The farmer has a mall

Chapter 288
No matter how loyal Xi'er was, she was plotting against Gu Nanyan, and Fu Tuo would not allow such a thing to happen, even if the other party had no malicious intentions.

"Come here, drag this court lady down to beat forty boards. If she is lucky enough to survive, then find an imperial doctor to have a look."

Generally, if the palace wants to execute palace people, fifty boards are basically fatal.

Liu'er was startled when she heard the words, and hurriedly knelt down to intercede, but Xi'er stopped her with her eyes.

Xi'er understood that the prince beat her because she was plotting against the princess, and she sought the imperial doctor for the sake of her loyalty.

She smiled bitterly and kowtowed to thank you.

"I know that I have made a big mistake and dare not ask for forgiveness. I just hope that you can help the slave's master for the sake of your highness. She... is really suffering."

Fu Tuo looked at him coldly, without any emotion in his eyes: "Is there anyone in this palace who is not bitter."

Just like his mother, who was so kind-hearted, she ended up buried in a foreign country.

Xi'er was stunned, and gave a wry smile: "Your Highness said, who in this palace is not bitter, just like back then, if it wasn't for the kindness of the empress, my master would have been turned into a handful of loess."

She looked at the frightened Fu Lin, and gently wiped his crying face with a handkerchief.

"I'm afraid Xi'er won't be able to take care of Your Highness for a while. Your Highness must listen to your mother, eat well and grow up quickly. When you grow up to be as tall as His Highness the Crown Prince, you will be able to protect your mother..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was dragged down by Sanjin.

Hearing her confession of her last words, Fu Lin felt uneasy in his young heart.

He raised his anxious little face and asked Fu Tuo: "Is the prince brother going to hit Xi'er, will it hurt?"

He frowned, as if remembering something unpleasant, his face turned pale.

"Did it hurt so much when you beat Lin'er with Concubine Chen?" Fu Lin asked persistently.

Fu Tuo also frowned when he heard this: "Concubine Chen hit you?"

The rules in the palace are strict, although Concubine Chen is one of the four concubines, she is nothing more than a concubine in the final analysis, she is just a servant among the people, if she beats and scolds the prince, it is a serious crime!
Fu Lin nodded, lowered his head a little disappointed and a little scared and said: "She not only beat Lin'er, but also often beat her concubine, calling her a slut."

As if afraid that he would not believe it, Fu Lin put his head out in front of Fu Tuo, but before Fu Tuo understood what he was going to do, he retracted his head again, turned around and stretched out in front of Gu Nanyan.

Gu Nanyan:? ? ?

What are you doing, do you want her to pat her head?

Just as she was still debating whether to grant the boy's wish, Fu Lin stretched out his little hand to brush the hair from his forehead, and then stretched his neck forward.

"Miss Huang, look, it was the concubine Chen who beat her. The concubine said that Lin'er will not grow any hair after the scar is left on this area."

"Lin'er can't grow his hair, so he can only be a monk in the future." He lamented, his little face full of melancholy.

"When I become a monk, I won't be able to eat meat with Sister Huang. I feel sad when I think about it..."

That tone of a young adult would definitely make people laugh in normal times, but Gu Nanyan couldn't laugh at this time.

There was a scar the size of a copper coin on the hairline above the end of Fu Lin's eyebrows. The scar seemed to have just shed its scab. Not long ago, the newly grown tender flesh was still pink, like a flesh worm, which looked a little scary.

"Why did she hit you?" Gu Nanyan asked, frowning after a long time of silence.

Fu Lin was very happy to see her finally talking to him, raised his head and grinned and said, "Lin'er doesn't know!"

Gu Nanyan: "..."

If you don’t know, you don’t know. What are you doing so confidently?
"Tell me." Fu Tuo pointed at Liu'er in a deep voice, motioning for her to answer Gu Nanyan's question.

Liu'er knelt on the ground and hugged Fu Lin, bit her lip: "Does His Highness know the name of Concubine Wan?"

Fu Tuo frowned: "I don't know."

There are many women in the harem, and there are more levels than courtiers.

And a concubine is only a little bit higher than a maid in the palace. She is a very inconspicuous existence in the palace. It is normal for Fu Tuo not to know about it.

