Volume 1 Dongchang Yan (Sweet Pet) Chapter 8 Forced into a dead end
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Listening to Leng Qingtang's chiseled words, Gu Yunyao's expression was tense, and her smug expression disappeared in an instant:
"What do you say......"
"Isn't it? Compared to the girl, the flower is really useless to the Governor. Now that he has committed the evil act of abducting a girl from a good family, he has been abducted to the Imperial Court Tribute Court and to the head of the governor, shouldn't he be killed? Not only will Ben Governor kill him, but he will destroy his whole family! Fifty miles west of Gyeonggi, Zhaojiagang, the whole family of five, just because of the girl's momentary thoughts, it is inevitable to be the knife of the East Factory! β
Dongchang's intelligence spies are all over the world, and it is very easy for them to pick up such a small piece of information.
Leng Qingtang raised his smooth and refined jaw slightly, and locked onto the stunned and frightened girl in a condescending manner, with a sly and cold smile.
ββ¦β¦ No, no! You can't-"
Gu Yunyao rolled off the bed in a daze, and Leng Qingtang's sharp dodge made her pounce. But she was unwilling, and ran to him and cried:
"You can't hurt him! It's not his fault! It's me! I came up with the idea, and he only listened to me! You let him go! Let him goβ"
Gu Yunxi shrank at the head of the bed, completely frightened by the sudden reversal of the situation, and had no idea for a while, only sobbing, watching Gu Yunyao go crazy like a shrew.
"Humph! I really don't blame him......"
Leng Qingtang let Gu Yunyao tug on the hem of his python robe, and his voice was sarcastic and sharp:
"It was the girl who lured you, but you gave the boy fifty sticks. But he has a deep affection for you, girl! Before he died, he was still pleading for you, and he insisted on taking the blame on himself, and the iron bones and affection of the family really made the governor admire! β
Gu Yunyao no longer had the previous insolence at this moment, and lowered her head and "wooed" in pain.
"Let me meet him......"
"See? I'm afraid I won't see it! The night before yesterday, Ben Du had already asked the team to take him into the East Factory, and now, he should still be recuperating from his injuries in Zhao Prison! β
Going to hell? A gardener, a flower show? The ordinary people in the market can no longer be ordinary, why should they be imprisoned? This is clearly a kind of hijacking!
Leng Qingtang was thoughtful, knowing that once he killed that Zhao An, Gu Yunyao would definitely not live alone in the world. Zhao An's life and death are small, and Gu Yunyao really has any mistakes. Wouldn't it be in vain that he and Gu's mother had worked hard to cultivate her over the years?
Leng Qingtang understands the stakes, only by taking Zhao An's life into her own hands will she Gu Yunyao obediently listen to him and obey him. Knowing the beauty of coercion, and turning the people around him into pawns for his own use without much effort, is the mastery of his methods as the overseer of the East Factory.
Gu Yunyao sat on the ground like a shelf falling apart, trembling like chaff, but she raised her head helplessly.
In the field of vision, Leng Qingtang's expression was the same, there was not the slightest anger or dissatisfaction in the calm, his thin lips were lightly raised, and the corners of his delicate lips were always pouting with a little frosty smile.
With a "plop", Gu Yunxi fell to the ground on the side of the bed.
"Overseer, spare my sister this time! She didn't dare anymore! Don't be her, please! β
Gu Yunxi was crying and kowtowing desperately, except for begging the aggressive man in front of her, she really couldn't think of any other way to relieve Gu Yunyao.
"Get up, girl, it's none of your business!"
Leng Qingtang hesitated, and was really distressed when he saw Gu Yunxi crying into pear blossoms with rain. For some reason, he couldn't lose his temper with her.
Even if she was desperately trying to intercede for Gu Yunyao at this moment, he frowned, preferring to keep his anger in his heart than to exert his power on her weak and delicate in front of her.
Sighing lightly, Leng Qingtang ordered Gu Yunxi in a deep voice:
"Obedient girl! Get up! Rise up to Bendo. β
"Yunxi, silly sister! Not so! β
Gu Yunyao cried and hugged her:
"What do you ask him to do! Now that he has cornered me, there is no way back for me! β
Taking a deep breath to hold back her sorrow, Gu Yunyao rolled her eyes and looked directly at Leng Qingtang:
"I listen to you, enter the palace obediently, you are satisfied!"
