Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 874: Chapter 785: Unwilling to Be a Slave (Part 5)

Nangong Shuangshuang massaged the steward aunt to relieve her abdominal pain. The palace maids all listened and watched. Now that Nangong Shuangshuang has gained this benefit, not too big, not too small, it’s equivalent to currying favor with the steward aunt through her skills. Although it makes some people envious, it won’t attract too much hatred.

Since Nangong Shuangshuang now possesses this skill, everyone also wants to befriend her. Even in hell, the instinct of humans is to cling to life.

No matter how painful it is, it’s still better than dying senselessly. So, without causing too much hatred, everyone endured their jealousy and tried to befriend Nangong Shuangshuang, thinking that in case of any trouble, they could ask her for help. This was quite normal.

Seeing the steward aunt, who looked pale in the morning, now looking radiant, swinging her little whip around, and personally arranging for Nangong Shuangshuang and Luo Yueying to go pick vegetables, everyone couldn’t help but have a changed look in their eyes towards Nangong Shuangshuang.

However, only a few showed jealousy, and most were envious, but Nangong Shuangshuang found that no one harbored malice.

Because although Nangong Shuangshuang and Luo Yueying had lighter work, they were still working. While everyone envied them, no malice arose, which made Nangong Shuangshuang sigh with relief. It was good that no one harbored ill will, allowing her to be more at ease.

The rules among the palace maids in the Imperial Palace were extremely strict. They couldn’t whisper or talk freely. The rules in the Violence Room were especially stringent.

The atmosphere in the Violence Room was dull and silent, but those favored by the steward aunt were not included, such as the palace maids responsible for picking vegetables and cooking. These tasks, picking vegetables being light, and cooking not so light, but there was some gain.

For example, those who cooked could eat meat, unlike others in the Violence Room who, throughout the year, couldn’t even get a taste of the festive meat rewards. Only the Chief Eunuch and steward aunt could occasionally eat some meat, while others found even meat soup a rare delicacy.

The palace maids picking vegetables and cooking not only had benefits, but could also whisper to familiar people while working, so they wouldn’t be so stifled as to forget how to speak.

While picking vegetables, Luo Yueying, sitting beside Nangong Shuangshuang, whispered, ”Shuangshuang, what did you do with the steward aunt earlier? Why don’t we have to do the heavy work suddenly?”

Nangong Shuangshuang had been talking to the steward aunt earlier, while Luo Yueying was standing somewhat far away. Though anxious and attentive to her daughter, she didn’t know what her daughter said to the steward aunt or what they did together.

The palace rules were strict, and the rules of the Violence Room were even stricter. With palace maids trusted by the steward aunt monitoring around, Luo Yueying dared not show any misconduct, but she was anxious, worrying that Nangong Shuangshuang might anger the steward aunt and be punished.

Nangong Shuangshuang didn’t hide anything from Luo Yueying. Her medical skills were learned under her mother’s watch, and no one knew better than Luo Yueying just how good her daughter’s medical skills were. Moreover, Nangong Shuangshuang had to rely on her medical skills to secure her future, so there was no hiding it.

Nangong Shuangshuang detailed everything she did and her plans to Luo Yueying, concealing only her desire for revenge to avoid causing her unnecessary fear.

She told Luo Yueying that she planned to use her medical skills to secure her position, wait for an opportunity to treat a Noble or use her skills in some way, and find a way to exonerate her father. If not exonerated, they could at least seek a Noble’s favor to take care of her father, so he wouldn’t suffer too much in Exile Land.

Luo Yueying had been too traumatized before, living in a daze and unaware of everything. In fact, she was an official’s wife, accustomed to social engagements with various ladies, necessitating some scheming.

Luo Yueying naturally understood what Nangong Shuangshuang understood, but her grief was so overwhelming that she hadn’t thought much about it. Now, with Nangong Shuangshuang explaining things, she saw things clearly, feeling both a surge of fighting spirit and a sense of shame.

Suddenly encountering such a change, ending up in the Violence Room, her young daughter knew how to be resilient and handle her life, striving to help her ineffective mother and her disgraced father who dragged her into becoming the lowest palace maid.

Her daughter, just fourteen, worked so hard, undaunted by suffering. As a mother, how could she continue wallowing in sorrow, placing all the burdens on her daughter’s young shoulders? How could she bear it? How could she be so heartless?

Grasping Nangong Shuangshuang’s hand, Luo Yueying’s tears glistened in her eyes, but due to palace rules, palace maids couldn’t cry aloud or shed tears, forcing her to hold back.

With great effort, she suppresses the tears welling up and speaks with a determined voice, ”Shuangshuang, don’t worry. I, your mother, will pull myself together and work hard with you, never making you worry again.”

Nangong Shuangshuang nodded with a smile, not saying much. She knew her mother was a tender-hearted person. Perhaps not the strongest in spirit, but she truly loved her daughter, willing to change for her. That was enough.

Due to satisfaction with Nangong Shuangshuang’s skills, the benefits from the steward aunt did not stop. In the evening, after helping the steward aunt with another massage, the Chief Palace Maid responsible for seeing Nangong Shuangshuang back to sleep arranged for a change of residence for Nangong Shuangshuang and Luo Yueying.

The places where palace maids slept were large communal beds, with each palace maid only occupying a small spot, very crowded. However, at the corner of the communal bed was a small section, connected but not parallel to the communal beds.

This small section of about two meters was the area for palace maids favored by the steward aunt. Generally, only two people lived there. Although the sleeping postures of palace maids were regulated, with no random movement allowed, having more space was far more comfortable than being cramped.

This spot was not only spacious, but the bedding there, from the mattresses to the quilts, including the material of the quilt covers and the cotton inside, were a level above others. In winter the quilts were thick, and in summer thin, unlike others who used the same thickness all year round.

After all, palace maids in the Violence Room were criminals. Who cared if their quilts were thick or thin? Having them was good enough, not to mention any right to be choosy.

This small bed corner enjoyed the treatment of normal palace maids, or even better. If no palace maid favored by the steward aunt was assigned here, no one dared to live there, even if it was empty.

And now, this spot was assigned by the steward aunt to Nangong Shuangshuang and Luo Yueying. This time, the benefit given by the steward aunt was somewhat envious, but Nangong Shuangshuang did not refuse this time, accepting it with gratitude.