The sky is breaking, the morning light is faint.
There was a knock on the door, accompanied by Hua Bufang's cautious voice.
"Empress, Empress, it's time for you to get up."
In the room, Yun Yaoyao rubbed her sleepy eyes and touched the side. She was cold. It seemed that Tu Shanjin had already gotten up and was busy.
Yun Yaoyao buried her head in the quilt and muttered: "Five more minutes of sleep, only five points... zZZ..."
The flowers outside the door continued to chatter endlessly.
"My Majesty, I heard that your Majesty's army is in poor condition, and the two thieves Ruan and Du are vigorously spreading rumors that are unfavorable to Your Majesty. Do you need to take action? I will do my best to help you..."
"There are also those three aristocratic families. They have the shameless body of a mother-in-law and a goddess. It is their honor to invite them to enjoy the flowers. They actually only sent a few concubines who were not favored in the family. It is clear that they are not Take Your Majesty and Your Majesty into consideration..."
"My Lady, it seems that the aristocratic family cannot be won over. Keeping them here will only lengthen the battle line. Why don't you ask Your Majesty to send a few peerless masters to kill them all?"
"Empress..."
Yun Yaoyao was woken up again. Yaoyao was irritable and crazy. Yaoyao was as angry as if the coffin board had been lifted.
Why is it that someone is urging her to get up and work after she's changed back?
In my heart: This year’s maple leaves are not red enough, so drag this guy who disturbs my dreams and kill him!
In reality: Xiu'er, help me wash and dress!
After freshening up, Yun Yaoyao walked out of the room and assigned several tasks to Hua Bufang, who was gearing up, eager to try, and wanted to personally quell the chaos in Shu.
Hua left uneasy and satisfied.
As soon as the people left, Niu Xiuer reported angrily: "Madam, people from the three great families have come outside the house, but the ones who came are all unfavored concubines. One of them is even the daughter of a prostitute with a low status." . The attitude of the family has been made clear. How will they handle the flower viewing party?"
Yun Yaoyao had already expected this result: "No, just do it as usual. No matter who comes, as long as they come, it will be useful."
At the same time, three carriages were parked outside Huafu Mansion, and three simply dressed women got out of the carriages.
The women had no gold hairpins or jade bracelets to show their identity, and there were no maids to serve them. Even the grooms looked at them with either pity or contempt, fearing to avoid them.
The three ladies were also gathered together at this time, with despair on their faces.
"Have you left all the valuable things you have with your relatives? If you step through this door, you may not be able to go back alive with your life. The life in the mansion is not easy. It is better to leave these things that cannot be taken underground to the people who care about you."
As soon as these words fell, the already solemn atmosphere among the three people became even more desolate.
The emperor's imperial convoy came to Shu in person, and the queen held a flower-appreciation banquet to test the attitudes of the various aristocratic families. The aristocratic families had evil intentions, but were unwilling to take off the last mask of hypocrisy, so they sent them as sacrifices.
The three of them were all lowly in the palace. Once they attended the flower viewing banquet on behalf of the aristocratic family, it would be contempt and insult to the queen and the emperor, and it would completely break their skin.
But they knew that this trip was the Hongmen Banquet, but they had to go.
With a creaking sound, the door of Hua Mansion opened, and a maid stepped forward to lead the way.
The three of them calmed down, closed their eyes and took a deep breath before suppressing the fear in their hearts and entered the Hua Mansion as if they were dead.
As soon as you enter the Hua Mansion, you can immediately feel that the security inside the mansion is even tighter. There are soldiers guarding you almost every few steps, with swords and spears, and the neighing of war horses, which is even more frightening.
The three of them walked in fearfully, but couldn't help but glance curiously at the nearby area.
Apart from the dense crowd of soldiers, there were actually many women in the palace, such as the dashing and resolute female general who passed by them.
The young lady of the Meng family, one of the three great aristocratic families, could not bear the doubts in her heart, so she asked the maid who was leading the way.
The maid's tone was filled with pride: "This is Lord Ning. She is good at martial arts. She is one of the first female officers appointed by His Majesty. She is also talented in leading troops in war."
"A woman can really go to the battlefield. I thought Hua Mulan's story was just a story..." Miss Meng looked envious, her eyes following Ning Ying's back until she disappeared at the end of the road.
One person spoke, and the other two ladies from aristocratic families also boldly asked: "What about these people? Are they the female officials of the imperial court?"
Several women with hurried expressions and calm airs passed by.
The maid nodded: "Yes, there are now thirty-one official female officials in the court, each with their own talents, and His Majesty also appreciates their ability to do things."
"The emperor is so enlightened that he allows women to serve as officials in the court..." Some people couldn't help but sigh.
The maid glanced at the man and continued to praise sincerely: "Your Majesty and your empress are far more enlightened than that."
