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They don’t know if it was because of the pot of dog blood, but Xuanming Hantie really stopped shaking. In order to prevent it from hurting people again, Nan Moxie went to the blacksmith shop in the town and planned to order an iron box to temporarily seal it.
The blacksmith was a simple and strong man. He usually makes iron pots and shovels for the villagers. This is the first time he has received business from Jianghu people. They are paying generously, so naturally he does not dare to slack off as the sledgehammer makes a clanging sound. Nan Moxie was eating melon seeds and waiting beside him. After a while, a large group of young people surrounded him, all wanting to hear about the affairs of the Jianghu.
“Only me telling stories is not enough.” Nan Moxie spat out a mouthful of melon seeds and said, “We have to exchange the stories from this town.”
“What stories can there be in this town, it’s just two families rolling up their sleeves and fighting each other.” Hou Sheng said, “The biggest new thing is that a homeless woman came here a few days ago, holding a sick baby, and she looked like she has suffered a lot.”
“Fortunately, Aunt Zhang who was married from Shanxi to this city when she was young, kindly took her in because she was from the same hometown as her.” Another person said, “They invited a doctor to see that little baby and saved his life.”
“The wandering mother and son came from Jin land?” Nan Moxie thought it sounded familiar, so he asked, “Where is this person, can you take me to see her?”
The young people were puzzled when they heard this, but they could that see that Nan Moxie was not joking, so they took him to Aunt Zhang’s house in the town. After knocking on the door, he happened to see a woman drying clothes in the courtyard. It was the woman Xiaowu rescued from the tiger’s mouth that day in the back mountain of Southwest Mansion.
“Master Nan?” The woman was a little surprised.
“It’s really you.” Nan Moxie asked, “Didn’t say you wanted to go to your relatives, why did you end up here?”
“I haven’t been back for many years, and I don’t know where my relatives have gone.” The woman said, “I heard people say that Jiangnan is easy to make a living, so I wanted to go and have a look. Unexpectedly, when I first arrived in this town, the child fell ill. Fortunately, the aunt took me in. otherwise……”
“I told you before that you should stay in the Southwest Mansion and don’t have to leave.” Nan Moxie shook his head, “It just so happens that I have to go back this time, why not come with us together. Otherwise, you, a woman with a child, will go to Jiangnan, I’m afraid it won’t be easy life for you there.”
“Thank you, Master Nan.” The woman bowed and saluted, her eyes slightly red.
Fortunately, the little baby was not seriously ill. After taking medicines for a few days, the high fever subsided. Nan Moxie ordered people to buy a carriage, took the mother and son with them, and continued heading southwest.
Doing a few more good deeds along the way can also be regarded as accumulating blessings for the younger generations.
The weather was getting colder at the end of summer, and Duan Yao sat at the table with a red nose, sneezing one after another.
Chu Yuan ordered the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine and made him several new sets of thick clothes. He also had warm and tonic food for three meals a day and was not allowed to have any chilli oil. Although there was a hint of confusion in his mouth, Prince Duan was still quite moved. After all, it was his sister-in-law who was being good to him.
On the way back to Wangcheng, Xuan Tian and Duan Yao took the same carriage. Everyone in the court was puzzled. It was understandable to take Young Prince Duan back to the palace, but the old man was said to have lived in the palace for more than ten years. He was just a poor man living here. Why take him back?
“Old Tao,” Liu Dajiong said, “Do you feel that the things our emperor has done lately are becoming increasingly difficult to understand?”
Tao Rende was worried and sighed as he looked at the imperial carriage in front of him.
Everything in the palace was as before. Duan Yao refused to live in the palace alone, so Chu Yuan gave him a quiet courtyard, close to the imperial kitchen and the imperial hospital.
“Your Majesty.” All the ministers in the court were very worried. Taking advantage of the emperor enjoying the scenery in the imperial garden and in a good mood, they all went up to invite him, “The little prince of the Southwest Mansion is a master of poison. The farther away we stay from these two places, the better.”
Chu Yuan called in the distance: “Yao’er.”
“Your Majesty.” Duan Yao ran over while eating a packet of peanut candy.
Chu Yuan stretched out his hand.
Duan Yao gave him one.
