Princess Promotion

What is "lowly status"?

From the moment Liu Rucong stepped into that magnificent hell, she felt every minute and every second clearly.

The women in the building will not be troubled by aging or illness, and will always be bright and radiant.

It’s like... it’s like they are delicate marionettes, from head to toe, even their emotions, anger, sorrow, and happiness, do not belong to them.

No one cares about them, just like no one cares about an object's joys and sorrows.

Why doesn't the woman in the building age? It's simple. An aging face means a loss of value. A worthless object naturally has no reason to live.

The women in the building are like the flowers on the branches, waiting to be sold when they are in bud and about to bloom.

When the branches are in full bloom, they are cut and placed in the rooms of dignitaries to decorate the rooms.

But after a few days, when the petals wilt and begin to fall, they will be removed from the nobleman's room and placed in the corridor for passers-by to stop and admire.

When the stamens begin to wither, they are removed by the cleaning servants and thrown into the sewer, left to rot until they disappear.

Each flower is clearly marked with a price. Even if it is damaged by a customer, all you have to do is compensate according to the price.

If they cannot afford compensation and are handed over to the government office, they will only be charged with destruction of property.

They are not even human beings.

Liu Rushi's hair was disheveled and her face was unkempt. She stumbled and knocked on every door.

The once charming face was now covered with tear marks, and the charming upturned phoenix eyes were filled with bloodshot.

In a trance, Liu Rushi seemed to have returned to ten years ago.

At that time, she had just been sold to Baihualou, and she escaped but was caught and hung on a tree and beaten.

It was hanging on this busy street, and pedestrians walked by indifferently. No one stopped to look at it, and even felt that it would pollute their eyes.

A passing girl saw that her lips were chapped, and finally couldn't bear it and poured her a bowl of water to drink.

Because of this bowl of water, Liu Rushi survived, but the kind-hearted girl was beaten to death by her master.

Because the girl was a personal maid of a wealthy lady, and this maid actually dared to have contact with a girl from a brothel.

This will tarnish the reputation of the rich young lady. If others think that the young lady has an affair with a prostitute, her reputation will be ruined.

Meng Yue woke up at some point and watched Liu Rushi knock on the door of the clinic, but was turned away.

Now he looks disheveled and in a miserable state.

Meng Yue didn't know why she suddenly wanted to laugh, and said weakly, "Okay, stop shouting."

When Liu Rushi saw Mengyue wake up, she immediately ran back to the carriage and said in surprise, "You're awake! Hang in there! I'll definitely find a doctor for you."

Meng Yue shook her head and refused, "Don't waste your energy. I know my own body condition. Those fame-seeking doctors can't save me at all."

Liu Rushi wanted to shout, but when she opened her mouth, only a hoarse voice came out. She could only shake her head with tears in her eyes.

Mengyue raised her hand with difficulty to wipe away the tears on Liu Rushi's face, but found that her hands were covered in blood. It would be better not to wipe away the tears.

Meng Yue smiled with relief and said, "That's good. Promise me that you will live longer than me. That way, when you go down, I will be younger and more beautiful than you."

Mengyue seemed to have used up her last bit of strength, and the hand that was stroking Liu Rushi's face fell down weakly.

Liu Rushi had never felt so much hatred as she did at this moment. The overwhelming hatred swept over her.

She hated the cruelty of those people, hated the evil world, and hated her own weakness, her powerlessness, and the fact that she could only watch and do nothing.

Liu Rushi could no longer hold back and screamed loudly, tears streaming down her face, almost collapsing.

Who can come and save her.

Just when Liu Rushi was crying her heart out and unable to control herself, she saw a small white dot rushing towards her through her tearful eyes.

When the white dot got closer, Liu Rushi could see clearly that it was Yao Chuguang!

Yao Chuguang was seen riding at full speed, her forehead and clothes already soaked with sweat.

Yao Chuguang pulled the reins, and the horse stopped with a long neigh.

Liu Rushi's eyes were dull and her face was full of disbelief, as if she couldn't believe that the person in front of her would actually appear here.

Yao Chuguang jumped off the horse nimbly and got on the carriage in a few steps.

He first reached out and gently placed his hand on Mengyue's wrist, carefully feeling her weak pulse.

Then he opened Mengyue's eyelids to check the condition of her eyeballs.

After a thorough examination, Yao Chuguang breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, we arrived in time. She just lost too much blood and fainted temporarily."

After saying that, Yao Chuguang took out a pill from his arms and gently put it into Mengyue's mouth.

