"Ah Feng, you actually came out to see me." Mo Qiaosheng was very surprised. He led Ah Feng to his room.
Ah Feng followed him, walking very slowly step by step. She walked into the house, sat down gently next to the chair, and slightly frowned her beautiful eyebrows.
Mo Qiaosheng's heart sank, he sighed, and poured him a glass of water.
"When I left that day, I met the Marquis of Weibei at the door. He seemed very dissatisfied with me, and I was always worried that he would vent his anger on you. As expected..."
Ah Feng held the coarse porcelain teacup, turned it in her hands, and whispered to herself, "My master has been going too far lately. I can hardly stand it anymore."
His other hand tightly grasped the hem of his clothes, veins popping out on the back of his hand. He was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Mo Qiaosheng: "Ah Sheng, can you help me?"
Ah Feng's cold face that never changed showed a bit of tenderness for the first time: "Give me a chance to meet the Marquis of Jinyue. I... I'll try to see if I can make him like me too."
Mo Qiaosheng stared into that beautiful pair of phoenix eyes for a long time, and finally looked away.
"I'm sorry, but I can't hide it from my master and do anything that might go against his wishes."
But I will find a chance to ask my master if he can buy you from Marquis Weibei.
This was an extremely difficult matter for Mo Qiaosheng. He felt that he had no right to beg his master for anything, and he was not sure whether he could get his master's consent.
So he didn't say the second half of the sentence.
Ah Feng lowered her head and laughed at herself: "Never mind, I was just forcing you."
He turned the cup in his hand and said, "Do you have any wine? In two days, the master will return home. I'm afraid we won't see each other again."
"Yes. Wait for me."
Mo Qiaosheng turned around and took out a small pot of wine from the cabinet.
He used the teacups on the table and poured a cup for Ah Feng and himself.
The two clinked their glasses in silence.
Each of them drank the glass of wine with bitterness in their hearts.
After drinking just one glass of wine, Mo Qiaosheng felt a little dizzy. He supported himself on the table with one hand, shook his head, and looked at Ah Feng in surprise.
Then he lost control of his body.
Ah Feng caught his falling body and helped him lie down on the bed.
Mo Qiaosheng fell into a deep sleep.
Ah Feng stood beside the bed, looking at this brother who was completely defenseless against him with sad eyes.
"I'm sorry, if I don't do this, I will die."
He picked up the bottle and sprinkled the remaining wine evenly on the bedding.
By the time Cheng Qianye finished inspecting the riverbank, it was already dark.
As soon as she returned to the mansion, she couldn't help but sneak towards the outer courtyard where Mo Qiaosheng lived.
It was a well-known secret in the City Lord's Mansion that the lord would go to see that lowly slave every day when he returned home.
The rumor that Mo Qiaosheng had replaced Xiao Xiu as the lord's first "male favorite" was spreading more and more among the servants.
I'll go and see if the poor little thing has eaten today and whether he's hungry again.
Cheng Qianye found an excuse for himself.
She jumped into the room and shouted to the person sitting at the table with her back to him, "Xiao Mo."
At that moment, her smile suddenly froze on her face, and her steps paused.
This guy is the wrong color!
It was not the azure blue of the bridge, but a strange wine red. This was originally a very beautiful color, but it was mixed with a strong gray-black color, making it look lifeless and turbid.
"Who is it?" Cheng Qianye asked loudly.
She took a step back, ready to call for the nearby guards at any time.
The man at the table turned around, folded his hands, prostrated himself on the ground, and performed the most humble salute.
Cheng Qianye had some impression of him. He vaguely remembered that he was a slave beside Weibei Hou. Perhaps this man was an old friend of Mo Qiaosheng.
Cheng Qianye didn't see any malicious emotion in him, so he felt a little relieved.
She glanced around the room and saw Mo Qiaosheng lying quietly on the bed with a calm expression, as if nothing was wrong.
"Who are you? What happened to Qiao Sheng?"
"My Lord, I am the slave of the Marquis of Weibei, my name is Ah Feng. I have some old friendship with Qiao Sheng. As we were about to part, we forgot ourselves and drank a few more cups. Qiao Sheng couldn't hold his liquor and just fell asleep."
Cheng Qianye stepped forward to check on Mo Qiaosheng who was lying on the bed. Seeing that he was drunk and sleeping soundly, he felt relieved.
"Please don't punish him, my Lord. This is all Ah Feng's fault."
Ah Feng raised his head, revealing a handsome face. His face was full of peach blossoms, his eyes were full of autumn water, and he looked at Cheng Qianye shyly and timidly, and spoke softly,
"If you don't mind, Ah Feng can serve you instead of Qiao Sheng."
Cheng Qianye turned around and saw the man with his long hair loose and his robe half-undressed in the moonlight.
His long hair was slightly curled and fell down gracefully. A snow-white bandage was tied on his shoulder. The moonlight from the window shone obliquely on his skin, half light and half shadow, revealing purple bruises all over his body. There was a kind of thrilling and cruel beauty.
