Chapter 112: Invitation to the Letter
With Yao Chen jumping in front of Mrs. Weiyuan Hou and laughing, Bai Muguan naturally found an opportunity to leave, otherwise she would be stared at by a group of noble ladies and panicked, and she would have to laugh a few words from time to time.
Chunyue's injuries have not healed, Bai Muguan is still counting on Bi Long and Xiangyun at the moment, and the one who accompanied him to Chunxi Building today is the meticulous and steady Bi Long: "Miss, this note was handed to the slave maid by a maid in Chunxi Building. β
Bai Muguan hurriedly took the open note, and there was a line of handwriting:
to the third wing room on the second floor.
Bi Long's eyebrows were full of worries, obviously intending to stop him: "Miss, the county lord of Pingning and Miss Yao didn't come forward to pick quarrels and provoke trouble today, maybe this note is a trap." β
The girl shook her head, her eyebrows moved: "Sima Ning is a paper tiger, so don't be afraid." As for the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, since I am here, I can't hide. β
"The slave and maid go up with the young lady!"
"No, there are too many people, you stay in the lobby and keep watch." Bai Muguan raised his eyes to Bi Long, who was full of worry, and said, "I know that you are loyal, but you don't have to worry too much, with my skills, I can't get close to the idle people." β
Of course, Bi Long knew that her young lady's kung fu was not inferior to a man, but she was still uneasy.
Bai Muguan avoided everyone's eyes and ears, walked straight to the door of the third wing room on the second floor without hesitation, and knocked directly on the door.
On weekdays, Chunxi Building is even full of seats, not to mention the private room on the second floor? Although a hundred taels of silver listens to a play, there are many "fools" who are willing to stuff the silver ticket here. Many rich daughters sit in private rooms and throw flattery regardless of their manners, and even throw rings, beads, hairpins, sachets and other objects on the stage. This unprecedented pomp and circumstance is all due to the jade-faced Langjun who is sitting in the wing room at this moment.
As if he hadn't expected the girl to come so quickly, a trace of worry flashed on Ren Yi's face, and he still stood up first.
Bai Muguan nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief, and after sitting down in the soft chair, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Boss Ren asked me to come here, is it to urge me to find Ling Mei's whereabouts?" β
Ren Yi pursed the corners of his lips and suddenly lowered his head: "The grass people don't dare." β
It's one thing to find his missing sister, but now he's more concerned about another.
"What the hell is that?" When he first entered the wing, Bai Muguan smelled a strong and charming aroma that quickly invaded his nose, and when he looked around, he didn't find any ornaments such as incense burners and incense cases, so he couldn't help but secretly hold his breath to avoid inhaling too much at once.
I remember that when I came back to Chunxi Tower to listen to the play, I didn't smell any unknown fragrance in the private room.
Ren Yi knows very well the truth that Ming people don't say dark words, he doesn't plan to go around in circles, and says bluntly: "There is something in the hearts of the grass people, and they can't figure it out, so they toss and turn every night. β
"Tell me about it." His words piqued the girl's interest.
Ren Yi's expression was very restrained, all kinds of anger and pain surged in his chest, and his fists clenched unconsciously: "Miss Bai accompanied the prince and King Xu to Chunxi Tower to listen to the play last time, and after the play, the grass people saw a young woman going upstairs to look for King Xu, and from a distance, she looked a little like the wife of the grass people who had not passed through the door, I don't know who her surname is?" β
"Boss Ren is confused, since she is a woman who came to find King Xu, she must not be a maid or his concubine, how can she be confused with your fiancΓ©e? It would be rude and disrespectful for you to venture into the people around His Royal Highness King Xu! Having said that, Bai Muguan firmly believed that it was no coincidence that she noticed Ren Yi's sluggish back that day, these two people were both from Yanzhou, and there must be unknown secrets behind them.
"The grass people dare to open their mouths to ask Miss Bai, even if they risk their lives, they will ask for an answer!" With passionate words, he added, "His Royal Highness King Xu likes to listen to dramas recently, and the grass people have heard a lot of rumors about him. If he is so suave as to forcibly take the wives of the people, it will be too ridiculous! β
Bai Muguan snorted and deliberately raised his voice: "Slandering the imperial family without evidence is a big crime according to the law!" β
She didn't know what past entanglements there were between Ren Yi and Shu Jing'er, but now the identities of the two of them are very different. No matter how hot Ren Yi is, it's just a play, and Shu Jinger climbed to King Xu, and even fascinated him, and she didn't worry about glory and wealth for the rest of her life. She is not a Qingtian master, she has no interest and energy to judge this kind of love and hatred for others, and even she herself can't afford to offend the graceful King Xu.
"The grass people believe that Miss Bai is pure and kind-hearted, and she will definitely not stand idly by when she encounters evil things that bully others! Caomin and Shu Jinger are both unfortunate businessmen's sons and daughters, and they cherish each other. Her uncle and aunt treated her badly, and she often sneaked out to confide in me about her grievances. I took pity on her and vowed to marry her and bring her out of misery! β
"Until she suddenly cut off contact with me, and I didn't hear from me for half a month. I went to the door and was kicked out by the housekeepers. I guess she was under house arrest and we haven't seen each other since. β
"That day, I heard King Xu say the word 'Jing'er' in his mouth, and I thundered five times, how could she meet King Xu? I didn't believe it, so I found someone to inquire a little, and learned that not long ago, King Xu went to Yanzhou to inspect, and when he returned to Beijing, he brought a beautiful woman and wanted to be accepted as a side concubine, but His Majesty did not allow it because of his low status in the palace. After Ren Yi said this, his long eyes were still red, and his eyes were full of grief and anger.
