My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 126 124. Things have changed and people have changed, it’s time to end

Shixi County.

Zhao Xuanqi buried Yuan Caiyun and watched Yuan Caiyun enter this hometown that belonged to her and the soil where the two got to know each other, and then he gradually felt at ease.

He sat in the carriage and embarked on the road back to Beijing.

Along the way, many people guarded him.

The team is safe,

Logically speaking, there won't be any accidents along the way, and there won't be any unblinking people coming to try.

However, the accident came so suddenly.

Zhao Xuanqi was resting in the car when he suddenly felt a noise. Someone seemed to be making a noise in front of the motorcade.

He asked the coachman: "What's going on? Who's making noise ahead?"

The coachman replied respectfully: "Wu Anjun, there is a shabby old lady who is not sure whether she is crazy or not. She blocked the carriage and wanted to see you."

"She is dressed in rags and is holding a broken bowl in her hand. I guess she is a beggar. Don't worry, Mr. Wu An, the guards have already started to chase her away. It won't take long for us to continue on our way!"

Zhao Xuanqi was silent.

There is an old lady stopping the car halfway, which is really hard to comment on.

Could it be begging?
You don't know who to beg from, but you turned to Mr. Wu An. How brave you are!

He opened the car curtain, stuck his head out and looked forward, and saw that the noise ended quickly.

A group of guards carried an old lady and wanted to throw the old lady far away without disturbing the carriage.

The old lady struggled wildly, but how could she, an old lady, be able to survive a group of tall and strong guards?
She was carried by everyone and gradually moved away, but you could hear her shouting loudly: "I am an old friend of the Grand Master. I want to see the Grand Master. Please..."

While shouting, tears streamed down my face.

There was a guard beside him muttering: "People begging these days are so bold. They actually begged on the grand master of the dynasty, and they also wanted to pretend to be the grand master's old friend. I have seen many such people, and every one of them counts." They are all liars!”

However, Zhao Xuanqi frowned.

He looked at the old lady who was crying and fussing, looking desperate and lonely, and listened to the so-called old friend's words from the old lady's mouth, and finally he was moved to hide.

Anyway, it’s just a meeting, it won’t waste much time!
"Send my order and ask her to come and see me. I want to see what she wants to say."

Others were a little surprised, but they immediately replied: "Yes!"

Then, the man went up to deliver the order, and not long after, he and the group of guards easily pushed the old woman to the front of the carriage.

Only then could Zhao Xuanqi see the old lady's face clearly.

The old lady Mo was about 60 years old. Her body was stooped, slightly hunched, her skin was tanned, and she was dressed in rags. She was carrying a cane and looked almost like a beggar.

Although the Wei Kingdom is now prosperous, beggars still exist in various places. Even in modern China 2000 years ago, there were beggars, let alone such a backward ancient time?

He didn't know the old lady.

Zhao Xuanqi asked casually: "I don't know you, what do you want to see me for?"

The old lady came closer, raised her head and looked at Zhao Xuanqi, with tears in her eyes, and then replied: "Master, you should know me. I am really your old friend, and I didn't lie to you."

His tone was respectful and his words were trembling.

Zhao Xuanqi looked at the serious attitude of the old lady, and it was obvious that she was not lying. He frowned and asked, "Which old friend of mine are you?"

The old lady introduced herself: "My father's name is Wu Youwei. When you passed the examination and went from Ziyun County to Chang'an City, you rode on my father's carriage. The reason why you were able to enter Qingyun Book Lou, this is also the qualification that my father helped me obtain..."

"My name is Wu Xuefei, and I am Wu Youwei's daughter. You and I met in Chang'an, but unfortunately I ended up marrying Luo Shuichuan..."

Following the old lady's words, Zhao Xuanqi's eyes lit up, memories surged in his mind, and he remembered such a character.

Wu Xuefei!
That aristocratic woman back then!
He kept saying that he would only marry girls of the third grade!
A figure emerged in Zhao Xuanqi's mind, with a slim figure, a beautiful and delicate face, and a small and exquisite appearance, like a porcelain doll, with skin as white as snow.

