Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 119

Early the next morning, the sun rose past the city gate, and a temporary execution ground was blocked at the end of West Street. On the platform were eight robbers, one of the nine died in the prison. Behind the robbers Standing eight beheaded hands.

The courageous people rushed to watch this scene early in the morning, and people from the Prince Jin's residence also came to sit at the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

The time has come, the beheading sign here is thrown down, the sign hanging on the prisoner's body is taken down, eight people raise their knives, the shadow of the knife shone by the sun is so bright that people can't open their eyes.

It just fell so quickly, the head was cut off the neck, rolled to the ground, and the blood was splashed.

The people watching were in an uproar, and the body of the death row prisoner immediately fell on the stage.

The spreading red blood stained the stage, and it looked out of place with the white prison uniform on the condemned prisoner. The onlookers paused for a moment, and then applauded.

Although these people were not harmed by the robbers, everyone applauded the fact that the bad guys were caught and beheaded for public display to let the dead rest in peace.

The officers and soldiers maintained the scene. Seeing that the robbers had been executed, Prince Jin seemed to have aged a few years in an instant. No matter how many robbers were executed, he would not be able to return his son's family. It was the spirit of the son's family who was in heaven.

Half an hour passed, waiting for the people from the Ministry of Justice to disperse, and after the scene was cleaned up, West Street resumed its bustle. Occasionally, I could learn something from the conversations of passers-by, and in the major teahouses, the storyteller was talking about something new book
In Shao's mansion, Lin Qingran asked someone to prepare a gift and sent it to Mu's house. Since he hurt his face and leg, the medicine for the wound would never be wrong. Brother Han still looked sleepy when he woke up in the morning, and he walked every step of the way. He stayed by Lin Qingran's side, thinking that he didn't want to study, so he told Master Li that he would come back a few days later.

In the small garden, Tong Tong, who was already four years old, was wagging his tail and circling around the little master. Brother Han was sitting there, looking at Lin Qingran. Brother Bo came to chase the dog, and Tong Tong threw himself on Bo Geer. She opened her mouth excitedly to lick his face.

Brother Bo pushed him away in disgust, the puppy persisted and continued to rush towards him, Brother Bo was anxious to find his brother, ran to Brother Han, raised his foot to kick the dog that was circling around, but did not stop Steady, he sat on the ground with his buttocks, and now the dog jumped on him and licked his face, Bo Geer was wronged, and burst into tears.

The elder brother ignored him, and the dog still bullied him. The nanny helped him up, and Brother Bo went into Lin Qingran's arms, twitching aggrievedly.

In the afternoon, the two children were taking a nap. Lin Qingran asked Si Qin to invite a more prestigious goddess in Luodu City to come and have a look. The doctor said early in the morning that there was no serious problem, but she was frightened. Lin Qingran felt distressed when she saw it In the past, when I was frightened when I was young, my grandma would ask the broom mother-in-law to call out her soul, not to mention the truth, the next day it will be really good.

Not long after Si Qin left, Mother Chu came over in a hurry, "Madam, the young master has a fever."

Lin Qingran rushed to her son's yard, brother Han on the bed was covered with sweat, Lin Qingran ordered someone to hurry to invite the doctor over, and took the wrung cloth to wipe brother Han's sweat.

"Mother, there are bad guys." Brother Han kept shouting in his sleep, "Mother, there are bad guys, they are dead."

Lin Qingran picked him up, hugged him in her arms, patted his back lightly, and murmured in his ear, "Mother is here, the bad guy is gone, it's okay, mother is here."

"Mother, there are bad people." The voice of grievance kept ringing out. Brother Han seemed to have dreamed of something extremely scary in his sleep. Lin Qingran couldn't hear her voice, and just hid in her arms blindly, scared. murmured.

"Be good, mother is here, mother is by your side, Han'er, be good, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Lin Qingran patted him gently, and Brother Han sobbed softly.

The doctor and the goddess arrived almost at the same time. The doctor said that it is possible to have a fever and get sick after being frightened.

