The storm raged for an hour.
The heavy rain continued for most of the day and did not stop until dusk.
Throughout the afternoon, Daku seemed to have experienced a dark night.
Dusk, dawn.
It seems a little strange to say this.
But in Daku, it is in the afterglow of the setting sun that I can see the darkness dissipating and the wind and rain beginning to rise.
People walked out of their homes in fear.
Looking at the homes that were swept away by the strong wind, they were all devastated.
The shock to the eyes is far less than the shock to the heart.
People looked left and right, as if counting their neighbors to see if they had survived the storm safely.
These obedient survivors, who were hiding at home and surviving the disaster, couldn't help but look at each other speechlessly, with tears filling their eyes.
They patted each other's shoulders and said, "Just be alive and be fine."
Such a big storm was so scary, it was the first time I had seen it in my life.
If you can survive, that's good, that's good...
Relatives hugged each other and cried, whether they were happy or sad.
The people in the yamen are already busy.
They want to count how many people have been in danger, how many people have been injured, and how many people have lost their homes after this disaster...
The empress said in the second letter that all losses must be clearly counted, and the Haisi Yamen would assist the local government agencies in providing compensation to the people.
If there are still areas that are beyond our means, we should report them to the court, and the court will allocate funds to rebuild their homes.
She knew she would be "ridiculed and ridiculed", but she didn't take it to heart.
True to her words, she knew what she was doing and why she was doing it. There is no need to care about other people's eyes and judgments.
When the Yamen counted the casualties and losses, they found that none of those who secretly left the port came back.
Their families cried heartbrokenly.
Those who left were all the young and strong laborers of the family. When they left, they left behind the old and young at home...
No wonder the woman looked so desperate when she knelt outside the Yamen and begged.
"We shouldn't have said those sarcastic words in the first place...
"If I had believed the yamen's announcement earlier, this would not be the case."
Most of those who did not listen to the Yamen's advice and went to sea or did not stay at home are now missing.
As for those houses that were not strong and were blown down by the wind... the yamen also organized neighbors and tried their best to move and rescue them.
It's getting late.
I don’t know who started it, but the crowd spontaneously knelt down in the direction of Kyoto, kowtowing in a pious manner.
People were still murmuring, "The Emperor bless you, the Queen bless you... the Queen may live a thousand years."
That night, Banxia and Queye wrote letters to Wen Jin respectively.
Noon the next day.
Wen Jin was entertaining the little princess in the palace when he received a letter from Dagu.
Ban Xia described the brutality of the storm in his letter, and Master Que talked about the earth-shaking reversal in people's attitudes before and after experiencing the storm.
"How much I mocked you before, how much I regret it now!
"Especially for those people who don't trust the government and secretly go out to sea to fish, their parents will be blinded by tears."
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“No one organized it, they spontaneously knelt down in the direction of Kyoto to express gratitude.
"Although they brought the emperor along with them, I only heard them saying 'Empress is a thousand years old', haha, Jin'er, you have to be careful..."
Wen Jin hasn't read the letter yet.
The letter in his hand was suddenly taken away.
"Who is so young?" Wen Jin turned his head and looked into Xiao Yuchen's eyes.
"Huh? Didn't you go hunting?"
Originally they were going to set up camp, but later they discovered that living in a palace was only an hour's ride on horseback.
Xiao Yuchen didn't want Wen Jin to continue running around.
"You and Yue'er live in the palace, and Yu'er and I can go back and forth every day."
When the female relatives saw that the Queen and the Empress were already living in the palace, they were too lazy to move, so they all lived near the palace without moving.
Early this morning, Xiao Yuchen took his courtiers to hunt.
Ordinarily, he shouldn't be here at this time, right?
"Suddenly I remembered that if Han Xian's prediction is accurate, then there should be news coming back from Dagu today, so I will come back and take a look."
Xiao Yuchen lowered his head to read the letter, "It is indeed a letter from Dagu."
"Take the emperor with you?"
Xiao Yuchen raised his eyes and looked at Wen Jin.
Wen Jin coughed slightly, "Que Ling's words were not straight. Banxia said that Que Ling saved a child, and she still let Jiang Shuo hold her."
Xiao Yuchen ignored her interruption, but instead raised the corners of his mouth and looked at her meaningfully.
"Do you care?" Wen Jin asked.
Xiao Yuchen lowered his voice, "Do you still remember the sudden vision that occurred when Yue'er was born?"
Wen Jin frowned, "You said 'Purple Energy Comes from the East'?"
Xiao Yuchen said, "How do you know that it is related to Yue'er and not... to the mother who gave birth to Yue'er?"
Wen Jin looked at Xiao Yuchen suspiciously, "What exactly do you want to say?"
"Does your ambition stop here? Aren't you setting up women's schools across the country, changing the system, allowing women to participate in imperial examinations, allowing women to become officials, and allowing women to show their faces and get involved in scholars, farmers, industry and commerce..." Xiao Yuchen asked in her ear, "Have you ever Have you ever thought about taking it a step further?”
Wen Jin frowned and looked at Xiao Yuchen.
At this moment, she felt that the man she was familiar with was so strange.
She couldn't tell what he was thinking at all?
What is the purpose behind what he said?
"you……"
"I am willing to fulfill all your ambitions." Xiao Yuchen looked into her eyes and said, "I have been waiting for such an opportunity since a long time ago."
Wen Jin couldn't help but trembled when he heard this.
She sat upright and looked at the man in front of her in astonishment.
Does he know what he's talking about?
"I only have one wish..." Xiao Yuchen grabbed her hand, put it to her lips and kissed it, "On that day, I hope that the feelings between us will not change."
Wen Jin looked at him in surprise.
She shook her head, breathing a little constricted, "I never thought... This is enough, it's enough for you to support me.
"I didn't think about going further and crossing that chasm... I really didn't think about it."
Xiao Yuchen shook her hand and stroked her hair, "Don't be afraid, the time is not yet ripe, who can imagine what will happen in the future?
"I just want to tell you that no matter what you want to do, don't see me as an obstacle, I will help you."
After Xiao Yuchen finished speaking, he folded Master Que's letter and returned it to Wen Jin.
"Just burn it after reading it.
"It seems that Han Xian is indeed capable, but what his character is remains to be seen.
"I will order the imperial envoy to transport the materials for relief to Dugu. If you have suitable people, you can also recommend them to accompany them."
Xiao Yuchen lowered his head and kissed her hair gently, then looked at his daughter lovingly before turning and leaving.
He left for a while, and Wen Jin was still confused.
But she suddenly remembered what Jiang Qian once asked her... She said that only Empress Daliang was known outside, but Emperor Daliang was rarely mentioned.
Why is she more famous than the emperor?
Wen Jin didn't think about it carefully at that time, but looking back now...it was indeed strange.
Even in a company, it is a routine practice for subordinates' performance to be reported by their superiors and the credit attributed to them.
Even if it was her idea, Xiao Yuchen can still attribute the credit to himself. He can't be called "one emperor through the ages". It's okay to leave his name in history, right?
But he seems to be deliberately trying to make her famous?
He just said... He has been waiting since a long time ago.
He is not only waiting, but also preparing, right?
