Chapter 438 Something Really Happened
Chu Liuzheng flipped through the pages curiously.
[Frog fun! Brother Qi turned out to be the young master of the general's mansion who was abducted by human traffickers. The day after Miss Yingying was taken away, a loyal servant of the general's mansion came to the door, confirmed Brother Qi's identity through his birthmark, and brought him back to the capital to recognize his ancestors.]
[Tsk, if this had happened a few days earlier, Miss Yingying might not have had to enter the palace. Emperor Shouchang would have had to give the General's Mansion some respect. What a coincidence!]
Brother Qi, still harboring resentment for having his wife stolen from him, returned to his roots and diligently studied martial arts. He also used the influence of the General's Mansion to investigate Miss Yingying's whereabouts. As luck would have it, his investigation led him to Emperor Shouchang, and he also happened to hear the news of Miss Yingying's miscarriage.
"Goodness me, Brother Qi was so angry he almost went crazy. This girl, whom he treasured and who saved his life, was treated so coldly and even had a miscarriage. Who could stand this?"
[The seeds of hatred began to take root and sprout, and this is how Miss Yiyi came into being.]
Miss Yiyi is quite capable of doing things. Following Brother Qi's instructions, she constantly targeted Miss Yingying. After several false accusations, Emperor Shouchang became extremely disappointed with Miss Yingying, feeling that she was no longer the innocent and kind woman he loved, and ruthlessly banished her to the cold palace.
[Oh my, could it be that Brother Qi rescues Miss Yingying from the cold palace next?]
Chu Liuzheng guessed while flipping through the pages.
[Wow! As expected! Brother Qi is really capable. He actually rescued the person and even found a beautiful woman. He plans to change her identity and marry her formally after this is over.]
Unfortunately, Yingying was deeply hurt by the Dog Emperor. Although she was grateful for everything Brother Qi had done for her, she could not accept any other feelings for the time being. She also felt that she was not perfect and was not worthy of Brother Qi. She tried to commit suicide several times, but was rescued every time. Under Brother Qi's care, she gradually regained hope in life.
Next... uh, at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Emperor Shouchang got drunk and suddenly remembered Miss Yingying's kindness. He went to the cold palace to see her, only to learn of her death. Emperor Shouchang was furious and couldn't accept this fact... Bah! Why didn't you cherish her when she was still alive? What the hell is this anger!
Chu Liuzheng rolled his eyes in his heart and quickly turned his head back.
[Frog fun! Is this too melodramatic? Emperor Shouchang, do you still have any sense of responsibility as an emperor? Why are you wandering the streets on New Year's Day instead of staying in the palace with your concubines? Now, he runs into Brother Qi and Miss Yingying together, and immediately thinks he's seen a ghost, but he's still jealous and orders them to be snatched away.]
[Well, Brother Qi really went crazy this time. He started a fight with Emperor Shouchang's secret guards in the street, and then... uh, he got beaten into a pig's head???]
Chu Liuzheng, who was looking forward to seeing Brother Qi slaughtering everyone, said: "..."
She blinked, chose to skip this tragic past, and continued to read the rest.
Miss Yingying was quite clever. She kept saying that Emperor Shouchang had recognized the wrong person, pretending not to know him, and demanding that he release her. The Emperor, having recovered her lost love, refused to accept this and took her back to the palace.
Brother Qi was coerced by his family into staying at home for nearly six months. When he finally came out, he heard the news that Yingying was pregnant again. Oh no, if I were Brother Qi, I'd be heartbroken. I'd roll up my sleeves and kill him!
Xiao Jingfan secretly glanced at Chu Liuzheng. If this woman was born as a boy, he would definitely be a romantic person.
Chu Liuzheng was filled with righteous indignation in her heart as she defended the lovers, Brother Qi and Miss Yingying, in scolding Emperor Shouchang. Suddenly, she realized that after watching for so long, she had only seen the melodramatic romance and had not seen how Guiyun City became independent.
Lunch will be soon, and then I will have a nap, so I don’t have that much time to waste.
So she started searching through the book, picking up key words at a glance, and finally figured out the whole story.
[So I've been chewing on the melon for ages and only managed to get to the rind. Guiyun City has nothing to do with Brother Qi and Miss Yingying. It was Miss Yiyi who created them.]
This girl is amazing. She takes any advantage she can get, and she's really willing to take on any problem. While the three of them were arguing about who loves her and who loves her, she quietly adopted a bullied hostage in the palace as her brother.
After the hostage returned home and became emperor, he attacked Dasheng. Without a word, Miss Yiyi packed up her belongings and went to personally fight her brother. When Emperor Shouchang personally led the army, Miss Yiyi grabbed her adopted brother's ear and apologized to him. Surprisingly, they won the battle without a single soldier.
Emperor Shouchang was deeply moved. Upon hearing that the hostage was offering a city to Miss Yiyi, he generously promised that the Grand Conference would protect Guiyun City in times of trouble. He also issued an imperial decree prohibiting future generations from interfering in Guiyun City's affairs for any reason, citing disrespect for their ancestors.
Miss Yiyi remained childless throughout her life, adopting only one daughter. She passed Guiyun City to her adopted daughter and established an ironclad rule: every mayor of Guiyun City must be a woman, otherwise Dasheng would have the right to take over Guiyun City. This ironclad rule, stamped with the imperial seal, still hangs in the ancestral hall of the mayor's mansion, a reminder to every future generation.
Seeing this, Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but smack his lips and felt admiration for Miss Yiyi.
How difficult was it to get an emperor to recognize the independence of a city? She believed there must be many details that she had not yet discovered, but compared to the result, the process did not seem that important.
If she had the chance, she would definitely go to Guiyun City to see the portrait of Miss Yiyi hanging in the ancestral hall.
*
The message was delivered by carrier pigeon in the afternoon.
The words on the scroll were brief, but they revealed a lot of information.
The current mayor of Guiyun City is named Zhuang Linghan, twenty-five years old this year. He is extremely talented and has risen to the position through his own strength.
She has an approachable personality and personally inspects the city every month. She cares about the people and is very much loved by them.
Under her rule, although Guiyun City was not a place where people did not pick up things on the road and did not lock their doors at night, every household had surplus food and the people lived a happy and comfortable life.
The only drawback is that the Lord of Zhuang is a bit lustful, which can be seen from the eleven male concubines she currently has.
There is also a rumor that four years ago, when Prince Li went to Mengzhou to be enfeoffed, he passed through Guiyun City. The City Lord Zhuang fell in love with him at first sight and wrote eighteen love poems for him on the spot. These poems are still widely circulated in Guiyun City and are one of the ten best stories of Guiyun City.
When King Xiao and his entourage passed through Guiyun City, they had no intention of entering the city, but the City Lord Zhuang personally came out of the city to invite them. Unable to refuse such a kind invitation, they finally entered the city.
Unexpectedly, halfway through the banquet, the Lord of Zhuang City suddenly declared his love for King Xiao and wrote eighteen love poems on the spot, which he placed in front of King Xiao one by one.
It is said that Prince Xiao's face turned black at that time, but Prince Li seemed to be gloating and even cheered on the side.
(End of this chapter)
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