The most conspicuous thing on the sky screen is a very ordinary woman. She is pretty and delicate. She is prettier than the little girls in the village digging for food, but she is good-looking, which is how beautiful a small family thinks she is.
In the eyes of the emperor and the officials, this woman was just average. She was not as beautiful as his own daughter. At most, she was decent and comely.
In short, when the fairies in the sky appeared before, everyone did not dare to look directly at them, knowing in their hearts that they were all fairies, but now the woman on the sky was just an ordinary woman in the world.
Men, women, and children all over the capital, no matter rich or poor, watched as Dou E, whose real name was Duanyun, was sold by his father Dou Tianzhang to Granny Cai as a child bride when he was only seven years old.
Dou Tianzhang was a scholar. He wanted to go to Beijing to take the exam, but he had no money, so he had no choice but to sell his daughter.
Seeing this, the emperor frowned, shook his head, and sighed.
Some people among the people felt that Dou Tianzhang was irresponsible and could not even support a daughter after studying for a long time. Some felt sad and sad, but they understood it very well.
It’s not easy to study nowadays. It’s hard for a big family to support a scholar. What should I do if I don’t have money to go to Beijing to take the exam? Those who sell their sons and daughters have to go. If they don’t go, wouldn’t all those years of hard work and study be in vain?
At this time of year, little girls are unable to be raised, so many are sold to others as child brides. Many families give away their girls as soon as they are born. As long as the children are not drowned, it is not considered cruel. Some families even drown their children. , in the eyes of outsiders, they are also kind people.
The people looked at Dou E as if they were looking at their own girl, whether she was given away or not.
Granny Cai was so angry at Dou Tianzhang that she unexpectedly turned her twenty taels of silver into forty taels and forced Dou E to pay off the debt. Fortunately, her son Cai Wen didn't seem to be a bad person. She and Dou E were childhood sweethearts and were very kind to Dou E.
Everyone saw that Cai Wen was smart, well-read poetry and books, and was gentle and considerate towards Dou E. The Minister of Rites could not help but nod his head: "He is a good reader."
Many of this year's new scholars do not look as gentle and elegant as Cai Xiaolang.
Appearance is also very important when selecting scholars through the imperial examination and becoming an official in the dynasty.
As Dou E and Cai Wen grew up, Granny Cai made the decision to get them married.
All the people couldn't help but smile when they saw the young couple living a steady life and having discussions. They seemed to have forgotten that Dou E was sold to Granny Cai by her biological father as a child bride.
The people only saw a little bit of joy and felt happy in their hearts. They never wanted very little. Such an ordinary, peaceful and happy life on the surface was already very good to them.
Looking at Dou E and Cai Wen, many women waiting to be married were replaced by themselves.
The most beautiful idea of looking for a good man in your life is probably Cai Wen, who raises his eyebrows and raises his eyebrows, while you study, I will accompany him.
Even the emperor forgot about his eagerness to see the fairy's thoughts, and just thought that the fairy suddenly paid attention to the mortal life. Come to think of it, this fairy is stained with fireworks, which is quite interesting.
On the long street, every household in the city and outside the city relaxed, and the people reunited with their families and gathered together to have New Year's Eve dinner and watch the sky.
The emperor simply reopened the banquet in the palace.
The master chefs in the imperial kitchen were all busy, carrying the stove together with the stove along the way to the palace. There was no way, many big dishes paid attention to the heat. If the heat was not enough, the dish would be completely ruined if the heat was turned off in advance.
Those for the ministers and ladies in the harem, as long as they look good on the face, but for the Queen Mother and Her Majesty, not to mention re-cooking them after being cold, the taste is almost terrible, and you won’t lose your head, but it’s a good job , I’m afraid I have to give it to someone else.
It was windy and snowy, and many people looked at the sky, and their expressions began to become a little uneasy.
Dou E's husband, Cai Wen, studied hard for ten years and went to Beijing to take the exam. He invited his neighbor Zhang Luer to accompany him. Cai Wen and Dou E reluctantly said goodbye to each other on the sky screen. As bystanders, the people saw the dangers lurking everywhere.
That donkey Zhang is clearly not a good person.
This guy had a fierce look on his face.
The way he looked at Dou E behind his back was disgusting, and towards Cai Wen, he was even more murderous.
"Butler Li!?"
The maids working in the village recognized at a glance that the Zhang Luer on the sky screen was the slightly younger housekeeper Li.
Mu Qingyun lowered his eyes and smiled, drank a glass of wine, listened to the exclamations of Xia He and others, and sighed: "If this person does evil for several lifetimes, I am afraid that he will be reincarnated again in the future and will only be a poisonous insect, snake, and ant."
She deliberately changed Butler Li's face into the video.
Butler Li has done a lot of hateful things over the years, so making his appearance would also cheer up the villagers near Houquan Mountain.
Sure enough, as soon as he stood up, all the servants in Zhuangzi were filled with hatred.
Everyone was extremely nervous.
"Oh, that's bad. How could such a gentle scholar like Cai Wen know the thoughts of such a wicked person!"
A group of people watching had a bad premonition.
They grew up watching Dou E in the sky. They had long regarded Dou E as their own child. They also treated Cai Wen as their son-in-law. Now they saw Cai Wen and Zhang Luer boarding the boat, and they treated the donkey. There was no warning at all, and his heart was raised.
"This damn bastard should keep his dark thoughts hidden. He is just waiting for Cai Wen to be named on the gold medal list. No matter how many conspiracies he plots, it will be useless——"
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Donkey suddenly make a move from behind and push Cai Wen off the boat.
Everyone: "Ah!"
The emperor stood up suddenly, and all the civil and military officials were gnashing their teeth. Several generals wished they could fly up to the sky to save Cai Wen from trouble.
However, things got worse and worse. Zhang Luer killed Cai Wen, but after turning around, he showed great courtesy to Dou E and Granny Cai who were in pain. Looking at Dou E and Granny Cai, they didn't know that Zhang Luer was a bad person. Everyone was almost anxious to death, but no matter how loud they reminded her, Dou E couldn't hear her.
The common people saw Zhang Luer trying to plot against Dou E, but Dou E was very loyal and would rather die than give in. They also saw Zhang Luer wanted to poison Granny Cai, but by mistake, he poisoned his own mother instead. I was relieved for a moment, and then felt a little uneasy unconsciously.
Sure enough, Zhang Luer ran to falsely accuse Dou E of poisoning his mother to death, and bribed the Chuzhou prefect, who took Dou E into prison and tortured him severely.
Outside the sky, the common people were silent and their faces turned blue.
The emperor was so angry that he threw away three wine glasses. The ministers on the left and right looked at each other, sweat rolling down their faces in the cold winter months.
The story unfolding in the canopy this time always made them feel uncomfortable.
The curtain seemed to be mocking them officials.
The emperor looked over with a gloomy look, very suspicious that these officials in the court were also corrupt, accepting bribes, and bending the law for personal gain.
