Chapter 59 [59] Just do good things and don’t worry about the future…
【59】/First release
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the door is blocked?
Yun Ran looked at Sima Jing in surprise: "Did Your Highness offend anyone?"
Sima Jing: “…”
Why did he offend people?
Yun Ran understood his meaning from the slight frown on his face and straightened his back with a righteous look on his face: "I am a good person, always kind to others and never get embarrassed!"
Does that mean he's a bad guy?
Sima Jing's eyebrows moved slightly, but he didn't refute. He just raised his hand to lift the curtain and looked out.
Yun Ran also hurried over.
You won’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked when you see it.
I saw that Chongrenfang where Prince Jing's mansion was located was packed with people. It was so crowded that it was just like the last time when the king returned home. The people all stretched their necks to watch the fun, but no one dared to make a sound.
As for the gate of the palace, it was jammed with people, and the people formed a circle around it, with some people standing in the middle.
Due to the limited view and the crowd blocking his view, Yun Ran couldn't see clearly.
"Are you here to collect a debt? Or are you here to seek justice? But we don't owe any money, and we're not an official. There's no way they're going to stop us, right?"
Yun Ran was speculating about this, and Sima Jing calmly told Chang Chun, "Go and see what's going on."
Chang Chun quickly responded, "Yes."
"Make way, everyone, make way!"
"This is Prince Jing's Mansion, not Caishikou. What are you doing blocking the way here?"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way—"
Under the escort of the guards, Chang Chun finally managed to make a way through the crowded crowd.
Seeing Yun Ran leaning against the window, with half of his head almost sticking out, Sima Jing's eyebrows jumped, and he reached out to pull him back: "Sit down."
Yun Ran turned around and looked at him: "Your Highness, aren't you curious?"
"You'll know in a moment."
Sima Jing said, and looked at her again: "In the future, try not to poke your head outside."
Yun Ran: "Why?"
Did he also feel that this was not dignified enough?
Sima Jing then said expressionlessly, "Once upon a time, an official leaned out of his carriage window on his way to court. This gave an assassin an opportunity to shoot an arrow through his head."
Yun Ran's expression froze for a moment, and after a long pause he said angrily, "You made up this story on purpose to scare me, didn't you?"
Sima Jing: "You don't have to believe it."
After he said this, Yun Ran looked at the car window again and didn't dare to scratch it anymore.
Not long after, Chang Chun rushed back to report: "The people blocking the door are a family surnamed Yang from Qingyan Town in Lishan. The old couple brought their grandson to kowtow to the princess, thanking you for saving their grandson last time!"
Yun Ran was stunned: "Is this the case?"
After rescuing the boy that day, she was taken back to the palace by Sima Jing. The next day, she asked about the boy's condition. Sima Jing said that he was fine and had been sent home. She was relieved and didn't think about it anymore.
After all, she saved people just to save them and never thought about anything in return.
Unexpectedly, after many days, the other party came all the way to Chang'an.
Yun Ran felt a surge of warmth in her heart as she was pleasantly surprised. She looked at Sima Jing and said, "Your Highness, I want to go down and take a look."
Sima Jing frowned slightly.
Yun Ran: "I know there are a lot of people outside and you won't be able to adapt. I can go by myself."
Sima Jing was silent for another two breaths before he said to the outsiders, "Clear the road and the carriage will stop at the gate."
Chang Chun quickly agreed.
After a while, the carriage continued to move forward for a while and then stopped steadily.
Yun Ran did not wear a veil and got out of the car by grabbing her skirt.
She originally thought that the Yang family members were at the door, but when she stepped on the stool and got off the car, she saw more than ten people standing at the door of the palace. Except for a silver-haired old couple holding a chubby little boy, the rest were tall and strong young men.
Yun Ran was stunned, thinking that this family was too polite. Why did they bring so many relatives?
Then he looked at the cart parked next to the old couple. On it were several pieces of flowered cloth, several baskets of eggs, a freshly slaughtered fat pig and several lively old hens.
Yun Ran had experienced hardships before, and he knew that this cart of things could be a considerable expense for an ordinary farmer, which showed his sincerity.
