Three years later, on the fifth day of the seventh lunar month, Emperor Longqing of the Great Zhou Dynasty passed away. Prince Wei ascended the throne and was called Emperor Xiaoxing. The following year, Emperor Zhao changed his name to Tianqi.
After the tedious enthronement ceremony, there was the tedious funeral of the late emperor, which only made the officials of the imperial court so busy that they lost weight.
The hustle and bustle of the outside world does not affect the Xianhe Taoist Temple located in Xishan. The Xianhe Taoist Temple was first built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was newly built during the reign of Emperor Longqing. The location is quiet and suitable for Qing Dynasty repairs.
At this time, in the Taoist temple, a woman wearing Taoist uniforms, but dressed in secular clothes, was holding up the swan religiously. The Taoist nun next to her stopped shaking like sifting chaff, and the pen on the sand table also stopped.
"Miss..." Another little Taoist nun reminded timidly.
The woman knelt down devoutly and recited silently for a moment before slowly opening her eyes. Her eyes fell on the sand table, and her somewhat hollow eyes suddenly lit up.
"I am the queen! I am the queen!" She grabbed the sand table and shouted with ecstasy.
The Taoist nun on the side was obviously used to her surprise and joy. She looked at the sand table calmly and her expression was slightly moved.
Although the words on the sand table look like ghostly symbols, you can still identify what they are.
A virtual phoenix awaits a phoenix.
Princess Baiyu was already laughing ecstatically.
"Did you see? Did you see?" She shook a little Taoist nun nearby, "I am the queen, I am the phoenix, I am the queen, and I am going to be the queen!"
The little Taoist nun was shaken by her and was a little stupid. She couldn't help blinking and stammering: "But...but...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ascended the throne, and there is also a Queen. She is the Crown Princess..."
"Shut up!" Princess Baiyu was furious and pushed the little Taoist nun hard, "I am the Crown Princess!"
Seeing the angry look on her face, the little Taoist nun shivered in fright.
"Yes, yes..." the older Taoist nun came over and said softly.
"What is it?" Princess Baiyu was not easily deceived by her. She turned her head and stared at her and asked.
The older Taoist nun couldn't help but hesitate. She knew what Princess Baiyu wanted her to say, but it wouldn't be treasonous to say it.
The Crown Prince has ascended the throne as the Emperor, and the Crown Princess Xie Sufang is the Queen. The most noble queen in the world now is this Queen Xie. How dare she randomly say that you are the Crown Princess...
If it spread to the palace, her little Taoist temple would be finished.
Princess Baiyu looked at her expression and suddenly laughed.
"Don't you dare say that?" She raised her eyebrows and smiled, with a bit of anger and a bit of joy, "I know that there is a Crown Princess now, but those are all fake. Just look at it, I am the real Crown Prince Concubine, the real queen!”
These words made both the older Taoist nun and the younger Taoist nun silent. They only secretly cried out that it was bad luck. They should not covet the Pingyang family's sesame oil money and accept such trouble... They are crazy and will die of exhaustion sooner or later... No wonder The Pingyang family moved away, but they didn't take her with them.
"I am the queen..." Princess Baiyu turned around and walked away, still murmuring, "Since I was born, some monks have said that I am the destiny of Jingui, and that I am the destiny of the queen... You see... Even now, Miss Zi also says that I am..."
The people gradually went away, and a few faint laughter could be heard. The middle-aged Taoist nun breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master..." The little Taoist nun ran over to look at the sand table again. With a bit of confusion, she lowered her voice and said, "But Miss Zi really said she is the queen..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" The older Taoist nun raised her hand and hit the younger Taoist nun, but she couldn't help but look at the sand table, "The virtual phoenix is waiting for the phoenix..."
A trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, and she muttered it several times before suddenly realizing.
