Chapter Twenty-Eight: Arrogance
Ping'er walked to Muhai's bed and handed the contract to Muhai again. Mu Hai smiled faintly, took it and tore up the contract.
"Your Excellency......" Ping'er exclaimed.
Mu Hai said with a smile: "I asked you to stay to be a companion for Xiang'er, not for you to be a slave." ”
Ping'er was moved in her heart, but she opened her mouth to persuade: "Adults can't be like this, there will be more servants in the house in the future, if there is no body deed, I am afraid it will be chaotic." ”
Mu Hai pondered for a moment and said, "What you said is reasonable, then you are a special case." Ping'er, Li Mo sent you here, I didn't add any interrogation or even didn't want any deeds, it was because Xiang'er felt that she was in love with you. I believe in Xiang'er, so, no matter what relationship you had with Li Mo before, I hope there will be no more in the future, okay? ”
When Ping'er heard this, she hurriedly knelt down and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I am definitely not Li Mo's meticulous work." I was sent by Li Mo because I was incompatible with Li Fu. ”
"Get up." Xiang'er pulled Ping'er up and said with a smile, "If I don't believe you, how can I keep you." ”
Mu Hai smiled and said to Ping'er: "Tell me, why is it out of place?" I'm a little curious about the Li Mansion. ”
Xiang'er smiled and said, "Eat first, and we'll talk about it later." If you don't eat, we'll all starve with you. ”
"Okay, let's talk while eating." Muhai got off the bed, Ping'er set the food on the table, and Xiang'er's two daughters sat on the table to eat together.
Ping'er had never eaten with the main family, so she was a little restrained, took a sip of porridge, and said: "Working in the Li Mansion, the monthly money is very rich, but the price is too high, and there are rules everywhere. I've never been to the palace, but I guess that's how it rules. Once, when I strayed into a garden, I broke the rules of prudence, and not only was I given twenty strokes, but I also deducted all my monthly money for that month, and my food was halved. ”
"Oh, what garden is so important?"
Ping'er shook her head and said: "I don't know, I was punished like this just by stepping into the garden two steps, if I knew the whole story, I am afraid I would have died a long time ago." Every month in the Li Mansion, maids disappear for no reason, and if they think they shouldn't be seen, they were all killed by Li Mo. ”
"Oh, there are disappearances every month, so how many maids are there in Li Mo's family?" Makikaido.
"I don't know, but I estimate that there are always thousands."
"So much!" Mu Hai and Liu Xiang'er said in unison.
Mu Hai glanced at Xiang'er and said with a smile: "Hey, Xiang'er and I have a heart." ”
Xiang'er's heart was sweet, she glanced at Muhai charmingly, and said angrily: "Childe loves to laugh, let Ping'er continue to talk." ”
Ping'er nodded and continued: "A thousand, only a little more, the maid of the Li Mansion is actually ...... In fact, it can be regarded as a spare candidate for Li Mo's concubine. ”
Mu Hai almost squirted out a mouthful of porridge when he heard this, and said in surprise: "More than a thousand spares? This old puppet is really ruthless. He glanced at Ping'er and said, "You are also beautiful, why didn't you make the alternative?" ”
Xiang'er's pink fist lightly hammered Mu Hai.
Ping'er's face turned red and said, "The adults laughed, Ping'er Puliu's posture...... What's more, if you want to be a candidate for Li Mo's wife and concubine, you must first be assessed every month. ”
"How can I get the best grades?"
"As long as you follow the rules, you are superior. But there are so many rules, and I'm average or low every month. ”
"Haha, then your monthly money must be less, no wonder you eat so thin."
Ping'er blushed and said, "The adults laughed." The monthly assessment is superior, and after entering the alternative, the steward will select the beautiful woman among them to inspect for half a year, and then determine whether she can be Li Mo's concubine. Li Mo has done too many bad things, and he is afraid that someone will be unfavorable to him, so he is extremely cautious in choosing a concubine. ”
Mu Hai put a chopstick and green vegetables into his mouth, and said, "This old thing is really afraid of death, by the way, how many concubines does Li Mo have?" ”
Ping'er said: "I heard that there are more than a hundred. ”
Mu Hai's eyes widened, grabbed Xiang'er's hand, and said with a smile: "Haha, I'm far inferior to Li Mo." ”
Ping'er Zhengse said: "My lord's words are wrong. Don't say that the character of adults is far better than Li Mo, let's talk about women, although Li Mo has more than 100 wives and concubines, none of them can compare to Miss. ”
Mu Hai smiled: "You can talk." Alas, why can't you be a clever girl in the assessment? ”
"To tell you the truth, when I first entered the mansion, most of my assessments were superior. But as the time to enter the house increases, there are more and more rules, and they become more and more shameless......" Speaking of this, Ping'er's face blushed, "There is even a rule later, when you are alone with Li Mo, you need to take the initiative to take off your clothes and be naked." I didn't stick to it, so most of the assessments were inferior. I've heard that there are more shameful rules, but I haven't been exposed to them yet. ”
"Haha, this Li Mo really enjoys the treatment of an emperor." Mu Hai said with a smile.
