usatvline Chapter 266 1 Arrow N Eagle
Chapter 266 1 Arrow N Eagle
On the way back, Bei Jingchu asked Xiang Qiao: "Madam, why did the horse get frightened? Was there any sign of trouble?"
"Your Highness, there was no sign. The horse went crazy all of a sudden."
Bei Jingchu turned around and told Haoyue: "Send the coroner to examine Ma's body."
"Nian'er, take everyone to check the area around the incident and see if you can find the reason why the horse got out of control."
"Your Majesty is also in the hunting grounds, be careful."
"Yes."
Xiangqiao was sent back to the camp. She thought that perhaps the prince was still young and didn't know her past.
Any woman, young or old, who knew her past, was unwilling to get close to her.
Even if they force the relationship, the reluctance cannot be hidden.
Xiangqiao let out a long sigh.
She was sent back, and a lady who had always been at odds with her exclaimed, "Oh!" when she saw this.
"Mrs. Tong is back? What's going on? Is the hunting going badly?"
"You're better off using your energy on the couch. This may not be the right place for you."
"..."
This person's husband and Tong Huai'en were also political enemies. The two families had already become enemies, so they acted and spoke without restraint.
Knowing her weakness, he looked for opportunities to step on it.
Under normal circumstances, Xiangqiao would not have swallowed her anger.
But she now has an unmarried little prince by her side, so she doesn't dare to say it too clearly.
He just shouted, "What are you talking about? Be more restrained."
The pattern of the riding uniform could not be seen clearly from a distance. The guards were standing far away outside the tent. The woman obviously did not recognize who was next to Xiang Qiao.
Still humiliating: "A poor family, a thing from a low-class brothel, it's better not to get involved in hunting."
"If you lose your life by then, it will be a laughing stock."
"Don't blame me, Madam Tong. I am just reminding you kindly~"
Xiang Qiao's quality is usually unknown, but she becomes stronger when facing a strong opponent. However, now that a little prince is beside her, it is not easy to curse, so she can only warn him: "There are noble people around me, don't speak out of turn."
The woman covered her mouth and exclaimed: "You actually have a noble person by your side."
"Is it because you are of such a lowly origin that everyone you see is a noble?"
Xiangqiao:...Who made her so upset today? Maybe she had another fight with her husband.
Xiang Qiao could only point out: "Don't lose your manners in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"..."
Faced with her shocked and horrified expression, Bei Jingchu smiled and nodded slightly.
The woman trembled and said, "I didn't know...I didn't know Your Highness was here. I am so rude."
"Ignorance is not a crime. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Bei Jingchu shrugged speechlessly and took Xiangqiao back to her own tent.
Seeing her attitude as usual, Xiang Qiao couldn't help but be curious: "Your Highness knows my identity, don't you think it's...dirty?"
After saying this, Xiangqiao realized that she was infatuated. She was only ten years old and probably didn't even understand what a brothel meant.
Bei Jingchu was overwhelmed with unspeakable emotions by today's events. When she read about their friendship in the past, she only felt it was sad and beautiful.
And behind this sadness and beauty, there is so much suffering and tears.
Xiangqiao is already middle-aged, and even as the wife of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, she lives a happy and harmonious life with her family.
But because of a dark past, she was nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of her life.
"I have a question about the world, and no one seems to be confused about it, so I don't know who to talk to."
Xiangqiao is like a gentle older sister who guides the confused younger sister.
Especially when I think about the fact that the Crown Prince's biological mother was sent to the cold palace, I feel even more pity for him.
I guess this child must have many things he doesn't understand on his way to growing up, but he can't find a female elder to talk to.
Bei Jingchu didn't know what the other party was thinking. She asked a question that no one had ever asked about the world: "Women are women. Why are they divided into saints and... sluts?"
This statement was a bit harsh, but Bei Jingchu couldn't help but speak out.
Usually no one discusses this issue with her, and everyone treats her like a child. She has been holding it in for a long time.
"I used to think that many people don't respect women, but it seems that's not the case."
"They just divide women into two categories. One category is saints, mothers, wives, people who may start a family in the future, and are happy without desires. Their use is divided into giving birth and continuing the family line."
"The other type is..." Bei Jing took a look and Mrs. Tong should know what she was talking about.
"She is a prostitute, a toy object, serving only lust and away from childbearing."
Bei Jingchu was not the kind of person who would talk too much with people she just met, but this strange feeling of discomfort had been lingering in her heart for too long.
Even in that distant era in her memory, it was the same.
"In fact, due to some complicated reasons, perhaps in order to increase their status, women try hard to become saints and become ascetic clay Buddhas."
"And conversely, they insult and hate another type of women to show their own purity."
"We are all in the same boat, and we are all being judged for our value. Why should we be complacent just because we are being paid a high price?"
Xiangqiao was stunned and couldn't utter a word in response.
But Bei Jingchu was not looking for a response, she just wanted to find a way to talk.
"I found it very strange that men's lust is affirmed and even praised."
"They frequented the entertainment world and were known as romantic and suave people."
"Women are not allowed to be lustful or face their own desires."
"Whether they understand the relationship between men and women becomes the dividing line between whether they are innocent and pure."
Xiangqiao stared blankly at the young girl, feeling inexplicably shocked.
All along, everyone told her how lowly she had been.
Even her husband, who had always been with her, did not despise her, but he also thought that what happened in the past was shameful.
Just to comfort her, it wasn't her fault that she was forced and sold.
But now a ten-year-old girl told her that she was not tainted, because it was absurd to judge whether a woman was holy based on the intimacy between men and women.
Yeah, how is it not ridiculous?
But why no one questioned it.
She didn't question it either.
This is because someone told her from the moment she was born that women who have too much contact with men are immoral and unclean.
So, it becomes like the sun always rises from the east.
No wonder she was able to do what her predecessors could not do and became the first princess to be promoted to crown prince in thousands of years.
What a strange person!
"Your Highness, what you said is really enlightening."
Bei Jingchu was very happy with this answer. After she spoke out her true feelings, she was not rejected as nonsense, but felt like she had met a confidant.
However, she gossiped a little: "Madam and Minister Tong have a deep friendship, which is a good story. I heard about it when I was in the inner palace."
"But Minister Tong is a man of integrity and I heard he is loyal to his wife. How could they have met in a brothel?"
"It sounds fake."
Xiangqiao seemed to recall her youth and smiled sweetly.
“Many people therefore suspect him of being a hypocrite.”
"It's just that he was very poor back then, and he made money by writing letters to illiterate people."
"The girls...few of them can read."
As he was speaking, the person arrived, the curtain of the tent was drawn open, and the scholar, who had rarely changed into riding clothes, ran back panting.
"Xiangxiang, are you okay?"
"As soon as I heard that you were injured, I asked for leave from His Majesty. I don't have to go to the big tent for the time being. I can stay with you for a while."
As soon as he came in, his eyes were glued to Xiang Qiao, and Bei Jingchu and his group were completely ignored.
She coughed lightly, which attracted a little attention from the Wife-Watching Stone.
"His Royal Highness?"
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Xiang Qiao smiled and said, "My husband, my horse got scared on the road, and it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who saved me."
"Otherwise, the body will be cold by the time it is brought back."
"We must thank His Highness."
Tong Huai'en, who was about to stand up, had to bow again: "Thank you, Your Highness. I will never forget your life-saving grace."
Bei Jingchu waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. Everyone saw me personally escort your wife back to the camp. Everyone will think you're mine."
Tong Huai'en: ...
Xiangqiao: ???!!!!
Bei Jingchu, who knew how many birds were sculpted with one arrow, blew a mouthful of hot tea happily, hehe~