She was unable to enjoy the emperor's favor when she was alive, but after her death, she became the empress dowager. Noble Lady Li passed away, and her posthumous name was Ai.
Empress Dowager Ai finished her tragic life. Her coffin stopped for three days, and she was buried for five days. Nine days later, Emperor Tianwu announced that he would pass on the throne to the Sixth Prince, Xuan Tianfeng, as the Emperor of Astronomy.
In the first year of the Astronomical Year, a hundred days after Empress Dowager Ai's death, the new emperor followed the order of the "Six Rites" in the Book of Rites. After receiving, asking, receiving, receiving, receiving, receiving, and announcing the date, he formally sent a betrothal gift to General Ping Nan to marry the general's legitimate daughter, Ren Xifeng, and made her empress.
The difference was that the imperial wedding ceremony did not have the final "personally welcome" part of the Six Rites. Although the emperor could send a betrothal gift, he could not personally welcome the bride. Thus, the empress' family solemnly delivered their daughter to the emperor's door. They entered through the Deyang Gate, passed through the Tianci Gate, passed through the Meridian Gate, walked through the Changyang Main Street, and reached the Great Hall of Heaven and Earth.
The empress coronation ceremony was held in the Great Hall of Heaven and Earth. It was very grand. The emperor emeritus and the empress dowager personally came to accept the emperor and empress' kowtow. Afterwards, the emperor and empress sat on the dragon and phoenix throne to receive the congratulations of the officials. Finally, the empress received the phoenix seal and raised it above her head to show that she was the mother of the country.
The new emperor announced in public that there would only be one person in the palace in this life, and there would be no other positions for concubines. Anyone who submitted a memorial for concubines would be treated as traitors.
The new emperor ascended the throne and pardoned the country. The four seas were filled with cheers, and the scholars felt even more hopeful. Dashun finally had an emperor who respected literature. This was the pride of the scholars.
At this time, Feng Yu Heng was picking mushrooms in the mountains west of Xi Ping Village with Zirui. It was the beginning of winter, and the northwest was cold. Snow fell early. Although there were mushrooms, there were not many. Feng Yu Heng used her down jacket from her space to make one for Zirui, Wang Chuan, Huang Quan, and Ban Zou. Her craftsmanship was not good, so she asked an old tailor in Xi Ping Village for help. She wanted to give him money later, but the old tailor refused no matter what she said. He only said that when Yao shi had brought the two of them to live here, she had asked him to help cut clothes, but he had been afraid that the people of the county would cause trouble for her, so he did not agree.
After all, when Yao shi and the other two had been sent here, the county had said that they were abandoned women from the capital. They had been chased out of court by the prime minister's manor and sent to the village to fend for themselves. The people in the village did not have much experience and were not brave. Although they sympathized with Yao shi and her children, they were still fooled by the officials of the county. Therefore, very few people dared to be on good terms with them.
Every time the old tailor thought about what happened in the past, he felt guilty. He kept telling Feng Yu Heng, "It's all because of my cowardice. You were so pitiful at that time, but because I was afraid that the county would find trouble, I didn't even dare to sew clothes. Because of that, you didn't have any decent clothes for the whole winter. The young master also fell ill several times. Now that I'm doing something for you, how could I receive any more money. If it was for my own peace of mind, I wouldn't even be able to! "
But how could Feng Yu Heng let him work for free? Speaking of which, when he was not willing to help, it was because he was forced by the situation. How could it have anything to do with the commoners? If she really wanted to hate, she only hated that Wang Shu Gen and his wife for causing the death of the original owner for money. A life for a life. This debt had been settled by Xuan Tianming many years ago. After all, the things that happened in the mountains, Xuan Tianming had seen it all. His wife had been bullied. With his personality of taking revenge, how could he let it go so easily?
Zi Rui tugged at the collar of his clothes and happily said: "The clothes that elder sister conjured are not only warm, but they're also very light. Although the appearance is a bit strange, it's not ugly. It's really not bad. " As he said this, he raised his hand to point at a colorful mushroom growing on a tree and said, "I didn't understand before, but now I know. Colorful mushrooms are poisonous and cannot be eaten. Elder sister, am I right? "
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "That's right. It's not just mushrooms. A lot of the principles in this world are the same. You can't judge a person by their appearance. Many times, the more beautiful a person is, the more poisonous their heart is. On the contrary, it's easier to get along with an ordinary appearance. "
"Just like elder sister in the past?" Zirui sighed and said, "If elder sister and her mother weren't so bad, our Feng family would still be very harmonious."
"You can't blame her mother for what happened in the past." Feng Yu Heng said something fair, "You were too young before. There were some principles that I was afraid you wouldn't understand, so I never said much. Now that you've grown up, Zirui, elder sister wants to ask you. If a woman was your childhood sweetheart, spent all of her family's wealth to help you in the imperial exams, and was willing to stay in her hometown to take care of your mother, then you would take care of her. After you took the imperial exams, you married another woman for your own career. Tell me, is this fair to your childhood sweetheart? "
Zirui shook his head, "It's not just unfair. It's simply deserving of death."