Seeing that Liu Rushi was still staring at him blankly, he raised his hand and pushed Liu Rushi's head and said, "Are you stupid? Hurry and find a clean place to treat her wound."

Liu Rushi finally woke up from her dream and nodded repeatedly, her voice trembling with excitement as she said, "Okay, I'll go find a place right away."

Liu Rushi brought Yao Chuguang back to Baihua Tower. Yao Chuguang washed her hands and face, then went in to treat Mengyue's wound.

Yao Chuguang first gently cut open the clothes around Mengyue's wound, and then carefully wiped the blood with clean water.

He sutured the wound with catgut to stop the bleeding first. Then, he took out various herbs from the medicine bag he carried with him, skillfully mixed them into ointment, and applied it evenly on the wound.

Then he bandaged the wound layer by layer with clean gauze to ensure that the wound was properly protected.

As time passed, the sky outside the window gradually changed from pitch black to grayish white, and then to a faint glimmer of dawn.

Yao Chuguang let out a long sigh, dragged his legs that felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and slowly walked out of the room.

At this time, Yao Chuguang looked tired, her eyes were bloodshot, and her originally pretty face now looked extremely haggard.

Liu Rushi, who had been anxiously waiting outside the door, saw Yao Chuguang come out and hurried forward, her eyes full of concern. She asked in a trembling voice, "How is Mengyue?"

Yao Chuguang raised his hand weakly, picked up the water cup that had been prepared on the table, and after taking a few big gulps, he regained some energy.

Yao Chuguang took a breath and said softly, "He should be able to survive, but he will need to recuperate for a while. He must be extra careful during this period and must not let the wound rupture, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

After saying that, Yao Chuguang's body swayed and he almost lost his balance.

Liu Rushi hurriedly reached out to support her, feeling heartbroken.

Yao Chuguang seemed to have entered a long and deep dream when he fell asleep.

Time passed quietly until the afternoon sun shone through the window lattice onto the ground, and I slowly woke up.

The room was quiet at this time. Liu Rushi lay quietly beside the bed, waiting for Yao Chuguang.

Perhaps she was not sleeping very deeply, so Yao Chuguang's slight movement of getting up woke her up.

Liu Rushi looked up in a daze, looked at Yao Chuguang and asked softly, "Your Majesty, how are you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yao Chuguang slowly sat up straight, gently stretched his arms, which were slightly sore from sleeping for a long time, and said, "It's okay, I just got enough sleep now."

Liu Rushi's excited tears welled up in her eyes. She hugged Yao Chuguang tightly and said, "Your Majesty, thank you! I... I'm really scared..."

Suddenly, a loud and inappropriate gurgling sound was heard without warning. Liu Rushi froze and the two looked at each other.

Yao Chuguang was stunned for a moment, then seemed to realize something and lowered her head to look at her belly.

Yao Chuguang looked up at Liu Rushi and said pitifully, "I'm hungry!"

Without any hesitation, Liu Rushi quickly stood up and walked out hurriedly, while loudly ordering the servants to prepare the meal quickly.

No one can let Your Majesty starve.

On this side, Yao Chuguang gently sniffed the strong smell of sweat emanating from his body and frowned slightly.

Turning to Liu Rushi, he said, "Please prepare some hot water for me. I need a good bath. I stink from traveling so fast these past few days."

Liu Rushi quickly agreed and began to make arrangements in an orderly manner.

In a short while, everything was ready.

Liu Rushi looked down at her own clothes, which were also in a mess, covered in dust and wrinkles. After saying goodbye to Yao Chuguang, she turned around and went back to her room to wash up.

When Liu Rushi came out of the shower, Yao Chuguang had already started eating.

Seeing that Yao Chuguang had a good appetite, Liu Rushi felt a little hungry too.

He then sat down to eat with Yao Chuguang, picked up a piece of meat for Yao Chuguang and said, "I just went to see Mengyue. She has woken up. Although she is very weak, she seems to be in good spirits."

Yao Chuguang nodded and said, "She's awake, which means she's made it through this phase. Just take good care of herself for a while. I'll leave you some medicine and scar removal ointment later. Give them to her as well."

Liu Rushi couldn't help but cry again, "Why did you suddenly appear here?"

Yao Chuguang said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I had a dream last night and saw you looking for a doctor, so I came here."

Liu Rushi burst out laughing. This was too outrageous.

But as long as Yao Chuguang said it, she would believe it.

It was precisely because of this belief that Liu Rushi was so moved that she was speechless.

Yao Chuguang did not lie to Liu Rushi. She did see Liu Rushi walking alone on the dark street.

Helplessly and desperately, he banged on door after door, even though he couldn't hear what Liu Ru was shouting.

