Rebirth of the Poisonous Girl

Donglai County.

Green trees, beautiful flowers, green mountains, dazzling snow on the mountains, clear blue water and blue sky complement each other, giving people a feeling of "water surrounds the mountains, mountains are in the water", it is simply a fairyland on earth. .

Looking around the picturesque scenery, Murong Yanfei exclaimed: "Aunt Qiao really didn't lie to me, this place is so beautiful." She closed her eyes, spread her arms, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt refreshed.

Han Yelin rolled his eyes at his childish sister, and Sima Linghao and Sima Linghao guarded her mother to prevent passers-by from accidentally bumping into her.

Zike, Green Amber, Long Ying and some of the purple guards were calm on the surface, but secretly they were highly alert to the movements around them.

Another group of purple-clad guards disguised themselves as business travelers and followed them not far or near.

The surrounding fishermen were busy fishing, and business travelers wearing various costumes were bargaining with the fishermen. Everyone had joy and peace on their faces, and Qingyun felt deeply relieved to see them.

Along the way, there were many shops and a lot of people. What they saw and heard were smiling people and cordial greetings to each other. They hardly saw a beggar. Qingyun and his party walked into Fuqing Tower, which was full of customers. ', the lobby was full of people, and the storyteller was telling a story about Qingyun's personal trial of medicine to rescue the epidemic in Nanyang County. People in the private room, corridor and lobby clapped their hands and praised him from time to time.

Seeing that although the group of people who came in were simply dressed and had ordinary faces, they all had an extraordinary temperament, especially Qingyun among them, who naturally had a hint of majesty between his eyebrows. The shopkeeper immediately walked out from behind the counter and asked with a pleasant smile: "Excuse me, are you working as a prostitute? Or are you staying in a hotel?"

"Six upper rooms, and two more private rooms for us to have dinner." Zike took out a gold ingot and handed it to the shopkeeper. As usual, except for the five or six purple guards accompanying him for protection, the rest of the purple guards scattered around to visit the officials. Political achievements and public sentiment.

After taking the heavy gold ingot, the shopkeeper suddenly laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes. He loudly ordered the waiter to prepare six upper rooms, and then said to Qingyun: "Please come upstairs to invite some distinguished guests." As he spoke, he personally guided Qingyun and his party. People walked to the private room on the second floor.

"What do you distinguished guests want to eat? Whether it's flying in the sky or running on the ground, the shop has everything you need." The shopkeeper enthusiastically introduced the special dishes.

Taking a sip of the hot tea handed to her by Green Po, she looked at the children who were sitting next to them with curious expressions on their faces. Qingyun said warmly: "Just prepare a special dish from your store. The same goes for the private room next door. in this way."

"Okay, please wait a moment, distinguished guests." The shopkeeper immediately left the private room to prepare the dishes.

This private room has windows on two sides, one side is the bustling market, and the other side has a panoramic view of the lobby. Zike stepped forward and closed the window facing the street to isolate the noise from the outside world.

Murong Yanfei was lying by the open window, listening to the storyteller telling ups and downs of stories and the praises of everyone. After a while, he ran to Qingyun, held her arm affectionately, and said with excitement: "Mom, they They all say that you are benevolent, virtuous, and love the people like a son. You are a rare wise king."

Qingyun smiled and said nothing, but Han Yelin curled his lips and said, "Mother is an eternal Mingjun. Of course they are full of praise, but how excited are you? Does this have anything to do with you?"

"Of course it has something to do with it. My mother is the wise king of the ages, and I am her daughter. Naturally, I am proud of you!" Murong Yanfei didn't care at all about her second brother's sarcasm. Anyway, since she was a child, apart from her mother and grandparents, who did her second brother treat? Her attitude all depends on her mood, even her biological sister is no exception: "Mom, Aunt Qiao said that you once tamed a snow wolf named 'Muxue', why have we never seen it? It left What? Or..."

The hand holding the teacup paused slightly, Qingyun looked at her daughter who was blinking her big eyes, a trace of unnoticeable sadness flashed across her dark eyes: "Muxue has left with your father, and maybe we won't see each other again in this life." .”

"I'm sorry, Mom, Xin'er said the wrong thing, Mom, please don't be sad." Hearing the suppressed sadness in her mother's tone, Murong Yanfei suddenly panicked and hugged her mother's waist tightly with her little arms, blaming herself in her heart.

Sima Linghao and Han Yelin both stood up and walked to Qingyun. Han Yelin put his arms around Qingyun's neck: "Mom, you and our three brothers and sisters, we will always be with you!"

"Second brother is right, we will always accompany my mother to honor her, and so many relatives and friends will always be by my mother's side." Sima Linghao nodded heavily.

