It's raining outside, what a beautiful day.
Huan Yue went to coax the children to sleep.
When Xie Zhou returned, he went straight to Chengen Hall and saw that his youngest son was so excited that he hadn't gone to sleep yet.
The little one calls out "Daddy," and says, "Want to sleep together?" Sleeping is so much fun!
Xie Zhou stroked his son's head, wondering if he was about to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace again while sleeping.
Haha, no, the little kid was playing with his own feet, and it took his mother a long time to coax him into closing his eyes.
Xie Zhou kissed his wife, saying, "I'll stay here and look after our son."
Huan Yue noticed that he wasn't busy anymore.
Xie Zhou just came back to see her. The imperial decree has already been issued.
How could things have escalated to that point in Pingshi County? Were all the officials at every level dead? Didn't a single one of them understand the situation?
The Pei family of Sheng'an is finished, and not a single person knows? Or are they still eyeing the Pei family?
Some people really don't care about what's good or bad; as long as there's something to gain, they'll praise the Pei family to the skies.
Just like the Pei family, they started to believe it after a while.
This isn't a particularly big deal, but it's no small matter for ordinary people. It must be dealt with severely, and the Pei family must be brought to their knees.
Huan Yue had no objection.
Even if this problem can't be completely cured, we have to make them afraid, otherwise it's simply unbelievable.
There are many people who use her name or are completely unrelated to her to cheat and swindle others; if you find one, you should kill them.
Huan Yue said, "The flow of information should be smoother, as for those who think you tacitly approve."
Xie Zhou said, "His intentions are not righteous. Let alone tacit approval, even if the Emperor did it openly, there would still be those officials who would advise against it."
Huan Yue nodded.
Even when the Dong and Cui families are in power, some people say that when the Dong family becomes powerful, it turns into a quarrel between the two sides.
But no matter what, there is right and wrong. And some people cannot distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil.
Xie Zhou sat there, peacefully watching over his son.
Huan Yue went to Qing'e Palace to see what other oddities the Pei family had up their sleeves.
The Pei family matter needs to be handled carefully; sometimes, that's just how people are.
However, this aesthetic appeal cannot be entirely without principle.
Inside the Qing'e Palace, everyone was drinking tea and chatting.
Of course, no one cared that the Pei family members were kneeling. This was their only chance to kneel here.
If they could get money by kneeling, they would be happy to kneel.
Yu Anu said, "You look down on the Earl of Fumin? What right do you have to look down on him? Lady Anle is the real mother. What does she do? How many good deeds does she do all year round to accumulate merit for the Lady? You talk about loyalty, but you haven't done a single decent thing."
Xia disagreed.
Yu Anu said, "You're short of money, yet you only take in and never give out. How can you be so heartless?"
Ren Zhaoxun snorted, "Baishi Village has its own rules, and even the heavens bless them. This year is another bumper harvest. One ear of corn is worth one qian of silver, so one mu of land is worth two hundred taels. If you do the math, one hundred mu of land would be worth twenty thousand taels of silver. Isn't this a gift from heaven?"
How could the Pei family farm?
Ren Zhaoxun snorted: "Farming will kill you, but you won't die if you do all sorts of wicked things? The Chang family farms, usually they just watch over the land, and when they're busy they hire people. They spend all their time catching thieves."
Despite the current strict security measures, there are still thieves this year.
That thief is despicable; he wants to destroy the entire area.
If someone like that is caught, they'll be half-dead, if not killed. The land is the lifeblood of ordinary people.
The Pei family has only a few members left, and they are crying.
Huan Yue sat down.
Pei Huanzhao shouted, "I'm going to farm!"
Several people chimed in, "Yes, yes, we'll all go back to farming."
A group of clever people said, "From now on, we'll farm diligently to accumulate merit for the goddess."
"Your Majesty, don't be afraid. Even if we weren't from the Pei family, we would still be your family."
Di Baose laughed and said to the Empress, "I think they have a very good attitude. They get happy again as soon as they think about it."
