"What a pitiful child, a young one like you actually toiled your hands to such an extent!"
Huang Qide had never been treated so well by anyone before. From the moment she could remember, she had always been trampled upon like straw and scolded. She was already used to it, but she was not used to this sort of warmth.
Thus, when she raised her head again, her eyes were already filled with tears.
"This silly child, does it hurt? It doesn't matter, it will stop hurting once you apply the medicine. It'll be fine very soon. "
Huang Qide, who originally had a favorable impression of the wangfei because of what he had said just now, was now even more moved to tears. He was used to being indifferent and tormented, suddenly encountering concern and warmth.
"Your name is Qi Qi, right? I heard that on the night of the ninth day of June, you had a chance encounter with the Prince in the garden? "
Hearing this, Huang Qide couldn't care less about being held back by the imperial concubine as he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to her, kowtowing to her with all his might. There was a loud 'bang' sound as his head heavily hit the ground, and soon enough, the ground was stained with blood.
"Quick, quickly pull her up. What is she doing? I didn't say anything? "How did you become so scared?"
When Huang Qide was pulled out, he only felt a golden light appear in front of him, but she didn't forget to plead repeatedly, "Royal Consort, please spare me. This servant dares not do it again. This servant did not intend to offend Your Highness."
At first, Huang Qide thought he would die for sure, she only hoped that her sincere pleas for mercy would make her death a little easier.
She had heard from the other sons and daughters that the rules of the house were very strict. If one was not careful, they would be decapitated, and killing them with a single slash was good, but if one was to be decapitated, the flesh and blood would be splattered all over the place. However, they would not die for a short while, and would even faint from the pain.
At that time, when she heard this, she was so scared that she had nightmares all night long. But now, when the wangfei asked her about the incident where she ran into the prince, how could she not be afraid?
She had no one to rely on. Entering the manor at the age of three, surviving until today was truly not easy. She didn't expect that she would still be unable to escape death today.
"Hehehe, you silly girl, who wants you to die? "How can you be so timid and be so scared?"
It was only when he heard her sweet laughter that he finally calmed down. She carefully raised her head and carefully looked at the wangfei's expression. Seeing that there was a smile in her eyes, as if she really wasn't angry, he dared to explain.
"Please spare my life, wangfei! This servant really didn't do it on purpose that night!"
"Alright, you didn't do it on purpose. I understand. Don't worry, no one will cause trouble for you because of what happened that night. I said so. Now, you can relax, right?"
Seeing the indifferent smile on the princess consort's face, Huang Qide finally let go of his worries.
"Your name is Qi Qi, right? What's my family name? Who else is in my family? "
Hearing the question from Princess Hua-Yang, Qi Qi didn't dare to think too much into it. She poured out beans like she was pouring beans and made herself completely honest with herself.
"This servant's surname was originally Huang, and was ranked seventh in the family. Thus, my parents called me '77th', because the family was so poor that they couldn't keep the pot boiling, and this servant's parents sold this servant to the palace. After this servant entered the palace, I didn't contact my parents, and I don't know how they are doing nowadays. I only hope to see them again in this life! "
When he finished, Qi Qi didn't dare to raise her head to look at the wangfei. She could only lower her head and wait for further questioning. She knew that after the wangfei asked about her background, there must be more to come.
Sure enough, the princess didn't wait for too long before she asked, "Does Seventh Madame have anyone she likes in the estate?"
Hearing this question, Huang Qide jumped up in fright. He unconsciously lifted his head to look at the wangfei in front of him with a face full of shock. Available... But she didn't want to marry a boy! I just want to marry a good citizen! Should she open her mouth to reject the princess consort? But if she refused, would the wangfei punish her?
"Princess, no, no, servant …" This servant has a plan outside the residence … by... "From the person." When he thought of how the wangfei could easily match him to a servant, and how he would be a servant for the rest of his life, and how life and death were not his hands, Huang Qide trembled in fear. The intense fear made Huang Qide choose to lie.
The corner of Lady Zhang's mouth raised slightly. She picked a grape from the fruit plate and peeled it slowly. Watching the purple skin on the grape peel off layer by layer, the smile became even wider.
A grape was completely peeled off, but Lady Zhang didn't eat it. She dabbed Pill Kou's finger with it and gently pinched the sparkling grape in front of her eyes to carefully examine it. After a long while, she suddenly threw the peeled off grape back onto the fruit plate.
"Is that so? I heard from mother Sun that you entered the prince's mansion when you were three years old. You already have someone you like at such a young age? "
"Yes …" This is the baby's kiss this servant's father set up for me since I was young. " Since he had already told a lie, it would be much easier to continue lying. In Huang Qide's entire life, his greatest wish was to leave his slave and return to being a good citizen. At this point, he had no time to worry about what he should do if his lies were to be seen through.
"Oh ~ ~ is that so? "As far as I know, you signed a death contract. Then, wouldn't that mean that your fiance outside the residence has no wife to marry?"
"Your servant, your servant is trying to save money. After saving enough to redeem myself, I hope that master can grant me a favor so that I can go out and see my parents and old friends again."
