Princess Fortune

Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Funeral

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the sun rises.

In Shoukang Palace, it was still quiet, and the empress dowager was still sleeping soundly.

Before Xu Tang got up, he was suddenly awakened by the noise outside.

There were constant screams from outside, some familiar and some unfamiliar, as well as the sound of smashing things.

Everything seemed rushed and chaotic.

Putting on his clothes in a hurry, Xu Tang didn't dare to go out, he just opened the window and looked around quietly.

I didn't know the situation and ran out hastily, only to encounter worse results.

It has been 12 years since she entered the palace at the age of 12, and she would be able to leave the palace next year.

The things she experienced in the past 12 years told her that this time was probably more dangerous than anything she encountered before.

Fortunately, she is just an ordinary court lady, as long as she doesn't go out, maybe she won't be involved.

Xu Tang looked at the situation outside and found that the courtyard was full of heavily armed soldiers, rampaging everywhere, treating the palace people as roughly as pigs and dogs.

Those palace people struggled, but it was no use at all.

Her heart was pounding suddenly, and her throat was dry from nervousness.

Xu Tang pressed her chest, she felt something was wrong.

Perhaps it should be hidden?
This idea just came up, and before it could be implemented in the future, unexpectedly, the door was violently opened, a few soldiers came in, and they dragged her out of the house—and then all the places in the house where people could hide , have been turned over.

"Take it out!" The soldiers grabbed Xu Tang roughly, dragged him out, and threw him into the crowd.

In the huge courtyard of Shoukang Palace, palace people were already kneeling densely.

Xu Tang was familiar with these palace people, and they were all palace people from Shoukang Palace without exception.

Everyone was kneeling, shivering uneasy.

Xu Tang raised his head quietly, and saw the young emperor sitting in front of the main hall, wearing a bright yellow robe embroidered with golden dragons.

It's also a coincidence to say.

She and the young emperor came from the same place.

It's just that there is no intersection.

It was also when the emperor returned to the palace, he came to pay his respects to the queen mother, and she had seen it.

Then I was surprised that my face was familiar.

After learning about the emperor's life experience by accident, he was sure that he was really the young master in his village who had been locked up in a big mansion before.

I don't know how long it has passed, the cold wind is blowing, making people's hearts even more panic.

The young emperor seemed a little impatient, his brows were slightly frowned, and his eyes were full of coldness: "Have you found anyone yet?"

The young eunuch next to him bent down: "I haven't found it yet. Your Majesty still has an early court—"

"You wait here. I'm going to court." The young emperor stood up and walked away slowly.Leave the eunuch behind.

When His Majesty left, the eunuch immediately straightened his hunched waist, and scolded with a gloomy expression: "Look for it! Find it for me! Digging three feet into the ground, I have to find him! Everyone was still at the dinner yesterday!"

Xu Tang was originally confused, but now he understood what was going on: probably the empress dowager disappeared.I don't know if he hid or fled secretly.

Everyone in the palace said that sooner or later there would be a battle between His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother.Either you die or I live.

Is today finally here?

But why today?Wasn't it fine yesterday?What the hell happened last night?
His Majesty the Emperor came over just now, did he pay his respects as usual, or...

Xu Tang was a little uneasy - the queen mother disappeared, what should these palace people do?
But no matter how uneasy, I can only wait.

The eunuch sat with his feet up on the seat where His Majesty had sat, waiting gloomyly.

A soldier came out of the house and whispered something in the eunuch's ear.

The eunuch's face became even more gloomy.With such gloomy eyes, he glanced around the faces of these palace servants.

Suddenly he had an idea: "Interrogate one by one. If you don't tell the truth, you can kill them. The master can't serve you well, so what's the use of them?"

This sentence was so shocking that everyone was shocked.

The eunuch with a gloomy expression glanced casually at the crowd before making a decision: "Let's start with her."

The person he was referring to was Xu Tang.

Xu Tang trembled almost subconsciously, and then tried to avoid the finger pointing at him.

She shrank back to the side.

But it's useless.

A soldier came over and grabbed her and dragged her like a chicken.

Xu Tang couldn't help struggling desperately, but those fingers were like pliers, holding her tightly, and she couldn't allow her to resist at all.

