[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

The government servants and soldiers of several guards in the prefectures and counties near Shiyan were mobilized, and fishermen and boatmen with good water quality on the Han River were recruited to dive into the water to find and salvage the corpses.The emperor wants to see people when he is alive, and he wants to see corpses when he is dead.

Twenty days have passed since the black dragon gang's water bandits were wiped out, and even though so many troops were dispatched, the queen's body has not been recovered. Tu Yuanyi, who was originally overwhelmed with grief and seriously ill, gradually regained his vitality.

No news is good news, Tu Yuanyi firmly believed.But if Xiuxiu was already dead at that time, why did Jia Yuanchun take her with her? It must be because of some spell she had cast before.

It was related to the safety of the empress, and local officials at all levels below the governor of Huguang were alarmed. They searched for it from the upper reaches of the Han River to Wuchang, the mouth of the river.

Tu Yuanyi also heard a report that someone had seen the Queen at the pier, and he was even more shocked, so he stayed in the Governor's Mansion in Wuchang and sent people to look for it, but he did not return to Beijing for three months.It wasn't until the old sage allowed several important ministers of the court to come to respectfully invite Shengjia to return to Beijing that Tu Yuanyi had no choice but to go back to Beijing, leaving a few people in Huguang to inquire about the news.

At this time, if Xin Xiuyan was in Wuchang, she would have been sacrificed long ago. Unfortunately, she had already gone to Shuzhong with her master at that time.

After Tu Yuanyi returned to Beijing, he returned to state affairs with the confidence that the queen was not dead, but he couldn't help crying secretly every time he missed the queen.He once killed someone for the crime of disrespect because someone spoke obscenely about the queen behind his back. In the past two years, no one dared to mention the matter of making him a queen again.Even two years later, only the minister euphemistically asked him to spread his branches and leaves, but he held a three-year-old birthday party for the triplets, showing that he has no shortage of children under his knees.The three buns are really cute and intelligent, and even the more stupid ministers understand that the emperor still wants to find the white moonlight and cinnabar mole of Empress Xing.This is something to come.

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At the Chengdu Inn, when the sun was high, Xin Xiuyan hadn't gotten up yet, and Yun Xiang, who was in the same room as her, had already washed up.Yunxiang couldn't help but despised her, and went to shake her awake, but she shook her three times in a row before she woke up, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Yun Xiang said angrily: "The sun is drying your ass! Are you still sleeping? Do you really think you are a young lady?"

Xin Xiuyan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled back: "You are the lady."

Yunxiang snorted, but she wasn't angry, although she was always on guard against Yanxiu competing for favor with her, but Yanxiu obviously didn't intend to be the son's maid.Moreover, Yanxiu taught her to read, calculate accounts, and treated her kindly, so she and her became this kind of hypocritical relationship.

Xin Xiuyan saw that Ruxiang was only 16 years old and was still in the second stage of middle school, so of course she wouldn't bother with her about small things, but Mr. Chen had saved her life, but it was Ruexiang who took care of her back then.Xin Xiuyan can't do anything ungrateful, and she also treats Rue Xiang as a half-benefactor, but she also quarrels with her.

When Xin Xiuyan washed her face, she was only a little clear-headed. She felt that after time travel, her heart/heart was rippling, and this was the first time that she had such a erotic dream.She always dreamed of doing embarrassing X-rated things with a man whose face could not be seen clearly.

Could it be that ancient women were more likely to be empty, lonely and cold?

When he was away from home, Mr. Chen also had dinner with his followers, and he asked Mr. Wang and Xin Xiuyan from the cashier to sit at the same table with him.The seven-year-old male and female are not at the same table. She is a lady from a wealthy family. Mr. Chen also treats Xin Xiuyan politely, because he is very sure that she has a background.But seeing that she doesn't shy away from it, her eyes are clear and straight, and she has no intention of serving others with flirtatiousness, so she is not so restrained.

Xin Xiuyan also found that the Chen family was indeed an ambitious merchant, who came to Sichuan, intending to expand their business to Wusi Tibet.Shu is the frontier of the trade between Wusi Tibet and the Central Plains, and many Tusi cottages and Han businessmen are here.Zhejiang produces a lot of tea and silk, but local competition is fierce and profits are not high; Wusi Zang's Cordyceps are cheap, but they can be sold at sky-high prices when brought to Jiangnan.

Now that the Chen family has obtained the golden signboard of "Imperial Merchant", except for colluding with the enemy and traitorous behavior is prohibited, it is much more convenient to do business in the world.