The old couple of the Yang family and the onlookers were all stunned when they saw a beautiful young lady in a red silk jacket and skirt, adorned with jewels, stepping down from the carriage with a red tassel canopy.
Oh my goodness, is this the blessed Princess Jing?
I knew she was young, but I didn't expect her to be so young!
And such a seemingly delicate little girl actually dared to jump into the river to save someone in the middle of winter.
Bodhisattva! A living Bodhisattva!
The old man Yang and his wife were the first to come to their senses. With a plop, they pulled their grandson to their knees and said, "Your humble servants pay their respects to the princess. May the princess live a thousand years!"
As soon as the three knelt, the dozen or so strong young men behind them also knelt on one knee in unison: "Your humble servant greets the princess, may the princess live long and happily."
Before Yun Ran could react, the onlookers looked at each other and knelt down one after another: "Long live the princess."
Yun Ran: “…”
What a big scene!
"Well, no need to be polite."
Yun Ran raised his hand and gave a wink to Chang Chun beside him.
Chang Chun understood and raised his voice: "The princess has given you a verbal order. No need to be polite—"
"Thank you, Princess."
The onlookers stood up one after another, but the dozen or so people from the Yang family still knelt motionlessly.
Yun Ran saw that the old man and his wife were old enough to be her grandparents, so she quickly ordered the young eunuch to help them: "There's no need to be so polite, old man. The ground is cold. Stop kneeling."
She is afraid of shortening her life.
The old man and his wife refused to get up, looking at the fairy-like princess before them with unbearable excitement. "If the princess hadn't risked her own life to save my grandson that day, he would have died long ago, and our Yang family would have been completely extinct. The princess has been so kind to our Yang family. Even if my whole family were to offer sacrifices and work like slaves, we would never be able to repay your kindness!"
Old Man Yang said with a choked voice, and urged the little boy beside him, "Po Lu, why don't you kowtow to your benefactor!"
The little boy was also wearing a red coat today. Hearing the urging, he hurriedly followed the instructions of his grandparents at home and kowtowed three times to the fairy lady before him. "Po Lu thanks the princess for saving my life! I have no way of repaying you for your kindness. If the princess needs Po Lu in the future, Po Lu will go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"
The incident happened suddenly that day, and Yun Ran didn't even take a close look at the little boy.
When I took a look today, I saw that the child was about seven or eight years old, with a round head and a round brain, very handsome, especially his pair of bright black eyes, like a calf, full of energy.
Just looking at these eyes full of vitality, Yun Ran felt that it was worth it to endure the cold that day.
"It's just a small favor, you're welcome."
Yun Ran smiled at the child and pretended to be serious, saying, "But next time, don't rush around like that. Even if you like ice skating, you have to ask an adult to accompany you. Otherwise, it's still very dangerous."
When the little boy heard this, his black eyes flickered twice, and he whispered, "I...I understand. I won't play it again."
"It's not that I don't want you to play. Ice skating is pretty cool. I tried it last time and it was fun. As long as you're accompanied by an adult and your safety is guaranteed, there's nothing wrong with having fun."
Yun Ran said, looking at the group of young men behind the old couple: "You must be the child's uncles and brothers? Since there are so many people in the family, it would be fine if one of you could keep an eye on the child when he goes out to play."
The young men looked at each other, and finally they just lowered their heads and replied, "Yes!"
The little boy turned his head and looked, his eyebrows twisted into a knot.
Seeing this, Yun Ran asked, "What's wrong?"
Before the little boy could reply, Old Man Yang looked up and said, "Princess, these kids are comrades of Po Lu's father, all serving in Chang'an. They came with us just because they knew I and I were coming to Chang'an looking for someone... But don't worry, Princess. From now on, I and I will keep a close eye on the kids and won't let them wander off again."
Yun Ran suddenly understood after hearing this.
No wonder, she was wondering why so many people came from the same family, it turned out that they came here together.
"Everyone, please get up quickly. I understand your gratitude. It's so cold, and it wouldn't be good if you kept kneeling like this. If you get sick, that would be bad."
She signaled the young eunuch to help them, but Old Man Yang and Old Lady Yang could not get up. They kowtowed to Yun Ran three times in a proper manner before they stood up shakily with the help of a wooden stick.
