gradually became aware of the situation of the prince-in-law. Today, the eldest princess has a proud temperament and has always looked down upon the prince-son-in-law. The two have been married for ten years
, the princess has not had anything to do, and it is extremely difficult for the prince-in-law to meet the princess on weekdays. If these are just common occurrences of marital discord, since the day they got married, the princess has never slept with the prince-in-law, and she has never slept with the prince-son-in-law since the day they got married.
The rumors about the consort's approach really added fuel to the fire to the situation.
The man who was recruited as the consort was looked down upon by his wife from the day they got married. He had not had sex with him for ten years. As a result, the consort gradually gave up on himself. When he became depressed step by step, the princess palace did not care and let him go.
Ziliu. It is indeed hateful to do these things now, but apart from that, is there anything wrong with the eldest princess's behavior? Gradually, such discussions began to ferment among people's mouths and ears.
Although it is not yet the time for killing people according to ethics, women's morals are still important after all. Qu Zonghui's case is gradually finalized, and there is nothing more to say, but the arrogance of the eldest princess is undoubtedly more distasteful.
In the past, the literati shook their heads. Even the girls from the brothel and Chu palace, when talking about this matter, felt that the princess had gone too far. Earlier, the eldest princess used thunderous means to imprison the consort.
Naturally, his behavior cannot be seen as selfless at the moment. Instead, it is more like killing someone by taking the opportunity to get rid of a burden. As a wife, it is really inappropriate to treat her husband like this.
Amidst such discussions, news of a bigger picture gradually came. The change in Tian Hu's power had not spread on a large scale due to deliberate control. General Yue's second victory in Xiangyang, good news came one after another, and the excitement was high.
The atmosphere in Lin'an was suppressed in a short period of time, and the gossip about the prince-in-law was suppressed...
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The sun is warm and the fallen leaves are golden. When the attention of most people in Lin'an is attracted by the great victory in the north, it is impossible to skip what has happened. In the palace, officials and celebrities come and go every day, involved in things
All kinds of things related to the consort and the Qu family accounted for a large part of this period of time. On this day, the father's sigh came back and forth several times in the imperial study room.
"...Fortunately, the Xiangyang Dasheng of Yue Qing's family has offset some of the discussion about this matter, but you have been married for ten years, and this matter will not be good for your reputation after all... His family has been going back and forth.
I have gone back to the place many times. Yesterday, his grandfather came over and knelt on the ground to plead with me. This is all from Jiang Ning's friendship. You are married and you despise him. After all these years, I won't say anything anymore.
But, how to explain and say this matter after killing him? What will happen if it falls in the eyes of others? My daughter, I won’t get anything good..."
With his hands behind his back, Emperor Zhou Yong sighed while being seductive. After eight years as emperor, Emperor Jianshuo had become quite majestic at this time, and had lost the casualness and nonsense he had when he first ascended the throne.
He still felt his heart was broken by worrying about his seventeen-year-old daughter.
On the seat opposite, Zhou Pei's eyes were calm and slightly tired. He just listened like that. When Zhou Yong paused, he spoke in a low voice.
"Father, kill him for the sake of the king's dignity."
Her tone was not high, and Zhou Yong couldn't help but sigh in his heart. To be honest, Zhou Yong usually cared more about his son than his daughter. There are naturally complicated reasons for this - in the early days of becoming emperor, Zhou Pei was
Kang Xian and Zhou Xuan regarded him as his successor, and he shouldered the burden of the Chengguo Princess Mansion. Zhou Pei had an independent personality and was resourceful. Zhou Yong occasionally thought about the mess in the Chengguo Princess Mansion, and then thought about himself.
Understand that it is best not to interfere.
When he became the prince, he was not an upright gentleman. He acted recklessly and had no sense of responsibility. But the only good thing may be that he still has a little self-awareness. His daughter is very independent and independent, and he is too lazy to see her. Now that he thinks about it, he can't help but feel guilty. Listen.
, the voice is so low and spiritless, and the marriage is unhappy, it is really sad for women.
Regarding the majesty of the king's law, he felt that it was a bit pretentious and waved his hand.
"Yes, yes, let them decide Jing Zhaoyin's case. I just want to talk to you. Don't make the relationship with the Qu family so tense. After all, they have helped us when we came here.
