Chapter 219 You said something bad about the Queen, get out! ! Go away!
Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed since the young couple spent the whole night shamelessly together.
When Frost comes, the weather turns cold, the wind blows the leaves and grasses yellow, the autumn chrysanthemums wither and disappear, and the morning light shines on the vast expanse of white.
Ever since the Frost Descent, especially after mid-November, the temperature in Luoan City has become increasingly cold.
but
The bustle of the entire Luoan city is in stark contrast to the cold weather; instead, it is bustling with activity.
On the streets, there are many more vendors selling big red lanterns, red paper, door stickers with big "囍" characters and other festive items than usual.
Everyone has a happy look on their face. Even the vendors who used to hide and dodge as if they were afraid of everyone, now stand with their heads held high these days. They are no longer afraid of being disrupted when setting up their stalls, or calculating in their minds how much money they have to pay.
Therefore, the vendors were all happy from the bottom of their hearts, with sincere smiles on their faces.
At first glance, looking at the scene on the street, if you don’t count the date, just looking at the scene on the street, you would think it is New Year’s Day!
Today is the day when the imperial examination results are announced.
Therefore, the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall was already filled with students waiting to see the list.
However, among the students, there were also quite a few luxuriously dressed gentlemen and ladies, most of whom were accompanying their own children.
Or they are here to find a son-in-law from the list.
It is precisely because of the reason for catching a son-in-law under the list that many common people at the very outside are waiting to watch the fun with a happy look on their faces.
Every year when the imperial examination results are announced, many people in Luoan City are happy to go to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall to join in the fun.
If for no other reason, I just want to see the scene of selecting a son-in-law from the list.
It's because in previous years, the son-in-law-catching competition was always entertaining. For example, two wealthy families fought over a student who was on the top of the list and even came to a fight. There was also a case where a talented woman was on the top of the list and a talented man came with his mother. As a result, the woman didn't like the man but his mother instead, and the man collapsed on the spot. Fortunately, the woman had lost her husband early, otherwise the fun would have been even greater.
And this year, His Majesty has shown great grace and created so many names, the number of people on the list is several times more than in previous years.
So this excitement made the people unable to wait any longer a few days ago.
There were crowds of people in front of the Imperial Examination Hall. The eyes looking at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall showed anxiety, confidence, piety, and prayer.
In short, it has everything.
The confident students have naturally started talking about the grace feast scene after being on the list.
The nervous students didn't dare to say much, they just clenched their fists, and some even took the silk in their hands and began to wipe the sweat from their foreheads.
Some people have studied hard for more than ten years, and the winner will be decided by this list today.
The tea stall outside the Imperial Examination Hall was also full of people. Finally, there was an empty seat, and several middle-aged men dressed as wealthy businessmen immediately sat down.
This made some of the others who didn't sit down in time frown slightly. Then they looked around, sighed helplessly, and had to continue standing.
The middle-aged rich man looked around with curiosity in his eyes, and then he looked at the boss who came forward to pour tea and asked, "Old man, as I walked along, I noticed that the capital city is much busier than in previous years near the end of the year, and it seems that people from foreign countries in the market are also coming here to stroll around?"
The boss was an old man. After hearing this, he looked at the people and asked with some doubt: "Judging from your accent, you should be from Luoan."
The middle-aged man immediately smiled and said, "We just came back from doing business in the Western Regions. We heard that the results would be announced today, so we came to see the excitement. However, after strolling through so many markets, it felt like the New Year was coming. Moreover, every household had blessing envelopes hanging, and many even had big red lanterns hung, so we were very curious."
When the boss heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "So that's how it is. You should know about the marriage between our Majesty and the Queen."
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "I've heard people mention this a lot on the road."
The boss went on to say: "It's so festive because it's to celebrate the happiness of His Majesty and the Queen. And..."
At this point, the boss's originally cheerful face turned a little sad, and then he continued, "How should I put it? It's true that they wanted to use the good fortune to wash away the Queen's illness. It's also true that they wanted to use the good fortune to wash away the Queen's illness! Our Queen is a good person, but pitiful. I don't know what strange disease she has contracted, and it can't be cured. Even the miracle doctor Mr. Zhang Wenjing can't do anything about it."
As soon as this was said, a middle-aged man who had some Western blood but mostly Han Chinese appearance beside the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Boss, I don't quite understand this. The Queen is ill. I see so many people in Luoan City are praying for blessings, and it's so festive. Is it an order from above? If there is an order, we have to do it too. Don't be called unruly."
The boss frowned slightly when he heard this: "Sir, please don't say that. We are not ordered to do this. We are all people who admire the Queen and want her to get better. We are doing this voluntarily. You are insulting the Queen by saying this!"
Hearing this, the people at the table looked at each other. The middle-aged man in the lead looked at the shop owner with a surprised expression: "Spontaneous?"
