Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 552
Winter in the south of the Yangtze River is hard.

Compared with the north, the coldness in the south of the Yangtze River is moist and biting.

When the cold wind blows, it is really cold to the bone.

The cold from the ancient bluestone floor can freeze people's hearts.There are rules for pleading guilty, and wearing a cotton-padded jacket is not called pleading guilty.In such a cold winter day, even if it is snowing, you have to come in plain clothes to show your sincerity.

The cold wind howled, and the suppressed mourning of the people came indistinctly.Zuo Fu knelt on the ground, she held her head high and her back was straight.

At this moment, she thought of her first teacher in her previous life.

The teacher was short and had a fierce face, but he was a very gentle person in his heart.Lacking parental love, I was actually very dark when I was young, and I was often sensitive to the eyes of others.

My childhood self didn't know how to deal with this emotion, and regarded all sympathetic looks from the outside world as a humiliation of my unfortunate life experience.To cover up this sense of shame, she became very cold and arrogant at a very young age.

But her first teacher saw all this, and she didn't make any extra moves.Until one day, when she was about to graduate from elementary school, the teacher called her into the office and said something to herself that she would never forget.

"People must be proud, but not arrogant. If you maintain your pride and get rid of the arrogance in your heart, there will always be a day when your life will be clear."

Because she has no parents and no hope, she is extremely hard on her studies.Always at the top of the list, she gradually takes this as a kind of capital, and is also very proud of her classmates.

The teacher's words woke her up.Afterwards, the teacher interpreted this sentence, directly hitting the things deep in his heart that he was most afraid to face.

At that time, I didn't understand the teacher's words very well, but as I grew older, I gradually realized the teacher's good intentions.

This first teacher not only taught her knowledge, but also helped her establish a correct outlook on life, so at this moment, she thought of this first teacher again.

People must be proud, but not arrogant.

Yes, if one's pride is lost, nothing can be achieved.

It's very cold today, and it's hard to kneel here, but she finally won against herself today, and she didn't lose her pride.

Thinking of this, the thought was clear, and the cold wind didn't seem so unbearable anymore.

In particular, the comfort of the people gave her strength!

This is what the teacher wants to convey to himself!

If you have no arrogance in your heart, you will be supported by others; if you are proud of yourself, you will be admired by others.

Both are things that money cannot buy.

The sky gradually darkened, Zuo Fu knelt there, his trembling body gradually stopped shaking.She held her head up and lowered slowly, she looked straight ahead, her face was calm, as if she was not the one who was kneeling on this icy road and suffering from the cold.

The people were forcibly driven away, it was getting dark, and no one was allowed to stay long in front of the palace gate.The handyman eunuch who was in charge of cleaning in front of the palace came out, buckets of water were poured out, the broom in his hand flew up, blowing up countless water droplets and flying on Zuo Fu's body.

The water slowly flowed towards Zuo Fu, and soon soaked under her body.The biting cold stimulated Zoff's heart. At such a temperature, the water would quickly freeze into ice.She looked at those eunuchs, those eunuchs lowered their heads, just carrying buckets to sprinkle water, but they didn't dare to look at her.

They come quickly, and they leave quickly.

Soon, the ground in front of the palace gate was wet.The palace gates were also slowly closed, and the cleaning eunuchs quickly hid behind the palace gates, engulfed by the dark night.

The water soon condensed into ice, which formed around Zoff's body.Ben's numb knees seemed to be alive again due to the cold.The frozen water gave her a great sensory stimulation, like fine needles, piercing her densely with incomparable coldness.

The soldiers guarding the palace are Jinyiwei, and these people are all father's subordinates.They stood in front of the palace gate, motionless, looking at Zuo Fu with pain in their eyes.

Mr. Zuo is a good official and treats people very well. Since he took charge of Jinyiwei, although he forbids everyone to exploit them again, he has led them on the right path.They would all go to the Jiangdong Guard Office to help. Although the money was earned hard, but without the scolding of the common people and officials, they felt much more at ease.

Originally, although small shrimps like them had a better life than military households, how could it be their turn to take advantage of it?So it doesn't matter if those big bosses above them have any opinions on Lord Zuo, the key is that they, the lower-level people, have been favored by Lord Zuo.

If there is any difficulty at home, just go to Mr. Zuo to keep it and solve it.And Mr. Xiao Zuo's character is also very good.They are watching the palace gate here, Mr. Zuo is very polite every time, unlike those officials who show contempt for them and despise them very much.

