Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 4 Antecedents
Cui Panpan studied the history of ancient Chinese literature at university.

Using literature to learn from history, I compared the professional knowledge with the memory of the original owner in my heart, and then I had an understanding of my situation.

There are similarities and differences between this Great Zhou Dynasty and the known history.The world situation is roughly similar to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but the specific historical records of the characters are not the same.

The feudal lords contend for hegemony, the emperor does not come out, and the world is in chaos.In troubled times, the people suffer.A hundred schools of thought contend, vying for beauty.

Qionglou jade tiles reflect the sun.

Through layers of bead curtains, the warm sun shines in front of the incense couch.

The discomfort behind made Cui Panpan almost sleepless all night.

Early in the morning, Cui Panpan's female slave reapplied the ointment on his back.

Cui Panpan put his face on the handkerchief, lying on the couch, enduring the throbbing pain in his back, and the soft and thick bedding under his body relieved some of the discomfort caused by the posture.

Because of a back injury, the quilt on her body could only cover her waist, leaving Cui Panpan's entire upper body exposed.

The female slave was afraid that she would catch cold, so she put a charcoal basin at the end of the couch.

The charcoal fire dispelled the coldness in the room, but it couldn't drive away the chill in Cui Panpan's heart.

The scene of the original owner being punished by the general flashed across Cui Panpan's mind.

The original owner was stripped of his coat by a group of maids, leaving only a small coat on his body, and was kneeling cross-legged in the middle of the courtyard, allowing the servants to whip on his back with thick and long thorns.

Although the person who was tortured was the original owner, the memory made Cui Panpan empathize with him.

Such humiliation, Cui Panpan couldn't help feeling a little resentful towards the Tian family.

Probably only the female slave Chun'er in this mansion is trustworthy, right?

Chun'er is a slave girl bought by the original owner's biological mother. She is only two years younger than the original owner. She has been with the original owner since she was six years old, and she is like a sister with the original owner.After the death of the original owner's biological mother, the original owner and Chun'er depended on each other even more.

Cui Panpan is a newcomer, but he feels guilty after all.I am worried that my mistakes will cause people around me to suspect me, but I also want to find a trustworthy person as a helper.

Cui Panpan was thinking about Chun'er in his heart, when he saw Chun'er running in from outside in a panic.

Seeing that the food in Chun'er's hand was about to fall to the ground, Cui Panpan quickly reminded: "Be careful, things are about to fall."

Chun'er was full of anxiety, she just threw the dinner plate on the short table next to her and threw herself on Cui Panpan, fortunately she still remembered to avoid the wound on her back.

"It's not good, the general and his wife came here together, I see that the general's face is still angry, and he must come to ask the lady for her misbehavior during the banquet. How can this be good?"

Sure enough, the previous matter is not over yet.

Da Cui poisoned the wine, intending to kill General Tian Mu, but asked Xiao Cui to pour wine for the general.This is to drag Xiao Cui into the water as a scapegoat.

Xiao Cui chose to refuse to pour the wine in front of the general and then poured the wine, which was both helpless and self-help.

Da Cui is the general's wife, and Xiao Cui is the concubine.The relationship between Da Cui and Xiao Cui is not so much sisters, but more like master and servant.

From childhood to adulthood, Mrs. Cui never refused to tell Mrs. Cui about things that Mrs. Cui told her.

But this time is different.

If the general died after drinking the wine poured by Mrs. Cui, even if Mrs. Cui did not inflict the poison, Mrs. Cui would not be able to escape the responsibility.

There are no impervious walls in the world.

Many people in the house know about the nasty affairs between Mrs. Cui and the housekeeper.

But no one dared to inform the general.

Of course Da Cui and the butler will not end well if they are exposed, and the whistleblower who betrayed the master may not end well either.

In this era, the legal system has not yet been perfected, and the moral requirements for individuals are even higher.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

To some extent, character is the foundation of ordinary people in this era.

Regardless of high-ranking officials or ordinary people, the fate of the disloyal is far more miserable than the death of society in the Internet age.

Cui Panpan couldn't help thinking of the story of "Lord Zhou's Concubine" in "Biography of Martyr Girl".

Among Zhou's loyal concubines, the main wife had an affair with a neighbor and forced the concubine to poison the male master. The concubine refused to pour wine in front of the male master and was severely punished.Later, the main wife was afraid that the matter would be exposed and wanted to take the opportunity to kill the concubine. Although the concubine understood what the main wife was thinking, she still would rather die than betray the main wife. Fortunately, the younger brother of the host had a conscience and told the host the truth.Then the male master killed the main wife with a stick, and asked people to ask the concubine privately.The concubine argued that not killing the male master was righteousness, and not betraying the main wife was loyalty.Later, the male master was moved by his concubine's character and wanted to promote her as his wife, but was rejected. Not only did the concubine not agree, he even committed suicide.In the end, the male host thought that the concubine was a righteous and loyal person, and he married the concubine to someone else as a wife as a dowry, and everyone around him was vying to marry him.

In this story, the concubine went from being weak at the beginning to getting rid of being implicated by the main wife and finally turning over to complete the leap in class. It can be seen how much the so-called morality can affect people's fortunes in this era.

With such an ending, the concubine turned from a servant to the rightful master, what did she rely on to get to this point?

The concubine herself said that the reason for refusing to pour poisonous wine to the master's family was for "righteousness", for the sake of "loyalty" in refusing to betray the main wife, and for "propriety" in refusing to carry the main wife as the main wife after her death and willing to be buried with her.

In the era of pursuing personal morality, if the three points of "loyalty, righteousness and propriety" are adhered to, concubines will take the initiative and remain invincible.

For the time being, we will not discuss whether the starting point of the concubine's behavior in the story of Zhou Zhu's loyal concubine is really "loyalty and righteousness".Just using this story as a reference, it is easier to understand why the original owner Xiao Cui would rather be punished than betray Da Cui.

The relationship between Da Cui, Xiao Cui, and General Tian Mu is very simple.The general is the real master of the family, Da Cui is the secondary master, and Xiao Cui is a bit higher than the servants.

Compared with the three, Little Cui is at the worst position, followed by Big Cui.

In this family, the little Cui family is actually attached to the big Cui family and the general for survival.These two people are not something she can offend.

If Xiao Cui obeyed Da Cui's orders, once the general was poisoned, she would definitely be involved, and might even be directly killed by Da Cui as a "murderer".

So Xiao Cui can't pour wine for the general anyway.

And Xiao Cui's refusal to pour wine for the general face to face will not only offend Da Cui, but also anger the general.

When the matter developed to this point, Xiao Cui had to choose between Da Cui and the general.Who to choose, the answer is clear at a glance.

But this choice between the two cannot be put on the bright side, otherwise it will be her death.

The original owner of Xiao Cui's family has died, and that's why he suffered this loss.Otherwise, there would be no Cui Panpan crossing over.

Since the young Cui family chose not to kill the general, she and the big Cui family have torn their faces apart.Having offended the big Cui family, the little Cui family can only kill the big Cui family if they want to survive.

Of course, as long as Da Cui's affair is exposed, it will be her death.But the matter of exposing Da Cui's family cannot be done by Xiao Cui's family.

If Xiao Cui took the opportunity to betray Da Cui, even if he was cleared of his crime, he would also bear the name of the seller.And since their sisters are in the same spirit, the possibility of Xiao Cui being drawn into anger is very high.

Therefore, the little Cui family cannot betray the big Cui family.

(End of this chapter)