I have already scolded them. Yesterday I slapped the table and scolded them. I told them: For the sake of Qu Zonghui, you come here. I understand that I am not an unreasonable person, but there is a lot of talk outside about what kind of people from the south are from the north.
People's affairs have gone so far as to smear the reputation of the eldest princess. I am going to kill a group of these people! Damn it! What the hell!"
Zhou Yong imitated yesterday's demeanor, spoke harshly, cursed, and then calmed down: "Don't worry about these, there are people with ulterior motives, I will make the decision for you."
Zhou Pei looked at him: "Thank you, father, but it is just a message in private and cannot be concealed from the public, so there is no need to kill people. Killing people should not be done."
"Uh..." Zhou Yong thought for a moment, "Yang Guan likes to join in the fun, and the more he joins in, the more fun it becomes. I have to get a group of them. Otherwise, the rumors about the princess will really spread all over the city!"
There was silence in the imperial study room for a moment. Zhou Yong looked at Zhou Pei and said: "As for the matter of people from the south and people from the north, my daughter, please tell me more and don't make it too intense. We, after all, have the basics."
In the south, even though he is now the emperor, if he is impartial, he will not offend all the people in the south. The current rumors are wrong. The Yue Qing family's capture of Xiangyang is the next best thing. Tian Hu's place is the real one.
Something big has happened, and the black flag is coming out of the mountain, and I always feel uneasy. My daughter, even if we really have to fight north in the future, the rear must be stable, not unstable."
He said this, thinking that the daughter opposite him would refute, but Zhou Pei nodded: "What my father said is that my daughter has been thinking about this matter. She has made many mistakes in the past few years."
Over the past few years, Zhou Pei's expression and temperament have become more and more graceful and calm. Zhou Yong started to mutter about this matter. He didn't know if his daughter was sarcastic. He looked at it twice and nodded repeatedly: "Hey, what's wrong with my daughter?"
It's a good mistake, but the situation... the situation is different. In this way, Qu Zonghui will let me make the decision and let him go..."
Zhou Pei raised his head and looked over at Zhou Yong. The father and daughter looked at each other for a moment before Zhou Peicai said: "Father, my daughter thinks this is inappropriate. If I let him go, where will that leave the whole family..."
"Daughter, it's meaningless to say this." Zhou Yong frowned, "In this way, Qu Zonghui has a bad record. After this incident, I decided to divorce him for you. How about you find someone you like to marry? You can find someone to marry him.
Find someone you like, and then tell your father that he will arrange another marriage for you, and that’s it..."
Zhou Yong rambled on, and Zhou Pei looked at him quietly, but didn't know what to say. In the past few years, there was always a layer of estrangement between the father and daughter's conversations. The main reason was because of the two of them.
Her thoughts were not on the same level at all. She opened her mouth: "Thank you, Father, for your kindness, but... no need..."
"My father should make the decision for you, which is what you should do. I was also confused back then and cared too little about you two children. At that time, I thought that Jun Wu would succeed to the throne and be nothing more than an idle prince in Jiangning. You are the same, get married.
The queen's husband and son... Who knew that he would become emperor later? You didn't like Qu Zonghui, but you didn't know it at the time..."
After being emperor for eight years, Zhou Yong had a lot more things to think about. Now that he was talking about his daughter's unhappiness after marriage, he couldn't help but wonder if he didn't care enough about it and let others mess up the relationship. The father and daughter then went on to discuss the matter.
After chatting for a while, when Zhou Pei left, Zhou Yong's brain ached. A daughter is a daughter, and a twenty-seven-year-old woman who has not yet had a man has a weird temper. It is really pitiful to think about it...
Zhou Pei went out all the way, but she only felt a chill in her heart. These days, her spirit was actually extremely exhausted. In the few years after the imperial court moved south, the economy of the Wu Dynasty developed rapidly with Lin'an as the center. At that time, the wealthy gentry and wealthy households in the south were all
After sharing a piece of the pie, a large number of northerners who fled often became domestic slaves and beggars. Under such a tide, Junwu tried to give the refugees a way to survive, while Zhou Pei helped behind the scenes intentionally or unintentionally, saying that he was fair and upright.
In the eyes of others, he is just helping the northerners fight the southerners.
