Da Qin: I became friends with Zhao Zheng

Chapter 261 Chapter 250 Nine, Woman’s Tragedy
The palace man wiped his tears and told Yao Xing a story:

"This slave girl is the sixth daughter in the family. She has five older sisters and two younger sisters. My parents both came from a poor background and believed that giving birth to a son would be worthy of their ancestors, so the children were born one after another, but all of them were daughter.

However, the times there were bad, disasters often struck, and the family could not make ends meet. My mother often had to take magic medicine prescribed by the old doctor in the village, which cost a lot of money, so the slave sisters never knew what it felt like to be full.

The eldest sister is the best to us. She shields us from our parents’ fists and sticks every day, and takes us to the mountains to find food.

Suddenly one day, my parents brought back a middle-aged man who was lame and made crutches out of wood.My parents kicked us all out and sent him to the eldest sister’s room with smiles on their faces.

That night, each of us sisters got half a piece of cake. The eldest sister had injuries on her face and walked with a limp, but she smiled happily while watching us eat the cake. "

The palace man burst into tears when he said this. Yao Xing naturally guessed what it was about. His heart was heavy, but he also knew that this was just the beginning.

"After that, men often came to the slave's house and entered the eldest sister's room, and some smiles appeared on the faces of the parents. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The eldest sister was pregnant, and the parents were reluctant to spend money to buy her medicine, so they used The eldest sister cried and howled all night that night, and the next morning she threw a roll of straw mat on the mountain."

"Stop talking, stop talking!" Yao Xing suddenly interrupted her, not wanting to listen any more.

The eldest son is dead, but there are still so many girls in her family. The story after that will definitely be even more tragic.Yao Xing just got a granddaughter and couldn't bear to listen anymore.

"The situation of slaves and maids is not rare. Before His Majesty unified the world, rituals and music collapsed, many people had no sense of shame, and even... even all kinds of horrifying secret techniques were common.

The servant got angry, killed someone, ran out, and sold himself into the palace.Now that I leave the palace, I am afraid that I will have no relatives and nowhere to go. "She could even squeeze out a wry smile and bring up the old things again, which meant tearing the scar open again. The pain was no less than the first time!

"The empress is the kindest person in the world. Even before she served the empress, she was like a god in the hearts of slaves. It is the empress who allows women to make money in addition to their skin and flesh. It is also the empress who gives girls the opportunity to read and read... …”

Yao Xing always thought that although the status of women in this era was not high, it was not as low as in the Song Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. Unexpectedly, darkness was everywhere.

I have always wanted to improve the status of women, but I have only established factories and schools in counties.However, places in factories and schools are competed for, and it is difficult for those without any financial resources or connections to get a place.

What's more, it's a poor family. How can they be willing to send girls who can work to study? Even if it doesn't cost money, they still have to eat!
I'm afraid there are still many such situations now.

The tip of Yao Xing's nose felt sore, so she picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Someone from the palace came to report: "To the Queen, the Crown Princess has just informed the imperial doctor that she has diagnosed a happy pulse and is here to report the good news."

Yao Xing paused for a moment, with an inexplicable look on his face, and said one word lightly: "Reward!"

The palace messenger who sent the message was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Yao Xing would not be happy at all.But the reaction was quite quick, and he quickly replied: "No!"

(End of this chapter)