[Caiyun Kingdom] The beginning of people

When the sunset glow was almost gone and the last ray of light in the sky was about to disappear on the horizon, Kui Huangyi and I sat together in a secluded pavilion near the water.

The two-year vacation that Youshun gave me, I knew it was coming to an end.

"Between the noble faction and the royalist faction, do you know what happened?" Kui Huangyi folded his arms and leaned against the pillar of the pavilion.

"I don't know," I lowered my head to straighten out the creases on the skirt, "but I can guess." Even if the two factions reconcile, the grievances cannot be cleared up so quickly.

"Fusion is certain," Kui Huangyi said coldly, "It's extremely boring to hinder the government because of some boring party disputes. If so, it's better to get rid of them all at once."

But everyone knows that, except for the Lan family, the Caiqi family and the top nobles of the Piao family have already knelt down to Zi Liuhui, and the Lan family has also shown a cooperative attitude. The peak season is no longer such a good time to come There is trouble.

"I like Mr. Peak Season very much." I whispered.As the leader of the rebellion, he surrendered just like this. It is an irresponsible behavior to his subordinates, but he decided to give up the war when the army was in hand. This kind of mind is really admirable.During the Daye period, I knew that the intention of the late kings to start the war was to cleanse the country. I couldn't say that war must be wrong under the circumstances at that time, but I just didn't like it at all.It's really nice that the peak season is different from the previous king.

Huang Yi sneered, "Not everyone thinks the same as you. They don't even trust You Shun anymore, they even think he's in the aristocratic faction, so stupid that they can't see how many of our people there are in the area. Dare to get rid of us completely, only the king still trusts You Shun completely. That idiot king who knew how to drive You Shun to death is still smart in this regard.”

I sigh.That's why I was deceived by You Shun's condition every time.His workload is so great that it is not surprising that he died instantly.

"You are a royalist faction," Huang Yi looked at me with cold eyes, "if you marry me, the relationship between the two factions can be temporarily eased. You Shun will soon be unable to suppress the dispute between the two parties."

After waiting for a long time, each of them calmed down and admitted the facts. The overall situation has been settled. The aristocratic faction and the royalist faction will rule together based on their strengths, and the court will be able to integrate smoothly.This is a long process, but the most acute period of conflict must be passed artificially before it can be allowed to develop naturally.

I turned my face away, and said in a self-defeating manner: "Lord Hong Xiuli will definitely be a good wife." Of course the most important royalist woman is Hong Xiuli, but the problem is that she is so important that the king can't bear it.

Huang Yi snorted coldly: "If you dare to marry her, I will."

I rolled my eyes.As far as I'm concerned, you simply couldn't wish for it.At present, the Wang family has no princess, and the Lan family only has a concubine. The eldest lady of the Hong family is the highest-ranking woman in Caiyun Kingdom. If Huang Yi really married Hong Xiuli, wouldn't the aristocrats laugh from ear to ear?But who will send their own life to the door?Of course the Royalists are unwilling, but sending me away is an acceptable choice for both parties.

There are so many high officials who don’t like to get married for some reason, and those who are married don’t have children for a long time. The existing ladies of the right age are not enough to suppress the dissatisfaction of the aristocrats. Famous, just to top it.

People are afraid of famous pigs.

I sighed and looked up at the darkened sky outside the pavilion.If the sky is clear and the water is clear, the blue patch can be called the same color of water and sky, then if it is the same piece of black paint in the sky lake, can it be counted as the same color of water and sky?There are a few faint ripples floating on the lake, reflecting the gentle brilliance of the last full moon in this spring.

Different, I have never heard of anyone praising the view of water and sky at night.different.

There was silence in the pavilion for a long while.

"Huang Yi, you are too rotten to save."

"You have to insist on judging this matter with the way a woman looks at a man, and I have no objection."

"If that was the case, I think I would have slapped you long ago."

He looked at me and said dryly: "I've given it, don't play amnesia for me."

I burst out laughing, Huang Yi glared at me, I waved my hands to show that I didn't mean to offend, and said with a smile: "Keep persuading me, such great reasons as being for the country, the people, etc. are not enough to convince me."

He turned his face away and rubbed the center of his eyebrows, "You can be proud."

I touch my nose.No, I'm not proud~

He sat on the stone chair opposite me, propped his elbows on the stone table, and crossed his fingers, "With your current power, you can only be abused if you enter the officialdom, but becoming my wife gives you a status." identity."

"Hey, you know that too?"

"In Master Huiqi's state shepherd's mansion, the position of the head of the state has been vacant for two years, and the system of women's recruitment has been mentioned more than once in the court. It is clearly waiting for you."

