Beicheng, a small courtyard after the ordinary embroidery workshop.

Originally, this was just a place for the embroidery workshop to store the original cloth and finished products, but a few days ago, it was ordered to be cleaned up and sorted out, and it was simply arranged, so that the originally small two-entry courtyard suddenly became warm and elegant.

Subsequently, the few workers in the embroidery workshop heard that there were several flower-like women living in it.

But I've only heard about it. Not to mention that all the portals on the front and back of the side have special handles, and their leaders have repeatedly warned them that they dare not approach......

In the backyard of the small courtyard at this time, Helan was dressed in autumn clothes, standing under a fallen plane tree, watching the few remaining leaves on the branches swaying from side to side in the autumn wind, struggling to survive.

Only then did she feel pity, and she couldn't help but sense the cold wind blowing on her body, and couldn't help but tighten her arms with both hands.

"Why are you standing in the wind when you're wearing so little?"

A very beautiful woman with a graceful posture and a slender body swaying came from the back porch, and when she saw her in the atrium, she couldn't help but be reminded.

Helan glanced back at her, shook his head, and sighed: "Although the wind is desolate, how can it be against the current situation of you and me......

When the woman heard this, she also sighed slightly in her heart, did not speak again, and walked gently to her side, trying to feel her desolate artistic conception.

It was only a moment before she gave up.

After all, she is not a dancer and writer, and she does not feel that the road in front of her is a desperate situation.

She thought about it, the people who could detain them to this place at the same time would never be ordinary, perhaps far from being comparable to her husband's family.

And looking at the rules and obedience of the servants who sent them here, it is presumable that their masters are not vulgar tigers and wolves......

He is not a vicious person, and he will not do anything poisonous.

Since they are safe, they think that the other party just values their beauty, and that's it.

With the predecessors as concubines and descendants as slaves, there is not much difference between them.

Thinking of comforting herself like this, she couldn't help but look at the woman next to her.

Then, it was her, and she couldn't help but feel admiration and even jealousy in her heart.

She felt that she was also born beautiful, since she was young, she was praised as a stunning beauty by the neighbors, and she never doubted her appearance, otherwise, she would not have been included in the extremely noble Hanlin family, and even with the identity of the concubine, she lived a richer and more comfortable life than the wife of the main room.

It wasn't until she saw this woman that she wavered in her confidence in her beauty for the first time.

She even thought that if she was a few years younger, she was the same age as her, could she compare with her?

The answer doesn't seem to be certain.

If you look closely, you can see that its body looks like a willow, and its back is like a knife. The neck is covered with snow ester, and the face reflects the spring glow.

From the side, you can see the delicacy of her facial features more clearly.

The eyebrows are like ink, the eyes are puffed with autumn water, the nose is like Qiongyao, and the lips are like Jidan,

The most unforgettable thing is the outline of her whole pretty face and snow-white neck, which seem to exist to perfectly display her beauty, without seeing a trace of superfluity and regret.

The so-called beauty muscles and bones are such a person.

As if sensing her peeping, Helan turned sideways slightly, reaching out to catch the half-withered yellow pentagonal leaf that fell from the branch.

The woman took off the shawl on her body, gently draped it on Helan's body, and asked, "Although you and I had no friendship before, now that we have fallen together to this point, it can be regarded as the fate of tribulation.

My sister is so delicate, she should cherish it......

I have a lot of worries about my sister, but ...... But my sister still has children in prison? ”

Helan Dai's eyebrows furrowed slightly, the other party was so close to her, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

But after all, she had a good upbringing, and did not show any dissatisfaction, just shook her head.

"Though I am a wife, I have no children under my knees."

Helan said, finally aroused a trace of curiosity, and asked, "The girl I saw next to you yesterday is really your daughter?" ”

The woman smiled, "Yes, is there anything unusual?" ”

"No, it's just that my sister looks about the same age as me, but I didn't expect to raise such a well-behaved daughter."

Helan said, not knowing where to think, and lowered his head with a regretful expression.

The woman seemed to be unconscious, she looked at her, and suddenly said with some seriousness:

"Since my sister is still alone, why bother thinking about it?