The dozen or so men also knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to Yun Ran, and shouted in unison: "Thank you, Princess, for saving our nephew's life!"
Yun Ran was shocked.
She could understand that the Yang family kowtowed to her, but was it necessary for their non-blood-related comrades to perform the same ritual?
With this question in mind, she gestured for them to stand up again.
"My old couple had no intention of disturbing your benefactor's carriage. This is a privileged area of the palace, so we dare not enter without permission. We can only resort to this clumsy method of guarding the door."
Old Man Yang and his wife pointed at the wooden carriage and said, "Our family isn't well off, and the things on this cart were bought with the money we all pooled together. Please don't despise them, Princess. They are at least a token of our appreciation."
Yun Ran's heart softened, and he said, "Old man, you are so kind. I didn't save him for any reward, I just wanted peace of mind. Now that I see the child is safe, that's enough. You can take these things back."
"The princess doesn't ask for anything in return, but we can't be ungrateful."
The old man and his wife shook their heads firmly. "Please accept it, Princess. If that doesn't work, please just treat it as the first day of the new year. We'll bring our children to you to wish you a happy new year and give you a gift."
As he spoke, he brought the little boy forward and said to Yun Ran, "This child's life was saved by the princess. If you need him in the future, please feel free to ask."
Yun Ran looked at the child with a childish face and laughed: "Okay."
However, she didn't think that as a princess, she would ever need a little kid.
I agree to it now just to comfort the old man.
As for the cart of thank you gifts, Yun Ran declined several times, and the old man almost knelt down to beg her to accept it, so she had no choice but to accept this "thank you".
But she didn't want to take advantage of the poor people -
To her, these pigs, chickens, flowered cloths and eggs were not as valuable as a pendant on her ear.
But for the Yang family, it is enough to last them the whole winter.
"It's not easy for you to come all this way and wait for so long in this cold weather."
Yun Ran thought for a moment and said, "Come into the mansion and have a cup of hot tea."
When the old man and his wife heard this, they quickly waved their hands and said, "No, no, no."
Afraid that Yun Ran would be polite to them, he pulled the little boy and bowed deeply to Yun Ran: "Your Majesty is busy, we will not disturb you."
Having said that, he ran away, dragging the little boy with him.
Yun Ran: “Eh——”
She had a headache, but she also knew that in this situation, if she chased after him, he might fall.
She had seen things like this countless times before.
Seeing that the dozen or so strong men were about to leave, Yun Ran stopped them and took a purse filled with ten taels of silver from Qing Ling: "Give it to the two old men."
The group, led by a square-faced, bearded man, quickly refused, "No, no."
Yun Ran said, "Just think of it as New Year's money for that child."
Bearded man: "But..."
Yun Ran: "This is an order."
The bearded man: "..."
When he looked up and saw the princess's delicate face that suddenly turned stern, he quickly lowered his head and took the purse with both hands: "I thank the princess on behalf of my godfather, godmother and Po Lu."
Yun Ran hummed calmly, but couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are the child's parents out there making a living? Why don't you see them?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the ten or so men changed immediately.
The bearded man standing in front of him, who was about nine feet tall, had red eyes. He pinched his purse and said in a hoarse voice: "Po Lu's father, our village chief Yang Ming, died in the battlefield of Yezhou seven years ago. Po Lu was a posthumous child. When his mother learned of the village chief's death when she gave birth to him, she had a premature birth and suffered a heavy hemorrhage, and she also died..." [1]
Yun Ran: “…”
What is she asking?
His expression froze for a moment, and he felt sad and ashamed as he said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know this was the case."
"I dare not."
The bearded man quickly bowed his head and clasped his fists, saying, "The princess is the benefactor of the Yang family, and by extension, our brothers. I am Geng Dong, currently serving in the Northern Yamen Imperial Guard. If you need us in the future, please feel free to send someone to help."
The dozen or so people behind him also clasped their fists and saluted: "If you have any instructions, please feel free to send them."
Yun Ran now understood why these people were so tall and strong and full of determination. It turned out that they were all soldiers.
However, she didn't think she, as a princess, would have any explanations with the people in the military camp. She just smiled awkwardly and replied, "Okay, okay. Well, it's very cold. If you don't want to come into the mansion for tea, then go back and celebrate the New Year."