"Waiting for a vacant seat, what can He De do?" I smiled and shook my head, "Is he a threat?" I shouldn't be treated like this by a famous official like him, and I will be the one who will be scolded by the world, "He is Seeing that I can make money, my lord has gone through so many things, and finally understands the importance of money." The important thing is not the pile of gold and silver, but what gold and silver can do.When he was in the disaster area, famous officials like Huijia, who had gone through wind and rain, cried secretly almost every night.

"With Hongxiuli setting a precedent, the tendency for women to enter the official ranks has already been established, and with the appearance of Mrs. Huiqi, it is not difficult to open up new recruits. You Shun's wife has passed the examination and will officially enter the official ranks in September."

"...that's amazing." Although the ranks of Jinshi are high and low, each of them is a capable person who is regarded as a literary star by the people, which is absolutely different from the situation of Jinshi walking all over the street in the imperial court.I applauded, "Mrs. Lin is indeed from a family of officials and scholars."

"It's because you don't read." Huang Yi looked at me sideways and scolded, "Go and count how many days you haven't written an article!"

"...How many years have you lived? If you have wine today and now you are drunk, you can watch the wind and the moon, sit and read the good papers, and your wish is enough. It is not my wish to spend my whole life." Farewell, at this age, I still have to fight for the exam. , I feel sad just thinking about it.

"Nonsense!" Huang Yi's eyebrows twitched fiercely, "No progress!"

"...It was you who called me back to my hometown."

"I'm going back to my hometown. I didn't ask you to go to the small mountain village. Go and suffer by yourself, don't blame me."

Don't blame me for being useless. I haven't experienced much hardship since I was a child. Living in the country is indeed hard. I can grit my teeth and get through it, but I just want to be quiet.I was silent for a while, and then covered my face in shame and said, "I'm greedy for vanity, is that okay?" Keep exposing my shortcomings.

"Don't worry, I won't starve you."

I laughed, "Don't use this to convince me, I refuse."

"reject?"

"Yes. It's not the first time Master Huijia mentioned this matter to me. I have already rejected his proposal, so," I tilted my head, "Your persuasion chip is not valid."

"Master Huiqi will also officially go to Huangzhou to take up the post in September. For you, that is the best place to take up the post for the first time. You should think about it yourself."

"Officials are different from businessmen. I may not be able to do it well. I need to consider my ability. And," I smiled, "I don't like this job, even more than doing business." I blinked, "I want to It feels a little strange to become a magistrate with a belly full of belly."

"I'll give you ten days to consider whether you should or should not."

On the [-]th, it happened to be the day when my lawsuit was re-opened next time, and it was the best time for me to see my current position clearly. Kui Huangyi's move would really kill someone.I smiled wryly and stood up to leave.

"I'll see you off." He reached out to help me down the steps of the pavilion.

"No need." I avoided Huang Yi's hand, and shook the bamboo basket in my hand with a smile, "When you go back, remember not to eat more, drink more warm soup, and don't rush to lie down." He said this I really ate too much tofu brain.

"Um."

Carrying a bamboo basket and walking on the deserted street, I couldn't stop smiling wryly.Marriage is also a calculation that can't be explained clearly. We really are Kui Huangyi and Zhang Zelan who are fake.I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

"Ah!" A woman's scream suddenly came from a narrow alley.

I frowned, pulled out the short knife hidden in my sleeve, and walked over quietly.Under the bright moonlight tonight, I saw a gangster pulling a girl's clothes in the alley. The girl's limbs were bound by force, and even her mouth was covered by the gangster, so she couldn't scream anymore.I pursed my lips and called out loudly.

As a result, I didn't even need to use a knife, and the villain ran away like a frightened bird.I walked into the alley, knelt down and untied the rope on her body, patted the girl on the back, and comforted her who was crying.Not long after, there was the sound of footsteps outside the alley, and a team of Guiyang patrolmen arrived with torches.Under the firelight, I saw that the leader was my previous maid, Xin Zi.

"Hello!" Xin Zi saw that it was me, and her little face turned green with fright, "Miss! What's wrong with you?"

I quickly waved my hand to indicate that I was fine, and then pointed to the girl who shrank behind me, "This girl is the one who caused the incident. She had some scratches, luckily nothing serious happened."

Seeing that I was fine, Xin Zi, who was wearing a black soap suit, with a big knife on her waist, and a heroic figure, immediately turned dark and ignored me. She coldly ordered the other male police officers to turn around and take care of the girl by herself.I stood in a corner with the basket in my hand, and smiled as I watched Xin Zi handle the matter in a neat and orderly manner, and she was quite majestic in front of his subordinates.Zhang Zechi was the head of the patrol, and he probably recommended Xin Zi to go in, but he never mentioned it to me. I have been back for more than a month, and Xin Zi has never come to see me.The girl is afraid that she is angry with me.

After everything was settled, Xinzi called someone to take me back, and was about to leave by herself, so I called her to stop.

"Xin Zi?"