All the ministers watched helplessly as the emperor finished eating the peanut candy.
Chu Yuan asked coldly: “Is there anything else to report?”
The ministers kowtowed and dispersed, fearing that they would be implicated and punished if they were too late.
Chu Yuan shook his head, sat back in the pavilion and continued drinking tea.
Duan Yao said: “What’s the matter?”
“Even trivial things is exaggerated as if the sky is falling.” Chu Yuan said, “It’s hard for them to be so surprised every day for decades.”
Duan Yao said: “Brother often says that these people just need to be beaten up.”
Chu Yuan laughed: “He must have talked about this a lot when he was in the southwest.”
“Senior Xuan Tian’s health is much better today.” Duan Yao said, “He asked me to ask the emperor when I can see the Chaoya clan members.”
“So impatient?” Chu Yuan said, “I want him to rest for a few more days.”
“Senior said that after settling this matter, he still wants to return to Beixing Palace early and continue to guard granny Feng.” Duan Yao said.
Chu Yuan nodded: “Then as Senior wishes, let’s do it tonight.”
Although the group of Chaoya people were imprisoned in the palace and could not go anywhere, they didn’t complain too much. After all, compared to the previous life of wandering and roaming around, it is now much better. They even thought that it would be nice if they could stay in the palace for the rest of their life, with clothes on their back and food in their hands.
When it was time to finish the meal, a guard suddenly came to announce that the emperor has summoned them, and everyone was a little confused, not knowing what happened. When they arrived at the imperial study room, besides Chu Yuan, there was an old man sitting on one side, with his back towards them, and Duan Yao was standing on the other side, with a slightly dignified atmosphere.
“Greetings to the emperor.” Everyone knelt down and bowed their heads, becoming more and more uneasy.
“When I first entered the palace, I already heard the story about Chaoya Island once.” Chu Yuan said, “Now I want to hear it again.”
The group of people below were silent like cicadas, and no one dared to speak first.
Chu Yuan said lightly: “If you don’t want to speak, there is someone here who can speak for you.”
Everyone became more and more frightened.
Xuan Tian slowly turned around.
After seeing his face clearly, everyone’s face turned pale, trembling, not knowing what to say.
“Senior, do you recognize these people?” Chu Yuan asked.
Xuan Tian nodded: “When I left the island more than ten years ago, most of them were only in their early twenties.”
“After all this, do you still intend to tell me that it was the leader of the northern faction who brought the Nanyang people to the island and slaughtered all the Chaoya people?” Chu Yuan frowned.
“Your Majesty, please spare our lives!” Everyone trembled, “It was because we were confused for a while, and afraid that the emperor would punish us after learning the truth, so just now… just now… we ask the emperor to spare our lives.”
“Surrendering after learning the truth?” Chu Yuan said, “Tell me, what is the truth?”
“Yes.” The woman said, “When we first dealt with the Northern faction, the Southern faction did form an alliance with the Nanyang people. But after the Northern faction was annexed, the Nanyang people became more and more greedy and cruel. Initially, the Chaoya island was hidden from the world, but later they would use big boats to bring in new Nanyang people from time to time, build houses on the island, set up institutions, and all Chaoya people had to do hard labor, or they would be beaten severely if they resisted.”
“Yes.” Ah Si also said, “Chaoya Island is no longer what it was before. Now there are mechanisms everywhere, and the surrounding sea area is also covered with swirling fog. If you are not careful, you will be shattered into pieces and buried under the sea.”
“And instead of trying to resist foreign enemies, you guys took the initiative to help Nanyang people bully your compatriots. You didn’t decide to leave the island until you realized that you were in danger, so you didn’t dare to tell me the truth.” Chu Yuan said, “Is that so?”
Everyone was silent.
“Whose child is that baby?” Chu Yuan asked again.
“He is the child of the leader of the Nanyang people. His mother is from Chaoya and her name is HongGu.” The woman said, “In order to gain more bargaining chips, we risked our lives to steal him.”
“Very good.” Chu Yuan nodded, “There is one more thing, but not all of you may know the truth about this matter.”
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what this sentence meant.
“Guards!” Chu Yuan said.
“Here!” The Imperial army filed in.
Everyone below was stiff.