"It's empty..." she said with a smile, "That's not it..." She pointed to the sand table and whispered to the little Taoist nun, "Look, if you wait for the phoenix, wait for the phoenix, if you can't wait for the phoenix, her phoenix will be empty." , emptiness means emptiness, falseness, and non-ness... "
"Oh..." The little Taoist nun suddenly understood, nodded, and then said in confusion, "Master, what about Feng? Is Feng the emperor? But isn't there an emperor? Why are you still waiting?"
The elder Taoist nun's face suddenly turned dark, and she reached out to cover the little Taoist nun's mouth.
"I'm going to die!" she stamped her feet, "What nonsense are you talking about! Go read your book!"
The little Taoist nun pouted and left reluctantly. The older Taoist nun shook her fly whisk and couldn't help but look back at the sand table. The four characters on the sand table stayed there quietly.
"It's really weird..." She murmured in a low voice, shook her head, and walked out slowly.
On the first day of September, the funeral of the late emperor was held. Emperor Xiaoxing, together with all the officials, sent Longqing's coffin to Yongfu Mausoleum for burial.
Watching the door of the underground palace slowly closing, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Their eyes unconsciously fell on the young emperor at the front, looking forward to the new day finally beginning.
After the funeral was over, everyone in the government and the public heaved a sigh of relief. Emperor Xiaoxing decreed that he would rest for seven days, so a group of unkempt officials happily went home to rest.
Waiter Huang handed the warm handkerchief to the emperor who looked tired.
Emperor Xiaoxing gently covered his face, relaxed his brows, stood up and walked towards the dragon case.
"Your Majesty, the dragon body is important..." Huang Neishi advised hurriedly and carefully.
"It's okay, I'm tired but can't sleep..." Emperor Xiaoxing replied, opening the memorial.
Huang Chamberlain did not dare to persuade him any more and turned on the palace lanterns on both sides.
The sound of dripping echoed, and before you knew it, everything was silent.
"Old Huang'er, Junzhou has been taken back, right?" the emperor suddenly asked.
Waiter Huang came back to his senses, went through it quickly in his mind, and nodded.
"Yes..." he said with a full smile, "It's really gratifying..."
While holding a cup of hot tea.
The emperor took it and drank tea lightly, thoughtfully.
"Where is it known as the capital of medicine?" the emperor asked.
Chamberlain Huang felt his heart twitch. He lowered his head and responded. His eyes quietly scanned the memorial on the desk. He saw on it the names of officials who had completed their tenure and needed to be transferred, as well as the places to be filled. He suddenly saw Lizhou. The county magistrate Gu Hai was among them.
"Then... let's go there..." The emperor smiled slightly, put down the teacup, and picked up his pen to sketch.
On the first day of March in the first year of Tianqi, the streets of Yangzhai County, which had experienced the war between the two countries, were still a bit desolate, but this did not affect the lively Spring Festival of medicinal materials that opened on time.
"This is Fuxing Gong's Nine-Day Donkey-hide Jiao... Madam, please take a look..." The enthusiastic waiter greeted the people in front of him who were looking at the goods.
Because it was March in the north, the weather was still a bit chilly, so the two women standing in front of them were still wearing hooded cloaks. The hats covered their hair, revealing only their delicate faces.
"Is it donkey-hide gelatin from Dongping County..." Gu Shiba Niang took it from the boy's hand and looked at it carefully while asking.
"Young lady is an expert..." the young man said with a smile.
Gu Shiba Niang smiled and said nothing. She looked at it for a while and nodded. A trace of regret flashed across her face. She couldn't boil the ointment, so she still couldn't master the brewing technique. I really envy this good donkey-hide gelatin...
While concentrating, there was an unhappy murmur from a child beside her. She quickly turned around and took the child in a red cloak from the maid beside her.
The child is only one year old, wearing a tiger hat, and looks very cute with a round head.
"What does Bao'er want?" Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile while shaking him to show him the dazzling array of medicine stalls.
The little child pointed randomly and grinned.
Just when they were happy, there was a commotion, but they saw a group of people walking across the street, causing chaos in the crowded street.
This group of people are all wearing dark blue armor, black cloaks and broad-backed waist swords.