"All women in the capital can walk openly on the streets, attend women's schools, and serve as female officials. Women must not be discriminated against when looking for work, and women are prohibited from being harmed by so-called innocence. This is included in Yanchi's law!"
As soon as these words were said, the three of them became even more envious.
Although they had heard about it, they were even more shocked when they saw it with their own eyes and heard it with their own eyes. The three of them also had a great yearning for the capital described by the maid.
But thinking about their current situation, the three of them felt cold again.
They were female officials with a bright future, but they were just abandoned by their families and left to die.
The maid added meaningfully: "Today's women are learning about women's education and women's will, not women's training and women's precepts."
Someone understood her words and smiled helplessly: "Thanks for the tip, but there are some situations that I cannot easily change."
Hearing such discouraging words, the maid snorted coldly: "Your Majesty and your Majesty have said it themselves, if you are in jail or in trouble, you should have the determination to break the situation and be unyielding! Do nothing, just be forced to accept , that is the true behavior of a weakling!”
The maid's words were deafening, like a sharp knife, cutting through their already depressed and despairing skin.
None of the three people thought that a maid who was leading the way would have such awareness and be able to say these words, but they only felt sorry for themselves and never thought about how to break the situation.
catastrophe……
An idea appeared in the minds of the three of them. The heart that had been silent for a long time in the chest was beating violently at the moment, as if it could burst out of the chest in the next second.
With that said, a group of people arrived at the garden, and the maid bowed and left.
In the pavilion not far away, two figures were sitting and standing. Just looking at the back of the sitting woman, she felt that she was elegant and majestic.
The three of them knew that this person should be the Queen.
"Sit." Yun Yaoyao nodded slightly.
The three of them sat down cautiously, and even took a sip of the tea they were served, for fear of making a mistake.
Someone looked at Yun Yaoyao and was about to speak out.
Yun Yaoyao said first: "Before you enjoy the flowers, you should watch a play with me."
Only then did everyone see that a stage had been set up in front of the pavilion, and several actors in costumes began to sing.
The three of them were apprehensive at first, but later on they became immersed in the plot and their minds were moved by it.
This play tells the story of a poor orphan girl who was attracted by the local magistrate, who used the orphan's younger brother as a threat and took her as a concubine.
In order to save her brother's life, the orphan girl agreed. She only asked the county magistrate to give her brother a place to stay and a meal to eat.
Within half a year, the county magistrate abandoned the orphan girl and stopped going in and out of her yard. One day after drinking, he whipped the orphan girl's brother to death with a whip.
The orphan girl was heartbroken. She hugged her brother's body and finally realized that the stability she had always sought through humiliation and self-sacrifice was not solid. It would only make the evil people more emboldened. Only by self-rescue and self-reliance can we protect the people we want to protect.
In the end, the orphan girl embarked on the road to Beijing. She wanted to beat the Dengwen drum and bring her grievances to the emperor!
After listening to the orphan girl's last inner monologue, the three of them were shocked and turned pale.
Their situation is not the same as that of this orphan girl.
There was someone they cared about in the house, and they went to die this time for the sake of the person they cared about.
But after they die, will the people they care about be respected?
No, it won't.
After their death, they are like orphans who have lost their favor. Those who were not taken seriously before will only be taken even less seriously in the future and their situation will become more difficult.
Only by being strong yourself can you truly change your situation.
The words of the maid before leaving echoed in the ears of the three of them:
If you are in jail or in a difficult situation, you should have the determination and unyielding determination to break through! Doing nothing but being forced to accept it is the true behavior of a weakling!
Among the three people, Miss Meng was the first to kneel on the ground and bowed heavily to Yun Yaoyao: "Meng Changqiu of the Meng family has understood the principles taught by the Queen. Changqiu is willing to serve the Queen as her master from now on. I will not betray you, please accept Changqiu!"
The other two ladies also quickly knelt on the ground, for fear of being too late.
"Please accept the dew!"
"Please accept Si Fei!"
Yun Yaoyao nodded happily, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Get up."
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, knowing that this noble and extremely mysterious Queen finally gave them a chance to break the situation.
Half an hour later, the three of them left Hua Mansion.
The groom, who thought he would be unable to wait for anyone, was so shocked when he saw the person coming that he almost dropped the riding crop in his hand. He did not dare to ask any more questions and drove away quickly.
In the Flower Mansion, while pouring tea for Yun Yaoyao, Niu Xiuer asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, aren't you admiring flowers? How did you become a conqueror?"
After pretending to be deep and cold for an hour, Yun Yaoyao was finally able to take off her disguise. She stretched her waist and said with a smile: "Didn't we just enjoy the flowers? The flower of a woman's independent awakening."
Niu Xiuer chuckled and said, "What the empress said makes sense, but they are all unloved outcast ladies. How can they help us?"
Yun Yaoyao raised her lips and smiled: "Xiu'er, sometimes, the more transparent a person is that no one cares about and who is not very prominent, the more unexpected the role he can play."
