“Yingying?”
Lin Yingying came back to her senses, turned around with difficulty, and said, "No more."
She grabbed the door of the carriage and got in.
"Why don't you want it?" Cuiyu jumped off the carriage, picked up the hairpin that had fallen into the mud, and got back on the carriage. While wiping the mud off the hairpin with her sleeve, she muttered, "It looks like a good thing. If you don't like it, why don't you sell it to buy braised pork?"
Cuiyu wiped the hairpin clean, put it into Lin Yingying's hand, and told the driver to drive.
Lin Yingying pursed her lips tightly and lowered her head to look at the peach blossom hairpin. On the hairpin, a few pieces of pink jade were inlaid to form a peach blossom. He said that he made this hairpin himself.
He drank the wine, with a warm tenderness in his peach blossom eyes. He put the peach blossom hairpin on her hair and asked her with a smile if she liked it.
She raised the corners of her lips and said she liked him, and snuggled in his arms and said they would be together for the rest of her life.
Everyone who knew her said that she was sweet-talking and the best at making people happy. From the first day she came to Jiang Yunche's side, she began to use all her brains to coax him to go along with her, playing the role of the considerate mistress he wanted.
The hairpin he gave her was very beautiful and she liked it very much, but she couldn't like him as a person.
She was grateful that he had saved her, but she couldn't stay in his outer courtyard forever.
I can't think about this person anymore, let's just treat the past few months as a dream. Lin Yingying closed her eyes, tears falling on the peach blossoms on her hairpin.
Cuiyu looked at Lin Yingying's expression, sneered, and said in a bad tone: "Don't forget what we said at the beginning. Men are all bastards. Anyone who really falls in love with a man is a big fool!"
"I didn't." Lin Yingying defended herself and raised her hand to wipe away her tears.
Cui Yu then noticed Lin Yingying's bruised hands. She quickly pulled Lin Yingying's hands over, blew on the scars on her fingertips, and scolded: "How did you do this? Didn't you say that the man was a well-educated and cultured man? How can he still abuse him!"
"No, no, he doesn't hit people." Lin Yingying explained hurriedly.
Cuiyu raised her eyes and looked at her.
"It was done when we were digging a grave..." Lin Yingying said in a low voice. Whenever she thought of the experience of digging a grave in the cemetery late at night, she still felt scared and wanted to cry.
"Let's pass by the pharmacy later and buy some abrasion medicine to apply on it." Cui Yu took out a handkerchief, wrapped Lin Yingying's fingers, and held them in both hands.
Cuiyu said: "Don't think about the past. Let's start a small business together. Stay away from those bastards!"
Lin Yingying looked at Cuiyu in confusion: "Start a small business?"
Her indenture was still in the Jinnan Palace, and she was already dead on the surface. Now she had no identity and could only hide. And Cuiyu was still Chen Anzhi's concubine, so how could she leave the palace to do business
Cui Yu lowered her voice and explained to Lin Yingying: "Madam will help me leave the house and give me freedom. I should have left the house last month, but Madam suddenly went back to her parents' home. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so difficult for me to leave this month."
"I have saved some money over the years, and I took out most of it to buy us a small yard, and I have a little left for business." Cuiyu's eyes were bright, and she was looking forward to the future. She nudged Lin Yingying with her elbow, glared at her fiercely, and emphasized: "You have to take out your family's assets to use together. You are not allowed to hide them. I know where you hide your private money."
"Since you know it, just go and get it yourself. I can't go back to the palace now." Lin Yingying said.
Cuiyu smiled and said, "In fact, I have already taken your private money and locked it in my box. Don't worry, I didn't touch a single penny. I resisted my greed."
Lin Yingying smiled and said softly with emotion: "Madam can help you. I really envy you for being able to come out of Jinnan Palace openly."
Lin Yingying's eyes darkened and she sighed softly. She was very confused about the future. How could she live without an identity
"Those damn bandits! If this incident hadn't happened, Madam would definitely help you get out of the palace!" Cui Yu muttered to herself, swearing out all the curses in her heart at once, for a full hour without repeating herself.
