Chapter 40: Sanitary napkins

Erya didn't pay attention to Ying Xi when she heard her words, but pushed her away and walked in, without looking at Ying Xi the whole time.

Erya was born in a farmer's household since she was a child, ranking second, her mother died soon after she was born, there is a big brother, the eldest brother is good at gambling, his father is good at drinking, the family is not rich in the first place, and lives on a few acres of land.

Later, the eldest brother lost the money and sold the land, and his father was a good drinker, and he beat and scolded her every day when he drank too much, and she lived a life that was worse than death, and finally one day, the eldest brother went to gamble again, owed a lot of debts, and gave the house to others, and since then the three of them have lived in the shack they built.

Erya has been precocious since she was a child, can cook some simple dishes, and works as a helper under Aunt Li, barely surviving, but who would have thought that the eldest brother and father had no money to spend, and the two actually calculated to sell her.

So one dark night, Erya who was still asleep was packed in a sack by her two closest relatives, rushed to the Qinglou overnight, and sold her for five taels of silver.

Er Ya was only eight years old that year, because she was young, she could only do some work of serving tea and pouring water in the green building, but in this big dye workshop, she saw through the ugly faces between people, and slowly Er Ya became resentful of the world, and when she saw the more popular girl, she slapped her beard and horse, which made the girl laugh and rewarded her with some broken silver.

In this way, she spent two years in the Qinglou peacefully, these two years, she did not lack food and clothing, and even lived quite well, until one day, a rich businessman came, clearly looking for a young girl, he fell in love with the appearance of the delicate Erya, that night, Erya was dressed up extraordinarily beautiful, Erya looked at herself in the bronze mirror, she couldn't believe that it was her, she knew what was waiting for her, but in the past two years she has been relieved, and felt that it would be good if she could live like this.

But when he really had to face a greasy old man with a hateful face and a wrinkled face, Er Ya regretted it.

She held the hairpin in her hand, protected it on her chest, and scratched the back of the other party's hand in the struggle, the other party was furious and slapped her hard, and the second girl was beaten unconscious but would not forget the only weapon in her hand.

The other party looked at the person lying on the bed as if he could be cut, and excitedly began to strip off Erya's clothes, Erya felt the weight on his body, frightened, and struggling, pierced the hairpin into the stomach of the rich businessman.

The pain made the rich businessman lose interest in an instant, and he broke out of the room with his stomach covered.

Erya looked at the blood on her hands, but laughed, she knew that she had made a big disaster, and her life might be about to come here.

Erya was tied up and imprisoned in the firewood room, she thought that she would die this time, but suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums beating outside, and then the door of the firewood room was opened, "Erya, you are really lucky, today Mu Wangye returned from a great victory, the emperor prayed for blessings and wishes, today the whole country is not allowed to kill and see blood, you don't have to die, but we can't keep you in Baihua, and my mother will press you to the slave set in a while." ā€

Erya didn't answer, and let him be tied up and sent to the slave camp until he was bought by the Prime Minister's Mansion and sent to the courtyard of the third lady.

Er Ya has never seen such a big scene in her life, just in the Rinyun Pavilion, it is so big that she didn't expect, she seems to have returned to her previous appearance, but her heart is more gloomy, these days when she came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the second young master is the only man who smiles at her, and she is so good-looking, she can't help but feel spring.

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Chong Yiyun sat in the room, the table was full of dishes, Cui'e stood behind her, occasionally helping the young lady pick up a dish, Chong Yiyun ate a small half bowl of rice and put down the chopsticks.

"Haven't you eaten yet, are you?"

Cui'e hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, no, the slave is not hungry." ā€

"Then I'm full, and I'll give you the rest."

Cui'e glanced at the closed door, then sat down hesitantly and ate carefully.

Cui'e is happy and sad in her heart, recently Miss always asks her to eat together, she is happy, but she has obviously gained a lot of weight recently, and there is some fat on her small belly.

Chong Yiyun sat on the bed and watched Cui'e eat, feeling more fragrant than eating herself, she put her hand on the mattress at will, and suddenly felt something under the quilt.

How to forget it, since you took it out, don't waste it.

Chong Yiyun came out of the sanitary napkin under the quilt, walked over to Cui'e and sat down, "This is for you." ā€

Cui'e looked at the things handed over by the young lady, and looked at the things in her hands with curiosity, "Miss, what is this?" Eat? ā€

Chong Yiyun was amused by her appearance, "This...... It's underneath when you come to the sunflower water, you take it first, and then look for me when it's not enough, but be careful not to let others see it. ā€

Cui'e heard that it wasn't for food, so she became more interested, put down the chopsticks in her hand, looked at it carefully, and stood up to kneel down, "Miss Xie's reward." ā€

Chong Yiyun hurriedly supported her, "Don't kneel without moving, have you forgotten what I said before?" ā€

Cui'e sat back and said in a weak voice, "Oh! ā€

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A few days later, Chong Yiyun was still reading in the room, and Cui'e stood beside Chong Yiyun with a painful face.

Chong Yiyun had been reading for a long time, her eyes were a little sour, she put the book on the table, rubbed her sour eyes, took another sip of tea, and then saw Cui'e with an uncomfortable expression.

"What's wrong with you?"

Cui'e heard the young lady ask, and said a little embarrassedly, "Miss......"

"What, are you not feeling well?"

"It's not... I—" Cui'e shook her head

"If you have something to say, don't talk about it."

"Miss, the sanitary napkin you gave me before is uncomfortable to use."

Chong Yiyun looked at her in surprise, "How come?" ā€

"Miss, that thing is on the skin, it hurts!"

"Poof!" Chong Yiyun was shocked by her words and laughed.

"Hahaha!"

Cui'e was already a little shy, but when she saw the young lady laughing, her face turned even redder.

"Hahaha, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, I forgot to tell you how to use it, didn't you read the instructions above?" Chong Yiyun said with a smile.

"Nope!" Only then did Cui'e know that she had used the wrong method.

"That can't be pasted on your body, you are sticking it backwards."

"Ah......" Cui'e blamed herself for being stupid when she heard this, and she knew that she should read the words on it carefully.

"Go back and change it, be careful, it should hurt to take it off, hahaha!" Chong Yiyun fantasized for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.

"Then the slave will go back first, and then come back later." With that, he walked out of the room.

Chong Yiyun looked at Cui'e's awkward walking movements, and wanted to laugh again, and suddenly thought that she hadn't laughed so heartily for a long time, and looked at the closed window, but couldn't see a trace of scenery.

This Prime Minister's Mansion is like a birdcage made of gold, and the prisoners are a little breathless, but fortunately this is not the palace, it is the real cage, I really don't know why everyone loves to climb high, Chong Yiyun doesn't understand, and she doesn't want to understand, if she can, she doesn't want to step into there for the rest of her life.

But how can there be so many things that go well in this life, and the less you expect them, the faster they tend to come.

A few days later, news came from the palace that the emperor invited hundreds of officials to enter the palace with their families, the reason was that His Royal Highness the prince wanted to choose a concubine, and the emperor set up a banquet to help the prince find a suitable candidate.

Chong Yiyun didn't want to go, but as the eldest daughter in the Prime Minister's Mansion, this time is different from the past, and she must go.