Xu Tang was pressed down and knelt in front of the shady eunuch, and he heard the eunuch ask, "Where's the Queen Mother?"

When Xu Tang met those dark eyes, he couldn't help shivering.Cold sweat broke out layer by layer on her back, she shook her head: "I don't know."

She really doesn't know.

Although she also serves the queen mother, she is just a handyman.He does not often serve the Queen Mother.So how do you know?

The shady eunuch was obviously dissatisfied: "I really don't know? If you don't know, just kill me."

Such an understatement.

Xu Tang clearly sensed his situation like an ant.Her heart was trembling, but she still insisted and said: "My servant wants to see Your Majesty! This servant and Your Majesty used to be from the same town when we were young!"

Originally, this matter should rot in the stomach.After all, for His Majesty the Emperor, this is just a past that should not be mentioned.

But now, she couldn't care less about it.

Nothing is more important than saving your life!

However, Xu Tang thought how he could save his life, but he didn't expect the sly face to smile coldly, unmoved at all: "You people, in order to save your life, you really dare to talk nonsense about everything!"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly drew the knife from the guard's waist, and directly stabbed it into Xu Tang's chest!
Xu Tang didn't expect that he didn't even finish his sentence, and didn't give him the slightest chance, and suddenly moved the killer.

She just felt a sudden chill in her chest——

When she looked down, she saw that the knife was pulled out from her chest without hesitation, bringing out a large stream of blood.

"You—" Xu Tang didn't know whether she should be angry or afraid, she only felt hatred!
why? !

But the sullen face smiled instead: "See, this is the result of nonsense!"

After finishing speaking, he looked down at Xu Tang, and said coldly: "The only thing to blame is your bad fate, who asked you to serve who is not good, serving the Empress Dowager? If you can serve Your Majesty like me, why is that so? "

Xu Tang's mouth smelled of blood, she couldn't feel much pain, but she still felt pain.

She looked at the sinister face, and she didn't know where the strength came from. She suddenly grabbed his arm, gritted her teeth and said, "You dog! You are so contemptuous of human life, you are not afraid of going to the eighteenth floor of hell! Even if I, Xu Tang, become Li Gui, I want to ask for your life too! If there is an afterlife, I will definitely let you die by my hands! I will make you be that stray dog ​​for the next life, and you will not be able to live or die!"

Why?She has never done anything bad in her life, so why should she be so belittled!
Now that he couldn't survive, he was suddenly freed from fear.

She just hates it!Hate God for being unfair, hate her parents for selling her into the deep palace!Hate this dog thief!
The eunuch was obviously not afraid at all, on the contrary he laughed and cut off Xu Tang's hand with a swiping knife, and said indifferently: "Then you must have that ability!"

Xu Tang was pressed down hard on the ground, and the eunuch stepped on Xu Tang's face, arrogant and reckless: "Now I'm just an ant."

Xu Tang hated the eunuch, staring at the eunuch: "I will turn into a ghost, and I will make you die forever!"

The eunuch also stared at Xu Tang: "Then you come."

Afterwards, the eunuch waved his hand indifferently: "Drag it on, let them all see, this is the end of not telling the truth! Covering the traitor, death is not a pity!"

Xu Tang was dragged on the ground like a dead dog, her heart full of hatred, she saw the fear in the eyes of all the palace people, and saw the indifferent indifference of those soldiers.

On the bluestone slab of Shoukang Palace, long traces were drawn.The cracks in the stone slabs were filled with this red liquid.and seeped into the soil below.

"God is not fair!" Xu Tang roared and suddenly opened his eyes, because he struggled so violently that he almost fell off the bed.

With such a big move, Xu Mei who was beside Xu Tang was startled and woke up from her sleep.

Xu Mei frowned and looked at the stunned Xu Tang on the ground, who was still in shock, and cursed in a low voice: "You are going to die! Parents heard it, do you want to be beaten?"

After finishing speaking, he ignored Xu Tang, wrapped the quilt tightly, and fell asleep again dissatisfied.

Xu Tang was sitting on the ground, obviously it was late autumn, but she didn't feel cold at all, on the contrary, her cold body was getting warmer little by little.

It's just that she was a little confused, why everything changed suddenly after she lost consciousness and opened her eyes again.

