"This ...... Lady, please come with the slave maid. ”

Saying that, the woman in the plain white dress took the lead in the door, Chu Nian glanced back at the guard who came over, smiled innocently, the guard looked stunned, then stopped at the door, let Chu Nian follow the woman into the door, and at the end, hesitated in the courtyard for a while, then turned his back and stood at the gate of the courtyard, which can be regarded as guarding the new little lady.

seemed to hear the footsteps behind her, the woman in front of her glanced at the guards who were walking away suspiciously, and then looked at Chu Nian quietly, and saw that Chu Nian was smiling harmlessly, so she sighed, turned around silently, and walked towards the wardrobe.

"Lady, there is a hot spring in the backyard, the slave maid has only cleaned it at noon, the lady has been in the dust all the way, you might as well go to the bubble first, but unfortunately the slave maid has always only been white, but I am afraid that I can't match the lady with beautiful clothes."

Chu Nian looked in the direction indicated by the woman, it was a small open door, behind the small door was an open-air bath, and it was really a hot spring, but it was not natural, when someone dug a hole here and poured the water into it, as for how the water was hot, Chu Nian did not know.

Seeing the marble and green bricks at the bottom of the water, Chu Nian frowned slightly, an open-air bath is just too extravagant and wasteful.

When the woman came over, Chu Nian was still standing on the edge of the pool with a frown, the woman frowned slightly, put the white shirt in her hand aside, took a few steps forward, and showed pity on her face, "The slave knows that the lady has become that animal at such a young age...... Becoming the concubine of the city lord is really unwilling, and besides, the lady is so good-looking...... It's only to blame our miserable lives, and he only likes it, and we only recognize it. ”

There was a bit of desolation in the words, Chu Nian turned her head with some curiosity, and then met the pair of reddish eyes, she pursed her red lips and said, "Well, thank you for your concern, girl's name?" ”

The woman was stunned, obviously she didn't expect that her emotional comfort would only get such a salty response, that is, she had a little admiration for the woman in front of her who was about to be ruined by the beast city lord.

But in an instant, she lowered her head and said respectfully: "Back to the lady, the slave maid's surname is white...... Forget it, the lady will call the slave Adong, this is the name given by the city lord. ”

She smiled wryly and turned her head slightly, as if her eyes were red.

Chu Nian frowned, Ah Dong? It seems that this name is extremely humiliating for her.

"Why didn't you tell me your real name? Judging by your temperament, you weren't a slave either. ”

Although this girl has always called herself a slave, Chu Nian has never seen a trace of vulgarity as a subordinate from her, on the contrary, she is extremely intellectual in her gestures, Chu Nian even suspects that she is a rich lady at all, but she was forcibly captured by the bully city lord.

Sure enough, Chu Nian's words seemed to have stepped on her sore spot, and she saw that her face became a little paler, and her teeth tightened her lower lip, almost biting her lower lip, before she said in a trembling voice: "Lady, the rules of the City Lord's Mansion, a woman who has entered the City Lord's Mansion can no longer call her surname." ”

Seeing her stubborn appearance, Chu Nian couldn't help but feel a little pity in her heart, if she could endure it to this extent and still remain silent, she must have suffered some kind of inhuman abuse.

She leaned closer, and her cold slender hand held the woman's equally cold and soft little hand, and looked at the woman seriously with her eyes and said: "If you believe me, tell me your name, this can be regarded as a secret between you and my sisters, absolutely no third person next to me knows, if there are no outsiders in the future, you and I will be called sisters, okay?" ”

When the woman heard Chu Nian's words, she seemed to be touched, her hands trembled, she looked at Chu Nian, and tears were about to come out of her eyes.

"Mother, mother......"

"My name is Chu ...... My name is Su Xin, you can call me Ah Xin, what should I call you? ”

The woman looked at Chu Nian's sincere gaze and couldn't help but smile, "Good name, my name is ...... Bai Mo, Ah Xin can call me Ah Mo. ”

Chu Nian half-lowered his eyes, a strange light flashed in his eyes, as if he had heard this surname somewhere, "Bai Mo...... Mo. ”

"Ah Mo, if you believe me, if I am in this city lord's mansion for a day, you will be at ease and not be bullied by anyone for a day, this is my Su Xin's promise to you."

