Chapter 18 True and False Princess Eighteen
Originally, Concubine Gong's parents were no longer Liu Zhi's immediate family, and they couldn't even count the five suits. But some people said a lot, saying that Concubine Gong's father was not only Liu Zhi's classmate, but also once funded Liu Zhi. The local officials had the idea of catching one more person and getting more benefits, so they included Concubine Gong's parents and family among Liu Bei's implicated relatives. While sending people to raid the home of Concubine Gong's parents, he went to other places to arrest Concubine Gong's father, who was doing business. Concubine Gong's father was not only arrested, but also confiscated the principal and profits of the business.
may be because of the resentment that has been suppressed by Yan Song's people for a long time, or because they want to shake their prestige, no matter what, the officials who handled the case collectively demanded that the criminals in this case be resentenced. According to the old rules, the offender himself could not escape the punishment of the capital crime, and the men of the immediate family exiled the women and sold them into slaves, and the relatives confiscated the property. If the crime is increased by one degree, the male member of the immediate family of the offender shall be beheaded and castrated as a minor, the woman will become an official prostitute, the underage female will be sold into slavery, the male of the relative will be exiled, the woman will be sold into slavery, the family property will be confiscated, and the official shall not be allowed to become an official within three generations. If the third class is added, all the relatives and males within the three clans will be beheaded, the underage males will be castrated, the females will become official prostitutes, and the underage females will either become future official prostitutes and trained, or they will be sold into slaves. If the crime involves the royal family or the emperor himself, the family members of the offender will all be beheaded. Officials believe that Liu Zhi is not only Yan Song's lackey, but also the person Yan Song used to deceive the emperor, so Liu Cheng should have one more charge of blinding the saint. If this crime is confirmed, Concubine Gong's family will be beheaded.
Fortunately, Emperor Jiajing wanted to give Yan Song, who was still in power, a face, and exempted Liu Cheng's family from the charge of blinding the saint. But it is still a crime of implication in the third degree, Concubine Gong will be sold as a slave, and her father will still be exiled. At this time, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng took over the case, and they not only felt that the sentence was too heavy, but also that some people were too heavily affected. Concubine Gong was too young, and Concubine Gong's father was reduced by one level because he was not in Liu Zhiwufu. At the trial, Concubine Gong's father begged the officials to voluntarily increase the punishment and give his daughter Concubine Gong a place to live. According to the original intention, Concubine Gong's father was sentenced to ten years of hard labor, and Concubine Gong was sentenced to ten years of official slavery. However, Concubine Gong's father was worried about his daughter's hardships and even more worried about Concubine Gong's future in ten years, so he asked for his punishment to be increased and Concubine Gong's punishment appropriately commuted. Gao Gong, as the highest official in charge of the overall situation, finally decided that Concubine Gong's father would be exiled for the rest of his life, and Concubine Gong lost her mother and father was not by her side when she was young, so she sent Concubine Gong into the palace as a palace maid. In this way, Concubine Gong not only has a fixed workplace, but also every palace maid who leaves the palace will have a new identity and can live a stable life. At that time, Concubine Gong and Concubine Gong's father were very grateful to Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others. This is the ins and outs of Concubine Gong's entry into the palace, which is why Concubine Gong decided to stay in the palace.
After entering the palace, Concubine Gong was often bullied by the palace maids who came together because her background was not as good as that of ordinary people. Concubine Gong also tried to report to the palace maid who managed them, but the palace maid either dealt with a few words casually or turned a big thing into a small matter, in exchange for more punishment and bullying of her. Concubine Gong was not convinced and reported to the superiors of the palace maids who managed them, not only offended the little palace maids who entered the palace together, but even the palace maids who disciplined them were also offended.
Later, Concubine Gong heard that the palace maid was afraid of the eunuch, as long as the eunuch was willing to give her a head, the ordinary palace maid would not dare to deal with herself. She had the audacity to ask a little eunuch to help her, but the little eunuch didn't agree and later said that she couldn't help in vain, and she had to give him a sum of money. Concubine Gong was starving and gave all the money she had saved to the little eunuch, and the little eunuch agreed to help Concubine Gong. But Concubine Gong waited for a long time and didn't get any news, and later learned that this little eunuch had the same status as herself, and he was also a newcomer, so how could he be qualified to teach others. Concubine Gong was cheated out of all the money by this little eunuch, of course she was unwilling, she found the little eunuch and asked the little eunuch to return the money. The little eunuch told Concubine Gong that this was a lesson, no one in the palace had a conscience and dignity, and if you wanted to be respected and respected by others, you needed to have your own ability. Concubine Gong's money is considered a tuition fee, and the little eunuch will never pay back Concubine Gong. The little eunuch finally reminded Concubine Gong that if she wants to live comfortably, it is best to find an elder with a background to cover herself.
Disappointed, Concubine Gong returned to her residence, allowing everyone to sarcastically or laugh at her. Gradually, everyone felt that it was not fun to bully Concubine Gong, so there were fewer people who bullied her. Concubine Gong was sent to an inconspicuous place on an errand, and Concubine Gong saw that many people were always saluting an old palace maid, and she felt that this old palace maid must be a powerful and high-status person. She followed the old palace maid, knew where the old palace maid lived, and often went to help the old palace maid whenever she was free. The old palace maid didn't say anything, and let Concubine Gong help clean up and do some rough work. Once the old palace maid was sick and bedridden, Concubine Gong worked tirelessly to feed the old palace maid with feces and urine and take medicine, and Concubine Gong never served her mother like this. After the old palace maid got better, she didn't thank Concubine Gong, but just asked Concubine Gong not to come again. Concubine Gong didn't understand what the old palace maid meant, why did she drive Concubine Gong away? Could it be that Concubine Gong hasn't tempted the old palace maid yet? Or is the old palace maid still dissatisfied with Concubine Gong?
The old palace maid told Concubine Gong the truth, and it turned out that the old palace maid was not a powerful person. The reason why everyone is polite when they see her is because she is old and senior, and everyone treats her as her senior. On the surface, politeness is an attitude, and if there is really something, no one will help. Only Concubine Gong, a real person, comes over every day to help the old palace maid do things. The old palace maid felt that it was good to have one more person to help, so she let Concubine Gong go, and later the old palace maid and Concubine Gong became a little familiar, and felt that it was better to have one more person than to be alone and lonely, so she didn't tell the truth. After this illness, the old palace maid felt sorry for this kind little palace maid if she didn't tell the truth, so she decided to tell the truth and not let Concubine Gong come over.
Although Concubine Gong felt a little deceived and disappointed that she had lost a backer, she still felt that it was good to be with the old palace maid, so she took the initiative to ask to come over to take care of the old palace maid, and later simply lived in the old palace maid. Concubine Gong did not ask the old palace maid to teach anything, but in order to repay Concubine Gong, the old palace maid taught Concubine Gong the rules of the palace that she knew. Concubine Gong learned some knowledge when she was a child, and it was just to win a word of praise from her parents. I didn't expect that knowing words in the palace is a pretty remarkable thing, and ordinary palace maids and eunuchs are not allowed to read and hyphenation. The old palace maid asked Concubine Gong to continue to read and write, and on the other hand, she asked Concubine Gong not to tell anyone about her culture. The old palace maid required Concubine Gong according to the strictest etiquette in the palace, and Concubine Gong also studied carefully. In the past few years, Concubine Gong has learned to look seventy percent like this, and she can be regarded as a basic teacher.