There was a hint of affection in her eyes as she smiled faintly at Cheng Qianye.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Cheng Qianye really couldn't imagine that a man could have such a charming and attractive demeanor, and have an unusual beauty that was not at all inconsistent.
But Cheng Qianye felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She could see that behind that smiling face was a deep sorrow and a sense of self-abandonment.
She sighed, took off her cloak, and put it on her beautiful body, which had already turned white from the cold.
Ah Feng was stunned for a moment. He rarely failed when he was so proactive.
His body, which had been stiff from the cold, was suddenly enveloped by a cloak with body temperature. A pair of white hands reached out, tightened his collar, and patted his shoulder.
When he came to his senses, the Marquis of Jin Yue had already left, and the sound of his words before he left could still be heard in the house.
"Don't force yourself to do this."
Cheng Qianye fled back to the inner courtyard and touched her slightly hot face.
Oh my god, the handsome men in ancient times would take off their clothes in front of you and offer themselves for sex. It's really unbearable.
She suddenly remembered that she was still a little worried about leaving Mo Qiaosheng there alone.
So she waved and called out to Xiao Xiu who happened to be walking towards her: "Xiao Xiu, there is a man from Weibei Marquis in Qiao Sheng's room. He got Qiao Sheng drunk. Take a few people over to check it out. Don't let anything unexpected happen."
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Mo Qiaosheng had a nightmare. He dreamed that he returned to the study of his first owner, Wu Xueli.
He knelt there, with the broken inkstone on the ground in front of him. A circle of people gathered around him, each pointing a finger at him and saying in unison, "It was him! He did it!"
Mo Qiaosheng was terrified. He grabbed his master's clothes tightly and said, "It's not me, Master. It's really not me."
Wu Xueli's expression was both sinister and terrifying. "Take off his pants, beat him with a hundred sticks, and sell him to a brothel!"
"No, Master, you trust me, not me, don't!"
Wu Xueli's face suddenly turned into that of Jin Yuehou. He was as gentle and amiable as ever. Mo Qiaosheng was about to feel relieved.
But he said with a smile: "Qiaosheng, since everyone says it's you, there's nothing I can do. I have to sell you off."
Mo Qiaosheng was startled and broke out in a cold sweat. He rolled over in bed and found that it was already bright outside.
He recalled what happened last night and felt a discomfort in his chest, not knowing whether it was more pain or anger.
After putting on his clothes, he walked towards his master's inner courtyard nervously. He didn't know if anything had happened last night that made his master unhappy, and he didn't know how to face his master.
Xiao Xiu stopped him halfway and said, "Qiao Sheng, have you been interacting too much with Weibei Hou's people recently?"
Xiao Xiu frowned, "You were drunk last night and let a stranger stay in your room. Don't you know that the master will come to look for you every day? Fortunately, I didn't disturb the master. If you make the master unhappy, you can't bear the responsibility."
Mo Qiaosheng had no way to defend himself and had to admit his mistake.
Zhang Fu happened to pass by and smiled to smooth things over: "It's natural for Qiao Sheng to miss old friends. Anyway, Weibei Hou will be returning to his fiefdom in the next two days."
When the two saw that it was Zhang Fu, they knelt down and saluted.
Zhang Fu said gently, "But Qiao Sheng, you must remember that you are now the master's man. You should pay attention to your position and have fewer interactions with people from the past. Everything should be based on the master's priority. Don't you agree?"
Mo Qiaosheng prostrated himself on the ground and confessed his guilt.
Sure enough, two days later, Marquis Weibei and Cheng Qianye said goodbye and set off.
Cheng Qianye held a banquet in his mansion to see him off.
During the banquet, Mo Qiaosheng met Ah Feng again.
Ah Feng and Xiao Xiu were whispering to each other in the shadows outside the hall.
When she saw him, Ah Feng just glanced at him coldly and turned away without saying a word.
"Qiaosheng, Qiaosheng, I was just looking for you." Xiao Xiu called him, "Help me carry one, this lunch box is too heavy."
Xiao Xiu held two food boxes in her hands and complained, "Lü Yao got sick on this day and couldn't get up. The kitchen is in a mess and we can't even arrange the people to serve the dishes. I'm worried and I came to ask for the food for the lord myself."
Mo Qiaosheng took the two food boxes and asked in confusion, "Do you know Ah Feng?"
"You were drunk that day, and the master said there was a stranger in your room, and he was worried, so he asked me to take care of you, and that's when I saw him." Xiao Xiu rubbed her arm as she walked, "I just happened to meet him and said hello. Speaking of which, the master is really considerate and attentive to you."
At this moment, sitting at the banquet in the hall were well-known generals and officials from both sides. They were toasting each other and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Xiao Xiu and Mo Qiaosheng knelt beside Cheng Qianye.
Mo Qiaosheng opened the food box and took out the food.