In the words of those officials, they are the watchdogs of the royal family, so where is the need for respect?But Master Xiaozuo is different.

The officials are so big and the titles are so noble, but they are treated like ordinary people, and they never show their power.Moreover, they also discovered that Mr. Xiaozuo did not discriminate against those eunuchs, and they always dealt with them on an equal footing.These watering eunuchs actually don't want to do this, but who would dare to disobey orders from the top?
It's just that they also whispered in their hearts.

The Son of Heaven was really annoyed at being humiliated today, but it was not enough to treat the heroes like this.Kneeling here in this cold weather is enough to suffer, and splashing water, isn't it killing people?

So after thinking about it, they felt that maybe the empress secretly instructed people to do it.

The queen has been in the palace for a long time, and she has been very low-key before.But ever since she became pregnant, the hearts of the harem fluctuated, and the favored people quickly surrounded the queen, and there were many expressions of favor in the previous court.

Since ancient times, the front and back palaces have been inseparable.Once the queen gives birth to the prince, the situation in the court will definitely change.

Right now, looking at what happened to Lord Xiao Zuo, the guards in charge of guarding the palace gate have already guessed something inside.Although they couldn't bear to see Zuo Fu suffer, but they themselves were just little shrimps, so what could they do?He could only secretly inform his colleagues to let their adults who were recuperating at home quickly enter the palace, and asked the emperor to intercede.

Zuo Fu's lips turned purple from the cold, but she still held on and did not let her figure become short.

She is like a green pine in the cold winter months, looking from a distance, she is so small in this world.But when you approach, you will be awed by the straightness of the green pine and the spirit of not being afraid of the severe cold.

She knelt, silently, only tried to straighten her back, and did not beg for mercy.

Seeing this scene, the maidservant in charge of inspection rushed back to Kunning Palace and told the Queen what she had seen.

Shan Zhixian gritted her teeth, "I want to see how hard her bones are! Forcing me, the queen, to kneel down and beat my father in front of me, brother! She really has iron bones! Okay, Wow! What a Zuo Qingtian, what a proud iron gall! I would like to see if her proud body and an iron gall can resist the invasion of this world of ice and snow!"

"Queen."

The nanny looked hesitant, and couldn't help persuading her: "Zuo Fu is a meritorious minister of our Daming, if His Majesty knows about such harsh treatment, I'm afraid it will be..."

"She dared to be so arrogant because of her merits!"

Shan Zhixian's face was ferocious, "Relying on His Majesty's favor, when she was an official in Changzhou, she could beat anyone she wanted, and kill anyone she wanted! The squire didn't deal with her, and she even pulled a cannon to bombard people's houses! Later, when she arrived in Qiongzhou, she even went to Guangzhou to incite and beat the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the street, forcing the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to serve her tea and admit her mistake, so she was willing to give up!"

She slammed the tea cup and fruit plate on the table in hand to the ground, "Who on earth gave her such boldness?! Even the head of the country dared to beat her. Isn't it going to rebel?!"

"Queen empress, calm down!"

The nanny knelt down, "You are pregnant with Liujia, you should not get angry!"

After a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty, there is absolutely no need to pour cold water on her at this time. Although His Majesty is angry, he still wants to use her. The envoys of the Qing people are still in my Daming. Don't you want to go south immediately? When Zuo Fu is here, the Qing army will not dare to act rashly. As long as the Qing army is not destroyed, His Majesty will not touch the Zuo family!"

She kowtowed heavily, "Your Majesty, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, don't be arrogant at this time, and you will offend Your Majesty!"

"Nurse! Which side are you on?! Haven't you seen that your father has been beaten until he bleeds?! At his age, how can he stand up to the three boards of the yamen?! Your Majesty wants to save face at this time and punish him a little. will be blamed."

While speaking, she stroked her slightly protruding belly, raised her lips and said with a sneer: "In the past, Song Gaozong had no heirs and was often suspected by his subjects. How is our Majesty's situation similar to that? Now that I am pregnant, This is the greatest strength of this palace."

The nanny lowered her eyes, feeling bitter in her heart.

This palace is indeed a dirty place.When innocent people come in, things will change.The girl in their family was originally a chaste person, but since the imperial decree came to their house, the girl's temperament gradually changed.

It has only been one year since he entered the palace, but he has lost his mind because of jealousy, and all his heart is on how to get away from the publicity with Lord Zhen Guo.

