Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

When Tang Yu was 13 years old, her two older brothers had already started their own families, and her parents began to choose a husband for her.

However, just as she began to look for a husband, the entire city was suddenly plunged into an unprecedented disaster—a plague.

At first, only a few people were infected, but then the disease spread rapidly, and people throughout the city began to die of serious illness.

Local witch doctors claimed this was "divine retribution," a punishment sent down by heaven, which must be appeased through sacrifices and prayers.

Tang Yu found this statement absurd and laughable.

She knew from a young age that rampant plagues were definitely caused by the spread of some kind of virus or bacteria, and had nothing to do with "divine retribution." As long as the source of transmission was cut off, the plague would naturally be brought under control.

So Tang Yu began to take action.

Although she had never studied medicine, she had a cheat code—"Xiao Qi" in her mind.

Xiao Qi is someone she has known since childhood. Although she chose to forget her past memories, Xiao Qi can always provide answers whenever she has any questions.

This time is no exception.

Tang Yu sought out Xiao Qi to ask how to stop the spread of the virus. Xiao Qi not only gave her detailed answers but also provided her with many medical books, valuable resources she had once collected.

With Xiaoqi's help, Tang Yu quickly organized her own family and the surrounding villagers to begin implementing quarantine measures.

She taught everyone how to maintain hygiene, how to avoid contact with patients, and how to disinfect water and food.

Although the villagers were terrified of the plague, under Tang Yu's leadership, everyone cooperated actively, hoping to overcome this disaster as soon as possible.

However, things did not go as smoothly as Tang Yu had expected.

Despite her thorough preparations, the spread of the plague could not be completely stopped.

Every time she thought things were getting better, all sorts of unexpected things would happen—sick people would suddenly appear among healthy people, those responsible for guarding would inexplicably “neglect their duties,” and some people would even seem to be manipulated, deliberately sabotaging the quarantine measures.

Tang Yu began to sense that something was wrong.

She could understand one or two accidents as coincidences, but the fact that someone would break the quarantine every time and deliberately let the plague spread further was clearly not a coincidence.

She frowned and asked Xiao Qi in her mind.

"Xiaoqi, what exactly is going on? I can understand one or two accidents, but every time someone breaks our quarantine and deliberately lets the plague spread more widely, is someone sabotaging us behind the scenes?"

Xiaoqi was silent for a moment before answering.

“Based on my analysis, this situation certainly doesn’t seem to have happened naturally. The spread of the plague is far beyond the normal range, and the way the isolation measures were breached each time is too ‘coincidental.’ I suspect that someone may be manipulating all of this in secret.”

Tang Yu's heart sank.

If someone is indeed manipulating the spread of the plague behind the scenes, what is their purpose? Is it to create panic, or is there another motive?

"Xiao Qi, can you help me find out who's behind this?" Tang Yu asked.

Xiaoqi's voice remained calm.

“I can try to analyze it, but I need more information. You can try to investigate whether there have been any unusual people or things in the city recently, especially those who suddenly appear or behave abnormally.”

Tang Yu nodded and began a more thorough investigation of the people around him.

Meanwhile, the situation in the city is getting worse.

The plague spread far faster than expected, causing panic among many people. Some even began to believe the claims of witch doctors, who believed it was "divine retribution" and that sacrifices were necessary to appease the wrath of heaven.

Tang Yu stood in the main room of his house, his gaze sweeping anxiously across the faces of his parents and brothers, trying to persuade them to abandon the superstitious belief of "divine retribution".

However, before she could organize her thoughts for the next round of remarks, her father, Tang Hong, spoke first.

“My child, after you came up with the method of epidemic prevention, I also feel that as long as the disease can be cured, it is not a big deal.”

Just now, Father received news that not only is the plague raging in our northern lands, but the well water in the east is so bitter that it is undrinkable, newborn babies in the south are dying, and the wheat in Xiqi is only growing seedlings and not bearing ears.

How could such a coincidence happen? This is clearly a punishment sent down by God!

Upon hearing this, Tang Yu's eyes widened in shock, her face filled with disbelief.

"Father, could this be a rumor? How could problems occur in all four parts of the world at the same time, and why are the disasters in different places different? This is too abnormal!"

Tang Yu's elder brother, Tang Kui, quickly chimed in.

"Little sister, this is no rumor. You know our family is in business and has many sources of information. These things are absolutely true, and the root of the problem lies in Chaoge!"

Therefore, the Marquis of Beibo is about to set off for Chaoge. Do you know what happened in Chaoge?

Tang Yu gently shook her head. She was still young, and the family business had little to do with her. She was also usually easygoing and rarely concerned herself with outside affairs.

When the girls get together, they mostly talk about jewelry and fabrics.

Her knowledge of Chaoge was limited to the fact that it was the capital of the country; she knew nothing else.

"Why exactly is this related to Chaoge?"

As soon as Tang Yu asked this question, her second brother, Tang Hui, picked up the conversation.

"When the Shang king ascended the throne, the Shang dynasty consulted the heavens to divine the fate of the nation. The tortoise shell shattered, foretelling that the Shang dynasty would be punished by heaven."

The reason was that a member of the Shang royal family had committed patricide and regicide, which was an unforgivable crime. Therefore, Heaven was angry and announced to the world on the day the Shang king ascended the throne that the descendants of Cheng Tang were no longer qualified to be the rulers of the world.

This matter was the talk of the town in Chaoge back then, and it's only recently reached our northern region.

Tang Yu was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth after hearing this.

In her mind, the Shang king of Chaoge had no connection with her life, and the Northern Marquis had always been in charge of the Northern Lands.

