On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 462 Final Chapter 3
Everything is going smoothly at the charity hall, and it also has a good reputation.

Even people who work at the reservoir say that the food and clothing provided to their children at home are not necessarily as good as those provided to the children of the charity.

The reason why they didn't send their own children in was that after they came in, the children would belong to the charity. Not only would their life and death be in the hands of others, but when they grew up, they would not have any say in their children's marriage.

I heard that half of the money earned has to be given to the charity.

Of course, this is also because they didn't listen to the whole thing.

Children from the charity had to leave at the age of twelve, either to become apprentices, waiters, or fall into the hands of human traffickers.

Unfortunately, most of those who leave the charity are young girls who have no means of making a living and are forced to submit.

Of course, even if they have a means of making a living, such as the jade girls kept in captivity by the Gu family, their fate is not much better.

They were able to eat their fill, because they were afraid that if they didn't they would not have the strength and energy to do the delicate embroidery work.

Unfortunately, they lived in a dormitory and had no monthly salary. The few good-looking ones were all taken advantage of by the unscrupulous manager.

Therefore, after Xiao Xiao took over the charity, she felt that it was too young to leave at the age of twelve, as she did not yet have the ability to be independent. Therefore, despite the pressure of feeding nearly three thousand people, she insisted on waiting until she was fifteen to leave the charity.

Even so, she couldn't just leave it alone, otherwise she would end up in prostitution, or fall into the hands of human traffickers, or be taken home and worked like a slave for a few small favors.

I also want to take advantage of these two years to train a group of useful people, whether they are female doctors, martial artists, seamstresses, or people learning cooking. With a skill, they can live a better life in the future.

Xiao Xiao hopes that these little girls who were born unwelcome can live a better life.

In particular, twenty girls who were strong and had talent for archery were selected from the little girls who practiced martial arts, making Xiao Xiao wish she could teach them herself.

Two months later, the Queen gave birth to a baby boy.

The emperor had previously asked the Imperial Observatory to calculate an auspicious day, saying that he wanted to appoint a crown prince.

However, when the Queen gave birth to the Empress's son, the Crown Prince had not yet been appointed.

Now everyone in the prince's family became anxious.

Although the eldest prince's biological mother was posthumously named queen, she never sat on the throne.

Now the little prince born to the Queen is the legitimate son of the Empress.

Especially since the emperor is in his forties and still full of energy. If he waits twenty years before abdicating, the eldest prince will really be waiting too late.

Officials also value loyalty.

To put it bluntly, once you have chosen a side, you cannot change it easily, otherwise you will be disliked by your colleagues and they will think you have no integrity.

Furthermore, even if you want to change your master halfway, you will be suspected.

Therefore, a few anxious people could not help but instigate the prince to force the emperor to abdicate.

Although it may not sound good to say it out loud, the emperor's throne now cannot be said to be legitimate. He just has his men in his hands.

Unfortunately, the emperor is not yet senile, and the eldest prince has secretly done a lot of trouble before, so he is very wary of him.

Since the eldest prince was still thinking about it, the emperor sent Li Yan to invite the eldest prince into the palace.

The unlucky Li Yan was stabbed by the angry eldest prince...

"Imperial Physician Chen, is my husband really okay?" Xiao Xiao did not expect that he was on the night shift yesterday and went out after dinner. He was carried back before dawn.

Fortunately, the emperor was not ready to kill the donkey after it had done its work, and still let the imperial physician come with him. When Xiao Xiao saw Li Yan with his eyes closed and lips pale, she was so scared that her legs went weak. She thought she was going to be a widow.
Fortunately, the imperial physician who came with him said that the deputy commander needed to take good care of himself for a few days. Only then did Xiao Xiao realize that Li Yan had just fainted.

Imperial Physician Chen spoke very cautiously: "Don't worry, Grandma. Little Li's injury is not vital. As long as he doesn't have a fever, he will be almost recovered in a month or two."

In fact, he suspected that Li Yan was pretending to be so serious. He was just stabbed in the shoulder, and the wound was not very deep, but it looked bloody, which seemed very serious.

However, the imperial doctors in the palace were not very courageous. Not only were they cautious in using medicines, but they would also rather give a few more days before the recovery date.

Minister Li had not yet attended court, but upon hearing the news he hurried over and first reached out to feel his son's pulse.

Although he didn't know any medical skills, he knew how to tell if someone had a serious illness by looking at their pulse: "What happened?"

The accompanying imperial guards stepped forward and replied: "Reporting to the Minister, the lord was accidentally injured by the eldest prince."

"The emperor said that the minister should be invited to the palace."

In fact, after the eldest prince hurt someone, he seemed to feel a little regretful and went to the palace to confess his crime.

Even if the emperor disliked his eldest son, he would not punish the eldest prince for hurting someone. Therefore, he instructed the accompanying imperial guards what to say when they arrived at the Shangshu Mansion.

When Minister Li heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

It turned out that it was the Emperor and the Crown Prince who were causing trouble and causing their own son to suffer unprovoked disaster.

It is definitely not credible that the prince is subject to the same punishment as the common people when he breaks the law.

He did not dare to pursue the matter further and could only say, "Thank you for your hard work. I will go to the palace now."

After saying that, he didn't rush to leave. He first asked the imperial physician about his son's condition, and then said to Xiao Xiao: "Old man, you take good care of him. If you are scared, ask your eldest sister to come and accompany you."

Even if the Shangshu Mansion is not prosperous, there is no need to ask the eldest sister who married into the Jiang family to come over if something happens.

So he was reminding himself to change doctors?

Xiao Xiao instantly understood what he meant. He wanted his eldest brother-in-law or his father to come over and take a look at Li Yan. She lowered her head and said, "Yes."

Minister Li glanced at the imperial physician who was still in the room, then stood up and left.

As soon as he went out, he saw Madam Li and the legitimate and illegitimate sons coming over, so he said, "The eldest was only accidentally injured by the crown prince, you don't have to make a fuss, just take care of him, I will go to the palace to see the emperor first."

After saying that, he looked at his son and said, "It's getting late. Come with me."

Although Li Yuan is only a bachelor of imperial studies now, he can still appear beside the emperor, not to mention that he can also go to the queen to inquire about the news.

Li Yuan first looked at his elder brother who was lying unconscious in shock. After hearing his father's words, he quickly responded, and the father and son left in a hurry.

After hearing about the current situation of her eldest son from the imperial physician, Madam Li sat steadily on the armchair, a little worried: "It's good that his life is not in danger. Thank you for your hard work, imperial physician."

Although she was dissatisfied with her eldest son, she was more concerned about how Li Yan had offended the crown prince.

The prince was unable to maintain the demeanor of a future crown prince and was stabbed in the back.

She didn't know whether to gloat or feel lucky: "Fortunately, Yuan is a civil servant, otherwise I would be worried enough."

After that, he gave another order: "Please ask Doctor Sun from the mansion to come and take a look at Master."

Xiao Xiao took the opportunity to whisper to Mother Hu to go to the Jiang Mansion to invite someone over.