Why is there a king of Xu? The hateful King Xu bullied people and took away his sweetheart, how could he not be annoyed or hateful? He decided to come to the capital not only to find his sister, but also to earn a lot of family resources and fulfill his promise to marry Shu Jing'er as his wife. It's a pity that all these good wishes are destined to fail.
Bai Muguan saw through the hatred he revealed, and sighed suddenly: "Maybe things are not what you think, although King Xu is romantic, he has never bullied the people and robbed the people's daughters. β
King Xu and Shu Jing'er said the same thing, claiming to be in love with each other. Especially Shu Jing'er, when she saw her twice, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of joy and pride, and she didn't feel forced at all. On the contrary, Bai Muguan now even suspects that she is greedy for glory and wealth, and intends to get close to King Xu. No wonder when they met for the first time, Yu Wenye, who was as wise as a torch, beat her a lot.
Ren Yi didn't believe it, and said firmly: "Jing'er is gentle and infatuated, and she loves me deeply, and she will never betray our affection!" β
Bai Muguan didn't care, lowered his eyes and smiled faintly: "You believe in her so much, it can be seen that you have a deep affection for her." She stayed by King Xu's side, and a concubine could enter and leave the palace freely, which showed King Xu's favor for her. Instead of resentment, suspicion, or thoughts that you shouldn't have, you should let her go. After all, you can't afford to offend His Royal Highness King Xu as you, so why let her live an uneasy life because of you? β
If she guessed correctly, Shu Jing'er met King Xu by chance in Yanzhou, and learned that his noble and incomparable identity moved her mind to climb. It just so happened that King Xu regarded her as a treasure, so he ruthlessly left Ren Yi behind. She also has a rough life, where can a little woman withstand a handsome and gentle man like King Xu? In other words, others are afraid that it is no different from her choice.
Now, Shu Jinger's choice is no longer worth Ren Yi's nostalgia, so it is better to persuade him to let go of his infatuation as soon as possible. Even if it is really King Xu's forcible seizure, it is difficult to fight against Ren Yi alone. Therefore, no matter what the truth is, it doesn't matter anymore, the fact that Shu Jing'er became a concubine of King Xu's Mansion cannot be changed.
However, Ren Yi didn't intend to give up, he asked for a truth, he couldn't tolerate the pain of her being snatched away by someone's knife!
The corners of his mouth twitched coldly, and his originally elegant face was almost distorted at this time: "I thought that Miss Bai was clear about right and wrong, and she was above board, but I didn't expect that you were also afraid of the powerful, greedy for life and afraid of death!" King Xu is greedy for beauty and forces Jing'er to obey, if Jing Zhaoyin's mansion doesn't dare to take care of it, and there is still the criminal department, the criminal department can't manage it, so I will go to the Jinluan Palace to sue the royal court! In short, I will never allow Jing'er to be humiliated......"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the girl: "Who insulted her?" Do you know that your Jing'er is not willing to serve King Xu? Are you going to ruin the rest of your life because of impulse? β
Bai Muguan saw it thoroughly as a bystander, even if what Ren Yi said was true, he and Shu Jinger once knew each other and cherished each other, and that was in the past. Today's Shu Jinger is very different, and it is only Ren Yi who is eager to rebuild and continue the frontier.
This time, Ren Yi smiled and was much colder: "The grass people originally hoped that Miss Bai would help in this matter, but now it seems that you have no intention of helping, and the grass people are reluctant, but you don't want to persuade me to stop here." I will never be able to forget Jing'er, let alone that she is just a concubine of King Xu, even if she is forced to become a palace concubine, I will never let her be at the mercy of others. β
"If you insist on going your own way, don't send someone to hand me a contract in the future, there is nothing to say between you and me." With that, the girl was silent.
At this point, it is clear that it is useless to say more.
Ren Yi turned around and walked towards the door, suddenly paused, and turned back to remind: "I sent a maid to ask you to come but didn't hand over any note." And I'm one step ahead of you, and I've extinguished the incense in this room, so it's better for you to be more careful. β
Bai Muguan's body tightened when she was startled by the words, and it turned out that the strange aroma when she just stepped into the house turned out to be a misty fragrance.
Ren Yi had already left, she looked around and found that in addition to the chair coffee table, there was also a small six-sided cabinet made of sandalwood in this room.
As she approached the cabinet, the smell became stronger, and she held her breath to open the cabinet, and there was an incense burner inside, which was empty. She hurriedly took out the incense burner, and in addition to a little spice residue, there was a small piece of red incense pill that had not been burned.
Bai Muguan considered it carefully, and could be sure that the incense burner had just been extinguished before she walked in. The note that Bi Long got was not written by Ren Yi, and someone else deliberately led her here, wanting to make this kind of indiscriminate thing harm her!
I'm afraid I want to take the opportunity to ruin her reputation?
What a vicious and obscene method!
A smile appeared on Bai Muguan's lips, this smile was cold, like the frost of the nine cold days, terrifying to unimaginable.
After such a long time, it was time for the person who wanted to actually send someone to deliver the treaty to her.
Sure enough, there was a light knock on the door of the wing room three times......
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