The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 618: Bustling Bugao Palace
However, after Prince Xi of Yan, Yan Dan and the wives of Jing Ke were all shoved into Ji Qiong's arms, the Bu Gao Palace became too crowded.

And even if it was crowded, it would be absolutely impossible for anyone to live there.

After all, Prince Xi of Yan was Prince of Yan. The number of female relatives from his three clans reached more than 200 people. After being demoted to the palace and made slaves, they were assigned to various palaces and departments.

It is impossible that all the grace given by Ying Zheng was given to Ji Qiong. Specifically, only Ji Qiong's mother and sisters were given to Ji Qiong. But even so, there were seven or eight more people, including a younger sister.

Add in Bo Shuang and her daughter, and it would be crowded enough.

Later, Yan Dan’s wives and concubines were captured, and the place was really overcrowded.

Yan Dan's female relatives included Crown Princess Ju Rong, three concubines, two sons and two daughters. His son was a slave outside the palace, but this was enough.

Ji Qiong couldn't drive them out. How could they live if they were driven out? It was Ying Zheng who ordered them to be placed in Bugao Palace. If they were driven out again, they would have no place to stay.

No matter how crowded the Bugao Palace was, it was still much better than the palace maids' dormitory, especially for those of them who were not welcome, it was even more unbearable.

Since being demoted to the palace as slaves, several former concubines of the State of Yan could not bear the hard life and committed suicide.

Many people even begged Ji Qiong to take them over, but Ji Qiong was powerless to help.

Ji Qiong herself had no resentment towards her mother and sisters, and these people did not dare to have any resentment. Now the only one they could rely on was Ji Qiong, and they were of the same mind.

Ji Qiong and the others had some resentment towards Bo Shuang, but not much. After all, Jing Ke was just a knife.

Now, the concubines and family members of Prince Xi of Yan hate Prince Xi and Yan Dan the most. Even Ji Qiong has resentment in her heart.

The extremely foolish actions of King Xi of Yan and Yan Dan brought misery to everyone.

Originally, even if Yan State was no match for Qin State, even if it was defeated fairly, as long as it surrendered in time, everyone would still be a noble.

But now, she has completely fallen from heaven to hell, and has been demoted to a slave, the most bullied slave, who does the dirtiest and most tiring work.

You know, the personnel management in the palace is also very complicated. Even if they enter the palace as slaves or maids, they are different. They are divided into special palace registration and slave registration.

Palace maids and eunuchs who entered the palace through tribute, voluntarily entered the palace, or were purchased with clean backgrounds were not slaves after entering the palace, but were transferred to special palace status with separate management and welfare benefits. They also had their own arrangements after leaving the palace. Although they were slaves, the slaves of the royal family were of course different.

Especially the eunuchs and female officials who have made a name for themselves, these people in management positions are also officials.

Internal officials are also officials! And they should never be underestimated.

Power is like a magnetic field. The closer you are to power, the greater the power you have. This is the case with the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister.

Some female officials in the palace were even recruited from aristocratic families, hoping to be favored one day or have connections with the palace.

Even castrated eunuchs can be gradually promoted. Although the high-ranking eunuchs in the palace are secretly looked down upon, they are also powerful and ruthless characters.

Just like Sang Ruoyu, the eunuch chief steward beside Ying Zheng, he was the most trusted confidant among the confidants, so who would dare to offend him? Being the eunuch chief steward of Ying Zheng was not so easy. Being able to read people's expressions and be tactful was a basic quality. Being meticulous and capable was also essential. Being loyal, reliable, considerate and sensible was even more necessary.

Being the personal secretary of the top leader is not something that everyone can do.

Apart from this, he also has to undertake the basically useless guarding work. If Sang Ruoyu's cultivation level were placed in the outside world, he would be a ruthless character who could easily kill people in the martial arts world and cause a river of blood to flow.

The treatment of these personal servants was naturally excellent. Ying Zheng was not stupid. How could he treat the personal servants serving in the palace harshly?

But slavery was different.

Especially those who committed unforgivable crimes and were demoted to the palace as slaves.

These are usually the families of extremely evil criminals.

Ordinary criminals were sent to the palace as slaves. If they were lucky, they would be directly transferred to the palace under amnesty.

But this does not apply to those who have committed the unforgivable sin.

Although they enter the palace, they will not be transferred to palace status and will remain slaves. Slaves have no channels for advancement, and if they are not transferred to palace status, they cannot be promoted.

If one wants to change his fate, he can only rely on special grace, and only special grace can allow him to be transferred to the palace.

But unfortunately, it is often difficult for such slaves to meet noble people, and it is very difficult for them to obtain grace and change their fate.

