had her eyes sparkling with excitement. "Auntie, is that true Wonderful!"They were a couple with only one child, a son named Gou Sheng. They had already narrowly escaped being killed by bandits before...The woman felt wronged and was just as worried about the drought as everyone else. She retorted sharply, “When I was carrying firewood, didn’t you tell me to carry more Now you’re backtracking and taking it out on me!”

"Dead woman, who gave you the guts to yell at me!" The man rushed towards his wife in the dark.

He originally wanted to slap him, but it turned out that his wife's hometown was in the same area as the Li family's ancestral land, and it was icy and snowy for most of the year.

This woman had always been a fighter, battling against the heavens, the earth, and even the storms. Whenever she stepped out of the house, if her luck was bad, she'd run into black bears and wild wolves, forcing her to fight for her life.

A woman who grew up this way, each and every one of them is amazing, not inferior to men in any way.

So, this man who wanted to beat his wife was in a sorry state.

Before his slap could land on his wife's face, she scratched him across the face with her claw. He cried out in pain, only to be kicked in the groin by his wife. He instantly crumpled to the ground, rolling around in agony.

"Good-for-nothing coward, you can't even beat the heavens, so you take me as dough to knead, is that it If you dare touch me again, I’ll leave you and let you live a lonely life, drinking cold wind! "The wife cursed with gusto, spat, then went back into the room to sleep.

The men were left blushing, embarrassed by the spectacle of their ordeal watched by the whole village.

Luckily, it was dark outside. Otherwise, I would be too embarrassed to show my face…

Without mentioning the hustle and bustle inside and outside the city, as the sun rose, a new day began.

Another result, bustling and quickly spread to everyone's ears.

As it turns out, Chang Ling, the garrison commander on duty last night at Xindu City Gate, was so delighted to see the rain that he stood on the ramparts to admire it. Unfortunately, he lost his footing and fell down...

Dead!

This came out of nowhere! I can't believe it!

Although he was a commander guarding the city gate, he probably hadn't drawn his sword many times. But he was always strong and powerful, with high martial arts skills.

How could he possibly die from falling off the city wall again!

Some couldn't help but speculate about conspiracy theories, but last night those around General Chang were all his trusted soldiers and there weren't any outsiders. It's absolutely impossible for anyone to harm General Chang!

Besides, I haven't heard of any new thieves or bandits appearing in Xinzhou recently. The barbarians have been driven to the border by the Northern Expeditionary Army and are almost forced to retreat back to the grasslands...

All in all, it's just bad luck for Chang Tongling.

The wails of the common folk shook the heavens, especially those of the concubines and several illegitimate children.

However, the general's legitimate wife held their eldest son, her face cold and expressionless.

All relatives and friends came to pay their respects at the spirit altar set up by the Chang family.

The Emperor even sent Feng Gonggong, the deputy chief eunuch, to the Chang family to deliver an imperial edict.

The rank of the general was promoted, and he was rewarded with 200 taels of silver to buy incense, candles, and paper money.

Chang Fu-ren led everyone in her household to kneel and express their gratitude.

All the onlookers expressed their admiration and even envy.

"The Imperial favor towards the Chang family is strong. It's a pity that General Chang died so suddenly."

"Yes, when Chang Tongling got married, it was the Emperor who personally bestowed the marriage. If nothing unexpected happened, it would be very easy to become a general of the third rank in the future."

"It's a pity, General Chang is so unfortunate. What will become of all the women and children in his household now!"

The old patriarch and matriarch of the Chang family died young. Most of their relatives remained in their ancestral home and did not move to the new capital.

Therefore, the Chang family did not have much kinship interaction or reliance in their daily lives.

Perhaps this is also why the Emperor trusted General Chang more...

In a few days, because the weather was too hot, the body could not be kept, so the general was burned to ashes and placed in an urn.

Outside the platform was a fine sandalwood coffin, carried and placed at the outskirts' funeral home, awaiting the family's decision.

And Madam Chang also quickly gave all the new residents of Xin Du an answer.

