Chapter 494: Incognito

The warm wind in March blew warmly on the body, and could not help but give birth to spring sleepiness.
Jiang Yan was sitting under the corridor with tea and snacks on the short table beside him, as well as cherries that had just come out of Beijing.
But she had no intention of enjoying food.
On the 28th of the first month, Emperor Kai Yao died. The death knell rang through the harem,
Jiang Yan was still the harem Jiang Shuyi at the time. She remembered Zhou Miao's instructions and took out the porcelain bottle and pills.
She hesitated and struggled for a long time, and when she heard the screams from the palace, she knew that there was no time for her to hesitate.
She gritted her teeth, cruelly, and swallowed the pill in.
The confidant court lady will delay the court lady outside for her.
When the palace people came to the main hall, she had already shut her breath and was ‘dead’!
After that, she didn't know how she got out of the palace, how she was buried in the underground palace, how she was dropped from the underground palace, and how she was placed in this quiet little house.
When she woke up, she was already in this small house with two entrances.
There was a maid, a woman waiting, and an old man guarding the porter.
The few people are dumb and unhappy.
They all call her Jiang Niangzi on weekdays.
After inquiring about it, she realized that she was still in the capital. This house was located in a certain city in the south of the city, surrounded by residential buildings.
Since waking up that day, more than a month has passed, and the weather has been warmer. She has added four sets of spring shirts, but no one comes to her, and she can't get out.
Whenever she was about to go out, the old man guarding the door would be stern and wave his hands, telling her to go back to the room and stay.
Jiang Yan was a little dull.
Nothing happens every day, so I start to think wildly.
The noble person in Zhou Miao's mouth tried his best to rescue her. Time has passed for so long, but he didn't send her out of the capital, and didn't send anyone to visit her. What do you mean?
She pityed herself in the mirror and couldn't help but make a bold guess.
Is this noble man coveting her beauty?
Jiang Yan is still young and beautiful, and it can be said that she is more feminine and more charming than her teenage dry figure.
After a few years of life in the harem, he has cultivated a grace and luxury. Just sitting like that, with a raised eyebrow, you will have momentum.
If she is willing to smile, she will give birth to a charm for no reason, and she will be weak and weak. Whenever a man sees it, he can’t help but be moved.
Jiang Yan has a clear understanding of her own capital. Know it better than anyone in the world.
She knew that her biggest capital was this face, this body, and the work of serving people.
It is also possible that nobles like her and are reluctant to send her out of the capital.
However, after all, she is a person who is already ‘dead’, and a woman of the first emperor, so it is difficult to show up in the capital to avoid being seen by others.
The nobleman probably didn't think about how to arrange her, so he left her here.
Jiang Yan thought she had mastered the truth, so she didn't worry, and lived in this small house steadily.
The old man at the gate refused to let her go out, so she would not go out.
Listening to the little maid talk about the situation on the street, it also found it quite interesting.
It's just that the warm wind of March deceives people and makes people unconscious.
It wasn't until she heard the maid talk about the current princes that she came to mind.
"The six princes still live in the palace. They have never moved to the palace or opened a mansion. It is said that your majesty cherishes the people and pays too much tax, and does not want to increase the burden on the people for the prince to open a mansion. So let the princes first. I still live in the palace. When the court becomes rich in the future, we will arrange another residence for the princes."
Jiang Yan asked: "Who did you listen to?"
The maid said: "It's all said outside."
Jiang Yan laughed, her eyes somewhat mocking.
She has been in the harem for many years, but her eyesight is still better.
She could tell at a glance that these words could not be spread to the market for the people to talk about without Emperor Wen De's nod. Maybe Emperor Wen De also arranged a lot of spies to secretly guide the public opinion of the people.
The move of Emperor Wen De was clearly inviting people to buy their hearts and gaining fame.
Don't think that being an emperor doesn't need fame. Being an emperor cares more about fame than anyone else.
The emperors of the past dynasties, whoever pursued a little bit, wanted to keep the reputation of a wise monarch in the history books, so that future generations would praise.
The most important thing for a wise monarch is to love the people like a child, and to punish the poor.
As long as this is done, regardless of how many brothers the emperor killed, how many sons he killed, and how many wars he provoked, there will be a more wise evaluation in history books.
Anyway, it was not the civil servant who died.
The civil servants are immortal, and they are scornful and punish, this is the proper and wise monarch.
Whoever calls the pen is in the hands of the scholars.
Jiang Yan murmured, "Unexpectedly, King Ning is a good name, and just as soon as he became the throne, he can’t wait to build momentum. Could it be that he has done a lot of bad things before, or that he knows his reputation is not good, and wants to correct the people’s impression of him? ."
"What did Lady Jiang say?" the maid asked curiously.
Jiang Yan shook her head, "Nothing to say. Tell me what else you hear."
The maid said: "Nowadays, there are still discussions on the street, saying that the outside of Nancheng Gate can be bustling these days."
"How to make fun?"
