The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

In the bamboo forest outside Kyoto, many refugees were driven away by the soldiers at the city gate and had to be temporarily settled in this bamboo forest.

The old man in the lead looked at the tired crowd with a worried look on his face. Someone had come to their village and said that as long as they came to Kyoto, they could get treatment, so they came all the way from Jizhou.

"Didn't they say that we would have food to eat when we came to Kyoto? How come we can't even enter the city gate of Kyoto!"

The speaker was the son of the old village chief. His once strong body gradually became thin due to hunger, and his face was full of hatred.

"Those officials in the city enjoy delicious food and drinks all day long, while we can only starve to death here!"

Everyone's emotions were affected by the man's words, and their faces were instantly filled with anger. Seeing this, the village chief pulled his son back.

"Everyone, don't get excited yet. I believe the emperor will not ignore us. Even if we don't come to Kyoto, we will starve to death in the village. At least we can occasionally find some food along the way. No one in our village is missing."

The village chief sighed.

"I heard that half of the people in the village next to us were killed, and most of them died on the way here. Just like the second wife Yang next door, her daughter starved to death in Kyoto, and then the second wife Yang went crazy..."

The village chief's voice became smaller and smaller, and everyone fell into a strange silence, because they didn't know whether they would have the same ending as Yang Ersao in the future.

"These bastards from Kyoto!"

The village chief's son pouted.

"If you ask me, we might as well go to the main road and kidnap a few rich people and ask them for some food, so that all the villagers will have something to eat."

The village chief hit his son with his cane.

"You bad guy, what bad ideas do you come up with every day? He is an important person in Kyoto. If we offend him, all of us in the village will die!"

The village chief knew that his son had no ill intentions, so he beat him with all his strength. Although he rejected his son's idea on the surface, if he really reached the end of his rope, perhaps that would be the only thing he could do.

"Dog boy! What's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

Suddenly a woman screamed. In her arms was a seven-year-old child, who was nestling in his mother's arms with his eyes closed.

Everyone immediately stood up and walked towards the woman. The village chief pushed through the crowd and walked up to the woman and asked with concern,

"Gou Wa's mother, what happened?"

The woman's face was covered with tears, and she said in a trembling voice,

"I don't know what happened to the puppy. He suddenly became very hot and couldn't be woken up even if I called him."

Someone nearby who understood immediately spoke up.

"You are sick, you need to see a doctor right away."

"But we can't even get into Kyoto, how can we go see a doctor?"

The speaker's tone was a little embarrassed.

"Besides, we don't have the money. Doctors in Kyoto must be expensive."

"But we can't help but save people!"

The village chief's son yelled loudly, picked up the puppy and rushed out.

"Where are you going, Dashan!"

The village chief called Huang Dashan from behind, and Huang Dashan turned around and replied,

"I'll take Gou Wa to see a doctor."

"Wait a minute,"

The village chief thought for a while and then said,

"Let's go together. There are other refugees on the road. It's not safe for you to go alone."

No one in Huangjia Village had any objection. In their village, if there was any problem in one family, everyone would get together to help. Everyone understood that at times like these, everyone had to work together.

"it is good!"

"The village chief said so, let's all go!"

"Let's go! My kid has been feeling a little unwell lately."

"That's weird, my family has the same thing."

After everyone packed up their few luggages, they once again marched towards the Kyoto city gate.

........

Yu Niang and Xiao Wu knelt in front of Princess Guangping, feeling extremely uneasy.

"Did you understand what I just said?"

Princess Guangping sat in her seat, looking intimidating and angry. Xiao Wu shrank closer to Yu Niang in fear.

"My princess, this matter is of great importance. Please give me some time to think about it."

Yu Niang tried her best to stay calm, because what Princess Guangping had just said to them was so shocking.

She didn't understand why Princess Guangping also knew the secret of the Nine Needles to Rejuvenate the Yang. If it was really as she said, people in lower positions had no secrets from those in higher positions, then what was the point of her keeping it for so long?

"This is the best solution at the moment. Otherwise, neither you nor your brother will survive."

Princess Guangping's tone became more serious, as if she was forcing Yu Niang to make a decision immediately.

"But Princess, if we destroy the tattoo without permission and the emperor gets angry, we won't survive either."

Yu Niang knew that when the Nine Huiyang Needles were exposed in front of everyone, it was no longer something that belonged exclusively to the Gao family. Although there were indeed many people eyeing Xiao Wu covetously now, on the other hand, it was also their talisman.

