Chapter 44: Escape from the Troubled Times 42
Walking out of the palace, the guard lady beside me sighed.
"King Cheng is so majestic and powerful! General Xiao Zhou is also heroic and valiant. They are truly a perfect match made in heaven."
She begs to differ.
You can donate your eyes if you don’t need them!
The guard's eyes were dancing: Don't you feel like you are shining, especially when you are rewarded with gold.
.....That is indeed very handsome.
Three months after the new emperor ascended the throne.
Both the Emperor and the Empress had no children, so an official boldly advised: Your Majesty is busy with state affairs every day, and now the country is peaceful and the people are living and working in peace and contentment. Your Majesty should continue the incense of our dynasty and choose an heir to inherit the throne. The Empress has not conceived a prince yet, and Your Majesty is in her prime, so you should take in concubines to stabilize the country!
Xiao Cheng was furious and reprimanded the censor.
Zhou Hean, who was handling official business in Lingzhou:? ? ? How long had she been away when someone broke into her house?
Later, he was demoted because of the unrest in the official's home.
One year after the new emperor ascended the throne, the old ministers who had fought for the empire became anxious when they saw that the emperor and the empress had no children. They all suggested that the emperor should take in more concubines.
Zhou He'an and his wife were also a little anxious. They were both in good health, but they just couldn't conceive.
After recuperating at home, Wang Zhaozhao came to the palace. Upon hearing that the queen was in trouble, she secretly put a pregnancy pill in her tea.
......Lin Xia turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.
Two months later, the queen found out she was pregnant, and the court fell silent. Except for the occasional stubborn proposal from officials of the previous dynasty to take a concubine, the new officials all kept quiet.
After the court calmed down, the harem began to become restless. A palace maid tried to seduce Xiao Cheng but failed and was killed.
Zhou He'an was furious and dealt with a large number of people, and the palace became quiet again.
Eight months later, the queen gave birth to the eldest princess. Seeing this, the former court and the harem were ready to make a move.
This time, Xiao Cheng was successfully tricked by a palace maid. The two had a cold war and then reconciled. On the surface, they seemed to be the same as before, but in fact, they both knew that there was a huge rift between them.
Half a year later, Wang Zhaozhao specially gave Zhou He'an a fertility pill. Most of her novice gift packs contained pregnancy pills, but there was only one fertility pill for a son and a fertility pill for a daughter, both of which had been used up.
The fertility pill requires points to buy, and the points used can be used to buy a technical book, so I can't bear to do that.
However, in order to consolidate Zhou He'an's position, she still bought a fertility pill.
Something unexpected happened after this pregnancy, and Xiao Cheng took the initiative to favor a palace maid.
When the court officials heard this, they were shocked. He again advised Xiao Cheng to take in concubines, and this time Xiao Cheng agreed. Suddenly, there were ten more beautiful concubines in the harem.
Zhou He'an was disappointed and told Wang Zhaozhao frankly that he had changed. Men become bad when they have power. Even her father, who loved her mother so much, had several concubines. Are all men in the world like this?
When the world is not settled, we pledge to be together forever.
After ascending the throne, he was able to control the world and hold such power. How could he just stick to one person?
Xiao Cheng said, I only have you in my heart, they are just playing around, which man in the world doesn't have three wives and four concubines!
Xu Chengye didn't dare to say anything, but raised his hand silently in his heart.
Zhou He'an was born with a strong sense of revenge. He thought to himself, "I have contributed half to the conquest of this world, so why should I only waste my life in the harem?"
Afterwards, he appeared gentle and considerate on the surface, pretending to be humble, but secretly accumulated strength, improved the status of women, increased women's rights, won over old ministers, and spread rumors that Xiao Cheng wanted to kill meritorious officials.
At this time, after being instigated by Wang Zhaozhao, Xu Chengye favored Zhou He'an. He also disliked Xiao Cheng, who became arrogant after ascending the throne.
