News of Xu Rong's death also reached Baoding. The king of Jin was furious and smashed several cups in succession. "Xu Rong is a waste! The whole Xu family is a waste, all of them!" Fu Yansheng's expression changed drastically! Xu Rong's father, Xu Jinli, died in battle and was buried in horse leather at the age of thirty-three; Xu Rong's eldest brother Xu Zheng broke his arm while fighting in Zhuozhou and was disabled for life; And Xu Rong also died in front of the battle. Even his opponents praised him for his bravery and bravery! The three heroes of the Xu family deserve to be called loyal and loyal! But in the eyes of King Jin, they became trash, a whole family of trash! If the Xu family is like this, what about the Fu family? Yes, his wife committed suicide. That was her duty and what a wife should do. His sons kept filial piety for their wives. This was something they shouldn't do. It was because the sons were ignorant and unfaithful. As for him, he had suffered several defeats, and in the eyes of King Jin, he was probably a waste like the Xu family. Fu Yansheng suddenly felt discouraged. He said nothing and left silently under the scolding eyes of King Jin.
That night, Fu Yansheng tossed and turned, and then he quietly came in and whispered to him: "The prince was not asleep, so he sent two girls." Fu Yansheng's eyes became even colder. The King of Jin is very clean, and the girl he wants will never come from a brothel. He only wants a good family son, preferably one who is well-educated and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. When he was in Zhending Mansion, the gentry sent beautiful women, but the King of Jin declined them all. At that time, the King of Jin had to maintain the image of a humble gentleman. He was gentle and humble even when collecting money from the gentry. At that time, the King of Jin was full of ambition and victory was in sight. At that time, he was already trying to be a benevolent and righteous monarch. But now King Jin has changed. He ordered people to amass money in Baoding Prefecture and ransacked their homes if they didn't pay. There is a Qian family who has produced three Jinshi and more than a dozen people. The current head of the Qian family is a Hanlin who has become an official. The King of Jin asked for thirty thousand taels of silver, but the Qian family declined. In the eyes of everyone, this is actually a bargain. The Qian family will not really get away with nothing. Thirty thousand taels is too much, and they can still come up with ten thousand taels. But the King of Jin didn't even give him a chance to bargain. He sent people to search the house. A group of wolf-like soldiers rushed into Qian's house, beating and beating him, and rummaged around, even the woman's boudoir. The Qian family are all scholars. I have never seen such a scene before. Qian Hanlin came out to argue and was pushed by someone. He fell to the ground and hit the back of his head on the steps. He died. The two women of the Qian family who had not yet left the court were not only bumped into, but their faces were also seen. The people who led the team to search the house saw that the property they found was far less than thirty thousand taels, so they proposed to take the two Miss Qian with them to pay off the debt. The young masters of the Qian family stepped forward to stop them, and were beaten to pieces. When Miss Qian saw this, they both hit a pillar and died. The successive failures made King Jin too lazy to maintain a good gentleman's image. He was furious and needed to vent his anger. Therefore, whenever the King of Jin became angry, he would send girls over, and the girls sent over were all ladies who were well-informed and courteous. Most of the people who sent girls here had the intention of using them to become a dragon and a phoenix. However, they are likely to be disappointed. As far as Fu Yansheng knew, King Jin didn't have much interest in women. He just wanted to vent his anger. After that, he abandoned her like a shoe and didn't bother to look at her again. I really overthink things like becoming a concubine.
These women were almost always sent home the next day. If King Jin was in a good mood, he would reward them with some money or one or two things. If he was in a bad mood, he would not even receive this small reward. If at the beginning there were still people who wanted a daughter to be the richest person in their family, after a few times, no one was willing to send over their carefully cultivated daughter. Since there is no one to give it to, we can only grab it by force. Therefore, the person responsible for purchasing women will prepare in advance once they have a target. For example, if you catch the handle of that family, or let the gambling house take action to involve the father and brother of that family, causing them to owe high debts, the more scholarly men are, the easier it is for them to get involved. They are simple-minded and do not know the dangers of the world. , not to mention that the target is not them, but their sisters. When the King of Jin wants a girl again, people from gambling houses will come to collect debts, and those families are the most honorable and will not refuse if they can use their daughters to save their sons. Just like the two sent here today, they were both concubines in the family. When they heard that they could be used to pay off debts, their aunt did not hesitate to push them out. Fu Yansheng let out a long sigh when he thought of these things. The next day, two small sedans were carried out of the temporary palace, and they were sent back to their homes. Maybe King Jin was too angry yesterday, and they cried too much, so instead of calming down, King Jin became even more angry. They were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, and of course, there was no reward. The sedan stopped at the door of the house, but the door was closed. The two knocked on the door, and it wasn't until a neighbor heard the sound and came out to see that the door was opened from the inside, and there was only a crack. The old servant lowered his voice and said: "You two girls, the master said that you have brought shame to the family. Last night, I sent someone to send a letter to the clan to remove you from the family tree. You two girls, you'd better leave as soon as possible, otherwise ." The old servant couldn't bear to say the next words, but the two girls already understood. Either you don't enter this door, or you die. The two walked out of the alley amidst the pointing fingers of their neighbors. They didn't know where to go, let alone why God treated them like this. As concubines, they have always been careful and tried to be transparent, but when something happened at home, these two transparent people were still pushed out. But now, they are useless, they have become sinners who bring shame to their family. "Sister, I don't want to live anymore." My sister sobbed. "Well, but we can't die here. Let's find a place where no one is around to die." My sister said softly. "Okay, but where are we going to die? This city is full of people." People on the street seemed to be looking at them and whispering. They didn't dare to raise their heads, so they could only walk with their heads down. The pain was felt in their bodies. It was obviously a smooth road, but every step they took felt like they were stepping on thorns. As concubines, they had almost no social interaction and no chance to go out. This huge Baoding Mansion was the place where they grew up, but they were blind and didn't recognize anyone. "Sister, there is a well platform over there. Let's go and throw ourselves into the well." My sister looked over and saw someone fetching water by the well. She shook her head: "We built the well, who will dare to come to this well to fetch water in the future? You see there is only one well in this street, and everyone relies on it for cooking and washing." Woolen cloth." My sister thought for a while and said: "Let's go to Shimen Temple. There is a forest behind Shimen Temple. If we hang ourselves in the forest, the most we can do is be seen by the masters in the temple. The masters are kind-hearted and will give us super support." Let’s cross it.” My sister nodded: "Okay, let's go to Shimen Temple."
Apart from home, Shimen Temple is the only place the sisters are familiar with. Every year for Guanyin's birthday, my aunt will take the whole family to Shimen Temple. (End of chapter)