First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

What Su Jixiang said was so shocking that it took everyone in Changliu Palace a long time to digest it before they could figure out a little bit.

Compared to being killed, exiled or serving as a military prostitute, being granted marriage seems to be the best way out.

At least if you get married you will be declassified as a slave. If you meet a promising man, maybe you can even become an official's wife or something. Isn't this much better than being bullied in the palace and being in danger of your life all the time!

This is something that no one dared to think about before.

Soon, the gate of Changliu Palace was opened.

Because they had received Su Jixiang's news in advance, when the door was opened this time, the palace servants at the door were not frightened and hid inside.

An armored guard came and read out the newly drafted edict. The basic content was similar to what Su Jixiang said.

Not until the decree was read out did everyone wake up from their dream. Some people kowtowed excitedly to express their gratitude, while others could not help but cry softly.

As for the concubines in the palace, they were all dumbfounded.

Those who had given birth naturally looked ashen as they held their own princes and princesses. Soon someone came in and dragged those people out.

The expressions on the faces of those who had never given birth were different. Some were gritting their teeth, some were numb, and Concubine Mei just sat in the corner for a long time without reacting.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd cried out in surprise. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was a Zhaoyi who had pulled out the hairpin on her head and committed suicide!

The armored guards parted the crowd and directly pulled up the Zhaoyi who had committed suicide with a hairpin and carried her out.

"If anyone wants to commit suicide, we won't stop them. If they want to die, hurry up!" An armored guard shouted to the crowd, "Save us from carrying people back and forth!"

Two more former concubines fell down with a puff. Everyone looked at the two concubines who committed suicide with sad eyes, but no one exclaimed anymore.

The two men were also carried out.

The armored sergeant looked at everyone and asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to commit suicide?"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one committed suicide anymore.

The armored sergeant snorted coldly and said, "A maid will come to call the roll in a while, check you, and re-register you." After saying that, he walked out.

"What are you thinking about?" After he left, Su Jixiang nudged Mei Fei with his elbow.

"I..." Mei Fei couldn't help crying. She was a noble lady in the general's mansion. She was taught since she was a child that a virtuous woman should not serve two husbands. But now... she, a concubine of Emperor Jing, was actually going to be married to a man in the enemy army! Not to mention her status, if she really married a bad man, wouldn't her life be over?

She also wanted to imitate those three people and stab herself to death with a hairpin, but she was too timid and couldn't do it!

She really doesn't want to die!

Su Jixiang looked at her tearful face and couldn't help but sigh, "Stay alive. Only when you are alive you have infinite hope. If you die you will have nothing. How do you know that the future will definitely be worse than the present?"

Mei Fei raised her misty tearful eyes and looked at Su Jixiang eagerly, "How about I marry you? I will feel more at ease with you around."

Su Jixiang...

"Don't!" Although she didn't want to be married to Wei Ling, she didn't want to be married to Wei Ling together with Concubine Mei. What was going on?

"You have your life, and I have my way. Everyone please stay out of my way!" Su Jixiang quickly waved his hand.

With a wow sound, Mei Fei cried even louder...

Su Jixiang looked at her speechlessly, wondering how he had saved herself from such a big trouble!

If it weren't for the fact that her brother had said a good word for her and given her some medicine for her wounds, she probably wouldn't have gone to Changxin Palace to see Concubine Mei.

"Your father and brother are not dead." Su Jixiang said with a sigh.

"How do you know it's true?" Mei Fei's eyes widened. "Did you hear something?"

"I just know it!" Su Jixiang scratched his head, "Anyway, you have to stay alive to have a chance to see your father and brother!"

Mei Fei's eyes dimmed, but she still wiped the tears from her face, "I know you are comforting me, and I also know what to choose." She forced a smile at Su Jixiang, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here. Jixiang, if you don't mind, let's become sworn brothers! I'm older than you, how about I be your sister?"

Su Jixiang's mouth twitched, "Can we not become sworn brothers?"

She looked at Concubine Mei with resistance.

Seeing that Mei Fei's big eyes were about to be filled with tears again, Su Jixiang nodded quickly and said, "Bye, bye, bye! You are the elder sister and I am the younger sister! You are older than me, don't take advantage of me! We were not born in the same year and month, and we should not die in the same year and month!"

Mei Fei's originally serious face was suddenly turned into a laughing and crying state by Su Jixiang's words.

"You are such a jerk! You are such a jerk!" Concubine Mei punched Su Jixiang.

"It's OK if my brotherhood with you is serious!" Su Jixiang said, touching his nose.

Concubine Mei smiled brightly, "That's good! My dear sister!" She called so sweetly that Su Jixiang got goose bumps all over her body and her teeth ached. She quickly touched her arm, wanting to stay away from Concubine Mei!

"By the way, when I was a girl, my name was Qu Wanning, you can call me Sister Ning." Concubine Mei said.

"My name is Su Jixiang..." Su Jixiang said, "You can just call me Jixiang."

The two were chatting and laughing when the door opened again.

Xie Yingfeng appeared at the door with a group of maids.

Although Xie Yingfeng was only wearing a moon-white robe, he had plain clothes, black hair, a tall figure, and a handsome and elegant face, like a banished immortal. He immediately attracted everyone's attention as soon as he appeared.

"Everyone, stand up." Xie Yingfeng said, "Men on the left and women on the right, stand straight."

Soon, all the people in the hall came out as Xie Yingfeng said. Not only was Changliu Palace filled with palace servants, but the nearby palaces were also filled with palace maids, eunuchs, and a few concubines.

Everyone stood in a line with men on the left and women on the right, and then someone came over to call out their names and asked them to sign their names.

The eunuchs were all given three taels of silver, and then they were re-registered and divided into groups. Those who had been divided into groups were taken away.

Although they knew that they were being sent to settle on a nearby farm, the palace maids felt sympathetic when they saw their departing backs, as if they were the same people heading towards an unknown future.

All the concubines registered in the palace were called together, their names were re-registered, and they were given number tags and clothes. Then they were taken away to wash up and have meals.

There were more than 200 concubines registered in the palace.

The rest were palace maids in various palaces.

They were divided into several groups and stood together holding number plates.