“Take these people down, lock them in different houses, and give some paper and pen to write confessions.” Chu Yuan said, “After an hour, collect the papers. If you dare to lie in any way, you will be killed without mercy.”
“Yes!” The imperial guards stepped forward and dragged everyone away, carrying them outside. The woman said anxiously: “Your Majesty, everything this common girl said is true. We really have nothing to hide anymore.”
The corner of Chu Yuan’s mouth lifted slightly, displaying as if he didn’t hear anything.
The imperial guard looked fierce, they sent them into the rooms, and locked the door with a clang.
The surroundings were silent and dark, with only the candles in front of the table shaking slightly, which made people even more nervous.
In the imperial study room, Duan Yao said: “I guess they will be scared to death.”
“I don’t have much patience to deal with these people.” Chu Yuan said, “It is a capital crime to deceive the emperor, and the Chaoya people are quite courageous.”
Xuan Tian sighed and said, “But I didn’t expect that Chaoya Island, as desolate as it was, would have foreign enemies who want to kill and rob it.”
“The only advantage of Chaoya is that it is close enough to Chu State and there are many islands and fishing ports around it.” Chu Yuan said, “And it is surrounded by white mist and is extremely hidden.”
“Will those Nanyang people want to harm Chu?” Duan Yao frowned, “In name, they want gold and silver, but if they really want the wealth on the Golden Island, why kill the Chaoya people who serve as guides?”
“It’s possible.” Chu Yuan nodded, “But a small island alone, even if it is filled with sky-shattering artillery, will not pose a threat to Chu.”
“So you want to let it go?” Duan Yao probed.
“Of course not.” Chu Yuan said, “The surrounding area of Chaoya is under the jurisdiction of the Great Chu. Earlier fishermen and merchant ships used to quietly come and go, it was fine, but now that it has been occupied by foreigners, how can they be allowed to play tricks all the time. I will make arrangements for this matter myself, but before that, I estimate that these Chaoya people in the palace can still put on a lot of good shows.”
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As usual, if there are any mistakes or errors, please contact me and I’ll rectify it. If anyone is willing to help in translation, you are more than welcome to assist. In that case as well, please email me.
Linked to each other
They don’t know if it was because of the pot of dog blood, but Xuanming Hantie really stopped shaking. In order to prevent it from hurting people again, Nan Moxie went to the blacksmith shop in the town and planned to order an iron box to temporarily seal it.
The blacksmith was a simple and strong man. He usually makes iron pots and shovels for the villagers. This is the first time he has received business from Jianghu people. They are paying generously, so naturally he does not dare to slack off as the sledgehammer makes a clanging sound. Nan Moxie was eating melon seeds and waiting beside him. After a while, a large group of young people surrounded him, all wanting to hear about the affairs of the Jianghu.
“Only me telling stories is not enough.” Nan Moxie spat out a mouthful of melon seeds and said, “We have to exchange the stories from this town.”
“What stories can there be in this town, it’s just two families rolling up their sleeves and fighting each other.” Hou Sheng said, “The biggest new thing is that a homeless woman came here a few days ago, holding a sick baby, and she looked like she has suffered a lot.”
“Fortunately, Aunt Zhang who was married from Shanxi to this city when she was young, kindly took her in because she was from the same hometown as her.” Another person said, “They invited a doctor to see that little baby and saved his life.”
“The wandering mother and son came from Jin land?” Nan Moxie thought it sounded familiar, so he asked, “Where is this person, can you take me to see her?”
The young people were puzzled when they heard this, but they could that see that Nan Moxie was not joking, so they took him to Aunt Zhang’s house in the town. After knocking on the door, he happened to see a woman drying clothes in the courtyard. It was the woman Xiaowu rescued from the tiger’s mouth that day in the back mountain of Southwest Mansion.
“Master Nan?” The woman was a little surprised.
“It’s really you.” Nan Moxie asked, “Didn’t say you wanted to go to your relatives, why did you end up here?”
“I haven’t been back for many years, and I don’t know where my relatives have gone.” The woman said, “I heard people say that Jiangnan is easy to make a living, so I wanted to go and have a look. Unexpectedly, when I first arrived in this town, the child fell ill. Fortunately, the aunt took me in. otherwise……”
“I told you before that you should stay in the Southwest Mansion and don’t have to leave.” Nan Moxie shook his head, “It just so happens that I have to go back this time, why not come with us together. Otherwise, you, a woman with a child, will go to Jiangnan, I’m afraid it won’t be easy life for you there.”