But now the succession to the throne has gone wrong, with heinous acts of patricide and regicide occurring, provoking Heaven's wrath and sending down divine punishment. All of this is truly absurd.

"Father, my two elder brothers, I don't understand the affairs of the court, nor do I know whether the patricide and regicide are true or false, and I don't know whether the King of Shang is still qualified to be the ruler of the world."

Let's assume this is true, and that the descendants of Cheng Tang are unworthy to be the rulers of the world. But if Heaven truly intends to punish them, then it should target those royal descendants!

"Now, a plague is raging here, the people in the east can't get clean water, babies in the south are struggling to survive, and the people of Xiqi can't get food. Isn't this absurd?"

Is this the way of Heaven—punishing us ordinary people? We haven't done anything to offend Heaven, so why should we suffer like this!

If all of this is true, then the Heavenly Dao is not worthy of ruling over all people under heaven, and should instead…

Tang Yu was emotional, and hesitated for a moment before speaking, but in the end, her indignation made her blurt out, "They should die!"

Upon hearing this, the family froze on the spot, as if they had been frozen in place.

The father, Tang Hong, changed his expression and hurriedly reprimanded him.

"What nonsense is this child spouting! How dare he curse the heavens?"

The second brother, Tang Hui, seemed to be deep in thought before speaking.

"I think my sister has a point. Why should we, ordinary people, be punished by heaven? What have we done wrong?"

The eldest brother, Tang Kui, also sighed and slowly spoke.

“Little sister, I have read the history books. When our ancestor Cheng Tang unified the world, he was too ruthless in killing and incurred divine punishment, resulting in a severe drought for seven years.”

In those years, famine was rampant, and people suffered terribly. When Heaven is dissatisfied with the ruler of the world, the calamities it sends down always target ordinary people like us.

After seven years of severe drought, how could the princes and nobles go hungry? It is only ordinary people like us who are starving to death in large numbers, and it has always been so.

But it wasn't until you said all this today, little sister, that it suddenly dawned on me: why do we have to suffer like this? Why are we always the ones punished by heaven?

After the three siblings vented their pent-up frustrations, Tang Hong's face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with a mixture of fear and anger.

He hurriedly issued a stern warning to the children.

“You siblings are simply insane! We have always revered the heavens and the gods, how can you spout such nonsense?”

In the past, Heaven sent down punishment, causing a drought that lasted for seven years. For the sake of the people, the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty built an altar to worship Heaven and even willingly set himself on fire. This moved Heaven to send down sweet rain, freeing the entire world from the drought.

Who do you think you are, to defy Heaven? If God hears you say such things, our whole family will suffer a terrible fate!

He paused, took a breath, and then continued.

"Moreover, although there has been a change in Chaoge this time, the Shang king has promised to follow the example of his ancestor Cheng Tang and build a sacrificial altar in Chaoge. On the day the altar is completed, he will immolate himself to sacrifice to heaven and plead for the Shang Dynasty."

At that time, the lives of the people will naturally improve, and the plague will disappear.

You siblings better not cause me any trouble, and don't go around saying anything out of line, understand?

After being sternly warned by their father, Tang Yu's eldest and second eldest brothers lowered their heads silently, not daring to say another word.

Tang Yu met her father's warning gaze, filled with resentment and anger, but could only reluctantly respond.

Back in her room, Tang Yu grew angrier the more she thought about it, her mind filled with doubts about this absurd affair.

"How could such an outrageous thing happen in this world? There are gods and demons in this world, and I myself am somewhat special, but no matter what, there should be rules to follow, right? Why should Heaven send down a plague to punish innocent people?"

The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became, and she couldn't help but complain to Xiao Qi in her mind.

"Have I ever experienced a world like this before? The more I think about it, the more absurd this world seems. Could it be that all the worlds I've experienced before were these ridiculous ones?"

Xiaoqi's voice remained calm as she answered truthfully.

“Every world has its own strangeness, but there is no such thing as the Heavenly Way deliberately sending down divine punishment to punish innocent people.”

Most worlds follow a cause-and-effect cycle, and it is truly absurd that in this situation, the ruler of the world makes a mistake, yet the people suffer the punishment.

Tang Yu's doubts were confirmed. Although she could not remember the details of the past, her likes and dislikes remained the same.

"What kind of garbage Heavenly Dao is this!" she cursed inwardly, then began to think about how to solve the current predicament.

After that, while helping the villagers in the surrounding area treat the plague, Tang Yu would intentionally or unintentionally inquire about the situation in Chaoge.

After some investigation, she learned that the King of Shang had summoned the four great marquises to Chaoge to pay homage to the king.

All the news at the moment came from Chaoge, even though his father and elder brother both said with certainty that these things were absolutely true.

But Tang Yu knew that rumors in this world could spread to an absurd degree, so she decided to go to Chaoge herself to find out the truth.

Just then, the Marquis of Bei was on his way to Chaoge, and Tang Yu felt this was an excellent opportunity.

After having made up her mind, Tang Yu began to plead with her father and brother, hoping that her family would agree to let her go to Chaoge.

But when the family heard this, they immediately erupted in anger, especially the father, Tang Hong, who widened his eyes and warned them with a worried expression.

"Chaoge is a long way away, and it is far too dangerous for you to go there. Why should a woman like you worry about such important matters of state? These are things that the King and the people in the court should be concerned about."

"We've barely managed to bring the plague under control here, so don't worry about it anymore!"

Tang Yu did not agree with her father's view. Shouldn't girls worry about important matters of the world?

She has always been intolerant of injustice, so how could she stand idly by when she saw such unfairness?

However, Tang Yu did not want her father and brothers to worry about her, so for a time, the two sides were deadlocked.