Confiscating one of the emperor's carrier pigeons, I thought this kind of boring behavior would end there, but I didn't expect that a month later, another carrier pigeon flew to Yang Yingjun's yard.The emperor didn't ask him why he didn't reply to the letter, and he didn't mention the matter of the pigeons.

Yang Yingjun became more and more confused.It stands to reason that the emperor should be very busy now. I heard that there is a drought in the north. Some places have not rained for several months. It seems that many victims of the disaster have died.The so-called drought in the north and flood in the south is probably the current situation.There were continuous torrential rains in the south, and the disaster was no less serious than in the north. Yang Yingjun was so busy that he couldn't understand where the emperor came from, and the American time sent him a letter.

Day by day, Mei Rong kept more and more pigeons in the Princess Palace, and finally Yang Yingjun had to allocate another yard to raise these pigeons that flew from the north and never came back, but he didn't even once. I wrote back.

what?They are obviously sworn enemies to each other, what kind of pen pals are they pretending to be!

Since coming to Jiangnan to start again, the Yang brothers and sisters have implemented a series of reforms that benefit the common people.In less than a year, many cruel and inhuman bad habits were abolished, and a group of corrupt officials were dealt with at the same time, which was warmly supported by the people in the south.Of course, everything has pros and cons.The overly avant-garde reforms of the Yang brothers and sisters harmed the interests of many dignitaries, landlords and non-members, and were jointly resisted by these upper classes.However, the King of Zhennan was born in a soldier and had the military power in his hands. He failed to recruit security, so he resolutely suppressed it with violence, exiled several nobles who took the lead in making trouble, and confiscated their property.Apparently, this approach served as a warning to others. Although the upper class still complained, they did not dare to make trouble anymore. Some even abandoned their ancestral property and moved to the north in order to protect themselves.The Yang brothers and sisters contracted the confiscated and purchased land to farmers, and reduced farmers' taxes, which was supported by the middle and lower classes.In order not to affect the economy of Jiangnan, they also issued policies to raise the social status of merchants and encourage commercial development.Gradually, the people in the south began to respect Yang Meili as "My Majesty the King" in private, which is enough to see that in their hearts, Yang Meili has been recognized as the emperor.

After the society was stabilized, Yang Yingjun went to Jianghuai to personally supervise the army to train water combat, while Yang Meili stayed in the Suzhou palace, discussing state affairs with other ministers on time every day, and writing letters to ask for Yang Yingjun's opinions when he was undecided. He is a diligent and good leader.But after all, she is at a playful age, and occasionally she will take Wu Yao out to play. According to her, this is called combining work and rest.

"Wow, it's so beautiful..." Yang Meili came to a booth selling women's jewelry, looked at this with glowing eyes, touched that, and had difficulty choosing.

The stall owner smiled and said, "My lord, do you want to choose a gift for Mrs. Zun?"

Yang Meili picked up a white jade bracelet and wanted to put it on her hand. The stall owner was so frightened that she said, "Young master, you can't do it, you can't do it, your hand... can't be worn..."

Yang Meili said angrily: "Are you saying I'm fat?!"

The stall owner was ashamed: "No, no, this... this..."

Wu Yao hurried over to make a rescue: "Master, no matter how thin a man is, his frame is too big. Only weak and boneless women can wear that bracelet."

"..." Yang Meili seemed to be struck by lightning, yes, why did she forget that she is now a man.The mood fell into a trough in an instant, and he silently put the jade bracelet back to the booth.

Sensing the change in her mood, Wu Yao asked in confusion, "My lord, don't you want to buy it back and give it to your wife?"

Yang Meili glanced at him faintly, shook her head, turned and walked away in a daze.

"My lord?" Wu Yao hurriedly followed her, not understanding why she was in a bad mood.

In the lively and bustling city of Suzhou, every time you pass by the silk and satin shop and the jewelry shop, you can see those beautiful and gentle Jiangnan beauties shopping there.Yang Meili thought enviously, it would be great if she was still a daughter.She really wanted to try the feeling of wearing an ancient gauze skirt, applying ancient rouge and gouache, combing a high bun, and wearing all kinds of pearl hairpin jewelry.In the past, whenever I saw my elder brother had to put on palace clothes and carefully dress up to enter the palace, although it was my appearance, it looked so strange.Yang Meili is very afraid that one day she will forget her real appearance.

Why does God have to play with their brothers and sisters like this?

Why can't it be a simple time travel?

Why make them wear the wrong body?

Yang Meili took a sharp breath, forcing back the tears welling up in her eyes.

"My lord, it's very lively in front, there must be a sideshow, do you want to watch it?" Wu Yao's cautious voice came from behind, with imperceptible concern.

Yang Meili turned her head to look at him, and the young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was also looking at her, his eyes were bright and energetic, firm and warm.

This clumsy guy, this guy who accompanied her instead of her brother, could always detect that she was in a bad mood quietly, and always wanted to make her happy without showing any signs.

A warm current poured into the empty atrium, Yang Meili sighed inwardly like a compromise, and smiled at him: "Let's go."

Only then did Wu Yao relax his brows and eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Yang Meili's heart moved, she hooked his arm, and said with a smile: "Brother Yao, promise me one thing?"

The two big men were so close on the street, which naturally attracted the surprised and curious eyes of passers-by.Half of Wu Yao's body was stiff, his face was flushed with embarrassment, and he couldn't directly throw his prince out, so he could only silently stand aside a little, distance himself, and said, "Young master, if you have any orders, just say it directly."

