Chapter 137 Sudden Change

Huang Yuejiao smiled bitterly, "I came here voluntarily, and I can be helpless."

Seeing her bitter smile, Hyman held her hand to show his comfort.

"When I was six years old, my parents died young and I was adopted by my aunt. When my aunt and uncle were alive, they were good to me. Although their family was not rich, they never treated me badly. They also asked me to read and read, hoping that I could find a good family in the future. After my aunt and uncle died one after another, my cousin and sister-in-law became the head of the family, and my hard life came.

My cousin treated me as a slave, and my cousin coveted me even more. Several times she tried to accept me as a concubine, but I refused. Because of my cousin, my sister-in-law held a grudge against me and tried her best to torture me. All the rough work and heavy work were assigned to me. I'm not afraid of doing things, and I'm not afraid of not eating or sleeping well. The most unbearable thing is that she looks for a matchmaker behind my back and wants to marry me to a rich family as a concubine...

At this time, Huaiyue Palace came to the pick up and said that she would give a sum of money. My cousin-in-law was moved again and forced me to apply. I think it's better to go to the palace than to marry an old man as a concubine. Even if you can't get the emperor's favor, you can eat and wear it. You don't have to be angry with your cousin's sister-in-law. I didn't expect to really choose..."

"Don't you have a good idea?" When Hyman saw her words, tears flashed in her eyes, and she must also know that the door of the palace was as deep as the sea.

Huang Yuejiao shook her head, "No, I am a slave all day long. Except for my cousin, I have few opportunities to see men. Besides, with my cousin and sister-in-law here, how can I have the final say?"

Hyman knows that this is an era of weakness of women, and he can't change a person's deep-rooted thoughts with just a few words and let her take up her own ideas. Now that she has chosen this road, let her go. Maybe going to the palace is really a better choice for her!

I hope she can ask for more blessings and not become a victim of the court struggle.

The two chatted for a while, and a maid brought the meal. Four dishes and a soup of white rice were just a common meal for Haiman. It was very different for Huang Yuejiao. She swept away the previous sadness and ate it happily.

Hyman remembered Yi Yun and had no appetite. He gave her most of his rice. She was not polite. She was full.

"Miss Xia, do you think I can eat such a meal every day when I enter the palace?" Huang Yuejiao was full and had a longing for the palace.

"Well, it should be better than this!" Hyman smiled, but his heart was a little sour. Now for her, eating well and drinking may be the greatest satisfaction, but when food and clothing are no longer a problem, she will find that emptiness and loneliness are more painful than not having enough to eat!

Huang Yuejiao's longing became deeper and deeper when she heard what she said.

The next morning, Huang Yuejiao was called away by Wang's mother and asked her to attend etiquette training. Hyman had nothing to do, so he helped Huang Yuejiao clean the house.

I didn't see Qu Mengpo until the afternoon.

"You are not perfect, why didn't you say it earlier? It took a lot of money for me." As soon as she came up, she complained about Hyman first.

Hyman was very angry. He told her early tomorrow morning that he had a husband and took her with such a despicable means, but he didn't even apologize at all.

However, she also understands that it is not suitable to fall out with Qu Mengpo at this time. After all, she has to rely on this mother-in-law to open the door and let herself go.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, can you let me go?" She asked angrily.

"It's okay to let you go. Don't talk nonsense when you go out, otherwise you know what the consequences are!" Qu Mengpo warned her viciously.

Hyman nodded, "I understand, I won't say anything. I'm not stupid. Why should I go against the Huaiyue Palace? I just want to go home."

"Oi, all right, then you go." Qu Mengpo waved to her impatiently, "Really, I still praised the prince, but in the end, it turned out to be such a thing. This Chen Bicai is simply a useless waste!"

Haiman listened to her muttering and vaguely heard the three words "Chen Bicai" and said, "Qu Mengpo, do you recognize Chen Bicai?"

"Yes, if he hadn't strongly recommended you to me, how could I have made such a mistake?" Qu Mengpo stared at her fiercely, "What are you still doing here? Why don't you go soon?"

Haiman secretly gritted his teeth, and it was the bastard Chen Bicai. She has been wondering that she has told Qu Mengpo that she has a husband, but she still insisted on arresting herself. It turned out that Chen Bicai's bastard obstructed her. I don't know what she has poured into Qu Mengpo!

Sure enough, you can't be kind to the kind of person who doesn't change, otherwise it will only make him make waves again and again. Hyman followed a maid with a serious face and walked out of the house.

"Qu Mengpo, mother Wang, it's not good, Miss Saiyue... She fell into the pond..." A maid ran to report in a panic.

Qu Mengpo and Wang's mother were a little surprised, "How's it going?"

"Drowning... drowning..."

"What?" Qu Mengpo's eyes darkened, "Why is it her?"

Wang's mother couldn't help sighing. Yang Saiyue was the best and most suitable girl selected by Qu Mengpo. Originally, she wanted to focus on training her, and then she would compete for the face of King Huaiyue in front of the emperor! I didn't expect that the beauty was so dead!

"Quick, take me to have a look!" Qu Mengpo roared.

The maid hurriedly led the way and led her to the lotus pond in the garden with Wang's mother. She saw Yang Saiyue's body by the lotus pond. The servants in the house gathered around from afar, pointed out and whispered.