Xin Zi raised her chin and said, "It's Mrs. He, if you don't want to call Mrs. Zhang, don't call me by name to get in touch with you. We don't know you well. Tsk." He said so, but he waved his hand to let others Go ahead, it's just the two of us.

I smirked secretly, and at least my face was tense, "Yes, Mr. Zhang. I don't know how Mr. Zhang is doing, and whether Mr. He and Mr. He are a good husband and wife?"

"Why do you ask so many questions? Bencha is so smart and beautiful. Of course, everything is going well. It's so good that there is no limit. It's not like some young ladies with dark hearts and rotten internal organs. They have to go in the middle of the night. Sell ​​those bland tofu nao."

I smiled and asked: "Hey? So Master Zhang also ate food from the folk women's stall? It's a great honor to be honored by Master Zhang. It is the supreme honor of this small shop."

Xinzi said loudly as if her hair was blown: "No! It's just on the way." She turned her face away, "I'm afraid that you will starve to death on the street, so people will buy it and try it, tsk."

I said with emotion: "After all, society has tempered people. She was such a straightforward and good girl before, but she has also learned to speak insincerely."

"Fart! You don't tell the truth once in a year, and even if you tell the truth, it's definitely because you have the nerve to tell me about me?"

I covered my face, "...No, Mr. Zhang, this is too much."

"You still scold the concubine in your heart!"

"Listen to me first, this has a scientific name, it's called the art of speech. If you use it well, it's a must-have weapon for home and travel. It's always beneficial to get promoted..."

You said a word, I said a word, although Xin Zi still didn't give me a good face, she still took me home carefully before leaving.Looking at the back of the girl who swaggered away, I finally couldn't help it, and laughed while leaning on the wall.She still uses Zhang's surname after me, so I know she still cares about me.She's so cute, this girl is so cute, it's my job to do it another day, I have to smooth her hair well, after all, my technique was too rough that day.

Sorry.

I managed to hold back my laughter, straightened up, stretched with a smile on my face, turned around to pack my things, and calculated my income for the day.

One evening it was time to collect the stalls again, and while I was collecting things, I looked at Xin Zi, who would keep a dark face nearby every day at this time since I met him again.I asked her what was wrong, but she didn't say anything, she just stabbed me with words, and then sent me home before leaving.In fact, I also know that the law and order in the civilian area of ​​Guiyang is not very good recently, and she is probably worried about me.

"Miss San." Hei Yaoshi unexpectedly appeared in front of me.

I put down the things in my hands and gave him a light salute, "Master Yaoshi."

Hei Yaoshi seemed to want to say something, but he suddenly looked at Xin Zi, "She sent you off?"

Why?I nodded, "Yes, Mrs. He has come to take me back every day recently."

"Morning."

ah?

"Mrs. He." Hei Yaoshi raised his voice to call Xin Zi.

Xin Zi went to meet him and cupped his fists, "I have seen the black general."

"Morning."

"It's the negligence of my humble job." Xin Zi unexpectedly understood what this concise and concise brother was talking about right away.

Hei Yaoshi hummed, nodded to me, then turned and left without saying a word.

He is... I opened my mouth slightly, but finally closed it, watching Hei Yaoshi leave.How can He De treat him like this?

"There is still time to catch up." Xin Zi walked over and said with folded arms.

I smiled and shook my head, but my eyes were a little hot, "I like adults, I like them very much, but I'm not the kind who can marry me." Therefore, I can't chase after you.

"It's good if we can get along well. Why are you stubborn? The general will treat you very well. I have also received a lot of help from the general during my two years in Beijing. He is looking at your face." Xin Zi smacked his lips, "Of course, I have to do my best. It's not all due to the miss. Hmph. He has been looking for you for two full years. Your heart is really dark, okay? It's made of lead."

"Xinzi," I looked up at the Huoshaoyun in the sky, "do you also think I'm too naive?"

"It's up to you, I can't stop you from finding trouble for yourself. It's okay, just treat it as a way to save the general, and you can find your true love who has disappeared."

I shook my head and laughed, "Did you hear the speech art I told you a few days ago, Mr. Zhang?"

"What kind of art is it? We don't have that muscle, you go, don't teach us badly."

"...You are already very bad." The knife on his mouth was so sharp that he broke his hair.

"You taught me."

"I'm wronged, my lord." I smiled and picked up the bamboo basket, and went home with Xin Zi.

As soon as I opened the door the next morning, Xin Zi, who was already waiting here, said that there was another girl whose innocence was ruined by gangsters in a dark alley in a civilian area last night, but she still couldn't get over the hurdle after being rescued, so she took advantage of it before dawn. He committed suicide by throwing himself into a well when he was not paying attention.Xin Zi's face was cold, and his eyes were black and blue. It was obvious that he hadn't slept all night and had been chasing the criminal overnight.

I sigh.

Rare peace.

Forget it, life is a pool of stagnant water only if it is too busy——I tried my best to comfort my hard-working fate.

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