Seeing his wife staring intently at another man, the man felt a surge of jealousy. He pulled her from the window into his arms and questioned her:
"You're watching so intently. Are those scholars as handsome as your husband?"
"Pfft!" Lin Momo couldn't help but burst out laughing, then lightly pecked his slightly upturned lips, suppressing her laughter as she said seriously, "Of course my husband is the most handsome. I was just watching the fun, why is my husband jealous... mmm..."
Before she could finish speaking, time pressed against her, intertwining with her lips and teeth.
This action startled Lin Momo, who was stunned for a moment before trying to push the person away.
You're still in the car, can't you be a little more mindful of the situation?
To her surprise, Shi Guang didn't care about her strength at all. He didn't move an inch and even raised his hand to hold the back of her head, making it impossible for her to break free.
Since they were in the car, Shiguang didn't go too far. He punished his wife a little and then let her go.
Lin Momo was so exhausted from his kisses that she blushed and slumped into his arms, lightly punching him twice.
This guy's kissing skills have improved. At first, she wanted to resist, but she gradually became dazed by his kisses and let him do whatever he wanted.
Sigh, if things continue like this, the previous agreement will probably be broken sooner or later.
I just don't know which of them will break down first.
Shiguang chuckled twice, then hugged his wife tightly with immense tenderness, feeling an indescribable joy in his heart.
Back in town.
As the carriage passed through the town's main street, Shi Guang lifted the curtain and glanced outside, then called out loudly, "Uncle Li, stop the carriage!"
The two jumped off the carriage one after the other.
Shi Guang turned around and instructed, "Uncle Li, the young mistress and I are buying some things here. You should drive the car back first and tell them we'll go back this afternoon."
Uncle Li responded and drove the carriage away.
The two were incredibly frustrated that their house had been occupied and they couldn't even kick the occupants out.
Rather than going back and dealing with that family, it's better to hide away and have some peace and quiet.
The town is small, and this main street is the most bustling street in town.
Shops lined the streets, and the area was bustling with people.
Lin Momo excitedly asked Shi Guang, "Where are we going?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to buy an almanac? Let's go to the bookstore first, then I'll take you to a teahouse to listen to storytelling, and then we'll go to a restaurant for lunch." Shi Guang said softly as he pulled her forward.
Besides the almanac.
He also wanted to buy a few history books to learn about the situation of this era.
However, historical records generally focus on the previous dynasty and events before that.
To understand what's happening in this dynasty, ordinary people like them can only hear bits and pieces from storytellers.
The two stayed in the bookstore for about half an hour.
Lin Momo picked out a newly published almanac and some of the best-selling storybooks in the store.
With the shopkeeper's recommendation, Shi Guang bought a set of history books from the previous dynasty, two travelogues written by scholars of the current dynasty, and several unofficial histories of the present dynasty.
At this time, there were no other customers in the bookstore.
The shopkeeper was a chatterbox. He was overjoyed to see that Shi Guang had bought so many books in one go, and he enthusiastically started chatting with him.
This is exactly what time has in store for us.
Those who can be shopkeepers are all knowledgeable, and having been busy welcoming and seeing off customers all day, they know more about the strange and wonderful things in the world than ordinary people.
Under his deliberate guidance, the talkative shopkeeper, without realizing it, began to recount many historical anecdotes about the current dynasty.
Only then did the couple learn:
This dynasty has been established for over 260 years and has had 16 emperors.
The previous emperor died young.
The current emperor was chosen by the court officials from among many vassal kings. He has only been on the throne for five years, yet he has already exhausted the court officials and caused widespread resentment among the people.
Since ascending the throne, the emperor not only lavishly rewarded the officials who helped him get to the throne, but also enjoyed large-scale construction projects, indulged in women, and delegated all state affairs to his trusted eunuchs and newly appointed ministers.
Not only did they build themselves tombs, but they also came up with all sorts of elaborate designs.
Today they want to build a zoo, tomorrow they want to fence off land to build a hunting ground. The selection process, which used to be held every three years, has been changed to every two years.
Even though these newly rich suppress dissidents, form cliques, and harm loyal officials for their own selfish gain.
In just a few years, the imperial court was thrown into chaos.
Court officials who dared to offer advice were either sentenced to death or demoted and exiled.
As a result, the ministers began to prioritize their own safety and line their own pockets.
This can be described as a case of the superiors influencing the subordinates; local officials are also mostly incompetent and abuse their power for personal gain, resorting to any means to make money.
They colluded with wealthy merchants and landlords, seizing land, arbitrarily increasing taxes, and oppressing the common people... They did everything they could, forcing the people to sell themselves into slavery or be forced to join the Liangshan bandits.
Some have predicted that the current dynasty's fate is sealed and chaos will soon ensue.
The regional princes felt deeply aggrieved by the emperor's various perverse actions.
If a good-for-nothing and an idiot can become emperor, then I am much better than that guy.
Why can't I be the emperor?
Incited by those with ulterior motives, they secretly recruited soldiers in their respective fiefdoms, preparing to rebel and overthrow the tyrannical emperor from the throne once the opportunity arose.
The two chatted for more than half an hour.
It wasn't until customers started entering the shop that the shopkeeper realized he had spoken too much and said many taboo things, so he quickly ended the conversation.
He whispered to Shi Guang that what he said today must not be told to anyone else.
Only after receiving assurances from Time did they feel at ease enough to entertain the other guests.
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