She didn't take a break until she was tired of scolding. She looked at Lin Yingying's stomach, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Do you want to call a doctor for you? You can't leave any future problems."
They were born and raised in brothels. When they were very young, their elder sisters taught them to protect themselves. Even if they were just prostitutes, they were afraid of accidents when they received customers and they could not let anyone get killed.
"I've been drinking the contraceptive soup." Lin Yingying lowered her head.
Cuiyu thought about it and realized that she was just being too nosy. Lin Yingying would protect herself. Besides, which young master would let his mistress give birth to a child first? When he got married, there would be trouble.
She couldn't help but ask, "Is that person married?"
Lin Yingying shook her head and said, "It should be soon. I heard that his family is arranging a marriage for him. They are just waiting for the Spring Examination to be over..."
Lin Yingying pursed her lips again.
There was silence in the carriage for a while, and Cuiyu spoke again: "Has he never thought of bringing you into the mansion? I was thinking that if I could make you a concubine, it would be better than keeping you outside. If you meet a kind mistress like our lady in the future..."
"Yu'er." Lin Yingying interrupted her, "I won't say anymore."
"Ah..." Cuiyu responded and immediately stopped talking. She really didn't mention the man anymore. After a while, when she spoke again, she had changed the subject and the two talked about their future plans.
Another quarter of an hour later, the carriage finally stopped. The two people got off the carriage, and Lin Yingying looked around curiously. There were many houses nearby, and they all looked half-dilapidated. This area should be the poorest place in Beijing.
"It's cheap here." said Cuiyu.
Lin Yingying smiled and said, "It's already very good!"
Cuiyu patted her chest and assured Lin Yingying: "Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job in business and make a lot of money! Then we sisters will move to a bigger house!"
"Okay." Lin Yingying smiled with her eyes curved.
Cuiyu took Lin Yingying into the courtyard, handed her one of the two keys, and said, "I have to go back to the palace. I will come out early when my wife comes back!"
Lin Yingying nodded and stood at the gate to watch Cui Yu leave.
"Don't send me off. A girl living alone should be careful. Lock the doors and windows at night. I will buy a big wolf dog to protect the house in a few days!" Cuiyu pushed Lin Yingying into the yard and closed the door to prevent her from coming out.
The courtyard door was closed, but Cuiyu's cheerful voice could still be heard. Lin Yingying lowered her head, looked at the key in her hand, and couldn't help but smile. She felt that it was really great to be able to meet Cuiyu.
At the same time, You Yuji was packing up and about to leave the Poison Building.
You Yuji finally saw the pillow stuffing.
After not seeing each other for more than a month, Zhenxu's eyes instantly turned red when she saw You Yuji, and her voice choked with sobs: "I don't know why, but my eyes are sore when I see Madam..."
You Yuji smiled and pulled her to sit next to him, and asked her gently, "Is the poison in your body gone?"
Zhenxu nodded: "It's all gone, and they're fine now. Zhuo Wen and the guards are several days better than me."
Knowing that they were all fine, You Yuji felt much more relieved. The two exchanged a few more words and were about to leave the Poison Tower. At that time, Zhenxu and the guards were poisoned by Ruanwusan, and there were so many people that there were many eyes. Si Que did not bring everyone into the Poison Tower, but found a place to stay outside and asked Zhanxue to take a few people to take care of them.
You Yuzhi was planning to leave today and told Zhuo Wen and the others in advance. The pillow was taken away, while the others were waiting not far from the Poison Tower.
"Zhenxu!" Baohe came in from outside and saw Zhenxu. She ran over and threw herself into Zhenxu's arms.
You Yuji looked at the two of them with a smile for a while, then looked towards the door and asked Baohe, "Where is His Highness?"
—She just ordered Baohe to look for Sique.
"I didn't see anyone. Tingyun said that the prince went out to look after the pigs and will be back soon." Baohe reported.
