Quickly travel through the white moonlight and go crazy

Chapter 9 A Good Wife Helps Me Qingyunzhi 9
But he still took the time to go to the small printing shop he opened when he first arrived in the capital, and printed hundreds more copies of the collection of Chinese poems that had been given to various scholars.

After the scientific examination, the dog emperor finally gave her a holiday after discovering her conscience.

Shen Chen slept at home all day.

Those in the court wouldn't even let her have enough rest.

Even though the Dog Emperor rewarded her with a hundred gold coins, Shen Chen still lived in poverty.

Those are the dead wages.

He had to eat, pay for servants, and maintain a printing press that looked like a gold-eating beast. It was not profitable at all.

Daxuan officials are not allowed to do business on their own.

Therefore, Shen Chen's printing shop was run secretly and did not dare to attract too much attention.

Shen Chen sipped the porridge in small sips. The window was still open and the cool breeze was blowing. Shen Chen tightened his tight clothes and started making winter clothes. They all cost money.

No wonder that even though Xuan Gaozong set up many tortures, he still couldn't stop officials from accepting bribes one after another.

It's not that Shen Chen sympathizes with corrupt officials.

It’s just that the salary is too little.

Shen Chen didn't need to socialize with other officials on weekdays. There were only a dozen servants in the mansion, and all the money was spent on himself.

The money issued by the court is not enough.

Not to mention the up and down management in the officialdom.

Although the country does not prohibit the wives of officials from taking care of their dowry properties, there are still a few "gentlemen" who will take their wives' money openly.

Wouldn’t that mean he would be laughed out of his wits in front of his political opponents?

Shen Chen sighed, picked up the pen and started writing notes.

After writing for a while, the little maid she bought from Ren Yazi brought a cup of tea and placed it next to her.

The little maid is mute.

Can't speak and can't read.

But she was good-looking, so she was originally going to be sold to a brothel.

Shen Chen liked her and bought her halfway.

The little maid is only about ten years old. Although she cannot speak, her hands and feet are very nimble and she is also very diligent in doing things.

When I first bought it from Shen Chen, I was a little confused and uneasy.

After staying with Shen Chen for a long time, I felt at ease.

The Lord is the best person in the world. He will not sell her or hurt her. He will also give her food to eat.

The adults love to laugh and are gentle to the servants.

Never hit or scold anyone.

The little maid smiled innocently at Shen Chen.

Shen Chen took the tea from her hand and thanked her.

The little maid blushed a little and waved her hands repeatedly. She was still not used to adults thanking her.

Shen Chen chuckled lightly and signaled to the little maid that she could go down.

If you look carefully, the little girl's face is somewhat similar to the face under Shen Chen's mask.

Especially between the eyebrows and eyes.

Shen Chen checked her pulse. She was not born mute, but she seemed to have experienced some major trauma and could no longer speak.

She took some medicine for her and took care of her.

Today is Daxuan's Autumn Harvest Festival. After Shen Chen finished handling his official duties, he changed into thicker clothes and went out with his two followers.

There are lights everywhere outside, and lanterns are hung high on wooden stakes. Under each lantern, there are crossed golden wheat ears as decoration.

This year is a good year, and people’s faces are filled with smiles.

For them, as long as they can afford to eat, it is a prosperous time.

Some people wear an ear of wheat pinned to their hair, while others hold an ear of wheat in their hands. Even the literati are elegant enough to pin the ear of wheat in their buns to celebrate the prosperous age of Daxuan.

It had just darkened and the streets were already full of people.

Shen Chen also bought an ear of wheat from a small stall for a penny extravagantly, put it on his head, and blended in with the people of Xuan Kingdom, walking aimlessly with the flow of people.

Although, Qin Xuan is a dog emperor who exploits his ministers.

But it is undeniable that he is also a good emperor for the people of Xuan Kingdom.

Words of praise from the great Confucians were hung high next to the Food God enshrined in the capital. Countless literati and poets used their pens and ink to drink and talk happily, and the bustling capital was brightly lit.

Yelling hawkers, jugglers, and barbarians doing business on the streets.The children, holding candied haws in their hands, were held in the arms of their parents and pushed toward the center of the circle.

In the middle of the crowded circle, a strong man wearing nothing on his upper body was wearing a pair of iron trees and silver flowers, shining like stars.

People around him burst into exclamation.

The juggler swallowed the sword into his belly, spit it out intact, took another sip of wine, and started breathing fire.

Shen Chen took out two copper plates, put them into the copper bowls in front of them, stretched out his hands and clapped.

She smiled lightly.

Everyone is working hard to live.

Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, try your best.

Can be in the plot.

This prosperous era came to an abrupt end this year.

After Qin Xuan's death, the aristocratic family pushed Qin Town to power. Qin Xuan's confidants and loyal ministers in the court were massacred. The aristocratic family's hands spread to every corner of the Xuan Kingdom.

The aristocratic family, which had been suppressed for decades, made a complete counterattack.

Qin Zhen also only cared about his own entertainment, fooling the ministers, amusing the people, building palaces wantonly, and neglecting the government.

Daxuan's country perished in just a dozen years after he came to the throne.

Li Yanshu picked up a leak.

After he succeeded to the throne, he still placed emphasis on aristocratic families and was unable to balance the government. Later, after he was almost eliminated, he also wanted to suppress aristocratic families and favor poor families like Qin Xuan and Xuan Gaozong.

But many times they have failed.

The officials of the aristocratic family wantonly looted the land, forced the people into slavery, and killed the people.

And because his title to the throne was unfair, he had been entangled with the family for many years, and in the end he could only turn a blind eye.

Later, he only focused on romance with the heroine, having sex with two, three, and four other girls, and felt proud when the women in the harem fought for him.

The prosperous age will never come again.

The people died of hunger thousands of miles away.

Shen Chen was hit and retracted his thoughts.

The woman's face was covered with a veil, her eyes full of impatience and anger, when she suddenly saw Shen Chen's face clearly.

Pause.

The little maid next to her had already begun to curse: "Where did you come from? Who gave you the courage to rush into the noble man?"

"Xiao Tao, don't be rude." The woman scolded the little maid in a low voice.

Then he said to Shen Chen very considerately: "The little girl was not paying attention and accidentally bumped into the young master."

Shen Chen raised his eyebrows and smiled like a spring breeze: "Nothing."

acquaintance.

Aren't this woman and the little maid next to her the same two women disguised as men that I saw at the Poetry Club last time?

Shen Chen probably guessed the identities of the two of them.

The woman looked at Shen Chen with a very bold and shy look.

There is an unwritten rule about the Autumn Harvest Festival in Xuan Kingdom.

On this day, both men and women can travel on this day, and if there is someone they like, they can hand the wheat ears to the other person. If the other party accepts the wheat ears, pinning the wheat ears in their hair means agreeing to the other person's affection.

The two will meet each other's families, and then the man will come to propose marriage on a specific day.

It is said that Taizu Xuan and Empress Chongming met through wheat ears, and then they fell in love for life, creating a good story.

She held the wheat ears in her hands and looked at Shen Chen with affection in her autumn eyes.

Shen Chen tilted his head slightly, letting the woman see the wheat ears on his head.

There was reluctance and disbelief in the woman's eyes.

He actually has a sweetheart?

The crowd surged, and Shen Chen was quickly taken away by the crowd.

The veiled woman threw the ears of wheat to the ground angrily.

"Xiao Tao, go find out which family he belongs to."

Xiao Tao said with some fear: "Yes, princess."

(End of this chapter)