Compared with the woman's delicate face, her face is more arrogant, a natural superior attitude, as if everyone is inferior to her.

At that time, Zhao Xuanqi went to the capital to take the imperial examination and stayed at Wu Youwei's house. The woman actually misunderstood that Zhao Xuanqi fell in love with her. She said that she would only marry the third grade, and then she rejected Zhao Xuanqi for her own entertainment and left with another romantic man.

That proud attitude, that arrogant attitude is simply engraved in her bones.

This is the most arrogant woman Zhao Xuanqi has ever seen, and she is also the most proud woman he has ever seen.

Since then, Zhao Xuanqi has never seen Wu Xuefei again, nor has he had much contact with the Wu family.

Thoughts gradually return from memory.

Zhao Xuanqi lowered his head and looked at the old lady in front of him. She was old and miserable, and for a moment he couldn't believe that the aloof and beautiful girl could be in such a state of desolation.

He opened his mouth and immediately asked: "The Wu family is a wealthy family, and your father is also an official of the imperial court. How could you be in such a miserable state?"

Zhao Xuanqi couldn't believe that this poor old lady was Wu Xuefei. There was a suspicious look in his eyes from beginning to end.

The old lady noticed Zhao Xuanqi's suspicion, so she groped tremblingly from her arms, and finally took out a life tablet. This token was her father's token, with the three words "Wu Youwei" written on it.

Zhao Xuanqi used to have a jade plaque, which was given to him by Wu Youwei as a token. As long as he had this jade plaque, he could go to the Wu family when he encountered difficulties. It was a proof of identity belonging to the Wu family.

He took the token handed over by the old lady, and then he was sure that the old lady was not panicking. This person was indeed Wu Xuefei!

Wu Xuefei stood in front of the carriage, looked up at the dignified and noble man sitting in front of the carriage, and then cried and said:
"The reason why my family has become powerful is entirely because of my father. My father was a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and was a high school Jinshi. He was deeply loved by Emperor Jingming, and finally became an extremely powerful minister. This made my family prosperous and wealthy. , the family is also prospering day by day."

"But later, my father got old, and there was no one in the family who could take the lead. My father always doted on me and was afraid that I would be helpless after his death, so he wanted me to marry a A wishful man."

"He chose you at that time, but I chose Luo Shuichuan of the Luo family, so that year, I married Luo Shuichuan."

"Not long after, my father passed away."

"Sure enough, with his death, the family lost its leader, internal strife broke out within the family, and it gradually fell apart."

"Everyone says that a camel is bigger than a horse if you are thin. Logically speaking, my family should be able to guarantee prosperity and wealth, and even be an official in the court. Together we can be a powerful force. However, civil strife has led to the decline of the family!"

"Later, Emperor Jingming died and lost the emperor's trust. There was no one in the Wu family and the country was in turmoil. My brothers and younger brothers soon lost all their family property and were penniless!"

"I married Luo Shuichuan, he is known as a genius."

"I originally thought that Luo Shuichuan could become a high school scholar, become a reliable backer, bring me glory and wealth, bring me power and wealth, and at least become a third-grade official."

"In the end, he didn't pass the Jinshi exam!"

"He failed every test, became discouraged every time, and his grades were not as good as every time. His mentality was really bad and he became more and more stupid."

"All I did was drink and drink all day long. My gentle and elegant temper became violent, and I started to hit people. I would hit me when I had nothing to do. I only knew how to vomit on the women at home. I really regret it. During that time, I always had Blue and purple..."

Wu Xuefei shed tears as she spoke.

It was as if he wanted to tell all the grievances he had felt.

Zhao Xuanqi asked: "What will happen if your husband fails to pass the Jinshi examination? At that time, he was also a scholar, and his family was in the capital and had a big business. You should not be reduced to this situation. What happened later? what?"

Wu Xuefei came back to her senses, her wrinkles were bunched up, and veins popped out in the hand holding the cane. An expression of resentment gradually appeared on her face, and she said with a look of hatred:

"It's all Luo Shuichuan's fault!"

"He wants to take the imperial examination and is going crazy."