According to the sorceress, it is naturally because the child has a spirituality and cannot see the filthy blood. After being frightened, the soul is frightened, and he must be called back to settle down. Now he is floating, so he is restless and sick.

Lin Qingran hugged Brother Han, the fever was going to subside, and the soul had to be recruited, they didn't drink the kind of things that were burnt from the black lacquer talisman paper.

The sorceress took out the bowl, covered it with talisman paper, took out the rootless water, and dripped it on the talisman paper, the water dripped slowly along the talisman paper to the bottom of the bowl, then took a little and gently pressed it on the talisman Brother's forehead, slowly sliding from the forehead to the temple, and then back to the eyebrows, muttering in his mouth.

When less than half of the water seeped into the bowl, the sorceress muttered something, and pierced the talisman paper with her fingerprints, asking Brother Han to drink the clear water from the bottom of the bowl.

Lin Qingran picked him up, in a daze, Brother Han didn't resist drinking the cool water, and after drinking, the goddess pinched the punctured talisman paper in half and stuffed it in Brother Han's mouth. In my son's ears, this is to put the recalled soul in prison.

Then the goddess lit a stick of incense, walked around the house, muttered something they didn't understand, went outside the house, and burned some paper money by the side of the flower bed in the yard.

After a while, Mama Li came in, "Miss, the godmother has agreed, let you put the young master down and lie down, it will be fine at night soon."

Lin Qingran walked out, and the godmother was waiting for her, "Ma'am, I have already asked you to leave after coming back with the young master."

Lin Qingran was stunned, and understood what she meant, so she paid the money for Mama Li to take her out, so the trip was worth ten taels of silver.

Going back to the house, I don’t know if it’s really effective, Brother Han is much quieter, lying on the bed

When Shao Ziyu came back in the evening, after dinner, the couple went to Brother Han's yard to accompany him. They woke up for a while and took medicine, but now they fell asleep again.

Lin Qingran touched his cheek. It took just over a day. How could she feel that her son had lost weight.

Brother Han called his mother a few times on the way, and Lin Qingran sat by the bed and hugged him. The temple business really frightened him.

After coaxing him to sleep soundly, Lin Qingran was still a little worried. Mother Chu cleaned up the side room next to her. Back off some.

The next day, Lu was worried that Brother Han came over, seeing that the fever was still there, and he didn't retreat completely, so she asked her to wipe the child's body to cool down according to the old formula.

Knowing that his brother was ill, Brother Bo was also very obedient. He came over and lay down beside the bed and didn't forget to hold his brother's hand. In the outer room, Mrs. Lu heard Lin Qingran say that the goddess brought out dirty things. Surprised, "That scene, too."

The children are young, they are the most pure souls, and they are also easily stained by dirty things. They watched people die in front of them, and Lu sighed, "Go to Zuyin Temple in a few days and burn incense to pray for blessings. "

"Mother, don't be tired, I'll go by myself."

"It's the same. I'll go to the temple when I get back. When brother Han is healed, you can go and fulfill your wish." Lu pressed down her hand, "Take care of the child first."

Brother Han’s illness took three or four days to recover. After the fever passed, he couldn’t take any supplements immediately. Brother Han ate very little when he cooked lightly. When he was able to get out of bed, he lost a lot of weight. .

When Lin Qingran came over, he leaned into her arms coquettishly, even more childish when he was sick.

Brother Han's temperament is relatively gentle. When Brother Bo came over, the two brothers got together, one called brother, and the other hugged him, which was very affectionate.

Seeing that he was recovering well, Lin Qingran felt more at ease. After resting until mid-April, she invited Master Liu back to continue her studies
The weather in Luodu City gradually starts to heat up in May, and there are still a lot of people traveling at this time. Here in the court, the little emperor has been studying government for more than half a year. Because of his young age, many things are discussed by the three assistant ministers before reporting to the emperor. Bright.

Until the middle of May, when the little prince suddenly proposed to promote someone to follow him and teach him, there were some complaints among the princes of the north.

