mtlumby2d Chapter 73 Abandoned Baby Tower
Chapter 73 Abandoned Baby Tower
The carriage fell into complete silence, and Emperor Mingde whispered, "Drive the carriage closer."
At this time, it was almost dusk, and the road was quiet with few people. As the carriage approached, the conversation between the people could be faintly heard.
"Mom, don't blame your son. If you want to blame someone, blame your family for being poor. It's you and dad who didn't give us a rich and prosperous life. What can we do?"
The man carrying his old mother on his back sighed slowly.
"Yes, mother," the man on the left side of the man said softly, "Mom, you have worked hard for your sons all your life. Now you are seriously ill. I believe you don't want to drag us down. Don't worry, your sons will choose a good coffin for you in the future."
"Mom," it was another man who spoke, "As the saying goes, an old man who is still alive is a thief. Mom, you should know how much medicine you have taken this year. My two brothers and I have sons at home, so how can we afford it? Mom, your sons also want to honor you, but your sons are poor."
The old woman was lying on her son's back with her eyes closed and lips stretched tight, unwilling to speak.
Qian Qian frowned, [Tongzi, what's wrong with those men? What are they talking about? Why is there a kiln for the dead in Daxia? ]
Emperor Mingde and the Empress looked at each other and frowned at the same time.
The system was also very angry. [The old man was a farmer. When he was young, he favored boys over girls and gave birth to four daughters and three sons.]
[Three of her daughters were sold when they were seven or eight years old, leaving her with only three sons and one daughter.]
[She fell ill a few years ago, and her three sons took out all the money she had and planned to send her to a kiln to die.]
[The daughter she left behind married a poor scholar, and she planned to take care of the old man.]
[In fact, they did raise the elderly for a few years. After a few years, the already poor daughter's family became even poorer. The three sons would go to the daughter's house from time to time to extort money. The daughter and her husband could no longer make ends meet and could not afford to support the elderly.]
【The old man was afraid of being a burden to his daughter, so he returned to his eldest son’s home.】
[The three sons shirked responsibility, but were afraid of being criticized for not taking care of their old mother, so they took advantage of the market today when everyone in the village was out to secretly carry their old mother to a kiln and let her die.]
【hateful. 】
Qian Qian is very angry.
"Hahahahaha," the old woman who had been silent all this time suddenly laughed, "It's retribution, it's all retribution. Da, Da Ya, Er Ya, San Ya, mother, it's retribution, it's retribution, hahaha,"
The old man's sudden laughter startled the three men. They were afraid of attracting other people's attention on the street, so they quickened their pace tacitly.
Emperor Mingde and his entourage followed from a distance. Dahua held Qianqian in his arms and patted his sister to help her calm down.
The sky was getting darker and darker. When the last ray of sunlight fell, the group followed the three men to a mass grave in the western suburbs of the capital.
There was a disgusting smell in the air and a chilling wailing sound in the wind. The queen hurriedly covered Dahua and Qianqian's mouths and noses with a handkerchief.
The mass grave was a huge deep pit, surrounded by a cold and gloomy air.
Emperor Mingde and his entourage felt unwell, and the attendants surrounded the carriage tightly, and the carriage slowly followed the three men.
After walking for about half an incense stick, we finally saw an open space. There were three or five wooden stakes standing sparsely on the space, and a few pieces of straw were covered on the stakes to allow wind to flow in from all sides.
In the so-called thatched hut, there were more than a dozen people sitting or lying. They were all old men with gloomy complexions, empty eyes and numb faces.
"Mother," the man who was carrying the old woman put her down, "don't blame your son."
The old woman was put on the ground by her son. She didn't struggle or open her eyes. She just lay there lifeless. Several old figures popped out of the thatched hut and watched the scene silently.
The three men looked around, turned around and ran away as if they were frightened. After running a few steps, they were caught and gagged by Emperor Mingde's servants.
Emperor Mingde felt so upset that he looked around.
Not far from the thatched hut, he saw a strange round-shaped mound of earth with a tiny square opening on it.
Looking further away, there were more than ten strange mounds of earth.
Qianqian also noticed it, [Tongzi, did you see that dome? There is a small hole on top, what is that? ]
[There,] the system's voice was extremely cold, [It's the abandoned baby tower.]
[Little princess, do you see the small hole on the tower? They will throw the children they want to get rid of into it through that small hole.]
Click click click.
Emperor Mingde clenched his fists, and the sound of his bones was particularly harsh in this purgatory on earth. His Great Xia, how could there be such a place in his Great Xia?
How?
[Alas, there are no silk skirts in the school, and no baby boys in the abandoned baby tower...]
Hearing this, Emperor Mingde felt a burning pain in his heart.
His eyes fell on the strange mound of earth.
The mound was about half a person's height, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, shaped like an upside-down bowl, with only a small, pitch-black square opening on the entire mound.
An adult could not enter anyway. His eyes were red, his breathing was rapid, and he held the queen's hand tightly.
The queen was also shocked by the scene before her. She held Emperor Mingde's hand tightly...
She was determined to raise the status of women higher and higher.
Anyway, the emperor is on her side, so what if the measures are more drastic?
The wicked do evil things without any scruples, so why should she be timid?
"Come here," the queen shouted in a deep voice, "take these," she opened her mouth but couldn't bear to say those three words, closed her eyes and spoke with difficulty, "send all the living old people in this death kiln to the West Suburb City God Temple."
The Xijiao Chenghuang Temple was originally a temporary place for orphans. The children would receive medical treatment at the Chenghuang Temple, and would be sent to various relief homes after they recovered.
"Yes."
The attendant received the order and immediately went to look for the old people in the kiln.
The old men had empty eyes, like ghosts. They went wherever the servants told them to go, without panic, confusion, or fear...
"Come here," the queen ordered again, "go and destroy all those abandoned baby towers."
"Yes."
"Be careful," the queen said with a choked voice, "be careful inside, be careful inside... there are living children."
"Yes."
"Go find some doctors on the street and buy some more dry food. If we don't have enough manpower, we can borrow some from the Lin Family Army."
"Yes."
Emperor Mingde looked at the old men who were following his attendants like zombies. They were haggard and hunched over, with no expression of sadness or joy, and the whole place was dead silent.
Somehow, he suddenly thought of Yoona...
"Go," Emperor Mingde ordered in a deep voice, "Go and invite Zhang Tianzhen to come to me, and have him perform a ritual to liberate the souls of the dead."
"Yes."
After giving the instructions, the emperor and empress took the children back to the palace.
In the carriage, Emperor Mingde couldn't help himself after all. His eyes were red. "Qianyue, no matter what you want to do in the future, just do it. I'll back you up. If those old antiques dare to talk again, I'll kill them all."
The queen sighed softly and patted Emperor Mingde's hand. Only today did she finally understand how important what she was doing was.
I just hope that in the future there will be no more girls dying in vain in this world, and that her generation will have to endure enough suffering for women.
With red eyes, she hugged Dahua and Qianqian tightly in her arms...