But Yao Chuguang saw a plaque with the words "Xuanhu Jishi" hanging on the gatehouse that Liu Rushi took a picture of.

After waking up from the dream, Yao Chuguang originally wanted to send an imperial physician over, but then he thought that he had already sent secret guards to protect Liu Rushi closely.

Why did Liu Rushi still have nowhere to turn for help? It seemed that some force majeure accident had happened.

It was not safe to let the imperial physician go, so after thinking it over, Yao Chuguang decided to go there himself.

After dinner, Yao Chuguang remembered that Zhou Mingrui seemed to be here too.

Yu Zhijian is responsible for the important task of inspecting corruption nationwide, which involves many account books that need to be checked one by one.

After Yao Chuguang's careful teaching, Zhou Mingrui showed an extraordinary keen sense of numbers, and things like checking accounts were a piece of cake for him.

It just so happened that Yu Zhijian also needed help, so he asked Yu Zhijian to take Zhou Mingrui with him.

This child has always had some autistic tendencies and is always immersed in his own world.

Taking this opportunity to go out more and see the world firsthand will surely be of great help in improving his condition.

Yao Chuguang thought that since he had come this far, it would be better to go see Zhou Mingrui before going back.

He asked Liu Rushi to prepare a set of common people's clothes, and he went to Yu Zhijian in a low-key manner to take a look and then left.

Originally, Liu Rushi wanted to accompany Yao Chuguang, but then she remembered that her motive for causing trouble last night was a bit exaggerated.

If he followed beside him at this moment, he would inevitably attract other people's attention, which would go against Yao Chuguang's original intention of keeping a low profile.

Let Yue Niang take Yao Chuguang there, and stay in Baihua Tower to take care of Mengyue.

Yue Niang took Yao Chuguang in a carriage to Yu Zhijian's residence. When passing through the bustling streets, Yao Chuguang saw someone selling candied haws.

So he bought a few belts and planned to give them to Zhou Mingrui.

When they arrived at Yu Zhijian's residence, Yue Niang went up to knock on the door, and the person who came out to open the door was Wu Qi.

Seeing that it was Yue Niang, Wu Qi thought she was looking for Yu Zhijian, so he said directly, "The master is still in the county government office."

Seeing this, Yao Chuguang stepped forward and said, "Little brother, you misunderstood. We are not here to see Lord Yu, we are here to see Zhou Mingrui."

Wu Qi looked at Yao Chuguang suspiciously and asked, "What do you want to see Master Xiao Zhou about?"

Compared with Yu Zhijian, the person who is even more indispensable is Zhou Mingrui.

Thinking back to when Yu Zhijian brought Zhou Mingrui back and said that he was his colleague, Wu Qi felt that the adults could actually joke.

The child has a dull look in his eyes. Maybe he was lost from his family and was picked up by a kind-hearted adult.

At that time, Wu Qi asked Yu Zhijian not to joke, because the material of the child's clothes was obviously not ordinary.

They must be from a wealthy family, so they asked Yu Zhijian to help find the child's family and send him back.

Then Yu Zhijian randomly pulled out an account book and asked Zhou Mingrui to perform the accounting on the spot.

At that moment, Wu Qi realized that there are indeed differences between people.

It’s a pity that God gave Zhou Mingrui’s brain all to mathematics and he is not good at common things.

For this reason, Yu Zhijian specifically instructed Wu Qi to keep an eye on Zhou Mingrui and not leave him alone.

Although Wu Qi has not yet married, he has already started living a life of taking care of the daily necessities and raising children.

Wu Qi had never heard Yu Zhijian mention Zhou Mingrui's family, and he had never seen anyone write a letter to Zhou Mingrui in such a long time.

Wu Qi was naturally alert when someone suddenly came to look for Zhou Mingrui.

Yao Chuguang smiled and said, "I am his sister. If you don't believe me, ask him to come out and see if he recognizes me."

These words dispelled some of Wu Qi's vigilance. After all, Zhou Mingrui was different from ordinary children. He would simply ignore people he didn't know.

Wu Qi thought about it and decided to let Yao Chuguang and the others in and asked them to wait in the front hall while he went to call Zhou Mingrui over.

After a while, Wu Qi brought Zhou Mingrui over. Before they reached the front hall, Zhou Mingrui, who had been following Wu Qi slowly, suddenly started running.

Wu Qi looked at Zhou Mingrui in shock, considering he had been taking care of Zhou Mingrui for so long.

Not to mention running, he wouldn't even walk faster.

He actually ran to Yao Chuguang and said, "Achu!"