Jiaohua

Chapter 249 The Millennium Ancient Capital
The woman was taken outside the city and beaten to death, and the body was thrown there. After the small officials who cleaned the street and the city gate in the early morning of the next day finished cleaning up, they took the car with them to the pit three miles away and dumped it.

The people sleeping outside the city watched the woman being beaten to death, and when the guards at the city gate turned around and glanced at her, they all avoided.

The guards returned to the city, and the gate was opened a small gap and closed again.

The corpse was thrown under the soil steps, many people ran to look at it, and came back shaking their heads, talking endlessly.

The children were the most fearless and curious. A few skinny boys encouraged others to form a group, ran in groups, and ran back laughing and laughing.

The little maid was sitting in the car with a pale face, looking at the scene outside, she was stunned and couldn't say a word.

The woman on the side was still reading and turned another page.

The little maid shrank back and leaned against the carriage.

"If you are outside, you may not be better than them." The woman said suddenly.

The little maid paused, then raised her eyes to look at the woman: "Miss, what?"

"The more people get together, the more stupid, the more wicked, and the worse they are." The woman said without looking up, "Look at those people outside, are they beasts?"

Her voice was very soft and quiet, and it was extremely cold in the little maid's ears.

Thinking of her appearance, the little girl thought she was used to it and wasn't afraid anymore, but after hearing her words, the little girl suddenly got goosebumps all over her body.

"Yes, it's a beast." The little maid said softly.

"Go to sleep," said the woman, and said nothing more.

On the second day, the team started queuing up early.

When the carriage was entering the city, it was asked to get out of the carriage for inspection. The little maid gave some extra money. The city gate guards collected the money, but still did not let it go easily. He reluctantly agreed not to get out of the carriage, and he climbed up by himself.

Passers-by were anxiously waiting in line, coming in and out, and there was constant noise.

The city gate guard suddenly yelled and hurriedly escaped from the car.

The little servant girl was anxious and hurriedly supported him: "Master."

Everyone looked at them, and seeing the face of the city gate guard pale with fright, they couldn't help looking at the carriage curiously.

It took a long time for the city gate guard to come over and looked at the little maid: "You, you."

"Officer, five taels of silver." The little maid said very softly, her voice trembling because of fear.

Yes, five taels of silver.

A few guards next to him stepped forward and wanted to ask what was inside, but saw the guard wave his hand: "Go in, go in quickly!"

"Yeah!" The little maid smiled, jumped onto the carriage, and pushed the driver who was always expressionless, "Go, go!"

"What's going on?" the guard next to him whispered, "Can you let it go? We can't let everyone in."

"It's nothing, it's just a scary face," the guard said softly, comparing his own mouth with a pale face, "This woman has no lips, her teeth are outside, like a rotten dead person."

"Oh, that's okay," the guard nodded, "it's just that he's a bit ugly, as long as he's not too bad."

The carriage was walking slowly on the street. After the little maid helped the woman arrange her veil, she opened the curtain and let the autumn wind come in from the window.

"Why are the streets in the capital a bit deserted?" the little maid looked outside and said, "It's empty."

The woman turned her eyes to look outside, but said nothing.

Although it is cold and cold, you can see how wide the streets here are, and what kind of atmosphere it will be if all the shops along the road are open.

When the carriage passed by several sesame seed stalls, the woman paused suddenly and said, "Stop."

"Huh?" The little maid turned around, "Miss, are you hungry?"

The coachman reined in his horse by the side of the road and stopped.

The woman got up and walked outside, got out of the car, crossed the pavements, and stopped in front of the bulletin board behind.

There are three portraits of girls pasted on the bulletin board. The paintings can't be said to be very similar, and they barely have three parts of charm and aura. There are names and heights written on the side.

"Ali?" The little maid followed her and read.

"Ali." The woman whispered.

"Miss, what's the matter?" The little maid looked at the woman.

The woman looked at the portrait and suddenly smiled slightly: "This little girl is really capable."

The little maid was stunned for a moment, and her gaze became a little silly.

The little maid had been with her for a month, and it seemed that this was the first time she saw her smile.

It's not a sneer, it's not a sneer, it's a happy smile, the smile can spread from the corners of the lips under the veil to the corners of the eyes and brows, and into the eyes.

And her eyes are really pretty.

"Miss, do you know this Ali?" the little maid asked.

The woman smiled again, nodded, turned and walked to the carriage.

The little maid looked at the girl on the bulletin board again, and turned to catch up with the woman.

The coachman drove again, and the carriage ran forward.

The wind was getting stronger, and the veil covering the woman's face was blown. She looked out of the window and said, "The ancient capital of Yong'an was famous in the world 900 years ago. It belonged to the State of Wei, and it was the hometown of Zhaoyi. At that time, all the heroes came together to compete for the throne. In the Central Plains, a hundred schools of thought contended, and schools competed for beauty. At that time, Yong’an was a place where talented scholars and literati from all over the world came to compete. Among them, there was a family who liked to hold a banquet in Yong’an every year for academic discussions. Guess who it is.”

She rarely said so much, the little maid shook her head dumbly: "I don't know."

"The Drunk Deer Guo Family." The woman said.

"Wow, there was Guo's family at that time?"

"The aristocratic family is constantly growing, branching and spreading. I don't know how many more children they have than the royal family. Not to mention, there are 3000 people in the Qianmen Zhi'an clan," the woman said.

The little maid nodded half-understanding, looking at the street outside the window, she felt that it was a world in another world.

The woman continued: "Emperor Hongde established a great cadre and established the capital here. He made great efforts to govern, appointed talented people, promulgated many agricultural production promotion regulations and public security regulations, and Yong'an was pushed into a prosperous place. At its peak, all directions came to worship. Merchants come here in droves, merchants gather here, and literati converge from all directions, it is a truly prosperous age."

"Yes." The little maid replied.

"Such an ancient city, I don't know how many winds and rains it has seen." The woman said again, "Look at it, it is deserted and deserted now, and it seems that there are not many people, but the undercurrent hidden behind, who knows what kind of frenzy it will set off. "

The little servant girl looked at the woman, paused, and said in a low voice: "Miss, what's wrong with you."

"Happy."

"Happy?"

"Well, I'm happy," the woman smiled, "The troubled times will come to an end, and I still have one life to witness, so I'm really happy."

"But, in troubled times, many innocent people will die. In troubled times, it's not good at all." The little maid looked at her and said.

Today's eldest lady seems to be very different, it's weird, she didn't say much, and she didn't express much on the way, and her face under her veil was so terrifying, the little maid always felt that she was just like this when she was alive. It's strange, but she can actually laugh and say so many things, but what she said... doesn't seem to be a good thing.

(End of this chapter)