The bride had just entered the Prince's Mansion, and her brother took her out to relax. Miss An couldn't stop crying, and she didn't have the heart to eat snacks while sitting in the teahouse. An Xuemin was comforting her, when suddenly an old man slowly came over and raised his hand to say hello:
"Uncle An, are you coming out to have tea too?"
An Xuemin's expression changed drastically: "You...why do you always...come to have tea too?"
The old man said: "I am wandering here and want to buy two pieces of satin to make clothes. Hongfuju over there has a new good product."
Miss An's expression changed: "Brother, let's go look at the clothing materials."
When An Xuemin saw that she wanted to buy something, he immediately smiled and complained: "You don't have enough clothes?"
The old man smiled and said, "Maybe this young lady wants to make clothes for her brother?"
An Xuemin sighed falsely and said, "It would be great if she had that heart."
After paying for the tea, the brother and sister went to buy clothing materials together. The old man went with them with his arms behind his back and helped as a consultant for half a day.
An Xuemin saw that the materials chosen by the girl were all in colors and styles that men usually wear, so he knew that she was not in the right place. He coughed twice and said, "I heard that women in the south don't make clothes anymore. The government encourages buying clothes, especially not
Encourage embroidery on clothes. It is said that if a woman devotes all her energy to embroidering, she will have no time to do serious things."
Miss An was stunned: "What is serious business?"
An Xuemin pointed at the clerk in the shop and said, "What he does is serious business." He also pointed to the accountant, "He is also doing serious business." He also pointed to the street patrol officer passing by outside the door, "They are doing the same thing.
Serious business."
Only then did Miss An remember what Ding Mei had said a few days ago, that the prince did not like girls who focused on men. But she had been taught by her mother since she was a child and had long been accustomed to "being nice to men" and they liked them. She couldn't change her mind for a while.
. He reluctantly dropped the clothes in his hands. "I won't buy them."
The old man shook his head and said, "Like them, women have to do things and there is no chaos at home?"
"Really not." An Xuemin said, "For the country, it means liberating half of the labor force, and it will naturally become more prosperous. Besides, what's the difference between wearing clothes with embroidery all over and clothes without embroidery? Most men won't notice. A lot of effort is wasted. It is better to spend that time on useful things. Therefore, the countries in the Federation are worse than us."
The old man still shook his head: "The rites and music are ruined, and the cauldrons are thundering. If you wait, you will be punished by God sooner or later. Our country of Shu is the best. Men and women perform their duties, and the world is stable."
An Xuemin smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "We can live in peace because they withdrew the guerrillas."
Miss An was shocked: "Are the guerrillas sent by the federation?"
"Yes." An Xuemin said, "In order to force the Shu Kingdom to abolish slavery and abolish lowly status."
Miss An murmured to herself: "It turns out that the country was in such a critical situation at that time, and it was so difficult for the prince."
An Xuemin waved his hands repeatedly: "You are wrong. The Crown Prince would like to abolish slavery as soon as possible, but the Supreme King won't let him go. Instead, the Federation will help the Crown Prince. If they don't take action, the Crown Prince can only worry."
The old man thought for a moment and was about to speak. An Xuemin glared at him and moved half a step to block the old man's sight so that he could not see Miss An. The old man said calmly: "Most young people are impulsive and don't know what the world is and what they hear and see."
I take it as the truth and wish I could learn it immediately. But I don’t know that all of them are blind and short-sighted. At this time, there should be elders who can teach me a lesson, and I can’t let them act recklessly.”
An Xuemin smiled and said: "I dare to ask whether the Kingdom of Shu will eventually abolish slavery or not."
The old man said: "The time has not come yet, just wait."
An Xuemin shook his head: "Old sir, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and flows to the sea never to return." Then he looked at the girl and said, "You don't want to buy it, right? Then let's go." Before Miss An came back to her senses,
, pulled her away and left. The old man didn't follow. He stood in the shop with his hands behind his hands and watched them walking quickly for dozens of steps before gradually slowing down.
Miss An already noticed something was wrong and asked, "Brother, who is that old man?"
An Xuemin looked around and then said: "He is a gentleman from our school. He tells his classmates every day that 'the time has not come yet', hoping that others will be like him. I'm afraid you are instigated by him."
He sighed, "Master Ding once said that everyone wishes for rules to benefit themselves. Now the Queen Mother's rules are good for you, and the rules of the Crown Prince's Mansion are not good for you. If you believe the person just now, you hope that one day the Queen Mother will force the Crown Prince to
If you change the rules of the house, you will only waste your days in vain."
Miss An lowered her head and said, "I never thought that way."
An Xuemin said sternly, "Sister, don't expect the setting sun to rise from the west. What will come out from the east tomorrow can only be a new sun. In the future, only the rules of the Prince's Mansion will become the rules of the Shu Prince's Mansion. Many people still don't know
, if you know first and change it first, you will have an advantage over them." Miss An nodded slightly and couldn't help but look back, only to see the old man smiling and waving to her. When the girl turned around, An Xuemin also turned around and looked.
