After successfully logging into the game, Jian Hong opened her eyes and touched to the side.
Soon, disappointment appeared on her face again. The quilt next to her was cold, and the person lying there must have been gone for a long time.
"Master, are you awake?" The maid's cautious voice came from outside the curtain, perhaps because she heard some movement.
"Yeah." With a breath from her nose, Jian Hongzha got up and opened the curtain.
Soon, two little maids aged thirteen or fourteen came over with copper basins and towels, and began to help her wash, put her into beautiful silk clothes, styled her hair with exquisite hairpins, and put in exquisite hairpins.
After dressing up carefully for a while, Jian Hongzao led her maid out of the room, carefully walking through the pavilions and pavilions to a side room using the maid's steps she had long practiced.
It has been almost more than a year since that day when she was fascinated by male lust and took the initiative to sacrifice herself. She also used some tricks and was soon reported to her mother by the second son of the Gu family. She was officially taken into the house and became a concubine of the second son.
To be honest, Jian Hongsha now regrets her original impulse.
Although the second young master was tall, handsome, and had an extraordinary temperament, he fully satisfied the image of a noble young master in ancient romances that she had seen in reality. His temper was much better than she had imagined. He was doting on most of his women, and not only did he not have any tendency to domestic violence. , and there are often many rewards, such as various jade treasures, which make people very happy. They are also very brave and diligent in bed, which makes people satisfied...
However, the second young master, like other ancient men, does not have the strong loyalty of a pair for life as in romance, and has always been romantic.
Before Jian Hong took a bath, he had already taken in five concubines. Two were maids like her, one was a gift from someone else, and the other two were heirs he bought from outside. After taking him in, I bought two more servants, who were very affectionate and very kind to other concubines.
At least, Jian Hongbao didn't see any difference between her treatment and that of other sisters.
Moreover, it was different from what she had imagined. Since the Second Young Master's mother was still in charge of the mansion, these concubines were under extremely strict supervision and rarely moved around, and had very few opportunities to meet.
Jian Hongzhakong has learned a lot of palace fighting and house fighting skills, but for more than a year, she has never been able to find a chance to use them. It really makes people feel lonely when the sword is empty and the heroes are at a loss.
Of course, we don’t meet often, but we do meet sometimes, such as when we eat every day.
However, as concubines, they were not qualified to enter the main hall, so they could only stay in this side hall, sitting around eating together, and they did not even dare to speak loudly.
There was no way, the nuns were very strict in their management, and the Gu family's tutoring was also strict, and they were very particular about not talking during eating or sleeping. If anyone spoke during the meal, he would be whipped with a soft whip.
Jian Hongzao watched helplessly as the two new servants were taught the house rules step by step by the whip.
However, this set of family rules only applies to concubines and maids like them, and has no effect on the second young master and her mother.
In the side hall, you can clearly hear the conversation between mother and son in the main hall:
"So, what did your father say?"
"Father, I think it's better to wait."
"Are you still waiting? Yesterday, my second brother was arguing there for most of an hour, and why are you just waiting?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we are still on the territory of the barbarians. Those barbarians are not all stupid. The second uncle's plan is still too risky. Moreover, our Gu family has betrayed the barbarians once. We will betray the barbarians again this time. The south may not forgive us."
"But now that we are seeing an attack from the south, why should we wait to die?"
"Hasn't this been fought yet? Mother, you don't know how to fight. How can fighting be so simple? In Qiufengyuan, the imperial court was almost completely depleted. The annihilation of the Lotus Sect in the south also severely damaged their vitality. Don't look at how they are recruiting troops every day now. They are all new soldiers. If they don’t train for a few years, how can they dare to be drawn out to fight against the barbarians?”
"But they have a phoenix now! I don't know anything else, but you have read the classics of my Tao family. An army of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands is not worth a single phoenix! Then Guiqiang's Ten Thousand Ghost King is considered to be the top among all the supernatural powers, but it is only at the level of Earthly Evil. Tiangang is far from comparable to Earthly Evil. The Phoenix can burn that Ten Thousand Ghost King to death with just one breath of fire!"
"Hey, mother, fighting is not just based on the highest level of force. Otherwise, why would there be so many armies fighting in Qiufengyuan back then? It would be better to just send the Disha masters to fight in the ring. Besides, you also know the situation in the north. All industries are in decline, and people's livelihood is poor. The situation is difficult and bandits are everywhere.
The reason for the attack from the south was to regain the lost land, not simply to seek revenge. In order to occupy enough land and attract enough people, those aristocratic families must have enough food to win over people's hearts! Although the weather in the south has been smooth in the past two years, after all, they fought a war with the Lotus Sect and many people died. The food reserves are not enough. They need to prepare for at least three to five years before they can cross the river to fight. come over! "
"Then we can't just wait! Just think of it as three years. If they come back in three years, what will happen to our Gu family? I don't care about the others. Mom only has one son to look after. What will you do?"
"This... fight, I think, is definitely unwinnable. Surrendering is also a recipe for disaster. In the Qiu Feng Yuan war that year, which of those aristocratic families didn't die? They all wanted to skin our Gu family alive! Even if they agreed with us If you betray the barbarians and surrender, you will be liquidated afterwards. The only way now is to escape!"
"Escape? Where to escape? Where to escape?"
"I analyzed it and found that there are not many places to go. First, it is the vast grassland in the north, which is the territory of the barbarians and the legendary protection of the Immortal God. When Emperor Wu went north, he had to rely on the power of the three dragons and the assistance of many Tiangangs. , according to the barbarians, now that Changshengtian has awakened, they probably would not dare to chase him to the grassland with the power of a phoenix alone.
In addition, there is the Western Region. Although the Western Region is desolate and bitter, there are also many small country and city-states. I have met several businessmen from the Western Region before and listened to them talk about the customs and customs there. I feel that there are many small countries there and there are many conquests, but there are many Small countries only occupy one city and are very weak. With the strength of our Gu family, it should not be a problem to destroy some small countries and occupy their city-states...
Also, even when we go to sea, don’t the barbarians still let our family supervise the construction of warships? I have read some ancient books. There are many islands overseas. Some islands are huge, even as big as a state. If we can find an opportunity to gather tens of thousands of young and strong refugees and take them out to sea together, we can search for thousands of miles away. It shouldn't be difficult to dominate the big island on it, but it might be a little more difficult in the early stages. "
"Is that so... It seems that we can only escape... Hey, it's all your grandfather's fault. Why did you betray him back then? Wasn't it just that you made the wrong bet and lost your daughter and your position as queen? It's not worth it at all. ah."
"Hey, mother, let bygones be bygones. Now let's find a way to convince father. The most important thing is to hide from the barbarians and escape from birth!"
(End of chapter)