"What? Ben didn't hear clearly, but the girl said it again! β
Leng Qingtang narrowed his eyes wickedly and deliberately ridiculed.
"I am willing to enter the palace, please stop torturing Zhao An-"
Gu Yunyao shouted hoarsely.
"Sister......" Gu Yunxi watched from the side, and couldn't help shedding tears again.
Gu Yunyao closed her eyes helplessly, and sighed faintly:
"It's all fate, fate! I don't have any other thoughts, I just want to enter the palace and help my father-in-law. It's just that there is one more thing, ask my father-in-law to fulfill ......"
"You say." Leng Qingtang looked up at the sky and asked with a leisurely expression.
"Please let the clouds and tides out of the tribute courtyard."
"Sister?" Gu Yunxi looked at Gu Yunyao in shock.
Gu Yunyao's expression was calm at this time, as if she had seen through the red dust in an instant.
"Father-in-law Leng, Yunxi has been weak since he was a child, and his temperament is also the most supple here, and he has suffered a lot of squeezes in the Tribute Courtyard. Now that she is growing up day by day, she must plan for the future in advance. With her personality, it's okay that the sisters are all around, but I'm afraid that when we all enter the palace, there will be no more way for her to live in this courtyard......"
Leng Qingtang's expression froze, and the haze covering Jun's face completely dissipated.
He really didn't expect that Gu Yunyao, a stubborn and unruly girl, would be the most reassuring person at a critical moment who was actually a sister who had no blood relationship with him.
Looking at Gu Yunxi, who was sucking around Gu Yunyao, he really couldn't bear to continue to persecute him. After a lot of coaxing and scare, the result now is just right-
"Ben Governor promises you! However, how Yunxi will go on in the future depends on her own choice. β
Leng Qingtang turned around and walked to the door.
A ray of sunlight shone through the crack in the door, hitting half of his face, and the shadows on his eyebrows were mottled, and there was a hint of cunning in his handsomeness.
"You sisters, let's talk about yourself, the governor went out first, discuss with Gu's mother immediately, and send the girl to the palace to serve on a certain day!"
Only Gu Yunyao and Gu Yunxi were left in the room at the moment.
Gu Yunxi wiped his face and reached out to support Gu Yunyao. As soon as the five fingers touched her, her body immediately trembled, and a moan of pain came out of her mouth.
"Sister, what's wrong with you!"
Yun Xi was frightened, and turned over the sleeve of Yun Yao's middle shirt, which was suddenly shocked.
There was no good place on Gu Yunyao's jade-like arms now, and patches of blood were bruised, and blue and purple marks crowded the entire arm.
Gu Yunyao smiled sadly:
"Gu's mother is worthy of being the old palace maid in the palace, and she has the best set of tossing people. Thinking that because I was a tribute girl, I didn't need to be punished, so I asked those mothers-in-law to pinch me to death, twist me, and prick me with some sharp silver needles! Although there is no blood in the wound, it is also a lifeless pain......"
"How can these people who eat black money get their hands on it!"
Gu Yunxi glared at Yun Yao's arms injuries, gritted his teeth fiercely and finished speaking, and burst into tears again.
Their sisters have always had the best relationship, thinking that Yun Yao used to maintain and take care of her, but now she is in such a situation, how can she not be sad?
Slowly helping Gu Yunyao to sit on the chair, Gu Yunxi opened the three drawers of food boxes on the table, and took out two stacks of side dishes, a bowl of rice and a bowl of thin soup.
"Sister, you must not have eaten yet. Eat something first, don't wait for it to get cold. β
"Don't worry, sit down, I have something to say to you."
Hearing this, Gu Yunxi pulled a chair and sat next to Gu Yunyao. Gu Yunyao adjusted her posture sideways to face her, took her hands, and her concerned gaze lingered on her face.
"The last time I was punished in the front yard, you had an old illness, are you better now?"
"Sister, I'm fine, don't worry. The overseer has found the imperial doctor in the palace, and he has already prescribed medicine and taken medicine......"
