Seeing that Zhong Jianmin didn't move, the jailer kicked him in the knee. Zhong Jianmin fell to the ground and glared at the culprit viciously, his eyes as cold as a poisonous snake in the dark.
The man was startled and then became angry and embarrassed.
"I'll let you be so arrogant, I'll let you be so arrogant!" He shouted and kicked, "Who are you trying to scare? Do you really think you're still General Zhenwei?"
Zhong Jianmin curled up on the ground with his head in his hands. Thinking of Yun Yuan's disdainful and arrogant look when she left, he felt unfair.
How could Yun Yuan, a lowly merchant girl, live well after being abandoned by him? Just wait and see...
The immense resentment in his heart prevented him from noticing that he was being dragged away until he felt a chill in his lower body.
"Fuck, this guy is actually a eunuch!"
"Oh my god, it really is a eunuch. I have never seen a eunuch before."
"Tsk tsk tsk, so ugly, is this still a man?"
"Haha, of course not. Beat him to death!"
"Hahahaha, I didn't expect that the famous General Zhenwei is actually childless. Could your daughter be someone else's child?"
Zhong Jianmin was numb from hearing all the dirty words, and he let the board fall on his buttocks, one, two, a total of seventy times.
Zhong Jianmin had fainted long ago and heard someone talking in a daze.
"Go outside and find a doctor, no, find a few more, to prevent him from dying. By the way, spread the news about eunuch Zhong Jianmin." Bah, since you are so arrogant, I will make you lose face in front of people.
Zhong Jianmin felt disheartened.
After the beating, the jailer didn't even let him put on pants, but dragged him through other cells for the other prisoners to see.
Ge was lying in the cell, breathing in more than out. When she saw Zhong Jianmin's miserable condition, she couldn't breathe and died.
Zhong Jianmin was not in much better condition, but he was in good physical condition and the doctor came quickly and pulled him back from the underworld, without suffering any less than he deserved.
In a trance, he thought of the spring rain with apricot blossoms that year. The gentle girl was standing by the railing, the breeze blew the corners of her slightly wet clothes, her hair flew in the wind, and apricot blossoms were falling in the air.
If I had stayed with her all my life, would I have avoided this disaster?
He thought again of the innocent mountain people who died under his knife. If he had not been greedy for power and had been content to be a leisurely minor official, would he not have ended up like this?
He regretted it, and a tear flowed from the corner of his eye, falling into the dirty mud silently.
Little Brother Zhong was at a loss. Wu Yishu dragged her premature body to take care of Zhong Jianmin. She was unwilling to believe that Zhong Jianmin had become a eunuch. She was devastated and the original light in her eyes was gone.
She often stared at Zhong Jianmin in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.
The misfortune did not affect a married woman. In order to distance herself from the matter, Zhong Xiaomei never met her family. When she received the news that her mother's body had to be collected, her legs went weak and she fell down the stairs.
In the end, it was Si Gou who collected Ge's body, and Zhong Xiaomei didn't even get to see her for the last time.
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When Yun Yuan came out of the cell, the emperor was already waiting for her.
He helped Yun Yuan into the carriage and took her for a stroll in the bustling Kyoto.
The golden sun sets in the west, the bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the lights in Chang'an City are bright. Wherever you look, there are fireworks, and the streets and alleys are full of people.
Yun Yuan's eyes reflected the firelight, "What day is it today? Why is it so lively?"
The emperor held her hand and rubbed his fingers unconsciously. Seeing her happy, he was also very happy.
"It's not a special holiday," he said. "The world is peaceful now, trade in the border areas is booming, and all industries are thriving. There's no curfew in the capital, and it's like this every day."
The emperor gestured to Yun Yuan to look at a man with brown curly hair. He had large, deep eyes, light-colored pupils, a high nose bridge, and a darker complexion. His attire was completely different from that of the people of the Daxu Dynasty and was full of exotic features.
"These are Persians. They bring gems, agates, corals, and spices from other countries in exchange for our silk, paper, porcelain, and rhubarb. They even set up a Persian shop specifically for this purpose, which is very popular among the nobles."
Seeing that Yun Yuan was interested, the emperor took her to the Persian shop. When she came out, Yun Yuan had an agate bracelet on her wrist.
The weather was getting hotter, so ice basins were used in Yunyuan Palace, which made it relatively cool.
Another day, the emperor held an early court session.
"Your Majesty, the country cannot be without a crown prince. I suggest that the youngest son of the King of Chu be appointed as the heir."
"I second the motion."
"I second the motion."
Half of the court officials knelt down, and the emperor narrowed his eyes dangerously. He wanted to replace all these people during the imperial examination next year.
The King of Chu was pleased: "Your Majesty, although my son Ji is young, he has a photographic memory. He is often praised by the Master, and the abbot of the Huguo Temple also said that he will achieve great things in the future."
The emperor's face was expressionless. "What a coincidence! Today I have something to share with you, my dear ministers. Concubine Yuan is over four months pregnant, so please don't worry about the crown prince."
This message was like a bomb, making some happy and some worried.
"Impossible, how is this possible?" The King of Chu muttered in despair.
The Minister of Personnel was the first to congratulate: "God bless your majesty."
"God bless your majesty."
Amidst the chorus of congratulations, the man who proposed that the youngest son of the King of Chu be the heir looked as pale as death.
On August 14, the Purple Star descends.
Knowing that she was about to give birth, Yun Yuan deliberately let herself slip to create the illusion of premature birth.
The emperor was in the middle of a morning court session when he abandoned all the civil and military officials and hurried to the harem. According to the records of historians at the time, one of his shoes was lost.
The midwife had been prepared long ago, but the emperor was still worried and stayed at the door without leaving for a moment. He was both nervous and expectant. He was so scared when he saw the blood being brought out that his heart almost stopped. He asked from time to time how Concubine Yuan was doing.
The midwife was annoyed by her questions after so many times.
Yun Yuan couldn't stand him: "Shut up!"
"Oh." The emperor felt aggrieved and continued to pace around the door.
The empress dowager came hurriedly from the Cining Palace, and she was no less anxious than the emperor. Having given birth to two children, she knew better than the emperor that giving birth for a woman is like going through the gates of hell, and the heart-wrenching pain is not something that ordinary people can bear.
She clasped her hands together and prayed to God, hoping that Yun Yuan and the baby in her belly would be safe.
The two waited from morning to night, and then they heard a baby crying. The emperor didn't want to wait any longer and rushed in.
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