Because so many people are paying attention here, as long as anything happens between the two of them, everyone will notice it.

"She is a smart one, but do you think the emperor doesn't know that my princess is here today?"

Princess Guangping's meaning was actually very clear, but Yu Niang was still shocked again. Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke to confirm,

"You mean, the emperor already knew the secret of the Nine Needles to Rejuvenate the Yang?"

Princess Guangping did not say anything, which was considered as her consent.

Yu Niang suddenly collapsed to the ground helplessly. Xiao Wu who was beside her didn't understand what had happened, but he still stepped forward and held his sister's hand, hoping that this would comfort her.

Seeing Yu Niang's expression, Princess Guangping knew that she had been persuaded. She took out a green porcelain bottle from her sleeve and threw it in front of Yu Niang.

"This is a powder that can destroy tattoos. Just apply a little bit on your brother's back. Then I will arrange for someone to explain. Because of the partial loss of the secret manual of the Nine Yang Needles, the Nine Yang Needles we have now can only give a brief respite but not bring the dead back to life..."

Princess Guangping paused as she spoke.

"It is just necessary to make the secret manual of the Nine Needles of Restoring Yang known to the world. Only when this acupuncture method is no longer unique will you all be truly safe."

Yu Niang picked up the porcelain bottle in front of her. She understood what Princess Guangping meant.

"Common women all listen to the princess. Perhaps letting everyone learn the Nine Needles of Restoring Yang can also be a form of inheritance."

If it were someone else, Yu Niang might still hesitate, but now it was Princess Guangping who came in person to persuade her, and the emperor was behind her, so Yu Niang had to agree even if she didn't want to. And it had to be said that they did have the ability to protect herself and Xiao Wu and keep them alive.

In fact, when Yu Niang's mother sent her and Xiao Wu to Kyoto, she had already anticipated that the Nine Huiyang Needles would no longer remain in the hands of the Gao family. Her mother's only request was not to disclose the secret of the Nine Huiyang Needles, otherwise the Gao family would become the target of public criticism.

Yu Niang didn't understand why her mother said that at the time, but she still did it. However, now she found that more and more people knew this secret, but strangely, no one told it to others.

Especially for a supreme ruler like the emperor, who watched Gao being hunted down and everyone fighting for the Nine-Huiting Needles, and he knew the truth of the matter but did not try to stop it, but just sat on his high seat and watched the drama of the fight.

For no apparent reason, Yu Niang felt a sense of panic. It really was like the saying that in the eyes of powerful people, the lives of ordinary people like them were worthless.

"It's good if you understand."

Princess Guangping was very satisfied with Yu Niang's attitude. She stood up, patted her clothes, and was about to leave, but Yu Niang suddenly said,

"I have another question for you, Princess. Can you answer it?"

"explain."

"If the Nine Needles for Restoring Yang are announced, where will my brother and I go?"

Princess Guangping turned her head and looked at Yu Niang meaningfully.

"What do you want?"

"My brother and I are descended from a long line of medical practitioners, so I would like to ask the princess for a favor so that my brother can stay in the Imperial Medical Bureau to study medicine. This way, it will not be considered a disgrace to our ancestors."

Yu Niang respectfully knelt down with Xiao Wu, and Princess Guangping raised her eyebrows.

"It's just sending someone to the Imperial Medical Bureau. This is not difficult. This princess agrees."

Princess Guangping glanced at Yu Niang again.

"Sometimes, I really want to keep you by my side. At the age of twelve or thirteen, you can think of things that others can't think of, and you are so courageous. It's really rare."

After Princess Guangping left, Xiao Wu pursed his lips and said to Yu Niang,

"Sister, I don't want to stay here to study medicine."

"Don't talk nonsense. The Imperial Medical Bureau is a place where others can't even get in. You must cherish this opportunity and learn medical skills well. The future of the Gao family depends on you."

Xiao Wu was puzzled.

"But sister, I know nothing about medicine. I couldn't memorize the names of the previous medicines even after a long time, but you remembered them at a glance, sister. Why don't you go?"

Yu Niang replied hesitantly,

"I...I'm a woman. I can't do that."

"But mother is also a woman, and didn't my grandfather pass on the Nine Needles for Restoring Yang to her?"

