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Still only half-jokingly, she didn't expect that he also knew Du Kang. It was she who was the most ignorant. Dong Ning was stunned for a while, then remembered the monthly salary, and laughed again, bent over, and patted his shoulder, "Let's go!"
Alley entrance.
Shen Qingling smiled bitterly, "Zong Pu, are you looking for Xiaoyao? I've implicated you. I can't go out with you. If people see you and me together..."
Zong Pu withdrew his cold gaze from the spot where the figure had just walked away from the center of the street, laughed at himself, and said calmly: "Qing'er, why do you have to say such things? You know my heart best. Why am I looking for that girl? I will always accompany you wherever you are."
He thought to himself, let's stay with Qingling, it won't be too late to go find that girl later, isn't she the most fond of eating candied haws and other snacks, she used to ask him to buy them, she has pocket money, he doesn't care about her, buy her some tonight, she will definitely be happy. She doesn't have anywhere to go, her personality is rough, no young lady in the capital is willing to play with her, her sister Qiuyu gets along well with her, but because of the relationship with Prince Rui, she doesn't have a close relationship with her, and she only has Qingling and Peilan as friends in her boudoir. At this time, I feel that I have been wronged, I must find a tavern to drink, and then go to the tavern later to find her out...
Xia Palace.
In front of King Xia's bedroom.
Several women came over with tea sets. Just as they were about to bring the tea into the house, they were stopped by Manager Xia who was standing at the door. He frowned and said, "Why are you here? Where is the girl? I have a distinguished guest. I'll serve the tea."
"General Manager Xia," one of the women whispered, "You know that after that prostitute came into the palace, she suppressed us a lot. It was you who persuaded us. We sisters also knew that the master was in love with her Xian'er, so we didn't say a word to the master and kept our duty. Now that the vixen has left, the general manager, please be kind and let us go in and serve tea..."
Manager Xia's brows furrowed even more. These maids, although they spoke tactfully, had serious thoughts. When Zhishu was around, she just couldn't defeat him, so she just avoided him.
The bookkeeper left the house. The master didn't send anyone to sleep with him last night. Seeing that it was late at night, the girls didn't dare to disturb the master's rest. Today, the master got up early and went to Xuanxiang Restaurant to wait for that person. The girls didn't find a chance. At this time, they must have heard the servant feeding the horses in the backyard say that the master brought a young man back. The servant was not like the trusted servants here, who knew some background. The master protected that person, so he didn't dare to look at him recklessly. He didn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, but made the girls guess that the one who came was no more than a noble young man from the capital.
My master usually had the best food, clothing and other necessities, and he especially loved tea. Because he had mastered the art of making tea, they would ask him to come out and make tea for guests when he was in a good mood.
But, at this moment, you must not—
Although he was the chief steward of a mansion, after all, the women in front of him were his master's women, and he could not offend them. He was thinking about asking them to leave politely, when the bedroom door suddenly opened and King Xia strode out with a sharp look in his eyes. He glanced at everyone and said coldly, "Who told you to make noise here? Leave immediately."
The woman who was speaking gritted her teeth and thought of a plan. In her hand was the fine spring water that was specially dug in the palace to make tea for King Xia. It was not boiled yet and was not hot. She let out a cry and deliberately twisted her foot slightly, causing the lid of the cup to fall, and the tea immediately wet half of King Xia's collar.
"I deserve to die. I will help you change your clothes." The woman's lips curled up slightly.
She was bowing her head to salute, but unlike Butler Xia, several trusted servants of King Xia and several women nearby could see clearly that King Xia's brows had turned cold and he raised his hand to hit the tray in her hand. The women screamed and the force hit the woman so hard that the tea set in her hand dropped, and the tea set and water stains covered her body.
She was horrified, and without saying anything, she immediately knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "This servant deserves death, this servant deserves death, please forgive me, Master."
"You are too young to play these with me." King Xia raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Xia, "Fifty strokes of the cane."
The woman was stunned on the ground. How could she endure fifty strokes of the stick? She knew the temper of King Xia and did not dare to beg him. She looked at the people around her pleadingly. The remaining women were not willing to take the blame. Besides, they were originally enemies, but they were allies for a while.