The person Xiao Jingyi wants to promote is his savior. In the past, he was the elder of the Shao family who was a second-rank official. Now that the elder Shao is healthy, if he wants to be restored, the little prince wants him to be promoted.

Based on Zhang Zhonghou’s opinions, promotion is of course possible, and rewards must be given for saving the emperor, but it’s not good to follow the emperor, especially to teach the emperor, they were all appointed by the former emperor, and anyone can come here What good is it to teach them?

Xiao Jingyi is still a child to a certain extent, and now sitting in this position, sometimes there are such emotions. You bully me for being young and don't let me make up my mind, but I am the emperor, and you all have to listen to me.

Therefore, four or five days after this proposal, the emperor and Lin Wenxi were in a subtle stalemate.

Prince Bei was the emperor's little grandfather, and he was also a direct relative, so he was the villain, he came forward to oppose this matter, and persuaded the emperor.

For the first time in Qianqing Palace, the emperor got angry at Prince Bei, "Don't tell me I don't even have the right to make decisions. You are here to assist me, not to control me!"

"How dare you influence the emperor? The ministers were entrusted by the late emperor to assist the emperor. The emperor can handle the affairs of state after he becomes an adult, and the ministers can rest assured. If the emperor wants to promote Mr. Shao, it should be, but assist the emperor together with us. That is absolutely impossible, the reason why the late emperor ordered me to take care of the emperor, it is for the sake of you, the emperor must be clear about the balance of pros and cons." Prince Bei knelt down, and regarding the matter of assisting him, he asked It wasn't his own brother's request. At his age, he doesn't want to take care of his grandchildren's affairs, but since he takes care of it, he can't let the emperor's temper control everything. Anyone can stand in the same position as them to assist the emperor. , Then what is the use of the first emperor's edict.

No matter how reluctant Xiao Jingyi was, he knew he had to obey his grandfather's orders. He waved his hand impatiently, "If you don't help, you won't help."

"Your majesty is wise, the promotion is already a great gift to the Shao family. As a courtier, protecting the emperor is what you should do." Today, if you change to other guards, you must protect him like this. In the eyes of Prince Bei and the others, it was just a gimmick.

But Xiao Jingyi didn't understand, or in other words, he hadn't thought about it so deeply. The tighter the North Lord and the others persuaded him, the more rebellious he felt. Children of this age just make their own decisions, that's why Lin Wenxi and the others I'm even more afraid that the emperor will make mistakes.

After a few days, the imperial decree came down to the household department, and the household department issued an official document to the Shao family, and Mr. Shao was promoted.

Mrs. Shao's Mrs. Gu is very happy. With this promotion, it is clear at a glance who is the most useful and who can take charge of the Shao family.

In fact, Mr. Shao has taken care of himself a long time ago, but he was just procrastinating, waiting for the emperor's decree. Now that the decree has been announced, the Minister of Sanzhi who has been serving for more than ten years is now promoted to be the Minister of Internal Affairs, just like Lord Lei at that time. level.

"Mother, in time, this Shao family's noble son will definitely be able to get it back." Master Shao is so confident that he can't even get it back. Could it be that the second bedroom who didn't earn anything can get it back? of.

"Don't worry, the emperor is not in charge of the imperial court now." Gu's mood seemed very happy. The promotion to be a minister is a good sign. The former emperor took away the title. Now that he is the emperor, her son has the ability to take the title again. Take back.

"The emperor is young now. After waiting for two years, those old fellows can't let them make the decisions." Master Shao chuckled.

Some people are like this, they have been obsessed with one thing for so many years, and for the rest of their lives, they can no longer let go of this thing, and they didn't say that it was necessary, and they would die if they couldn't get it, but they were fighting for it.

The Gu family is fighting with the dead Master Shao and Mrs. Shao. She cannot be buried with Master Shao in the ancestral tomb of the Shao family. According to the genealogy, her son is not a son, and she is not a wife. So what? It's hers, it's her son's

Mr. Shao returned with great momentum. Mr. Lei's position had been vacant since Mr. Lei was resigned, but now he just happened to fill it. When Mr. Shao came to court at the end of May, Mr. Shao accepted the congratulations with great vigor.