"Pig?" Zhenxu was very surprised. Watching pigs? Is this some new way to have fun
Baohe leaned close to Zhenxu's ear and explained in a low voice. Zhenxu was so frightened that he uttered only one sentence for a long while - "It's incredible."
Si Que did go to see the pigs. Of course, more importantly, he went to see the people who were taking care of the pigs.
He stood on the platform, bent slightly, with his arms outstretched and resting on the fence in front of the platform, looking down and admiring.
The bright red silk cloth wrapped around the pigsty was already dirty, just as dirty as the feces on the ground in the pigsty. In such a dirty state, the bright red wedding character looked even more absurd and unruly.
The black sow was really old and had reached the end of her life. She lay in the mud, exhaling continuously through her nose.
Chen Lu was lying hunched in the corner of the pigsty, his wedding clothes also covered with pigsty stains, looking miserable. His tongue was cut off alive, and he received no treatment except to stop the bleeding. He was also poisoned by the soft and non-dispersible poison, and he was devastated by his current situation, making him no better than the black-skinned sow.
It is still unknown which of the two will live longer.
Tingyun came over and said, "Your Highness, the Madam is looking for you."
Si Que stood up slowly, pointed downwards, and ordered: "Wait until this pig dies of old age, and then throw that dog that is worse than a pig into the poison pool."
"yes."
Si Que paused and added: "Rinse it clean and soak it in spices for seven days before throwing it away. Don't fumigate those little cuties in the poison pool."
He walked up one floor to meet his Yuanyuan.
Thinking of his Yuanyuan, a faint smile gradually appeared on his expressionless face.
Si Que changed back into her daughter's dress, and took a sedan chair with You Yuji to where Zhuo Wen and his party were waiting. Zhuo Wen stood beside the carriage, pacing back and forth from time to time.
"Why haven't you come yet?" he asked Zhan Xue.
Zhan Xue had a blank expression on her face and didn't want to pay attention to him. She had been punished for not taking good care of the sleeping spiders before, and she had never been allowed to return to the Poison Tower. She only did some errands outside. She was really upset that she couldn't see the poisonous insects in the Poison Tower every day. This time, she was sent to take care of these guards of You Yuji, and she was so annoyed.
Especially this Zhuo Wen, he talks so much.
Finally seeing You Yuji, Zhuo Wen first breathed a sigh of relief and took the guards to confess his crime. You Yuji naturally did not blame him and got on the carriage with Si Que.
Instead of returning to the Jinnan Palace, he returned to the You family first.
After being delayed in the poison building for so long, she was very worried about her mother, so of course she had to go back to visit her mother first.
The Poison Building was some distance away from the You family, and they arrived there in the afternoon.
The carriage stopped in front of the side door of the You Mansion. You Yuzhi jumped out of the carriage holding the wall and saw her cousin waiting at the door.
"You're finally back." Jiao Yushu looked at her with a smile, and the worry that had been brewing in his eyes for many days finally dissipated.
You Yuji curled her eyes gently and said in a gentle voice, "I'm sorry to have worried you, cousin."
Si Que got off the carriage and glanced at Jiao Yushu coldly.
Zhenxu and Baohe were still in the carriage. When Zhenxu was about to get off, Baohe stopped her. Zhenxu looked at Baohe in confusion.
Bao He's eyes sparkled as she lowered her voice and said, "Princess Que looked so good in men's clothes! I'm a little uncomfortable seeing you suddenly change back into a skirt."
She leaned close to the pillow and whispered: "You don't know, Princess Que has been very good to our Madam in the past month. Not only has she taken good care of her, she has also dressed as a man to make our Madam happy!"
Baohe smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits.
Seeing the smile on Baohe's face, Zhenxu was confused for a while, and her original idea was suddenly shaken. She hesitated and said, "Princess Que dressed as a man?"
"Yeah!" Baohe nodded vigorously.
"But..." Pillow Xu lowered her voice, "Have you ever thought about it being a man dressed as a woman instead of a woman dressed as a man?"
The author has something to say: In the previous chapter's comment section, many people were confused by the name Jiang Yunche.
Although, this name first appeared in the previous chapter hahahaha