The Mo Kingdom starts from Shanjing in the west, Huating in the east, Jinling in the north, Qiongzhou in the south, and is located south of the Yangtze River. However, the people living in the Mo Dynasty called this river Mojiang.
They used the Mojiang River as the boundary to separate them from Wan and Qi. For many years, wars between the three countries continued.
In the thirty-fifth year of Hongdao's reign, the Mo Kingdom and the Wan Kingdom signed an alliance to jointly resist the Qi Kingdom, and the peace between the three countries became much more peaceful.
Coupled with Emperor Hongdao's wise governance, the people of Mexico can live and work in peace and contentment.
A few months ago:
"By the fate of heaven, the emperor issued an edict, saying: The prince, his left prime minister Sun Zhicai, the governor Hanze, and his son Hanzhuo intend to rebel! I have thought about it for a long time and decided: the prince has rebelled and is guilty of the same crime as the common people, so he should be executed in time! His commander Hanze, and his son Hanzhuo Zi Hanzhuo beheaded! The Han family confiscated all the property, and the whole family was exiled! They will never be allowed to enter the capital!"
"Cen Qi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, failed to report to me in time. Today, he is removed from the post of Minister, demoted to the third rank, and appointed as a member of the Ministry of War. Sun Zhicai, the Prime Minister of Zuo, has been loyal to Da Mo for many years. From now on, he is removed from the post of Prime Minister Zuo. He was reassigned to the Hanlin Academy to await imperial edict, and his family property was confiscated. The Crown Princess was expelled from the palace from now on and imprisoned outside the palace in a state of disrepair. She will never be allowed to enter the palace or visit her family. I appreciate this!"
"Father! Listen to your explanation. I was wronged!"
On this day, there was darkness in the sky, thunder spread all over the north and south of the river, and amid the sporadic rain, Prince Chen Jinghuai's cries of injustice made people sympathize, but no one was willing to listen to his explanation.
Governor Hanze, who was on the beheading platform beside him, said nothing.
The head was placed motionless on the beheading platform, with his eyes closed tightly, as if he was ready for execution.
His son Hanzhuo burst into tears and kept complaining.
In the end, the three of them still couldn't escape the ruthless sharp butcher's knife.
The wronged Crown Princess Sun Yan and the Left Prime Minister Sun Zhicai knelt in front of the Yongshou Hall for a whole day and night.
In the wind and rain, the frail Crown Princess Sun Yan fainted, but the upright Emperor Hongdao never showed any mercy.
Sure enough, emperors have been ruthless since ancient times.
Later, Sun Yan was forced to be expelled from the palace and lived in Prince Cheng's mansion, which was in dilapidated condition and had long been in disrepair. As the father of Crown Princess Sun Yan, Sun Zhicai had no choice but to serve as a minor ninth-grade Imperial Academy official.
These are still deeply engraved in the heart of Sun Yan today. Recalling the past events, Sun Yan's tears fell down unknowingly, as if she had forgotten that she was still delivering a baby.
"Harder! Harder! Quick! It's coming out soon!"
The person delivering the baby was Nanny Zhang from the Sun Mansion. She had black hair in a bun, and a few white hairs had already grown on her black hair.
"Master! Try harder!" Sun Yan's maid, Guihua, encouraged him.
Sun Yan, who was lying on the bed, was still recalling what happened a few months ago in her mind.
Now, it has been a few days since Emperor Hongdao drove Hexi.
"Miss, push harder, it'll be fine soon. Just hold on!"
This voice like a mother's words brought Sun Yan back to her senses.
A little snow has accumulated on the gate of Prince Cheng's Mansion, and the two once elegant gates are now standing upside down on the ground, much decayed.
In the courtyard, there is a thin layer of snow, and there are no other potted plants around. A small house stands in front, with bundles of firewood leaning against the wall. It does not look like a royal palace at all, but looks like a poor house. The residence of the people.
After shouting hard one after another, the baby's cry finally sounded in this humble room!
"Miss, she's here, she's here, she's a big fat boy." Grandma shouted happily.
The maidservant Guihua on the side happily congratulated her master, but the master couldn't be happy.
If she still had the title of Crown Princess, perhaps this child would receive preferential treatment from the royal family in the future, but now she is a person who has no title and cannot even meet her own parents as a commoner.
