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The sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer, almost resounding throughout the small village.Hearing the sound, many villagers came out of the house to look around.I saw a group of mighty and gorgeous guards galloping from not far away and stopped at the entrance of the village.The leader looked like an eunuch, and the person behind him asked loudly: "Which one is Lin Fengniang, come out quickly to receive the order!"

After he finished speaking, all the villagers turned their eyes to Gao Shiqian and Meng Jinhua.

"What's going on, what are they looking at us for?" Jin Hua looked at Gao Shiqian in confusion.

"I do not know either……"

"Who are these people?"

"It looks like it should be the messenger in the palace."

"Imperial Palace..." Jin Hua stuck out his tongue, "I thought this trip would be easier, why did I have something to do with the Imperial Palace again..."

"Who knows, let's take a look first."

The two murmured, and the door of the farmhouse behind them opened with a "squeak", and the woman who had borrowed their clothes came out, stepped forward and saluted the interrogator: "The girl of the people is Lin Fengniang, if you dare to ask the official?" What's the matter?"

Seeing her coming out, the eunuch on the tall horse raised a yellow silk scroll from the tray in the hands of the attendant behind him, and read aloud: "Proclaim the imperial decree!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone present hurriedly fell to their knees.Gao Shiqian also pulled Jinhua and made her kneel down with him.

Seeing that everyone had already knelt down, the eunuch read aloud: "Lin Fengniang in Mingzhou, I have made great contributions to saving you before, and I am grateful for it. I will give you a piece of Xiapei, and order Lin Fengniang to accompany you back to the palace from now on, and you will be named a beauty. There must be no mistake. , hereby!"

As soon as he finished reading the imperial decree, everyone was shocked. Some villagers even exclaimed in a low voice, and some people whispered:

"I didn't expect Feng Niang to save the current Holy Majesty, this is really amazing!"

"Yes, I'm going to enter the palace and become a concubine!"

"It's really smoke from the ancestral grave, this must be the virtue accumulated in several lifetimes!"

"But she is going to enter the palace, so what about Xiao Zhai!"

"Hey, one is to enter the palace to be a concubine, with rich clothes and good food, and the other is to be a village woman in our poor village, whoever will choose to be a concubine!"

"Yeah, it goes without saying..."

The villagers were discussing. Seeing that Fengniang didn't answer for a long time, the messenger thought that she was shocked by the sudden good news and didn't know how to answer, so he coughed and reminded her: "Lin Fengniang, hurry up to meet her." Purpose?"

Feng Niang, who was kneeling on the ground, raised her head and said to the official who delivered the decree: "Reporting to the official, it is the duty of the subjects to save the daughter of the people, and she does not dare to take credit for it. The etiquette in the palace, if you enter the palace, you may make a mistake and make people laugh, forgive... forgive the girls for not being able to accept the order."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present was shocked again, no one expected that she would say such a thing.The villagers who were whispering just now gradually stopped talking, waiting to see what would happen next.

The decree officer couldn't believe his ears, how could he not enjoy the great wealth, so he asked again: "Lin Fengniang, what did you just say?"

"Forgive me for not daring to obey..."

The decree officer heard it clearly this time, and found it unbelievable, and immediately put on a serious face: "This is an imperial decree, it is not a joke, do you dare to disrespect the decree?"

"Minnv..." Although Feng Niang was a little timid, she still said firmly, "Forgive Minnv for not daring to accept the order."

"You!" The official's face darkened, and he wanted to get angry, but the attendants beside him whispered a few words in his ear, and his face calmed down, and he said softly: "Lin Fengniang, Your Majesty is grateful for your rescue, After returning to the palace, I often mention it, I will never forget it, and I hope you will think about it carefully. I will give you three days to think it over, and report back to the post in the city, do you understand?"

Lin Fengniang hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I understand."

"Let's go back to the post house!" The messenger sent an order to the people behind him, and then led a group of people back to the post house.

After they left, the villagers watching the excitement gradually dispersed, leaving only Feng Niang kneeling there, motionless for a long time.

Jinhua stepped forward and called her softly: "Fengniang, you have already left."

Feng Niang was still thinking about something, but she didn't hear her call.

"Get up, I'm already gone." Jinhua stretched out his hand to help her, and she came back to her senses, stood up, and said to Jinhua, "Thank you, miss."

Jinhua looked at Gao Shiqian: "Why don't we stay with her?"

Gao Shiqian nodded, Feng Niang's actions just now made him feel admiration for this woman.Being able to remain unmoved in front of the imperial decree and the glory and wealth at your fingertips, and even dare to resist the decree, this is absolutely something that no one can do.He couldn't help being curious about who and what made her make such a choice, so he really wanted to stay and see what would happen.

Jin Hua thought the same as Gao Shiqian, and just now she heard a villager mention a "Xiao Zhai", she felt that this person must be related to Feng Niang's resistance to the decree, maybe this Xiao Zhai is Feng Niang's lover.

As she thought about it, she helped Feng Niang, who was absent-minded, back to the farmhouse.At this time, Feng Niang gradually recovered some thoughts, and said to the two: "The house is simple, don't dislike it, I'll go and boil some water for you to drink." As she spoke, she picked up a small jar and went outside to fetch water.

Jin Hua followed up: "I'll help you."

Gao Shiqian sat in the farmhouse, looking at the two girls outside the curtain who were fetching and boiling water together.The sun shines on them, outlining youthful and soft lines.The breeze passed through the treetops, and there was a faint fragrance of soil, flowers and plants in the air.The shadows of the leaves pass through the bamboo curtains, reflecting the mottled outlines in the farmhouse.From time to time, there are insects and birdsong in the quiet village, which is very pleasant to hear.

This was the countryside in the afternoon of the Song Dynasty, and he couldn't help but close his eyes, deeply intoxicated by it.It has been a long time since I have enjoyed such a peaceful and peaceful time.Everything here cannot be found in the city made of reinforced concrete, but it is extremely precious to people.

After sitting quietly like this for a while, the two girls boiled the water and walked in.

Seeing him sitting and resting comfortably, Jinhua said unhappily: "Hey, you are a big man, watching our two girls work and not helping, is it reasonable?"

Feng Niang hurriedly said: "You are guests, you don't need to do anything. Go sit down and rest, I will do the rest." Saying this, she pushed Jinhua to the table and sat down, busy making tea by herself for two people.

Jin Hua couldn't help admiring: "Feng Niang, you are so virtuous, whoever marries you will enjoy great blessing!"

Feng Niang's face darkened when she heard this, she paused her hand pouring the tea, and the hot water spilled out, almost scalding her.

At this moment, a man's voice came from outside the door: "Fengniang, I'm back!"