Sure enough, after hearing the two young sisters saying that Gongsun Baoyue had to go to the bathroom, the woman who came over scolded them both.
"You two fools, you will die on your own, and you will harm us for nothing! She wants to go to the latrine, don't you know how to get the bucket? You two stupid fools!"
Looking at the Gong bucket thrown in front of her, Gongsun Baoyue rolled her eyes and almost fainted from anger.
Several concubines worked together to lift her up, lift up her skirt and push her down on the pail. No matter how embarrassed Gongsun Baoyue was and tried to resist, it was of no use.
She seemed, it seemed, really urgent to urinate.
Listening to the "tick-tick" sound of running water in the woodshed, Gongsun Baoyue closed her eyes in despair, feeling a social death.
...
In the North Palace, the sky has darkened, torches are lit everywhere, and the entire hall is as bright as day.
The chief eunuch has completed the statistics work. Those from the palace plus those sent back by Xu Dalang later came to a total of 361 people, no one more and no one less.
The chief eunuch was so surprised by this accurate data that he took a breath of cold air.
Looking at these Xu Jiajun inside and outside the palace, I can only feel endless wonder in my heart.
The only soldiers who can carry out the mission to this point are the Xu Jiajun team.
All the eunuchs and maids who escaped from the city were brought back. After verifying their identities, Xu Yue asked the soldiers to bring up the big pot of rice and let them eat dinner first.
The palace people looked at the hot corn porridge in the pot and couldn't believe their eyes. They all opened their eyes as if they had seen a ghost, and looked at Xu Yue in the main hall in surprise.
"What are you looking at? Do you still dislike this?" Xu Yue asked in surprise: "Is it possible that you still want to eat meat?"
The palace people were startled and shook their heads hurriedly and said no, they usually didn't eat as well as this.
Those who can enjoy good wine and good food are all eunuchs and maids with good reputations. Ordinary maids and eunuchs can just barely make ends meet.
However, some palace maids still asked in a low voice: "Is this a decapitation meal?"
Xu Yue took a bite of the large white flour steamed bun in her hand, took another sip of yellow-orange millet porridge, and asked her jokingly:
"Would it be good for me to kill you?"
Without waiting for the other party to answer, Zi Gu added: "Of course people are useful only when they are alive. What can a dead person do? A dead person has no value at all."
"Eat what is given to you. When you are full, you can work for me!"
After hearing Xu Yue's words, the palace people not only were not afraid, but were relieved.
They are afraid that they will eat and drink for free and die without a burial place.
Now that she knew that Xu Yue was planning to assign work to herself and others, she no longer hesitated. The eunuchs in the imperial kitchen spontaneously stepped forward to pick up bowls and spoons to serve porridge to other palace residents.
For a moment, the whole hall was filled with the sound of people drinking porridge.
However, there were many people eating, and there were many stoves set up. In the morning, the palace seemed magnificent, noble and inviolable, but in the afternoon it was filled with the atmosphere of human fireworks.
It was getting late and accommodation became a big problem.
Xu Yue ordered that the soldiers were not allowed to disturb the residents of the city, so the several halls in Beigong became camping grounds.
After the eunuchs and maids had eaten their fill, they were immediately divided into several teams to find a place to stay in the city for the Xu family's soldiers.
If the palace is full, then go to the residences of those ministers who are running away. If the residences are full, then go to Caishikou Square.
But there were people sleeping on the roofs and streets in the city, and there were still not enough soldiers to accommodate them, so the eunuch chief led them to other courtyards and villages outside the city.
The palace people have lived in Beidu for many years, and most of them are local people nearby. They know Zhuangzi well about the other courtyards here.
They also knew which family's people had run away and which family's people were still hiding. With them leading the way, the soldiers of the Xu Family Army saved a lot of energy.
After a busy period, Xu Jiajun finally settled down on his first night in the city.
The order in the city is maintained very well, and the residents do not leave their homes, which provides great convenience for Xu Jiajun's subsequent cleanup work.
The repairs were completed overnight, and early the next morning, Xu Jiajun, under the leadership of the palace officials, completed the last round of cleaning.
Gongsun Baoyue was in a daze when she heard bursts of cries of injustice and begging for mercy coming from Caishikou Square, which woke her up directly from her nightmare.
It was already bright at this time, and she slept all night without realizing it.
Her mouth was dry and her stomach was growling. She was hungry and thirsty.
There were still the same concubines at the door. They might have been frightened by the screams coming from outside, and they didn't dare to relax, for fear that they would become one of the people in the market.
With neither food nor drink, even an iron-clad man could not bear it. In a daze, Gongsun Baoyue fell into a coma again.
When she opened her eyes again, there was a figure in front of her, squatting and looking at her.
"Ho!" Gongsun Baoyue was startled, and a frightened sound came from his throat subconsciously, but because of the cloth in his mouth, it was blocked and sounded like a broken gong.
"Awake? You slept soundly." Xu Yue teased, patted her knees and stood up from the ground.
As soon as she stood up, the light came in. When Gongsun Baoyue saw it was her, hatred burned in his eyes. If he hadn't been tied up, he would have pounced on her and bit her.
Xu Yue pulled out the lump in her mouth and handed her a bowl of water.
Gongsun Baoyue stepped back cautiously, but could not resist the desire in her heart, so she drank a whole bowl half obediently and half reluctantly.
Xu Yue took out a piece of paper, which contained Gongsun Baoyue's name, age, place of origin, as well as her charges and sentence.
"Take a look and sign if there's no problem." Xu Yue put the paper in front of her and explained:
"After various investigations, according to our Xu Jiajun's rules, you have committed the following crimes. In total, you will be sentenced to 35 years in prison."
what?!
Gongsun Baoyue opened her eyes in disbelief.
Xu Yue seemed to be able to understand what she meant, and explained: "That's it, there is only time to open one prison for the time being, and you batch of labor reform prisoners will be sent to the mines for labor reform. If you behave actively, your sentence can be reduced and you can get a sooner
from."
"I thought about it. You have a high level of education and have practiced martial arts. For the time being, I will arrange for you to be the dormitory aunt of the women's camp. This job is easier. Do it well and try to get your sentence commuted as soon as possible."
The corner of Xu Yue's mouth was raised in a smile, and her eyes were extremely sincere, as if she was looking at a friend who had made a mistake. There was no ridicule at all. She was so serious that Gongsun Baoyue was stunned for a long time and did not react.
She, the majestic queen, was actually sentenced to thirty-five years in prison?
Do you still have to go to the mines to do hard labor?
Gongsun Baoyue was stunned, no, to be precise, he was dumbfounded by this strange Xu family army rule.
"You won't kill me?"
After a long while, Gongsun Baoyue expressed the most genuine confusion, "You want to humiliate me?"
Speaking of this, the hatred in her eyes instantly became more turbulent, but now she was just a prisoner, unable to even resist, let alone kill Xu Yue.