As she spoke, she asked Changchun for another ten taels of silver and gave it to the bearded man: "It's not easy for an old couple to take care of a child. Consider it as a year's tuition for the child."
The bearded man was shocked and quickly declined.
Seeing this, Yun Ran quickly left.
"Eunuch Chang, tell someone to push the cart into the mansion and tell everyone watching to disperse."
During the New Year's Day, she hadn't even had the chance to watch a play, but she had let these common people watch one.
Sitting back in the carriage, Yun Ran couldn't help but say to Sima Jing, "I used to love joining in on such fun, but today, I'm the one who's doing it."
Although Sima Jing did not get off the car just now, he watched the whole thing behind the curtain.
Looking at Yun Ran again, although she complained, "They are exaggerating too much, it's just a small matter, not worth mentioning", there was a warm smile between her eyebrows, which showed that she was happy in her heart.
"Your Highness, why are you looking at me like that?"
Seeing Sima Jing remain silent, Yun Ran couldn't help but blink: "Is my hair messy? Or is there something wrong?"
"No."
Sima Jing looked at her nose tip, which was slightly reddened by the wind, and her clear and bright eyes, and pursed his lips lightly: "I just didn't expect it."
Yun Ran: "What didn't you expect?"
Sima Jing: "Good deeds will be rewarded."
Yun Ran was slightly startled, then smiled with his eyes curved: "Of course, as the saying goes, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, the time will come naturally! But..."
She paused, looked at him and said, "Compared to the Buddhist doctrine of cause and effect, I still prefer our Taoist doctrine. But just know how to do good things, and don't worry about your future."[2]
Just do good things and don’t worry about the future.
Sima Jing's eyes flickered.
Looking at the person in front of him again, he was already holding a hand warmer and sorting out the pile of red envelopes in the car with a smile on his face.
Soon, the people who were watching the excitement in front of the palace dispersed, and Sima Jing and Yun Ran entered the palace together.
Inside and outside Chongrenfang, on the first day of the new year, there was a lively scene of gratitude that was like something out of a storybook. The people were all filled with emotion and excitement.
I had been holding back a lot of words in front of the palace, and now I could finally speak them out loud.
Not only do they talk about it with those around them who are watching the show, but they also can't wait to share the excitement with acquaintances they see on the street, or with relatives and friends when they get home.
"You have no idea how beautiful Princess Jing is. She's like a fairy descending to earth. As soon as she stepped off the carriage, she seemed to be radiating light. It's no exaggeration to say she's the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva."
"And she's not only beautiful, she's also incredibly kind! I went back and caught up with the old man and asked him about it. He said that Princess Jing and the prince were on an incognito tour at the foot of Mount Li, and happened to be passing through their town when they rescued his grandson. He also said that the river was frozen over with such a thick layer of ice, and there were so many grown men present, but not one dared to save them! At the critical moment, it was the princess who, regardless of her own life, jumped in to save the little kid!"
"It's incredible! Such courage and bravery, women are truly as good as men!"
"That's right! Not only that, Princess Jing also does good deeds without leaving her name. The old man said that they asked around in the town and found out that it was the princess who saved his grandson that day! Such character, tsk, how many people can have it!"
"As a princess, you actually went down to the river to save a little kid you'd never met before. You must be the reincarnation of a bodhisattva!"
"I never thought that a notorious evildoer like Prince Jing would marry such a kind and virtuous princess. Could it be that Princess Jing was truly sent by heaven to suppress evil and save all living beings?"
The common people loved to hear these stories that were a bit supernatural, not to mention that King Jing had killed three of his fiancées in a row. It was not until the marriage of the daughter of the Marquisate, who was born in the Taoist family, that he finally broke the "wife-killing fate" -
This shows that Princess Jing is a lucky girl chosen by God.
Now, not only is she blessed with great fortune, but she is also so kind and easygoing, treating ordinary people like them without any of the arrogance of the powerful. How is this any different from a saint, a Guanyin, or an immortal lady?!
The first day of the Lunar New Year is a busy day for visiting relatives. Word of mouth spreads from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In just one day, the story of "Princess Jing saving people in the cold winter without leaving her name, and taking the trouble to go to the capital to kowtow to the elderly, the weak, women and children" spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an.