"Have you seen the doctor? Is there any help?" Qu Mengpo roared and asked.

"Qu Mengpo, when we found this girl, she was already out of breath. No matter how good the doctor is, she can't bring the dead back to life, can she?" A man dressed as a gardener said helplessly.

"Why doesn't she come to this back garden in Manchun Courtyard?" Qu Mengpo grabbed the maid who had just reported the news, "Didn't I tell you to take care of her?"

The maid was so scared that she cried, "It's none of my business. After the afternoon, the girl said she wanted to take a nap. The maidservant waited on her to sleep and went out to help Wang's mother. After an hour, she went back to the room to see, and she was no longer in the room. The maidservant looked around and heard that there was something wrong in the back garden. She ran to have a look, and it turned out to be Miss Saiyue... Then she went to report to Qu Mengpo..."

"It's simply useless!" Qu Mengpo slapped the maid in the face fiercely. She has been choosing beautiful women everywhere for months. In the end, the best one died like this. How could she not be angry?

"Qu Mengpo, it's already like this. Let's think about how to deal with the aftermath." Wang's mother came to persuade.

Qu Mengpo shook off her arm fiercely and glared at her, "Do you still have the face to talk? The beautiful girls I have worked hard to choose are handed over to you for education management. Why don't you think highly of them? How can I explain to the prince that such a big thing happened? Don't you have enough people to find someone to fill it?

After all, Wang's mother is also a veteran of Huaiyue Palace. She was yelled by Qu Mengpo in public, and her face was not good-looking. "I can't take care of it well. I will explain this matter to Huaiyue King. Now there is no living person. Isn't it ridiculous that you quarreled in front of the dead? It's better to settle down the affairs of Miss Saiyue first, right?

"Okay, if you say so, it's up to you to deal with the future, and the prince's side is also up to you to explain it. I don't care!" Qu Mengpo shook her sleeves, twisted her waist and left.

Wang's mother sighed and ordered to carry the body of Saiyue away. He went to explain the situation to the housekeeper, asked people to buy a coffin to restrain, hire a carriage, and send the coffin back to Yang Saiyue's home with the same amount of money.

Alas, I originally expected my daughter to go to the palace to glorify my ancestors, but I didn't expect that there would only be a cold corpse in the end, and I don't know how my family will be sad!

Wang's mother settled down and returned to her room in Manchunyuan with a heavy heart. She saw Qu Mengpo sitting in it with a serious face and couldn't help but be surprised, "Why are you in my room?"

Didn't you say you were responsible? OK, now you are in charge. Anyway, I don't know what to do!" Qu Mengpo said angrily.

Wang's mother was a little unclear, "You made it clear!"

"The prince just called me over and said that he had received the news that some vassal kings had left for the capital. We are far away from the capital, so we have to leave early so as not to fall behind other vassal kings.

Wang's mother was shocked, "Let's leave early? When?"

"Three days later!"

"What?" Wang's mother frowned, "Those girls haven't been trained yet. I'm afraid they can't do it in such a hurry."

Qu Mengpo snorted coldly, "Is it a problem whether the etiquette is good now? Is it a problem to pick out people?"

"This..." Wang's mother was also embarrassed. Although there were many beautiful women selected, there were few who were really qualified, but Yang Saiyue died again at this time.

"What are you still doing? The prince is waiting for me to report the list and portrait of the selected actress. He has to submit it to the capital first. Why don't you pick people?"

Wang's mother nodded and told the maids to put all the girls together in a hurry, carefully select them, lower the requirements as much as possible, and only selected seven who were barely qualified, and there were still three short.

"Alas, these girls are good-looking, but they have no characteristics. How can the emperor remember them at a glance? The prince will definitely not be satisfied when he sees it!" Qu Mengpo looked at the portrait selected by Wang Ma and frowned, "It's too late to find it now..."

Wang's mother is also a little helpless, "Since the crooked wind of paying tribute to beautiful women, she has to choose a show girl every other year. There are very few people who can get the emperor's favor. The people are already afraid, but all girls with better family background and beautiful people have married early, even if they don't Married people are also hidden, and it is becoming more and more difficult to choose a beautiful girl!"

"Are you complaining about my incompetence?" Qu Mengpo became angry again, "Originally, I thought there was Yang Saiyue, and the Xia girl I brought back from Huai Sang, which was enough to steal the limelight. I didn't expect that one of them had married, but the other died coldly. It's really a waste of my hard work for so long. Anyway, I don't care. You can figure it out!"

Wang's mother was angry when she heard that she was becoming more and more aggressive. "Qu Mengpo, it's my negligence not to be optimistic about Saiyue, but you chose a married woman. Don't put all the blame on me. You know, we are now two grasshoppers tied to a rope. If we don't pick enough people, the prince will be guilty, and you and I can't escape. Is it interesting for the two of us to quarrel here now?

"Well, aren't I in a hurry? I thought I still had time to go to the show girl, but I didn't know that the prince suddenly advanced the departure date by more than half a month? Qu Mengpo was poked into weakness by Wang's mother and softened her tone, "Let's discuss it!"

If they are soft, Wang's mother won't be hard anymore. "Then what do you think you should do?"

Qu Mengpo pondered for a long time, suddenly looked up at Wang's mother and said in a low voice, "That Miss Xia has just left home, and she should not have gone far..."