"It's her good fortune to be able to enter the palace and serve the Imperial Preceptor. If you dare to obstruct her again, believe me, I'll kill you."
A middle-aged man kicked away the pleading man, then waved his hand.
"Take him away from me."
"Dongzi, save me, save me, waah..."
When Li Mufeng and the others arrived, they saw a woman who was four or five months pregnant being forcibly dragged towards a prison cart by two officers.
"Cuihua, Cuihua, boohoo..."
The man, his skin torn and bleeding, struggled to his feet, trying to catch up with the woman, only to see the middle-aged man draw his sword. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as his woman was taken away.
"Waaah... Cuihua, Cuihua, waaah..."
The man cried his heart out, and the surrounding crowd gossiped about it.
"Sigh! When will this end! If the late emperor were still alive, how wonderful that would be... Sigh!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down, don't let the Imperial Advisor hear you. If he does, you might lose your head."
"It's all Cuihua's fault. Why is she wandering around outside with such a big belly? In the past, the Third Young Master was the one who searched for beauties for the Imperial Preceptor. Now that the Third Young Master has been diagnosed with syphilis, the Imperial Preceptor has no beauties to enjoy lately, so he has to send people to find them himself."
"What a pity for Cuihua, she's heavily pregnant. If the Imperial Preceptor were to defile her, she'd go crazy!"
"Aren't there enough crazy women? I've heard that very few women who enter the palace come out alive. They're either crazy or stupid. Even if a few do survive, it's because they're pregnant and that's how they manage to stay alive."
But the end result was that they became haggard and worn-out women. Look at Aunt Zhang, isn't she one of them? She used to be a great beauty, but ever since she entered the palace, she's become like this.
"Blood Purple Rose" looked in the direction the woman was pointing and was startled.
It was a gaunt, thin old woman, sallow and pale, her face devoid of color. Perhaps she had heard people talking about her; she lowered her head, wanting to leave, but then a cold voice rang out.
"You bitch, what are you doing out here? Don't you know I'm hungry?"
"I'll go cook for you right away, young master."
The woman bowed and scraped, but this did nothing to lessen the man's anger. He lashed out with his whip at her.
"You're cooking now, what the hell am I supposed to eat? You're asking for it, you lazy bum, I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death..."
The man was burly and showed no mercy; the woman was quickly knocked to the ground, wailing in pain.
"Ah...Young master, spare me! Ah...Young master, spare me! I'll never dare to do it again, I'll never dare to do it again, sob sob..."
...
The woman's screams continued, one after another. "Blood Purple Rose" had a fiery temper and couldn't stand it, especially since it was a man bullying a woman. This made her even angrier, and she grabbed the man's whip and angrily scolded him.
"Why did you hit her? It's only 9 AM, there's still time for lunch. She said she'd go back and cook for you, why did you hit her? Even servants shouldn't be treated like this."
"I'm beating my own mother, what's it to you? Do you even know who my father is?"
The man's words shocked "Blood Purple Rose". This woman was actually the man's mother. How could this man beat his own mother like this? Wasn't he afraid of divine retribution?
Just as "Blood Purple Rose" was about to teach the man a lesson, she heard his lewd voice.
"Hey! Little girl, you're quite pretty! My father is always grabbing women to serve in the palace. If I offer you to him, will he also take me into the palace to enjoy a life of luxury?"
As the man spoke, he kicked the woman on the ground.
“You wretch, our chance to make a name for ourselves has come. Once I get into the palace, I can bring you in to enjoy a life of luxury. Then there will be people to serve me, and I won’t need you, you old hag, to serve me.”
"Are you Qiu Tianxiang's son?"
The words Chu Yunmo had once said flashed through "Blood Purple Rose's" mind.
“My father had many children, but only four older brothers and one older sister lived in the palace. You will know about the others later.”
"What? Scared?"
The man arrogantly grabbed "Blood Purple Rose's" chin, a fierce glint in her eyes. Just as "Blood Purple Rose" was about to teach the man a lesson, someone else was faster. A scream rang out, and the man's right hand was crippled. Li Mufeng's cold voice said...
"You dare to touch her? You're asking for death."
"Fine, you just wait."
After screaming, the man uttered a harsh threat and ran away into the distance.
"Girls, you'd better hurry! The Imperial Advisor will be sending people soon. He's been searching everywhere for beauties lately. If he sees you, you might not be able to leave."
"Yes! Young master, you are incredibly audacious to have dared to injure the Grand Preceptor's son. He will not let you get away with this."
...
Kind-hearted people were all urging "Blood Purple Rose" and Li Mufeng to leave quickly, one after another. Only the woman who had just been beaten suddenly stepped forward, grabbed "Blood Purple Rose's" hand, and said with a very moved expression...
“Miss, thank you so much just now. If you hadn’t saved me, I’m afraid that unfilial son would have beaten me to death. Since you’ve come from afar, if you don’t mind, please come inside and sit down. I’ll make you a pot of hot tea to express my gratitude.”
"this……"
"Blood Purple Rose" glanced at Li Mufeng, and then heard him say,
"It was nothing, no need to be so polite."
After saying this, he tried to pull "Blood Purple Rose" away, but was pulled back by the woman again, choking back tears.
"Waaah... Over the years, I've wanted to kill that wicked son every single moment, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Firstly, I didn't dare, and secondly, he was, after all, my own flesh and blood, and I couldn't bear to part with him. Now that you've helped me teach him a lesson, it's like you've vented my anger. I beg you, young lady and young master, to do me the honor of coming, otherwise I'll feel indebted to you and never have peace of mind for the rest of my life, waaah..."
Unable to refuse such hospitality, just as "Blood Purple Rose" was about to agree, the man who had just been wailing suddenly pushed her away.
“Aunt Zhang, wake up! Stop helping that beast commit evil deeds. This Imperial Advisor is nothing but a beast, worse than a pig or a dog. Cuihua is pregnant, yet he still won’t let her go. I’m going to fight him to the death.”
"If a man doesn't look out for himself, he'll be doomed. If I don't do this, when will I ever be able to escape this cage?"
"It's a blessing for Cuihua to serve the Imperial Preceptor. In the entire Qingyu Kingdom, how many women haven't been with the Imperial Preceptor? Aside from those who aren't particularly attractive, those who catch the Imperial Preceptor's eye are all great beauties and should be proud."
This idea utterly shocked the worldview of "Blood Purple Rose" and others. Wang Feng couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Since you're so proud, why didn't you yell when your son hit you? He's the son of the Imperial Advisor; it's an honor for you to be hit by him."
"you……"
The woman choked for a moment, and just as she was about to say something, a commotion arose in the distance.
"Lord Ouyang, hurry, there's a woman over there who looks like a celestial being. Remember to put in a good word for me with the Imperial Advisor."
"They're here, they're here! You can't escape now. This old woman is going to the palace to enjoy her life, to enjoy her life, hahaha..."
The woman who had just been beaten let out a piercing laugh. Only then did "Blood Purple Rose" realize that the woman's invitation to tea was just a pretext to buy time so that her son could call for reinforcements to arrest them...
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