Having been exposed, Bai Suyan looked away uncomfortably. "It was this consort who was rude."
Qin Guiren: "If niang niang hadn't been born in the House of Bai, would you have definitely not gone onto the battlefield?"
"This... This consort doesn't know, but this consort was born into a military family. Protecting the country is the mission of the children of the Bai Clan."
"Then... if it wasn't for your father's intentions, niang niang wouldn't have gone onto the battlefield?"
"..." Bai Suyan thought for a moment, then suddenly felt relieved. "It was this consort who was bewitched and trapped in a dead-end situation. How can there be so many ifs in life?"
Qin Guiren smiled gently. "There isn't only one important thing in a person's life. However, everything has a sequence. Just like niang niang's past, you were first a high-ranking military officer, then you were the daughter of General Bai Chenghuan, right?"
Once upon a time, she had secretly made a wish in her heart that she was willing to marry an indomitable and courageous man. From then on, she would accompany him in life and death, just like her parents.
However, the reality was that her mother had ruthlessly stabbed her father in the chest. It was as if the gauze that separated her from the secular world had been cut open. The world that appeared in her eyes was not as beautiful as it had been.
Bathing, changing clothes, and putting on makeup, she then rode the "hibiscus tent" to Wind Moon Hall to wait on her. "Hibiscus tent" was the palace's nickname for the soft palanquin used to transport the concubines to their rooms.
The soft palanquin had a domed roof. The curtains hanging down from the palanquin were embroidered with golden threads. Exquisite silver bells hung below the curtains. As the palanquin moved, the clear sound of the bells echoed in the silent night.
In the dark night, countless women listened to the sound of the bells, hoping that it would stop in front of their palace doors. However, when they heard the sound of the bells, they were disappointed countless times. A beautiful woman would age quickly. How many times had her spring been buried within these red walls? How many times had she stood outside the walls and sympathized with the people inside? Now, she was also part of the spring within these red walls.
The palace gate of the Wind Moon Hall slowly closed behind her. The palace maids in the hall led her into the inner hall. Immediately, a group of people surrounded her and took off her cloak, revealing her exquisite figure that was only wearing a thin gauze dress. They took away the hairpin that held up her hair, and her fine black hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall. She held the palace maids' hands and sat on the dragon bed.
"We'll take our leave first." The last two servants put down the curtain that isolated the inner room, blocking the view inside.
"Susu, do you feel sleepy?" Turning around, Luoshuanga came out from behind the screen in a green robe. He looked as gentle as jade and had a warm smile on his face.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed, Kim On."
He walked over slowly, helped her up, and pulled her around the ink screen. The first thing that Bai Suyan saw was a military map. It detailed the details of various places and military stations, but …
"Susu, what do you think?"
"It's grand and majestic, but … but it's different from what I've seen before."
Luoshuanga chuckled. "This is the territory of Da Qing ten years later, and it's also my lifelong pursuit. I want Da Qing to recover the lost land and unify the four countries. I want Da Qing to be prosperous and safe, with strong soldiers and strong horses, far better than today!"
Bai Suyan was stunned for a moment, but his eyes were full of confidence and fanaticism, as well as the ambition to conquer the world. "Susu, are you willing to lend me a hand?"
The hand that was stretched out in front of her had slender fingers with thin calluses between them. The owner of these hands was the master of the world. Da Qing ten years later … She knelt down on one knee and saluted as a general. "I'm willing to serve Your Majesty with all my might!"
Even though she had served him in bed last night and was not feeling well, she still had to get up early to greet him the next day.
Consort Wang smiled gently and expressed her concern. She also talked about what she knew about "His Majesty's preferences" to show her generosity.
Lady Wen Yu didn't say anything, but she looked embarrassed. She heard that recently, in order to have a child, she had secretly inquired about some witchcraft, not to mention praying to God and Buddha, and drinking bitter soup.
Consort Wang could be calm for one or two days, but for three or five days, she smiled reluctantly and frowned slightly. For ten days to half a month, her face was so gloomy that it could drip water. Lady Wen Yu couldn't hold it in any longer and turned against Bai Suyan.
After the routine greeting, His Majesty turned over Consort Yan's plate again. Lady Wen Yu couldn't hold it in anymore. She went straight to Liuying Hall and slapped Bai Suyan.
After the slap, Consort Yan was so frightened that she had a "miscarriage". After that, she was depressed and sick in bed. Since then, she had closed her door and refused to see any guests.
Cang Huang's recent political affairs had not been going well, and now such a big thing had happened. He was burning with anger. First, he reprimanded Consort Wang for making mistakes in the harem by copying two hundred copies of "Women's Discipline" and "Women's Discipline". Then, he punished Lady Wen Yu to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors for three months and removed her green plate.
Luoshuanga's "Emperor's Wrath" and the Empress Dowager was in a bad mood because she had lost a "grandson". Everyone in the harem was on tenterhooks. Other than paying her respects, Qin Guiren couldn't take a step out of her bedroom without being summoned. The two servants also didn't dare to wear gaudy clothes and accessories.
Since the masters were like this, the servants were even more cowardly. They walked on tiptoe, afraid of offending the two great Buddhas in the harem.