"The Shen Clan is that childhood sweetheart." She told Zirui, "Our father is the young master who went to the capital to take the imperial exams and became the top scholar. In order to have a foothold in the capital, he proposed marriage to the Yao family and took our mother as his official wife. The old lady who was taken care of in her hometown is the Feng manor's grandmother. Tell me, if this matter is seen from the Shen Clan's point of view, wouldn't her actions not be so hateful? "
Zirui took a deep breath. He knew a bit about these things in the past, but he had never considered it from the Shen Clan's point of view. Now that his elder sister said it, he suddenly realized, "It turns out that you can't just look at one side of the world. Everything has many facets. If you look at the facets from different sides, you can see different principles. Then, elder sister, shouldn't we hate the Shen Clan? The things she did, were they all forgivable? Or … was it our mother who was wrong and stole her childhood sweetheart? "
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "No, we should hate because she was in the wrong. Her mistake was that she shouldn't have placed her own pain on others, and she shouldn't have allowed her emotions to harm others. Even if she was pitiful, the things she did over the years caused that bit of pity to vanish. As for our mother, she lived in the capital since she was young. She only knew that Feng Jin Yuan was the top scholar. How could she know that there was a woman who waited for him for many years? Speaking of, the person that should be hated the most should be Feng Jin Yuan. But he also paid the price for his mistakes. That's why it's said that good and evil will be repaid. It's not that there won't be retribution, it's just that the time hasn't come. "
"But now that time has passed, we shouldn't have hatred in our hearts, right?" Zirui said, "Teacher said that forgiveness is the greatest virtue. Elder sister, is this the case?"
"Yes." She was very happy that Zirui had become a disciple of imperial tutor Ye Rong. Ye Rong's teaching of Zirui did not deviate in the slightest, bringing out all of the good in this child's heart.
The brother and sister held hands and continued to walk into the mountains. Wang Chuan followed along and suggested: "I heard the villagers say that there will always be wild boars in the mountains. It would be best if we could find one and hunt one down. When we return, we can share it with the villagers. In the middle of Winter, stewing a pot of pig meat would definitely be very satisfying. "
Just as they said this, they felt movement come from behind them. Someone was quickly ascending the mountain and was rushing in their direction. That person's speed was as fast as an arrow leaving a bow. In just a few breaths, they arrived before the three.
Wang Chuan smiled and said: "I just knew that you must be bullying Ban Zou for carrying you up the mountain. Otherwise, with your qinggong to fool people, how could you be so fast?"
The people who came were naturally Huang Quan and Ban Zou. Hearing Wang Chuan tease her, Huang Quan could not take it anymore. She reached out and tickled Wang Chuan, and the two laughed together. On the other side, Ban Zou said to Feng Yu Heng: "News came from the capital. The emperor and the Ren family's young miss have gotten married and pardoned everyone. Many people have been released from the county's prisons. Everyone is bowing in the direction of the capital to thank the emperor for his mercy. "
Feng Yu Heng stared blankly. She only felt that time had passed quickly. It seemed that not long after she returned to Xiping Village, the Sixth Prince and Ren Xifeng had already gotten married. Now, Ren Xifeng was the empress.
She smiled, "That's great. Everyone is living the life they want to live. That's great."
Huang Quan also smiled and said: "That's right! The new Empress' imperial decree has also been issued. Now, all of the girls in Da Shun can be like the men. They can begin attending school at the age of six. Girls no longer need to spend their lives just playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework. We can be like the men. We can go to school and work. We no longer need to be like before. "
This news made Feng Yu Heng very interested. She had once told Ren Xifeng a few things about the future. Of course, she could not say it clearly. She only told her that women's lives were not limited to living in the inner courtyard. They could also work and study like men. Locking women in their homes was a bad habit. Sooner or later, it would be eliminated by the world. If she could, she hoped to get rid of this bad habit as soon as possible so that the women of the world could live completely different lives from before.
She never thought that Ren Xifeng would actually remember this. This made her very happy. She asked Huang Quan: "Aside from this, is there anything else?"
"Yes." Huang Quan smiled and said: "Women can also participate in the imperial examinations. They can enter the palace to be female officials. They are no different from men in terms of exam questions. As long as they can pass the imperial examinations, from the provincial examinations to the palace examinations, those with excellent results can even become prime ministers. In short, now the women of Dashun are no different from men. Everything is equal. Oh, right, there's also … … maternity leave. The empress said that if a woman goes out to work and becomes pregnant and gives birth, she can enjoy maternity leave. During her maternity leave, the employer still has to pay her wages. "
Feng Yu Heng listened and felt that it was Dashun's fortune that Ren Xifeng was the empress. She was not a woman who was limited to living in the inner courtyard. She was generous and free and easy. She did things decisively and was very receptive to new things. Now that she had entered the palace, the empress's first decree had caused this kind of change in the world. It was truly exciting.
The group continued to move through the mountains while talking and laughing. Just as they were thinking about how to catch a wild boar and bring it down the mountain, Feng Yu Heng felt a gentle breeze pass by her ear. It was as if there was an enormous creature passing through the forest. Its speed was extremely fast, even faster than Ban Zou, who had just carried Huang Quan up the mountain.
A strong sense of crisis hit her in an instant. Because they were looking for the wild boar, the few people who went up the mountain had split up. Although they were not far from each other and were all within their line of sight, that thing was so fast that she did not have time to think. She only felt a black cloud pressing down on her head, followed by the roar of a wild beast.
Feng Yu Heng raised her head at the last moment to look. What was rushing at her was actually a giant black bear … …
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