Chapter 46 The Big Picture
The night was as cold as water, but the group rushed back to Yong'an City overnight.
The guard at the city gate was sleepy-eyed, but when he saw a bulge on the chest of the handsome man in front of him, he felt excited.
Whose husband is this? He brought his little lover back from an outing. He wrapped her forehead so tightly. She must be a stunning beauty. I really envy him.
His envious eyes were so hot that Wang Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at him. He quickly bent down and saluted: "The new rules of the government are that after midnight, the nobles who enter Yong'an City need to pay ten taels of silver, and the civilians need to pay twenty taels of silver. .”
After Songshan behind him dropped the money, everyone rushed to Nanxin Street.
Xie Fengyue, who was covered tightly by the big cloak, felt a little depressed. She asked softly: "When will you have to pay money to enter the city?"
Wang Yan looked ahead and replied calmly: "The day you leave."
Xie Fengyue didn't understand the meaning of his words and asked: "Has the government issued an order document?" As she spoke, she poked her head out of her cloak.
Wang Yan lowered his eyes and saw that her long eyelashes were fluttering and her straight nose was slightly red. He explained with a smile: "All the major aristocratic families jointly requested the local government to do this. Emperor Zhou issued a new order asking the aristocratic families to return their land to the people. I want to attract those poor people.”
The tip of Xie Fengyue's nose felt a little itchy. She rubbed her nose and said with a buzz: "So in order to express their stance and oppose Emperor Zhou's decree, the aristocratic family separated the aristocratic family from the common people even when entering the city?"
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Wang Yan secretly praised this girl in his heart. Wise people can always see the subtleties.
"Are other counties doing this?" she asked.
Wang Yan thought for a while before answering her: "It should be so. At most, the methods of opposition are different in each county. In short, they are still similar. They all clearly distinguish the treatment of nobles and civilians in the direction of money or education."
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After Xie Fengyue heard this, she felt a little scared.
Now we just entered the city a little late, and the money collected was enough for an ordinary family to chew for a year. For such unfair treatment, only a few sober people would blame the aristocratic family for being arbitrary and tyrannical, while ordinary people would only blame the Zhou royal family for indiscriminate promulgations. The government decree has deprived them of a stable life.
The people at the bottom don't care about the intrigues above. They only want food and clothing. Because they were exploited so harshly by the aristocratic families, they crave stability. Once this balance of barely enough food and clothing is broken, they will only blame the superficial reasons for this situation. , as for other things, that is not something they will consider.
The aristocratic family directly challenged the Zhou royal family openly. Those who really couldn't bear it either left their homes and became refugees, or they were daring enough to become bandits.
Both of these situations were beyond what Xie Fengyue could handle. She was extremely glad to be back in Yong'an City now.
Seeing that she didn't even blink, Wang Yan couldn't help but be curious: "Why are you so lost in thought?"
Xie Fengyue raised her face, her expression was more sincere than ever before: "Thank you so much, Mr. Lang."
Wang Yan immediately realized that it was the girl who had come to her senses on her own.
Then he might as well mention a few more points: "The royal family has been in decline for a long time, but now it dares to confront the aristocratic family head-on. It must be a guard of honor."
Xie Fengyue heard the words and blurted out: "Beiyuan Royal Court!"
A strange look flashed in Wang Yan's eyes: "How do you, a girl from a family who never leaves home, know about Qian'an and the Beiyuan Royal Court?"
Xie Fengyue's expression changed, and finally she smiled awkwardly: "I just heard my brother say it, so I just showed off."
She did hear her brother talk about the Beiyuan Royal Court, but this brother was not the other brother. She had heard her biological brother Xie Lingyun mention it.
When he was studying at the clan school, the lesson assigned by his master was to discuss the relationship between Qian'an and Beiyuan.
Xie Lingyun was young and frivolous at that time. The people who talked loudly about Beiyuan in the policy discussions were just remote barbarians who could not make waves. They were also praised by his master. After he returned home, he shared this matter with Xie Fengyue. He didn't care at that time. Xie Fengyue, who is not yet ten years old, does not understand.