Yang Meili pressed close to him, and rubbed her face on his shoulder: "Promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you will stand where I can see it when I turn around, okay?"

Wu Yao was flustered by her dawdling, and the sight of passers-by made him restless, but Yang Meili's seemingly indecent words somehow made his heart tremble, and all the uneasiness immediately settled down: "My lord?"

Yang Meili didn't know what was wrong with her, but she suddenly felt very lonely, like a traveler walking alone in the desert, she really wanted to catch something so that she would not despair.

"Can you agree?"

Even if he didn't understand, he just answered in a small but firm voice after a brief silence: "Yes."

The answer that has been predicted for a long time, but when I actually hear it, I feel so relieved beyond my expectations.

Yang Meili smiled silently, finally let go of her arm that was as stiff as a stone, and smiled brightly at the young man with an uncomfortable face: "Let's go, let's watch the juggling!"

Squeezing into the crowd, I realized that it was not a juggling at all, but a fourteen or five year old girl kneeling there in sackcloth and filial piety, with a sign on her chest that read "Sell her body to bury her mother", crying so hard , so pitiful.

"There is such a thing as selling one's body to bury one's mother..." Yang Meili couldn't help but be speechless.

Wu Yao stood beside her and said: "This kind of thing is not unusual, many poor people sell their sons and daughters for funeral expenses."

Yang Meili disagreed: "Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? The living are more important, right?"

Wu Yao looked at her in surprise: "Could it be possible to watch the corpses of deceased relatives exposed in the wilderness?"

"It doesn't mean that. I just feel that there is no need to sacrifice the lives of the living for the sake of burying the dead. If the dead relatives really love you, they won't be willing to see you betray yourself for them."

Such a saying was unheard of, and Wu Yao said in a daze, "...it's really unfilial to do so."

Yang Meili frowned and said: "When relatives are alive, they must abide by filial piety, that's called filial piety."

Wu Yao looked at her deeply, and said for a while, "Then what should you do when you feel that you have no money to bury your relatives?"

"It's very simple. After cremation, bury the ashes in a place where the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and I will pay my respects every Qingming and Double Ninth Festival, wouldn't it be good?"

Wu Yao turned pale with shock: "The burning of corpses is against the norms, why do you think so?"

"..."

At this time, a woman dressed in a seductive appearance walked out of the crowd, followed by two servants.The woman walked up to the little girl, half covered her mouth with a fragrant scarf, and said, "Raise your head."

The little girl raised her head timidly, her appearance of crying was very charming.

The woman nodded in satisfaction, and said, "I'll give you five taels, how about selling yourself to me?"

Yang Meili almost spurted blood, five taels? !This is too cheap, right?

An old man beside him sighed sadly: "Poor, poor. If she really follows that woman, this little girl's life will be ruined, alas..."

Yang Meili turned her head when she heard the words, and said, "Why did uncle say that? What's the background of that aunt?"

The old man said: "Is the young master a foreigner?"

"Uh... almost, hehe."

"My lord doesn't know, that woman is the proprietress of Yanyu Building in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Jiangnan Misty Rain Building!?" Yang Meili said in surprise, "That's not a brothel!?"

The old man nodded heavily, and sighed again and again.

Seeing that the little girl was about to be taken away by that woman, Yang Meili had no time to think about it, and rushed out immediately: "Wait!"

The woman stared blankly at Cheng Yaojin who had come out of nowhere, and the two servants behind her immediately stood up: "What do you want to do?!"

Yang Meili said: "I will pay ten taels to buy this little sister."

The two servants were stunned for a moment, and turned to look at the woman.

The woman looked at Yang Meili carefully, and said with a faint smile: "Twelve taels, it's not worth it. Forget it, since you are the son's favorite, the slave family will not take what you like, please." As she said, she just left it openly. The little girl left with two servants.

Yang Meili was stunned.Uh... What about a big fight if you disagree with each other?TV shows are a lie.

"Thank you, sir." The little girl walked up to Yang Meili and knelt down.

Yang Meili quickly helped her up: "No need."

The little girl glanced shyly and timidly at this gentle and handsome young man, then lowered her head again, revealing only her fair and slender neck with a hint of pink.

Yang Meili turned her head to greet Wu Yao: "Brother Yao, Qian."

Wu Yao walked over without a word, and handed her a ten tael bank note.Yang Meili stuffed the silver ticket to the little girl, and said, "Take this money, and don't sell yourself easily in the future, be careful of being abducted and sold by bad guys."

The little girl's eyes turned red, and she was about to cry again: "Thank you, my lord."

"No thanks, no thanks," Yang Meili smiled and patted her head, with the appearance of a close sister: "Go back quickly, it will be bad if it's late."

The little girl stood still, looking down at her dirty cloth shoes uneasily: "I...I have no relatives...Since the young master has bought me, I...in this life, I will belong to the young master... ..."

"Ah? Er..." Yang Meili turned her head and cast a look of help to Wu Yao.

Wu Yao silently looked away.

"..."

Ashley!

Yang Meili took a deep breath and made up her mind: "Well, I don't worry about you alone. After your mother is buried, you can go back with me." It happened that I lacked a female companion.

Wu Yao was surprised and said: "My lord..."

The little girl smiled through tears: "Thank you, young master, thank you, young master..."

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