Today, I went to a busy market in the west of Chengdu, where there were many merchants from the southwestern ethnic minorities. In addition to the Uszang merchants, there were also small merchants from the Miao and Yao villages brought from Yunnan.

Mr. Chen compared the caterpillar fungus of three Wusi Tibetan merchants, and Xin Xiuyan also found that she was an expert in identifying them.

Starting from the four aspects of color, shape, section, and smell, Yu Mo, Mr. Chen's personal servant, listened to her eloquently and offered 1 admiration.

Cordyceps is not an ordinary medicinal material, and it is probably not common in Xiaofu's landlord's house. Mr. Chen is even more sure that she has an extraordinary origin.This ancient time was an era when the family background was clearly distinguished, even if Xin Xiuyan's memory was not complete at this time, she was considered to be of noble birth and could be respected.Unless you encounter bandits.

Xin Xiuyan also heard from Mr. Chen that it was the first time for the Chen family to do business in this area. However, there is always a shortage of people for new projects and new businesses, so she intends to show off her talents.It would be best to occupy a position as an executive in the new project of "Chen's Enterprise". After all, the job of training the accountant will not last a lifetime.

Selling supplements and medicine is a huge profit industry. As an executive, if she can invest in technology in the future, she can really live a prosperous life in ancient times.

All the imaginations are beautiful, because Mr. Chen decided to bring the goods back to the south of the Yangtze River, so he stayed in Chengdu for more than a month, purchasing various Southwest goods that are rich in business opportunities.Their ship stopped in Luzhou, so they hired several escort agencies to deliver the goods by land.

Among the group, only Yunxiang and Xin Xiuyan were women, and they shared a green-faced carriage. Due to the large amount of goods, there were many carriages for passengers. They were not young ladies, and even if they were uncomfortable in the carriage, they could not complained.

I saw a big tree in front of me, under the tree there were a few big stones and a few tree stumps. There were no village shops in this area, and there were merchants who used to rest here to have these things.

Xin Xiuyan and Ruxiang were sitting on a big rock together, she took a piece of cake handed over by Mr. Chen, and was taking a bite, when Yu Mo screamed: "Snake!"

It was the end of July at this time, and the territory of Sichuan and Shu was still like a stove, and the snakes, insects, and rats would also choose places to enjoy the cool.

Xin Xiuyan instinctively became excited, picked up a branch, and stabbed the blue-and-white snake seven inches. The branch pierced the blue-and-white snake, and the snake died immediately.

Xin Xiuyan threw it on the ground in disgust, clapped her hands, and said to Yumo, "Don't be afraid, it's not poisonous."

Yu Mo looked at her like a monster, and said, "You stabbed the snake to death like this? Are you not afraid of snakes?"

Xin Xiuyan couldn't help being stunned, she blinked her beautiful big eyes: yes, isn't she most afraid of this striped reptile?What happened to her instinctively jumping up to kill the snake just now?

Her head was aching again, she scratched it, and smiled dryly: "It doesn't seem to be as scary as you think."

A young bodyguard named Zhang Hu came over and said, "This snake is as thick as a child's arm, but the girl can pierce it with such a dead branch. Has the girl practiced martial arts?"

"Huh? Practicing martial arts?"

Zhang Hu said with a smile: "Just now, your stab hit seven inches in the middle. Ordinary people don't have this aim. If they have this aim, they may not be strong enough. If they are strong, they may break the branch. But you pierced through it with such a stab. Snake body."

What Xin Xiuyan said made sense, but she didn't know what was going on, so she looked at her hands suspiciously.

Could it be that she has become a peerless master without knowing it?Oh my god, peerless master, is she going to Tianshan Child Elder?

But seeing the 30 people present staring at her, she was still very embarrassed, stroked her forehead hair, and said with a smile: "Actually, I am very ordinary!"

A bodyguard below said with a smile: "Miss Yan is not only handsome, but also courageous, like my sister who fainted from fright when she saw a snake."

Xin Xiuyan said: "How can you faint? Don't you really want to be bitten by a snake if you faint?"

Yu Mo interjected: "Is it possible or not to faint? How can this be controlled?"

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "Xiaoyu, I have to say you. You are a man, do you know that? You are the son's close friend and the son's last line of defense. How can you be so weak? It is your responsibility to protect the son!"

Yu Mo pouted: "My name is Yu Mo."

