Tang Miao spent the whole day trying to decide on a trip to Jiangnan but still couldn't. He had to find a hotel to stay in for the night. He slept very uneasily that night as he felt like there was movement everywhere.
When Ye Feng and Ye Qiu learned that their mother had left home, they read the letter and came to Ye Zhou, hoping that their father could find their mother. Seeing that Ye Zhou was unmoved, they were so anxious that they wanted to go find her themselves. Ye Zhou just said, "No!"
Seeing the two children were anxious, the housekeeper sent them back to his yard and quietly told them that there were secret guards watching them, so they should not worry.
Tang Miao got up early and ate noodles in a noodle shop. He heard others say that the scenery of Longyu Gorge in the suburbs of Beijing was beautiful and the peach blossoms in Taoyuan Valley were intoxicating, so he decided to go there first.
But he couldn't walk there, so he went to a car rental agency and rented a carriage with a driver. Then he bought some food and went to Taoyuan Valley.
When he got here, Tang Miao was amazed. The shadowy peach forest spread out far away with the height of the terrain. If you look from a distance, they look layered and spectacular. If you look from close, they stand gracefully and silently.
The peach blossoms come in red, pink, and white. Their fallen petals are a profusion of colors, like clouds and rosy clouds, a ten-mile sea of flowers, like a woven brocade. Whites whiter than snow and frost, dazzling reds, blended with vast expanses of deep and light pinks, spread out into the distance... a magnificent and tender scene...
Tang Miao's heart was pounding at this moment. He couldn't go to Jiangnan for the time being, so he decided to put it aside for now and slowly inquire about the situation. It would be okay to stay here first.
I asked a local if there were any houses or yards for sale. The local pointed to a house in the distance and said, "That family works as a middleman. They're listed with the middleman. If there are any houses or yards for sale around here, they'd know the best."
Tang Miao thanked him and went to the house. She found someone to explain her purpose. The middleman immediately took her to see several houses in the surrounding area, but Tang Miao was not satisfied with any of them.
The middleman said he would help her search for the next two days. Tang Miao thanked him and found a hotel in Taoyuan Valley to stay. Many people came to see the peach blossoms, and most of them returned by carriage that day.
Many people stayed for a day or two to explore the nearby Longyu Gorge before leaving. Therefore, Taoyuan Valley was dotted with small hotels offering food and accommodation.
While Tang Miao waited for news from the middleman, he wandered around the Peach Blossom Valley. The more he looked around, the more he liked it. It was quiet and beautiful, a paradise on earth. The occasional children's voices, the sounds of chickens and dogs, and the curling of smoke from the scattered houses were just lovely.
Tang Miao ordered a meat dish, a vegetable dish, and a soup at the inn. He sat by the window, enjoying the view while eating. He was just enjoying the view. Then someone at the next table said, "Have you heard? The Ministry of Justice has finalized the case of the former wife of the Duke of Xiangguo. They've sentenced the three men to beheading. They say the execution will take place in two months."
Another person at the table of four said, "Such a cruel and vicious person, shouldn't he be executed immediately? Why wait two months?"
Another person said, "You don't understand this. According to folk custom, sowing in spring is a major event. It's unsuitable to offend the Spring Goddess with bloodshed, especially with such viciousness. Don't pollute the Spring Goddess's eyes. Otherwise, why are there so many executions after the autumn harvest? It must be two months later when the spring farming work is over and the Spring Goddess has left. This is to take into account the customs of the people."
There was an elderly couple at another table. When the old lady heard this, she immediately said, "That's right, we must not offend Lady Chun."
Someone at the table whispered, "Don't talk nonsense! I heard this rule is to prevent the prisoner from being wrongly accused. They give two months to see if any new witnesses or evidence emerges."
Another person said, "If we talk about injustice, who can be more wronged than Lou Yuanyue and Huang Zhiyi, mother and daughter? What kind of jackals and tigers did they marry? What kind of cruel and vicious father did they marry?"
Another person said, "That's not true. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, so this person is worse than a tiger. Speaking of which, it's a pity. Although the Huang family is a merchant family, their great-grandfather and grandfather were both trustworthy and had business talent. Through the efforts of three generations, they have accumulated considerable wealth and established themselves among the merchants of the capital. But this young master of the Huang family was raised astray, and he alone destroyed the efforts of three generations of ancestors."
Someone else said, "Well, the size of the original Huang residence shows how powerful their ancestors were. Now this generation is finished. I heard that the residence is now owned by the Lou family."
"Who in the capital city, knowing his background well, would marry him? The Qiyang Lou family was probably deceived by the reputation of the Huang family's ancestors. The Huang family's young master is a playboy, but he looks good. If he pretends to be a good person, he is a handsome gentleman, but in fact he is just a donkey dung!"
Another person said, "The Duke of Xiangguo married such a vicious woman, but there was no unrest in the family, and no trouble. He actually suppressed her for more than ten years. The Duke of Xiangguo must be a good ruler."
The person next to him said, "It's not necessarily the Duke of Xiangguo's fault. It could be that the favorite concubine Tang has some tricks up her sleeve."
Another person said: "That's right, this is a case of one thing conquering another!"
As Tang Miao listened, the words suddenly applied to him, and he could only laugh at himself: You are really too kind, I don't have that ability.
I also thought: I don’t know how my son and daughter are doing. I hope they remember what I said as a mother and take good care of themselves.
She was thinking about her own things and didn't notice that there were two guests sitting in the corner of the room. When they heard that something had happened to the Huang family, their faces changed.
The two men hurriedly finished their meal and returned to their rooms in the inn. One said to the other, "Let's not go sightseeing anymore. Let's go to the capital and find out if the Huang family they're talking about is the one our master wants us to repay."
The other person nodded in agreement, and the two of them packed up their things and left quietly.
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