Chapter 077: Selling Yourself
During the period of great filial piety, Wanchen Building, like many fireworks venues, closed its business, and the arrival of Li Chengqi frightened Lao Bustard Jiuniang. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Jiuniang pushed Li Chengqi out of the door, and said: "It's rare for Master Hou to come once, but if you come at this time, you will teach people to mistakenly think that I am still making a living under this great mourning, and then you can send me to the official?" Master Hou, please go back! ”
"Mom, I invited Master Hou here." Yan Ruyu was plain, but she leaned gracefully on the railing upstairs. She said that she walked downstairs and explained to Jiu Niang: "I have something to tell the Hou Ye, just because I am from the Qinglou and the lowly body, I can't get into the elegant hall of the Hou Mansion in Ning'an, so I have to ask someone to invite the Hou Ye here." After that, she wanted to invite Li Chengqi upstairs.
"What's the matter...... You can't be alone upstairs and say it. Jiu Niang hurriedly said, "If you want to speak, say it in this hall, so as not to misunderstand." ”
Yan Ruyu thought about it and nodded in agreement. She asked Li Chengqi to sit down, and asked the man to serve tea, while she went back to the house and took a letter downstairs. There was no handwriting on the letter, and it was thin inside, and it didn't look like it was contained.
At Yan Ruyu's request, Jiu Niang shouted at the idle people to the upstairs or backyard, so there was no one in the hall, which was also suitable for talking about important matters.
"Master Hou," Yan Ruyu smiled and handed the letter to Li Chengqi, "This is what Prince Anyang asked me to give to you." ”
Li Chengqi was suspicious, and after a glance at Yan Ruyu, he opened the letter. To his surprise, the letter contained a letter of resignation written by An Yangping to Shen Yan, and a piece of white paper with fingerprints! The date of the retirement is the eve of the emperor's return.
Without waiting for Li Chengqi to say that he had doubts in his heart, Yan Ruyu explained: "Prince Anyang said. Hou Ye must have a way to write the contract of selling herself to the Hou Mansion in Ning'an on this white piece of paper with Miss Shen's fingerprints on it. ”
"This is Miss Shen's fingerprint?" Li Chengqi has learned something.
Yan Ruyu nodded. said that this fingerprint was put on by An Yangping when Shen Yan was asleep. She also said: "Prince Anyang said that Ning'an Hou Mansion has a gold medal for avoiding death. As long as Miss Shen becomes a member of the Hou Mansion, she can be exempted from the involvement of the Nine Clans, but considering the hatred between the Hou Mansion and the Shen family, even if the Hou Ye agrees to Miss Shen to get started and is willing to give Miss Shen a title, the rest of the Hou Mansion, especially the old lady of the Hou Mansion, will definitely not agree, so Prince Anyang asked me to tell the Hou Ye and beg the Hou Ye to take Miss Shen as a concubine. Let's save her life first. ”
"An Yangping actually did ......" Li Chengqi wanted to slander An Yangping, but then he felt that this was the only way to protect Shen Yan's life, and he couldn't help but admire his wisdom.
An Yangping took Shen Yan and her father to flee on the one hand, and on the other hand, she made such second-hand preparations early, and her cautious and thoughtful actions can be imagined.
"How can An Yangping be sure that I will agree?" Li Chengqi looked at Yan Ruyu and looked a little cold.
"Prince Anyang said that the Shen family will have the catastrophe of today, and it has something to do with the Hou Ye. Hou Ye knew that he would spare no effort to save Miss Shen. Yan Ruyu always maintained a gentle smile as she spoke, as if she was asking Li Chengqi a question. My heart is ready to answer.
Hearing her words, Li Chengqi's expression darkened a lot. If it weren't for him, let Shen Shichong and other loyal ministers persuade the first emperor to stop taking the pill. The disaster of these old ministers may not come so quickly. Shen Shichong can leave Da Zhou early to live in Nanzhao, and he can live a worry-free life. So. It was incumbent upon him to save Shen Yan's life.
He thanked Yan Ruyu and left in a hurry.
After he left, Yan Ruyu smiled, and silently thought in her heart: "Prince Anyang, I was molested by the prince that day, I would rather die than obey, if you didn't solve the problem in time, I was afraid that I would have been buried in the dust." You asked me to help, but I was selfish, and I owe you the person I didn't entrust Miss Shen to the person you entrusted. Her eyes were full of indebtedness.
Li Chengqi did not return to the Hou Mansion, but went straight to Steward Feng's house and asked him where he could find what Shen Yan wrote in his spare time.
How to write a deed of sale in Shen Yan's handwriting? Li Chengqi thought about it and felt that copying her handwriting was the best way, so he found Steward Feng, hoping to get his help.
"The old man has been raided, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to find the handwritten letter of the young lady. Hou Ye asked me, why don't I help find the whereabouts of Xiyu's girl and ask her. She has followed Miss since she was a child, and she knows her best. "Steward Feng proposed this, and he also wanted the people sent out by Ning Anhou to find Xiyu and his son Erhu at the same time.
Li Chengqi listened to his proposal, but on the one hand, he sent someone to find Xiyu, and on the other hand, he also went to Bai Zhong's house. Unfortunately, Bai Zhong didn't know how Shen Yan could write, so he had to return to the Hou Mansion and make plans again.