Manager Xia sighed inwardly. It was all his own fault. Who could he blame
He then ordered two servants to carry the woman up, but suddenly he saw the half-closed bedroom door opened and a man walked out quickly, "Master Jiu, spare her."
When King Xia saw the visitor, his eyes softened. At this moment, two servants rushed in from the gate, knelt down and announced, "Sir, King Rui and King Ning are here to visit."
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King Xia frowned and immediately looked at the person who walked out of his room quickly, his eyelids moving slightly, "We just met, and you want to leave me again?"
His voice was as dull as rusted iron.
For a moment, everyone was silent. They were all old people in the mansion, and everyone could hear the sarcasm and anger in King Xia's voice. They also knew that the question he just asked was not actually an inquiry.
Qiaochu stood on the ground in a daze.
The one who came out of this bundle is the best.
In order to avoid the people in the palace, Prince Xia took her into the palace from the backyard, and then took her directly to his room. The two sat quietly in the room. Before they started to say anything, Prince Xia came out. When she heard Prince Xia's punishment, she thought that these women were just pitiful people. Even if pitiful people must have hateful aspects, she herself was no exception. In the end, she couldn't bear it, so she came out to stop him. She never expected that Shangguan Jinghong would suddenly come to Prince Xia's palace. They hadn't met in the restaurant before, but they missed each other. Or did he have something else to do with Prince Xia
King Xia's words made her feel uncomfortable. When she was in a dilemma, her hand suddenly tightened. She looked at the hand holding her wrist with some trembling, and heard King Xia ask calmly, "What did you say?"
One of the servants was the young man who had just been in the restaurant. He looked smart and said immediately, "My lord, I just heard that you went out this morning and I don't know if you have returned. So I came to the inner courtyard to check."
"Well," King Xia raised his eyebrows and chuckled, then ordered in a deep voice: "Serve the best refreshments and say that I have not returned home yet."
"You and I just left, and he didn't see us in person. You had makeup on your face, and judging from your appearance, Fifth Brother and the others didn't recognize you. I think Shangguan Jinghong came here because of something else. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. I will definitely send you back safely in a while."
The last sentence was directed to her. After he finished speaking, he tightened his grip, and the roughness of his fingertips burned her skin. She wanted to avoid him, but he was determined to be tough.
There were so many people around that she couldn't say anything, so she nodded. King Xia narrowed his eyes and watched the two servants go away, then his gaze returned to the woman on the ground, "Uncle Xia, take her away to be punished."
The woman shuddered, "Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare this servant..."
Qiaochu was shocked and said, "Master Jiu, can you please forgive her just this once? After all, she is your concubine."
"Yes, they are my concubines. Would you be unhappy? Tell me, would you?"
King Xia held her hands tighter, but suddenly stopped talking, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.
Qiaochu bit her lip and turned her head slightly to avoid his gaze. There seemed to be a fire in his eyes. She had not struggled to get rid of him just now to avoid any trouble. Now, what was this like? Was it a lover's flirting? She couldn't help but try hard to get rid of him.
King Xia held her hand tightly and said, "No matter what your answer is, as long as you tell me, I will spare her."
Qiaochu was also a calm person, but he became a little anxious at this moment, and gritted his teeth and said, "Shangguan Jingcong, what do you mean by this!"
A sly look flashed across King Xia's eyes, and he said calmly, "You are willing to call me by my name."
"Well, just for this, I..." He waved his hand. Qiao Chu felt sad but also a little surprised. However, he suddenly stopped and his eyes were fixed on her hand.
A faint smile appeared in his eyes, that smile was dark and painful, like anger and self-mockery, and his tall body suddenly swayed slightly.
The women did not know her identity. They saw that she was dressed in men's clothes and had a veil on her face, but her figure was very much like a woman's. King Xia seemed to be extremely moved. They were shocked and suspicious, and the life of the woman on the ground seemed to be in her hands. They all looked at her secretly, and at this time they followed King Xia's gaze and looked over.
Qiaochu was stunned, and her heart was also blocked by his smile. She slowly looked at her hands, her heart pounding. She knew what he saw.