No matter how much Your Majesty loves Duke Zhen, Duke Zhen cannot enter the palace to compete with her.His Majesty loved Zhen Guogong so much that he was so obsessed that he wanted to sleep with her portrait every night, but he was so obsessed with it, did he still choose Jiangshan resolutely?

It is impossible for such a king to be trapped by the love of his children, neither can the Duke of Zhen, nor can the queen.Since you can't, why bother to fight that anger?As long as you keep your queen position!
The master is also confused.

He actually confronted Lord Zhen Guo in the court hall.Is Zhen Guogong so easy to get along with?In front of His Majesty, if a second-rank official slaps you as soon as you say it, it will be a firecracker!Who wants to oppress her, she will resist, why doesn't the empress understand?
Facing people like Lord Zhen Guo, it is useless to act recklessly, and she will not accept this.

Now the queen is secretly sending people to be mean to the Duke of Zhen, if the emperor knows, how can he not hate the queen?

Daming's armaments are all supported by Zuo's army, if Zuo Furuo falls, the Qing army will come!No matter how confused your majesty is, no matter how angry you are, it's impossible for your majesty to really do something to Zuofer!Confused!

"Nurse is really worrying too much."

The nun in charge of Kunning Palace said: "What happened in this palace is your Majesty not aware of? Your Majesty did not stop it, which means that His Majesty also wants to use our mother's hand to punish that disrespectful little bitch! "

"Nurse Chang, although the words are good, it is our mother who is the villain in the end. Our mother is such a noble person, but she is the mother of a country. Why should I lower myself and become that evil person?"

"Nurse!"

Shan Zhixian slapped the table violently, and scolded: "Did you become obsessed with ghosts and speak for that bitch over and over again?!"

"Miss!"

The nanny hurriedly said: "You are a noble person, how can you say such vulgar words?! Madam, this old servant is really thinking of you! Your majesty's thoughts are hard to guess, we can only be cautious..."

"Miss!"

The voice of the eunuch in charge of the palace came from outside, "Duke Jingguo asked for an imperial edict, but His Majesty refuted it. Right now, he is kneeling with Zuo Fu outside the main entrance."

"Ah……"

Shan Zhixian smiled, "What did I say? Nurse, did you hear that? Even Duke Jing is gone. Do you still have to guess what His Majesty is thinking?"

After finishing speaking, he bent down, picked up the cherry tomatoes that had fallen on the ground, and looked at it for a while in the palm of his hand. Suddenly, with a strong force, the whole cherry tomatoes burst in his hand, and red juice flowed out from between his fingers. Like blood.

"I don't want to eat anything grown by this bitch! From now on, no fresh fruit from Qiongzhou will be allowed to enter my Kunning Palace!"

Her face became more and more ferocious, and her once beautiful face became ugly due to the change of mood.

"Duke Yasukuni is also kneeling together? Heh, father and son soldiers in battle, and soldiers in battle... Let them have the same blessings and share the same hardships? After all, her love for her father is from heart to heart, and Ben Gong's heart to love her father It's also the heart, isn't it?"

The chief eunuch understood, and winked at a few young eunuchs, and the eunuchs rushed out of Kunning Palace, and soon disappeared into the vast night.

"Father, you go back, you can't stand the torment."

Zuo Fu said with difficulty: "Daughter made His Majesty angry, there is no need for you to suffer with me. You have hurt your root this time, and your recovery has been slow. If you suffer from the wind and cold again, it will be bad."

"You earned the title for your father, and the title for your mother. Today you are in trouble, how can your father leave alone? You are the pride of the father and the pride of my Zuo family! The father has heard what happened. Having said that, although it is reckless, it is also admirable."

Zuo Dayou turned his head sideways, looked at his daughter's bruised lips from the cold, and said slowly: "Hai Rui wrote a letter and prepared the coffin. He is not good enough for his father. Today he also followed the example of going to the sea pen holder, and asked your mother to prepare the birthday cake at home."

Zuo Fu lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Father, go back, you don't have to do this. Your Majesty will punish me at most, and won't kill me."

While speaking, the palace gate opened, Zuo Dayou was excited, thinking that the emperor had a new will.But who knows how many people came out of the palace, the leading eunuch came up to him with a bucket in his hand, before Zuo Dayou could ask, a bucket of water was poured on his father and daughter.

"Pickled stuff! How dare you?!"

(End of this chapter)