Sunny nodded: "Go back and get some land, have people help with planting, and say it's for the Empress. Sell the corn at one tael of silver each. If necessary, I'll go and farm myself."
Fei Hegu sighed, "I find their minds really strange. They even have to use the Empress's name."
Yang Churong said, "The Empress's banner is very useful; these are all people who are not afraid of death."
The Pei family was terrified and started crying. Did the Empress really want to kill them?
The old woman confessed: "Someone came and told us that."
Huan Yue said, "Your Pei family's brains are good enough."
The old woman pointed to the sky and swore, "No! We really didn't mean to harm Her Majesty! Everyone knows Her Majesty is kind!"
Di Baose asked, "So you can use it however you want? When you say you didn't intend to harm the Empress, do you mean you didn't directly take a knife to cut her? After all, your only goal is to get benefits; killing the Empress wouldn't bring you any benefits?"
Sunny looked at the two young ladies: "They might not be so sure."
The two remaining young ladies tried their best to put on an act.
Guo Bing spoke up: "What are your plans?"
The two young ladies are dressed up.
Others also hesitated to speak up, because the situation was not what they had expected.
A palace maid asked Pei Huanzhao, "Your entire Pei family wants to be sent to the palace, so what are you pretending for?"
Before Pei Huanzhao could even see the Crown Prince, he had to say, "They just want to serve the Empress."
The two young ladies nodded hurriedly; if they didn't, they might miss their chance.
Guo Bing asked, "Are you all going to serve the Empress? Who else is there?"
Guo Liangdi didn't speak much, but her presence was no less imposing than Di Liangdi's.
The natural formation of layers. It's time to act.
Dao Yuan, with a shy yet alluring air, said, "This concubine may cultivate Taoism for Your Majesty."
A young woman said, "My daughter knows how to farm; she's been farming since she was little."
Di Baose laughed: "So you're just a country bumpkin. The Pei family is down on its luck. If you're going to farm, just farm. Why pretend to be a young lady?"
Yu Anu asked, "Could it be that after Pei Huanzhao returned, the Pei family prospered, and she suddenly became a young lady? So why was she sent back to her hometown in the first place?"
Di Baose also sighed, "The Pei family is really amazing; they know how to turn adversity into opportunity. They can come back to life without having their heads cut off."
Huan Yue asked curiously, "How skilled are you?"
Bisongzi replied, "I have been cultivating Taoism for fifteen years."
Huan Yue asked, "If it's so powerful, and you even have a sacred medicine, then if the Xia family cut off your head, could it grow back?"
Xia was terrified!
Bisongzi was terrified! How could this be?
Di Baose was quite excited: "Quickly send someone to try it."
Fei Hegu thought, "The Pei family is so powerful, they might really be able to do it. Don't be afraid, be bold!"
Xia was anxious and pointed at the village girl, shouting, "Let her try! Her family does farm, and they've acquired over a thousand acres of land in recent years, but it's not as good as in Changhe County."
In Pingshi County, the harvest is generally mixed, sometimes good and sometimes bad.
Even growing corn in Pingshi County is not as good as in Changhe County.
However, if a single ear of corn costs five cents, then a mu of land would yield a hundred taels of silver, which would be a huge profit.
If Xia goes back and acquires two thousand acres of land, he can earn at least tens of thousands of taels of silver a year.
Why would she risk her life in Sheng'an?
The village girl quit.
Her mother still protected her, arguing with Xia Shi: "The land is rightfully ours."
Xia spat, "You're just a village woman, where would you get thousands of acres of land?"
The mother retorted, "His father earned it!"
Huan Yue asked curiously, "How did you earn it?"
Sunny knew: "If a landlord offended him, he would seize the landlord's entire family, even more thoroughly than if his property had been confiscated."
It's difficult to acquire thousands of acres of land from farmers, and the land is scattered.
The Pei family had the confidence to target landlords and scholars.
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