"He didn't want to be an official with the reputation of being a scholar, so he wanted to cling to the reputation of being a Jinshi. In the end, he became obsessed. Later, he led the entire family to convince the head of the Luo family, his father, to bribe the examiner..."

"How dare he do such a big thing as imperial examination fraud!"

"As a result, the Dongchuang Incident happened and the examiner was sacked. Luo Shuichuan died miserably because he was the main conspirator. Even the entire Luo family was limping because of this incident and lost its status in the officialdom. I was regarded as an ominous person. Zhao, was kicked out of the Luo family directly..."

"They all think I'm unlucky. They think it was my marriage to Luo Shuichuan that made Luo Shuichuan so miserable! This caused the entire Luo family to fall into ruin. They put all the blame on me!"

"I have become an unlucky thing. Even the people in the entire capital think so. Everyone sees me as an unlucky thing and refuses to accept me. It is bad luck to come into contact with me. My relatives and friends also despise me..."

"At that time, I was already three months pregnant, had no relatives, and only a small amount of money. I was all alone. I simply couldn't stay in a big place like the capital."

"I was desperate, so I returned to Ziyun County alone with my few possessions, returned to my hometown, rented a shabby house, and started living alone."

"I was holding my breath. I thought that even if I am alone, I can support the older children and shine brightly. I am not a bad omen!"

"So, I started living alone, and gave birth to a baby in one winter. It was a baby. Giving birth to the baby also consumed all my property."

"In order to raise this child, I worked hard from dawn to dusk, but some things are easier said than done."

"I have been pampered since I was a child. I don't know anything, so I have to learn everything all over again. In order to make money, I can only do everything, even the lowest and most tiring jobs!"

"I can only earn money by doing hard work, and I also do things that farmers can do, whether it's embroidery, carrying burdens and cutting firewood, or farming and harvesting rice..."

"I want to raise my child, let him study, and make him proud of his ancestors!"

The old lady talked about how difficult these years have been.

She rambled on, slowly pouring out all the hard work she had endured over the years as well as all the looks and grievances she had received.

It can be seen that in order to make money and support her family, she has indeed paid a lot as a female prostitute.

So much so that she, who was originally proud and arrogant, has now become so old, so vicissitudes of life, so bitter and downcast.

Only when she talks about her children, Wu Xuefei's face will show brief happiness.

However, this happiness did not last long.

Wu Xuefei suddenly showed deep sadness, her voice was trembling, and she continued with a sad emotion:
"Over the years, I have endured a lot of hardships, working hard from dawn to dusk, and my hands have thick calluses. The burden of life has also crushed my shoulders and turned me into a hunchback. I finally managed to pull this child up..."

"My son gradually grew up, started studying, passed the examination to become a scholar in his 20s, got married and gave birth to a son."

"My son has great confidence in the imperial examination. He is waiting for the time to come. He is gentle and considerate, and he is considerate of me as an old mother. The family situation is gradually getting better, and life is gradually looking forward to..." I have been tired for so long, and I have worked so hard. After working hard for this family for so long, I feel that the light is right in front of me, and I feel that I am about to escape from this sea of ​​suffering, but oh but..."

"Just a few days ago, my son was out playing with his grandson. He accidentally fell into the river and died!"

"In order to save his father, my grandson went into the water to save others in anxiety. As a result... they drowned together in the water. Both father and son died at the same time."

Wu Xuefei could no longer control her emotions. She broke up and covered her cheeks. She cried and said: "My daughter-in-law was so sad that she also threw herself into the river. In the blink of an eye, I was the only one left in the family." ah!"

"It took a lot of effort for me to get through this moment, and it took a lot of effort for me to see the light, but it's gone!"

"Why does God do this to me?"

"I not only lost my son, but also my grandson. The male in the family died. I gave away my white-haired man to my black-haired man. God is so unfair!"

"It's a pity that their bodies are still floating in the river. They have sunk into the river and are difficult to find. In order to hire someone to salvage their bodies, I have exhausted all my family's money..."

"It's a pity that my family has no money. I can't buy land or a coffin. I can't bury my son and grandson in peace. No one is willing to help me..."