These slaves in the palace are at the lowest level, doing the hardest, most tiring, most difficult, dirtiest and most dangerous work. They are consumables and the lowest level of oppression. After all, the palace inevitably needs consumables.

The supervision and management of them are also the most strict, and they will be isolated from all things related to nobles. It is extremely difficult for them to stand out.

Normally a few years would pass by silently.

Ying Zheng handed Ji Qiong's mother and sisters to Ji Qiong. Although they were still slaves, it was a real grace. After all, in Bugao Palace, life under Ji Qiong was still tolerable. If they were in other places, these pampered ladies would not live long.

Although everyone lived under the same roof, Bo Shuang was isolated and it was inevitable that she would be bullied.

But Bo Shuang is a strong woman, and now she is a strong mother.

No matter what, she insisted on living. Although she was alone and had to take care of a newborn baby, she was more diligent, hardworking, and submissive, and she gritted her teeth to persevere.

Smile at people, be sincere to people, be kind to people, and be tolerant to people.

In just one or two months, her sincerity dispelled all hostility.

Ji Qiong is also a mother. She is a kind-hearted girl by nature. Facing another mother, she cannot sit idly by and allow her to be bullied.

Ji Qiong accepted Bo Shuang and helped them live together. Every time Ying Zheng came, Ji Qiong asked Bo Shuang to hide with the child. Ji Qiong was not sure whether Ying Zheng would remember unhappy things when he saw Bo Shuang. This was the best choice for everyone.

Although Ying Zheng came here very rarely.

Gongsun Li naturally knew everything about Bo Shuang, and also knew about the posthumous daughter of her senior brother Jing Ke, but Gongsun Li could only pretend not to know and dared not have any contact with Bo Shuang. Gongsun Li knew very well that before Ying Zheng took the initiative to speak, she absolutely could not contact or help Bo Shuang.

That will only hurt others and yourself.

Gongsun Li was just a little friendlier to Ji Qiong.

At least Ji Qiong, Bo Shuang and the others have calmed down now.

Until Ju Rong and the others were captured and demoted to slavery in the palace.

Out of bad taste, Ying Zheng deliberately threw Ju Rong and the others to Ji Qiong.

If Ji Qiong and the others only had some resentment towards Bo Shuang and Yan Wangxi, they would only resent Yan Wangxi secretly in their hearts, but after all, Yan Wangxi was their husband and father.

So he was really filled with hatred towards Yan Dan, the instigator.

But Yan Dan was already dead, and as Yan Dan's wife, all the hatred was directed at Ju Rong.

When she was caught, Ju Rong didn't want to be humiliated and wanted to die. She was not afraid of death, but she couldn't.

Because she is also a mother.

She also has a son and a daughter. The daughter is only six years old and the son is even younger, only three years old.

And there are two other children who also call her mother.

With such concerns, she could only obey, absolutely obey.

Even though she came from a military family, the Crown Princess became a lowly slave.

Even if she had to crawl at the feet of her enemies, even if she had to face the bullying of her former relatives, she could only endure it.

The only thing that comforted her was that the Qin State strictly abided by the law. If three clans were to be exterminated, then three clans would be exterminated. However, children under the age of eight would be spared from death, although they would be demoted to slavery.

Ju Rong was even thankful that she was caught before her child was eight years old, otherwise.
Ju Rong was not a little woman who was unaware of the general situation in the world. She could see clearly that the trend of Qin's unification was unstoppable.

The son was raised in a slave house and taught and raised by palace servants, but he was alive after all, and as long as he was alive, there was hope.

Her daughter was banished to the palace as a slave along with her. She was lucky to have her daughter stay by her side. She never expected that she would be able to see her former relatives again. However, what they received was not help.

It is hatred and resentment, bullying and humiliation.

Especially, we have to face thin frost.

Ju Rong, I have no face to face her.

After Bo Shuang married Jing Ke, Yan Dan and Jing Ke became inseparable. Ju Rong and Bo Shuang were naturally also close and had a deep friendship.

But that was in the past.

After Yan Dan abandoned Gao Jianli, Ren Feng, Bo Shuang and others and secretly sent Ju Rong to the State of Chu, Gao Jianli and others broke off all ties with Yan Dan.

Yan Dan violated the responsibilities and moral obligations of his lord.

Ju Rong originally urged Yan Dan to take Gao Jianli and the others with him and leave together, but Yan Dan considered it over and over again and finally refused. There were already enough people and it was already conspicuous enough. If a large group of people were added, it would not be hiding anymore.

Ju Rong also advised Yan Dan to at least tell Gao Jianli and the others that they could negotiate, and just take Bo Shuang with them, and let Gao Jianli and the others run away and go their separate ways, but Yan Dan also refused.

