Even His Majesty asked about this matter, which shows that this matter has been spread in the palace.
The miscarriage of the female family members of the East Palace one after another was a blow to the prince. After all, the fourth prince now not only has two legitimate sons, but also a bastard born to his concubine.
The prince was already past his thirtieth year, but his heirs were few and far between.
In the past few days, his cousin was probably in a state of distress, spending time with his staff day and night...
"Guiyun!"
Rong Jiu shouted loudly.
"What are your orders, Master?"
"Go and invite Mr. Pei to the old place!"
Guiyun hurriedly responded and went on.
"Master, are you going out?"
Taoye boiled water in the ear room and was about to take it into the house to wash up when she met Rong Jiu who was about to go out.
Rong Jiu just hummed lightly and walked quickly past Tao Ye.
What emergency did the fifth young master encounter?
Taoye held the water, looked at the disappearing figure at the entrance of the courtyard, and thought to himself.
She originally thought that coming to the academy would be much better than being in the Duke's Mansion, but at this moment Tao Ye had the feeling that she wanted to keep things simple.
After returning to my room, I wiped my whole body with a wet handkerchief, and washed my hair with water. The fragrance on my body was finally so light that I couldn't smell it.
Although the fifth young master didn't say it just now, Taoye could feel that he didn't like this strong fragrance.
The fifth young master and his wife both like to use agarwood, but they don't like to burn incense.
The morning had been tormented one after another, and now the fifth young master went out again. He probably went to deal with urgent matters and would not be back for a while. Taoye no longer tried to hold up his energy, but carefully lay down on the bed. The blanket underneath was soft and warm. , and fell asleep quickly.
I don't know how long I slept, but I was woken up by the sound outside.
I got up quickly, straightened my clothes, and opened the door. There were many people surrounding the yard.
"What are you yelling about? Why don't you lift it up quickly and put it back on the board!"
As soon as Taoye approached the door, she heard a stern scolding.
Several boys responded in succession, squatting down to lift the person on the ground, but their heads turned to the side.
There was a young maid lying on her side on the ground. Her shirt and skirt were stained, as if she had rolled several times on the ground. There were bruises on her neck and exposed arms, and some of them were even bloody.
When the boys went to lift it, the body was very stiff.
This man was already dead, Taoye was shocked.
"Let's go!"
After a lot of trouble, the body of the maid was lifted onto the wooden board again, and the linen cloth on her body was covered again. The leader quickly urged the boys forward.
"Isn't that the lotus fragrance of Master Sun's roommate?"
"Don't tell me, it's true, I haven't recognized that look!"
There were mostly young men and a few maids surrounding the entrance of the courtyard.
"You're so young, your life is in danger! People from the Gangsun Mansion said that this maid slipped and rolled off the rockery when she was wandering in the garden. The fall actually cost her her life!"
"It's a pity that such beauty has such a bad fate!"
One of the boys sighed.
"Don't daydream about the blue sky. You can't touch them even if they are alive!"
"Isn't it just the beauty that caused the trouble..."
The boy who just sighed was about to retort, when a voice that was deliberately lowered but could be heard clearly by everyone sounded.
"You mean Wei Er..."
The voice seemed to be enlightened.
"Keep your voice down, I didn't say anything!"
The boy from before quickly stopped him.
"Okay, we've seen enough of this excitement. Let's go back. Girls should take more care of themselves!"
A young man in his early twenties came from behind, said something meaningful to the maids, then waved his hand and moved forward.
"Go, go, go!"
There was no more fun to watch, and everyone left one by one.
The servants all walked away chatting and laughing, and some of them had tacitly lewd smiles on their faces. But the maids, whose faces were frighteningly pale, one of them with a slightly better appearance, almost stumbled and fell. On the ground, luckily the person next to me helped me.
Silence soon returned to the courtyard entrance.
"Girl, are you okay?"
When Taoye was about to walk in, her legs softened, and the two guards at the door hurriedly said.
"fine!"
Taoye reluctantly smiled at the two of them, stabilized herself, and then walked into the house.
Taoye didn't feel a little warmer until she touched the blanket again.
The maid named Lianxiang did not fall to death at all. When the boys carried the body, Taoye saw several circles of bruises on her wrists and ankles.
This maid must have been tied before, and the scars on her body were not injuries from falls, but whip wounds.
In a daze, she seemed to be back in that eerie darkroom. Her hands were tied and she was hanging on the torture rack. The thin whip was whipping at her body. She almost fainted from the pain. But he bit the tip of his tongue again, and then felt the tingling and refreshing feeling.
She was afraid that she would be under those men when she woke up.
That was the most difficult time she had ever lived since leaving her mother and brother.
Young Master Wei, on the first day she came to the academy, the person who looked at her with that look was Young Master Wei.
Now that Taoye thought about it, she felt even more cold and sinister.
She had no intention of sleeping anymore, and it was getting late, so she simply got up and read the book about Dongyu's household registration regulations.
Every time she reads this book, Taoye can think of her father, mother-in-law and brother.
There is warmth in my heart.
What surprised Taoye was that when it was time for dinner, the fifth young master did not show up. Only the guard went to get the dinner and came back.
Lunch was not used well, and she should have been very appetizing after seeing dinner, but Taoye looked at the miserable body of Lianxiang today, thinking of the miserable days in the past, and lost interest in the fragrant dishes.
But she didn't dare to waste her body. Although she had no appetite, she still forced herself to eat half a bowl of rice.
It was getting dark, but Rong Jiu still didn't come back. Taoye went to the main room to light the lamp, closed the window, and returned to his own room.
She spent the day reading and guessing the meanings of unknown words. Her mind became much quieter and she rested on the bed without lighting a lamp.
…
"Ugh...it hurts..."
Taoye was woken up by a burst of burning pain.
The room is still dark. Today is the first day of the new year. There is not even moonlight. Tao Ye can't see anything. She can only feel that her dress is being torn off with great force. The sound of the laces breaking is clearly audible, and then her waist is being wrapped. Pinch hard and hurt.
Soon, an unbearable pain came from his body, even covering the dull pain all over his body.
She was secretly glad that she had put a fleece blanket on her bed on the first day she came to the academy, otherwise she would have been in so much pain right now.
Although the room was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers, the familiar smell allowed Taoye to confirm the identity of the person coming.
But today was not a good day after all. In the past, the fifth young master would stop after wanting to have sex with her once. Even on the day of the birthday party, when the fifth young master was almost unconscious, he only wanted to have sex with her once.
Tonight, the grip on her waist did not relax even for a moment. Later, Taoye still fainted.
