She gestured with her eyes: "There."
Jiang Liniang finally understood and was instantly horrified!
No wonder that maid hanged herself!
She subconsciously covered her mouth.
The wind in the yard was still gentle, and the sun was bright and gentle, but she felt as if she had become a movable skeleton, with wind leaking from every part of her body!
Mrs. Han... Sister-in-law Han...
He has always cared for her and Yuanniang, secretly helping the Jiang family without telling anyone, and even didn't mind that the Jiang family was of low origin, and was the first to show goodwill to them and invite them to come to his house...
That such a considerate, enthusiastic and considerate person could do such a thing was beyond Jiang Liniang's expectation!
Seeing that Miss Jiang seemed a little frightened and regretful, Huzhou hurriedly advised: "Get over here, little lady, don't think about it. If that maid hadn't been so mean, how could she have ended up like this? She brought it upon herself." .”
Jiang Liniang asked in a low voice: "If she dies, no one will take care of her? What will happen next?"
"How can we deal with it?" Huzhou said nonchalantly: "I originally came from a poor family and sold myself here. Giving my mother a sum of money can be regarded as a kind heart of the Sun family."
Jiang Liniang asked again: "Was she sold here because her family was poor?"
"That should be the case. I heard that she was also the daughter of a decent family. A few years ago, a flood hit the entire capital, and many families sold their sons and daughters." At this point, Huzhou nodded. , said: "Speaking of which, I was bought back by the steward at that time."
Jiang Liniang looked at her calm face, and for some reason, her heart suddenly trembled slightly.
She asked out of nowhere: "Don't you miss home?"
"Why are you homesick? If you don't have enough to eat and don't have warm clothes, you might starve to death."
Huzhou said: "It's great to be in the Shi family. The master and his wife are so kind, and the two young ladies treat me well!"
Jiang Liniang said "Oh" and felt that she had spent enough time here, so she hurried to the courtyard where the banquet was held.
There was something on her mind, and when she faced those delicacies and fine wines, she didn't know why, but she always felt that she couldn't bring herself to do it. She knew that she couldn't dampen the interest of Sister-in-law Han and the other guests, so she covered it up with a smile, Bo Have a great time as a guest and a host.
However, when the banquet was over and the guests dispersed, Jiang Liniang couldn't help but quietly asked: "That maid, what's her name? Does she really... want to do that kind of thing?"
"It seems to be called Qinghong? I can't remember clearly. As for whether I really think about it, who knows, I also heard it from a maid who is familiar with the Sun family. Anyway, she ran to the third master's study alone late at night , I happened to be caught by Mrs. Han, can I still accuse her unjustly..."
As Huzhou said, he poured tea for her again and said with concern: "Little lady, please drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."
Jiang Liniang silently took the tea cup into her hand.
Her name is Qinghong.
After hearing this story, she tossed and turned over and over again that night, unable to fall asleep.
Is Mrs. Han a bad person?
To her, of course not, there is no one more considerate and considerate than Mrs. Han.
But for Qinghong...
Should Qinghong die?
Did she really intend to seduce Senior Brother Sun?
To take a step back, even if she really has this intention, should she die?
After selling myself as a maid, can I change my duty of being honest only by serving my master honestly, marrying a servant, and giving birth to a string of slaves?
Jiang Liniang looked at the tent above her head and thought:
Jiang Xing, have you fallen into the bias of the white left?
What does the death of a maid you have never met have to do with you?
Is Sister-in-law Han treating you badly?
Qinghong was born in this era, but he didn't abide by the rules of this era, so he was punished by this era, wasn't he?
……Yeah?
Alas, Jiang Liniang sighed.
Go to sleep.
But there was always something pressing in her heart, so heavy and heavy that she couldn't breathe.
She vaguely felt that she should grab something, but her head was so dizzy that she couldn't do it.
Go to sleep.
In the middle of the night, a night owl passed by Jiang Liniang's window and made a blood-curdling cry, and she suddenly woke up at this moment!
Jiang Liniang was sweating, hugging the quilt, her body shaking violently uncontrollably.
She finally understood what the thread was that she had always wanted to grasp but had never been able to grasp!
She is lucky Qinghong!
Qinghong is the unfortunate Jiang Liniang! ! !
Chapter 54
The person keeping watch outside was Huzhou. Hearing the cry of the night owl, he hurriedly put on his coat and came in: "Is the little lady scared?"
Seeing Jiang Liniang's face pale and covered in cold sweat, she quickly closed the window, sat on the edge of the bed, and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, it's just a bird, it's nothing."
