[Comprehensive Wear] It's hard to be a princess

Before Xing Zhong could find someone to tell the master of the Yang family about the marriage, Xing Xiuyan ran away.

Xing Zhong thought that Xing Xiuyan didn't know who Master Yang was, but in fact, she did.Few people come to Panxiang Temple, but Xing Zhong likes wine, and his daughter-in-law only knows how to listen to her husband. Xing Xiuyan has long known that his parents are unreliable, and has been saving money for himself in private.At her age, it is not easy to save money for a private house. It is nothing more than doing more sewing.She studied under Miaoyu, so she not only embroidered flowers on the handkerchiefs, but also embroidered some related poems, so her handkerchiefs can be sold for more than ten dollars more than others'. For others, it is considered a considerable private house, and I know a lot of people.

Xing Xiuyan is a girl, so she can't go out casually, so the ones who help her to take over the work and sell are actually the maids who used to follow Mrs. Xuanyin. Those servants of Mrs. Xuanyin are not monks. Master Xuanyin's property also has monthly money to get. However, Master Xuanyin is not a busy person and doesn't have much to do. They will naturally do other things in private and save a lot of money. They felt that Xing Xiuyan was pitiful and his parents were unreliable, so they helped Xing Xiuyan take over jobs and sell them in private. These women were also well-informed, so Xing Xiuyan asked them to inquire, and immediately knew what was going on with Mr. Yang.

Xing Xiuyan had already guessed that Mr. Yang would not be a good person, but after asking about the situation, his heart became colder.That Yang Juren is already 56 years old. Over the years, he has married three wives. The first wife was the daughter of his teacher. As a result, the year he was admitted to Tongsheng, this wife disappeared. It is said that because Postpartum disorder, and then he passed the scholar examination two years later, and then married another, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and then, in the year he passed the examination, this wife disappeared again, after that, He married the daughter of the county magistrate's family!This one reluctantly grew old with him, gave birth to a son and a daughter, and died of illness more than a month ago.

Take a closer look at these stages. When others continue to marry, the more they marry, the lower it is. When it is Yang Juren's turn, it is getting stronger and stronger. Many people suspect that every time this Yang Juren loses his wife, he will make room for the latecomers. His three wives have given birth to children for him. For these children, Yang Juren has always been a bowl of water. However, in comparison, the eldest son is mediocre, and he has struggled for many years. But he is just a child, the second son and the third son are slightly stronger, but not much stronger, they are all scholars, but they are not too old now, and I guess there is still a chance to go further.

What made Xing Xiuyan even more unbearable was that Yang Juren had lost his wife at this age, even if he couldn't live without women, he just had a few beautiful concubines, so why would he propose a remarriage?Although he didn't have a Jinshi, he was still very face-saving, and he didn't want to make any rumors about being old and unrefined, but it was impossible for him to openly remarry.According to the news that the servants had inquired about, it was said that he was Yang Juren's son, and he felt that the old man had been depressed since his old wife passed away, so he intended to give Yang Juren a concubine who was knowledgeable and interesting.In other words, Xing Zhong wanted to sell her to Yang Juren as a concubine!

For the sons of those rich families, it is natural to feel that it is better to be a concubine for the master and young master of the family than to go out and marry someone.Because they were born as slaves, after getting used to the wealth of the rich and powerful, it is naturally impossible for them to return to the lives of ordinary people.Moreover, they don't have many choices when they marry. Either they marry the young servants in the family, and their children and grandchildren continue to be slaves to the master's house, or they marry outside to be common people's wives. However, these days, the lives of ordinary common people It's not as good as a slave of a rich family!Therefore, unless they can be wives to well-off families outside, these families will not leave the mansion as long as they have a way to have children.

But for ordinary civilians, there is a big difference between being a concubine and being a wife.The big family wants to save face, even if there is any dispute between wives and concubines in the inner house, it will not really tear the face apart, especially when the concubine has a child, it is even more scruples, if the mistress kills and sells the concubine, Then it would be called fierce jealousy outside, so those who want to save face can only rely on other means to control the concubine, instead of really shouting and killing.But ordinary people don’t have these rules, especially if you are a concubine to an old man whose half leg has already entered the coffin. That's also a mother, and you have to be filial in face, but being a concubine, hehe, what's wrong with the old man, maybe you'll just call it a concubine who doesn't know how to take care of the master, and then sell it or even beat him to death. .