Looking at her sensible and well-behaved children, Qingyun was deeply pleased. She quickly put away her sorrowful mood, put down the tea cup, and held the hands of the three brothers and sisters with her fair-skinned hands. She looked at Zike and the other three who looked worried, and said with a smile: "Yes. , Mom is very content with you and so many relatives and friends. Well, it’s a rare trip, so we should be happy and not mention these disappointing things."

"Yeah." The three siblings immediately changed the topic, and Han Yelin tried his best to show off his tricks, making several people laugh.

Just at this time, the shopkeeper and the waiter came in with the dishes, and placed various dishes on the table that were full of fragrance and made people eat their fingers at the first smell. After looking at the few people in the warm atmosphere, the shopkeeper said with a smile on his face: "It is the first time for these distinguished guests to come to Dongnae County. Tomorrow happens to be our annual 'Sea Festival Day', so these distinguished guests can go and have a look."

"What is the Sea Festival?" Murong Yanfei asked curiously, tilting his head.

"This is one of our traditional festivals in Donglai County." The shopkeeper said with a pious face: "It is said that one of our ancestors encountered strong winds and huge waves while going to sea one day. The boat capsized and fell into the sea and almost died. At this time, he suddenly walked out of the sea. A fairy came and saved the ancestor, and later others encountered similar situations;

Some people thought of worshiping the fairy before going to sea, and everything turned out to be safe and sound. As soon as the news spread, people followed suit, and there were no more shipwrecks.

In order to thank the fairy for her kindness and blessing, the ancestors chose tomorrow to worship the fairy every year, which is called "Sea Festival Day", and pray for safe and smooth sailing in the coming year;

but......"

"But what?" Han Yelin also aroused some interest.

Looking at Qingyun, who was always eating the dishes elegantly with a calm face, the shopkeeper continued: "However, several emperors in the previous dynasty were stupid and unscrupulous, and exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were endless, which made us people miserable, and many people changed their sons to eat. Those who intended to flee to other countries were captured and their homes confiscated and their families exterminated;

The last emperor even decreed the abolition of the "Sea Festival", saying that the emperor was the real dragon and the emperor, and worshiping the fairy was contempt of imperial power. Many people who secretly worshiped were arrested and killed by the government. From then on, no one dared to worship. No one dares to mention this traditional festival;

It was not until the current emperor overthrew the previous dynasty and established Donglai County that he not only successively reduced taxes, but also implemented various policies to benefit the people. All the officials were honest and upright, and the lives of us common people were getting better and better. Mr. Zhuang (Master Zhuang) With the consent of the Governor of Donglai County, this traditional festival has only been restored four years ago. Firstly, I hope to continue to receive the blessing of the fairy, and secondly, I am grateful for the benevolence and wisdom of the current emperor."

"Then when you worship, will you sacrifice any boys or girls?" Han Yelin remembered that there were such records in some unofficial histories.

"Second brother, don't talk nonsense." Sima Linghao glanced at Han Yelin and said solemnly: "Children are the heart and soul of their parents, how can they be given up so easily?"

The shopkeeper's eyes darkened: "This second young master is right. At first, the people did only offer livestock and fruits, but then the days became more and more difficult and difficult. Almost all the people who went to sea encountered shipwrecks, and I don't know who it was. It was proposed to use boys and girls instead of livestock, and indeed no shipwreck occurred that year. From then on, people continued to use boys and girls as sacrifices until the previous emperor abolished the 'Sea Festival Day'."

"Oh my god, how could those parents... be so cruel?" Murong Yanfei was loved by her family like a treasure since she was a child. She has traveled with Aunt Qiao and Aunt Yu in the past two years, but she has never seen such appalling things. I really can't understand how there can be such cruel parents in the world?

Putting down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, Qingyun frowned, and his ordinary face was covered with a layer of frost.

Zike and Long Ying's expressions remained unchanged. After all, they were orphans abandoned by their parents. Without the late emperor and master, they would have starved to death long ago.

His eyes were wide open, and there was a hint of pity in Lu Ba's expression of shock.

She was born in an ordinary farm family. Although her biological mother died young and her stepmother treated her very badly, her father loved her very much. However, she still had several younger brothers and sisters at home, which was a heavy burden. Her stepmother wanted to sell her several times for money, but her father firmly disagreed. .

When the late emperor and his master paid a private visit to their mountain village incognito, the master saw that she was diligent and simple and wanted to buy her as a maid, but her father refused.

