Top white, rich and beautiful, the princess is reborn and the revenge story

Shaoyao returned to her room, tears dripping down her face. She was loyal to Princess Rongchang, but she repeatedly criticized her in front of the palace maids and didn't treat her as a human being.

But Shaoyao had no choice. She was Zhao Baozhu's personal maid. Unlike those little maids, she could not jump to other palaces. She had to endure it until her death.

After a while, someone knocked on the door. "Is Shaoyao in?"

"coming."

Shaoyao opened the door and a middle-aged woman in her forties walked in. She was Madam Zeng, who was in charge of the back door of the palace.

"Mammy, but someone is coming to my house?"

"No, I heard from the maids that you were beaten again, so I came to see you."

Nanny Zeng sat down beside the bed, looking very familiar with the situation. Shaoyao contacted her family every month, and it was Nanny Zeng who handled the matter, so she was closer to them than the other palace maids.

When Shaoyao heard this, her eyes turned red again, "Thank you, Ma'am."

Aunt Zeng looked at her face and said with a click of her tongue, "Look at this fair and tender face. How did it get beaten like this? This is too harsh."

Shaoyao felt resentful, but she dared not say anything wrong about Zhao Baozhu. She only said sadly, "Mammy, this is my fate. I can only accept it."

"Don't say that, girl. Our lives are like grass seeds. If we fly into fertile soil, we will grow well. If we fly into poor soil, we will grow weak. Your life is still undecided!"

"What does Mammy mean?"

Matron Zeng leaned close to Shaoyao's ear and whispered in a very low voice, "For a woman in the palace, as long as she can get close to a good man, her fate can be changed. She can soar to the sky!"

"Mammy is saying... No, no, no! I don't dare! Mammy, please stop talking!"

Shaoyao's face turned pale and she waved her hands repeatedly. She didn't dare to seduce the emperor. If Concubine Hui knew about it, she would chop her into meat sauce!

Aunt Zeng snorted, "Look at your guts, you rat! What are you thinking? That's not what I'm talking about!"

"What does Mammy mean then?"

"You are the princess's personal maid. When the princess gets married, you will go with her. Then, if you follow the prince consort, won't you become the most powerful person? Besides, the princess's face has changed, and yours is as soft as an egg. You will definitely be favored."

Shaoyao was frightened again and waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, Mammy, I absolutely don't have that intention, please stop talking!"

Aunt Zeng poked her in frustration, "You're really useless. Look at Dujuan, she had it all planned out long ago. No wonder you got beaten up but she was fine."

"..."

"Peony, I'm advising you for your own good. I've been in this palace for over thirty years and have eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. If the palace maids want to change their fate, they have no other choice but to take this path. Either be tortured to death by your master, or fight your way out. It's your choice."

"But......"

"Don't say but! Let's not talk about the distant things. Just look at your parents. They ask you for money every month. Is your monthly allowance enough? If you become a concubine, the little money you can squeeze out from between your fingers will be enough for them to spend!"

When Shaoyao heard this, her heart was deeply moved. In this cold palace, her family was her warmest support and the motivation for her to persevere.

"Mammy, let me think about it."

When Matron Zeng saw her expression change, she knew that she had already made up her mind and that she couldn't persuade her in one go, so she had to take it slow.

"Think about it carefully, I'm going back first."

"Okay, I'll take Madam there."

Nanny Zeng left, and Shaoyao tossed and turned in bed. Being a concubine was one option, but it was very dangerous. Princess Rongchang would never forgive her, and she might even lose her life. It was such a difficult choice!

But soon, someone made the decision for her.

The next day, Aunt Zeng came to see her again, "Peony, your family is here to see you, go and see them!"

When Shaoyao left the palace, she saw her parents lying on the roadside, their clothes torn and wounded. She was shocked and asked, "Dad, Mom, what happened?"

Shaoyao's father cried, "Ahua, please save your brother!"

"What happened to my brother?"

"Your brother broke a guest's property and was asked to pay 20 taels of gold. If he doesn't pay, he'll be sent to jail. Our family doesn't have that much money, so you better think of a solution!"

Shaoyao was struck by lightning. "Twenty taels of gold! I don't even have that much money!"

"You're in the palace all day, how could there be nothing?"

"Mom and Dad, I give you my monthly allowance every month, and I don't have any money left!"

"Go and beg the masters, they'll give it to you if they relent!"

"Yes, Ah Hua, otherwise you can find a way to become a concubine or something, then you can make more money!"

Shaoyao said angrily, "Stop talking! If the master hears us, we'll be dead!"

Shaoyao's parents didn't dare to say any more and begged, "Ahua, we have no choice but to come to you. You only have this one brother. If anything happens to him, our family will be extinct!"

"You guys go back first, I'll think of a solution."

After Shaoyao returned home, she took out all her money. Not to mention twenty taels of gold, she didn't even have two taels. She had no choice but to go to Zhao Baozhu to borrow.

Zhao Baozhu was furious when she heard this. "The Cui family asked me for two thousand gold, and now you're asking me for twenty gold too. Do I owe you any of that? Why are you all asking me for money?"

"Princess, I'm not asking you for it, I'm borrowing it. I'll return it to you later!"

"What are you talking about? You signed a contract to sell yourself. You belong to me, and so do your money! You have nothing to do with your family anymore!"

Shaoyao collapsed on the ground. The princess was right. She had no relationship with her family anymore. Even meeting her was a favor from her master, but that was her home!

She wanted to say more, but Zhao Baozhu's anger had been aroused. She slapped her a few times and told her to get out. It was a relief that he didn't beat her to death, but she still wanted money!

Shaoyao went out with her face covered, and lay on the kang crying loudly. In the middle of the night, Nanny Zeng came quietly again.

"Peony, don't cry. There is no future in being a slave. Good or bad is all determined by the master's words. You still have to find a way to be the master. Don't worry, I will help you with your family affairs."

Shaoyao was already moved and had accumulated great hatred towards Zhao Baozhu. She had served Zhao Baozhu for so many years, but why didn't she give her any respect at all?

There are no fools in this palace. Madam Zeng came to Shaoyao again and again, and she already understood. "Madam, what do you want me to do? I won't do murder or arson."

Madam Zeng smiled. "I really wasn't wrong about you. You are a very lucky person. Don't be afraid. This matter will also benefit you. All you have to do is do one thing for me at the banquet."

"Mammy, where are you from?"

"Peony, in this palace, the less you know, the better it is for you. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

Nanny Zeng used both soft and hard tactics, and Shaoyao knew that she could not escape, so she had to choose to betray Zhao Baozhu. However, Zhao Baozhu was a bad master and did not help her at the critical moment, so Shaoyao had no qualms about betraying the princess.

Shaoyao took the money given to her by Nanny Zeng and gave it to her parents. Later, when she heard that her brother was fine, her heart was completely at peace, and she no longer cared about the betrayal.