After Xing Xiuyan knew this, she refused to stay in Panxiang Temple any longer.She has already thought about what to do next these days, and she plans to go to Miaoyu, after all, she has already owed Miaoyu a lot of favors, and she would rather owe Miaoyu more than owe others.She had read a lot of books with Miaoyu before, among which were some travel notes. She was going to find a caravan or escort to send herself to the capital.She felt that Miaoyu followed Master Xuanyin to the capital, and she should also find a nunnery or other place to settle down, and there should not be many nunneries in the capital where nuns from outside can place orders. found it.

Don't blame Xing Xiuyan for not thinking carefully, she is actually a half-grown child, and she has exhausted all her life's courage to make this decision, but she still feels that even if she accidentally reveals a flaw on the road and asks an outsider to abduct her, It's better than being sold by your own parents!

The bag of silver beads left by Miaoyu helped her a lot. She gritted her teeth and took out some, and begged the maid in the temple to find a way to get her a road guide and household registration.In recent years, because more people go out to work, these things have become common.The imperial court encouraged those escaping households to re-register for naturalization, and there was no need to divide the land anyway. Therefore, the village chiefs in various places have this authority, and this has become a source of extra benefits for these people.Therefore, if you fill in an extra road to introduce your household registration, as long as you don't report it, there is no problem.Household registration is not connected to the Internet these days, who would go after a small person, so in the end, Xing Xiuyan successfully obtained a set of road guides and household registration that looked very fidelity, even if she could not find Miaoyu temporarily in the future, relying on This, as long as you are careful and live in seclusion, you can find a suitable place to stay.

After getting the residence registration guide, she has exchanged the copper coins and silver she hid under the bed with the servants for the gold and silver, sewed them into clothes and shoes, bought some men's clothes, and dressed herself as a kid appearance.She hadn't fully grown her eyebrows yet, so she used a charcoal pencil to blacken and thicken her eyebrows, and modified her face to make her skin look darker to others.She also had her ears pierced when she was a child, but later the family had no money, and the pair of silver lilacs on her ears were taken off to exchange for wine for Xing Zhong. Later, she didn't bother to keep her ears pierced, and they had grown back after all these years.What's more, in order to prevent Xing Zhong from venting his anger these years, she has long since made her sense of existence thinner. As long as she doesn't make a sound on purpose, most people will not realize her existence at all.

After dressing up, she didn't waste any time at all. After waiting for her mother to fall asleep, she ran out of Panxiang Temple quietly with a small bag containing some clothes, shoes, socks and odds and ends.It's also fortunate that she didn't have her feet bound, otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to run away even if she wanted to.

Xing Xiuyan was lucky. Although she seldom went out of Panxiang Temple and was not familiar with the roads, she did not get lost and found a nearby town smoothly.She was dressed plainly, and looked a little shy. In short, she looked honest and harmless. She took some money and ordered a bowl of plain noodles from the breakfast stall on the side of the road. She ate most of it and filled her stomach. After eating his stomach, he asked the stall owner about something, "Abbot, I just came from the countryside and wanted to find out something!"

There are not many people on the stall at the moment, and the stall owner is not very tricky, he glanced at Xing Xiuyan with a smile, "Brother, you don't look like you are from the country, but, what do you want to know?"

Xing Xiuyan pursed her lips, pretending that she hadn't seen outsiders much, and said, "Uncle, I used to live with my aunt in the countryside. A while ago, my aunt disappeared, and their family drove me back, but my family has long since There is no one left, so there is nowhere to go! After digging through a few letters, I found out that I still have an aunt who married to Dongshan before, so I plan to go to my aunt, so I can ask my aunt to show me if it’s okay Find a livelihood, but Dongshan is too far away, and I have never traveled far, I heard that I can go with people from the bodyguard bureau, is it true?"

The stall owner felt that he knew what was going on with this little brother. His parents were gone. This half-child was poor, and the family was unwilling to raise him. In the end, he was picked up by his aunt, who was still relatively rich.But he has a foreign surname after all, and his aunt can give him a bite to eat when he is alive. When he is gone, he is not willing to continue to support him. After all, looking at the boy's skeleton, he is not very strong. How much does it cost for a person who has read and know how to read and write? No wonder he is capable!However, this is also someone else's business. Seeing the pitiful appearance of this little brother, the stall owner also felt a little compassion, and said, "You are so lucky, little brother, there was an escort agency in our town yesterday. , They usually stop for a day in a small place to replenish some water, why don't you first ask the person from the escort to send a letter to your aunt to see if she is still there in Dongshan!"

Xing Xiuyan heaved a sigh of relief and was overjoyed. She thanked her repeatedly, asked the direction of the inn where the escort was staying, and gave the stall owner an extra two pennies before leaving with her pack on her back.

At the same time, on the Grand Canal, Xue Baoqin was also sitting in the cabin talking to her mother, and the direction of their family was also the capital.

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