005 Humiliated, Selling Out for Fame
When Wanyin failed to please her new master and was instead bullied, Feng Qingchen was taken into the palace by the imperial guards.
There is no way, Feng Qingchen’s identity is too special.
No matter how impoverished the Feng family was, Feng Qingchen was the Seventh Prince's fiancée until the royal family spoke up.
Even though the Imperial Guards knew that severe torture would be waiting for Feng Qingchen, they did not dare to act against Feng Qingchen easily, as this matter concerned the reputation of the royal family.
Anything, no matter how big or small, can be big or small as long as it involves the "royal family".
In the palace, the only person who could handle this matter was the Seventh Prince's mother, the Queen.
At this time, Feng Qingchen was kneeling in front of the Queen's bedroom, waiting for the Queen's decision.
The red veil on her body had long been torn to the point that it could no longer cover her body, leaving her naked skin exposed, with large patches of purple marks visible to everyone. Most people did not dare to look directly at her, and could only glimpse her secretly out of the corner of their eyes.
The cold white marble touched her skin, and the chill went straight into her body. Feng Qingchen's lips turned purple from the cold, and her teeth were chattering, but she didn't dare to make any sound, let alone move rashly, lest someone find an excuse to punish her.
Feng Qingchen didn't look up, but she knew that the palace maids coming in and out looked at her with contempt and disdain.
That look was as if she was something filthy, and it would be dirty to look at her any longer, but he couldn't help but look at her.
A bunch of extremely hypocritical women.
You think I'm dirty, but how can you be cleaner than me?
The women in the palace either wait for the emperor's favor like prostitutes, or cling to eunuchs for power and have affairs with "useless" men.
Compared to you, I, Feng Qingchen, am much cleaner.
hehe……
Feng Qingchen pursed her lips to hide the bitter smile.
The sky was terribly gloomy, and there was a dampness in the air, as if it was going to rain...
Feng Qingchen looked at the thin gauze that could not wrap her body, and wondered secretly in her heart, I wonder if the Queen Mother will be able to give me a piece of clothing when I leave the palace?
She remembered that she had asked several people to borrow clothes before, but they just laughed at her coldly...
Feng Qingchen originally thought that this matter would at most result in a broken engagement, but it seemed that someone didn't want her to live.
In this world where a woman's chastity is more important than her life, no woman with even a modicum of shame can survive such a scene.
But she is not someone else, she is Feng Qingchen.
She abides by the rules of this era, but also maintains her own principles.
Feng Qingchen would never seek death now. He would live on no matter how hard or difficult the life was. In Feng Qingchen's eyes, nothing was more important than life.
Not to mention that she had not lost her innocence, even if she had, why should she sacrifice her life because of someone else's mistake...
Everyone has only one life, and she would never sell her life to please others or to follow family rules...
Time passed quietly, and Feng Qingchen calculated that he should have been kneeling for more than two hours.
The queen had breakfast and snacks. From time to time, ladies of honor came in and out. When they passed by her, they would mutter a few words:
"The daughter of the Feng family, what a disgrace! If she were my daughter, I would have thrown her a three-foot white silk and let her die, so as to avoid the embarrassment of living..."
"Isn't this what a child without a father or mother is like? Why should you be ashamed? If it were me, I would have hit my head against a wall and died..."
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Hearing all kinds of unpleasant words, Feng Qingchen suppressed his urge to kill.
It would be fine if he insulted her, but why did he insult Feng's father and mother?
Although Feng Qingchen lost her mother when she was young and her father was away at war all year round, she still had the upbringing of a lady from a wealthy family.
If Feng Qingchen hadn't been so law-abiding, cowardly and incompetent, how could he have died...
"Pah..." A tear fell from the corner of the eye.
Feng Qingchen didn't know whether it was his own or this body's.
She didn't cry after going through so many things today, but now she feels so wronged that she wants to cry.
The Queen seemed to have forgotten her and left her there, letting the ladies and palace maids look at her back and forth, letting her kneel in front of the palace like a dog.
Queen, you just want to force me to death in this way, I, Feng Qingchen, will never let you do as you wish...
Damn old witch, stinky old witch, if Feng Qingchen’s mother had not risked her life to save you, would you be the queen today?
You are a bunch of ungrateful guys. Mother Feng risked her life to save you, so how do you treat her daughter?
It is true that the imperial family is the most ruthless. The royal family is ruthless even to their own family members, let alone outsiders.
The Feng family is blind. Father Feng died on the battlefield to protect this country, Mother Feng died to save you, the queen, and Feng Qingchen died because of your cruel and heartless son.
Dongling Royal Family, take a look at how much you owe the Feng family?
Filled with resentment, Feng Qingchen held on tightly, her limbs were stiff, but she still knelt motionlessly, still staying awake...
She, Feng Qingchen, would never seek death as the Queen wished!
In the blink of an eye, it was noon, the sky was still gloomy and gray, but the rain just didn't fall...
Inside the Queen's bedroom, the Queen sent away the ladies who came to pay their respects and raised her voice to ask the maid beside her: "Is she still kneeling there?"
"To answer your Majesty, yes!" The maid took small steps forward and knelt at the Queen's feet.
"Did you say anything?" The Queen raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that a young girl would have such physical strength that she could hold on after kneeling for a whole morning.
"No, I think Miss Feng is in a state of terror." The palace maid couldn't understand why Feng Qingchen let her skin be exposed and fought with a grown man in public.
It's crazy!
"Haunted? Humph... Even if she's haunted, I will make her wake up. It's not that I don't remember the Feng family's life-saving grace, it's just that the Feng family is in a hopeless situation." The Queen slammed the table.
How could her son marry a woman who had no help at all?
I've hinted many times over the years, but Feng Qingchen seemed not to understand and refused to cancel the engagement on his own initiative. It was really too much.
If it weren't for the concern for the reputation of the royal family, and the fact that Madam Feng saved his life and too many people knew about it, and if the royal family canceled the engagement, it would cause gossip among the world, the engagement would have been canceled long ago...
"Your Majesty is right." All the eunuchs and palace maids in the entire palace immediately prostrated themselves before the Queen, with caution and respect written on their faces.
The panic of the palace servants made the queen feel a little better, but she was annoyed when she thought that she had left Feng Qingchen alone for the whole morning and Feng Qingchen didn't even go to seek death. She said in a not very friendly tone:
"Has there been any news from Prince Luo? What does the Emperor say about this?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Luo sent a message saying that he would accompany Your Majesty for lunch." A young eunuch hurried forward.
"Um……"
At this moment, the palace servants from the outer hall came in and knelt down, "Your Majesty, Prince Luo is coming down..."
The queen was delighted: "Go, inform the imperial kitchen to prepare the dishes that Prince Luo likes."
"Yes, Madam..."
The palace maids filed out one after another, and when they passed by Feng Qingchen, they would give her a scrutinizing or sympathetic look from time to time.
Seeing Feng Qingchen's exposed skin, several young palace maids covered their faces in shame and left...
Feng Qingchen had long been accustomed to this kind of scrutiny and didn't care at all.
I just knelt quietly, closed my eyes and counted silently in my heart, the two hundred and seven, the two hundred and eight...
Feng Qingchen was startled when she heard the sound of steady and vigorous footsteps. The footsteps did not sound as light as a woman's, nor as soft as a eunuch's. How could a man come at this time? What did the Queen mean by this?
Who is this person? Could it be that this matter has alarmed the emperor?
Feng Qingchen was not wrong in his guess. This incident had indeed alarmed the emperor. However, the person who came was not the emperor. She was not qualified enough for the emperor to see her in person...