Yu Mo's face turned a little red, and there really was no girl like Yan Xiu who would tease him.If the young master hadn't said that she was not simple, if she was just an ordinary girl, um, in fact, it wouldn't be his fault, how could a girl as good-looking as her like him?

And Chen Yi was indeed moved by such a peerless beauty, but he also realized realistically that it was impossible for him and her.She used to live in the Jianghu, if she can't find her relatives, the Chen family must despise her background, if she finds her prominent family, the Chen family is a merchant, I'm afraid he won't be good enough for her.

The group of people rested for a quarter of an hour and then set off on their way, otherwise they would not be able to reach the next station before dark.

Just after half a cup of tea, I saw that the farmland next to me was completely barren.The farmland in this season should not be like this, and it was not like this when they went to Chengdu for two months.

Everyone couldn't help being surprised, but thinking that no one from the direction of Luzhou was seen today on the official road, they felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

When they finally reached a mountain depression, hundreds of bandits poured out, some with big knives, some with hoes, and some with sticks.They surrounded Chen Gongzi and his party like ants, and heard them yelling in Sichuan dialect: "Vacuum hometown, lifeless old mother!"

Zhang Hu and other bodyguards were shocked: "It's the White Lotus Sect! How did it harm this area?!"

Chen Yi's complexion couldn't help turning pale. He had also heard of the White Lotus Sect, but he didn't expect to meet him one day.

I heard that today's son is wise and powerful, so why are there people from the White Lotus Sect making trouble?

When Xin Xiuyan heard the word "White Lotus Sect", her eyes would stand out. Didn't she say that it was a myth?Why did the White Lotus Sect run out?

Unlike many modern people who misunderstand that the White Lotus Sect is a peasant uprising in the Qing Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect has a long history. It is a religious association that has been spread among the people since the Tang and Song Dynasties, and originated from the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism.It's just that the uprising that broke out during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty was particularly influential, and severely slapped the face of the so-called prosperous Qing Dynasty.

Less than 300 people confronted at least [-] people, and there was no God of War reincarnated among them, so the result can be imagined.

Although Chen Yi regretted that his trip was wasted, he was not someone who would risk his life for money.

Immediately stepped forward to negotiate with the leader, saying that he was willing to buy his life with money, and would keep half of the goods, and asked them to let them go.

But he didn't expect that the big leader Liu Qing was a greedy person, but he didn't want to let it go when he saw Chen Yi and his party loaded several trucks full of goods.

Moreover, in order not to leak the news, they had to get rid of all the people. Originally, a bodyguard like Zhang Hu knew some people in black and white, but it didn't make sense to meet refugees.

The other party has a large number of people, and they surrounded him with swords and swords. What effect can twenty bodyguards who are skilled in martial arts play?

A young corporal leader of the White Lotus Sect led people around the carriage that Xin Xiuyan and Ruxiang were riding in, and when the curtain was lifted, his eyes were fixed on Xin Xiuyan's face.

Xin Xiuyan swallowed her saliva, saying that she was not afraid would be a lie.

As a person of later generations, a social/socialist successor with red seedlings, of course, has sympathy for the peasant uprisings in ancient times, and will condemn the excessive exploitation of the ruling class and attribute it to issues such as sharp land conflicts.

But when you are in the game, you will find that the scholar is in the plight of the soldier.In ancient times, regardless of whether it was a yellow scarf or a red scarf, what they did would cause no less harm to the people than the ruling class.

"Commander! This is a beauty!" The little corporal leader hurriedly asked for credit.

Xin Xiuyan and Ruxiang were dragged out of the green cloth carriage in such a disgraceful manner, and brought to the leader of the White Lotus Sect named Liu Qing.

That Liu Qing was originally just a farmer, but after he was recruited into the rebel army, Pandora's box was opened. When the law and morality completely lost control of human greed and violence, an ordinary farmer exuded Evil is unimaginable to normal people.

Liu Qing saw Xin Xiuyan's eyes straightened, and the little bosses around him also started bleeding.

Xin Xiuyan felt sad in her heart: Why did other people become peerless beauties after transmigrating to attract such peerless beauties as emperors of several countries, famous generals in the world, the best talents in the world, and the leader of the Demon Cult, but she...

Xin Xiuyan glanced at Commander Liu, she really wanted to deny that she was a face controler, but this look was really forced!

Otherwise, she was deceiving herself: Can a leader of the White Lotus Sect's uprising army be regarded as the "Evil Sect Leader"?

Why is the treatment of her transmigrating so much worse?To suffer so much?