“Things were different then,”

Yu Niang held Xiao Wu's shoulders and said seriously, word by word,

"Xiao Wu, this is not the time to fool around. Listen to my sister. I won't hurt you. I just hope you can live well."

The young general turned his face away and whispered,

"But I also hope you can do what you want to do..."

.........

The morning class was about to end, and Jiang Tunan returned the Ruan that he had borrowed from the girls' school warehouse in advance. Xiao Mingxu said that the instruments in the girls' school warehouse looked cheap, so it was difficult for Jiang Tunan to learn, so Xiao Mingxu threatened to find the most expensive Ruan for Jiang Tunan.

Jiang Tunan interrupted with a smile and said that if Xiao Mingxu had the money, he might as well give it to her in cash, and maybe she could make one herself.

When everyone saw the brother and sister joking with each other, they also joined in the fun, and the atmosphere in the entire second team was very harmonious.

Mrs. Ji and Gu Wenfang were tired after sitting for the whole morning. Just when everyone was about to leave, a noise came from the direction of Team Three.

"Hao Youcai, I know your family is rich, so you look down on us poor students, but don't go too far!"

As if hearing his friend's name, Xiao Mingxu immediately came over. Jiang Tunan also had some impression of the name Hao Youcai, so he followed to watch the fun.

When I got closer, I found that Hao Youcai was arguing with another man in Meiyuan, and the expressions on both of their faces were not very good.

"What's going on here?"

Jiang Tunan found Ye Ruzhen, who was also in Team 3, and tried to get some gossip from her. Ye Ruzhen looked unhappy.

"Just now, when everyone was discussing the music, Hao Youcai said that he didn't know much about military music, and then Qian San started to mock him, saying that he was full of money and of course he didn't understand this kind of music."

"As a result, Hao Youcai also got angry and started arguing with Qian San. Then Qian San asked him to go to your second team, saying that your folk tune was more suitable for Hao Youcai and that he was also petty."

Jiang Tunan's face was full of questions when he heard this. This had nothing to do with their second team, so why was Qian San biting people everywhere?

"You also think Qian San's words were too much, right? But Hao Youcai shouldn't have gotten angry at Master Li who came to mediate."

Ye Ruzhen said with concern, her eyes fixed on Li Ze who was next to Qian San.

"Who? Who are you talking about?"

Jiang Tunan seemed not to have heard what Ye Ruzhen said clearly, so he asked again,

"You don't mean that guy Li Ze?"

"Yes, he is a very nice person. He has been trying to reconcile us just now."

Jiang Tunan: Sister, when did you go blind?

Jiang Tunan remembered that Li Ze seemed to be the one who wanted to curry favor with the Su family at the Su family poetry meeting, and then he also belittled women's education. Although he was criticized later, how come he was cleared of all charges now?

Wasn’t he beaten up on the street last time on the day Mu Wuhuan became the top scorer in the imperial examination? Now I didn’t expect him to be making trouble in the Imperial College again.

"Hao Youcai, what are you so arrogant about? You are just a businessman. Among the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, you are the lowest of the low! Asking you to perform folk songs is a compliment to you. If you don't accept it, go and farm with those lowly people. At least the status of farmers is higher than that of merchants."

Jiang Tunan frowned when she heard this. She remembered that all the people in Meiyuan seemed to be from humble backgrounds. Qian San's tone made him sound as if he was a young master from an aristocratic family. Didn't he farm when he was a child?

Xiao Mingxu's face also turned ugly, and he stepped forward and said,

"Oh, I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be Master Qian. From your tone, it seems like you look down on all three of the three categories except the first one?"

At this time, more and more people gathered around, and everyone was attracted by the noise here. Even Leng Qingyan and Su Lanlan from Team 4 stopped the competition in their hands and looked at this side with curiosity.

"Mr. Xiao San, I've heard a lot about you. How come the people from your team two are meddling in the affairs of our team three?"

Qian San's tone was full of sarcasm, but he pretended to be polite on the surface.

"Nothing, I just heard some people say that the folk tune our second team selected was petty. What did they say about our second team?"

Xiao Mingxu had a forced smile on his face. As soon as he said this, some people from the Bamboo Courtyard came forward and stood behind him.

Qian San's people were not willing to be outdone, and many people from Meiyuan spontaneously stood behind Qian San.

Shangguan Ruoyi walked to Jiang Tunan's side without knowing when.

"It's normal for the Bamboo Court and the Plum Court to quarrel. These two branches don't like each other."