Right on cue, he quickly grabbed the girl and walked away until he walked out of the street.
The crown prince of Shu pretended to marry one wife and two concubines, and the civil and military officials in the dynasty were overjoyed, thinking that the country would be stable from now on.
In the blink of an eye, it was July. The sun was high in the sky, the frogs were croaking, the cicadas were buzzing, and everyone was drowsy. The King of Shu was taking a nap in the Liang Palace, when suddenly there was a chaos outside, and he asked angrily: "What are you doing?"
Two eunuchs ran in in a hurry and shouted: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened!"
The King of Shu frowned: "What's the matter?"
"A troop of soldiers and horses came from each side of the palace, and they have now gathered to surround the palace."
The King of Shu immediately lost his tiredness and asked with a cold face: "Where are the soldiers and horses!"
"I don't know yet."
"Where are the Praetorian Guards?"
"Somehow it didn't stop."
Before I could say more, I heard the sound of footsteps approaching like the wind. A group of soldiers poured in from outside the palace. The leader was Zou Dahong, the general of the Imperial Guard, and Situ Cen, the direct brother of the King of Shu. Behind Situ Cen was his wife.
Several generals from the Qiu tribe.
Zou Dahong shouted: "The bold thief is pretending to be the prince. Now that he has been exposed, he will be captured without restraint!" Before he finished speaking, dozens of muskets were pointed at the King of Shu.
More than a dozen guards had already surrounded the King of Shu. One loudly said: "Your Highness, General Zou, General Qiu, you are mistaken. How could the prince be impersonated?"
Situ Cen waved his hand and said: "We have really been rescued, Mr. Hu, please stop pretending."
The King of Shu said with a smile: "How dare you fall into someone else's plan? Bring that thing to me and see."
Zou Dahong heard that the voice of King Shu was his own, and he hesitated in a low voice: "Your Highness, I think this is true."
Situ Cen smiled and said, "Yes, this is true."
Zou Dahong breathed a sigh of relief. "Let me tell you, how can your majestic prince be deceived..." Before he could finish his words, the muzzle of a jet-black gun was pressed against the back of his head. Zou Dahong shouted loudly: "Your Highness, what are you doing?
!”
Situ Cen shrugged and said: "Obviously, you are forcing me to have a baby!"
The King of Shu frowned: "Acen, what are you making a fuss about?"
Situ Cennai said sternly: "Second brother, from last year to this year, you went to inspect various parts of the Federation from north to south, and you didn't even come back during the New Year. You have really seen what the outside world is like. But after you came back, you almost
Nothing was done.”
The King of Shu pushed aside the two guards in front of him and took two steps forward, looking directly at Situ Cen: "You want to be the King of Shu."
"No," Situ Cen said, "I have never wanted to be the King of Shu. But I think that if you, second brother, disappear, it would be good for Yan'er to be the King of Shu."
The King of Shu looked calm: "Yan'er is conspiring with you?"
Situ Cen said: "How dare I tell her. After all, she is the crown prince. If you disappear, she will succeed to the throne, right? Is it possible that the father will come back again?"
The King of Shu sneered: "She is too young, it would be better for you to think of her yourself."
Situ Cen said: "Being the king of Shu is too tiring. I think about how happy I was when I was a dandy prince." He shook his head, "Later I learned about Jia Cong's ability and felt that if I still stood by and watched, the Kingdom of Shu would soon be destroyed."
I want to be swallowed up by him. Therefore, I work hard and want to prosper the Kingdom of Shu. I don’t want others to casually let two guerrillas in. We will be in chaos immediately. We are vulnerable..."
Zou Dahong came to his senses at this point and shouted: "They are the ones who caused harm to our country of Shu, how can we blame the prince!"
Situ Cen ignored it: "Second brother, if the Kingdom of Shu remains the same, even if I die from exhaustion, I will not be able to stop the Federation from slowly encroaching on our economy, luring our talents, and relocating our people. Unless Yan'er can make the decision, then maybe I can be the one
What a dandy. The world is so big, and there are still many places I haven’t been to yet.”
The King of Shu nodded: "So that's what you think. Acen, let me ask you again, can Yan'er conspire with you?"
Situ Cen said: "Yan'er doesn't know anything. She is still young, and I don't want her to bear the blame for her father's imprisonment. I am her elder, so the blame will naturally be shouldered by the elders."
The King of Shu thought for a long time and said: "Forget it, the lonely king will believe you for the time being." Then he looked at Situ Cen and said, "If you come out to force the palace, how will your wife and children be accommodated?"
Situ Cen smiled and said: "Second brother, don't worry, there are still two or three guards in my house."