They were all arrested without a doubt, Liu Qing ordered: "Kill all the men!"

Xin Xiuyan couldn't help being startled, and Rue Xiang also screamed.

Xin Xiuyan hurriedly braved up and said, "Your Majesty...please...please keep someone under your sword."

Liu Qing laughed, looked at her proudly, and said, "This commander has shown mercy to the beauty."

Xin Xiuyan thought about it in her heart, smiled slightly, and said: "My lord, my daughter is willing to entrust her with her body, and begs the lord to spare the lives of my brother, sister-in-law and servants!"

At this moment, Chen Yi and the others were already terrified, so of course they would not tell Xin Xiuyan's lies.

Liu Qingdao: "Beauty, it's not that the Commander doesn't spare your elder brother and servants. If the Commander lets them go, they will quickly inform you."

Xin Xiuyan thought to herself: He is afraid that they will tip off the news, so he is afraid.

Xin Xiuyan said: "Master Commander, if I married you, wouldn't I be a family? If we all join the rebel army, you will have more soldiers. My elder brother is so talented that he can be your military adviser and accountant. The teacher has martial arts skills, and can charge into battle for you. Since ancient times, those who want to achieve great things have embraced all rivers. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao and Liu Bei used to surrender troops and surrender generals. Commanding such a hero, why not use it?"

One of Liu Qing's subordinates wearing a ragged long dress suddenly said: "Commander, what this girl said is not unreasonable."

Although Liu Qing himself is easy to kill, he doesn't have much insight. Because Xin Xiuyan is beautiful, she has the opportunity to speak, and Xiao Mi Pian is the best at fooling people. He heard the same from Mr. Duan under him, so he nodded: "Catch the living!" , take them all away first!"

Xin Xiuyan breathed a sigh of relief, but was stuffed back into the carriage and taken away.

It turned out that the White Lotus Rebellion broke out in the southern Sichuan area a long time ago. The original local officials were afraid of taking responsibility or affecting their political performance and promotion path, so they deceived their superiors and concealed it. It was originally expected that a small uprising could be mobilized to suppress it.But I didn't expect that the White Lotus Sect had a strong foundation in the folk, and it was very deceptive, and several big families and officials in central Sichuan exploited the folk too much, and the common people suffered so much that they fell apart quickly like dominoes in two months. hit roll.

Both the Governor of Sichuan and the Jiedu Envoy of Jiannan Province deliberately kept the truth from the outside world, so what they saw in Chengdu was still peaceful.But this matter is far away from Chengdu, and the rebel army of the White Lotus Sect is very rampant at this time.

Xin Xiuyan and Ruxiang were placed in the carriage with their hands tied behind their backs. At this time, Ruxiang was already in tears, whimpering.Xin Xiuyan was also very anxious, did she really want to serve that Commander Liu?

Xin Xiuyan looked at Yun Xiang and persuaded: "Don't cry, it's useless to cry."

Yun Xiang said: "Now that I have fallen into the hands of the devil, my chastity is hard to keep, can I still live?"

Xin Xiuyan sighed: "The chastity is gone. We are women, so we can probably save our lives."

Rue Xiang looked at her with contempt: "It's a small thing to starve to death, but it's a big thing to lose integrity! I'm not the same as you!"

Xin Xiuyan pursed her lips. Losing her virginity is actually quite a big deal for her. After all, modern women hate rape as much as ancient women.But in any case, suicide is not an option for her.

A group of people traveled about until the sun went down and came to a village. Xin Xiuyan got out of the car.This village is obviously already a garrison of the White Lotus Religious Army.

A group of them were escorted away with their hands tied, turned a few corners, and arrived in a dilapidated yard. Obviously this was the first time this group had received so many prisoners.Liu Qing is very cruel. He robbed three groups of merchants on the official road before, and all of them were murdered and stolen.

Everyone was locked in the room, with sad faces, Zhang Hu said: "If I knew this, I would have killed it with all my might."

A bodyguard named Sun Fang said: "They are so numerous that they cannot be killed."

The accountant Mr. Wang couldn't help being a little dissatisfied, and said, "Didn't you say that you have a bit of face in both black and white? If you surrender when you encounter bandits, what's the use of darts?"

Zhang Hu and Sun Fang couldn't help but be amazed, Xin Xiuyan said: "Mr. Wang, it's no wonder they are doing this. These refugees are different from the underworld. There are still ways in the underworld, but refugees don't grow. Since ancient times, they are in this way."