This was the uniform of the Grand Peripheral Army. For these soldiers who had recovered the lost territory and protected their peace, the crowded crowd stopped cursing and automatically made way for them.
"Slowly pass by, don't disturb me." The leading soldier ordered in a deep voice. He was also dressed in normal clothes, but there was a one-foot-long red tassel on his waist knife, hanging on his crisp black trousers, and with the cowhide The military boots match each other, making him look majestic and imposing.
"Xiao General Shen!" Someone recognized him and shouted loudly.
This is Shen Anlin, the commander of You Yijun who made Daikin's pseudo-Qi dogs frightened by the news, and immediately attracted a round of applause.
Shen Anlin smiled at everyone and said nothing. He rode his horse slowly and glanced at the roadside inadvertently. He was suddenly stunned.
"General Shen..." Seeing him looking over, Gu Shiba Niang smiled slightly, lowered her head and gave a slight salute.
Shen Anlin dismounted and walked over.
"Master Gu is the new magistrate. It turns out you are here too..." He smiled, his eyes passing over her face, which was a bit rosier and plumper than before.
"Yes..." Gu Shiba Niang smiled.
For a moment, I didn't know what to say and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.
"Take..." The child in his hand suddenly saw the tassel on the knife at his waist, and raised his hand to reach for it.
"Bao'er, I can't play with it, I'll give you this..." Gu Shiba Niang hurriedly took hold of him and gave him the medicinal materials in her hand.
The child didn't do it at all, threw the medicinal materials on the ground, and continued to reach for them.
"Here... take it and play..." Shen Anlin took the tassel and handed it to him.
"This will not make Bao'er let go..." Gu Shiba Niang hurriedly stopped him.
The kid had already opened his hand to grab it, grinned at Shen Anlin, and a line of saliva slid down his face.
"It's not valuable... just play with it..." Shen Anlin smiled, stretched out his rough fingers and touched the child's chubby face, "Smile..."
The boy really grinned and danced happily while grabbing the red tassel. Gu Shiba Niang could hardly hold him, and the maid beside her hurriedly reached out to take it.
"She's very beautiful..." Shen Anlin looked at the child and smiled, then his eyes fell back on Shiba Niang's face, "Better looking than you..."
Gu Shiba Niang laughed.
"Thank you for the compliment, General Shen..." She smiled, but did not say anything, but changed the subject, "General Shen is going back."
"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed across Shen Anlin's face, "How do you know?"
In the first year of Tianqi, Shen Anlin won a great victory, returned to the court to be rewarded, and was officially designated as the heir by Mr. Shen. It was considered that this was the time.
"Congratulations." Gu Shiba Niang did not answer, but smiled.
"Thank you..." Shen Anlin also smiled.
The atmosphere was silent again, and a horse neighed behind him. Shen Anlin cupped his hands and said, "Goodbye."
"Goodbye." Gu Shiba Niang nodded, watched him turn around and mount the horse, smiled again, nodded, and rode away.
The cavalry passed and crowds gathered in the streets again.
"Miss..." the maid asked in a low voice.
"Go back, it's still cold, let's see if Bao'er is frozen." Gu Shiba Niang smiled, reaching out to stop the red tassel that was about to be held by the child and stuffed into his mouth, "You can't eat it..."
The child cried out in protest.
At the end of the street, Shen Anlin looked back again and could no longer see the figure of the woman in the crowd.
It's really weird... He's spinning around in circles.
"What's weird? But there are spies?" the soldiers on the side asked cautiously.
"No..." Shen Anlin smiled, "I just thought I had a dream a few days ago..."
"What dream, General..." Another soldier asked with a smile, "Are you getting a wife..."
"I know you are crazy about your wife..." Shen Anlin laughed, raised his hand and whipped his horse, and the soldier was led away by the horse.
Shen Anlin smiled and urged his horse to follow him. He had a strange dream. In the dream, the woman Gu Xiang was his wife, but she was crying, stupid, and always pulling on her sleeves. He kept saying don't abandon me, don't abandon me... He just cried and his joy turned into something incomprehensible...
