Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

She was dressed in plain clothes, a white flower on her head, tears welling in her eyes, tears that refused to fall. Her frail body knelt before the horses, her bent back so slender it seemed as if it would break. The woman in white knelt before their horses, her words filled with sorrow: "Please have mercy, sir and madam. My father and I are the only ones left at home."

"My father died of an acute illness a few days ago. Poor old man has not been buried yet. I beg madam to be kind and give him a few taels of silver so that he can rest in peace. I will work like a slave and bring grass and knots in return. Please, sir, please, madam..." Then he kept kowtowing.

Lan Qingwu hesitated and looked back at Emperor Shenwu. Emperor Shenwu said directly: "You handle it." They were also familiar with this matter. When they were at the border, they would inevitably encounter similar things. They had a tacit understanding. To avoid trouble, the woman Lan Qingwu would come forward to solve it, and the man Yun Heng would come forward to solve it. Of course, they had to first see the authenticity of the matter.

Lan Qingwu gave Ruping a wink, and Ruping walked away. After a while, she came back and nodded to Lan Qingwu, proving that it was indeed true.

Lan Qingwu then ordered, "Give this girl ten taels of silver."

Li Xiang immediately stepped forward, bent down and stuffed ten taels of silver into the hands of the woman in plain clothes.

The woman in plain clothes immediately kowtowed again: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir. Please tell your family that I am willing to work like a horse or an ox, to be a slave and follow you. Please give me a way to live, I beg you..." She only mentioned the male host and did not mention the female host who gave the money at all.

Qian Hui, Li Xiang and others found that the atmosphere changed immediately.

Lan Qingwu looked up at the Divine Martial Emperor and whispered, "Brother Heng, your face is causing trouble again."

The Emperor Shenwu replied quietly without even blinking, "Then I'll have to trouble you to solve it for me."

Emperor Shenwu thought of a similar incident at the border and lost his temper: "Are your eyesight failing? I gave you the money, so if you want to sell yourself, sell it to me. Why are you looking for my cousin? What are you plotting against? Humph, plotting against me is useless. My cousin doesn't have a penny. If you don't want my money, just give it back. You can throw it in the water and it will make a sound. Why are you giving it to an ungrateful person..."

Lan Qingwu looked at the plain-clothed woman in front of her and said, "This is the money I gave you for your father's burial. Why would you seek my husband instead of me as your servant? Since you have poor eyesight and don't want my money, return it to me, Ruping."

Ru Ping immediately stepped forward and forcefully snatched the silver from the woman's tightly clenched hand. The plain-clothed woman was stunned, and Li Xiang was also stunned for a moment. The concubines in the six palaces were eager to show their generosity and kindness in front of the emperor, but this master...

Qian Hui felt the same way. After all, this woman's life experience was really pitiful.

Lan Qingwu had no sympathy left in his heart. Just as he was about to leave, the woman's sorrowful voice became even louder: "Sir, you are forcing me to death. Sir, please have pity on my father, please have pity on me... Sir, please have pity on me..."

Lan Qingwu was extremely disgusted: "Don't worry, look around, there are quite a few noblemen you have attracted. I believe they will take pity on you and let you bury your father. It's just right for you to become their servant."

Qian Hui looked around and saw that the place had indeed attracted a lot of people, many of whom were pointing and talking.

The woman in plain clothes seemed to be choked. She just stared at Emperor Shenwu and said pitifully, "Young Master..." Then she looked at Lan Qingwu, as if to say, how could your wife be so cruel.

Then she continued crying, "My lord, I have nowhere else to turn. I am going to die. I am all alone and helpless. I am afraid that after I die, there will be no one around me... My lord, please have pity on me..."

Lan Qingwu interrupted her again: "Don't worry about this. When you feel you are about to die, go find a Qingciyuan immediately. This Qingciyuan provides free straw mats. They will roll you up on the mat and bury you properly. That way you don't have to worry about what happens after you die."

"Also," Lan Qingwu stared at her coldly, "I never save ungrateful people. You've got the wrong person! My husband, let's go."

The Emperor immediately spurred his horse around the plain-clothed woman and headed towards the main road. The others mounted their horses and chased after her, leaving the plain-clothed woman kneeling on the ground, motionless and idiotic.

When Ru Ping heard her master say, "I never save ungrateful people," her heart skipped a beat and she thought she was overthinking it.

The Emperor Shenwu and his entourage returned to the Chunfeng Restaurant. Lan Qingwu was taken to a room and the Emperor Shenwu instructed her, "Rest in bed for a while, and then I'll take you back to the palace."

Lan Qingwu sat down beside the bed, lowered his head slightly, and whispered, "Brother Heng, if you saved someone and they bite you back, wouldn't it be better not to have saved them at all?"

Emperor Shenwu seemed to have noticed something. He looked at her expression and saw that she was depressed with her head slightly lowered. He touched her hair soothingly and held her in his arms, but his eyes were cast at Ruping outside the door.

The sensitive, thoughtful and intelligent Ruo Ruo must have noticed it a long time ago, but she is pure and kind and values ​​emotions, so she chose to say nothing.

Outside the door, Qian Hui seemed to be still feeling sorry: "What if no one helps that girl..."

Ru Ping said coldly, "That's what she deserves, General Qian. In fact, the master has already left her a way out. The straw mats in Qingciyuan are free. What about the others? It depends on whether her ambition is still that great and whether she is willing to go."

Ru Ping continued, "General Qian, do you feel pity for her? Think about it the other way around. You saved a man, gave him money to save his life, and he treated you like nothing. He went to your wife to repay her kindness, and even served her like a tyrant. How would you feel?"

Qian Hui couldn't believe it: "This general will chop him down with his sword! ... That's not right. How can men and women be the same?"

Ru Ping said, "General Qian, men and women in this world are different, but you must know that regardless of gender, this feeling of nausea, anger, and disgust remains the same. It doesn't change based on gender."

Qian Hui couldn't help but ponder. Li Xiang said from the side, "Why think so much? Just listen to the master." This kind of relationship between men and women was the worst thing for him.

The days back in the palace were peaceful.

That day, Emperor Shenwu went to the Cining Palace to pay his respects. Upon hearing what Empress Dowager Li had said, he couldn't help but ask, "Mother, who do you think will be engaged to Prince An?"

Empress Dowager Li replied, "I was also surprised. It's Li Wanqing, the fourth legitimate daughter of the Li family, your cousin. I heard that Yi'er and her are particularly close, and your eldest brother has cheered up a little."

Emperor Shenwu was in deep thought. The fourth daughter of the Li family was noble and arrogant. She was very unwilling to accept her failure in the selection. How could such a woman fall in love with Prince An, who had a reputation for decadence in the imperial city for more than ten years?

Emperor Shenwu said coldly: "Do all the men of the Dasheng royal family have to marry girls from the Li family?" When he said this, Empress Dowager Li felt uncomfortable, because she herself was also a girl from the Li family.

Empress Dowager Li's face darkened. "Your Majesty, this was not my original intention. It was simply that we were destined to be together. We met by chance and developed a fondness for each other. Do you think I am doing something for the Li family? Do I have to force them to marry?"