SFS Chapter 121 Rag Doll
Chapter 121 Rag Doll
This sounds strange. If a person is missing, how can anyone know how he died unless someone has seen him?
Xu Qingyin got on the carriage. The bells belonging to the Xu family rang beside the carriage. For a moment, there was silence inside.
To be honest, they didn't know the little princess's cousin, but they were quite familiar with the little princess.
In fact, the status of this little princess was not high. She was just the daughter of the empress's concubine's sister. The empress's concubine's sister was not favored back then, and she was favored by the emperor that night only because she used some tricks. So even after she became pregnant, the emperor was not enthusiastic about her.
Later, she died of complications during childbirth, and the Empress naturally took extra care of the child. However, this little girl was born cute and mischievous. Just because of her face and well-behaved personality, she even won some favor from the Emperor.
Logically speaking, since this girl spent more time with the Empress, Lu Yan should have known about it. However, he stayed in the North for many years and seldom even saw his own mother, so he really had no deep impression of this little princess.
However, he had heard some rumors, so he told Xu Qingyin everything he knew, which gave Xu Qingyin some guesses.
"Could it be that because this little princess is from your mother's side and has a good reputation in front of His Majesty, she has offended the Imperial Concubine and others, and that's why she's in this state now?"
It's no wonder that she always makes malicious speculations about the Imperial Concubine and the others, it's just that almost everything she has experienced recently was caused by the Imperial Concubine.
The imperial concubine usually looks elegant and graceful, as if she has never touched water, but no one knows how much blood is stained on her long, red nails.
Although the deceased was the little princess's cousin, this cousin was also very important to the little princess. The little princess had lost her mother since she was a child, and her uncle was the only one in the family. Therefore, all her helpers in the palace, including food, clothing, housing and transportation, were mostly supported by her uncle in the court.
My uncle is not very old, and he only has one daughter, my cousin. My cousin is just in her teens, but she disappeared in vain and even got the name of being raped and murdered. Of course, this made the little princess cry every day.
"These things are just speculations."
Although it was the Empress' idea to send the two of them here, it was also Master Xu's intention to train his daughter.
Since Master Xu was a woman herself, she had no intention of raising her daughter like the wives of officials in the capital. She would not let her daughter be trapped in a small world and learn those women's arts and crafts every day. Those were all things to please men. She disdained them and naturally hoped that Xu Qingyin would disdain them too.
So in fact, they both knew that this trip was dangerous, but they trusted them very much, not only because they believed in their strength, but also because they had their support. Naturally, Master Xu also had his own people to support him on the edge of the capital.
The carriage continued to move forward, but for some reason there was a strong wind and sand ahead. Although the area near the capital was not as prosperous as the city center, it was a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and a good place to cultivate one's body and mind. Where did the wind and sand come from?
Xu Qingyin was wondering when Lu Yan suddenly opened the curtain and looked outside with a serious look.
It was originally a relatively prosperous street, but now there was a group of people fighting here. The fight was so fierce and brutal that even the table was overturned and the wind and sand were blowing directly at the passing carriages.
"What's going on? We're already in the capital, and it's gotten to this point, with people smashing and looting everywhere?"
Lu Yan lowered the curtain, his voice lacking any emotion, as if he was already accustomed to this kind of thing:
"Most of the land outside the capital belongs to the Imperial Concubine. Although His Majesty has said that palace officials and their wives are not allowed to buy land or engage in business outside, the Imperial Concubine and the Empress Dowager have considerable influence. Moreover, these properties have passed through the hands of the First and Second Princes, and many palace officials are also involved. Therefore, they simply turn a blind eye."
Another imperial concubine.
How come she has a hand in all these things?
"So now these people who are smashing and looting are the imperial concubine's men?"
After all, no one would dare to smash the imperial concubine's shop.
"Yes, these things all belong to the Imperial Concubine, and the Imperial Concubine's properties are mainly concentrated on the outskirts of the capital. After all, the center of the capital is mostly owned by the Emperor, and no matter how arrogant she is, she wouldn't dare to interfere."
This is not surprising.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingyin couldn't help but smile.
"Since all of this is the Concubine's property, your eldest and second brothers probably won't welcome us, right? Besides, with their property here, who would dare to compete with them? Will we two be unable to find a place to stay tonight?"
"That's not the case. Although the taverns here are all owned by the imperial concubine, the young princess's uncle is still here. We can stay at his house, which is safer."
Xu Qingyin nodded thoughtfully. The carriage was relatively bumpy, but it was indeed going quite fast. It only took two hours for them to reach their destination.
Seeing that this family had hung white cloth everywhere, even the servants in the room had red and swollen eyes from crying. They all lowered their heads to see Lu Yan and the others. Although they welcomed them on the surface, the sadness on their faces could not be concealed at all.
To be honest, the little princess's uncle had already reached the fourth rank of official, but his family was so poor that they could hardly even clean up the yard. The most they could get were two relatively ordinary rooms.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, I'm really sorry. My home is so simple and I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. I have to inconvenience you today."
I saw that the man in front of me had already served out the best things in his home, but because his family was really poor, he had nothing to give out. He was now sitting on a chair in the main room, sighing constantly.
Xu Qingyin looked at this scene and didn't know what to say. It was pitiful for all the parents in the world. They finally got such a daughter, but she died like this.
"I'm here on the orders of the Empress. After all, this is the Emperor's feet above the Imperial City. If something like this happens, I'll definitely get to the bottom of it. Please accept my condolences."
Although the person in front of her knew that this was the good intention of His Royal Highness Prince Jing, she still couldn't help sighing when she thought of the words "my condolences" and her deceased daughter.
Xu Qingyin suddenly saw a very delicate rag doll next to her and said in shock:
"What is this? It's so beautifully made."