“Thank you, Master Nan.” The woman bowed and saluted, her eyes slightly red.
Fortunately, the little baby was not seriously ill. After taking medicines for a few days, the high fever subsided. Nan Moxie ordered people to buy a carriage, took the mother and son with them, and continued heading southwest.
Doing a few more good deeds along the way can also be regarded as accumulating blessings for the younger generations.
The weather was getting colder at the end of summer, and Duan Yao sat at the table with a red nose, sneezing one after another.
Chu Yuan ordered the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine and made him several new sets of thick clothes. He also had warm and tonic food for three meals a day and was not allowed to have any chilli oil. Although there was a hint of confusion in his mouth, Prince Duan was still quite moved. After all, it was his sister-in-law who was being good to him.
On the way back to Wangcheng, Xuan Tian and Duan Yao took the same carriage. Everyone in the court was puzzled. It was understandable to take Young Prince Duan back to the palace, but the old man was said to have lived in the palace for more than ten years. He was just a poor man living here. Why take him back?
“Old Tao,” Liu Dajiong said, “Do you feel that the things our emperor has done lately are becoming increasingly difficult to understand?”
Tao Rende was worried and sighed as he looked at the imperial carriage in front of him.
Everything in the palace was as before. Duan Yao refused to live in the palace alone, so Chu Yuan gave him a quiet courtyard, close to the imperial kitchen and the imperial hospital.
“Your Majesty.” All the ministers in the court were very worried. Taking advantage of the emperor enjoying the scenery in the imperial garden and in a good mood, they all went up to invite him, “The little prince of the Southwest Mansion is a master of poison. The farther away we stay from these two places, the better.”
Chu Yuan called in the distance: “Yao’er.”
“Your Majesty.” Duan Yao ran over while eating a packet of peanut candy.
Chu Yuan stretched out his hand.
Duan Yao gave him one.
All the ministers watched helplessly as the emperor finished eating the peanut candy.
Chu Yuan asked coldly: “Is there anything else to report?”
The ministers kowtowed and dispersed, fearing that they would be implicated and punished if they were too late.
Chu Yuan shook his head, sat back in the pavilion and continued drinking tea.
Duan Yao said: “What’s the matter?”
“Even trivial things is exaggerated as if the sky is falling.” Chu Yuan said, “It’s hard for them to be so surprised every day for decades.”
Duan Yao said: “Brother often says that these people just need to be beaten up.”
Chu Yuan laughed: “He must have talked about this a lot when he was in the southwest.”
“Senior Xuan Tian’s health is much better today.” Duan Yao said, “He asked me to ask the emperor when I can see the Chaoya clan members.”
“So impatient?” Chu Yuan said, “I want him to rest for a few more days.”
“Senior said that after settling this matter, he still wants to return to Beixing Palace early and continue to guard granny Feng.” Duan Yao said.
Chu Yuan nodded: “Then as Senior wishes, let’s do it tonight.”
Although the group of Chaoya people were imprisoned in the palace and could not go anywhere, they didn’t complain too much. After all, compared to the previous life of wandering and roaming around, it is now much better. They even thought that it would be nice if they could stay in the palace for the rest of their life, with clothes on their back and food in their hands.
When it was time to finish the meal, a guard suddenly came to announce that the emperor has summoned them, and everyone was a little confused, not knowing what happened. When they arrived at the imperial study room, besides Chu Yuan, there was an old man sitting on one side, with his back towards them, and Duan Yao was standing on the other side, with a slightly dignified atmosphere.
“Greetings to the emperor.” Everyone knelt down and bowed their heads, becoming more and more uneasy.
“When I first entered the palace, I already heard the story about Chaoya Island once.” Chu Yuan said, “Now I want to hear it again.”
The group of people below were silent like cicadas, and no one dared to speak first.
Chu Yuan said lightly: “If you don’t want to speak, there is someone here who can speak for you.”
Everyone became more and more frightened.
Xuan Tian slowly turned around.
