At this moment there was a noise outside the door, as if it was the voice of a guard at the door talking to a woman.

"No, Aunt Meng has an order, no one can go in, let alone bring anything to her." Tough voices of the guards.

"See clearly, this is Aunt Meng's token, Aunt Meng just issued an order to give medicine to Qingmiao, if you delay the medicine, can you afford this Qingmiao to ruin her appearance?" It's a woman's voice, this voice seems to be Sister Shang Yi's, could it be Sister Shang Yi who came to see me? No way, that vicious woman won't allow anyone to come to see me, Meng Yuchu secretly speculated.

The guards were hesitant, unsure whether to let them go, they were ordered not to let anyone approach, and if they violated the law, the punishment for even a small mistake could be severe.

Seeing that the guards refused to let her go, the woman's voice became stern: "I am on the orders of my aunt to check on the condition of this green seedling, and if she has remorse, my aunt will naturally rearrange it." Don't forget, no matter how strict my aunt is, it's just to punish her, if you ruin this green seedling because of you, then you just wait to be punished! ”

It is estimated that the guards were also frightened by this sentence, so they heard them say: "Don't blame the girl, we are also acting on orders, since my aunt has an order, then the girl should come in." ”

Meng Yuchu looked at the door, only to see a slender figure coming in from the door, followed by a woman with her head down and a tray in her hand. The slender woman lit the oil lamp in the provincial room, and Meng Yuchu saw clearly that it was Shang Yi who came, and the woman holding the tray behind her also raised her head at this time, it turned out to be Liu Yuzhen. Seeing them, Meng Yuchu was sad and excited, and moved the corners of his mouth to squeeze out a smile, but found that his face was swollen and couldn't move.

Shang Yi and Liu Yuzhen were startled when they saw Meng Yuchu's appearance, and the two hurriedly walked over and squatted beside her. Liu Yuzhen looked at Meng Yuchu's bruised face, tears burst out of her eyes, and she said in a choked voice: "Sister... Do you hurt? Good sister, you have suffered..."

Meng Yuchu shook his head and said to Liu Yuzhen: "Sister, don't be sad, I'm fine..."

Shang Yi saw that Meng Yuchu's cheeks were already swollen, so he hurriedly stopped them and said, "Sister, don't move first, wait for me to apply some medicine to you first, this swelling will disappear faster, and it will not leave a scar in the future." As he spoke, he picked up a small medicine bottle in the tray and poured some potion on the handkerchief to put it on Meng Yuchu.

Who knew that Meng Yuchu turned his head away, blocked Shang Yina's hand with his hand, and said extremely sadly: "Thank you sister for your kindness, but I even lost my original name, what face do I have to meet people again?" It's better to let me keep these scars and find another way to live. ”

When Shang Yi heard her say this, she knew that she wanted to break her appearance, thinking that she could get out of here in this way. Then he sighed softly, sat down beside her and said, "Sister, you still don't know about this Condensation Hall, if you follow their arrangements here, at most you will change your name and learn something you don't like, but at least they won't hurt you, and you may be able to have a good way out in the future." If you disobey them now, they will torture you in a different way, so that you will live like a pig or a dog, and you will not be able to survive or die. ”

Speaking of this, Shang Yi looked out, lowered his voice and continued: "I didn't dare to tell you too much when I first saw you, because I was afraid of scaring you. Did you see a woman in ragged clothes working outside the provincial house when you came in the afternoon? ”

Meng Yuchu probably recalled, it seemed that there was a person, the guard who was holding her at that time suspected that the person was in the way, and he raised his leg is a kick, Meng Yuchu only remembered that the person was carrying firewood with his body on his back, gray hair, his face was black and dirty, and he couldn't tell his age, and his eyes were numb and muddy.

Shang Yi sighed again and said, "She came here with me, she was the most beautiful of us at that time, and she should be nineteen years old this year. ”

Liu Yuzhen also seemed to remember, and asked, "Is it the one who picked up leftovers to eat outside just now?" Nineteen? No, I look at an old woman. ”

Shang Yi looked at Liu Yuzhen and nodded, and said in a slightly sad voice: "She actually has a good family background, my father doesn't know where to be an official, because she offended people, the enemy family tied her up and sold her here." When she first arrived, she also took care of us everywhere, although she had a good heart, but she was relatively straightforward and did not want to follow the etiquette here. Once, Aunt Meng arranged for her to participate in the Qingmiao's cleansing ceremony, because she wanted to protect a new Qingmiao, she bumped into Aunt Meng a few words, and Aunt Meng said..."Speaking of this, Shang Yi bit her lip and stopped talking.

"What's the matter?" Meng Yuchu and Liu Yuzhen asked curiously at the same time.

"Poon... Stripped her of her shirt on the spot... Bare back... Whipping" Shang Yi closed his eyes, and two lines of tears slipped quietly.

"Ah~" The two women opened their mouths wide in shock. Nowadays, women who have not left the cabinet can't even expose their wrists and ankles at will, and whipping a cardamom girl with a bare back in public is like stripping a woman naked and parading the streets, which is a great insult.

