"You all know about miracle drugs, right? They've been all the rage these past few years. The shops that make them sell them for exorbitant prices, and we've all benefited from it, making our lives better and better..."
When the topic turned to the miraculous medicine, the older women had even more to say.
They praised the Crown Princess repeatedly, and without Tian Ning asking any questions, they recounted the Crown Princess's life story.
It is said that the Crown Princess was originally the daughter of the former prime minister, named Ji Qianqiu. She was betrothed to the eighth prince, who was born to the emperor's most favored concubine, since childhood.
The prime minister was incredibly powerful at the time, but after being involved in a case, the emperor ordered the execution of his entire family. Ji Qianqiu escaped death because of her marriage to the eighth prince, but afterwards, she not only faced ostracism, but the eighth prince also insulted her and wanted to break off the engagement.
For those few years, Ji Qianqiu was the laughing stock of everyone in the capital.
She had no family backing her and had been abandoned by her fiancé. As a woman, everyone thought she would meet a tragic end.
No one could have imagined that after suffering a major blow and falling seriously ill, Ji Qianqiu would become a completely different person. Not only did she have a keen business sense and open several new-style restaurants, clothing stores, casinos, and brothels in the capital, but she also used her earnings to take in orphans, establish academies, and recruit female students. This caused a huge uproar, and even the Crown Prince was attracted to her.
Because of her background, Ji Qianqiu and the Crown Prince's love story was filled with many hardships before they finally got married.
They have been married for eighteen years and have three sons and one daughter.
If it weren't for the fact that the current emperor is long-lived and still reigning, this crown princess would have become the empress, the mother of the nation, long ago!
The villagers were indifferent to the current emperor, who had little political achievement. On the contrary, the Crown Princess Ji Qianqiu's suggestion to plant the Forget-Me-Not Flower to bring them a better life was highly praised by them.
They even heard that the robberies in recent years were deliberately carried out by the remnants of the Eighth Prince's faction. They were so glad that Ji Qianqiu hadn't married such a despicable person!
The Eighth Prince was executed long before Ji Qianqiu became the Crown Princess for coveting the throne and launching a coup in the capital. However, some remnants of his faction have not yet been captured. Rumors have circulated that these fleeing remnants are actually bandits who occasionally appear.
As dusk approached and it was confirmed that no one in the village had seen Xu Jiaojiao, the women busied themselves going home to cook, and Tianning and his group took the opportunity to say goodbye.
As they walked out of the village, they saw that every household had lit up with candlelight.
The monk had excellent hearing. Besides the sounds of the women cooking, Tianning could also hear the noisy gambling sounds coming from the men gathered together.
"I've heard that the folks in the human realm, when they're full and have nothing better to do, love gambling and having fun. Then they become addicted and end up with a bad end." Watching from afar, Taotie spoke with great interest: "Originally, these people would live a peaceful life, never starving or being full, but someone is stirring up trouble on the calm surface of the lake. Is this really a good thing for them?"
Tiandao remained silent, quietly following behind Tianning as he continued to search for Xu Jiaojiao's whereabouts.
Not embarrassed by the lack of response, Taotie even jogged ahead to remind Tianning, "The human realm is about to descend into chaos. You'd better hurry up and finish your business before getting involved in this trouble..."
Tianning said, "Taotao, don't forget who I am."
Tianning understood the reasoning, but after hearing about Ji Qianqiu's story, she realized why fate had led her here.
He suffered a serious illness, which drastically changed his personality.
Tianning wasn't in a hurry, knowing that if she didn't go looking for them, they might come to her on their own.
Taotie was speechless and complained, "I really don't know whether to say that you women destined for greatness are lucky or unlucky, because you always seem to run into all sorts of bad luck."
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