The Tale of the Imprisoned Consort - Chapter 51, Escape

The palace maids who rushed in upon hearing Mingruo's scream asked anxiously, "Miss, Miss, what's wrong? Miss?!" Then came the sound of a curtain being lifted. Mingruo's heart tightened, and she shouted sharply, "Stop! Don't come any closer!"
The palace maids were startled by her shout and immediately stopped, kneeling on the ground trembling.
Trying to calm herself down, Mingruo said softly, "You may all leave now, please don't come in for the time being."
"……yes."
Just as the palace maids were getting up, the head maid cautiously said, "Miss, before His Majesty left, he ordered us to prepare bath water and food for you. Would you like to cleanse yourself and eat now?"
Father...Emperor?
Mingruo felt her mind was in complete chaos; she didn't even know what she was thinking anymore. After a long while, the palace maids, who hadn't received her reply, still hadn't left. She then took a deep breath and said, "Bring in the bathwater. There's no need for food. Don't come in unless I summon you."
"Yes, we will take our leave."
Mingruo remained motionless on the bed for a long time. Only after the bathwater had been brought in and settling for a while did she use her hands to support herself on the bed and slowly prop herself up. Her small mouth was clenched tightly, and her bare lotus feet touched the ground. She didn't even dare to look at her ravaged body. The humiliation in her heart grew deeper and deeper. Mingruo pulled up the silk skirt that had been carelessly thrown on the ground and draped it over herself to cover her bruised and swollen body. She moved with faltering steps and walked step by step toward the bathtub.
The warm water soothed most of her aches and pains. Mingruo splashed water and carefully washed her body. Her slender white hands slowly slid over her chest, which was covered in hickeys, washing away the scent of white datura flowers that the man had left on her. It was a kind of poison that had tightly bound her, giving her no chance to survive.
The little hand reached underwater—the few soft hairs didn't separate in the water, but instead became tangled together, stuck together by the thick, whitish liquid, and they would never separate unless combed with fingers.
Mingruo, enduring immense shame and pain, cleaned her private parts. Her slender, jade-like fingers slowly plunged into the tight passage, trembling as she dug out clumps of diluted, viscous fluid. Her bright, crystalline purple eyes blinked mistily as Mingruo looked at her hands, her fair palms cradling a pool of white, cloudy liquid—the fluid she had just scooped from her body.
She jumped up from the bathtub as if she had touched something dirty, grabbed the velvet blanket draped over the screen, and wrapped herself up tightly.
So dirty...
Mingruo felt like she was going crazy. Weren't all those things she had experienced a dream? Wasn't it a dangerous and filthy nightmare?
How could that be?
That person could be anyone, but it just shouldn't be Father!
Aren't they father and daughter?
He doted on his father, didn't he? Then... then why did things turn out this way?! Why, can anyone tell her why?!
Mingruo abruptly covered her mouth, barely managing to stifle a sob. She curled up in the corner like a pitiful, homeless kitten, draped only in a blanket, her beautiful body still dripping with water. She hadn't finished bathing, but the thought of having the bodily fluids of another man besides Duanmu Yun inside her made her feel incredibly dirty. And—if she remembered correctly, during that nightmarish hour, had she not resisted, but silently accepted it, even enjoying it?! "No—"
Mingruo bit her pink lips tightly, stopping herself from wailing. No one can hear her, no one can hear her, absolutely no one can hear her!
Her father removed two layers of her clothing, leaving her dazed and confused. His pampered hands slowly and deliberately roamed over every inch of her skin, kneading her breasts into various shapes, the nipples swelling and reddening. And her private parts, which she felt incredibly ashamed of, were even buried under her father's lips and tongue… lips and tongue that should have been cold but were actually warm, teasing and manipulating her without restraint… Mingruo suddenly clutched her head and shook it violently. What was she thinking? What nonsense was she having?!
No, she has to leave, right now!
Thinking of this, Mingruo immediately stood up from the ground. She endured the pain and weakness all over her body and ran barefoot to the entrance of the palace. Neither the palace maids nor the guards noticed her, but the entire palace was surrounded by guards, a tight net. As a weak woman with no strength to even kill a chicken, she had no chance of escaping.
No, she couldn't stay here any longer. She had to go back to the General's Mansion immediately. Even if there were assassins or spies there, it would give her more peace of mind than this terrifying palace!
Mingruo pondered for a moment, then decisively turned around and ran back. Fortunately, she hadn't brought anything with her when she came, so there wasn't much she needed to pack. However, to leave the palace, she needed a token.
She sat in front of the bronze mirror for a long time, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration. After getting dressed, she called in a palace maid, her pink lips slightly raised, and asked, "Do you know Granny Duan?"
"Granny Duan?" The palace maid was taken aback.
"Are you referring to Granny Duan, the fifth-rank palace maid, the one in charge of managing the servants?"
"Yes, it's her." Mingruo tried hard to maintain her composure, not letting her joy show. As long as she met with the old woman, she would definitely be able to get out! Although the old woman was only a fifth-rank female palace attendant, she was very popular in the palace and had connections with most of the eunuchs and palace attendants. She would definitely be able to get her out of the palace! "Do you know where she is now?"
"Why do you ask this, young lady?" the palace maid asked, puzzled.
"Granny Duan has a lot of things to do every day and moves around the palace. I don't even know where she is."
"Then, when will you be able to see her?"
"This servant can only see Granny during her evening rest time." The palace maid knelt on the ground, looking up at Mingruo.
"The rooms where the ladies-in-waiting live are very close to our rooms, so unless there's a special event, we can always see the matrons. But we probably won't be able to see them tonight."
"Huh? Why?" Mingruo was taken aback. In other words, she had to wait until tomorrow?
"Because His Majesty is hosting a banquet tomorrow evening to entertain the ministers from several vassal states of our Great An Dynasty who are coming to pay tribute, the palace ladies are all very busy and may not be able to spare any time for a while," the young palace maid answered obediently. After a while, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Miss, do you know Granny Duan?" Could it be that you used to work in the palace? Or are you related to Granny Duan?
“Hmm,” Mingruo responded. “We’re from the past, but we’ve only met a few times.”
"When I see the old lady, I will definitely report to you, Miss."
"Alright, you may go now." Mingruo smiled slightly, but just as the palace maid was about to leave, she suddenly called out, "Wait!"
"Is there anything else you want to tell me, young lady?"
“This.” She took out a warm yellow jade pendant from under her pillow, on which was engraved a beautifully blooming peach blossom and the character “Ruo”.
"Take this safe and give it to Granny Duan when you see her. She will understand and then come to see me."
"yes."
Seeing the palace maid accept the jade pendant and leave as she had instructed, Mingruo finally breathed a sigh of relief. She thought, perhaps she could leave now.

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