Having said this, Wu Xuefei suddenly knelt on the ground, her trembling body, and kept kowtowing to Zhao Xuanqi:

"I accidentally heard that you were passing by here. I really can't do anything, so I can only ask you for help."

"I hope you can help me because we have known each other and because my father has helped you."

"I only need a little money, not too much. It's good for my children and grandchildren to be buried in peace. Then my daughter-in-law can be buried in peace..."

Zhao Xuanqi listened to Wu Xuefei's words.

Listen to her miserable past.

I feel particularly uncomfortable.

The white-haired person sends the black-haired person!

Sons, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law!

Overnight, everything turned upside down, but that's all!

Logically speaking, Wu Xuefei had ridiculed Zhao Xuanqi when she was young, and even looked down upon Zhao Xuanqi. Zhao Xuanqi would not have too much sympathy for her. He should have ridiculed her unscrupulously at this time and added insult to injury.

In fact, Zhao Xuanqi didn't feel any ridicule, he only felt uncomfortable and emotional.

Everyone is ignorant when they are young. Wu Xuefei was arrogant and ignorant when she was young, and life has taught her lessons.

No matter how good Wu Xuefei is, she has not actually harmed Zhao Xuanqi. She can still be regarded as an old friend of Zhao Xuanqi. Her father did give Zhao Xuanqi great help.

My old friend is in despair!
The ancients are gradually withering away!

Zhao Xuanqi is 58 years old, and Wu Xuefei is 60 years old. After seeing each other again, they look like this now.

All he had in his heart was the feeling that his old friend was in a state of decline and that his past people had withered away.

In the past, women from prosperous and proud wealthy families arrogantly shouted that they would only marry proud women of the third rank, but now they have ended up in such a miserable end. The world is unpredictable, and it is really sad.

Zhao Xuanqi looked at the woman who was kneeling on the ground and kept kowtowing humbly. He looked at her hunched back and her face full of hard work, and felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

He immediately told others: "She is indeed my old friend. Give her 200 taels of silver and escort her home safely!"

This amount of money is nothing to Zhao Xuanqi, but for ordinary people, it is enough to live a happy life for more than ten years.

At Wu Xuefei's age, she could use this little money to bury her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson in a decent funeral.

At the same time, she can use the remaining money to support her family and spend the rest of her old age. It is also enough for her to live a stable and happy old age without having to worry about money.

The others nodded and said, "Yes!"

The guard took out 200 taels of silver from the side and slowly handed it to the woman kneeling on the ground.

"Thank you, thank you!"

"I still want to bury my son and grandson, so I'm going to take my leave now."

Wu Xuefei kept kowtowing to thank her, then slowly took the silver and tried to stand up.

She slowly walked away to the side road and refused to be escorted by others.

She was limping, her back was hunched, and she could only use crutches to walk with difficulty. Her back was extremely miserable.

Zhao Xuanqi looked at Wu Xuefei's retreating figure and felt sad in his heart.

Things are impermanent.

Being able to meet this old friend here and seeing his vicissitudes of life made Zhao Xuanqi deeply moved!

However, when he lowered his head, he discovered something.

I saw some silver scattered on the ground where Wu Xuefei was kneeling just now. It turned out that after she took the 200 taels of silver, she did not take away all the 200 taels of silver. She only took away one ingot of silver and the rest. The extra money was quietly scattered on the ground through the large clothes and was not taken away!
She just took away enough money to bury her son and grandchildren!
For other money, it’s not that difficult to make a penny!

This 200 taels of silver could make an ordinary person rich for a lifetime. She was not tempted at all. She only took away the money she should take away and rejected Zhao Xuanqi's kindness!

This made Zhao Xuanqi extremely stunned.

suddenly feel,

So many years have passed.

This woman is still proud!

Although life has smoothed her edges, made her not lower her head to do some hard and tiring work, made her appear humble and humble, and made her work hard to earn money, but she has always been buried deep in her heart with arrogance, otherwise she would not have One person gritted her teeth and raised her children to adulthood, allowed her children to study, and even allowed her children to pass the exam to be a scholar. She was always proud of this in her heart!

