A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace

Chapter 379: Body Examination

Several Sisters firmly blocked Hua Cha, speaking fiercely, "Behave, and we’ll leave once we’re done. Otherwise, it’s your master who will suffer!"As they spoke, they and a few robust Sisters pinned Hua Cha down, dragging her to one side.

"Master!"

"Master!"

Hua Cha cried loudly. The Old Sisters had no choice but to gag her with a handkerchief.

There weren’t many people in Lijing Pavilion to begin with. The Little Eunuch who had been on duty also lived far away and couldn’t hear what was happening inside. Thus, the master and servant inside were firmly restrained.

On the bed, Honored Lady Jiang, unable to save herself, struggled desperately as her clothes were torn off piece by piece.

Her undergarments, bellyband, and underpants. One by one, they were torn off and thrown to the floor.

She struggled with all her might, but it was as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Two Sisters fiercely pinned her arms, while two others forced her legs apart.

A delicate, untouched young lady now lay on the bed in such a humiliating position.

Honored Lady Jiang cried until she almost fainted, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"You... you are shameless!"

With that, she gritted her teeth and desperately kicked at the Sisters. But her strength was no match for theirs. She failed to kick them, and it only gave them the opportunity to force her legs further apart.

She suddenly felt desperate.

Empress!

The heavens are watching over us. As you sow, so shall you reap. Aren’t you afraid of retribution for doing this?

She clenched her jaw, her eyes filled with searing hatred.

Empress! Empress!

If you ruin my innocence, even as a ghost, I won’t let you go!

She thought if she lost her innocence, she might as well die. But no matter how she died, she had to make the Empress pay first!

Her fingernails dug so deeply into her flesh that she felt no pain.

The Old Sisters paid no attention to her thoughts. They secured her limbs.

Then, with bowed heads, they probed her private parts with their fingers, as if meticulously studying something.

Soon, one of them even brought over a candle, seemingly to get a clearer look.

Honored Lady Jiang felt nothing but shame and loathing. She closed her eyes in despair, awaiting the terror of the unknown.

However, the dreaded violation never came. There wasn’t even any pain; she only felt them touching her there.

They whispered among themselves again, then held the candle closer to scrutinize the area.

After an indeterminate time, the Sisters finally moved the candle away and abruptly released her.

With cold faces, they said, "Honored Lady, we have offended you!" and swiftly departed.

They came without a shadow and left without a trace. Had it not been for the recent events, she might have thought none of it had ever happened.

Honored Lady Jiang sat stunned, her face deathly pale. She was like a camellia ravaged by a violent storm, its petals wilted, glistening with cold raindrops.

There, Hua Cha, now freed, ran desperately toward her.

"Master!"

Her face was already streaked with tears. Trembling, she picked up the clothes from the floor and draped them one by one over Honored Lady Jiang.

"Master, it’s cold. Please lie down first!"

As she spoke, she covered her with the quilt, trying to help her lie down.

Honored Lady Jiang’s expression suddenly changed. She threw off the clothes and the quilt.

"Hua Cha, get rid of all these, replace them!"

"I don’t want these clothes anymore! Burn them all!"

"And heat water for me. I need to bathe!"

With a look of disgust, Honored Lady Jiang got off the bed. She wanted nothing more to do with anything that had been on it.

Seeing her master’s resolute expression, Hua Cha dared not argue and simply acknowledged the command, "I’ll fetch new ones for you immediately. Please lie down on the kang bed for now! There’s a thin blanket there; let me cover you!"

Honored Lady Jiang’s expression finally softened a little. She lay down on the kang bed and wrapped herself in the blanket.

Alone, Hua Cha first went to the small tea room to boil water. Then she returned and quickly gathered all the clothes from the floor into a basket. Finally, she changed all the bedding.

By then, the water in the small tea room was nearly boiling, ready for the bath.

「In the Cleansing Room」

Honored Lady Jiang frantically scrubbed every inch of her skin, as if trying to rub away the memory itself. Eventually, her skin was raw and red from scrubbing.

Hua Cha pleaded, her voice trembling, "Master, stop washing! You’ll hurt yourself if you continue!"

Honored Lady Jiang’s face was flushed from the steam, but her expression was frosty as she sneered, "Hurt? Heh!"

"I’d rather I were dead!"

"If I were dead, I wouldn’t have to suffer such humiliation!"

With that, she bent her head down and continued to scrub. Her once-delicate skin was now completely red, with some areas even beginning to ooze blood.

Hua Cha knelt on the ground begging, "Master, please, stop scrubbing, I beg you!"

"The Empress simply wants you to serve the Emperor!"

"At worst, we’ll just serve him. After all..."

After all, once you’ve entered the palace, you can’t harbor other ambitions anyway!

Honored Lady Jiang suddenly froze, her gaze sharp and resolute. A moment later, a cold smirk touched her lips.

In the end, she neither agreed nor disagreed.

When Honored Lady Jiang emerged from the Cleansing Room, Hua Cha was there to attend to her.

The sky was already showing the pale light of dawn; it would be fully light soon.

"Master, you haven’t slept all night. Please go get some sleep."

Since the Empress had claimed illness, there was no need to pay morning respects.

Honored Lady Jiang didn’t speak but nodded her head.

Lying on the freshly made bed, she closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.

The teenage girl, terrified and exhausted by the ordeal, was simply too tired.

「At the Empress’s quarters.」

Early the next morning, as Yu Lan attended to the Empress’s toilette, a few Old Sisters stood below, reporting, "Empress, you guessed correctly. Honored Lady Jiang is indeed still intact!"

"Intact?"

The Empress laughed. "That means she hasn’t served the Emperor yet!"

The Sisters nodded their heads. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NoveI~Fire.net

The Empress, pleased with herself, got up and clapped her hands.

"Intact, is she? No wonder she’s unwilling to serve the Emperor."

"But it doesn’t matter. Once she serves the Emperor, she won’t have any other notions!"

With that, she gave an ominous sneer.

For some reason, even Yu Lan felt a chill in her heart at this expression.

What is Her Majesty planning now?

Sister Ji, however, didn’t think much of it. She was too busy calculating in her mind.

Being intact means she isn’t favored. Her Majesty isn’t the Emperor; she can’t make decisions for him! Can she really make Honored Lady Jiang favored and help her conceive?

That seems rather difficult!

The Empress wasn’t concerned with such details. Smiling, she ordered, "Serve the meal!"

Yu Lan snapped back to attention and affirmed.

Soon, breakfast was served. An overwhelming array of dishes covered the table.

The Empress ate with satisfaction. As she washed her hands afterward, she inquired, "Regarding Honored Lady Jiang, was everything done as instructed?"

Yu Lan quickly confirmed it.

The Empress then nodded. "In that case, she’ll come to me sooner or later!"

"So, she doesn’t care for gold and silver, does she? This Palace would like to see just how long she can hold out!"