"The guards of the Four Seas Commercial Bank are engaged in forced demolition, and they want to demolish all the shacks. I heard that it has aroused public resentment. The embroidery guards arrested many people. Some people were directly interrupted and thrown out. Why not move? If you leave, you are not qualified to continue working on the construction site."
Jiang Yan's heart is tense. She doesn't know how to demolish, but she knows that the people's grievances are severe.
She asked nervously: "Does it really arouse public resentment?"
She didn't know whether she was nervous for Gu Jiu or herself.
The maid nodded, "It's all said outside, and it's true. Those refugees deserve it, and the four seas trading houses are good for them. Now they just tell them to move and refuse to move, it.
The people in the capital said that it should have been done this long ago. The past was too good for the refugees, and every one of them was fine. Now it is time to resort to the thunderbolt to let those people know something good or bad.
A good capital, a huge shack, looks ugly. What's so good about that shack, those refugees are still reluctant to move out. "
Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the maid's words.
It just aroused public grievances among the refugees, that doesn't matter.
Hearing what the maid said, it is obvious that the people in the capital are all on the side of the Sihai Commercial Bank, wishing that the Sihai Commercial Bank would be more aggressive towards those refugees.
"Don't you eat the cherries that have just gone on the market this year?"
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "If you want to eat, fill the bowl with half."
"That's so embarrassing."
"Nothing to be embarrassed, I'll be the master."
The maid was happy, "Thank you, Lady Jiang."
The maid happily went to the kitchen to get a bowl, filled a small bowl of cherries, and hid herself to eat deliciously.
Bang bang bang!
Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was a knock on the door.
How long, how long has she not heard the knock on the door.
And the knock on the door still came from the courtyard door.
Jiang Yan put on her shoes and hurried to the front yard.
Sure enough, the courtyard door opened and a familiar person walked in from outside.
"Zhou Miao!"
Zhou Miao smiled, "How are Lady Jiang these days?"
"Why do you... come in and say, you come soon."
Jiang Yan was very happy to see her acquaintances. She had too much to say, she waved to Zhou Miao and told him to follow her to the backyard to talk.
Zhou Miao was familiar with the road and followed Jiang Yan to the backyard.
Jiang Yan closed the door, first yelled twice, and then started to cry again.
"Don't cry! Live well, why cry?"
"You leave me alone, I just feel upset."
During this period of time, Jiang Yan suppressed too much emotion, and when she saw Zhou Miao, she couldn't help venting it.
She cried for a while, and the fear of death and the fear of not knowing the future were all crying out, and her mood calmed down.
Sure enough, crying is an excellent way to vent.
She wiped her tears, a little embarrassed, "I asked you to see a joke."
Zhou Miao sipped his tea, "It's nothing. I haven't gotten out for such a long time, it's not bad."
"If you don't come again, I'm really going crazy. When you come back, do you want to visit me, or send me out of Beijing?" Or send me to the bed of the nobleman?
Jiang Yan waited for Zhou Miao's answer with secret suspicion.
Zhou Miao smiled, "The nobleman heard that you were settled down, so he asked our family to come and see you. Seeing that everything is fine with you, our family is relieved."
Jiang Yan stared, "Is that all?"
Zhou Miao nodded, "Yes, that's all. What else do you want?"
Jiang Yan frowned, "When will I live here? I can't live here for the rest of my life, I can't go out for the rest of my life."
"It seems that you are really suffocated. Forget it, let me be honest with you, ten days later, there will be a fleet going south. Someone will you on the boat and send you to the south to settle down. When you get to the south, you change your name. , You can start a new life. Whether you are married or single, it's all up to you. Anyway, you are not short of that silver."
Jiang Yan opened his mouth, this day really came, but it seemed so unreal.
She asked cautiously: "Really send me south?"
Zhou Miao nodded, "Naturally it is true. But from now on, you can no longer use the name Jiang Yan, you have to change the name. I am here today, also for this matter. You think of a new name, then use the new name The name will do a set of household registration documents for you. With a new household registration, you will truly get a new life."
Jiang Yan tentatively asked: "Ten days, can you really do it for me?"
Zhou Miao looked at her with a faint smile, "You have seen the energy of a nobleman. It's just a sentence to quote the household registration. Do you think it is difficult?"
Jiang Yan lowered his head and smiled, "This matter is naturally difficult for the common people. The noble person who wants to come, even if he is not a royal family member, should be a powerful minister in charge."
"Don't guess the identity of the nobleman. But you promised our family, put your curiosity away, and stop asking about the identity of the nobleman."
"I remember. I won't bother you."
"Better so. If you can't think of a name, then I will think of one for you. It's better to follow my last name and call it Zhou Yan."
"Not good." Jiang Yan didn't even think about it, so she gave no, "My surname is Jiang, so I'm named Jiang Zhu."
Zhou Miao frowned, "This name is not good."
"Very good. In my hometown, Jiang is the common surname. There are several people named Jiang Zhu. The names are ordinary and don't win eyes."
"It doesn't matter what the name is, as long as it's not Jiang Yan."
Zhou Miao drank tea, got up to business, and planned to leave.