He had been holding her wrist, and the sleeve had slipped to half her elbow in his grasp. One arm was covered with bruise-like marks. Before going out in the morning, she said, half shy and half naughty, did King Rui always bite her
Seeing the surprised looks of the crowd, and the shocked expressions of several women, Qiaochu smiled bitterly. Although they didn't know who she was, they were sure that she was a woman. Seeing the turbidity in King Xia's eyes and the smile on his lips getting deeper and deeper, she was extremely embarrassed and said to herself, "Let me go."
King Xia laughed loudly and suddenly ordered in a frosty voice, "Everyone, withdraw! Uncle Xia, have someone take that maid away and punish her accordingly."
"You promised me!"
Several women dispersed in panic. Manager Xia looked at two of the servants with sharp eyes. The latter quickly carried the woman on the ground away. The woman's voice was sharp with panic. In a blink of an eye, only Manager Xia was left in the courtyard, who had walked away to the side with the servants. During this hasty change, Qiao Chu also became angry and looked up to question the man in front of him.
King Xia's nostrils twitched, the corners of his mouth suddenly sank, he reached out to remove her veil, pulled her into his arms, letting her lean against his chest without any barriers.
"I am always so cruel, but I am only doing this to you. Shangguan Jinghong touched you!" He bent down heavily and rested his head on her shoulders, gritting his teeth and laughing. Qiaochu was already startled by his violent actions. It just so happened that he seemed to have pressed down on a certain part of her body. At this moment, a sharp pain like a needle went through the flesh and bones of her shoulders strangely. She endured the pain and whispered, "Jingcong, I am his wife. Isn't this normal?"
No matter what, no matter that she actually had a faint attachment to him in her heart, she had to make it clear to him today.
But she heard him laugh for a long time, suddenly picked her up, walked quickly to the middle of the courtyard, and then carefully put her down. She wanted to take off her clothes and wanted to stay a few steps away from him. Just as she took a step, he was already quick-witted and stretched out his long arm to embrace her again. "No, Qiaochu, I know you are not happy, you are not happy at all. I told you not to avoid me after you come back, which means I have expelled Zhishu from the palace. I must seize the throne. Only in this way can you become my wife, no one dares to gossip about you, and I can take care of you for the rest of my life."
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Just as he finished speaking, another servant came to report that Prince Rui and Prince Ning had said goodbye and left.
Qiaochu heaved a sigh of relief and felt a little relieved. She knew what he meant by saying those words when he brought her to this courtyard surrounded by flowers and trees.
He wanted to give her the freedom to walk out into the sunlight.
She was not unshocked, her heart was trembling clearly, she quickly closed her eyes, the past flashed before her eyes bit by bit, after a while, she smiled softly: "No, Jingcong, it's not like that, I was happy too."
The bundle though, is very short.
But in the days in Tianshen Village, she and a person had experienced life and death separation, fierce quarrels, and indifference and estrangement. After that, life was ordinary. They got up at sunrise every day, went out to the villagers' homes to ask for some rice and vegetables, and accompanied him to treat the sick villagers; they came back to cook together, he was responsible for washing dishes, and she did his laundry; at night, they snuggled on the couch and whispered, even if they were just talking about trivial things before he lost his memory; occasionally, he couldn't persuade her, and they walked around the village under the starlight; he planted flowers for her in the yard, the kind of beautiful flowers that bloomed everywhere in the village - Ningshuang, it is said that it means eternal companionship. It is said that since the establishment of Tianshen Village, this kind of flower has been everywhere in the village. It is the favorite flower of Feitian, the ancestor of all Buddhas.
So simple, yet joyful.
The most important thing is that she can't be so selfish and let the man in front of her be her safe haven.
Perhaps, it was the inexplicable attachment in her heart, even if it was not love, that was enough for her to be reluctant to treat him like this.
"Jingcong, fight for the throne to the best of your ability. I know you have the same ability as Shangguan Jinghong, but don't do it for me, that was your ideal. I love you, Big Brother. No matter what happens between him and me in the future, and regardless of our identities as uncle and sister-in-law, I hope that you and I can be good friends and confidants. This is the best for you. Jingcong, I hope you are well, very good, and other than that, we..."
King Xia squeezed her shoulders tightly, as if he wanted to crush her flesh and bones, but his strong hands were trembling slightly. Suddenly, he