Chapter 537 The Unlucky One Outside the Pardon List
According to official news, the arrival time is later than expected.
It was half a month later when Qiongzhou received the news.
Erya has almost sold out all the stockpiles in Leizhou and even Guangzhou Prefecture, making a huge profit.
She didn't mention it to anyone.
Just quietly, after the news came, he took out the remaining things and sold them at a fair price.
Lu Qiniang felt really uncomfortable for a while.
Fortunately, she didn't hide her sadness in her heart and always talked to Xiao Yan about it, so she didn't feel depressed.
Xiao Yan comforted her, "If there's a chance in the future, I'll take you to the imperial mausoleum and kowtow to the emperor. Teng Wenfu told me that a few years ago, when the emperor thought his time was up, he made plans for you. If you go see him again, he'll be very happy."
Lu Qiniang couldn't help crying after hearing what he said.
There is one more relative waiting for her in another world.
But she is not just sad.
"Xiao Yan, is the prince going to be the emperor?"
"Yes." Xiao Yan nodded, "He has the right to inherit the throne."
"After that, will he lose his mind and do something crazy?"
After Lu Qiniang asked, without even waiting for Xiao Yan to answer, she said, "I guess so. Xiao Yan, will the world be in chaos?"
She was very afraid of chaos in the world.
As an ordinary citizen, she only knew that no matter who started the war, it would be the lower-class people like her who suffered the most.
When Shang Linfeng was teaching the children to read, he said, "When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country declines, the people suffer." Lu Qiniang wondered how someone could explain the truth so simply and profoundly.
That's it!
"Abandoned Mother, no one can predict what will happen in the future." Xiao Yan's face was solemn.
At the same time, he silently said in his heart that he should always be prepared for the worst.
On this basis, take the initiative and avoid being passively beaten.
"I hope it's okay."
Xiao Yan hugged her silently.
After a few days, many Han people on the island suddenly became excited and impetuous.
Because someone spread a message saying that the new emperor had ascended the throne and might grant amnesty to the entire country.
These exiles may be included in the amnesty.
Although there are occasional frictions between the Li and Han ethnic groups, it is no longer a confrontation. The overall atmosphere is good, but deep down, everyone cannot get rid of the four words:
It is hard to leave one's hometown.
Who doesn’t want to go home?
So the people on the island began to wait anxiously.
Lu Qiniang was asked countless times every day whether the news was true or not and whether there were any new developments.
Lu Qiniang was afraid that they would be disappointed, so she always said, "Don't believe everything you hear. It's not true."
But she was always asked about it, and she became a little impatient.
After all, she also hoped very much that Xiao Yan could be pardoned and the family could return to Beijing to reunite.
Xiao Yan probably knew that she was having illusions, so he told her that he should not be pardoned.
Because the others were implicated by the rebels.
And he is the "core figure" of the rebel party and his crimes are extremely heinous.
Although he actually didn't know any of the rebels, and had never done anything to offend the court.
Lu Qiniang pretended to be fine and comforted Xiao Yan, "We can live anywhere. Isn't it good in Qiongzhou?"
About a month later, news came that the new emperor had issued a general amnesty.
Everyone was excited and looking forward to further good news.
The most excited person was Shang Linfeng.
He stroked his beard and said excitedly, "I never thought! The emperor is so kind and compassionate! When I left the capital, I never thought I would be able to return one day."
Lu Qiniang thought to herself, are you sure, old man?
The list is not out yet, so don’t be too happy.
Perhaps guessing what she was thinking, Shang Linfeng added, "Even if I can't return to the capital, the emperor has assigned me another place, which is a great favor."
Like many Han people, he always felt that Qiongzhou was a wild and desolate place and that the barbarians were not of the same race as him.
I want to go back to my hometown, but if I can't go back to my hometown, I have to go back to the Central Plains.
Lu Qi Niang nodded, "Yes, you are right."
She hopes Shang Linfeng can get what he wants.
She hopes that everyone can be free.
But a few months later, the imperial edict came.
The vast majority of people are indeed among those who have been pardoned.
A small number of unlucky people who were not pardoned included but were not limited to Xiao Yan and Shang Linfeng.
Xiao Yan was well prepared and could accept this result.
But Shang Linfeng was greatly disappointed.
He was drunk and recited poems that Lu Qiniang could not understand at all.
It looks quite pitiful.
This dinner was held at Lu Qiniang's home.
Lu Qiniang also sympathized with him and was afraid that something might happen to him, so she asked Shi Tou to be sent back to him.
A'tai and Shitou were also among those pardoned, but they had already decided to stay in Qiongzhou and had no plans to leave for the time being.
In the past few years, they have built up a family business in Qiongzhou and their lives are much better than before.
Both husband and wife are down-to-earth, so they decided to settle down here.
After all, for ordinary people at the bottom of society, wherever they live well is home.
After seeing Shang Linfeng off, Lu Qiniang said to Xiao Yan, "You said we should just stay. But Mr. Shang is old now. Apart from his mouth, there's nothing else that can bother anyone. Why do you have to make things difficult for him?"
This is what happened.
If no one leaves, that's fine.
The problem is that there are only such a small group of people left now, and their mentality is easily broken.
And even though Shang Linfeng always boasts of being heroic, Lu Qiniang knows that he is the most petty person and loves to get stuck in a rut.
Besides, he is old, and to put it bluntly, it is useless. Why should we target him?
Xiao Yan said, "His bad mouth is the root of his trouble."
"ah?"
When Lu Qiniang heard this, she thought Xiao Yan knew something.
"What happened? Do you know? Why didn't you warn him?"
Xiao Yan shook his head.
It turns out that Shang Linfeng has a mortal enemy in the capital.
That person, Shang Linfeng, was actually a fellow Jinshi, and ranked ahead of Shang Linfeng.
However, although Shang Linfeng was not as successful as him in the imperial examination, he was good at writing poetry and had a fanatical "brainless fan", which made people jealous.
His mortal enemy took advantage of his misfortune and had him exiled to Qiongzhou.
Originally, this matter was over.
But when Shang Linfeng had nothing to do, he loved to write poetry.
Didn’t Lu Qiniang say that?
He is narrow-minded and thoughtful, but he is stubborn and always talks about how well he lives in Qiongzhou in his poems.
This time, his mortal enemy caught him in the act.
——Your Majesty, everyone else can come back, but not Shang Linfeng.
He was so happy in Qiongzhou that he didn't want to leave.
If you don’t believe me, just look at the poems he wrote.
In this way, the unlucky guy Shang Linfeng was left behind.
After hearing what Xiao Yan said, Lu Qiniang was speechless.
Trouble comes from the mouth.
And actually, it’s not really Shang Linfeng’s fault. It’s just that he is his mortal enemy and he is so inhumane.
"I can't tell him about this," Xiao Yan said, "I'm afraid he'll die of depression."
"That's true. Stop talking, stop talking." Lu Qiniang said hurriedly.
Xiao Yan still considered it carefully.
"Abandoned Mother, I have something to discuss with you." Xiao Yan's face was solemn.
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