Since ancient times, the rise and fall of the family has changed, how can we women decide? In this case, even if you are sad in your heart, it will not help.

The so-called incomplete eggs under the nest are just personal self-settling destiny.

I would like to give my sister a word, with my sister's appearance, there may not be a day when I will not come out again in the future, so don't be too sad and grieve, so that you miss the opportunity......"

These words, Helan's face was slightly red, and she had been a wife for ten years, so she naturally understood the meaning of the woman's words.

The woman said, "Although I don't know who detained us here, I think he will always appear." At that time, when you see the appearance and character of the person, everything may be conclusive. ”

The woman's words surprised Helan a little, and it sounded like the woman didn't have much worry about the future.

She couldn't help but ask, "Does my sister know who will... What brought us here? ”

Ever since her family was raided, she hadn't had a moment of freedom. But she didn't suffer too many grievances, although she changed hands several times, but every wave of people was very polite to her, and she was not as rude and cruel as she treated other people or even her family......

Now it seems that perhaps this beautiful woman, and even a few other people in the courtyard, are just like her.

The woman shook her head: "I'm not sure who the owner is, but I have a guess.

Do you remember that about five or six days ago, we were taken by carriage to a compound, and the prince we saw? ”

Helan was suddenly surprised: "My sister was also there that day?" ”

When the woman heard this, she was a little displeased.

Although there were many people that day, she still remembered Helan at a glance, without her, just because the other party's appearance was too outstanding......

She is also very confident in her appearance, and thinks that even among the more than 20 people, she must be the best ones, right? Helan didn't remember her......

Well, even if she is beautiful and delicate, she only knows about sadness and sorrow, and she doesn't care about these things.

So she nodded, "Yes." I've only been taken to that place since my husband's accident, and then I noticed that the people who came to see me were extra kind to me.

I thought it must be because of the prince......"

Helan suddenly woke up in his heart, and sure enough, their experiences were all the same!

"However, the young prince was not ...... at that time Didn't I reprimand those people, and then I was sent back to the Gongfu, and then I was brought into the Church Division, and then I was sold here......"

Although the Helan clan is not from a famous family, it is also a big family of Jiangnan businessmen, even if this situation is now, it still makes her feel unspeakable to let her personally say the fact that she was selected and sold.

Moreover, she couldn't help but think of the events of that day.

The prince who was sent to choose by himself and about 20 other ladies and ladies from various families was really too much like the little grandson of the Rongguo Mansion he had seen two or three years ago.

At that time, she had just married into the Mansion of the Kingdom, and when she saw it, she felt that the little boy was very delicate and cute, and he was also very rich and lovely.

The young man, perhaps curious about her, had been looking at her, and she turned back and smiled at him. It was just to tease him, but I didn't expect the other party to blush, what an interesting teenager......

It was just a small episode in life, and it was hard to remember for yourself. It's a pity that I never saw the boy again, but I seem to have heard that he is very famous in the capital.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone else called the young man the prince that day, she would have thought it was him.

The woman looked at Helan with the eyes of a young man and said with a smile: "I'm afraid, that's just on the surface......

My sister thinks about it, although all the people who went to that courtyard that day are very good-looking. Most of them are not as good as us, but now we are all here......"

Helan was silent, she was not a dull and stupid person, why didn't she understand what the woman meant.

"What my sister means, we may have become the forbidden ...... of the young prince I'm afraid that I will be kept here by him for the rest of my life? ”

Although he couldn't say that word, knowing the woman's guess, Helan had a faint sense of relief in his heart.

Although I feel ashamed of this ease in my heart, in the end, I and the others did not fall into the hands of an old, ugly, and evil person, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.

"...... for life? I'm afraid it may not be.

If we are destined to die to the end, I am afraid that there will be years of exile in the future.

If the sky is pitiful, it may not be that there is no time to see the light of day again......

Does my sister understand what I mean? ”

The woman said seriously, and looked at Helan seriously.

Helan's hand tightened, and the sycamore leaves in his hand were almost crushed. She vaguely understood what the woman meant.

If it was really the noble prince who accepted them...... As long as they can win the favor of the prince, they may not have to live the life of a master.

If you displease him or make him disgusted, I am afraid that I will also suffer the wrath of thunder and experience even more miserable days.

