Ruan Xinlian clearly remembered that they were taken to a huge bathing pool, and several maids bathed them. The water temperature was just right, the petals were floating in the water, and the fragrance was fragrant.
They had never enjoyed such treatment, had no one serve them, and had never been in such a big pool or such fragrant water. The whole process, they were in a trance, as if they were in a dream, uneasy and flattered.
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It was a lingering and confusing dream!
After bathing, their young bodies were wrapped in gauze, and a long strip of cloth covered their eyes. They were wrapped in thin quilts, but their feet were off the ground.
They were carried into a large room. The room was filled with fragrance, but they could not see anything! There was a faint light in the cloth strips in front of them, and then they were immersed in a soft place, which was a bed.
It's so soft. If I touch it with my hands, I don't know what the material is made of. It's soft and fragrant, and feels warm to the touch, as if it's in the clouds.
None of them dared to speak. The nanny who taught her the story told her that the imperial envoy was a high-ranking official from the capital. People in front of the emperor should not be disrespectful in the slightest. If they collided, they would be beaten to death.
Not only did they lose their lives, they also had no chance of getting relief food in their villages!
I don’t know how long it took, but a flattering voice came from outside: "Sir, you are satisfied with the few bags this time. They were personally selected by the official. Of course, our remote country cannot compare with the capital, but it is better than clean!"
A majestic voice hummed.
Then, the door opened and closed again, and the flattering voice was full of flattery: "Sir, a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, so I won't bother you if you are a low-ranking official!"
They felt someone coming, the bed sank a little, and a hand pinched Ruan Xinlian's chin, forcing her head to tilt up slightly.
She couldn't see anything in front of her, but she knew that the adult was sizing her up.
She was so frightened that she almost stopped breathing, but she didn't dare to move.
Everything that happened next made her shudder when she recalled it.
In the process, the cloth that blindfolded her eyes was untied. However, only a candle in the distance was still burning. The light and shadow flickered, and the thick drapery blocked her eyes. It was hazy, and she couldn't see clearly what that person looked like.
Look!
The next day, they were given a bowl of dark medicine!
That night, she was sent to that room again, still blindfolded, still dimly lit by candlelight, and still with a few companions.
However, she could tell that those companions were not all the companions from yesterday.
This situation lasted for half a month. During that half month, Ruan Xinlian knew that all her companions were no longer the same. She was recruited to serve, and occasionally there was a day in between, but she would definitely be fed the next day.
A bowl of dark and bitter medicine! That’s Bizi Soup!
Until the last day, Xu was an adult from the capital who was about to finish his errands and was in a good mood, so he only recruited her, tormented her all night, and then fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, the imperial envoy left. She didn't know whether he went somewhere else or returned to Beijing.
She sat on the couch blankly, not knowing where to go. A nanny came in, brought her a cloth set, and said to her with pity: "Girl, you should leave quickly. If you don't leave, there will be no way to survive!"
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She hurriedly put on her clothes, and with the help of the nun, she left through a small side door.
She doesn't know where to go or how to get back to her hometown.
With a few pennies given to her by her grandma, she wandered all the way for several months before returning to the village.
It seems that because of her dedication, the village had disaster relief food. Many people in the village starved to death, but most of them survived.
She didn't expect that just because she didn't drink Bizi Soup that time, she actually had a child. She was not married, but she had a child. This is a shame and a shame everywhere!
The people in the village knew, as did her parents and brothers, how her child came to be.
No one said she was a disgrace, and no one said she was going to be drowned!
She had only been here for a few days when her third brother, who was working in the town, came back crawling all over the place, saying that he had received news that the government had sent people to catch the escaped slaves, and he suspected that it was related to her sister.
Her parents were timid and sent her to live in the mountains.
Sure enough, within a few days, officers and soldiers from the government came to the village to arrest people.
They really came for her.
Whether the people in the village knew it or not, no one said where she was. She lived in a small hut in the mountains. Outside the hut, people often brought some food, whole grain cakes, and wild tea wotou...
Her brother also brings her food every two days.
She gave birth to the child, and the mother and child depended on each other, hungry and full.
How she lived those days, she didn't want to think about.
She didn't understand why those people wanted to arrest her? She was sent to serve the Imperial Envoy, not of her own free will. When she left, the Imperial Envoy had already left.
Could it be that she can’t be free even after the imperial envoy is gone?
No one would answer her question.
When the child was six years old, she once fell seriously ill, fell into a coma, had a high fever and talked nonsense. She was so confused that she took the child down the mountain to find a doctor. The child recovered after more than ten years of treatment.
She quickly returned to the mountain, but for some reason word got out about the child. Soon people from outside the village entered the village, and then things happened one after another in the village.
Her father came to see her in the name of hunting. When he went, he dragged his broken leg with him. He hesitated and told her that there was no room for living here. Those people were targeting her and Bao'er and wanted to kill their mother and son.
He spent all his savings and asked her to leave the village and go out to make a living, because if she stayed, she would be found by those people sooner or later.
She was so frightened that she had to leave with her child.
Along the way, someone was indeed following them furtively.
That night, she and Bao'er almost died when several men in black came at them with knives.
She only had time to hold Bao'er in her arms, preventing him from facing the sword.
But she didn't expect that she would be rescued. Two people appeared and beat the men in black away.
They also told her that the reason why those people wanted to kill their mother and son was because of her unusual status as Bao'er, because the imperial envoy, Bao'er's father, was the Marquis of Dingyuan in the capital.
Bao'er is the son of the Marquis, and he should live a life of fine clothing and fine food, instead of being hunted down by the Marquis' enemies here and being frightened! If the mother and son want to survive, they must go to the capital to find the Marquis of Dingyuan. Dingyuan
Hou will not deny his own flesh and blood. As long as there is a little leakage in the Hou's mansion, it will be enough for their mother and son to have enough food and clothing.
Otherwise, they will be chased to death sooner or later.
Ruan Xinlian never thought that she would have any relationship with the Marquis of the capital.
But she can't let her baby die like this. If Bao'er wants to recognize his father, that's what he deserves!
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