The little emperor even praised Mr. Shao greatly, causing everyone to think that Mr. Shao, who is not too young, might be old enough to make this last blow and become a celebrity in front of the little emperor.

Is it easy for popular people to see clearly? At the beginning of June, the eldest son of Mr. Shao was also promoted. Many people sighed. Mr. Shao risked his life to block two arrows from the emperor, and he survived. The Shao family regained its glory.

And these behaviors of the little emperor were acquiesced by the princes of the North and the others. According to Lin Wenxi’s words, if he withheld a watermelon and did not allow the emperor to make his own decisions and throw a few apples to the Shao family, the emperor would hate them all. , not worth it.

Lin Qingran was in the house, and he had heard about these things. The rumors in Luodu City should not be too fast. It seems that someone installed a loudspeaker in a high place. Wherever there is news, it is spread by one hand, and it spreads all over the streets and alleys immediately. The eldest aunt's style of doing things can't hide and wants to show off. The uncle of the Shao family was promoted, the eldest brother was promoted, and then the third and fourth brothers all got some benefits. The Shao family is simply going to rise to glory. Isn't Lin Qingran Knowing that her aunt had sent posts to those people, she and Shao Ziyu went to the Shao Mansion together in early June to congratulate her uncle on their promotion. As soon as they entered the door, there were so many people!
The Shao family was going to hold a banquet, and there were a lot of guests. From entering the door to the courtyard of the second room, the couple met many people and said hello along the way.

Arriving in the courtyard of the second room, Lin Qingran didn't know how to express it. Dad didn't hold any banquets when he became a scholar of the palace. Uncle, is it necessary?
"Of course it is necessary for the uncle. It is also for the second uncle to let outsiders see who is in charge of the Shao family." The invited guests may think that there is still a chance to make such a big step at this age. It's not easy, so it's natural to have a lively celebration, but in the eyes of my own people, this trick is too obvious, declaring sovereignty.

Lin Qingran sighed softly, and said after consideration, "I think it's better for the second uncle to separate and go out. The living will fight for the dead. It's really a comfortable life that I will never live in. Life is just so many years. Fighting and fighting, regretting it when you get old, these are meaningless, there is really nothing rare in this Shao residence."

"It's really nothing special, but this is what we think." Shao Ziyu led her forward, "We think it's useless." Because they weren't fighting, it was useless for them to give up or quit.

Lin Qingran felt quite sad no matter how she thought about it, the helpless persistence of the second uncle, and the pathetic persistence of Mrs. Tai, when she was alive, she fought openly and secretly with her grandmother, quarreled with her grandfather, and did not earn any title. The word wife is like a big joke.

Waiting for her grandmother to pass away, and her grandfather to pass away, she still has to fight. She never thought about letting herself live comfortably. The house is full of children and grandchildren, and there is no shortage of food and clothing. Is it to support the Shao family for my grandfather, to put it bluntly, I am still dissatisfied, but what is there to be dissatisfied with?

Shao Ziyu said that she should not understand, because she is not the same kind of person, so she can't understand.

"Aren't you tired?" Lin Qingran said slowly for a while, she felt tired even looking at it.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to survive if I stop." Shao Ziyu said after a pause.

At this time, they had already arrived at the main house of the second bedroom. The mother at the door saw them and went in to report. He came out to welcome them, "Why didn't you say anything when you arrived, you won't know until you get to the door."

"Where is the need for the second aunt to welcome us, we know the way ourselves." Lin Qingran stepped forward to hold her, "Where is the second uncle?"

Mrs. He patted her hand and said to Shao Ziyu, "Your second uncle is in the front hall, Ziyu, you also go there, so many colleagues have something to say, second aunt and Qingran have a conversation, and I will go to the front to find you later."

The couple looked at each other and nodded, Shao Ziyu went to the front hall, Lin Qingran followed He into the room
(End of this chapter)