The boss nodded immediately, and then nodded with joy, then pulled the new cotton-padded jacket on his body and said, "See, it was given by the Queen Mother. And it's not just me. Look around, poor common people like me have such new cotton-padded jackets, and they even have quilts at home! It's all because the Queen Mother was worried about us after the rain more than ten days ago, and the weather has really turned cold, so she instructed her brother [Dian Jiangchun]'s chief shopkeeper to give it to poor people like me. Not only people in Luoan City have it, but people in the surrounding counties also have it."
Hearing this, the middle-aged men were surprised. They were businessmen and could tell at a glance that this cotton coat was not some cheap one, but a real one. The price of one or two pieces was not very high, but if it was really given to so many people, it would be a lot of money. A conservative estimate would be at least 10,000 or 20,000 silver coins.
They also heard about [Dianjiangchun] on the way back and saw the product with their own eyes. They found that the rouge was better than that from the Western Regions, and the price was more suitable. And I also heard that nowadays in the capital, almost all men and women who want to put on makeup use a little lip rouge.
So there is no need to say much about how this business is, but.
The important thing is that he casually took out 10,000 or 20,000 yuan of silver as a base, which shows great courage!
The boss smiled and continued, "And there's more. After you finish watching the excitement here, you can see a herbal medicine shop not far ahead called Changsheng. But now it should be called Dianjiangchun. They provide free medical treatments over there. The herbs and other things are all free! Especially the doctors who treat the patients are old doctors invited from the Imperial Medical Bureau. They are really capable! When it first started a few days ago, Mr. Zhang Wenjing was in charge!"
"That's it. This is also the order of our Queen. Because the Queen has long said that we need to solve the problem of the common people having difficulty seeing a doctor and getting treatment. And the New Year is approaching, so we can help our boss solve the problem as much as possible. So before Mr. Zhang builds that medical school, we will help him take care of it like this."
Having said this, the old man's smile became even more intense, and he looked even more relieved. The wrinkles on his face that had appeared due to so much suffering were smoothed out by this smile.
Hearing this, several businessmen were surprised again and looked at the shop owner in surprise.
The shop owner continued, "Is this what surprises you? It's not over yet! You guys seem to be big business people, so you probably don't come into contact with many people. But look, there are a lot more small stalls like ours on the street, and those hooligans who usually walk around are gone."
As soon as these words came out, the man in the lead suddenly realized that there were many more stalls along the way. Most importantly, he didn't see those gangsters that he would definitely see when he came back in previous years.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man in the lead immediately asked with a smile: "Why is this? Could it be related to the Queen?"
The shop owner immediately smiled and said, "Of course it is. It was the Queen who asked Yang Du, cough cough, Lord Yang Guofu, and Lord Luo Anxu to work together to do the 'sweep away gangs and eliminate evil' thing. They arrested all the hooligans who bully us in the streets and alleys of Luo'an City! And they have been arresting people every day for more than ten days!"
"Otherwise, how dare I set up a stall like this today? Can those girls over there bring flowers out to sell? If it were in the past, would they dare to do this without paying? Their stall would have been overturned long ago, and I don't know what would happen to those girls. Most importantly, not only were they arrested, but the Queen also asked Lord Yang to return all the money that those hooligans had extorted from us ordinary people. Hehe. To be honest, it is because of this that my wife and I can eat meat this year."
Hearing this, several people at the table were stunned. One of them couldn't help but say, "Will Yang Guofu be obedient and give the money? Old man, I know that Yang Guofu is a man who takes advantage of others. Can he give it all? Moreover, he has to pay for it himself. It was heard that a domineering man like Yang Guofu didn't even take His Majesty seriously before. Now, can he listen to the Queen?"
Upon hearing this, the boss immediately said, "If you dare not listen, just try! He is no longer the Lord Yang. Now, all the people in the Yang Party are keeping their heads down! If they dare to make a mistake, His Majesty will kill them immediately. In this campaign to eliminate gangsters and evil, several minor officials of the Yang Party who were involved in murder or did dirty things were all killed, and Yang Guofu personally supervised the execution. Why is it that our Majesty is capable! What about listening to the Yang Party? It has been turned upside down now!"
"As for Yang Guofu, I didn't see him with my own eyes, but I heard that he was very obedient and servile in front of the Queen. In short, the Queen is a good person. She did these things for the common people. What else can I say? Every generation has its own things to do. Since she is the Queen, there are some things she must do as soon as possible. Alas, such a good Queen got sick, so there was the incident of using happiness to overcome the illness as I said at the beginning."
As soon as these words were spoken, several people looked at each other in shock. They really did not expect that the arrogant Yang Guofu could be in such a miserable state.
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One of them said with a smile: "It seems that the Queen has won the hearts of the people very well. I didn't expect that she didn't come back for a year. Brother, the capital..."