Mrs. Zhang narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the young girl kneeling down below with a face full of eagerness. She didn't seem to be in love with the prosperity of the mansion at all. Only then did she hand over the spotlessly white Juan Pa, which she had been slowly wiping, to her mother, who was waiting by the side.
"Get up, I'll just ask casually. Look at how scared you are, since you have the heart to leave, then you should stay by my side and wait on me. You should save the money as soon as possible and leave the house so that your parents and your unmarried couple won't be anxiously waiting for you."
When Huang Qide heard Lady Zhang's words, he did not have the time to test the tears that welled up from the corners of his eyes. He suddenly raised his head to see if what she said was true, only when he heard his mother's deliberate coughing did he realize how rude his actions were. She hurriedly lowered her head, but her face was already filled with fear.
Mrs Zhang was very satisfied with Huang Qide's reaction. Not only did she not blame him for his rudeness, but instead she slowly walked over and extended a hand to help her up.
"Since you've come with me, I'll have to change out of this outfit. Mama Sun, take seventy percent of the time to change clothes and teach the rules. After that, come back and serve me. I like this girl very much."
Huang Qide didn't know that what she said was true, or false, but in her heart, she had already decided that the wangfei was a kind person.
He followed his mother to a small house in the west side of the main house. Looking at the room that was much larger and brighter than his old residence, Huang Qide's eyes were filled with tears of excitement. He gripped his sleeves tightly, not daring to believe that all of this was real.
Before coming to see the wangfei, she had already planned for the worst. But she hadn't thought that this wouldn't be a disaster; it would be such a pleasant surprise.
"Since you've already called seventy percent of those names for so many years, you should just continue calling me that from now on." Sun Yiyi's mother smiled as she instructed the little girl to make the bed for Qi Qi, while she pulled Qi Qi to sit at the Eight Immortals Table in the middle of the room.
Do not forget about the favor the wangfei has given you. Do things for her wholeheartedly, not to mention leaving the house for her, even if it's a gold-silver pearl hairpin, if she's happy, she can reward you with it. When you're young, accumulate more gold and silver.
Seeing Huang Qide's face turn red from embarrassment, his mother laughed and left the room. However, no one saw the taunting smirk on his mother's face as she left the room.
From then on, Huang Qishao lived in the estate, becoming a legend among the servants of the estate. A rootless and low-class little girl had unexpectedly become a popular person in front of the imperial concubine just because of a chance encounter with a garden garden garden garden.
Under the Zhang Clan's deliberate arrangements, Huang QIqi had been living in the courtyard for a month, yet she had never once taken a photo with Prince Chen. Huang Qide didn't think that there was anything wrong with that. She never thought that she would enter the eyes of the Prince. She thought that the events of that night had long been overturned.
However, she would've never thought that beneath this calm surface, the waves would already be surging violently.
She took advantage of the moment when Prince Chen was still drunk and had yet to get drunk to deliberately switch places with Huang QIong. After a month of Zhang's tutelage, Huang QIqian had long been reborn, and seeing that even though Prince Chen was still a bit timid, he no longer had the same panicked expression as before.
He narrowed his eyes and smiled as he looked at the beauty in front of him pouring wine and food for him. He was secretly happy that his consort was sensible and knew that he had found this little girl by herself before he even opened his mouth. Not only that, she had even taught him to deliver the wine to his mouth.
When Huang Qide was grabbed by Prince Chen, she hurriedly turned her head to look at Lady Zhang, but there was no sign of her.
Just as she mustered up the courage to break free from Prince Chen's hold, she smelled a fragrance drifting over from an unknown place. Her originally clear consciousness gradually became blurry.
When Huang Qide woke up again, the raw rice had long been cooked into cooked rice. She hugged the blanket and sat on the bed, staring blankly at the floor, tears streaming down her face. Her life had been ruined, she had lost her innocence.
Just as Huang Qide was about to finish everything, the door to the room that had been tightly shut was pushed open from the outside. She looked up blankly as she saw Sun Qiqi's mother slowly walk in, carrying a basin of hot water with a smile on her face.
Seeing this familiar figure, Huang Qide's tears began to fall even more violently. She had never expected that everything that had happened today could have been caused by this person in front of her.
"Mother Sun ~ ~ ~"
"Look at you, girl. What are you crying for. This is such a good thing, don't let your happiness end like this!"
Hearing Sun Yiyi's words, Huang Qide and Huang Qide were stupefied. What were these words? What did she mean by 'this is the biggest blessing'? She was just a servant, how could she still have a life to live if she had a relationship with the prince? Even if they could live, who would dare to take a woman that the Prince had once wanted?
She knew that she did not have the ability to protect her life in this mansion. She did not want to be a superior person, and even more so, she did not want to be trampled on and humiliated by others. She only wanted to live well and live with a little bit of dignity. Everything was gone. Everything was gone.
The more he thought of this, the more despair he felt in his heart.
Sun Yiyi's mother stared fixedly at Huang Qide, taking in all of her emotions. She sneered in her heart, but there was no hint of disdain on her face.
"Sigh ~ ~ Stupid girl, if you have anything you can't understand, feel free to tell your mother, your mother will tell you."
It was always easy for people to be moved by gentle words when they were in pain. She buried her head deep in her mother's bosom. Because of this action, she had missed the look of disdain on her mother's face.