Jiang Liniang's lips moved.
She wanted to say that she was in a cold sweat not because of the night owl, but because of the girl named Qinghong whom she had never met before.
But when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them again.
In the end, Jiang Liniang just smiled reluctantly and said, "It's okay. Sister Huzhou, you go and have a rest. I'll just lie down for a while and be fine."
Huzhou was a little worried. He stretched out his hand to test the temperature of her forehead. After all, she got dressed and went out. She asked the kitchen to make a bowl of soothing soup, but Jiang Liniang couldn't stop her even though she called her.
Huzhou left temporarily, but Jiang Liniang's sleepiness was gone.
She lay flat on the couch, looking at the top of the tent, thinking: What is the difference between me and Qinghong?
It's just that his life is better than hers.
Wasn't Qinghong a decent girl in the past?
Jiang Liniang thought: If Xibao Village was hit by floods and the family had no rice to survive, they would either starve to death or be sold to a wealthy family as a maid, would I go?
...probably so.
As the old saying goes, it is better to live than die.
I'm afraid there are too many people who want to be slaves and maids, and even wealthy families can't buy them.
Jiang Liniang thought again: If I were to be a maid, I could really be a submissive slave, working from dawn to dusk. When I get older, some elderly man would have to warm the bed. When I get tired of it, After that, will it be assigned to a certain boy?
Can I work from dawn to dusk, be beaten by my husband, and give birth to a series of children at the same time, asking my children to repeat my fate of being inferior to pigs and dogs and having no dignity?
If I were Qinghong and moved to another place, would I have the idea of taking a risk and crawling into bed?
If I think this, if I do this, I am being treasonous and should I die?
It seemed wrong to do this - Jiang Liniang thought, Senior Brother Sun has a wife. From a certain point of view, if the maid takes the initiative to crawl into bed, isn't this a mistress?
But put into Qinghong's situation...
What I consider is survival, but you use morality to judge me?
The worst case scenario is death!
A stable man knows etiquette, and he knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. As a precarious slave, his dignity and morals are an unattainable luxury!
All the contradictions seem to be focused on a certain point - should the slaves at the bottom of jungle society accept their fate calmly?
Just like a match was suddenly lit, a light suddenly lit up in Jiang Liniang's mind, and she instantly knew the answer - of course not!
Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the seed? !
Are those high-ranking people born of noble birth? !
Why do most people in the world have to be trampled under their feet? !
But what about the contradictions that arise from this?
Thinking of this, Jiang Liniang hesitated again.
If Qinghong really wants to climb into bed and becomes Senior Brother Sun's concubine, then who does Mrs. Han mean to her?
And above the court, isn't General Dou, who once held sole power but is now in jeopardy, just another Qinghong?
If he really succeeded in reaching Dabao, who would be the ones who died because of it?
Qinghong is not only a dead slave, but also the epitome of the millions of people in the world who are trapped in classes and struggling with no way out.
But where is the green and red road?
Jiang Liniang had insomnia.
…
The next day, she arrived at Shi Jun's study early and saluted him solemnly: "Teacher, I have something that I can't understand. I want you to help me solve my problem."
Shi Yun looked at her and said meaningfully: "You came later than I expected."
Jiang Liniang looked at him in astonishment: "Teacher..."
Shi Jun did not explain anything to her, but asked her gently: "Liniang, what problem did you encounter?"
Instead, Jiang Liniang hesitated and said, "If I say it, don't make fun of me. I know that once I say something, you may find it ridiculous."
Shi Yun said: "I am just seeking truth. How could I laugh at you?"
Jiang Liniang told him what happened to Qinghong.
She grasped the hem of her dress tightly with her fingers and said slowly: "Qinghong has become a slave, so she has to accept her fate? Does she have to obey? Can't she resist? If her resistance hurts others, then she Should she be condemned? But if she doesn't resist, she dies, or lives in a mess like a pig or a dog, and a teenage girl's life is ruined, who will do it for her? It’s a pity, who is responsible for her life?”
When she said this, she was affected by an inexplicable emotion, and her voice became louder involuntarily: "What's the difference between Qinghong and me? What's the difference between me and the daughter of a wealthy family? We're both father and mother. Just because some people are born into wealthy families and others are born into wealthy families, do they have to have two fates?"
"Can't Qinghong resist? Can't she be unwilling? Does this unwillingness, and the resistance that arises from it, violate the ethics mentioned by the sage?"