This counterattack came so suddenly that no one expected it. Zhou Pei has been in charge of a huge industry for several years, and her temperament has become calmer as she gets older. If she has a reputation for being virtuous and gentle outside,
It's impossible, but others wouldn't spread bad words about the eldest princess at will before. Who knew that this time, because of Qu Zonghui's excuse, the rumors would become so fierce. A woman is strong and shrewd, has no womanly virtues, and is twenty-seven years old.
He had nothing to do, and he actually wanted to kill his husband this time. According to others, it was a serious crime like being a pig-pen dipper in the countryside.
Whether the crime is a crime or not can be justified, but the stigma of personality is another matter. As many people have pointed out, she died without a disease. Even though Zhou Pei is smart, she is still a woman in her twenties psychologically. Over the past few days, her
It's hard to express myself under pressure. If I didn't have some sense, I might have abandoned the whole stall and hid in a deserted place.
For a moment she wanted to hold on with resilience, but for a moment she was also reflecting on the fact that if the Tian family wanted to do things, they still needed people's support after all. Now that the world was about to become chaotic again, did she and Jun Wu really do something wrong? Two years ago
Since then, she once again woke up crying at night - the last time was the night after hearing the news of Ning Yi's death. After that, she thought she had no more tears.
After all, there is still some.
No matter how unforgettable a person is, the dead are gone, and the living must continue to walk on.
All the way out, before reaching the palace gate, Zhou Pei saw Jun Wu coming over there with vigorous steps and dusty dust - he probably rushed back from Jiangning for this matter - and saw the anger in his sister and the prince's eyes.
After he calmed down a little, he came over with a smile and said hello.
"...I heard about Qu Zonghui's matter, and I went to tell my father about it...The world is about to be in chaos. These short-sighted guys are still fighting for their own interests, and now they have gone so far as to smear the reputation of the emperor's sister.
The extent! I can’t spare them! By the way, Sister Huang, please wait for me here. I will come out later and tell you..."
After saying this, a group of people passed by in a mighty manner. Zhou Pei waited in the nearby imperial garden for a while, and saw Jun Wu coming back angrily. His negotiation with his father probably had no results. In fact, to be fair,
, Zhou Yong was already extremely biased towards this pair of children, but when he became emperor, he had to keep some sense, and it was impossible to really do anything to fight the "southerners" for the "northerns".
However, although there was anger in his eyes, Jun Wu's spirit did not seem to be discouraged. He had a quarrel with Zhou Yong, probably just to express his position. At this time, he found his sister and the two of them walked all the way to the city wall before they could say
Some heart-to-heart talks.
"... Black Flag has been dormant for two years, and finally came out. I think it's going to cause big things. This decapitating blow to Tian Hu... I don't know what the reaction will be from the Jin people, but Sister Huang, you know, Liu
What’s the reaction from Yu’s side…”
Jun Wu's words were exciting, but Zhou Pei still seemed calm: "The spy said that Liu Yu is crazy again."
"That's right, Black Flag, hehe... I drove Liu Yu crazy a few years ago. This time when I heard the news about Black Flag, I got up in the middle of the night and ran around the palace with a stick, beating everyone I saw.
.Yes, yes, and the scene outside Xiangyang City, you know, Princess, right? The people from Black Flag killed Lu Tuo..."
As they talked, the two of them climbed onto the wall of the palace.
"They brought the musket, which is easier to use." Zhou Pei looked at him, his eyes slightly bitter, and said, "But... Heiqi's belongs to Heiqi after all. Junwu, you shouldn't be so happy."
"Ha." Jun Wu smiled dryly. He looked at his sister, thinking about something in his mind. The two walked forward for a while. Jun Wu casually said some gossip, and finally stopped.
"Sister," he said, "Master is still alive."
"...Huh?" Zhou Pei took two steps and then turned around. She was wearing a tooth-white dress, and her moon-like face looked plain and graceful. She used her fingers to block a strand of hair around her ears, which was pure and clear.
His eyes suddenly became slightly hollow.
Junwu then repeated it.
"Ning Liheng...Ning Liheng is still alive..." he said, "...General Yue saw him."
The autumn wind caresses the skirt and hair. Looking down from the high city wall, the world is bustling with traffic, people come and go, and there are distant sounds in the wind. The autumn sunshine is warm, and the whole city of Lin'an is full of people.
Chapter completed!