Chapter 801 Nineteen Years Old
Jiang Fubao didn't even put on his rabbit fur cape, he just went into the yard wearing his new clothes.
At the same time in the imperial city, the guards guarding the city gate made way on both sides, and a fast horse passed through the city gate and rushed in.
Only after the message was passed did he enter the palace.
At the New Year's Eve Banquet, Emperor Mingsheng saw the memorial from the border and stood up excitedly, startling the maid serving beside him, and her arm accidentally knocked over a wine glass.
The wine spilled onto the corner of Ming Shenghuang's clothes, wetting a spot of it.
The maid immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, trembling with fear for her life.
Ming Shenghuang didn't care at all.
He waved his hand and let her stand up.
There is no other reason, Emperor Mingsheng is in a particularly good mood now.
The report came from the border that not only had they won the battle, but they had also chopped off the enemy leader's head. The enemy had no chance of survival and was defeated step by step, and even their lair had been destroyed.
They have already been incorporated into the Tianling Kingdom and will not dare to rebel for at least a hundred years.
From now on, his name will go down in history, and future generations will praise his good governance, which will be even better for the people living in the border areas.
For a hundred years, they no longer had to suffer from war and could finally live and work in peace.
"Someone, move Lord Shen's seat here." Emperor Mingsheng pointed to the seat behind the prime minister and said.
All the officials at the banquet were stunned.
Shen Hechi was just a minor official, how could he be qualified to sit below the prime minister?
Is there going to be a big change in the court?
Everyone tensed their faces and looked at Shen Hechi, paying attention to his every move, trying to see something from his face.
Shen Hechi was very excited. He had finally waited for this day to come. He suppressed the smile, took a deep breath, and walked towards that location.
From today on, Shen Hechi's status has completely changed.
Jiang Fubao, who was far away in Lianshan Town, had no idea about this.
After the Chinese New Year, she vigorously developed the cultivation of medicinal herbs. Not only the nine villages in Lianshan Town, but even the villages in Baishui Town and Chang'an Town began to grow them.
Medicinal materials are divided into five categories: low-priced short-term, medium-priced short-term, low-priced long-term, medium-priced long-term, and rare and high-priced.
Jiangjia Village and Zhoujia Village have already started planting rare and high-priced crops. Other villages in Lianshan Town have also started planting medium-priced and long-term crops. The villages in Baishui Town and Chang'an Town will start with low-priced and short-term crops.
This was Jiang Fubao's test for them. If anyone showed signs of slacking off, they would be dealt with like the Sunjia Village in the past: all the medicinal herbs would be stripped away and shoveled away, and they would not be allowed to plant them again.
Fortunately, not many people dare to do this.
They are all honest farmers who just want to earn more to improve their family's life. They are satisfied as long as they have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear. There are many bad people, but not all of them are bad. When they heard that Dr. Jiang was going to help them make money, everyone was excited and wanted to kneel outside the Jiang Mansion for three days and three nights to repay the favor.
Years later, the verdict on the Sun family came down. Except for the children and Sun Pingmei's sister-in-law who were able to return home, everyone else was sent to prison and would not be released until three years later.
This was a trap set by Zhang Jinlan, and she informed Meng Bujiu.
Although he was imprisoned in a big prison, he still had three meals a day and did not starve to death. It was also a lesson for Sun's family.
Let them never dare to cause trouble again.
The Sun family was imprisoned together in the prison, but internal strife broke out among them.
"It's all your fault. You had such a stupid idea that you had to buy this love incense. You can buy it, but you should pay for it. Why did you steal someone else's incense? And you got caught. Now we've been tricked. No matter how we explain, it's useless. The county magistrate won't listen. I think you did it on purpose. You want to kill us! If you want to die, go alone!"
Sun Pingtian slapped Yan on the face and cursed him viciously.
When the case was brought to the county magistrate's court, they had no choice but to conceal the truth in order to avoid paying the fine of one thousand taels.
They said they thought they bought aphrodisiac incense, but who knew that the man insisted it was some kind of honey agarwood. The magistrate then asked them why they bought aphrodisiac incense.
They can only make it clear.
However, the fault was still put on the Yan family. But how could Meng Bujiu let them escape? He directly convicted them as the principal offender and accomplice.
The others were sentenced to three years, except Yan, who was sentenced to five years.
"Beat her, beat her hard. This little bitch wanted to steal my money and got us thrown into jail. They said we'd be released in three years, but I don't know if we'll still be alive. You married a bad luck girl. If I had known, I wouldn't have listened to her. Damn, a bad luck girl!"
He Xinghua was very angry.
Because of their daughter-in-law's greed for money, they were cheated and put in jail.
It will take three years before you can get out.
There was no sunlight in here, and if it weren't for the oil lamp placed outside, she wouldn't be able to see anything.
The smell in the dungeon was extremely bad, like falling into a toilet, and you could faintly smell the odor of dead rats.
The prisoners who have been locked up for a long time have lost their brain function and will curse or scream from time to time, which is very annoying to hear.
Regardless of day or night, He Xinghua's daily routine was also disrupted.
I have no idea when night comes, and I can’t go to bed on time like I used to.
In just a few days, she seemed to have aged seven or eight years.
Even his temples have turned white, and he looks very old.
His slanted eyes became even more mean, and his cheekbones became prominent, making him look like someone who was not easy to get along with.
Sun Mugen was not much better off. He had always been a man who cared about his reputation, but he was arrested in front of the people in the city and lost all his face. When he was caught in the county government, he was beaten with five boards for scolding the officials. His buttocks still hurt now.
He was old, and couldn't openly complain about his sore buttocks, so he could only bear it. Therefore, Yan was very angry. When she saw her being beaten by her son, she felt a little less depressed and felt very relieved.
The food in the dungeon is terrible. We only have three meals a day, but they are never enough to fill us up.
It was either boiled cabbage or porridge so thin that you could see your face in it. There wasn't even a side dish, let alone steamed buns.
He wanted to get angry, but he had no strength to do so.
Even standing up was too much of an effort, and all I wanted to do was lie down.
"Son, when you get out, you should divorce her. This evil woman has brought disaster to our family. Starting tomorrow, she will only be allowed to eat one meal a day. Your father and I can't even eat enough. You might as well give me her two meals."
Sun Mugen said to his younger son.
"Yes, son, I know. Did you hear me? You have caused so much trouble to our family. If I wasn't afraid that you would starve to death, you wouldn't even have a single meal. These two meals are for you to pay for your sins. If anything happens to my father, you won't have a good life either! You are such a troublemaker. If I had known, I wouldn't have married you!"
Sun Pingtian is a filial son.
To him, a woman who has made a mistake can never compare to his biological father.
Yan's mouth was swollen from the slap. She spat out a mouthful of blood foam and frowned in pain.
She was in deep pain but couldn't express it.
Don't even mention how much I regret.