Travel To The World Of Ca Li
The Cry From Behind the Oak Tree
The green leaves begin to change color to become more dazzling, humid summers. Filled with imprisoned days. This is the last day of bridal class. The day after night will be held a meeting with the empress and imperial concubines. The candidates began to get busy preparing themselves.
Xiu Qixuan's face grimaced amusedly. His lips twitched withstanding a burst of laughter. She leisurely walked towards the side palace hall by reading the book in her hand titled 'The Absolute Observance of the Palace Woman's'.
"Pfftt, what's this." He giggled with his pupils that trembled with madness as he read the sentence after sentence written in the book. "Rules when performing night service. Managing the bed and waiting for the master. Cannot make excessive sounds. Can't fall asleep before you let me."
It's really full of shit to the point of making people sick. Even on the bed the court lady had no discretion and freedom. All their behavior is bound by a chain called status.
The last day of this bridal class there will be a collection of points of nobility and obedience. Where their values as a noble woman will be calculated. And, the highest scorer will get a special place to talk to the empress in person.
Xiu Qixuan did not care. Because she knew, that she would never be able to become a devout and obedient woman according to the rules of the palace.
Srakk
Close up a rough book full of that shit. Xiu Qixuan raised her gaze straight ahead. He deliberately walked around by cutting off the path and did not pass through the main corridor to avoid meeting the strange princes.
Right now, his fellow disciple, Su Yiyang, did not come to take the final class. The boy was also punished, whether he clearly did not have a chance in calculating the value of nobility and obedience. And, as well as Xiao Rou getting a ban in lieu of punishment from Xiu Lingze, the servant girl could not serve directly by his side for a week.
So, for the time being the servant accompanying him was the servant of Xiu Lingze's manor residence. With a special threat, Xiu Qixuan ordered the manservant to stay in the carriage as long as he was in the palace and attend classes. He's a little bit confused by the new guy.
Passing through the rocky side of the road in a quiet condition because it is rarely passed by people, Xiu Qixuan sneers heard the sound of crying from behind a shady oak tree.
Ugh, Xiu Qixuan rubbed his nape. The feather stands. He shuddered at the thought of mystical things in his head.
With his efforts to become indifferent, Xiu Qixuan kept walking quickly past the side of the oak tree.
Hix
Hix
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Stop over. Both legs of Xiu Qixuan nailed to the ground. Can't, he can't help but be curious. Rigidly, Xiu Qixuan turned towards the back side of the oak tree.
"Who's there?" He called out.
Surprisingly, the sound of sobs from behind the oak tree stopped. The atmosphere became silent and was filled only by the rustling of Xiu Qixuan's approaching footsteps.
Tilting his body slightly, Xiu Qixuan looked up to take a look.
"Eh?"
He made a plain voice when he saw the figure of a red-haired girl with a pitifully matted appearance. The girl flinched with her presence.
Xiu Qixuan realized the fear the girl suffered when the skinny shoulder trembled.
"Ah, relax! I'm just a passing pedestrian." Ringis Xiu Qixuan was awkward, raising both of her hands assured that she had no intentions whatsoever. "Do you need help?" She asked with a gentle smile that was exposed at the corner of her lips.
The red-haired girl looked to gulp her saliva nervously. His expression was empty filled with sweat and tears.
"A,-I'm ba-baik—"
Before he finished his words, the sound of Xiu Qixuan's screams sounded stifled full of shock cutting him off.
"Akh, you're bleeding!!" Xiu Qixuan immediately moved and crouched down to check for the torn wound on the calf of the girl's leg. Blood continued to flow from the fragile legs forming a red puddle on the ground. Severe bleeding is enough.
"You want to die, yeah. How can this be allowed?! " Xiu Qixuan pressed against the wound to stop the bleeding, she subconsciously nagged the girl. "You can bleed to death!" Xiu Qixuan's pupils twitched, grimacing, when she realized that the bleeding did not stop.
Srett
In one blow, Xiu Qixuan tore off a bit of the fabric of the skirt dress that made the girl flinch stiffly. He made a pinch of the cloth into a bandage and tied it to the wound that was the source of the bleeding.
With hands filled with blood, Xiu Qixuan moved and spoke calmly: "Let's go, you should get treatment at the imperial palace's medicinal hall."
Judging from the sad situation of this girl, Xiu Qixuan knew that she was the victim of oppression. Tearing wounds in the calf of the foot can indeed be obtained if it falls and scratches sharp stones, but, the dress worn by this girl was wet by dirty and unused pool water on the street corner.
"T,-no need." The girl did not flinch, she lowered her head to hide her face while talking with a stutter.
Xiu Qixuan sighed seriously. He recognized this pitiful red-haired girl.
"Duan Maiqiu." Call it flat.
Making the girl look up puzzled to look at him full of question marks
Duan Maiqiu, the fifth Princess of the Duan Family who was born from a concubine, this girl seemed isolated and extremely reclusive. He is not famous and has a lack of speech.
Xiu Qixuan was quite curious about Duan Maiqiu, and when he asked Duan Bian Jian regarding the situation of this girl in the Duan Family, he was very curious about her, the man could not reply as he had not stayed in the Duan Residence all this time.
But what Xiu Qixuan understood was that the Duan Family had many descendants, whether they were dead or alive. And because of this situation they only pay attention to family members who they think are important and appropriate. On the other hand, Duan Maiqiu's existence seemed like it was unnecessary in that wealthy family.
"You're down this low, yeah. To not trust people." Xiu Qixuan's timps coldly between his eyebrows, yet his voice did not attack.
Duan Maiqiu was stifled. He was confused and empty.
Sighing deeply, Xiu Qixuan smothered her gaze into Duan Maiqiu's hollow eyes. He mumbled seriously: "I don't care, you want to die here or not. But, I'm upset that you died in front of me in this miserable state." Xiu Qixuan's eyebrows swooped sharply as she continued as she clucked, "Tck, at least die after avenging the rotten man who cursed you, right."
"If you die, I'll bother myself to testify and be interrogated." Chirping again.
Duan Maiqiu blinked faintly. He looked unsteady by Xiu Qixuan's words.
Looking at his wobbly look, Xiu Qixuan's lips twitched impatiently waiting for the softened Duan Maiqiu.
Opening his voice, Duan Maiqiu squeaked softly: "P,-per-go!"
Xiu Qixuan's forehead turned blackened, she grieved.
"Aihhh, alright then there is no other way!" Xiu Qixuan immediately rushed over and immediately carried Duan Maiqiu's body in front.
Duan Maiqiu suddenly widened her two eyes in shock. He stuttered in the sling of the two slender hands, "K,-you i-it's t-no-pe-need."
The muscle strength of Xiu Qixuan's hand was equivalent to that of a soldier, when basic training was first with Xiu Huanran, he was ordered to lift tons of food, he said, it was hellish suffering but the results are quite satisfying now.
"Your injuries must be treated immediately, or you cannot get married and get more oppressed." Xiu Qixuan responded flatly.
Duan Maiqiu was speechless stiff, she suddenly returned feeling inferior.
"Ah, that's my aunt's word. He said even a faint scar would be a huge blow to a noble lady like us. But, I still don't understand, they kind of think of women as porcelain that shouldn't be scratched in the slightest or it will reduce our selling point as women." Her chatter complained of resentment in the contents of her mind.
A gentle breeze blew, nice sunny weather to make friends. The corner of Duan Maiqiu's lips involuntarily exposed a small smile upon hearing the nagging as well as the utter nagging she had not expected.
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