She decided to take everyone in the family, big and small, to send her husband's coffin back to their ancestral burial ground. Afterward, she settled down, farmed the land, and taught her children to read.

Some people expressed pity, some agreed, and others said that Lady Chang's faithfulness to her husband was admirable.

Before, there were always people coming and going from our neighbors' houses. They would come to visit, bring gifts, help sell the house, and connect us with merchants, doing their part and leaving a good impression.

Who knows if the Chang family's children will ever pass the imperial examinations and come to Xindu If the Emperor still remembers General Chang, then their future will be bright.

During this time, another incident occurred in the Chang family. Chang Lingtong's most beloved concubine, who had always been frail and sickly, missed her deceased husband so much that she too passed away.

Chang's wife ordered the maidservant to be burned as well, and her ashes were placed in Chang Ling's coffin. Then, she quickly set off on their journey.

For this reason, the people of Xindu talked about it for several days. Even after tea and meals, they had no shortage of topics to discuss.

Only the buyers of the Chang family's courtyard felt a bit unlucky and hired a Taoist priest to perform a ritual, getting some psychological comfort...

When this news reached the palace, the third princess was leisurely carving a jade gourd while saying, "This Chang shi is truly timid. Now that her husband is gone, she's afraid to stay in Xin Du She wants to provide for her children's education, but wouldn't Lu An Academy be better than the academy in her hometown"

Jiayin, with nothing to do, prepared some herbs and planned to make a few pouches and sachets to hang outside her bed curtain to keep away mosquitoes.

If it's effective, then distribute some to the eunuchs and maidservants of Zhi Lan Palace as well.

After all, both she and the third princess were bitten, and there was ointment to apply.

But the eunuchs and maids could only bear it when bitten, and they scratched their flesh until it broke if they couldn't help themselves.

Of course, Jia Yin also had ointments that could be given to them, but doing so would inevitably provoke jealousy from the palace maids and eunuchs in other places, who would occasionally try to trip up the people in Zhi Lan Palace.

Human nature is complex and unpredictable, so it's best to try to prevent problems at the source.

At this moment, she was stuffing herbs into her pouch when she heard the Third Princess say this, and she laughed, "Lady Chang is a smart woman."

"Smart Where's the smart" The third princess was unwilling to concede, and wanted to argue a few more points. But Shuiling had already smiled and handed over a silver spoon, persuading her, "Princess, why don't you try scooping some up and eating it In past years, when my young masters were at home, they were most eager to eat this way, saying it was more thirst-quenching."

As expected, the Third Princess, interested, took the spoon, scooped a mouthful of melon heart, and then happily squinted her eyes, mumbling, "Mmm, so sweet, so refreshing!"

And she didn't forget to slip Jia Yin a bite.

Jia Yin didn't stand on ceremony with her either, telling Shui Ling to get another spoon, and the two of them started scrambling to eat it.

The other half of the jade gourd, naturally, was given to Shui Ling, Shui Yun, and Cai Yun.

In a short while, the jade melon was reduced to its rind, and all five of them, master and servant alike, had rounded bellies.

The third princess leaned back in her chair, sighing, "Next life, I want to be reincarnated as a watermelon farmer. I'd spend my days squatting in the fields, and eat whatever melon I wanted whenever I wanted!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Yin merely smiled but said nothing.

She didn't say how many acres of jade melon the old and young people in Suijin Beach had planted, but none of them were willing to eat...

"This Lady Chang is quite intelligent, she left swiftly!" In the imperial study, the Emperor was also eating jade-like melon, and he was "praising" Lady Chang.

Yi Zongguan couldn't fathom the emperor's intentions. Was he going to spare the old and young of the Chang family, or was he planning to exterminate them

He smiled and stepped forward, offering a wet cloth and saying, "Your Majesty, you shouldn't eat too much of the jade melon. It might upset your stomach. Would you like some warm tea instead"ong word could lead to disaster.Having someone familiar with court etiquette and rules around her son would allow her and her whole family to rest easy.The steward of the Hou Mansion was left to eat l...