Hearing what Xin Xiuyan said, Zhang Hu and Sun Fang couldn't help but glance gratefully, but even if some people understood, now they don't know whether they will see the sun tomorrow.

Chen Yidao: "Miss Yan, we are the ones who have troubled you. If you hadn't come to Shuzhong with us, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened."

Xin Xiuyan sighed: "Young master, why do you say that? If you didn't save my life in Hanshui, I would have gone to see King Yama."

Chen Yi said: "Just now, you also saved our lives."

Xin Xiuyan said: "I was just playing tricks, and now the young master is still in danger, I don't count as saving you."

Just as he was talking, a middle-aged woman and two soldiers came over. The two soldiers were Commander Liu's personal soldiers, and said, "Where was that beauty just now? Our Commander invited you to sleep with me!"

Xin Xiuyan couldn't help vomiting blood: This group of farmers probably love to watch operas, otherwise why would they use the word "sleep attendant"?

Thinking of serving the bed, she couldn't help but think of some restricted-rated scenes in her dream.She is indeed full of love/heart, but if the object is Commander Liu, she is not interested at all.

Whether she wanted to or not, she was going to be taken away, but seeing Yunxiang screaming and struggling when she was pulled up, Xin Xiuyan said, "Isn't Commander Liu enough to have me alone tonight?"

The little soldier said: "The commander said he wanted to take the beauty to bed, but he didn't say he wouldn't take her."

Xin Xiuyan said: "Then I am enough. I am much more beautiful than my sister, and I will definitely satisfy Commander Liu. You don't want to take my sister with you, I will tell Commander Liu."

These two little soldiers were just ordinary farmers a few months ago, and they had never had any opinions, so they only brought Xin Xiuyan there first.

But the middle-aged woman just took Xin Xiuyan to take a bath and change clothes. Seeing her blank expression, Xin Xiuyan couldn't help asking.

It turned out that the woman's surname was Zhang, and she was in the rebel army because her two sons were also here.In the area of ​​central Sichuan, there are always new gifts coming before new ones, and various local apportionments and poll taxes. It is easy for the low-level people like them to believe in the White Lotus Sect.Later, a small group of rebels fled to the village, more than half of the people in the village joined the rebels, and most of those who did not join died.

Xin Xiuyan was just trying to speak clichés, she didn't expect Auntie Zhang to tell her these things truthfully, but it could be seen that when she said these things, there was a hint of pain on her face.

Xin Xiuyan tentatively asked: "Sister-in-law Zhang, I don't want to sleep with you, is there any way?"

Mrs. Zhang lowered her eyebrows slightly, and said, "There is no way, the woman who does not follow Commander Liu can only die."

Xin Xiuyan's eyes widened, and she said in a trembling voice, "This is... a woman was killed?"

Mrs. Zhang licked her lips coolly, but she didn't answer. She helped her put on her clothes and said, "Young lady is so pretty, Commander Liu can't let you go. If you want to live, let's do it first."

Xin Xiuyan is not used to being naked in front of others, but she just wants to make a routine and obey Mrs. Zhang to take a bath.

She was still lucky. Didn't the heroine of the time-traveling novel meet the leader of the Demon Cult, and would be truly loved and loved?Why is she so miserable?Which god did she offend?

After Xin Xiuyan put on her gown, Mrs. Zhang combed her hair into a simple bun, took out a gold hairpin but did not insert it into her bun, but stuffed it into her hand.

Xin Xiuyan stared at Mrs. Zhang with wide eyes, but she didn't meet her eyes at all.

Xin Xiuyan was full of doubts, and suddenly had an epiphany: Mrs. Zhang didn't want her to use this hairpin to protect herself, did she?

Isn't this a joke?

It turned out that Mrs. Zhang had a daughter, Mrs. Ru, who had been accepted as Commander Liu before, but she couldn't stand it and committed suicide last month.But Liu Lingtong has high qualifications, strong martial arts skills, and vicious methods. He has some fierce and vicious brothers under his command. Ordinary congregants like Mrs. Zhang dare not resist.

As a mother, she still hoped that Commander Liu would be unlucky, but she also wanted to remove herself, so she only gave Xin Xiuyan a hairpin that her daughter got from Commander Liu before her death, and she didn't say anything clearly.As for whether Xin Xiuyan would risk her life to avenge her daughter, that was all she bet on.

People are always selfish, and when they are in trouble, they don't have much kindness to those who have no relatives or reasons.