Even the powerful families heard about this and were all shocked.
Marquis Changxin's Mansion.
Qian Sijin couldn't hide her surprise and asked Li Wanrong, "Sister-in-law, is this true? Did Ranran really jump into the river to save someone in the middle of winter? Why didn't she mention it at all? Why didn't A Niang and Si Lang tell her anything?"
Li Wanrong: "..."
She didn't go to the hot spring palace, so how could she know.
But since it involved her sister-in-law, she was also very curious, so she raised her hand to gather up her clothes and looked at Qian Sijin: "I just happened to have something to do and need to go to my mother's place. Do you want to come with me?"
Qian Sijin understood immediately: "Yes, yes!"
Fearing that Li Wanrong would regret not taking her with her, he cast aside the past grudges and took her arm affectionately: "I'm going with my sister-in-law."
Li Wanrong glanced at her flattering appearance and snorted inwardly, but did not push her away: "Well, let's go."
The two sisters-in-law ran to ask the insider, while Yao Yingying and Lu Jiuniang learned about this at their respective homes and both looked enlightened.
"No wonder the princess suddenly fell ill and even sent a message saying she might not be able to play with us anymore and told us to arrange our own activities and not to bring her along. It turns out she fell ill after jumping into the river to save someone!"
They thought that the princess had caught a cold because she loved taking hot spring baths so much.
Upon hearing this, Yao Guang sighed as he wrote his Spring Card, "I never thought the princess's heart was so noble. No wonder His Royal Highness Prince Jing treats her differently."
Previously, he thought that Princess Jing was beautiful, gentle and considerate, which was why King Jing fell in love with her.
Now it seems that what really touched King Jing was the princess's innocent heart.
Inside the Lu Mansion, Imperial Tutor Lu stroked his long white beard, his brows slightly furrowed, "Are people outside praising Princess Jing?"
Lu Jiuniang replied, "Yes, the princess does good things and is rewarded. The people all say she is a living saint and a true fairy."
"Living sage, true fairy..."
Master Lu's forehead twitched slightly and his brows furrowed even deeper.
Lu Jiuniang looked at her grandfather's face and couldn't help but lower her voice: "Grandfather, what's wrong?"
Taifu Lu was silent for a moment. Looking at his granddaughter's nervous face, he finally relaxed his brows and said with a smile, "It's okay. I just didn't expect the princess to be so... kind-hearted."
"The princess is really nice!"
Lu Jiuniang had a very good impression of Yun Ran and expressed her liking for her without any reservation: "I have never met someone as approachable, gentle and amiable as her. Being friends with her is like being bathed in spring breeze. She even invited Yingying and me to visit Prince Jing's mansion in the spring."
Upon hearing this, Master Lu frowned again.
But seeing my granddaughter's excited and expectant look, and today is only the first day of the new year...
Forget it, let's wait and see.
Yun Ran had no idea that people outside the palace had praised her to the skies, comparing her to a sage.
She only knew that the fried eggs sent by the Yang family were particularly delicious, and that the big fat pig's elbow, stewed with rock sugar and red dates, was soft and boneless, and the meat was fragrant. She mixed the bright red soup with rice and ate two bowls in one go, her face flushed with happiness, "It's so delicious!"
Sima Jing never liked greasy food, but seeing how happy she was eating, he tried to dig out a piece of pork elbow and mix it with the soup to mix with the rice.
The first few bites did taste good, but you'd get sick of it if you ate too much. However, the scrambled eggs with shredded radish was pretty good.
After dinner, it was already pitch dark outside.
Yun Ran touched her swollen belly and looked at Sima Jing: "Your Highness, are you going back to Shenliu Hall? If so, I'll give you a ride and help you digest your food."
Sima Jing: “…”
She simply wanted to help digest her food and get rid of him at the same time.
"Evergreen."
He stood up and ordered outside: "Go to Shenliu Hall and get a change of clothes."
Chang Chun, who was waiting outside the door, was delighted when he heard the order: "I'll go right away!"
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[2] Feng Dao, The Way of Heaven, Five Dynasties
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