Nanyuan's Wan Su Court —
Newly cracked Qi Wan Su, as bright as frost and snow. Cut into Acacia Fan, as round as the bright moon. Entering and leaving the Emperor's sleeves, shaking the breeze. Often afraid of the arrival of the Autumn Festival, the cold wind overtaking the hot weather. Abandoned in the rain, the kindness in the Dao. ①
The women imprisoned in the Wan Su Court were originally women who were implicated by their families. When their fathers, uncles, or brothers committed crimes, in order to protect their sons, they used the women as scapegoats. They were demoted to palace slaves and had to endure hardships every day. Even if the Emperor granted amnesty to the world, the people in the prison did not include the women who had committed crimes. It was a true example of "cutting off all ties of kindness".
Beside a well, there were female servants washing clothes in twos and threes. The palace had a special department for washing clothes for the nobles, and these female servants were washing clothes for the palace maids.
"Sister Zhen, let me do it, let me do this kind of rough work." A young eunuch with delicate features snatched the bucket from the hands of a female slave who was standing by the well and helped her fetch water to change the water.
The other girls were not surprised by this, and those who were familiar with him even teased him, "Oh, Eunuch Le is here to take advantage of us again. I'm worried that Eunuch Li will beat you up if he finds out."
Eunuch Le touched his head embarrassedly and smiled foolishly. Chastity, who was beside him, had a worried expression. He comforted her, "Don't worry, it's fine. Master went out to do something today, so I came to see you when I'm free."
Chastity sighed, "Xingge, don't worry. I'm used to being here, and I can't go out. I just have to do my job well. You, on the other hand, can't compare to me. If others find out that you're not working, Master's temper will be bad, and …"
Eunuch Le patted Chastity's hand to reassure her, and then whispered in her ear, "These days, Master said several times that he wants to promote me. You have to be patient and wait for me for a few more days."
Chastity said, "I believe you, but Xingge, you have to be careful. Everything is to protect yourself. Anyway, we're already together, so I don't ask for anything else."
"Ai, Chastity, today it's our turn to go to the bath. You have to hurry up, don't delay!" Another female servant was afraid that they would be too clingy and would drag her down, so she couldn't help but remind her.
"Okay, right away." In this way, Chastity couldn't say anything more, and sped up the washing of her hands.
After becoming guilty slaves, they were all deprived of their surnames. They were only given a word at the end of their names, plus the word "slave". For example, she was originally called Xiao Qiaozhen, but now she was called Chastity.
The bath they were talking about just now was referring to the Tianmen Palace. The royal family of the previous dynasty had dug dozens of large and small baths in the palace. The water was from the hot springs outside the palace, exclusively for the use of the nobles in the palace. They were washed every three days to ensure the cleanliness of the baths.
After closing the valve to release the water and waiting for the water in the bathtub to be completely drained, a group of female slaves lifted their trousers and tied up their sleeves under the scolding of the nannies in charge of the Heavenly Gates Palace. Barefoot, they carried buckets of water and walked into the bathtub to wash up.
The bath covered a wide area and had to be washed three times. It was extremely time-consuming. After the last wash, Chastity held her waist and moved her sore hands and feet to climb up the wall of the bath. Although she was a little tired, she could have more time to rest when she went back today, so it was not a loss.
"Okay, you wait until the bath is full and the water is clean, then you can go back."
"Thank you, Nanny."
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, there was a commotion at the door of the hall. The palace maid on duty in the bath seemed to be dissuading something, but her voice was delicate and soft, without the slightest momentum as usual. Was there a noble coming?
Before Chastity could think about it again, the aunt of the Tianmen Palace hurried in and scolded, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up, take your things and go! Hurry up! "
The female servants bowed their heads and were scolded. They took their things and lined up according to the order they came, bent down, and walked quickly to the palace gate.
"Your Majesty!" The palace maids at the gate of the palace could no longer stop them. The head palace maid and the Nanny in charge knelt down to salute them when they saw them. When the female slaves heard this, they had already panicked and only knew to kneel down.
The man called His Majesty reeked of alcohol, and his voice was full of impatience. "Go away, don't stop me!" The man was unsteady and staggered to the bath.
The palace maids could not stop him anymore. The Nanny in charge whispered to the female servants, "Are you deaf? His Majesty wants to take a bath. Why are you still standing here? "
The female servants did not dare to move too much. They had to carefully carry their things and move to the door on their knees.
Chastity was a little behind in the line. She secretly hated the people in front of her for moving too slowly, but she did not dare to urge them. Her palms were sweaty because of nervousness.
"Well? Why are you leaving? "
"Ah —" In the exclamation, a female servant was pulled up by His Majesty to look at her. "So ugly." He said and pushed her away.
He pulled them up one by one and looked at them one by one. When it came to Chastity, she was so scared that she turned her face away. The teachings in her bones made her not dare to look directly at the dragon's face. She was forced to look back.
It was a pair of deep and clear eyes. There was no sign of drunkenness. For a moment, Chastity had an absurd idea in her mind. This person did it on purpose!
"You look good. I choose you!"
Before she could react, she had been carried on his shoulder and walked to the bath. "No!" After struggling for a while, Chastity only felt that several acupoints on her back were numb. Her body was weak and her throat was choked. She could not say a word.
"… Your Majesty, you can't!"
"She is a female servant, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice, Your Majesty!"
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