si-mexico Chapter 461 Ancient Natural Disasters 1
Chapter 461 Ancient Natural Disasters 1
In the Great Xuan Dynasty, a heavy snowfall suddenly arrived a few days ago during the sweltering summer.
In just one night, the temperature plummeted, and everything was covered in snow, gradually turning into a frozen wasteland.
Many people never woke up again overnight.
On the wide but uneven official road, a group of people were traveling.
Leading the way were several officers and soldiers, some riding horses and others driving several horse-drawn carts loaded with food and baggage.
Behind them followed a group of about a hundred prisoners, their faces covered in dust and dressed in burlap cotton clothes, walking with difficulty.
As soon as Zhong Ning arrived, she felt cold all over, especially her feet, which were so cold that she couldn't feel them at all. Her body was just moving forward instinctively.
Although there was a cloth covering my face, it couldn't stop the cold wind from stinging my skin.
With a slight movement of her fingers, her spiritual energy circulated throughout her body, instantly dispelling the chill and shutting out the icy winds around her.
She didn't repair the slightly reddened skin on her face, otherwise it would be too obvious; she only eliminated the stinging sensation inside.
When I touched what I was wearing, it was a cotton coat that was slightly rough on the outside and soft and thick on the inside.
Beside her walked a man, who, like her, carried a bundle on his shoulder.
He was wearing shackles on his feet, walking with his eyes looking straight ahead, his face also covered by a cloth and turned to the side, so his appearance was not visible.
Still unaware of her identity, and focused on their journey, no one noticed her change: "Xiao Qi, transfer memories and plot!"
"Good host."
A large chunk of memory entered Zhong Ning's mind, but she maintained her walking posture.
The current emperor of the Great Xuan Dynasty, Sikong Zhen, was a diligent and benevolent ruler who loved his people when he first ascended the throne.
But in old age, they seem to be at an extreme compared to their youth, becoming senile, immoral, and suspicious.
First, ministers who spoke in the morning court in a way that displeased him would be punished by him under some pretext.
Furthermore, he was wary of meritorious officials and suppressed them, and he was suspicious of adult princes and unwilling to relinquish power.
Finally, the government disregarded public opinion and the lives of its people, prioritizing only pleasure, which made life increasingly difficult for ordinary people.
The male protagonist of the story is Sikong Yuan, the sixth son of the current emperor. His mother passed away two years ago, and Sikong Yuan has been talented in martial arts since childhood.
Therefore, after he came of age, he led troops to fight and was stationed on the border to prevent invasion by neighboring countries. He made outstanding achievements and was very popular among the people.
This made the emperor even more wary of him. Not long ago, the sixth prince, Sikong Yuan, was betrothed to the daughter of the prime minister as soon as he returned to the court.
On the day of the wedding, Sikong Yuan was accused of harboring rebellious intentions and colluding with forces from various border countries in an attempt to rebel.
The emperor refused to listen to any explanation and directly punished the sixth prince's faction.
Sikong Yuan was demoted to a commoner and exiled to Lingnan along with his faction. He himself was tortured, which rendered him unable to walk.
The female protagonist of the world is Ye Baiwei, who transmigrated into the book. She is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family who married the sixth prince, Sikong Yuan.
Yuan Ye Baiwei's mother died early, and her father remarried. A motherless child is like a blade of grass, and she lives worse than a favored maid in the Prime Minister's mansion.
Prime Minister Ye was shrewd and calculating. He had long seen that the Emperor was dissatisfied with the Sixth Prince, so he married off the unfavored daughter of the First Wife to the prince.
After Ye Baiwei married into the family, the sixth prince severed all ties with her father after his accident.
Ye Baiwei, the legitimate daughter of the former Prime Minister's family, died from the shock of her wedding night, which led to the transmigration of a female protagonist with the same name, Ye Baiwei.
The male and female protagonists are married first and then fall in love. They support each other on their journey of exile and develop feelings for each other over time.
The female protagonist, Ye Baiwei, was a doctor in her previous life. She transmigrated into the book and knew what would happen next. She also brought with her a medical space and healed the male protagonist's leg on the way to exile.
Later, the male and female protagonists planned to rebel, but natural disasters made things much more difficult for them. The year was divided into two seasons, first the Great Cold and then the Great Heat, both of which were extreme weather events.
In the end, the male protagonist ascended the throne, the female protagonist became the empress, the harem was empty, and of all the beautiful women in the world, he only chose one.
The male and female protagonists are dedicated to benefiting the people and creating a peaceful and happy life for them.
The original owner of Zhong Ning's body, Du Yulan, was the only daughter of the Minister of Rites.
At the same time, the Emperor bestowed upon Situ Xiu, the second son of the Marquis of Anning, the maternal family of the Sixth Prince, in marriage.
The Marquis of Anning's family has a good family tradition. They have only two legitimate sons, the eldest son Situ Cheng and the second son Situ Xiu, who are brothers born of the same mother. Therefore, the family is relatively harmonious.
This is also why the original owner's parents were relatively satisfied with the marriage when they learned that she had been betrothed to the Marquis of Anning's mansion.
As the heir apparent, Situ Cheng married the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works as his heir apparent's wife. The two had a son and a daughter. He always stayed by the Marquis's side and also served in the court.
Situ Xiu was just over twenty years old and had been studying at home, preparing to take the imperial examination.
On the day of the incident, he hadn't even spoken to the original owner of the body; it was only during their exile that they had a brief exchange.
Although the two did not yet have feelings for each other, as a responsible man, Situ Xiu still took good care of his new wife.
Because the Emperor had planned this all along, the wedding of the two was scheduled for the same day as the wedding of the sixth prince.
Unlike Ye Baiwei, the original owner of this body was the only daughter in her family and the legitimate daughter, and she grew up being pampered at home.
The only fright she experienced was on the day she married Situ Xiu. Right after the wedding ceremony, something happened at the Marquis's mansion, and she has been living in fear ever since.
On the day of her exile, the weather turned strange again. Her family, feeling sorry for their only daughter, quickly sent her cotton clothes and gold and silver, which made the journey less difficult.
The cotton-padded clothes they sent were also well-made; they looked ordinary on the outside, but were soft inside and filled with good cotton, so that no one would covet them.
Several silver notes were sewn inside the clothes, showing the thoughtfulness of the original owner's family. It was just that she was in poor health and couldn't make it on the way, which led to Zhong Ning's arrival.
As for why her family didn't advise the original owner to divorce Situ Xiu.
This is because they also realized from this marriage that the Emperor had opinions about the Minister's Mansion, and they didn't know when something might happen to the Minister's Mansion.
They were spared from being implicated this time only because Minister Du intervened, though he pitied his own daughter.
So they sent a lot of money, all because they were afraid their daughter wouldn't have a good time on the road, but they couldn't let people know openly, lest it attract covetous eyes. With such a rush of time, they had put in some effort to prepare.
Those who were sent off and given gifts on their journey to exile fared better, while those who received no gifts or even any preparations had to spend several times more money to buy cotton-padded clothes from the officials.
The male lead's mother died early, and his entire maternal family was exiled. The female lead severed ties with her family, and no one cared about her, so naturally no one sent them anything.