She is not in the palace.

There are no castration dogs either.

There was only the leaky house, everything in darkness, and Xu Mei's scolding just now.

Moreover, there was a small ball of milky white light on Xu Mei's pillow, like a small candle.

There was something weird about everything.

Xu Tang stared blankly at the ball of light, and after a long time, he pinched his thigh.

Immediately, I gasped in pain.

Really, it's true.

she is still alive?

Touching his chest, Xu Tang found that there was no injury!

I touched my hand again, and it was still there!

The fear and hatred dissipated little by little, and she gradually calmed down.

Those things happened, it was not a dream.If it is a dream, it is definitely not so real.

But she came back here in the blink of an eye—

After thinking about it, but feeling uncertain, Xu Tang got up, climbed onto the bed, stared at the sleeping Xu Mei with great effort——

The light barely illuminated Xu Mei's face, which looked familiar and immature.

But at the age of 15, even though he is poor, he is still bright and fresh, as beautiful as a flower.The light cluster above the head also looks extra cute and warm.

Xu Tang tentatively touched the light, but found that he didn't feel anything when his fingers passed through it. The light could be seen, touched, or extinguished.

Xu Tang studied it for a while, but couldn't figure out why, so he simply ignored it in the end.

Xu Tang thought for a long time, but still felt uneasy, so he stretched out his finger and poked: "Eldest sister?"

Xu Mei was woken up, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Xu Tang's eyes flickering slightly in the darkness, as well as a blurred outline.

Xu Mei was so frightened that she yelled "Aw".

Xu Tang was also taken aback, and was pushed to a stagger.

Xu Mei also came to her senses later, and cursed furiously, "You're going to die! You don't sleep in the middle of the night! Don't think that the magistrate will take you away in a few days, and your parents won't dare to beat you!"

Xu Tang was stunned by Xu Mei's words: "How many days? Take me away?"

There was a strange feeling in her heart.

Xu Mei got angry: "Are you sleepy? You can forget such a good thing!"

Seeing Xu Tang's stunned look, Xu Mei didn't bother to pay attention to her anymore, pulled the quilt back to sleep, and did not forget to threaten before going to bed: "If you continue to trouble me, I will beat you!"

Xu Mei has been aggressive since she was a child, and she is the best at bullying and disciplining them, so this is not a joke.

Xu Tang didn't have the time to pay attention to Xu Mei at all.

When she didn't leave home before, she was really afraid of Xu Mei.But after ten years of hard work, she is no longer that timid little girl.How could you be afraid of being intimidated by a few words?
What's more, she has experienced such a thing.

There are many things in the world, and the fear among them is beyond human imagination.Compared with these, what are other things?
Death is the scariest thing.

Xu Tang pressed his chest, feeling as if there was a dull pain there.

The reason why she doesn't argue with Xu Mei is because her mind is full of one thing now: in a few days, it will be the day when she embarks on the road to enter the palace!

In the 23rd year of Jingguang's reign, the palace bought palace maids on a large scale.

All over the country, they began to discuss this matter.

All girls between the ages of six and 13 can enter the palace, and as long as their parents are willing, they can sign a contract of sale.

The county magistrate personally came to take people away—as long as they were picked, they could get the money and pay them on the spot!
Xu Tang was like this at the beginning, and was sold into the palace.

The Xu family's harvest was not good this year, so upon hearing the news, after discussing it, they decided to let Xu Tang enter the palace as a palace maid.

Xu Tang's wife, Wang, said to her in tears, "The family can't have enough to eat, so if we enter the palace, we can survive."

Xu Tang agreed ignorantly.

There is no way, I am so hungry that I feel uncomfortable and flustered.

But after entering the palace, she realized that life in the palace was no better than at home.Even scarier.

So much so that in the days after entering the palace, there was not a day when she didn't want to go home or leave the palace.

In the darkness, Xu Mei's breathing could be heard clearly, and occasionally a dog barking could be heard not far away.

Xu Tang clenched his fists suddenly: Although she doesn't know what's going on now, she will never enter the palace!

　After resting for so long, I finally released a new book on May Day~ I have been in poor health for the past six months, thank you for your concern and support.

　　A new starting point, let us continue to move forward together~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)