Chapter 11 Once a slave is a slave
"If you want to say 'no', the government has government rules, and the etiquette is comprehensive."
"No, sister." Cai'er did as she was told.
At this time, a little house slave came in to spread the word, Xu Lu hurriedly blocked Cai'er behind her, afraid that her running out would be known, because the robe was wide, and the little house slave did not find Cai'er.
"Sister Youlu, my son-in-law is going to take Miss Song back to the princess's mansion tomorrow, Zhengqing agreed, please dress up Miss Song."
These words hit Xu Lu's head like a muffled thunder,
Xu Lu couldn't believe it, when did Song Yu see Zhao Yu, how could she know nothing, how could Zhao Yu fall in love with Song Yu...... Countless questions sprung up in Xu Lu's mind. For her who has served Zhao Chuan for so many years, Zhao Chuan has never said that he will take her to the princess's mansion, jealous, unfair, and wronged...... A complex emotion poured into her heart, but her face remained calm.
"Got it, you stand down." There was no emotion in Xu Lu's words.
The little house slave retired.
Once a slave is a slave for life, Xu Lu can't help this iron law, she has learned to be subservient since she was a child, and she wants to grasp a glimmer of life in the subjugation, is she too greedy? Is she not deserving of a better life?
Xu Lu and Cai'er's parents are slaves, their father is "Caimi", who is responsible for building walls and fortifications, and their mother "Chief", who is responsible for making wine, they live to work, and if they don't work, they will be beaten. As Xu Lu and the others grew up day by day, the increasingly heavy labor pressed on them, and there was no communication of words, only the threat of cold iron whips and sticks, which caused Xu Lu to be unable to speak until he was five years old.
Xu Lu was less than ten years old that year, the state of Chu attacked the state of Xu, the army of the state of Chu crushed the territory of the state of Xu, Xu Lu and Cai'er's father was used as a military slave, I don't know whether to live or die, and my mother was starved to death because of the lack of food in the war. may be because of the strong desire to survive, no matter whether there will be danger when leaving the country, in order not to be swallowed up by the war, Xu Lu took Cai'er, who was four years younger than him, and began to go into exile. Convinced that the most powerful country would no longer be bullied by war, the little Xu Lu set out from the country of Xu and fled to the state of Jin. Because of their young age, they can't tell whether they are male or female, so they avoid some destruction, but they still experience a life of nine deaths.
In this way, living a life that does not know whether death comes first or tomorrow comes first, Xu Lu relied on her perseverance and keen observation, and after a lot of hardships, she brought Cai'er to the Jin Kingdom, starting from the lowest slave.
One day, Xu Lu heard that Zhengqing had come to inspect the city defense, and at the risk of the life of more than a dozen iron halberds, she rushed to Zhengqing and said that she wanted to join the army, because at that time, only by joining the army or having someone redeem themselves for them could they get out of slavery. Xu Lu didn't care that she was a daughter, she desperately wanted to have freedom, she wanted to change her face, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would try, so she didn't hesitate to risk her life to join the army. Zhengqing Zhao Meng admired Xu Lu's courage and courage, made her a musician, let her learn various operas, cultivated her, and turned her life upside down. And Zhao Wear gave her the love of a man for the first time, so that she fell into the whirlpool of love, but unfortunately there was only a whirlpool, and there was never a calm time, she knew that she would never be able to get the ideal love. Zhao Wear is from the Gong family, is the son-in-law of the first monarch Jin Xianggong, the husband of the princess, or the cousin of Zhengqing, and the gentleman in the eyes of everyone, but in Xu Lu's eyes, he is her dream, he is gentle like water to her, understanding, and occasionally loses his temper like a child...... Xu Lu is a happy person, and the only thing she is glad about is that she can choose to call him Handan Jun instead of her son-in-law.
From beginning to end, Xu Lu has not escaped from slavery, but he is a slave who uses music to win people's grace, and a slave who lives a relatively good life.
Years of insecurity made her always vigilant around her, and Song Yu's suspicions worried her, and just before she could let go of her heart, her beloved father-in-law was going to include her in the princess's mansion. Song Yu is not a slave, she is a businessman with a household registration and a family background, she looks better than herself, and she is young, so she may be able to be a wife in the future......
Xu Lu didn't dare to think about it anymore, suppressed her sorrow, asked Cai'er to go back first, and said to Fan Yu: "Miss Song, how old are you to speak?" ”
Fan Yu couldn't figure out what Xu Lu was going to say, how could such a sentence come out without a beginning or an end.
"It's about a year old, what's wrong?"
"Miss Song is a businessman, and she has seen all kinds of life with her relatives, and has successfully survived the catastrophe of life and death, and she also knows that my birth is not high, don't look at me now that I speak fluently, I can only speak when I am seven years old." Xu Lu smiled self-deprecatingly and shook her head.
Fan Yu understands that it is not easy for her to be a slave and to be reused now. Fan Yu was born as a princess, although now that the country is ruined, her mind will inevitably be more mature than her peers, but her father sent her to the Chu State, and the Chu royal family also treats her as a nobleman. Fan Yu was both sympathetic and helpless about the miserable life of slaves.
"Sister Lu, aren't you very good now. Why do you suddenly think of the past? Fan Yu wondered.
Xu Lu didn't answer her words directly, and said to herself: "Since you have learned to speak, you have to say good things, clever words make a knife, if you don't use it well, it is a human life, Handan Jun is straightforward and friendly, you used to pay attention to words, serve him well, don't deceive him, make him unhappy." ”
Fan Yu felt Xu Lu's suspicion and deep jealousy, she was picked up by Zhao Chuan, Xu Lu was reluctant in every way, but what could it be, he was the master, she was a slave, there were too many unknowns and strangeness in Fan Yu, Xu Lu didn't know that Fan Yu was fine, and it was not easy to startle the snake before getting the evidence.
Back then, Xu Lu came to the Jin Kingdom with great difficulty, and when she learned quyi, her skills were more proficient than those at that time, and she was ridiculed for not speaking well, so she didn't like to talk. Until one day Zhao wore to listen to the blowing, that day Xu Lu seemed to know the beauty of speaking. After listening to her blow the dust, he put an orchid on Xu Lu's head, touched her head, and whispered to her: "Lu'er, you blow so beautifully." This voice is like a natural sound, no one has ever been so gentle with her, and he is the son of the clan, this is the most beautiful words she has ever heard, but she was so excited that she couldn't speak, nodded blindly, at a loss, she wanted to chat with him, she wanted to ask her in the future, she would be able to answer fluently, speak clearly, so she practiced hard, and finally was able to speak like a person in the clan......