How could he divorce her? Is it okay if she doesn't want him
When he was about to question impatiently, the woman actually stabbed herself to death. The overwhelming blood rushed over, making him suddenly wake up. The words "Don't abandon me" still echoed in his ears...
What an inexplicable dream. Shen Anlin shook his head, smiled to himself, urged his horse again, and walked at the front of the team. The sound of the horse stomped away.
On Sanguanmiao Street, the drug store without a signboard was very inconspicuous. Before Gu Shiba Niang stepped in, a woman in brocade clothes came over. She had a kind face, a round face and round eyes, and she looked very pleasant. .
"Are you tired..." She reached out and took over the child who was opening his hand to her, "Are you naughty? Did you make your aunt angry?"
How could the child understand? He showed her the red tassel in his hand like a treasure, and Yiyi babbling words that no one understood.
"Where did it come from?" the woman asked, looking at the red tassel curiously.
"Sister-in-law, the place has been chosen. You should take Bao'er back. My mother and brother are worried about me..." Gu Shiba Niang smiled and took off her cloak.
"Why are you so anxious...the accommodation, food, supplies, servants, etc. are not ready yet..." the woman said, "I'm feeling bored in the Yamen, so I'd better go out for a walk..."
The aunt and sister-in-law were talking when they heard the sound of firecrackers outside the door. They were so frightened that they rushed to hold the child's ears.
"Are there any shops open again?" the woman asked, looking outside.
Gu Shiba Niang walked a few steps and looked outside. She saw a lot of people gathered not far from the opposite side. Firecrackers were still going off, causing children to jump around.
"Eat candies, eat candies," two boys grabbed a handful of candies and sprinkled them to the crowd, "Dayousheng is opening, we are all happy..."
"Da Yousheng?" The woman holding the child came over and smiled when she heard the words. She looked at Gu Shiba Niang with a bit of teasing, "I mean, why haven't you seen her here..."
"Sister-in-law..." Gu Shiba Niang looked at her helplessly and called out.
"Oh, Bao'er must be hungry, go in and eat..." The woman smiled and hugged the child and left.
"I ate a piece of cake on the street..." Gu Shiba Niang hurriedly ordered. After watching the mother and son go in, she stood at the door and looked at the big Jiankang cake hanging on the shop opposite. There is a plaque with Yuzhou semicolon.
"It's really..." She smiled to herself, the crowd dispersed, and a man walked out of the store. He seemed to notice her gaze and looked over with a smile.
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Second to last…
Embarrassing... What is this? I know Prince Wen is very good. How can I not love what I wrote? So I specially wrote a healing side story. It was originally supposed to be posted after the ending, but I posted it in advance, but I didn’t expect it to end up like this...
Prince Wen is very good, but one thing is not suitable for the current Gu Shiba Niang. Moreover, the relationship between the two is not to the point where it is not necessary for him. You see, the heroine knows that Prince Wen He also knew it, so he let it go. He was just young and thought he would not regret it. He could only say that he missed it...
You...sigh...it's my fault for making you sad...I'm sorry...I will pay attention to it in the future, I will change it in the future, and I will never write such a scene again.
Of course, it goes without saying that I forced my fans to become negative and drove away a large number of die-hard readers. Xi Xing has a habit of never believing in die-hard readers. Generally speaking, new books are published as soon as old books are finished. Thanks to the popularity, Xi Xing has written four books, and everyone can see that I always stop for a few months after finishing the book before writing a new book. I just want everyone to calm down and calm down. Whether you like a book or not is a question. Because the story is told, not the person telling the story. What I tell is to your liking. If you like it, you can follow it. Whether you are an old book friend or a new book friend, we come to read the story, not the author. I tell If it's not to your liking, do I have to force you to watch it
It’s hard for everyone to agree, but I still say the same thing, read books, read stories, don’t look at me.
If this story makes you sad, forget it