The two sides fought for five or six years, and in the end Xiao Chengqi lost to Zhou Hean by just one move.
After ten years as emperor and empress, and six years of fighting for power, Emperor Xiao abdicated and Emperor Zhou ascended the throne. Zhou He'an became the first empress in history. At the same time, Emperor Xiao also became the only emperor who was both the emperor emeritus and the emperor's husband. He then lived in the palace for the rest of his life.
After Zhou He'an came to power, in order to stabilize the people, he brought out high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes. Overnight, the name of the Emperor Zhou for his wisdom, benevolence and virtue spread far and wide, and no one attacked the Emperor Zhou's identity as a woman anymore.
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Lin Xia was deeply trusted by the two men. She did many unknown things and knew too many secrets. She had no choice but to continue serving Wang Zhaozhao until Emperor Zhou ascended the throne and again invited Lin Xia to be a military officer. She was not interested in being an official, so she declined.
At this time, Lin Xia was very rich. The land and money she received as a reward when she saved the heroine, and the houses and shops she received as a reward when she worked for Wang Zhaozhao and the heroine, were enough for her to spend in several lifetimes.
After Lin Xia sorted out his property, he sold all the houses, shops and fields that were no longer needed in other counties and prefectures, leaving only the land and real estate in the imperial capital and Lingzhou. In the end, his fixed assets included 800 acres of farmland, a four-courtyard house in Kyoto, a villa, a manor in Lingzhou, and five shops with excellent geographical locations.
Gold, silver, jewelry, silk fabrics, and some antique calligraphy and paintings.
Once again, I complained about the small space. It has only increased by one cubic meter in five years. Currently, it is three cubic meters, and one cubic meter is reserved for gold and silver jewelry and precious medicinal materials, such as ginseng that has not been used yet.
She can't understand antique calligraphy and paintings, but that doesn't stop her from displaying them to decorate the house. She is 33 years old this year and can still live a long time, so she should learn to enjoy life.
Suddenly I had nothing to do. Qi Xiu'er and Li Qiran, who were my best friends, both became officials and were very busy.
Lin Xia set a goal for herself to study medicine, and she immediately started looking for a teacher.
When they really started looking for talents, they found that except for the teachers in the Women's College, other doctors were unwilling to accept female disciples. Even though Emperor Zhou tried hard to raise the status of women, the deep-rooted ideas were still difficult to change.
She had only learned basic medical skills in previous training, but the women's college was of little help to her. After searching for a long time, Wang Zhaozhao heard that someone had introduced her to a doctor with superb medical skills.
Lin Xia discovered that Wang Zhaozhao was really like the heroine in a storybook, with capable people around her.
Lin Xia’s talent in learning medicine was just as good as her talent in learning martial arts. A satisfied smile gradually appeared on the master’s face, which was originally unhappy.
The master was originally a traveling doctor, but now he accepted a young disciple and settled down in the imperial capital. For this purpose, Lin Xia opened a clinic specifically for the master to treat patients.
Five years later, Lin Xia barely finished her apprenticeship. She decided to travel around and learn to be a traveling doctor like her master, not to benefit the people, but only to improve her medical skills.
Of course, she never told her master about this idea. Most doctors have the dream of saving lives, so she did not want to challenge her master's kind heart.
There were not many maids in the Lin residence, but there was someone to take care of her master's life, so she left with peace of mind.
After five years of wandering, Lin Xia came back to continue his medical studies. After seeing his master off, he was nearly fifty years old.
She returned to Lingzhou to visit her hometown, but unfortunately the summers here were too long and too hot, not suitable for retirement. Lin Xia eventually disposed of all assets in Lingzhou.
By the way, you can truly explore the beautiful mountains and rivers of the country. After all, you can make a small contribution to conquering the world.
In the end, Lin Xia worked hard and lived to be 67 years old. The fear and unwillingness deep in her memory that the doctor ruthlessly declared that she would not live long gradually dissipated.
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