She finally really understood the purpose of the woman's heart-wrenching words to her, just because she was afraid that she would not know how to be flexible and cling to her defects, and in the future she would anger the prince and even affect her.

Thinking of this, Helan suddenly felt a lot less good for the woman in his heart, and felt that this person had given birth to such a good skin in vain, but he was too pragmatic and did not have the shame that a woman's family should have.

But because she knew that she had no ill will towards her, and she didn't want to show her thoughts in her heart, she bowed slightly and said, "Sister is kind enough to mention it, Helan Yan has thanked her here." ”

After saying that, he turned his head and pretended to continue to enjoy the bleak autumn scenery......

The woman is also a woman, how can she not guess the thoughts of Helan.

She sighed in her heart, "Idiot, at this point, do you think that a woman's virtue and shame can still be supported by us women themselves?"

If you don't understand it sooner, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer a little more......"

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and one of the only few maids in the courtyard ran over, stood in the corridor and called, "The master is here, and Mama told you two to hurry up to the front to greet you!" ”

The woman was startled, glanced at the unresponsive Helan clan, grabbed her greasy wrist, and said, "Let's go, Sister Helan, whether it's good or bad, you have to see to know......"

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"Lord Wang, can you still make this courtyard?"

Mingyan accompanied Jia Baoyu by his side, and when he saw Jia Baoyu looking at the yard, he couldn't help but smile and ask.

Jia Baoyu smiled, "It's okay, anyway, it's just a temporary use." ”

Jia Baoyu didn't think about raising any outer courtyard, and there were already a lot of beauties in the family.

It's just that his subordinates sent him so many beauties at the beginning, and he felt that it would be a pity to let them all go, so he chose a few.

Anyway, when it comes to his current identity and status, on the premise that it will not affect his career, there is really no need to be hypocritical and hypocritical about a resource like a beauty.

Today, I'll stop by to take a look.

The people in the courtyard have lined up to greet each other at the bottom of the stairs.

Jia Baoyu stopped.

"Don't hurry up to see the prince!!" Mingyan shouted.

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Helan and the others, even the mother-in-law and maid who served were taken aback, and looked at Jia Baoyu in the middle in surprise.

Ever since they had been hired into the hospital, and when they saw a woman who was more beautiful than the other, they knew that the owner of the room was extraordinary.

But I still didn't expect that it was actually a dignified prince......!

Therefore, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

Several beauties also bowed down unevenly:

"See the prince~~"

Jia Baoyu raised his hand and shouted, looking at the row of beauties in front of him who looked pleasant, and couldn't help but show a smile on his face.

Sure enough, they are worthy of the beauties they selected from the best of the day, even if they are all worried and timid at this time, they can't hide their beautiful appearance.

The beauties in the world may have different criteria for each person, but at least these are the types he likes.

He was about to speak, when the cigarette next to him suddenly asked the old woman standing next to him and asked, "What about another person?" ”

Although several people served in the courtyard were temporarily hired by Jia Yun, when Mingyan sent people over, Haosheng told them that they must take good care of people, and none of them can make mistakes.

Good guy, it's only been two days since you gave the second master one less? If the second master is unhappy, everyone will not be able to eat and walk around, so the drinking of tea and cigarettes is quite polite.

Jia Baoyu only reacted at this time that there was one missing, and after a closer look, he already knew who was missing.

The old mother is just a servant woman of an ordinary family, where can she withstand such intimidation, and immediately trembling: "Hui Ye and this uncle, the water girl is a little unwell, and she has already asked people to call, and she will come ...... soon."

Jia Baoyu waved his hand: "It's okay, since she is not in good health, let her rest." ”

With that, Jia Baoyu walked up the steps and entered the main room.

Everyone hurriedly followed, and when they arrived at the door, Mingyan and Jia Yun coincidentally stopped the old mother and a few ordinary little maids and asked them to stay outside......

The small hall of the main house is not large, and it is a little simple.

Jia Baoyu came to the top and sat down, looked at the five women who were also walking in the door behind him again, and then looked at Helan with a smile, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for three years, Mrs. Shi still looks so glamorous, beautiful and natural......"

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