Shang Yi continued with a sad face: "But she still refused to admit her mistake, and kept cursing Aunt Meng and Ning Lutang, but Aunt Meng accepted her name in a fit of anger and removed her from the roster. You know, this name post in Ninglu Hall is our talisman, and having this name post shows that you are still a useful person, and those guards and thugs will not dare to make a mistake to you, and will respect you for three points; If you don't have a name, especially if you are removed, then you are nothing, and you will be bullied casually..."

Meng Yuchu and Liu Yuzhen both felt extremely depressed, and an inexplicable sense of dullness shrouded their hearts.

Shang Yi slowed down, and then said: "After being removed, her nightmare began, and that night, she was dragged outside by five or six guards... Waste, her crying that night could be heard throughout the Condensation Hall, but no one cared, and later I heard that it was actually instructed by my aunt. In the second half of the night, when another sister and I secretly went to see her, she was lying on the ground with a bloody stain all over her body, and there was only half a breath left... She's been insane ever since, and that's it, and she's still inevitably humiliated by the guards... You only know that the flower field is terrible, but what is even more terrible than the flower field is that you have to be removed from your name and keep the condensation hall, that is really hell on earth! Every year, dozens of women are subjected to various ** for disobedience, and many people choose to commit suicide because of the humiliation..."

After saying this, the three of them stopped talking, and silently looked at the moon in the sky outside the window. Moon, I hope you will shine a little brighter, and all the darkness and sin in the world will be illuminated, and no more good people will be harmed! Two lines of clear tears slipped from the corners of Meng Yuchu's eyes again.

After being silent for a while, Shang Yi picked up the square handkerchief, poured the liquid medicine, and said to Meng Yuchu: "Sister, I know that you are a woman with bones, but no matter what, you have to protect yourself first, you must know that everything can be discussed in the long run, and you can't destroy yourself for the sake of a momentary dispute." ”

After pouring the potion, Shang Yi gently applied it to Meng Yuchu. It may be that Shang Yi's words just now shocked Meng Yuchu, but this time she didn't resist, and she cooperated to lie on the straw mat and apply the medicine.

Liu Yuzhen walked over and half-squatted beside her, took out a bulging handkerchief from her arms, and after opening it, a snow-white steamed bun was exposed. Liu Yuzhen said with tears in her eyes: "I heard that others said that you were locked up here, so I begged Miss Shangyi to bring me over, this is a steamed bun I secretly hid for dinner, you can eat a little to cushion your stomach." ”

Meng Yuchu took the steamed bun gratefully, and also choked up and said: "Thank you sister for thinking about me, it's inconvenient for you to move around now, so don't run anymore..."

Liu Yuzhen turned her face away, not letting Meng Yuchu see her tears, she kept telling herself that she must be strong, she must hold on, and she must find a way to protect Meng Yuchu and protect this sister who once helped her.

Shang Yi also sat next to Meng Yuchu to apply the medicine to her, the medicine had a faint mint aroma, and after applying it, it felt cold and cold, and soon her face was not so painful. Since this medicine is absorbed quickly and needs to be constantly changed, Shang Yi kept picking up the handkerchief and pouring the medicine on her, and said to her: "This medicine has the effect of reducing swelling and dissipating stasis, removing scars and muscles, and it is exclusively prepared by Ninglutang, and the faces of our people are very important to them." ”

"Since you value it, you still have such a ruthless hand!" Liu Yuzhen said angrily on the side.

Shang Yi sighed lightly and said: "Miss Yuzhen, you still don't know about Ninglu Hall, the water here is very deep, everyone has their own purpose for talking and doing things, in the future, you have to talk less and do less, watch more and listen more." Today's punishment is not only because you disobeyed Aunt Meng, but also because she wants to show others what you do, especially to scare those new girls, which is her usual style. I also blame me for not reminding you much before, and in the future, whenever you encounter a large number of people, don't bump into her face. ”

Meng Yuchu seemed to understand and nodded lightly.

Shang Yi applied the medicine to Meng Yuchu again, and continued: "Actually, Aunt Meng still likes you more, you can read and write, and you have the courage, which is rare, otherwise it wouldn't be as simple as letting Danyu palm your mouth today." Don't look at this Danyu man is neither male nor female, he is a good person, and he also has a certain amount of exercises, let him slap his mouth, it hurts you very much, but he can't hurt much flesh and skin, and his sisters also hate and fear him. ”

Shang Yi looked up at the moon outside and said, "It's not early, we can't stay too long, sister, you have a good rest first, and tomorrow I will go and beg Aunt Meng to let her let you out." You must remember, you must endure everything when you should endure, you must plan for the long term, and you must remember that the future will be long! ”

Liu Yuzhen held Meng Yuchu's hand again, and said reluctantly: "Sister, don't be stupid anymore, sister is now a relative of you, you must be good..."

Meng Yuchu also held Liu Yuzhen's hand tightly, nodded seriously and said: "I have written down the hard work of the two sisters, I will, thank you two sisters!" Go away, don't implicate you again because of me..."