With all her pride, she had no choice but to borrow money from Zhao Xuanqi when her son and grandson died. But the pride she had left made her choose to take away only a piece of silver. She would not have much face or dignity. Take, this is the few self-esteem she has, and it is also the only pride she has left in front of her old friend Zhao Xuanqi.

But after burying her son and grandson, Wu Xuefei's family had no money at all. How could she, an old lady, live on?
Zhao Xuanqi closed his eyes and looked into the distance again, taking one last look at the back of the old lady who was getting further away.

Suddenly there was a trace of sadness in his heart, and with his last hope for beauty, Zhao Xuanqi silently wished this old friend a happy future life.

There may have been some unpleasant conflicts in the past, but now Zhao Xuanqi does express his heartfelt blessings...

This is just an episode.

After Wu Xuefei left, Zhao Xuanqidao's convoy continued on its way, and it didn't take long before it successfully returned to the capital and the prosperous city of Luoyang.

The Zhao family's mansion is spacious and luxurious.

However, Zhao Xuanqi's heart was empty. Without his wife at home, he always felt that he was getting older.

He subconsciously walked around the empty house, but he still couldn't find a place to stay.

The home is large, but there are very few traces left by Zhao Xuanqi, because he usually doesn't stay at home very much and always handles government affairs outside.

Everything in the house was purchased by the wife, who has indeed left. All that is left are paintings all over the house, which were slowly embroidered by the wife when she missed her husband.

These paintings accumulated over time, spread throughout the house and hung in every room. They were huge in number and symbolized all the thoughts of women.

Zhao Xuanqi came to his wife's room and looked at the paintings all over the room, feeling suddenly empty in his heart.

"Time is so hard, my wife is dying of old age, and I am getting old too!"

He picked up a painting casually, looked at the young and handsome self in the painting, and then looked at the old and vicissitudes of himself in the mirror next to him.

Suddenly I felt like I was really old!

This era no longer belongs to you!

I have become a figure from the old era!

Zhao Xuanqi is now 58 years old, close to 60 years old. His body is seriously ill and weak, and his energy is getting worse day by day. He suddenly feels that it is time for him to come to an end.

Now, Emperor Qianli is 15 years old. He has inherited the heroic appearance of his father, Emperor Qinglong. He is tall and powerful, and he already has his own unique ideas and extraordinary mind.

Zhao Xuanqi knew that Emperor Qianli respected and obeyed him on the surface, but secretly he was making small moves with those great scholars every day.

Emperor Qianli was not close to Zhao Xuanqi. He was the son of the late Emperor Qinglong and a palace girl, and he had no status.

The throne came to Emperor Qianli from the air, and he was usually educated by the little people in court, so he had a relatively cold personality since he was a child.

In addition, Emperor Qianli was educated by several other great scholars, and Zhao Xuanqi has always been the regent. For an emperor as independent as he is, Emperor Qianli's sense of Zhao Xuanqi is not much better.

Zhao Xuanqi's thoughts were swirling in his mind, and he suddenly thought of his sons.

Most of the time, Zhao Xuanqi was busy dealing with other things and had no time to educate his children, so his children were brought up by his wife.

His wife has a weak and gentle personality, and she only loves her children and daughter. Now she looks like a complete playboy.

Not only do they not know how to behave, but they are also very easy to offend others. They are not good at studying and practicing martial arts. They are very unsatisfactory and have no future.

It can be said that they failed more than succeeded.

If his sons really had some ability, maybe Zhao Xuanqi could give it a try, but with their appearance, everything was meaningless. Zhao Xuanqi just felt that the mud could not support the wall, and being able to live in peace and wait for death was considered a good ending.

Zhao Xuanqi felt that if he didn't do something at this time, then after his death, if his descendants were so incompetent and offended, the entire family would be liquidated.

The back wave of the Yangtze River pushes the front wave, and the front wave dies on the beach.

This era, after all, belongs to those young people.

Things have changed, everything has come to an end, and our own era has come to an end.

Zhao Xuanqi sighed, with complex emotions in his chaotic eyes, and suddenly murmured to himself: "Maybe... maybe I should take the initiative to talk to the little emperor..."

(End of this chapter)