lcionline Chapter 181 How to Enter the Palace
Chapter 181 How to Enter the Palace
"Yun Niang has always been very careful in her work. Every time she sends someone to bring back a message, she says that she will serve the master of the palace diligently. How could she fail to take good care of the eldest princess?!"
"It's normal for children to have a headache or fever. Even if, even if the wet nurses were really negligent and let the princess suffer from illness, they can be fined. At worst, they can be beaten and kicked out of the palace. Why... why do you want to beat them to death!"
Father Chu's health was not good to begin with, sadness and anger intertwined together, and he immediately vomited blood!
"Daddy!!!"
Chu Xiyan was startled and very worried.
The three-year-old Xiaobao had never seen such a scene before, and he was so scared that he burst into tears!
The house suddenly became a mess, and the neighbors were attracted by the noise.
The faces of several guards suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot!
Before leaving the palace, the Imperial Concubine repeatedly instructed that the matter must be handled in a low-key manner to prevent it from getting out and affecting her reputation by a few lowly wet nurses.
When they came in, they finally managed to drive away the onlookers, but this paralytic fell on the ground and roared. Was he trying to attract everyone over? !
"presumptuous!"
"Since you know that the eldest princess is a royal concubine, you should understand how sinful it is to not take good care of her! The Imperial Concubine has shown great mercy by leaving the bodies of these wet nurses intact, and you still dare to yell at me!"
Chu's father's mind was full of the time when his child's mother first married him. Although the family was poor, they supported each other and lived a simple and loving life.
If he had not become paralyzed due to the fall, why would Yunniang go to the majestic Forbidden City to work as a slave just to earn a little more money?
After finally enduring three years of separation and not being able to see each other, the family was about to be reunited, but why did Yunniang die the night before she was to leave the palace? !
Chu's father's face was full of tears, and every word he said was full of tears: "Yunniang signed a living contract, and only sold herself for three years! Can the Imperial Concubine disregard the law and take human lives lightly?!"
Seeing more and more people gathering outside, the guards looked uglier and uglier. They drew their swords and shouted, "You rude people! You are not someone who can talk about the Imperial Concubine. Shut up!"
Seeing Yunniang's waist and buttocks beaten into a pulp, Father Chu's eyes were bloodshot. He slapped the ground heavily with his bloody fingers and shouted hoarsely, "Do you think that the lives of slaves are not lives in the eyes of you nobles?! Is there no justice and law in the world?!"
A guard was so angry that he stabbed Chu's father with a knife. "You stubborn and unruly people! In front of ants like you, the imperial concubine is the law! Do you think you are worthy of seeking justice from the imperial concubine?!"
Another guard walked to the door and said coldly: "This family has offended the Imperial Concubine, their crime is unforgivable! Why don't you just leave? Do you want to suffer the same fate as me?!"
These poor people usually saw the highest official, who was just a patrol officer on the street, and had never seen such a strong momentum. They were immediately scared and fled, not daring to say a word, for fear that they would offend the noble and lose their lives.
"let's go!"
The guards left in a hurry, leaving Chu's father's wound bleeding.
Chu Xiyan never knew that so much blood could flow out of a person's body! The blood was so red that it stung her eyes!
"Dad, I'll go get the doctor. You'll be fine!"
“No, it’s no use…”
Father Chu used the last bit of his strength to grab the corner of Chu Xiyan's clothes and said intermittently: "It turns out that in the eyes of those nobles, our lives are really, really... like grass... There is no heaven... There is no justice... There is no law..."
“Xi, Xiyan… Actually, it’s not that Daddy can’t remember your new name… It’s just that, in Daddy’s heart… You will always… always be Daddy’s big girl…”
"After Daddy is gone, don't think about... avenging Daddy and your mother... You can't beat them..."
"Bury daddy and your mom... together... and then take Xiaobao away from here... live well..."
Before he finished the last sentence, Father Chu's pupils dilated and he became completely silent.
"father!!!"
Chu Xiyan hugged her father's body and cried until she was hoarse!
Xiaobao seemed to feel the sadness as well, and his voice became hoarse from crying.
"why why?!"
Chu Xiyan really couldn't understand why she and her brother lost their mother first and then their father. The New Year was a time for family reunion.
Why on this most joyous day, they became orphans without parents? !
Why did the imperial concubine whom she had always worshipped as a female bodhisattva end up being the murderer who destroyed her family? !
Why can those with great power trample on the lives of the lower-class people as if they were ants? !
No! She didn't believe that there was really no justice in the world! No law!
Chu Xiyan got up from the ground, stumbled out, but bumped into someone at the door.
After this incident, everyone avoided their family like the plague. Who would come here?
Chu Xiyan raised her head and saw a familiar face: "...Husband, Master?"
Looking at the miserable situation in the house, a trace of pity flashed across the female teacher's face. She raised her hand and pressed the corners of her wet eyes: "Xi Yan, where are you going?"
The nine-year-old Chu Xiyan seemed to have grown up overnight, with hatred written all over her face: "The Imperial Concubine has taken human lives lightly and killed my parents. I'm going to report it to the authorities! I don't believe that I won't find justice and the law after I go to the authorities!"
The female teacher sighed for her naivety: "Then you know that Jingzhao Yin is a student of Duke Dingguo. And Duke Dingguo is the father of Concubine Liu. I am afraid that you will be randomly framed and executed as soon as you step into the government office."
"What will happen to Xiaobao then? He is only three years old and has already lost his parents. Do you want him to lose his only sister?"
Chu Xiyan's body shook, and she was greatly shocked. She cried bitterly, "Then...then what should I do..."
"Forget the hatred, take the silver and take Xiaobao away, hide your identity, and never return to the capital."
Chu Xiyan's eyes were red, and she shook her head and said, "No! Concubine Liu killed my mother and my father. She and I will never reconcile!!!"
The female teacher said distressedly: "How can a mayfly shake a tree? Forgetting what happened today is the best choice for you and Xiaobao."
Chu Xiyan knelt down and begged bitterly: "I can't forget! Master, Xiyan begs you! You used to be a maid in the palace, you must know how to enter the palace, please tell Xiyan!"
The female teacher advised: "Only daughters of officials of the fifth rank and above are eligible for the imperial selection. Commoner women who want to enter the palace can only sell themselves into slavery. Why are you doing this?"