She paid no attention to the guards standing by her side. She had specially brought her hat with her on as she was setting off today, hoping to reduce unnecessary trouble.
Tang Baozhu entered the carriage, which was carpeted, clearly indicating that the furs were for sale. There were no stools, so people probably just sat directly on the furs, which seemed quite comfortable.
There were blankets and other similar items nearby, probably for sleeping at night. Although the weather wasn't cold, it might still be a bit chilly to sleep outdoors in the middle of nowhere.
The curtain on the window next to the carriage was lifted a little to see if Father and Mother had come. It might be a long time before they could see each other again, and I wouldn't feel at ease if I didn't check.
Unfortunately, the common people couldn't come over at all. The entire street was surrounded by guards, for fear that something unexpected might happen.
Seeing Xiaodouzi sitting outside the carriage, it seemed that Xiaodouzi would be taking care of him from now on. After thinking for a moment, he said to Xiaodouzi outside, "Xiaodouzi, can you help me see if my mother and father have come? I don't know when I will see them again. My father and mother are so old. I want to see them one last time."
Xiao Douzi hesitated at first, after all, he couldn't make the decision. "Miss Tang, please wait a moment. This servant needs to ask Eunuch Li first. Only if Eunuch Li agrees can this servant go and find your parents."
"Then I'll trouble you. If Eunuch Li doesn't agree, then forget it."
"No trouble at all, Miss Tang, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."
Tang Baozhu watched Xiaodouzi walk away, wondering if Eunuch Li would agree.
After waiting anxiously for about half an hour, I finally saw my parents and Xiaodouzi coming over from afar.
I was about to lift the curtain and get off, but seeing so many people outside, I could only wait inside the carriage.
Although she couldn't go down, she still lifted the curtain and called out to Old Man Tang and Tang Li Shi, "Father, Mother, Baozhu is here."
Old Man Tang and Mrs. Tang hadn't seen their beloved daughter for the past few days, and they really couldn't eat or sleep, and they looked quite haggard.
Seeing their precious daughter now, and noting that she was still plump and healthy, they finally felt relieved. "Baozhu, these are things your father and mother prepared for you. You must take good care of yourself in the palace from now on. Your father and mother are waiting for you here."
Looking at her parents' thin and frail appearance, Tang Baozhu knew they were genuinely worried about her, and tears welled up in her eyes. Although she had taken the place of the original Tang Baozhu, her parents' love was real, and she had enjoyed their affection for over a decade. She would take good care of them from now on.
"Father and Mother, even though I'm not home now, you must eat well and sleep well. I will definitely find a way to bring you over. You must take good care of yourselves and wait for me to come and get you. If you feel lonely staying here, go back to the village first, and I will bring you and my brother to the capital later."
Tang Li carefully examined her daughter. Although her daughter was worried that they would be lonely and wanted them to go back, she also sensed another meaning in her voice, but she wasn't sure. So she asked softly, "Daughter, are you asking me and your parents to go back because you're worried about our safety?"
Tang Baozhu did have this concern. After all, her family was just a powerless and insignificant family. What if they kidnapped her parents to threaten her?
After all, although she didn't know anything about palace intrigue, she had read those kinds of novels. Better safe than sorry, it wouldn't hurt to think the worst of people.
“Mother, Baozhu does have this concern. After all, we’ve only lived here for about ten years, and they don’t even know where we’re from. Let’s just sell all these house deeds and land deeds. If I get involved, I can bring you over, since we won’t need them anyway. If I don’t get involved, you can use this money to live comfortably in your old age.”
Tang Baozhu pretended to search her body and found several land deeds, but actually took them out of her ring and stuffed them into her mother's hand.
Tang Li understood what her daughter meant. Having lived in a wealthy family before, she wasn't so naive. The infighting among wives and concubines in wealthy families was particularly terrifying, let alone in a place as complicated as the palace.
She accepted the land deed from her daughter and said, "Baozhu, don't worry. When your father and I get back, we'll start packing and selling everything we can. As for when we get back to the village, if they ask about you, we'll tell them you married and moved to the city. We're only back because our daughter got married."
"Mother, Baozhu won't let you and Father stay in the countryside for long. As soon as Baozhu has a foothold, she will send someone to pick you up."
"Okay, you must take good care of yourself and not worry your parents."
"Miss Tang is about to depart."
When Xiaodouzi saw that even the fourth-rank general who was originally at the front had come over, he knew that they were urging him to set off.
"Father, Mother, you should go back now! I will definitely take good care of myself. I will take care of what I just told you when I get back."
"Okay, Father and Mother will take care of it when they get back. We'll head back now."
Old Tang wanted to talk to his daughter, but he only got a couple of sentences before being told to stop. He waved to his daughter, then pulled his wife out of the house.
When Tang Baozhu saw her parents crying, she couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She quickly went into the carriage, sat on the fur, and cried silently.
After a while, I stopped crying. I must never cry again. The old nanny who is good at telling people about etiquette said that concubines who enter the palace cannot shed tears, otherwise they will be seen as ill-mannered and unlucky.
Luckily I didn't wear makeup today, otherwise it would definitely be ruined.
After calming myself down, I waited a while and then felt the carriage slowly start moving; it seemed we had already set off.
Looking at the bundle her mother had just brought over, she opened it and saw that it contained the jewelry she had taken out, as well as the rent she had collected from the shop over the past two years. She counted it and found that there was at least 200 taels of silver in it.
Seeing so much silver, I knew that my parents didn't have much money left. However, selling the house and three shops would bring in a thousand or two taels of silver, enough for them to live on for a few years.
She'll definitely take them to the capital before they run out of money. I imagine her parents will be treated well by her brother when they return.
Once everything is tidied up and set aside, which everyone has seen, it's considered out in the open, so we can't put them back into the ring.
Since entering the capital at the age of four, Tang Baozhu had never left. At this moment, she was particularly curious about the outside world and carefully lifted the curtain a little to peek out.
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