As soon as the man said this, the leader immediately frowned and scolded: "What are you talking about!"
However, the boss heard it clearly, and after careful consideration, he immediately understood that this person was saying that the Queen was deliberately buying people's hearts. This was not a harsh remark, but it was also saying something bad about the Queen and questioning her character!
Therefore, when the old man heard this, he immediately said, "What are you talking about! What do you mean by buying people's hearts? What kind of person is the queen? The people in Luoan City have seen it clearly in the past few months. All the servants in the Su Mansion have bad things to say about her, and all the common people who have come into contact with her have given her a thumbs up. Moreover, my old woman is so sick. If it weren't for the queen who sent someone to see her and gave her medicine, I don't know if I could get through this winter. You say the queen is buying people's hearts, how many people are buying people's hearts like this!!"
"Even if the queen is really trying to buy people's hearts, I am willing to do it. She is the one who has done me and me a great favor!! You don't want to be a person anymore. Go, go, go, I won't do business with you. I won't give you this tea even if I pour it. Go away! If you say something bad about the queen, I will never be able to repay the favor in this lifetime, but I will never allow anyone to say a single bad thing about the queen! Go, go away!!"
As soon as these words came out.
While the people at the table were surprised, everyone around them looked at the boss.
Several of the scholars stood up and asked, "What's wrong with the old man?"
The old man immediately said, "They say bad things about the Queen, saying that she is deliberately trying to win people's hearts. I won't do business with them anymore."
After saying this to the scholar, the old man looked at the men again and said, "Go away. I don't want to do business with you."
Upon hearing this, the scholars immediately looked at the others and said, "Since the boss doesn't want to do business with you, please leave. And there is no need to question the character of the Queen. We have all witnessed it with our own eyes. She loves the people like her own children and has no false intentions. If you question or say bad things about the Queen, we can't do anything about it. But it's better to leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, although we are scholars, we will still fight with you for the Queen."
"Yes! Hurry up and leave! I felt something was wrong just now. How could you guys say such things after hearing that? What do you mean? How is the queen? Don't we know?"
"He looks well-dressed, so he must be a man of similar moral character to Yang Guofu. Seeing how kind the queen is to us, he got angry and knows that his source of income has been cut off!"
"Why don't you leave quickly? Why are you standing there? You are questioning our queen. You should give her a cotton-padded jacket and let her pay us money!"
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There were already many people coming here to watch the fun, and after the commotion, more and more people looked at the middle-aged men.
Especially as more and more people heard that someone dared to speak ill of the Queen, these common people or scholars who already admired Su Changan all showed anger on their faces.
The middle-aged men had not expected that an unintentional mistake would lead to such a scene. While they were shocked, the leader did not want the matter to get out of hand, so he pulled his companions around him, apologized to the store owner, and left in a hurry.
And watching those people leave, everyone glanced at them coldly.
The shop owner also frowned and wiped the place where those people had sat.
It’s not an exaggeration, but the respect Su Changan gave them really made them grateful.
Queen
Such a great noble man.
Even though he was sick, he still did so many things for them, especially the phrase "hurry up and do what needs to be done".
People in the streets were saying that the news had spread from the palace, saying that the Empress knew she was seriously ill and was thinking about doing something for the common people every day.
Therefore, we are working non-stop to do so many practical good things.
Such a person, do you think she can win people's hearts?
The people are willing to be bribed!
In addition to the shop owner, many students were also cursing. Now that the Queen's talent and reputation have long been admired by them, how could they tolerate others talking about her!
And it is located in this corner of the tea stall.
Someone at the table poured tea for the woman next to him.
The woman who had been watching the fun immediately whispered to the man beside her in a sarcastic tone: "Hey, how can we ask the Queen who is so popular among the people to pour water!"
Hearing this, Su Changan, who was dressed up as a man but slightly disguised, curled his lips and said, "Wife, when you get angry, I really want to hit you."
Xia Fengxiang, who had also changed his appearance but was dressed as a woman, snorted and looked at Su Changan: "Go ahead and hit me!"
Su Changan frowned: "Xia Qingge'er, don't be so arrogant just because I can't bear to let you go!"
Xia Fengxiang smiled secretly, and then said: "You are so arrogant, I am not happy!"
Su Changan was helpless.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan and admitted defeat, and smiled with satisfaction. She won the quarrel again today!
but
Xia Fengxiang was actually very happy that Su Changan was so popular among the people. He was even happier today when he heard what the common people said on his way out of the palace.
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Looking at Su Changan, Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "That little fat guy Su Liheng did a great job. We were just worried for a while during the meal, but he heard about it and immediately went to do it. After the palace examination, let Li Jiulang recommend him, and he can be appointed as the chief clerk in the Ministry of Revenue."
Su Changan heard this.
I feel a little helpless.
What Xia Fengxiang said.
(End of this chapter)
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