It is rare for someone to visit him, so Jiang Yan naturally refused to let Zhou Miao leave.
"You will talk to me again, these days I am very difficult."
"Nothing to say, I should go back to the palace as an errand."
"Don't coax me. You are taking a break today, there is nothing to do."
"You know everything about me."
Jiang Yan snorted, "I have been working with you for many years, if I don't even know when you rest, how stupid I would be."
Zhou Miao smiled, "What do you want to know, I will tell you what I can say."
Jiang Yan hesitated, "Am I really'dead'?"
Zhou Miao nodded, "In the roster of the concubine in the harem, you have been buried for the first emperor, and you have died well."
Jiang Yan's face was pale, and it was obvious that she was living well, and her body would get cold for no reason.
She asked cautiously: "Surely no one has noticed the drop?"
Zhou Miao laughed, "Who would dare to open the coffin for inspection after entering the coffin? Don't you want to die? Even if the person dies, she is the woman of the first emperor. Don't just wait and see."
Jiang Yan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "It's so good. These days, I'm so flustered, I'm afraid that one day Jin Wuwei rushed in to catch me, killed me with a single knife, and threw me into the imperial tomb as the cheapest burial. ."
"You put a hundred hearts on the tail of this matter, the nobleman has already leveled it all for you, and there is no trace. As long as you don't say it, no one in the world will know your true identity."
Jiang Yan laughed, "Thank you Grandpa Zhou. Over the years, thanks to your care, I can live to this day."
"Ok, who calls us fellow villagers."
"My mother's family is all right?"
"Very good! All have returned home safely and decently. As long as you don't die by yourself and don't have too much heart, three generations of Xiaofu can still be guaranteed."
"That's fine. When I leave the capital, please give Grandpa Zhou some time to take care of my maiden family. Don't let them die in vain."
"It's simple, it's on me."
The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Miao ate a few snacks, then said that he could not stay anymore, got up and left.
Jiang Yan watched him leave eagerly. I am afraid I will never see this again. I couldn't help feeling sad.
Zhou Miao left the house, went to the street, and wandered around.
The street is very lively, but he is not thinking about it.
There was a carriage passing by, and there was still a faint crying, so he paid more attention.
Hey, look at the emblem on the carriage, it seems to be Gu's carriage.
Gu Mansion is very beautiful now. Who told Gu Da to have a very capable daughter, from the emperor's grandson to the prince's wife, and also run a huge industry.
However, Gu Mansion is now keeping a low profile.
Who is sitting in the carriage, crying, it's clearly a woman crying.
The carriage moved slowly all the way, and finally entered through the side entrance of Gu's house and stopped at the second gate.
It wasn't Xie who got off the carriage.
Xie's eyes were swollen, and he was ten years old abruptly, very haggard.
She came back from a farm outside the city, feeling very sad.
Two days ago, she asked the coachman to drive her to the farm outside the city to visit Gu Yue.
When I arrived at the place, seeing Gu Yue's haggard appearance and the harsh living environment, Xie's distressed and was also annoyed.
"To deceive people too much, it is really too much to deceive people. These lowly servants, who gave them the courage, are even so you."
Xie said that he would take Gu Yue to review the mansion. How could people be so grind to have a daughter out of dignity?
Unexpectedly, the people sent by Master Gu followed him to the farm and forced Xie to return to Beijing.
Xie's tricks were useless.
Master Gu made up his mind not to indulge, so the servants who were chasing them were all round and round. Where are Xie's and Gu Yue's opponents.
In the end, Xie's wife was forcibly sent to the carriage, and Gu Yue continued to eat chaffy vegetables in the farm.
Xie cried all the way when the carriage drove all the way.
At first he was very strong, crying to exhaustion.
When he arrived in the capital, Xie cried so much that he didn't have enough energy, and only sobbed and choked, desolate.
Sixth youngest grandmother Hu was waiting at the second door, "The wife is back, and the master is worried about it. Would you like the wife to wash first, and then go to see the master."
Xie said angrily: "What shall I go to see him for? He wishes I was dead."
"My wife said this because she was breaking his daughter-in-law."
"Two of you, none of them are good things. You are being treated at the farm, but you eat and drink. Will your conscience hurt?"
Hu rolled his eyes and said, "Grandma Sangu was driven back by the palace and she is dishonorable. If you don't confine her to the farm, should you let her live in the house and ruin the reputation of the family? My wife doesn't care about fame, daughter-in-law. You still care, your granddaughter cares too."
Xie was furious, and cursed: "You can't even give birth to a son. What face do you have to see. A hen who can't lay eggs, what use do you want."
Hu's angry face turned pale and trembling all over. Dignified, even scolded her daughter-in-law as a hen who can't lay eggs. Such vulgar language is not as good as the market shrew.
Hu suppressed a mouthful of old blood, and said gloomily: "Naturally, my daughter-in-law is not as capable as her mother-in-law. It is also extremely powerful to be able to give birth to a spoiler."
"Little prostitute, you have to tear your mouth today." Xie's slap was raised and hit Hu's face.
"Stop! What does the mother beat?"