"Actually, in fact, adults don't know that there are even more shameless actions in the Li Mansion, and I also overheard people talk about it."
"Oh, what?" Mu Hai said curiously.
"Sell babies! Those candidate women who fail to become Li Mo's wives and concubines will be sent to fireworks venues, on the one hand, to earn prostitution money, and on the other hand, to allow them to conceive. Conceived in October and sold babies. ”
"Are those women willing?" Xiang'er was surprised.
"People's hearts, people's hearts." Mu Hai suddenly restrained his smile and said in a cold voice, "Those women who are used to the monthly assessment and abide by the rules are just taking these as another rule. Li Mo is really a good means. ”
"That's what my lord said. Most of them have been trained to be puppets and only know how to obey orders. But there are occasional exceptions, so these things can sneak out some rumors. I heard that Li Mo made these women pregnant not only to sell the baby, but also to drink it himself in order to get milk. ”
"Alas, I'm afraid that selling babies is still secondary, the main purpose is to collect women's milk, and Li Mo will play." As Mu Hai spoke, his heart suddenly moved, Li Mo's means of training women were so good, so he must know Ping'er's heart well. Could Ping'er also be a pawn of his? Through Ping'er's mouth, convey his actions and try the attitude here.
"Ping'er, when did you find out about this? I'm talking about the news of the sale of babies. Mu Hai frowned.
Ping'er tilted her head and thought for a while, and muttered, "About half a month." ”
Mu Hai nodded slowly, sighed, and said, "Li Mo is really powerful. Ping'er, do you know that you are also a pawn of Li Mo. ”
Ping'er's face turned pale when she heard this, and she hurriedly said incoherently: "I don't, I don't, adults believe in me, I'm still a virgin, I don't, I'm not a chess piece..."
"I know, I know what you mean. Although you have no intention, Li Mo does use you as a pawn. Half a month ago, he decided to give you to me. At that time, I was still on my way to office, but he had already begun to pretend that he did not intend to let you know some news, and to pass it on to me through your mouth, and test my attitude. Mu Hai smiled faintly.
"Will you?" Ping'er was dumbfounded.
"Think about it, this kind of news is top secret, you are not involved in it, how can you know about it? The people involved in it are all tight-lipped and who will tell you anything. Mu Hai shook his head.
Xiang'er thought about it and sighed slightly: "He is indeed very likely to have this scheming. ”
Ping'er nodded gloomily, thinking that everything about herself was in the calculations of others, and she felt lonely and self-pitying.
Mu Hai couldn't bear it when he saw it, and comforted: "I think you shouldn't be sad, you should be happy." First, you didn't become Li Mo's puppet; Second, you are alive now; Third, maybe you can still see Li Mo's day full of evil. There are ten unsatisfactory things in the world, so many reasons, you should be content and happy. ”
Hearing this, Ping'er's spirits were slightly lifted, and she nodded again and again, and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your relief." ”
"But what now? Li Mo has done so many hurtful things, and he is still at large, which shows how powerful he is. Childe has no one in his hands now, how should he deal with himself? Xiang'er frowned slightly, and her heart was heavy.
Mu Hai hugged Xiang'er's fragrant shoulders and said with a smile: "Take one step at a time, just pretend to be confused now, just when I don't know anything." Don't worry, Xiao Xiang'er, you don't have to be afraid of anything with me. ”
Feeling Muhai's warm embrace, Xiang'er's heart settled down a little: with him, even life and death have been experienced together, what else is there to be afraid of?
"Okay, I'm full. I'm going to Surabaya to inspect today, do you want to go with me? "Makikaido.
"Is that okay?" Xiang'er was overjoyed when she heard this. She naturally wanted to be with Mu Hai all the time, but she was afraid that it would be bad for his reputation.
"If there's anything that doesn't work, just hide in the carriage and don't come out." The county government does not have a trustworthy person, and Mu Hai is not at ease to put Xiang'er here alone.