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Hearing the man's voice, Feng Niang was stunned for a moment, then put down the cup in her hand, and stepped forward to open the door.

"I'm back," said the man outside the door as he entered the house.I saw that he was dressed in coarse cloth, and he was a farmer at a glance.Tall, with a dark red face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, he is a very energetic young man.

When Jinhua saw him, he probably thought that he was the "Xiao Zhai" in the villagers' mouths.

"What's the matter, aren't you happy to see me?" Xiao Zhai saw that Fengniang's expression was not good, and then found Gao Shiqian and Meng Jinhua sitting in the room, and couldn't help asking, "Who are they?"

"Guests from other places have traveled all the way. I ask them to come and rest at home."

"Oh, that's how it is," Xiao Zhai breathed a sigh of relief, "I mean, as soon as I entered the village, someone told me that someone came from your house just now, and something serious happened. I didn't ask in detail, so it was them. what!"

Feng Niang's expression became more and more gloomy, and she greeted him: "Sit down and have a rest, I'll pour tea for you." As she spoke, she continued to pour tea, brought it to the three of them, wiped her hands on the apron, and walked out of the house go.

Xiao Zhai was careless, so he didn't notice Fengniang's expression was inappropriate, but he started to exchange pleasantries with Gao Shichen, asking where they came from and what they were going to do.

Gao Shiqian made up a few answers, but he was worried about Fengniang, so he gave Jinhua a wink and asked her to go out and have a look.

Jinhua understood, and came outside the house, only to see Fengniang standing by the well that had just fetched water, silently wiping tears.After crying for a while, she bent down towards the well.Jinhua's heart tightened, thinking that she was going to commit suicide by jumping into the well, so she yelled "No" in fright, and stepped forward to wrap her arms around her waist.

Gao Shiqian and Xiao Zhai who were in the room heard the sound and rushed out to have a look.

"Don't commit suicide!" Jinhua shouted to Fengniang, but Fengniang was confused by her: "Who says I'm going to commit suicide, let me go."

"Ah? Aren't you going to jump into a well?"

"I want to get some water to wash my face," Feng Niang said, "let me go."

Only then did Jinhua let go of his hand, and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, I'm sorry, I saw that you were wiping your tears and leaning into the well again, thinking you were going to commit suicide."

"Feng Niang, are you crying?" Xiao Zhai realized something was wrong, and stepped forward to ask, "It's fine, why are you crying? What happened?"

"No, nothing..."

"Say it quickly," Xiao Zhai scratched his head anxiously, "don't make me worry!"

"Someone came from the palace just now and passed on an imperial decree to me..."

"Someone from the palace? Is there an imperial decree for you?" Xiao Zhai looked surprised: "What nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight!"

"What she said is true," Gao Shiqian said, "It is true that a group of people came from the palace just now and delivered a message to Feng Niang."

"Yes, we were all there at the time. There were also many villagers there. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

Only then did Xiao Zhai believe it, and asked again: "We are ordinary people, why did the palace pass the decree to you?"

Feng Niang sighed and said, "Do you still remember last winter, I saved someone..."

Xiao Zhai recalled: "Oh... I remembered that last winter, a group of golden soldiers broke into our village, and you seemed to tell me that you saved a person at that time."

"Exactly, do you know who that person is?"

"Who? Could it be a high official in the capital?"

"It's the current Holy Majesty."

"Ah!" Xiao Zhai exclaimed in surprise, "The person you saved turned out to be the emperor! Amitabha, this is a great fortune! Then the emperor sent an edict to give you any reward? Ten thousand taels of gold?" He couldn't help talking Get excited.

Hearing what he said, Feng Niang looked at him seriously and said, "Let me ask you, if the emperor really rewarded me with ten thousand taels of gold, what would you do?"

"Then we will have money to get married, which is a great joy!"

"What if there is no reward?"

"If you don't reward, don't reward. It's what our subjects should do. If you don't reward me, I will continue to save money slowly. Anyway, I will save enough soon. You don't have to worry!" Xiao Zhai smiled naively, very simple.

Feng Niang then smiled and said: "You can think so, but I saw you right."

"Hey, let's not think about those things that fall from the sky, we are ordinary people, just live our lives in a down-to-earth manner, you don't have to be sad because of this."

"Unfortunately, what the Holy Majesty rewarded me was not ten thousand taels of gold, but a robe..."

"Xiapei? What is that?" Xiao Zhai was even more confused.

"Oh, I'm really tired of listening," Jinhua was listening, knowing that Fengniang didn't know how to speak, so she couldn't help but speak out for her, "Xiapei are worn by the empresses in the palace. The imperial decree, seal Fengniang as a beauty, reward her with a robe, and let her lead the decree into the palace immediately!"

"You, what did you say?" After hearing her words, Xiao Zhai hurriedly asked Fengniang like a bolt from the blue, "Is what she said true? The emperor wants you to enter the palace to be a concubine? This, how is this possible!"

"Yes, what she said is true..." After Feng Niang finished speaking, she covered her face with her hands and ran into the house.

"Fengniang!" Xiao Zhai chased after her.

Gao Shiqian glared at Jinhua: "Why do you get involved in other people's affairs? It's all right now..."

"This matter will be resolved sooner or later," Jin Hua said confidently, "Don't even think about it, the messenger only gave Fengniang three days, if they can't come up with a perfect plan within these three days, what should they do? Now It should be to race against time to find a solution, not to cover up and waste time!"

"You're right," Gao Shiqian sighed, "but the emperor's order is hard to disobey. You also know that this is a feudal society, and disobedience to the order is a felony that will cost you your head. How can it be solved casually?"

"Aren't you always resourceful, help them find a way!"

"The ins and outs of this matter have not been clarified yet, what can I think of?"

"I heard what they said just now. Last year, a group of golden soldiers came to the village. Later, Feng Niang saved a man. That man is the current emperor... Based on your knowledge of history, who is this emperor?"

Gao Shiqian curled his lips: "Why, are you asking me this old antique again?"

"Oh, tell me quickly, I know you must know who it is, don't be a fool!" Jin Hua begged him.

"Yes, I did guess who the emperor is."