In addition, Wanbi seldom shows up, and spends most of her time in her yard.

If it wasn't because he gave birth to Fu Lin, Fu Tuo wouldn't even know that there was such a person in the harem.

"The original name of Concubine Wan was Cai Wanqing. She entered the palace at the age of 12 and became a palace maid. She used to be a foot-washing maid in the palace of Concubine Xian." Liu'er wiped away her tears and said.

At that time, Concubine Wan was still young, and she just entered the palace with fear and anxiety. She missed her family very much. She often couldn't sleep at night, and she was naturally in a trance during the day.

One day after helping Concubine Xian wash up, when she was about to step back, her eyes blurred, and she accidentally bumped into the dressing table, breaking the purple jade bracelet that the emperor had just given to Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian was very angry, and called people from the Punishment Department to give her severe punishment.

The Department of Punishment is the nightmare of all court ladies and eunuchs. No one who enters can come out intact. If Concubine Wan is taken away, she will peel off her skin if she does not die, and then be thrown out of the palace gate.

The delaminated skin here is not a metaphor, it is a real peeling.

This is also a method commonly used by the Department of Punishment to deal with court ladies.

The eunuch in charge of the torture is very experienced. First, a boundary line is cut from the intersection of the neck and the torso to ensure the integrity of the exposed skin.

Then, little by little, the skin on the person's body was completely peeled off, and it was as thin as a cicada's wing, which made the tortured maid feel so painful that she would not die from excessive blood loss.

Naturally, Concubine Wan had also heard about the horrors of the Punishment Department, and she was completely terrified.

She completely forgot to struggle and let someone drag her away.

Originally, she thought that she would be close to death, and she was even ready to bite her tongue and commit suicide, but she happened to meet Empress Wei, who had just given birth, and she came out for a walk with the infant prince in her arms.

So Empress Wei, who hated the existence of the Punishment Department very much, stopped them and asked Emperor Anyang to reward Concubine Xian with another set of jewelry, which saved Concubine Wan.

It is pity that Concubine Wan entered the palace as a servant at a young age, Empress Wei took her to her own palace and arranged a relatively easy job for her.

That is to let her take care of the little prince together with the nanny.

Concubine Wan, who escaped from the dead, was naturally very grateful. She regarded Empress Wei as her reborn parent, and took extra care when taking care of the prince.

Empress Wei is a kind-hearted person, especially after giving birth, she is more gentle and rarely punishes the palace people. Weiyang Palace is happy and full of vitality all day long.

Those were also the days when Wanbi was most relaxed, and her temper became much more lively.

But the good times didn't last long. When the prince was four years old, Empress Wei hanged herself...

Weiyang Palace has no future without its master, and the palace members scattered.

However, the 16-year-old Wanbi insisted on staying no matter what the little sisters who were close to each other persuaded.

There is an unwritten rule in the palace that all court ladies who have reached the age of 25 will be released from the palace unless the master refuses to let them go.

Or if there are other reasons, it can be postponed for three years.

Weiyang Palace had lost its master long ago, and the crown prince was also imprisoned in the East Palace. Concubine Wan, who didn't want to leave, had to use the excuse of copying scriptures to pray for the queen, and stayed temporarily because of the love of master and servant.

However, when the scriptures are always copied, three years pass by in a flash.

Just the night before she packed her bags and was ready to leave the palace, Emperor Anyang, who went to Weiyang Palace after drunk, mistook her for Queen Wei, and became pregnant with the dragon species overnight.

And the night she accepted grace happened to be the day when Concubine Chen entered the palace.

The person who was supposed to be blessed sat alone in the palace all night, but did not wait for Emperor Anyang.

Because of this, Concubine Chen became the laughing stock of the entire harem.

Until one month later, Concubine Wan was diagnosed with a happy pulse, and Emperor Anyang was overjoyed, and made her a concubine.

It was only then that Concubine Chen knew that her "bridal night" had been snatched away by a lowly foot-washing maid.

Naturally, she gritted her teeth with hatred, and since then she has turned her anger on Concubine Wan, not only cooperating with Concubine Ning to deduct her fees, but also confronting her everywhere, often going to her palace to find trouble, beating and scolding at every turn.

(End of this chapter)