Chapter 307 That’s Enough
Shen Heng nodded and was stunned for a long moment: "Did the Lord really swear such an oath?"
"yes."
Shen Heng thought of naming her son Yunqian, wishing him good luck? This Xie Jian really made her angry and amused, moved her, and infuriated her.
At this time, at the Wu family, Master Wu and Madam Wu were holding their newly born granddaughter, grinning from ear to ear. Seeing Shen Heng coming, they pulled her aside and said, "Look at our daughter. She looks just like Jin Jian, so cute."
Peng was about to leave, but when she saw Ah Heng coming, she stayed a little longer and said with a smile, "Madam Wu, you've been talking like this for about an hour." Wu Jin had a chubby face, and his daughter looked like him, so there was really nothing to say.
Chen Heng held the baby girl in her arms. The little one was sleeping soundly and soundly. She didn't look as ugly as her son when he was born. Her facial features were very clear. Just like Madam Wu said, she looked like Wu Jin, almost like they were made from the same mold. "Yes, she's really cute."
"My Ah Jin was the cutest when he was two or three years old. You don't know how fair, chubby and cute he was. Nana is like his father in this respect. In the future, she should not be like him in temperament. She should be like Yuqing instead." Mrs. Wu said happily.
Chen Heng always felt that the atmosphere in the Wu family was very pleasant, which was inseparable from Mrs. Wu's cheerful personality.
After playing with the child for a while, he went into the house to see Yuqing.
That night, Xie Jian came early, which was rare.
Chen Heng asked him about the oath he made to heaven on the night he gave birth to his son.
"This is between you and me, what does it have to do with our son? We had a quarrel, and we should have tasted the consequences ourselves, yet you still involve our son." Chen Heng was furious. He had just been born.
"Now that he's our son, he still wants to avoid being implicated?" Xie Jian asked.
Chen Heng choked: "Then there's no need to remind God."
Looking at Ah Heng's angry expression, Xie Jian thought for a moment, "Looking at the current situation, even if we don't remind her, God will never forget."
Upon hearing this, Chen Heng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "Let's not talk about God, how could you have done so many bad things? In the court, some things are forced upon us, and we are also doing it to protect ourselves. You have done well enough. Why swear like that?"
What's not good enough? What's the best way? In her eyes, Xie Jian is the best.
Seeing Ah Heng looking at him with heartache, Xie Jian felt warm in his heart. Right and wrong are only judged by the mouths of the world. It doesn't matter to others. They all think it is wrong. Even if he is wholeheartedly for the people, the people may not think he is good.
But he has a family. No matter what he does, his family will always stand with him. He is not alone. That is enough.
In August, the emperor issued several decrees to benefit the people, one of which was to return the land to the people. The fertile land that had been occupied by wealthy families and officials was required to be returned to the people. At the same time, all the crops grown in the fields were to be provided by the court.
Chen Heng listened to the several policies Liu Gang mentioned. Each one was aimed at promoting production. If implemented, it would be extremely beneficial to the people. Until she heard the last one.
"No matter if it's a boy or a girl, they must get married at the age of seventeen?" Chen Heng was speechless. The law that required people to get married at the age of twenty had now become seventeen.
"Many people have died in the wars over the past few years," said Liu Gang. "Even if we return the land to the people, there's no one to farm it."
Chen Heng sighed inwardly. Several years of war had severely damaged the productivity and combat effectiveness of the vast forests. The men had gone to the battlefield, leaving only the weak at home. In the end, the court had no choice but to lower the age for marriage.
Life in the imperial capital was still quite peaceful, except for the occasional news from the battlefield.
Although Wanzhou has fallen and Changzhou has captured half of the county town, the two armies are at a stalemate. As long as they do not retreat or are defeated, it is already the best outcome.
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