Chapter 2 Floating Life is Like a Dream, How Happy Is It?
Kaifeng Imperial City South City, here is a poor area, due to the invasion of the Mongolian army years ago, most of the people who fled from the north came to Kaifeng Mansion, for a time the population of Kaifeng City exceeded one million people, these refugees lived in the South City, so that the entire Kaifeng South City was crowded.
After all, it is difficult to leave the homeland, no matter what the hometown becomes, it is always their own place, as long as they sow seeds in the ground, hard work can always harvest some food that can satisfy their stomachs, so they will be content.
This is the simplest idea of ordinary people, just to live.
However, there are still some people who stayed, they heard about the tragic situation in the north, and they did not want to go back, no one knew when the Mongols would come again, didn't they see that even the emperor had run to Kaifeng? They felt that it was better to be stable in Kaifeng, at least their families would not be killed by the Mongols again, these refugees were looking for work everywhere to make a living, and they were willing to do any dirty work and tiring work, and they lived as humbly as ants, and they just wanted to have a place to stand in this huge imperial city, so that their families could live.
At noon, they would put down their work and take the family to a courtyard next to the market in the south of the city to wait in line, because at this time there would be free food to be distributed, and although the food distributed was only enough to meet the needs of the body, it was already a great gift to them.
The refugees don't know which kind old man is giving alms, they only know that there is no need to worry about the harassment of the ruffian bullies here, as long as they line up according to the order, they can always get food.
If you are a local in the southern city of Kaifeng, you may vaguely remember the large-scale manhunt that took place in the southern city a few years ago. Maybe you will remember that a father and daughter once lived in this courtyard, or you may remember the well-behaved and sensible girl, this is the courtyard where Yang Tiexin and Mu Nianci lived at the beginning.
In the courtyard, Mu Nianci is leading people to arrange today's food, and it won't be long before those refugees will come, these people are all from the palace. They came here to help on a voluntary basis, there is no way, who let this girl become their own master in the future, the queen of the palace.
After the massacre in the imperial city of Zhongdu, the Dazong Zhengfu has existed in name only, and has become a puppet that His Majesty can control, and the ministers are also trembling, and no one mentions the matter after the election, but some smart ministers have seen the clues. The girl who often appears by the emperor's side may be the candidate for the future queen, and the people in the palace have mixed eyes, and they have already seen the extraordinary relationship between this titular little maid and the emperor's majesty, so they are even more respectful to this future master.
Mu Nianci didn't have much feeling, she didn't treat these palace people equally, anyway, these people were idle in the palace, and there were few people in the huge palace who needed to be served, so it was better to come here to help. If you look for outsiders, it's inconvenient. While the palace people were busy, a figure walked into the courtyard. The sharp-eyed palace people hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the other palace people also knelt down immediately, and the courtyard was in chaos for a while.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Nian Ci's disgusted eyes, and had no choice but to show a helpless look, this era is like this, the imperial power is the heaviest. His Majesty the Emperor can decide the life and death of these palace people with a word, how dare the palace people be rash and presumptuous, and after the palace people continue to be busy, Yang Kang and Mu Nianci will have space to be alone.
"How did you get here?" the girl wondered.
"It's nothing, it's stuffy in the palace. Come out and be with you. His Majesty the Emperor said softly.
This answer made the girl show a sweet smile, when she was in Junshan a few years ago, because of Huang Yaoshi's words, the girl thought about whether she was important or the imperial power was important in Akang's mind, and then after Xiao Huang Rong's explanation, the girl put her mind at ease, and at this moment saw that Akang put down the affairs of the court and came to accompany her, her heart was naturally sweet, she was a girl who was very easy to satisfy.
Before the arrival of the refugees, Yang Kang and Mu Nianci walked out of the courtyard, walked the streets of Nancheng, and wandered around the bazaar, since Yang Kang became emperor, they had not wandered so easily and comfortably for a long time, the slum market streets were narrow, crowded, and smelled bad, but no one recognized them here.
Those traders would not know that the girl who had just bought the cheap bead flower from them was the future empress of the Dajin Kingdom, and the young man who was helping to bargain on the side was the current emperor, and they never thought in their lives that they would meet the high-ranking emperor Xià.
Yang Kang is naturally not really idle and has nothing to do to go shopping, he just wants to spend more time with Mu Nianci, since he made a plan to go to Mobei to assassinate Temujin, he first went to Baoying to visit Bao Xiweak, and accompanied Bao Xiweak for a happy New Year.
This is the same as when he ventured into the Imperial City of Zhongdu two years ago, this is another big gamble with his life as a bargaining chip, if he wins, the whole world will die, and if he loses, he will die in Mobei, he can also choose not to take risks, but to develop slowly, to see how the national fortunes of the Jin Kingdom are, but he is unwilling.
Just like a gambler, how do you know if you win or lose without trying?
This is the difference between Emperor Majesty and Yelu Chucai, Yelu Chucai is good at Go, and wants to plan to gradually weaken the Jin Kingdom, and finally besiege it and slaughter this big dragon, Emperor Majesty Xià plays chess, and he wants to directly generalize and give the other party a fatal blow.
The master and apprentice are both playing chess with the whole world as a chessboard, but they are not playing the same kind of chess.
Before that, His Majesty the Emperor had to prepare for the worst, Bao Xiqiao didn't have to worry about him at the moment, only Mu Nianci was left, he entrusted Mu Nianci to Xiao Huang Rong, or Huang Yaoshi, I believe that the East Evil will not care for Hong Qigong's sake, of course, Peach Blossom Island is the last refuge, Mu Nianci can also go to Baoying to live with Bao Xiqiao, as long as he doesn't avenge him.
Mu Nianci will not know about his trip to Mobei, once the news comes that he has died, someone will give Mu Nianci a letter he wrote, but this is all arranged after a few months, at this time, the task of the emperor is to concentrate on laughing with this girl, after all, there are not many days like this.
In this beautiful spring, in this crowded crowd, the pair of teenagers and girls laughed to their heart's content, this is the Kaifeng City that belongs to the two of them, this is the story of the two of them. (To be continued......)