Thinking about it, Sun Yan shed tears again.
Inside the house, there was only a simple wooden bed with thatch and firewood placed around it. There was a fire in the house and nothing else.
"You hold the child in your arms and quickly meet Master Sun outside the city gate. I'll help the eldest lady and I'll be here right away." After giving the instructions, grandma handed the child to Sun Yan's maid Guihua.
After Osmanthus took it, she looked at the master who was sweating profusely in front of her with her little eyes. She just held the child and was about to go out of the city gate.
Before he could take a few steps, he was stopped by his grandma.
"Wait a minute." After saying that, grandma took the child, put it in the basket, and carefully covered it with a blanket.
After everything was done, Grandma Zhang just picked up the bag and hurriedly put it on Sun Yan's maid, not forgetting to tell her: "Remember, when you pass the city gate in a while, treat him as your child. As long as you don't panic, you can No one will doubt you."
After hearing this, the maidservant Osmanthus Osmanthus nodded, picked up the osmanthus and walked out.
Sun Yan watched the maid Guihua take her child away with her red eyes, and then looked at Grandma Zhang.
"Miss, let's leave quickly. If we are discovered later, it will be too late." Nanny Zhang urged.
Listening to Grandma Zhang's words, Sun Yan shook her head with tears in her eyes and started talking.
Perhaps because her vitality was severely damaged, Grandma Zhang could not hear a single word of what Sun Yan said.
"Miss." Nanny Zhang said, hurriedly stepped forward and listened beside Sun Yan.
"I...can't leave, go and...rendezvous." Sun Yan's voice was very weak.
"No! Miss! The master has told me that you must go together to rendezvous. If you don't go, it will be difficult for this... this slave family to deal with." Nanny Zhang advised.
Sun Yan shook her head: "You... light this fire and leave quickly. Don't... worry about me." After saying that, Sun Yan used her own weak strength to push Nanny Zhang up, but failed.
Aunt Zhang knew Sun Yan's stubbornness and looked at the thin Sun Yan on the bed with a pair of pitying eyes.
Sun Yan nodded again, but couldn't say anything.
Nanny Zhang cautiously walked towards the fire, bent down, carefully picked up a burning torch, looked inside the simple house, and then looked at the eldest daughter of the Sun family who was lying weakly on the bed, and suddenly she felt more... Hesitated.
"Miss, I can't do this. If you don't want to leave, you don't have to do this. Let's escape to the people and live peacefully." Nanny Zhang advised again.
Listening to Nanny Zhang's words, Sun Yan had already had beautiful fantasies about being carefree. However, facing a bunch of treacherous ministers and the safety of the Sun family, Sun Yan still refused. She shook her head slightly: "No."
Nanny Zhang stood next to Sun Yan and said, "Miss, people are still useful in this world. You must not do this. If the master and missus find out, they will be sad."
Sun Yan shook her head and said weakly: "Aunt Zhang... you are a servant, you don't understand... Our Sun family, the prince was killed... Our Sun family will not be easy, my father has been demoted... It is inevitable in the court I feel sorry for you. I...it's better to end it as soon as possible...so that we can protect our Sun family. If the matter about the child...is known to others...no one in our Sun family can escape."
After saying that, Sun Yan looked at the torch in Nanny Zhang's hand. This time, she used all her strength to swat it with one hand. The unsteady torch flew out of Nanny Zhang's hand and hit the corner of the room. On the thatch pile.
The flame quickly ignited the thatch pile and soon began to burn towards the firewood pile. Grandma Zhang wanted to rush to put out the fire, but was held tightly by Sun Yan.
"Miss, please let go. If you are like this, it will be hard for me to explain to the master and my wife." Nanny Zhang said.
"No...Mom, promise me...leave here quickly and don't save me. If you don't agree, I will hold you tightly and you won't be able to get out." Sun Yan begged.
Seeing the fire starting to burn unbridled, a beam in the room fell down, hit the bed hard, pressed Sun Yan's legs, and started to burn.
Seeing that she was almost unable to get out, Grandma Zhang suddenly didn't know what to do, so she had to agree to Sun Yan's request: "Okay, okay, I agree, I agree."
"If there is a chance, let the child avenge his father... in the future!" After saying that, Sun Yan passed out.
