Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 24
Ma Qifeng was resting his eyes with his eyes closed, and was woken up by the children's small movements. He saw his daughter reaching out and waving at him, Yin... Yinzi, you read that right!He took a step forward and reached out to grab the thing in his daughter's hand, "It's...it's real...Min'er, where did you come from..."

Ma Min'er approached him and said softly, "Father, I'll tell you in detail when we're in exile. There were originally two taels, but we secretly stuffed a small piece for Aunt Guo, and we'll use the rest in exile."

"Min..."

"Father, I didn't steal or rob, I came from an aboveboard place, don't worry."

"Min'er..." Ma Qifeng, who didn't know how to live, was instantly activated by more than one tael of silver, and suddenly became energetic. He reached out and touched his daughter's head, "Good boy!"

The Ma family stayed in the temporary prison in Xing'an City Yamen for nearly ten days. During the ten days, they ate six meals. Counting it, they only ate something in two days. This is because of the teacher's sake, Mr. Yao Special care, if there is no such relationship, it is estimated that I will starve to death in the prison.

Ten days later, the Ma family was sent to the place of exile - Yunshui Town, a desolate town in the northwest of Yizhou.

At the gate of the city, Ma Min'er saw Master Yao again. He stood in front of his grandfather and gave a deep bow, "The students are sent here. Teacher, please take care."

The former imperial teacher Wang Chengzu, now exiled prisoner Ma Chengzu was expressionless, his old eyes seemed to have not looked at his students, after the students finished their ceremony, he turned and walked out of the city gate, staggering and aging.

"Teacher..." For a moment, Yao Zeliang choked up. In fact, his teacher is not a bad person, but for some reason he came to this point, his throat slid down, thousands of words, but only two words came out of his mouth: "Take care of yourself!"

Wang Chengzu paused for a moment, his old body seemed to be more tired.

Ma Qimeng bowed his hands to Yao Zeliang: "Thank you for your care, sir, Qimeng thanked my father."

"You're welcome!" Yao Zeliang shook his head lightly, "Take care along the way."

"Thank you!"

Seeing that Ma Liulang and his children had finally left the city gate, Mrs. Guo Li waved happily, "Daping, Erping, hurry up and follow."

"Here we come, mother!" Guo Daping, who was sitting at the corner of the city wall to enjoy the cool air, quickly picked up the package, and followed happily, holding his younger brother's hand.

Half a day later, Xing'an City was already far away, and along with the distance, there was still prosperity. Looking into the distance, the road ahead was desolate!Some people are greedy and refuse to move.

"Let's go?" The guard stared, "Don't think that Master Yao has taken care of you, so I dare not do anything to you?"

Ma Qiguang called out to his father: "Father, if you can't stay in the capital, can't you also in Xing'an City?"

Ma Chengzu didn't even look at his son, he sat on the bullock cart and stared straight ahead.

"Father—as long as you tell Lord Yao to intercede with the emperor for you, we can stay in Xing'an Mansion."

Yes, father, why don't you?This has always been what Ma Qimeng wanted to ask his father, but he dared not ask such a question as his son. Now someone finally asked it, and all eyes turned to Ma Chengzu, the head of the Ma family.

Ma Chengzu still looked ahead, and said to the coachman, "Hurry up!"

The coachman nodded, swung his whip, and shouted, "Moo, drive—"

"Father--"

"Father--"

Ma Qimeng was extremely disappointed, got into the bullock cart, waved his hands, "Let's go!"

Ma Qiguang didn't give up, and wanted to call again, but the old aunt dragged him to follow.Thanks to Master Yao, there were two bullock carts to take them to Yunshui Town, one with grandparents and the other with the descendants of the Ma family.

All the way to Yunshui, wandering slowly, it took nearly half a month to reach Yunshui Town, a small town with only two main streets in the vertical and horizontal directions, and these two main streets have a voice from the south, and one from the north. People can hear it, and people who wave from the east can see it from the west.

But...it's really a miniature town, Ma Miner thought speechlessly, maybe it's not even a small village, but after a while, she admitted that this is indeed a small town with an ancient history A small town, and the village under the jurisdiction of the small town is unsightly and unsightly. In comparison, Yunshui Town is really prosperous.

When the destination arrived, the escort sent the relevant documents to the person in charge of the Yunshui Town Yamen, and shouted: "The pavilion chief—"

"The villain is—"

"It is stated in the official document that Ma Chengzu is not allowed to leave Yunshui Town, the direct descendants of the Ma family are not allowed to leave the area of ​​Pingding County, and the rest of the concubines are not allowed to leave the area of ​​Yizhou, and they can live freely, just like local residents. Report the arrest to the county government, and let the county government report it to the government government immediately."

"Yes, the officer obeys."

"If you dereliction of duty, be careful that your official position will not be guaranteed."

"Yes, yes, my lord, the little ones dare not make mistakes."

"Well, that's good." The messenger said: "This is the household book of the Ma family, register it for them."

"Yes, my lord!" The pavilion chief of Yunshui Town quickly took the official document.

"The official document asks you to allocate housing and land to the Ma family, so you should do it quickly."

"Yes, my lord!"

Standing outside the town's yamen, under the scorching sun, Ma Min'er thought to herself, why didn't she get sunburned to death? Mother, the exiles in ancient times were not only so free, but also divided the house and land?
So what's the point of laboring and mobilizing people with shackles and escorts?Ma Miner couldn't figure it out.Not only that, but the Ma family can't figure it out?What does the emperor mean?
In the distant capital city, in the imperial palace, the Yizhou Disaster Response Booklets were presented one by one. The aged emperor kept coughing, and the attendant hurriedly stepped forward and gently stroked his back, "My lord, you have approved the official documents all morning. Please rest your breath."

"Ahem..." The old emperor shook his head, coughed for a while before recovering, and waited for his breath to calm down before opening his mouth, "I don't know when it will rain in Yizhou?"

"My lord, the celestial master said soon!"

With a cold snort, the old emperor sneered, "It's been almost a year. He either used secrets or the emperor's failure to prevaricate me. Do you think I'm a fool?"

The old servant was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe, he could only gently stroke the old emperor's back with his hands.

The old emperor narrowed his old eyes slightly, "Young Fu has arrived in Yunshui."

"Your Majesty, Lord Yao's brochure said it will be here soon."

"I don't know if he arrived at Yunshui and heard my arrangement, was he surprised or happy?"

"Back to the emperor, Lord Ma must thank Longen for his greatness."

"Haha..." The old emperor laughed suddenly, "I think he is only surprised but not happy."

"emperor……"

"Hmph..." The old emperor said coldly, "That's how I know him."

"emperor……"

"I've given the opportunity, but I want to see where the Ma family will go?"

The old servant looked at the emperor puzzled, wanted to say something, but didn't dare to ask a word.

The old emperor caught sight of the old servant's expression: "Do you want to ask, if this is the case, why did I take the trouble to take him to Yunshui Town?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this old servant is puzzled."

The old emperor narrowed his old eyes, "I'm afraid my young master wouldn't be able to understand."

"emperor……"

Although Ma Min'er didn't understand, since she doesn't have to work hard and is not imprisoned, it can't be better, except that she can't... wait, the official said just now that bastards can't go out of Yizhou, isn't that more free than direct lineage?

What does emperor mean?The scope of activities of the legitimate son is in Pingding County. In other words, is the future of the legitimate son only in Pingding County?Is this restricting their careers?
(End of this chapter)