At that time, Gao Jianli and others, and even Yan Dan's entire family were under close surveillance by King Xi of Yan. If he told Gao Jianli, the news would inevitably leak out, and whether he could escape at that time would be another matter. It was already very good enough to be able to secretly send Ju Rong away in front of King Xi of Yan, and Yan Dan did not dare to take the risk.

treachery.

This is not what a gentleman does, nor what a decent person does.

Ju Rong has always respected her grandfather Ju Xin the most, who died on the battlefield for his loyalty and righteousness.

The entire Ju family is a loyal family, and Ju Rong is also a loyal person, but in the end, under Yan Dan's persuasion, she betrayed her loyalty for the sake of her children and her bloodline.

Even though Yan Dan promised to live and die with Bo Shuang and others, and to do his best to take care of Bo Shuang.

But now when she saw Bo Shuang again, she felt so ashamed that she couldn't face him.

As for Bo Shuang, she just turned a blind eye to Ju Rong.

She could understand, but she couldn't forgive.

The friendship will be severed, but it will not turn into hatred.

Yan Dan is not kind and righteous, but Bo Shuang is not.

Never kick someone when they are down.

If the master betrays his loyalty, it is the master's fault. The subject can break off the relationship with him, but he cannot take the initiative to harm the master before he betrays again. What happened before is what happened before, and it is over. This is not a reason to add insult to injury.

Bo Shuang has always been certain of one thing: her husband is a loyal warrior.

To die for loyalty and righteousness is a worthy death, and to dare to swing the sword against the supreme being in the world is courage.

Maybe it was against the will of the world, maybe it was not right, and now it has been proven that his master was not worthy of loyalty.

But the Warriors are the Warriors.

The most important virtue of a person is courage.

Courage is the root of everything. Courage is an attack on all unknowns and dangers, and a defense of human dignity and values.

Bo Shuang wanted to protect the reputation of her husband. If a gentleman dies for his king, even if the king is immoral, it is not the gentleman's fault.

Therefore, Bo Shuang would never bully Ju Rong in return.

Of course, she would not be so lowly as to continue to be loyal to him, she just turned a blind eye.

Faced with Ju Rong's kindness and amends, Bo Shuang refused to accept them and said nothing.

No matter what kind of hardship and pain she had gone through, she had gotten through it, and everything was over. Now she didn't need any ridiculous compensation or pity, let alone guilt, and everything was clear.

It's not the King of Qin's fault that Bo Shuang didn't even hate Ying Zheng.

The King of Qin observed etiquette and treated the envoy of Yan State kindly, but it was the envoy of Yan State who corrupted his morals and stabbed the King to death, eventually dying of exhaustion.

The King of Qin was not wrong.

Her husband died for loyalty and was not wrong.

The one who was wrong was Yan Dan.

Only Yan Dan.

It was Yan Dan who was treacherous and wanted to achieve his goals by unjust means.

Bo Shuang now only wanted to raise her child well and atone for her sins. She waited for the day when she could find an opportunity to free her daughter from slavery and release her from the palace when she was older, so that she could live a safe and healthy life as an ordinary person.

Although Bo Shuang also knew that there was little hope, Jing Ke had committed an unforgivable crime, a crime of treason, which would not be pardoned even if pardoned.

But as long as you are alive there is hope.

No?
The fact that I am still alive and living peacefully is proof of everything.

Although Bo Shuang did not join in bullying Ju Rong, Ju Rong and her friends still had a pretty miserable life in Bugao Palace.

After all, the master of this palace is Ji Qiong, and Ju Rong and the others are the family that is the source of all evil. Everyone from top to bottom is full of hatred towards them, and no one does not bully them.

Let alone a peaceful life, it is even difficult to have enough food, warm clothes and a good sleep.

Not only in the Bugao Palace, but the entire Xianyang Palace was full of malice towards them.

Fortunately, everyone knew how serious their crimes were, so Ying Zheng did not execute them, and no one dared to kill them directly.

But Mi Yun loved Ying Zheng deeply and hated them extremely. She secretly gave an order that they must not be treated preferentially. As long as they were not dead or disabled, they could be bullied in any way!

They do the hardest and most tiring work, suffer the most humiliation and beatings, and their daily necessities are withheld in various ways. It is more than just miserable.

Although Ji Qiong did not do it herself, she completely turned a blind eye to the suffering they endured and let them do whatever they wanted. She had no intention of making decisions for her slaves as the master of a palace.

Under such circumstances, Ju Rong still wanted to make up for Bo Shuang and wanted to do some work for Bo Shuang to the best of her ability to reduce Bo Shuang's burden, but Bo Shuang was not at all dissatisfied.

And Ju Rong endured all this pain silently.

Because she is also a mother, she has two children.

(End of this chapter)