After seeing his face clearly, everyone’s face turned pale, trembling, not knowing what to say.
“Senior, do you recognize these people?” Chu Yuan asked.
Xuan Tian nodded: “When I left the island more than ten years ago, most of them were only in their early twenties.”
“After all this, do you still intend to tell me that it was the leader of the northern faction who brought the Nanyang people to the island and slaughtered all the Chaoya people?” Chu Yuan frowned.
“Your Majesty, please spare our lives!” Everyone trembled, “It was because we were confused for a while, and afraid that the emperor would punish us after learning the truth, so just now… just now… we ask the emperor to spare our lives.”
“Surrendering after learning the truth?” Chu Yuan said, “Tell me, what is the truth?”
“Yes.” The woman said, “When we first dealt with the Northern faction, the Southern faction did form an alliance with the Nanyang people. But after the Northern faction was annexed, the Nanyang people became more and more greedy and cruel. Initially, the Chaoya island was hidden from the world, but later they would use big boats to bring in new Nanyang people from time to time, build houses on the island, set up institutions, and all Chaoya people had to do hard labor, or they would be beaten severely if they resisted.”
“Yes.” Ah Si also said, “Chaoya Island is no longer what it was before. Now there are mechanisms everywhere, and the surrounding sea area is also covered with swirling fog. If you are not careful, you will be shattered into pieces and buried under the sea.”
“And instead of trying to resist foreign enemies, you guys took the initiative to help Nanyang people bully your compatriots. You didn’t decide to leave the island until you realized that you were in danger, so you didn’t dare to tell me the truth.” Chu Yuan said, “Is that so?”
Everyone was silent.
“Whose child is that baby?” Chu Yuan asked again.
“He is the child of the leader of the Nanyang people. His mother is from Chaoya and her name is HongGu.” The woman said, “In order to gain more bargaining chips, we risked our lives to steal him.”
“Very good.” Chu Yuan nodded, “There is one more thing, but not all of you may know the truth about this matter.”
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what this sentence meant.
“Guards!” Chu Yuan said.
“Here!” The Imperial army filed in.
Everyone below was stiff.
“Take these people down, lock them in different houses, and give some paper and pen to write confessions.” Chu Yuan said, “After an hour, collect the papers. If you dare to lie in any way, you will be killed without mercy.”
“Yes!” The imperial guards stepped forward and dragged everyone away, carrying them outside. The woman said anxiously: “Your Majesty, everything this common girl said is true. We really have nothing to hide anymore.”
The corner of Chu Yuan’s mouth lifted slightly, displaying as if he didn’t hear anything.
The imperial guard looked fierce, they sent them into the rooms, and locked the door with a clang.
The surroundings were silent and dark, with only the candles in front of the table shaking slightly, which made people even more nervous.
In the imperial study room, Duan Yao said: “I guess they will be scared to death.”
“I don’t have much patience to deal with these people.” Chu Yuan said, “It is a capital crime to deceive the emperor, and the Chaoya people are quite courageous.”
Xuan Tian sighed and said, “But I didn’t expect that Chaoya Island, as desolate as it was, would have foreign enemies who want to kill and rob it.”
“The only advantage of Chaoya is that it is close enough to Chu State and there are many islands and fishing ports around it.” Chu Yuan said, “And it is surrounded by white mist and is extremely hidden.”
“Will those Nanyang people want to harm Chu?” Duan Yao frowned, “In name, they want gold and silver, but if they really want the wealth on the Golden Island, why kill the Chaoya people who serve as guides?”
“It’s possible.” Chu Yuan nodded, “But a small island alone, even if it is filled with sky-shattering artillery, will not pose a threat to Chu.”
“So you want to let it go?” Duan Yao probed.
“Of course not.” Chu Yuan said, “The surrounding area of Chaoya is under the jurisdiction of the Great Chu. Earlier fishermen and merchant ships used to quietly come and go, it was fine, but now that it has been occupied by foreigners, how can they be allowed to play tricks all the time. I will make arrangements for this matter myself, but before that, I estimate that these Chaoya people in the palace can still put on a lot of good shows.”
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As usual, if there are any mistakes or errors, please contact me and I’ll rectify it. If anyone is willing to help in translation, you are more than welcome to assist. In that case as well, please email me.