But she didn't want her father to work too hard, and the master was very approachable. She believed that the master was a good person, and the master repeatedly promised her father that he would treat her well. But even so, her father still insisted on only signing a six-year living contract with the master, and later She was reluctant to leave her master and insisted on staying with him. When her father saw that she was doing well, he agreed.

So she, like the third little master, didn't understand how those parents could be so cruel, so she naturally sympathized with the innocent children who were sacrificed.

"Those children were also raised by their mother's biological father. If life is not going to be unbearable, who would be willing to give up his own children? In the final analysis, it is to make life easier for the living."

The shopkeeper let out a long sigh, and the pitiful pity in his eyes was instantly replaced by relief and gratitude: "However, the current emperor loves the people like his own children. Although Mr. Zhuang also agreed to resume the 'Sea Festival', he strictly ordered that no boys or girls should be used as sacrifices. And that person Mr. Qiao sent by the imperial court not only urged and encouraged the children to go to school, but also often sent people to various villages and towns to organize cultural education, which made the people understand a lot of truth. So far, no one has done such ignorant things."

"I heard from the shopkeeper that Mr. Zhuang is a good official." Sima Linghao looked at the shopkeeper and asked.

The Sixth Prince said that after careful consideration, his mother promoted Zhuang Yiyun, the magistrate of Xihe County, to the position of magistrate of Donglai County, because she took a fancy to his fair and strict nature, vigorous and vigorous yet mellow style of doing things.

After all, at that time, Donglai County had just been included in the territory of the Jin State. The situation was extremely chaotic and complicated, and it really needed a capable official to govern it. It took Zhuang Yiyun less than two years to make the originally barren Xihe County stable. Wealthy, my mother believes that Zhuang Yiyun can also manage Donglai County well.

It seems that Zhuang Yiyun has indeed lived up to her mother's trust and expectations.

The shopkeeper nodded heavily and praised: "Not only Mr. Zhuang, but all the officials in Donglai County are good officials. Even the government officials in each government office never bully the people. In the fish and meat township;

Nowadays, the people of Donglai County are well fed and clothed, their adults have something to do, their children are educated, they live and work in peace and contentment, their neighbors are harmonious, they don’t close their doors at night, and they don’t pick up things on the road. Everyone says that this is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes, and finally met a virtuous and wise man.

The current emperor."

Sima Linghao smiled gently and said nothing.

Mother said that when evaluating an official's performance, in addition to the evaluation of officials at the higher level, it is also necessary to listen to the opinions of the people and visit secretly to investigate the actual situation, so that the mind can be as clear as a mirror and will not be easily deceived. This is the function of the emperor's appointment.

Talent is the foundation of good management of the country. Only when the king is aware of every detail, and when the official is honest and upright, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, then the country and the country will be prosperous and strong.

"Is your worship ceremony good?" Murong Yanfei asked curiously.

Han Yelin curled his lips: "All worship rituals are boring, cumbersome, and boring. It's better to go home and take a nap."

"Second brother!" Sima Linghao gave Han Yelin a warning look. This is the belief and custom of other evil people. Even if you don't like it, you must respect it.

"It doesn't matter." The shopkeeper waved his hand and said with a smile: "The worship ceremony in the past was indeed a bit boring and cumbersome as the second master said, but now it is more colorful."

Murong Yanfei suddenly became interested: "Tell me, how colorful is it?"

"At the beginning of tomorrow morning (7 o'clock in the morning), almost everyone will go to the seaside to participate in the worship ceremony. Then they will go to worship at the ancestral hall built by the common people who donated money to the current emperor. At the beginning of the day (at 1 p.m.), they will go to the Chengdong Gymnasium to attend the ceremony organized by the government.

Cultural and sports competitions were organized, and the streets were filled with lanterns at Xu Shi (7 p.m.). In addition to various gardening activities, everyone would gather on both sides of the Yuanqing River not far away to sing folk songs, which resulted in many good marriages."

"There are also duet folk songs, which sounds very good." Murong Yanfei coquettishly said to Qingyun with a look of expectancy: "Mom, let's go and have a look too."

Qingyun thought for a while and nodded.

After Chen Yu left, she gradually got used to being quiet. She often stayed alone all day without saying a word, feeling inexplicably repulsed by the excitement.

It’s been almost eight years, but there is still no news about Emperor Father and Concubine Yu. She feels that Donglai County has a special geographical location and picturesque scenery, and there are so many special festivals. Maybe Emperor Father and Concubine Yu will come to enjoy it, saying

Maybe you can meet your father and concubine Yu.

Seeing Qingyun agreeing, Murong Yanfei cheered, and Sima Linghao and others were also very happy, but they were not interested in any worship ceremony, but they wanted to see what the ancestral hall that the people built for Qingyun looked like.

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