Xingxing didn't care what the ministers thought. At this moment, she asked Zhu Lin to take her to the roof. Sitting on the roof, she felt the breeze. The Great Jin Dynasty was really too poor. People in various places were still suffering from disasters. Her father was a good emperor who understood how to sympathize with the suffering of the people.
So even during the Spring Festival, the palace only held a simple banquet and didn't even set off fireworks. So Xingxing could only sit on the roof eating spirit fruit and chatting with Brother Lin.
Later, she wanted to ask Brother Lin to take her out of the palace to celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year with Brother Fu and the others. She had discussed this with the Emperor and Empress beforehand, and they had both agreed.
On New Year's Eve, Xingxing and Fu Ge ate together and missed Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua in the south. The family couldn't reunite and they were a little sad. They also missed Zhao Guizhi and her husband, as well as Chen Yueru. They didn't have a very happy New Year.
Before they knew it, it was the Lantern Festival. Xingxing secretly left the palace again to visit Fu Ge and his friends. This time, instead of sitting in the Zhou Mansion reminiscing about the past, they went to the night market to buy lanterns.
However, once they got to the street, Xingxing and Fu Ge felt that the night market in Beijing wasn't very fun. There were quite a few people selling lanterns, but the lanterns were all very simple in design. The people who came to the night market were dressed plainly, and even the wealthy young men and women were dressed very simply.
Xingxing thought for a moment and quickly understood what was going on. "Father, the people in the harem, and the officials are all leading the way in frugality and avoiding extravagance. Many people in the Great Jin Dynasty are still living in dire straits, so the people in the capital should also be thrifty."
Zhu Qiuyu and the others had expected this, so they weren't surprised. No matter what the night view of the capital was like, it wouldn't stop them from going out for a stroll.
However, they had a good impression of Emperor Taikang. He was an emperor who understood the hardships of the common people, not the kind of foolish ruler who thought, "Why don't they eat meat?"
Time flew by in the capital. When the ice and snow melted and spring arrived, Xingxing decided to leave the capital, and Fu Gemen also decided to return to Nanyang Prefecture.
The Emperor and Empress were very reluctant to see Xingxing leave and tried to persuade her not to go, but Xingxing was determined to go.
"Father and Mother, don't worry about your son. Father has sent so many secret guards to follow me, and with Brother Lin and the others by my side, I will certainly not let you down. I believe that it won't be long before the Great Jin Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous." Xingxing knew that her father and mother were worried about the country as well as her. As long as she used this excuse, they would no longer try to persuade her to stay in the palace.
After thinking for a moment, Xingxing said, "This matter must not be made public. Your son will leave the palace secretly, without letting those officials know, and also keeping it from the concubines, princes and princesses in the harem."
The emperor sighed and nodded, saying, "Your father knows that although you are young, you already have your own ideas. Your father and mother cannot persuade you, so we can only send more people to protect you. Your father will give you a token. When you arrive at a prefecture, you can use this token to have the local officials do your bidding. Your father will cover your whereabouts."
The emperor need not worry, but the empress needs to offer some words of comfort: "Mother, your health is not good. In the future, when I am not by your side, you must put your mind at ease and try not to get sick again. I will take good care of myself, and Mother, you must also take good care of your health."
"Long'er, your mother can't bear to part with you." The Empress couldn't help but shed tears again.
Xingxing was actually reluctant to leave the Empress, but she had to go, not only because she wanted to leave the palace, but also for another important reason.
A few days ago, after returning to the palace from the night market on the Lantern Festival, she had a dream that night. In the dream, an old man with a white beard and white hair, wearing a white robe, told her that she was the reincarnation of a dragon girl, born with the blessing of the heavens, and that she was blessed with good fortune and favored by the heavens.
The constant natural disasters in the Great Jin Dynasty were not caused by her father, but were an inevitable phenomenon of natural disasters. The people of the world would suffer from natural disasters for at least thirty years before the world could be at peace.
Therefore, Emperor Taikang will probably never escape the torment of natural disasters in his life. Such uncontrollable factors may lead to the downfall of the country. The Great Jin Dynasty has already suffered from disasters for more than ten years, which means that there will be at least more than ten years of natural disasters.
"But the South was peaceful last year, so will natural disasters still occur in the future?" Xingxing asked sadly in her dream.
"Because the little princess went to the south, the natural disasters in the south ended. You shared your good fortune with the people of the south, so they can now live peaceful lives. But there are still people in other places who are suffering. Would the little princess be willing to go and save them?" the immortal asked kindly.
"After Grandpa Xingxing distributed his good fortune to all the people in the world, does Xingxing himself still have any good fortune?" Xingxing shuddered, suddenly thinking of this.
Looking at the little girl's clever and mischievous appearance, the immortal couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Your good fortune has been shared, and the people of the world have benefited from your kindness. You will naturally have good fortune in the future."
A destiny of merit and virtue?
Xingxing didn't quite understand, but she roughly knew that sharing her good fortune wouldn't affect her, and she and her family would still be fine. So Xingxing wasn't worried; she was willing to help people all over the world.
"Grandpa, Xingxing is willing to help the people who are still suffering from the disaster, but how do I do it?"
"Go to the common people. Only by going to the common people can you spread your good fortune. Princess, remember this well." After giving his advice, the immortal turned into a wisp of celestial mist and disappeared.
At first, Xingxing didn't understand what it meant, but yesterday she had a visual clue in her mind: not long after the start of spring, a major disaster would occur in a prefecture called Xiyan. Xiyan is located in the northwest and should be a dry and barren place, but this year it has been strangely flooded.
There will be a sudden downpour that lasts all night, and within a few hours the entire city will be flooded. There will also be mudslides. If the people in the city are not evacuated in advance, I'm afraid everyone in the city will die.
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