The old lady handed him a purse and said, "Today is New Year's Day, and you are also a junior. Here, take it!"
Song Lizheng looked at the old lady in surprise for a long time before taking it with trembling hands.
He said hesitantly: "Thank you, old lady!"
I felt the banknotes inside, wondering what the denomination was, but I knew it was not small.
The old lady opened the pastries sent by Song Lizheng, tasted them, and found them quite delicious.
I asked him to play cards with me, and just as the cards were handed out, Cao Dashan and his friends arrived.
No one came back empty-handed, at least everyone had a fish.
The five or six jin big fish had long arms and looked particularly heavy.
The old lady smiled and asked everyone to sit down, and gave everyone a purse.
Cao Dashan and the others looked at each other and understood the old lady's intention.
The Bei Liao people are targeting their entire Qingshan Village. In a sense, the brothers are coming out to protect themselves, and they really don't need the Ling family to give them money.
What Chi Xingyue was thinking was that people could escape or stay at home to protect their families.
But they took risks to help the Ling family, and we cannot ignore this kind of affection that puts life and death aside.
Of course, my family is not short of money. Otherwise, even if I wanted to express my gratitude, I wouldn't be able to do so.
The old lady ignored the frantic waving of their hands, stuffed her purse into their arms, and asked someone to prepare tea and cakes. Today, she wanted to chat with the young people.
Laughter continued to be heard from Rongsiyuan, and in the capital city, the news of the old emperor's death finally spread.
Logically speaking, the emperor has been dead for more than half a month, and the news should have been spread long ago.
However, the Third Prince's troops rushed to the palace at the first opportunity and quietly controlled the entrances and exits of Shangjing City.
I thought there would be a bloody storm, but unexpectedly, it was quiet for seven consecutive days.
He did not dare to act rashly, secretly strengthened his military strength, lied to the outside world that the emperor was seriously ill, sealed off the Daqing Palace, and did not allow anyone to enter or leave.
Including the imperial physician.
Some of the more astute ones had guessed that something was amiss, but they all chose to play it safe.
There were even those who hid their true love and took the opportunity to send their legitimate daughters and concubines' daughters from side branches to the third prince.
While stating our position, we hope to get a piece of the pie in the future.
The Third Prince's wife had not seen the Third Prince leave the palace for several days, and the atmosphere in the city was somewhat tense, so she guessed what the Third Prince was doing.
But in this life, isn’t it a little too smooth?
The Third Prince's wife didn't think much about it. She sat on the large bed and laughed at the mirror.
I feel that after all the hard work, I am finally going to ascend to the coveted throne of queen.
"Cui Wan'er, what can you compare with me in this life?"
That ferocious look scared away the maid who came in to add tea.
He called the Third Prince's wife crazy and said she looked like she had crawled out of hell.
Things went on like this day after day, and the third prince stopped at least five waves of princes who planned to break into the palace to find out what was going on.
He also used various excuses to send away batches of civil servants who came to test his opinion.
As for the concubines in the harem, guards were stationed at the door and people were secretly sent to watch them. If anyone leaked the news, it would be a good opportunity to follow the clues and remove the nail.
The third prince felt the thrill of power for the first time and was determined to obtain the position in Daqing Palace.
Just when the news was about to be revealed and the eldest prince and the sixth prince were secretly gathering troops, the two suddenly disappeared.
The Third Prince sent people to search for him for a long time but could not find him. So he decided not to wait any longer and decided to choose an auspicious day to announce the emperor's death.
However, on New Year's Eve, his subordinates claimed to have found the whereabouts of the two princes. They said that one of them had escaped to the southwest and had established a relationship with the prince there.
One of them fled to the southeast and prepared to marry into the local nobles.
The third prince was afraid that things might change, so he didn't bother to choose a time.
Just after midnight, it was announced that the old emperor had passed away, and he even pretended to tell the old eunuch, "Father held on until midnight, just to see the prosperity of the Great Yong Dynasty once more!"
The old eunuch repeatedly comforted him: "Yes, you have taken the trouble to stay with the old emperor all the time. Please take care of your health!"
The third prince secretly thought that the old eunuch was on his way, nodded, and asked the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the funeral.
The lanterns and couplets inside and outside the palace walls must be taken down and replaced with white cloth, and the palace servants should also wear plain clothes.
Early in the morning, as soon as it was light, the news from the palace spread throughout the streets and alleys.
There was no other reason. The funeral bells rang for a long time at night, and people were still in panic. They took off their colorful new clothes and changed into plain clothes such as white and gray.
The couplet that had just been posted a few hours ago was also torn off.
Lanterns, red silk, and everything related to festivities were all removed to avoid being used as a pretext for a scandal.
The third prince said to the outside world that the emperor was worried about the country and the people and was overworked.
Just before his death, everyone was worried about the future of the Dayong Dynasty.
"However, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. The Third Prince is kind and honest, and has lofty ambitions..."
The imperial edict of succession was posted all over the streets and alleys. People who got up early saw it and realized that things were going to change.
The already snow-covered capital of Shangjing seemed to become even paler because of this news.
There was no laughter or joy, and there was dead silence everywhere.
Although the third prince was eager to succeed to the throne, he also had to take care of the old emperor's funeral.
At the same time, he secretly prepared for the succession ceremony.
The Ling family, who were far away in Youzhou, naturally didn't know the news. On the first day of the New Year, they played at home for a whole morning and then made an appointment to go out.
We didn't go far, just strolled around the village, playing snowball fights and building snowmen, with adults and children having a great time, ignoring the temperature of over 30 degrees below zero.
Chi Xingyue wrapped his cloak tightly around himself, raised his hand, rubbed a small ball of snow and threw it at Ling Jiheng.
He was good at fighting and could have easily dodged it, but in order to make Chi Xingyue happy, he deliberately bumped into the snow ball.
There was a lot of residual snow on his black cloak. Chi Xingyue ran over with a smile and helped him brush it off.
The group played for half an hour and then couldn't stand the cold anymore.
Go back to the house, wash your hands, drink some hot tea, and then come out to continue.
It was not until the evening that the north wind started blowing again and everything died down.
After dinner, Chi Xingyue returned to Qingfengyuan.
He lay crookedly on the kang, not wanting to move.
Ling Jiheng massaged her hands and feet for a long time before being taken into the space.
It’s the second day of the Lunar New Year, and the atmosphere isn’t as cheerful as it was yesterday. There’s a hint of sadness.
It goes without saying that the women are sad.
The Ling family was raided, and the old lady, Geng Suhua, and Liang Zhijun's families all severed ties with them.
The second day of the first lunar month is the day to return to one's parents' home, but the women of the Ling family have nowhere to go.
Even the old man was infected by this atmosphere and sighed.
Although he didn't have to go back to his mother's home, he was still very upset about being removed from the family tree.
You are already old, but you still want to start your own business. How shameful!
Compared with them, Shu Muyun's mental state is much better.
When asked why she was so happy, she said, "Well, her brother and sister-in-law are by her side, and her little nephew is safe. If it were you, wouldn't you be happy?"
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