The King of Shu also smiled and said, "Wang Lin?" Situ Cen was shocked. The King of Shu shook his head, "Wang Lin is from my father, don't you know?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came in and reported urgently: "General Qiu, General Han led the troops to surround our army from outside!" Situ Cen and everyone in the Qiu family were shocked.
The King of Shu sighed softly: "Your house and the Qiu family have been surrounded by heavy troops and cannot escape."
Situ Cen was stunned for a long time, still not believing it: "How could Wang Lin belong to the old man!"
The King of Shu said calmly: "If you don't believe me, just wait." Then he sat back on the couch.
Not long after, Situ Cen's wife, children, and his family were all taken to the Prince of Shu's Mansion. Situ Cen stared blankly at them. Qiu stepped forward and took his hand, smiling and saying: "Don't be afraid, on the road to Huangquan."
Let's go together, and we have company." The three children were obviously frightened. One of the two younger ones hugged their parents' thighs, and the older one held Situ Cen's clothes tightly. He had already guessed what had happened, but
Dare to speak.
Suddenly, he heard the eunuch screaming outside: "Guard Zhou has arrived -" Situ Cen looked up and saw his original guard Zhou Hu walking into the palace. After the prince returned home, he followed the prince instead. Situ Cen's expression changed.
The King of Shu took a leisurely sip of tea and asked: "Zhou Hu, the lonely king only wants to ask you, does Yan'er know about this?"
Zhou Hu knelt down and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I don't know anything about it, but I am currently discussing the railway line with my staff."
"I really don't know?"
"I really don't know."
Situ Cen suddenly came to his senses and sighed: "Why bother? You can't even trust your own son."
The King of Shu said coldly: "I have always trusted my brother. I didn't dare to believe it until you entered the palace."
Situ Cen curled his lips and raised his hands: "I'm sorry, second brother."
The eunuch shouted again: "Master An Xuemin has arrived——"
The prince's brother-in-law, An Xuemin, walked in with a pale face, knelt down and kowtowed. The King of Shu still asked him if the prince had any involvement in today's rape. An Xuemin said: "The prince has nothing to do with this matter."
The King of Shu stared at him for a long time, and An Xuemin broke out in a cold sweat. Just when the King of Shu was about to speak, someone called out again. "General of the Second Regiment of High School, please see——"
King Shu slowly raised his head. "Has the second grade high school group been mixed in?"
General Han in the palace said: "General Gao didn't know about it. General Mo went to see him before he left. He is training new recruits."
The King of Shu hummed: "He came quickly." He ordered him to come in.
I saw a nine-foot-tall man from the second grade high school striding in. He greeted the King of Shu and held his hands in front of him: "Your Majesty, a thousand years old."
General Han shouted: "General Gao, you still don't kneel down when you see the prince!"
The second-grade high school student smiled and said: "If you normally kneel down, I will naturally kneel down. Today I am here to discuss business with the prince, so I will not kneel down."
King Shu narrowed his eyes: "You want to discuss business with King Gu?"
The second-year high school student group bowed: "I'd like to apologize to the prince first. I've offended him for a little thing. My real name is not the second-year high school student group. Tuan-tuan is my nickname. My real name is Gao Qi. My father is Gao Mang and my mother is Jia Yingchun. His second name is Gao Mang.
The prince must have heard of his name."
The King of Shu struck the case and stood up: "What did you say?!" Everyone around was shocked, even Situ Cen opened his mouth.
Gao Qi said: "But Situ Yan doesn't know anything. I used the name of the sophomore group in school."
Situ Cen shouted: "Are you the craftsman sent by Jia Cong?"
"No, no!" Gao Qi said hurriedly, "My third uncle doesn't know anything either. My mother didn't tell him."
Situ Cen was confused. "With your status, you came to our country of Shu to be a general. Doesn't Jia Cong know?"
Gao Qi nodded heavily: "Yes, he doesn't know. I really don't know, he thought I was traveling to North America."
"What are you here for?" Situ Cen said sullenly, "You're not here to look for a future."
Gao Qi looked at him and then at the King of Shu. After hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth and whispered: "I like Situ Yan."
Situ Cen was stunned. "Ah?!" King Shu also widened his eyes.
Gao Qi's voice was a little louder. "I like Situ Yan. My mother gave me three years to chase her. If I can't catch her, I will go back to Malay."
Situ Cen clapped his hands and his eyes flashed: "Have you caught me?!"
Gao Qi said dejectedly: "No. I guess I can't catch you."
Situ Cen unconsciously took two steps closer to him: "Oh, don't be discouraged! Hasn't it been three years yet? If you put more effort, she will feel it."
Gao Qi breathed out: "She obviously likes Tong Buye, and the way she looks at me is no different from the way she looks at Ming Duan. I have already thought about it. I will help her train an elite army, so that I can live up to her trust. I will leave next year.