Chapter 321: Taking money out of the small treasury, which happens rarely

In an inn in the Miefa Kingdom.

Yang Jian had set up a magic array here to prevent others from snooping. Even if the King of Miefa sent people to search again, they would not be able to find any trace of them.

In the room, behind the screen.

Tang An was washing the body for her, while Jiuyue lay on the wooden tub watching, not quite understanding.

From Jiuyue's perspective, if one didn't want to stay in a place, one should just run away. Even if one couldn't run away, with her status as a Qingqiu princess, she wouldn't be abused to such an extent.

And the little bee was a favored concubine, her status not much different from a princess; why was she tortured like this?

Why did Elder Sister say that she ended up like this because the King disliked her body for being "unclean"?

If it was unclean, wouldn't it be clean after a wash?

Once washed clean, wouldn't she be very beautiful too?

Tang An looked at Jiuyue's pure eyes and suddenly felt ashamed.

With her sincere heart, she saw dirty as simply dirty, and clean as simply clean. As for the twists and turns that human hearts could see, Jiuyue couldn't understand them at all.

Not understanding is also quite good.

"Jiuyue, help Elder Sister take that towel over."

"Okay." Jiuyue's fox ears twitched, and she obediently went to help Tang An get the item.

Tang An wiped the little bee's face clean. Now that she had been washed clean, she truly possessed a beauty that could topple cities.

"Before arriving at the Miefa Kingdom, we passed by a temple."

Hearing the two words "temple," the little bee was visibly frightened, fluttering about, hiding in the furthest corner of the wooden tub, shivering.

Since she, a favored concubine of the King, had experienced so much pain, one could imagine what the situation of other victimized women might be like.

"Don't be afraid, those monks have all been punished by Elder Sister." Jiuyue looked at the little bee, her eyes showing a faint pink color.

The little bee soon calmed down, only clutching Tang An's hand, unwilling to let go.

Tang An's wrist had been gripped white by her, yet she still used her other hand to tidy up her hair, soothing her.

"I cannot empathize with your pain, so it is not right for me to just open my mouth and tell you to let go."

"I just want to tell you that regarding that matter, you are the victim; you did nothing wrong."

"What is wrong is the people who hurt you, the secular rules, and the judgmental eyes of the world."

Tang An wiped the water droplets from her face, her movements very gentle.

"Next, I want you to tell me."

"How do you want to live the rest of your life?"

The little bee suddenly raised her head to look at Tang An, "You..."

Tang An wore a gentle smile, "I know you were pretending. From the moment the King called you, the hesitation you showed, and then the resolute way you left, I could see it."

"You did very well, very right."

"You should have a new life; you are not anyone's favored concubine, you are just yourself."

The little bee let go of Tang An's hand, her defenses still very high.

"How about this, let me tell you about the fate of those lecherous monks."

"Although I am not sure if any of those who hurt you are among them, those women had encounters very similar to yours."

"Do you want to hear about the fate they met after I punished them?"

She stared at Tang An's gaze, then turned to look at Jiuyue.

Jiuyue rested her head on her hands, tilting it slightly. "If you want to hear, you can let Elder Sister tell you; Elder Sister is very good."

Hearing this, the little bee finally nodded hesitantly.

This telling lasted for most of the night.

Until after midnight, a sound of painful wailing came—it was a kind of grievance and pain that had been suppressed for a long time, finally erupting completely.

She cried for a long, long time, until her voice was hoarse, until she had no strength left, and she fell into a deep sleep.

Tang An and Jiuyue came out of the room. Originally, at this hour, she would have been fast asleep, but she had no sleepiness at all.

"You haven't rested yet?" When Tang An came out, she saw Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha guarding the door.

Sun Wukong asked: "Master, how is it? Has that woman fallen asleep?"

"Mm, she has fallen asleep."

Tang An seemed to remember something, "Yang Jian, set up another magic array, just in case."

Guarding against what?

Naturally, guarding against the person inside, who might suddenly see things clearly or fail to see things clearly, and take her own life to end this tragedy.

In the confessions of those monks earlier, there were already too many tragedies. Even those tragedies were used as after-dinner conversation topics by those animals, who took pride in them.

Tang An did not want the tragedy to repeat itself; she truly wanted to save the life of the woman inside.

Nezha asked Tang An worriedly, "Still not sleeping, can your body handle it?"

He still remembered how much pain Tang An was in earlier.

"It's fine, I just want to be alone for a while."

"You all go and rest, I'm going back to my room too."

Tang An returned to her room and locked herself in.

She sat on the bed and looked at the moon outside the window, suddenly realizing a problem.

Since she arrived, she had made many contributions to the Great Tang and many contributions to Daoism, but she had made no contributions to the women who were also in this ancient era.

The survival of ancient women was already arduous, and their status was far, far lower than that of men.

If she had thought of it earlier and made some modifications to the Great Tang Law, could fewer women have suffered such pain? Let them know how to resist, rather than ending such nightmares at the cost of their lives?

Thinking of this, Tang An did not feel discouraged, nor did she wallow in self-pity. Instead, she lit a lamp, took up a brush, and wrote a thick letter to Li Shimin, having Putian Ying send it back to the Great Tang to be delivered into Li Shimin's hands.

In that letter, Tang An wrote about the cause and effect of this dilemma, clearly stated the difficulties women faced in the present, and clearly stated that as a woman herself, she wanted to fight for rights for women.

Tang An did not know how many items Li Shimin would refer to and implement, but as long as he referred to one, it could be considered Tang An speaking up for women in this era and fighting for rights.

She could not completely change the constraints and plight of women in the current era. But at the very least, she was brave enough to do these things and had taken action.

The next morning.

Tang An, sporting two panda eyes, was revived with half her health.

And Ami, which was the new name the little bee concubine had given herself yesterday.

She also came out of the room, having changed into the attire of a normal woman. Although it was a bit plain, a beauty with such high looks really looked good even in a burlap sack.

"How is it? After thinking for a night, have you decided?"

Ami nodded with a faint smile, "I am willing to try."

Tang An took a few pieces of gold from the Wealth Gathering Ring; this was one of the few times she had taken money out to give to others.

"There is too much gold; it won't be safe for you to carry."

"Last night, I sent a message by pigeon to the Princess Mansion; you can go to any of my Princess Mansions in the Great Tang to seek refuge."

"This bit of money is enough for you to run a small business and support yourself."

"If anyone still wants to bully you, just spray this; spray it into the thief's eyes, and then run away quickly."

What Tang An gave was naturally chili water.

"Mm." Ami took the chili water and knelt down, wanting to kowtow to Tang An to thank her.

Tang An quickly helped her up, "The days ahead will certainly not be as comfortable as being served in the palace."

"But at the very least, you won't have to live in fear, thinking about how to please others."

"You must remember." Tang An gripped her hand tightly, adding some force. "Women do not need to rely on men; they can also live very well."

"You must save yourself from fire and water again, and again, and again, without exhaustion."

Ami listened to Tang An's words, her heart surging, unable to hide her emotional tears.

She did not know where Tang An got such thoughts, but these thoughts truly gave her the confidence and courage to live on and look forward. ===== CHAPTER 322 =====