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    It was approaching evening, and the snow gradually stopped. A corner door on the side of the drum room in the northeast corner of the palace opened, and a warm sedan came out.

    Two eunuchs in casual clothes carried the sedan chair southward along the footpath under the palace wall, passed through Baotaifang, and finally stopped at the entrance of the neighborhood leading to the lantern market to hold the sedan chair.

    A pair of grandparents got out of the sedan. The grandfather was nearly fifty years old. He was holding a cane in one hand and holding the four or five-year-old boy in the other hand. Two figures, one older and one younger, continued to walk slowly forward along the street.  .

    Ten steps later, several guards, also in civilian clothes, followed silently.

    Grandparents and grandchildren entered the lantern market.  But I saw that there were many shops and lavish restaurants on both sides of the street. It was not yet dark. There were tall lanterns in front of every house, and the lights were brighter inside. There were clouds of guests, bursts of laughter, and there were dragons, horses, and carriages flowing continuously.  , the whole street, from a distance, looks like a silver dragon winding and crawling forward.

    This is the most beautiful place outside the imperial palace in the capital.  The atmosphere of wealth and prosperity, the prosperity of the imperial capital, is probably nothing more than that.

    The so-called lantern market was originally just a lantern market set up by Taizu on the east side of the palace to entertain the people during the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, every year around the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court would set up a splendid colorful building to attract people from the north and south.  Wealthy businessmen put up lanterns and set off fireworks at night, and the whole city, from princes and ministers to ordinary people, no matter high or low, came here to admire the lanterns and have fun, and lingered here.  It was ten days before and after, but later it was gradually changed to three times on the fifth, fifteenth, twentieth and January of each month. Later, this place gathered jewelry and antiques, fragrant silks, porcelain brocades, rare goods from the north and south, overseas treasures, and more.  Restaurants, shops, and mansions meander all the way to the east, stretching for dozens of miles.  To this day, although the name of the lantern market remains unchanged, it is no longer limited to the Lantern Festival or the market held three times a month. Throughout the year, unless there are special circumstances, people come and go, and the lights often stay up all night long.

    Ci'er followed her grandfather and walked through the streets filled with passers-by dressed in light fur and fine clothes. She looked left and right. After walking through the busiest street in the lantern market, she already had several toys in her arms, all of which she had just passed by.  When he was in a street shop, the guard bought it for him.  Although my legs and feet were a little tired, I was very excited. I followed my grandfather back to the soft sedan waiting at the end of the street and asked questions.

    Xiao Lie responded one by one and finally said: "Ci'er, is this place good?"

    Ci'er nodded: "Okay."

    He thought for a moment, raised his face and asked again: "Grandpa Huang, you said you would take me to see the world, is this the world?"

    Xiao Lie said: "Grandpa Huang will take you to another place. You will know later."

    The Nuan sedan kept moving forward, and after walking for what seemed like a long way, it finally stopped and the sedan was pressed down again.

    Ci'er followed her grandfather and got out of the sedan chair. She looked up and looked around, slightly startled.

    The street in front of you is narrow and dark, with low and dilapidated houses on both sides. The snow in the middle of the road has been trampled into a dirty black color.  The weather was cold and it was getting dark soon. Almost all the houses on both sides of the street had their doors and windows closed, and it was pitch dark inside. Only a few households occasionally had some dim lights shining through the gaps.  At a glance, the front not far away was pitch black.  There were only a few pedestrians on the road, and even those walking on the road all shrank their heads and hands, with sad expressions on their faces.

    "Compared with the scene just seen in the lantern market, it's like one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.

    The appearance of this pair of grandparents seems a bit abnormal.  The few passers-by who bumped into each other glanced twice and then had no intention of looking at them. They walked in a hurry, thinking they were in a hurry to go home, eat a hot meal, drink a hot soup, and warm themselves up from the cold.  Stiff hands and feet eliminate the hard work of running around outside for a day.

    A girl about the same age as Ci'er was wearing a blue floral jacket that might have been remade from her mother's clothes - the jacket was very old, and the white floral flowers on it were turning a moldy old yellow.  Presumably not warm either.  The girl ignored the cold and stood on the threshold of the half-open door, breathing into the palm of her hand and looking out, as if she was waiting for someone, and it seemed that she had been waiting for some time.

    Ci'er rarely saw children of her own age, so she stopped and looked at the girl with wide eyes.  The girl noticed him and took another look at Xiao Lie beside him and the guards following closely behind him. She seemed to be afraid and immediately closed the door.

    Ci'er raised her head, glanced at her grandfather who was looking at him with a smile, scratched his head, and had no choice but to continue moving forward. At this time, there was a sound of crunching footsteps coming from the snow behind him.

    Ci'er turned around and saw a salesman carrying a load of goods coming up behind him.  Probably because of the bad weather, he didn't seem to have sold much of his stuff, and the burden looked very heavy.

    The broken door that had been closed just now suddenly opened again with a "squeak", and thenWhat?  "

    Ci'er shook his head: "Ci'er doesn't know."

    "What the emperor has to do is to rule the world."

    Ci'er's eyes shone slightly: "Grandpa Huang, I understand! The so-called governing the world means governing all the people."

    Xiao Lie smiled and nodded, his eyes filled with joy.

    "What Ci'er said is absolutely true. Grandpa Huang took you out for a walk today. There are aristocratic places and wealthy people in the capital, but after all, there are only a few, and the greater number are those who work for a mouthful of food for the whole family.  Hard-working people. Ci'er also saw that even under the eyes of Grandpa Huang, there were so many people who didn't have enough to eat, didn't wear warm clothes, and didn't have a tile to cover them in the snow. The capital is like this, and the world  So big, do you think, how many such things are there? What the emperor has to do is to heal the world and let more people have food to eat, clothes to wear, and houses to live in. Do you understand?"

    Ci'er nodded slowly.

    "Ci'er, the emperor is old and cannot continue to be emperor. When the emperor can no longer do it, the emperor wants Ci'er to continue to do so, so that the world can be peaceful and all people can return to their rightful ways. Are you willing?"

    Ci'er nodded, then shook her head: "Grandpa Huang, I want to ask my parents first."

    Xiao Lie said: "Okay. Your parents should be returning to Beijing soon. Grandpa Huang will ask your parents first. If they agree, Ci'er will also agree, okay?"

    "good."

    Xiao Lie stared at him: "Ci'er, being a good emperor will be very hard, and it may even cost you something precious. But this is how people are born. If you gain something, you will lose something. You remember  Grandpa Zhuhuang, you will understand when you grow up in the future."

    Ci'er nodded: "Ci'er remembers it." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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