Chapter 200: First time entering An Le Tang, feeling guilty

Chapter 200: First time entering An Le Tang, feeling guilty

"Where is An Le Tang?"

Prince Yong stood up, brushed the dirt off his robe, his face full of joy.

"I'll take you there right away."

Ji Qingwu said quickly: "Your Majesty, please find a reliable eunuch to take me there. I don't want to stay with you."

Prince Yong's chest rose and fell rapidly under his gorgeous sapphire robe, he breathed heavily through his nostrils, and nodded with gritted teeth.

Led by the eunuch, Ji Qingwu arrived at the gate of Anhua Hall.

From the outside, this palace looked no different from the others, and the gates were closed.

The eunuch went forward and knocked on the door. After a long time, an old woman in gray cloth came out.

The eunuch was already familiar with her and quietly stuffed a bulging bag of silver into her hands.

The old woman said with a smile: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will take good care of the princess. Since the princess came in, we have never asked her to do rough work and we are taking good care of her."

The eunuch said, "Aunt Cao, the prince has invited a female doctor to treat the princess."

The old woman surnamed Cao saw Ji Qingwu behind the eunuch and her inverted triangle eyes narrowed.

"It's not that I don't give face to the prince, but the emperor ordered the princess to be detained here and no one was allowed to visit her. I am risking my life to make things convenient for the prince."

Mrs. Cao refused and said, "If anyone can come into An Le Tang, no one will follow the rules here anymore, and it will be very difficult for me to handle this."

The eunuch took out a large gold ingot from his arms. Mrs. Cao's eyes lit up and she immediately grabbed it.

Then he was relieved and said, "Eunuch, she can only go in by herself, and she has to dress up as someone who works in our hall."

Ji Qingwu was then allowed to come in and changed into the same gray clothes.

Only when she entered the palace did she understand what the two worlds were.

Outside the palace gate is the dazzling imperial palace of wealth and splendor, but inside the palace gate is a place of extreme bitterness and cold.

All I see are young women doing laundry and studding. Just by looking at their complexions you can tell that they are suffering from a lack of energy and blood. I don’t know how long they have been enduring this, but their bodies are badly damaged.

There were four or five supervising women standing behind them. If anyone moved a little slower, they would be scolded loudly.

There were also new people who just came in and couldn't stand this high-intensity work. They could only cry while washing and rubbing the night-scented bucket.

Ji Qingwu took a few more glances and discovered that one of them was Yinxiang, the maidservant beside Princess Yong.

Her expression remained unchanged as she asked, "Aunt Cao, does Princess Yong have to do these tasks as well?"

Mrs. Cao smiled contemptuously: "The princess must be different from these servants who have made mistakes. She must be pampered and provided for."

Anletang, sounds like a good name.

But all they did were things that were contrary to peace and happiness, working day and night.

The emperor did not issue an edict to depose Prince Yong's concubine, so Tao Wanyin was still the prince's concubine. However, Yinxiang was a slave and could not escape such punishment.

Mrs. Cao took her to a room. When she opened the door, Ji Qingwu looked surprised.

This was a large bunk bed, with bedding and pillows for at least twenty people. It was even worse than the servants' room in Ji's mansion.

The smell in the house was sour and moldy. Ji Qingwu looked towards the wall and saw gray mold in the corners.

Seeing Ji Qingwu covering her nose with her hands, Mrs. Cao looked at her white, tender and smooth hands.

He asked casually, "You are from a wealthy family, right? Why do you work as a doctor and do this kind of waitressing work?"

When Mrs. Cao saw that she was very beautiful, she thought she was a person walking around in the palace. If she felt unwell in the future, she could ask her for help, so she wanted to make friends with her.

He pointed out: "The girl shouldn't have agreed to come and see the fallen princess."

Ji Qingwu glanced at her and asked, "Why did you say that, aunt?"

Mrs. Cao said, "I have been in this palace for several years. What if the prince is still worried about me? Who is the one who has detained the princess here?"

She arched her rough hands and continued, "If she offends the emperor, there will be no future for the Princess of Yong."

Ji Qingwu took out a handkerchief to temporarily cover his mouth and nose, and said, "Aunt Cao, why is there such a strong strange smell in this room?"

Mrs. Cao smelled it many times and didn't think it was strange. Instead, she thought she was meddling.

He urged, "Of course it can't compare to the fragrant aroma in the palace of the ladies in the palace. Miss, go and treat the princess quickly and leave as soon as you are done."

Ji Qingwu looked around but didn't see Tao Wanyin.

He asked, "Where is the princess?"

Mrs. Cao poked her head out to take a look and pointed to the innermost corner of the bunk bed.

He said with disdain, "Just sitting there leaning against the cabinet, daydreaming. I have other things to watch. When the girl is done, come out right away."

Only then did Ji Qingwu notice the woman in gray robe huddled in front of the paint-chipped pear blossom cabinet.

She raised her foot and walked gently in front of her.

Even though I was prepared, when I saw Tao Wanyin, I was still touched by her haggard appearance.

The eaves are too high and the light inside is dim.

Her figure seemed particularly frail, as if it could be blown away by a gust of wind.

Her eyes were empty and unfocused, and even if Ji Qingwu was standing in front of her, she seemed not to see him.

"princess."

I heard a woman's voice as gentle as the spring breeze.

Tao Wanyin raised her head very slowly, and when she saw that it was Ji Qingwu, there was no expression on her face, as if she had lost the strength to make any expression.

His cracked lips opened and closed a few times: "There is no princess here."

Ji Qingwu directly stated his purpose and said, "Prince Yong asked me to come in and see if the princess is okay."

When Tao Wanyin heard the name "Prince Yong", she finally showed some expression. There was light in her eyes, but it was full of anger.

"Are you here to show off?"

Ji Qingwu held his breath.

I am really fed up with these people who are almost losing their lives but still have their minds full of love.

She could tell from Princess Yong's behavior that Tao Wanyin was not really discouraged and had no interest in anything.

Because, there is still resentment towards her.

This just goes to show that Tao Wanyin still can't let go of Prince Yong.

Tao Wanyin held her head high, the lines of her skinny neck standing out.

"What are you doing here? Are you going to tell me proudly that the Tao family is about to fall and that I, the princess, will be deposed sooner or later? Are you here to show off to me?"

Her voice was hoarse and high-pitched: "By the way, you can also accuse me of disregarding the covenant and going against your will in front of the Queen Mother!"

Ji Qingwu put down his handkerchief and said slowly: "Princess, there are some things that I can't remember clearly, but you still keep thinking about them. Does it mean that--"

Tao Wanyin's thin and frail body trembled, and her heart seemed to be pulled up.

Ji Qingwu said: "You feel guilty."

Ever since being detained in Anletang.

No one from the Tao family dared to visit her.

Only her maid Yinxiang was with her, but she felt bad for having implicated Yinxiang.

One day, she was on the inside of the gate, and Yinxiang sneaked out of the hall at some point. She heard her crying and begging someone.

Yinxiang seemed to have a close relationship with that person.

She was begging the man to rescue her as soon as possible.

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