Gu Yunxi paused when she said this, and at this time, she also remembered Leng Qingtang's considerate side to her. After all, since she was a child, in addition to the eldest sister, he was the one who was willing to feed her medicine by hand.
Gu Yunyao saw the clue from the slight change in her sister's expression, and smiled bitterly:
"Silly sister, there is an old saying: It's good to be a man with a few thoughts, but don't throw away all your heart! Although Leng Gonggong is extraordinary, it can be seen that since he was appointed as the director of Dongchang, he has constantly excluded dissidents, controlled the government, and repeatedly been wronged. Sister looks at people, you believe my sister's words! β
"Sister......
"Good sister, once today passes, I don't know when you and I will see each other again. You have seen it yourself, the courtyard is full of those who eat black money, and Yun Jin and I have entered the palace on the other day, what will it be like to leave you, a kind-hearted and soft-hearted guard of Gu's mother. Sister is most afraid that you will suffer a loss, but there is nowhere to sue......"
Gu Yunyao's face was full of sadness, and a layer of tears welled up in her eyes.
"That's why my sister wants you to plan as soon as possible, go wherever you can, fly out of this yard, and from now on the ends of the earth. If you can meet someone who is sincerely good to yourself, you will have a lifelong dependence. Sister in this life, I'm afraid I won't have that blessing anymore, I just hope that you can find each other's ......... who love each other."
Gu Yunyao held her sister's hands, and her eyes were extremely envious at a certain point in front of her, as if she had witnessed the picture outlined in her mind. Tears snatched out of her eyes, Gu Yunyao cried again, and Gu Yunxi next to her cried with her.
"Sister, I remember your words...... Remembered ......"
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In less than half an hour, a burly man with a meaty face came in the wing room where Gu Yunyao was detained, and he saw that he was dressed as the nurse in the Tribute Courtyard.
"It's almost time, Miss Labor, pleaseβ"
He pointed to the door expressionlessly, signaling that Gu Yunxi should go out.
"Sister!"
"Yunxi, remember my sister's words...... Don't forget! β
The two palms were tightly clasped together, and the two girls looked at each other with tears in their eyes, unable to part.
"Oops! Let's go, let's go! β
The big man was super impatient, came up and stretched out his rough hand like a chicken, pulled Gu Yunyao away, waved at Gu Yunxi and drove her out of the door.
Gu Yunxi retreated to the door of the wing, cried and watched the family close the door, and locked the door neatly.
"Sister...... You wait for me, and I will come to see you again! β
Gu Yunxi cried at the locked door. He stood alone outside the door for a moment before sobbing and walking towards the courtyard.
When I entered the corner gate, I saw the clear and independent back under the plane tree.
Gu Yunxi felt that Leng Qingtang seemed to be waiting for her on purpose, so he hurriedly stopped his sadness, wiped his cheeks and stepped forward.
"Overseer......"
Leng Qingtang turned around in response, and saw her sad face at the first moment, her pale eyebrows implied a sick appearance, her eyes were swollen like red peaches, and her cheeks were full of speckled tears.
He took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it over silently, but she hesitated to answer, so he took two steps forward and took it himself, holding the handkerchief with his fingers to wipe away the tears on her face.
Gu Yunxi stood dumbfounded, although he was a little frightened, he didn't know how to dodge, and hesitantly mustered up the courage to raise his gaze.
She saw a pair of handsome and delicate facial features, sword eyebrows of appropriate shades slanted into the temples, and thin lips with clear and distinct colors under the nose, which were straight as jade. The eyes that were looking down at her were like a dark pool, vast and secluded. Under the sun, the two bright eyes were dyed with a layer of amber gold, as if they were absorbed into a thousand colors of brilliance, and people were fascinated to see it.
At this moment, there was no longer the slightest cold and indifferent look on this face, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, as if there was a warm and soft smile.
Having taken the handkerchief, he looked at her and asked:
"Yun Yao's side is okay?"
"My sister just had lunch, and her mood is much calmer......"
Hearing that he was still thinking about Gu Yunyao, Gu Yunxi hesitated for a moment and tentatively spoke:
Overseer ......"
"Girl, are you blaming me in your heart? Blame me for being too ruthless with Yun Yao? β
Leng Qingtang suddenly interjected, and the question was straightforward.