Chapter XIX: House arrest
“…… Your letter, my lord. In the midst of the stalemate, a servant hurriedly ran over and handed over a gilded poster.
“…… Li Gongzi! After receiving the post, Lord Xu was shocked, and suddenly turned his head, "He came to Pingcheng?" ”
Following his gaze, Mu Wanqiu also looked ahead.
I don't know when, on the sidewalk not far ahead, a dark blue carriage stopped, a slender white hand was holding the car curtain, too late to see the person's face, Mu Wanqiu saw a touch of moon-white clothes flash, and the carriage curtain had fallen to the ground.
A blue-shirted boy in front of the car slashed his whip, "...... Drive! ”
The carriage moved forward slowly.
Mu Wanqiu frowned, "...... Who is he? Lord Xu seemed to be afraid of him. ”
Just thinking about it, I heard Lord Xu cough, "Since I have Gongzi Li as a guarantor, I will believe you once, and see how you ask for rain in three days......" raised his head and instructed the officials, "Someone, invite the white girl back to the mansion and serve well." ”
The words "serve well" are extremely heavy, and Xu Dasheng is afraid that everyone will misunderstand his meaning, and he will make extraneous branches.
Seeing that everyone was protecting Mu Wanqiu and refused to back down, Lord Xu said stubbornly, "Since some people haven't fasted today, it is impossible to ask for rain, the villagers are all scattered, and then ask for rain with the white girl in three days......" Facing the angry eyes of everyone, he shuddered, "The officials have lost their conscience, and they actually use the rain as a child's play, today's matter, the official will definitely give an explanation to the villagers, and ask the villagers to believe that the official will ...... once"
Trapped in the prefect's yamen, although she knew that Lord Xu just asked her to ask for rain so that she could give an explanation to the people of Pingcheng three days later, Mu Wanqiu, who was the daughter of a criminal minister, was still frightened, and she regretted her impulsiveness today.
I shivered all night, and I didn't fall asleep in a daze until it was almost dawn, and when I woke up, I had already sunrise three poles, washed up, and sat in front of the bronze mirror, Mu Wanqiu stroked the delicate image in the bronze mirror like a beautiful flower shining on the water and was stunned.
Her mother is a well-known beauty in Ankang, her face completely inherited her mother, so that the lotus flowers in July have lost their color, and she was sold into a brothel in her previous life, and her mother was ecstatic when she saw it, and she kept saying that she wanted to make her look dignified and beautiful, but she was enchanting and hot in the world, and because of this, she suffered twice as much as other girls in Chunxianglou, and in the end she was made into the first prostitute in the great cause, and the huge avatar was pasted at the door of Chunxianglou as a signboard, and people who came to admire it flocked to it......
In his previous life, was he also attracted by her beautiful face, so he chose her?
Did he ever love her?
Or did you love it, and you were frightened by her charm, and you decided that she was born lewd from the bottom of your bones?
“…… Qinglou slut, also worthy of saying the word innocence? ”
“…… The daughter of the adulterous appearance, the prostitute of the Qinglou, is also worthy! ”
His contemptuous words rang in her ears again, Mu Wanqiu closed her eyes suddenly, tears fell down the corners of her eyes, she reached out and grabbed the knife on the table and slashed it towards her face.
If you ruin this face, will there be no more fate like that in this life?
The soft skin on her cheeks clearly felt the chill on the knife peak, and Mu Wanqiu's hand trembled slightly, this face followed her for two lives, and she couldn't do it.
There was a sound of broken footsteps, and Mu Wanqiu was violently excited, and quickly put down the knife to wipe away her tears.
Hearing the knock on the door, Mu Wanqiu was about to speak, Mu Wanqiu suddenly remembered something, turned around and took some dye from the baggage and smeared it on his face, and in an instant, a fair face turned dark, so he sat down dignifiedly, and shouted at the door, "Come in......
It was the little maid Cui Hong, who was ordered to serve her, who brought breakfast, "White girl, please eat......"
Although she was under house arrest, in the backyard of the government, Mu Wanqiu was still free to move, and after dinner, she followed a slender verandah to the back garden, which turned out to be a lotus pond water pavilion.
To Mu Wanqiu's surprise, even the water in the moat was dry, but here was a pool of clear water, reflecting the delicate nature of the lotus flowers.
Where does this water come from?
“…… Miss, hurry up, those lotus flowers will bloom early this morning" was looking around for a water source, and a crisp voice came.
"It must be Lord Xu's daughter, I'd better avoid it......" Hearing the voice, Mu Wanqiu said secretly, and turned around to meet a group of maids who were showing flowers and branches, and walked over with a gorgeously dressed and beautiful young lady.
Blocked in the middle of the lotus pond, Mu Wanqiu had no way to retreat if she wanted to hide at this time, and after a little thought, she hurriedly stood sideways and made way of the way.
"Bold, I don't want to salute when I see my eldest lady!" A sharp-eyed little maid saw Mu Wanqiu and shouted loudly.
Mu Wanqiu frowned slightly, her lips moved, remembering that she was no longer the daughter of the prime minister, and she could no longer be arrogant, so she endured it again, lightly blessed, lowered her eyebrows and said, "Eldest Lady An ......"
"Are you ......" Miss Xu Ru looked her up and down a few times.
"The little girl's surname is Bai Qiu, and the eldest lady calls me Ah Qiu......"
"White ...... Autumn ......" the eldest lady muttered, suddenly raised her eyebrows, and grabbed her, "You are the white girl who said she would ask for rain?" Is it the one who won the Spirit Boy Gambling God? ”
"It's ......," Mu Wanqiu nodded.
Xu Ru glanced at her enviously, and suddenly her face changed, "You said, what is the relationship between you and Li Gongzi, why should he protect you?" ”
“…… Li Gongzi? Mu Wanqiu was stunned, she didn't know this person at all.
“…… Miss don't care," a little girl in a green shirt stepped forward to support Xu Ru, "how could she know Li Gongzi?" Glancing at Mu Wanqiu, who was dressed in an extremely plain manner, "The slave maid heard that she was dressed like she was asking for food when she went to the casino last night, so she must have won the silver to buy a decent dress." ”
"Yes, the slave maid also heard about ......"
As if Mu Wanqiu was air, everyone was talking about her, Mu Wanqiu smiled bitterly, in her previous life, she had already been whipped with a leather whip.
In this life, she seems to be standing outside, looking at the world, as if it is not her who is ridiculed and ridiculed by everyone.
Little by little, moving towards the verandah, she wanted to slip away quietly.
Passing by Xu Ru's side, she grabbed her, "You ......"
"Miss, the master and Mr. Li are here......" Just as she was about to speak, a little maid cried out happily.
Letting go of Mu Wanqiu, Xu Ru quickly straightened her clothes and made a dignified appearance, "...... Where is he? ”
"At the Moon Gate, Li Gongzi is looking here......" the little maid said.
"Li Gongzi is looking at me......" Yu Guang glanced at the moon gate, Xu Ru's tone couldn't hide the excitement, dragging the little girl in green, "Jade, take a look, my makeup is not ......" and looked at the long red dress covered in gold on his body, "I knew he was coming, I would have worn that goose yellow suit, I heard that Li Gongzi has been wearing a set of white clothes all year round, and he likes to be elegant by nature......"
"Jade, let's go, I'm going back to change my clothes......" Xu Ru dragged the little girl in green to leave.
"Miss......" Jade quietly tugged at her, "He has seen it again......"