The fire was getting bigger and bigger. It was difficult for Nanny Zhang to put out the fire by herself, so she had no choice but to rush out according to Sun Yan's request and hurried out of the city gate.
The fire grew bigger and bigger, quickly alarming the nearby people.
"It's gone! It's gone!"
The surrounding people got out of bed one after another in the dark, took their own melon ladles and wooden buckets, filled them with water, and poured it into Prince Cheng's Mansion.
Outside the city gate, Sun Yan's maid Gui Hua has arrived at the meeting point.
"Where are Nanny Zhang and Yan'er?" Sun Zhicai, the master of the Sun Mansion, asked eagerly.
"You should be on the way back to Master Sun," the maidservant Guihua said.
After hearing this, Sun Zhicai just breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the child Guihua was carrying, and whispered: "Boy or girl?"
"Boy." slave Guihua said.
"Good boy, good." Sun Zhicai said happily, until Granny Zhang appeared, Sun Zhicai's expression immediately changed.
"Mother Zhang, where is Yan'er?" Sun Zhicai asked anxiously.
"Miss, she..." Nanny Zhang wiped her tears and did not dare to say any more.
"She...what happened to her?" Sun Zhicai asked again.
"The young lady was afraid that she would cause trouble to our Sun family, so... she set fire to Prince Cheng's Mansion. The eldest lady... couldn't... come out."
After listening, the maid Guihua and Sun Chunxu, the third son of the Sun family, shed tears.
Sun Zhicai looked at the dark Yanyang City with his red eyes. Tears suddenly fell down and he muttered to himself: "Yan'er, why...how can you be so stupid."
After a while, Sun Zhicai hurriedly put away his tears and looked at his son Chunxu. Aunt Zhang and his servant Guihua were beside him: "It's getting late. It's not suitable to stay here for a long time."
Then, he looked at Sun Chunxu: "From today on, take your sister's child and go to Tongzhou immediately to live in seclusion. If you are able in the future, you must take the child to avenge his father."
"Okay. Dad, I remember." Sun Chunxu said.
Sun Zhicai hurriedly took out a bag of silver and handed it to Sun Chunxu: "This is some silver that my father saved since our house was confiscated. When we get there, we will buy some things and live in seclusion. We are not allowed to mention this child's identity to anyone until the critical moment."
After Sun Chunxu took the heavy silver coins, he replied: "Okay, dad. I'll set off right now."
"Mother Zhang, you go with us. Chunxu doesn't know how to take care of children, so you can take care of him. After a while, my Sun family will definitely be in need of your silver." Sun Zhicai said.
Aunt Zhang nodded: "Okay, Master."
After saying that, several people got into the carriage with their children in their arms, and Sun Chunxu set off in the carriage towards Tongzhou.
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"Our daughter is gone?" Mrs. He looked at Sun Zhicai with a face of disbelief.
Sun Zhicai knew that there was no use hiding it, so he had no choice but to nod.
At this time, Mrs. He could not believe that her daughter, whom she had not seen for several months, was gone like this.
She was so sad that her whole body seemed to have lost all strength, and she fell to the ground, putting one hand on the wooden table and the other on the ground. Tears kept flowing to her cheeks, and she kept thinking about her daughter's suffering.
Sun Zhicai on the side saw his wife like this, and he didn't know what to do. Tears rolled in his eyes, but he didn't dare to shed them.
Sun Zhicai walked quickly towards his wife who was crying sadly. He squatted down, held his wife's head with one hand, and patted her back gently with the other hand, comforting: "Okay, if there is an afterlife, I will not let Yan'er Marry into the royal family. The ground is cold. Come on, get up."
After Mrs. He stood up weakly, she sat on a chair, crying and saying, "Why did Yan'er go like this? At least I can see my mother again."
After thinking about it, Mrs. He vented her anger on Mr. Sun.
"It's all your fault for letting her marry the prince in the first place."
"Okay, okay, it's all my fault. In the next life, I will never let her marry the royal family again. I will let her choose on her own." Mr. Sun blamed himself and patted Mrs. He's back gently to comfort her like a child. With.
At some point, the snow outside the window stopped, the moon finally shone brightly in the night sky, the fire in Prince Cheng's Mansion was extinguished, and the lights in Sun Mansion were turned off.
