Bai Ling silently listened to the girl's prayer, and couldn't help but think of Bai Shijun and Bai Yi, who didn't know where they were now, and suddenly felt a little sad.

“…… It will be safe. Bai Ling suddenly spoke, her voice very low, "It will be all safe." ”

The girl on the side was startled and immediately looked over to Bai Ling.

Bai Ling smiled at her.

“…… Thank you. The girl bowed her head, a little panicked and a little sad, and she quickly got up, went to another corner of the room, and fell silently.

……

In the days that followed, everything was uneventful.

All the girls were kept in the tower, and some people regularly came up to deliver food, pour pots for the night, and even take them downstairs at midnight to bathe in the soup that had no guests nearby.

Late-night baths are usually the last water of the day, and the water is turbid, but having water to take a bath is already satisfying in itself.

The girls felt as if they had simply been detained in a different place, and none of the conditions they had feared had happened, and although everyone thought it was strange, the atmosphere gradually eased.

At night, Bai Ling followed the crowd upstairs, and now she basically slept in the northwest corner of the room, simply taking a few sacks and putting them on the floor, and then covering them with a thin blanket that was issued here.

Although it was a little cold at night, it was still bearable.

Today, there was a candle lit in the room, and although it was dim, it was barely able to see everything in front of it.

Bai Ling sat alone in the corner combing her hair, the wooden comb in her hand had been picked up from a corner of the bathhouse downstairs, she took a few flushes of water, hid it in her sleeve and took it upstairs.

In the center of the room, the girls sat in their seats, combing their wet hair and chatting.

"Speaking of which, over there in the West Tower, two girls left today, do you know?" A clear female voice suddenly sounded.

“…… Is it dead? ”

"No, I was picked up!" The girl said, "I also listened to the people over there when I was taking a bath just now." Our crime belongs to the hundred flowers, generally have to be dried for three months to see if anyone comes to redeem it, if no one has been concerned within three months, it will really be sold to the original place of origin and classified as slaves. ”

"What!" Almost all the girls in the room stood up and moved closer to the girl who was talking.

"What ransom?"

"Do you mean that as long as you pay the silver taels, you can go out?"

"Of course not!" The man said, "This redemption is not the other redemption, it has to pass several reviews by the Department of Education before it can be approved." It is not easy to have silver alone. ”

"But...... Why do you want to dry it for three months first? ”

"It's very simple, you think, although people like us fall in Baihuaya, I'm afraid that the people here don't dare to come up and take it hard. You always have to wait to see if there is anyone with the best hands and eyes to fish.

"Like the two girls who were picked up in the West Tower today, I heard that one is the daughter of the former Fuzhou prefect, and the other is the niece of the former Daye Inspectorate.

As soon as these words came out, many people in the dark room let out a sigh.

Sometimes, instead of bringing comfort, the sudden appearance of a glimmer of hope makes one's anxiety even stronger......

In the dark, someone asked the person who brought the news, "Sister is so well-informed...... What's my sister's name? ”

"Me, Ai Qian."

"Ai ......" someone in the crowd muttered and repeated the surname, "Is my sister from Chuzhou?" ”

"Yes," the man's voice was a little more recognizable, "Chuzhou Ai's family, you should have all heard it, right?" My dad was framed by his colleagues to end up like this...... Two of them were picked up from the West Tower today, and my uncle should be picking me up in a few days. ”

Everyone sighed with heartfelt envy and sigh again.

Ai Qian waved her hand, "Don't talk about this, do any of you have a comb in your hand?" There's not even a dressing thing here, and it's too inconvenient. ”

"When I first came up, I seemed to see someone pick up one, just the little girl who always sat in the northwest corner."

Someone pointed at Bai Ling.

Ai Qian jumped off the bed and walked to Bai Ling's neighborhood, "Sister, do you have a comb, borrow it from me?" ”

Bai Ling looked up and said "yes", and then handed over the broken tooth comb that he had already tucked into his sleeve.

When Ai Qian reached out to pick it up, a silver bracelet slipped from her arm to her wrist.

Someone nearby had sharp eyes, and when he saw the silver bracelet at a glance, he couldn't help but immediately exclaim, "How did you bring the bracelet here, ...... Didn't they rob you of your bracelet? ”

The other immediately chimed in, "Yes, I just entered the Workshop Division, and my necklace, earrings, bracelets, and sachets are ...... All of them were taken away by the people there! ”

Ai Qian hugged her arms and smiled, "That's your things are vulgar, but they dare to touch my bracelet?" This is the first year of Shengming, when the inner palace chose a concubine, the emperor personally gave it to me. ”

The crowd fell silent for a moment.

"You've seen ...... Emperor? ”

"yes." Ai Qian raised her hand slightly, "The emperor was looking at my hand at that time, and he was in a daze." ”

In the Great Zhou, if a woman is stared at by a man and can still see it, it is definitely not something that can be put on the table - however, if this man is the emperor, it is naturally a different matter.

And it can go through layers of screening, and finally get the ...... of the sky That's really rare.

This blunt explanation, which was almost ostentatious, caused a few sneers in the shadows, but more of an exclamation and adoration.

Bai Ling had also heard from the palace people about it—it was around that time that she realized that the whale wax that Chen Yicong had given her was not his whim.

Bai Ling looked at the girl's hands in front of him, Ai Qian's hands were indeed very good-looking.

The joints are distinct, slender and snow-white.

Ai Qian caught Bai Ling's gaze - the little girl in front of her, who looked a little down, also showed an expression similar to that of the young emperor back then.

It seems to be a deep reflection brought about by falling into some kind of memory.

"Is it pretty?" Ai Qian stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Bai Ling.

Bai Ling came back to her senses, she nodded and smiled, "...... It's beautiful indeed. ”

Ai Qian also smiled and went back to her place to comb her hair. Then many girls gathered around, some asking about the details of the ransom, others curiously asking about the anecdote of the concubine selection of the year.

Ai Qian sat on the bed in the center of the room, a position she had occupied from the first day she had entered, and many people had gathered around her tonight, listening to her with expectant or surprised eyes.

Ai Qian's laughter rang out several times, and the tower seemed much more lively than usual that night.

As the night deepened, Bai Ling stood up and walked over to Ai Qian, "What about my comb, if you run out, give it back to me." ”

Ai Qian was already lying on the couch, she glanced at Bai Ling, and yawned impatiently.

"Just put it with me? If any sister wants to use it in the future, just go directly to me and get it, and it will be convenient for everyone to use. ”

Bai Ling raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I'm going to use it now." She whispered, "Where?" ”

Ai Qian really raised her eyes to look at Bai Ling at this time, and she put her left hand behind her back.

"How?" She frowned slightly, and looked at Bai Ling's thin body, "You want to rob it-"

Before Ai Qian finished speaking, Bai Ling had already pounced.

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