Just when he was hesitating to go to prison to persuade Shen Yan and let her write the deed of sale by herself, Li Chengmao hurriedly ran over, "Big brother, do you know that Miss Shen has been arrested and imprisoned, and she will be beheaded after the autumn?" ”
"I know." Li Chengqi glanced at Li Chengmao, thought for a while, and said, "Second brother, I have a way to save Miss Shen, will you help me?" ”
Li Chengmao was overjoyed, and immediately said sincerely: "Help, of course help!" Immediately, he asked Li Chengqi how he planned to save Shen Yan, and when he heard his method, he felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't show it at all, and quickly laughed that it was a good idea, "As long as there is a deed of sale, the eldest brother will find a few trusted elders from the clan to corroborate it as a notary, and he will be able to protect Miss Shen." ”
What Li Chengqi asked Li Chengmao to do was to let him persuade a few older people in the clan to voluntarily become the notary. Except for Wesley and Huo Qing, no one knew that what was hiding under his body was the soul of the second prince Liu Xian, but although he could hide it, there were some things that he still needed to do as his second brother.
However, Li Chengmao was a little hesitant, "Big brother, persuade the elders of the clan, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort if you go in person?" They'll listen to you. ”
Poor Li Chengqi doesn't even know which elders in the clan are. He thought for a moment and said, "Go ahead, just say it's my will, if it really doesn't work, you call them to the house again, and I'll talk to them myself." ”
Li Chengmao then agreed. Without further ado, he immediately said goodbye to Li Chengqi and went to do it.
Regarding the deed of sale, Li Chengqi finally made a decision - he quickly got through the relationship, brought a wooden box to the prison, and met Shen Yan.
When Shen Yan heard the movement, she thought that An Yangping had come to see her, so she hurriedly went to the edge of the cage to watch. Seeing that it was Li Chengqi, she was a little surprised.
Her eyes were sunken, her lips were white, and she was so thin that she couldn't look good. The rush and fright of the past few days have already made her feel turbulent. The cold and damp dungeon and the fate of the imminent beheading made her even more terrified. Seeing her like this, Li Chengqi was full of self-blame, and he hated to take her out now.
"Miss Shen, you have suffered." Compared with the posture of a disciple in the past, or the posture of being a domineering and arrogant person, or the posture of disdain, he is as serious as Shen Yan's relatives at this time.
"What are you going to do?" Shen Yan was cold, "Do you want to express your apologies?" Hurt me, hurt my father, and hurt so many unrelated relatives of my Shen family, are you happy? ”
She will put all the sins on Li Chengqi, Li Chengqi is not surprised, just listening to her painful complaints, he also has his own grievances in his heart. But he didn't argue, and told her his intentions.
Shen Yan laughed sarcastically after hearing this, "Selling yourself as a concubine is just stealing a living?" Do you think I don't even need a minimum of self-esteem in order to survive? ”
"Be my concubine first, and I'll find a way to straighten you right." Li Chengqi said.
"Huh!" Shen Yan still laughed, and suddenly said coldly: "I won't accept your protection for the sake of my life!" It was you who harmed my Shen family. ”
Li Chengqi smiled bitterly and lowered his chin. From the first sentence Shen Yan said to him, he knew that he couldn't persuade her to write the deed of sale. He took a step back and turned around and said with his back: "Even if you don't write, I will find a way to write it for you." ”
"You don't want to do much!" Shen Yan roared angrily, "My husband will save me!" ”
"Your husband?" Li Chengqi turned around, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes. He smiled, took out the things that An Yangping asked Yan Ruyu to give him, and slowly walked to Shen Yan and showed it to her, "Who do you think gave it to me?" It was the husband who read it in your mouth, and entrusted Miss Yan from Wanchen Building to give it to me. Seeing Shen Yan's disbelief, he then stimulated her: "He won't come to save you, what he means is to let me save you." If I don't save you, you'll be dead. ”
Shen Yan burst into tears, but the corners of her mouth were moved.
It wasn't until this moment that she understood what An Yangping had prepared for herself, and it wasn't until this moment that she understood why he gave her a leave of absence. She turned her back, squatted down the cold ground along the cage, and said softly, "My husband also gave me a letter of resignation, but I lost it on the way...... He left you one because he thought I might lose it, right? He even considered that I would not promise you to write a deed of sale, so he secretly left my handprints at some point. He ...... "choked in her throat, making it impossible for her to continue speaking."
"Then write this deed of sale, and live up to his good intentions." Li Chengqi carefully persuaded, "Even if you complain about me and hate me, you will wait until you have passed the current level and then let me pay it back." His tone was low and sincere, full of expectations for Shen Yan.
In fact, when Shen Shichong was prime minister, he was the teacher of the second prince Liu Xian. Although Liu Xian is now Li Chengqi, his respect for the teacher has not diminished in the slightest. Shen Shichong was exterminated by the Nine Clans, and he also blamed himself. Now all he can do is do his best to save his daughter's life.
Seeing that Shen Yan didn't make a sound, he squatted down, opened the wooden box containing paper, pen and ink against the cage, and spread the piece of paper with Shen Yan's fingerprints on it.
Shen Yan wiped the tears from her cheeks with her sleeves, looked sideways at the piece of paper, and finally turned around.
She held a pen and wrote a contract that she voluntarily sold herself to the Ning'an Hou Mansion to serve the Ning'an Hou as a concubine and serve Ning Anhou for life. According to Li Chengqi's request, she also wrote the time of signing the contract on the same day as An Yangping's letter of resignation.
However, when Li Chengqi wanted to take the proposed deed of sale from her, she did not hand it to him, but looked at him and solemnly put forward her own conditions. (To be continued.) )
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