But in the end, within only three or four years, Beiyuan, which everyone thought was a mere barbarian, broke away from Qian'an's rule and established its own royal court, and even annexed several small countries that were originally affiliated with Qian'an.
So far, when she hears about Beiyuan Royal Court from her brother again, she always feels resentment mixed with admiration.
Now when Gong Ziyan mentioned that the Zhou royal family would have someone to rely on, she immediately thought of the rapidly rising Beiyuan Royal Court. Apart from this, she really couldn't think of anything else that could compete with the large and small aristocratic families in Qian'an.
Wang Yan looked at her with a half-smile but not a smile: "You are sincere. There is indeed news that the Zhou royal family is going to get married to the Beiyuan royal court, but these are just speculations. Over there in Beiyuan." Xie Fengyue's temples began to beat wildly again. , she hurriedly interrupted him and changed the subject and asked: "How far is Lang Jun's mansion? My legs hurt from riding a horse."
She doesn't want to know what the overall situation of the world is like. She only understands one truth. The more she knows, the faster she will die. She wants to live well and live her beautiful life as a noble girl. Anyway, if the sky falls, there will still be tall people. So, what does it have to do with a girl like her?
Wang Yan didn't care at all when the girl interrupted him. He knew very well that this girl was just seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
"Hurry, we'll be there after crossing this street."
When Xie Fengyue heard that he didn't mention those things again, she breathed a sigh of relief and hummed softly.
The single-family Sanjin Courtyard is located in Guiren Lane in Yong'an. As the name suggests, the houses in this alley are filled with nobles. Ordinary people don't dare to stop here, for fear that if they don't pay attention and make louder noises, they will be arrested. The nobles found a way to become slaves.
Arriving in front of the house, Bai Shan, who was guarding the yard, immediately greeted him.
When he saw a person sitting on the back of Gongzi Yan's horse, he had a strange expression.
He had been out on business the past few days and had not been with the husband. He learned everything about the moon girl from Songshan Pass. He really couldn't figure out why the man would ride with such a girl.
Xie Fengyue noticed a gaze staring at her. She looked around with her face half-hidden under her cloak, and was stunned for a moment when she saw the person at the door.
"This"
Gongzi Yan's posture was as tall as a pine tree. He stretched out his hand and looked up at her: "That's Baishan, Songshan's twin brother."
Xie Fengyue held his hand very naturally and waited for him to pick her up and dismount.
He raised his eyebrows with a smile, took a step forward, and firmly caught Xie Fengyue who was leaning over.
Xie Fengyue blushed and realized that she was really treating Young Master Yan like a servant.
She hurriedly complimented: "What a troublesome gentleman, you are really a gentleman."
Wang Yan looked at her hand that she quickly withdrew, twirled her fingers and felt the remaining warmth on her hand and said with a smile: "It's late at night. Girl, please rest early. You will have to spend more time tomorrow."
Only then did Xie Fengyue feel worried. There was indeed a big show to be performed tomorrow.
Even if Taifu Xie could turn a blind eye and get over it for the sake of her mother, Mrs. Xie might not be able to expose this matter easily.
Starting to take a career path as a female protagonist! As long as this article is about the heroine's personal growth, romance and other matters are secondary.
You can think of Beiyuan Royal Court to the stage when Wu Huanhua was in chaos.
My outline was actually very clear about what kind of person the heroine was going to be in the end, but when I reached almost 100,000 words, I suddenly didn’t want to follow the original plan.
Xie Fengyue is an ordinary girl from an aristocratic family without any golden fingers. Her abilities are indeed limited, but this is the world in my writing. I want to give my heroine a lofty ambition.
So tangled, so tangled.
If I want to change it, I will reorganize the outline. The current Xie Fengyue is more than clever but not courageous enough. And apart from being careful about breaking branches, she is actually selfish at other times.
If we want to change the ending, then Xie Fengyue like this is definitely not qualified. She still needs many things to help her grow.
My lovely readers, when you read this, you have already begun to participate in Xie Fengyue’s growth.
Also thank you for watching "The Beautiful Spring".
I wish you success and good health in the days to come!
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