As soon as the words came into his ears, a touch of sadness flashed in Ah Mo's eyes, as if he didn't believe Chu Nian's words, but he still smiled and nodded cooperatively: "Well, okay." ”

Chu Nian smiled, as if he didn't care much about Ah Mo's distrust, and turned his eyes to look at the steaming pool of warm water, "You and I will bathe together today, okay?" ”

Ah Mo hesitated for a moment, then nodded lightly and said, "Okay." ”

After the two of them bathed, the plain white robe was worn on Chu Nian's body, which was unexpectedly suitable, A Mo's eyes flashed with a touch of amazement, and even a deeper sadness, and later, a trace of inexplicable sadness flashed in his eyes.

Chu Nian looked funny, but it didn't break it, the two went to the front hall together, a pot of warm tea, three or two snacks, the days of the city lord's mansion can make Chu Nian, a woman who has not been touched by the city lord, live at ease.

At the same time, in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Li Xiangfang asked the doctor to check the pulse, although the pain is slowly disappearing now, but if it is really an old problem, it is really torturous.

Li Xiang was worried in his heart, the beauty had not tasted the mouth, but there was something wrong with the body, the doctor diagnosed the pulse, but only shook his head slightly, and did not see anything, and called Li Xiang to feel at ease, maybe he accidentally touched the tendon and vein, and it was no big deal.

Doctor Rao said this, Li Xiang was still faintly worried in his heart, but thinking that he could enjoy the new beauty tonight, this worry was completely dispelled, at this stall, the dog leg of the city lord's mansion walked in in a hurry, and Gu Yi ignored Li Xiangyi's complacent appearance, his eyes were full of anxiety and said: "City Lord, something is wrong, we have to be careful these days." ”

Li Xiang's wrist didn't hurt anymore, and he was casually swallowing the grapes handed over by the beautiful woman on the side into his mouth, and licked the beauty's jade hand meaningfully, which made the beauty laugh for a while.

"What's the matter? Can you scare the Grand Steward of the Prince's Mansion like this? ”

Li Hao, the dog-legged man, couldn't see the city lord's squirming appearance, so he frowned and said: "It's Kyoto, Kyoto sent the Wushuang County Lord over, saying that he wanted to observe the people's feelings, and there was news from Prince Lu's side, saying that the Wushuang County Lord smelled the news of our place, so he came here to make a meritorious service!" ”

What exactly do the words "wind" and "meritorious service" refer to, Li Xiang is naturally clear, this stall, his face is stunned, and after a while, he showed a sinister smile, "Wushuang County Lord? I heard that the unequaled county lord is not only talented, but also a heavenly country, which can be regarded as giving me the opportunity to see and see, if I can go further, then wouldn't this city lord still step up to the sky? ”

"Oh, my little ancestor, why are you still thinking about this when you come to this stall? If you dare to move the unequaled county lord, wouldn't you step on the prince's tail? The rumors are already tight for a while, and the prince's side is eyeing our forces, if he really wants to seize our handle, not to mention our city lord's mansion, even Prince Lu's mansion is afraid that it will not be cured! ”

Seeing Li Hao's eagerness, Li Xiang smiled unhurriedly and said, "No matter how much the prince grasps the handle of Prince Lu's mansion, Prince Nalu is still his own uncle?" But a fool suddenly became smarter, and after such a long experience, more than 20 years have passed, do you really think he can be smart? ”

"Am I your uncle?"

It seems that Li Hao would suddenly come up with such a sentence, Li Xiang was stunned, if he came by generation, Li Hao was really his uncle, but he was a distant relative, and he only took refuge in the City Lord's Mansion when he was born, relying on the appreciation of the City Lord's Mansion by Prince Lu's Mansion, he got such a position as the manager of Prince Lu's Mansion, and also helped the City Lord's Mansion to be a cadre in Prince Lu's Mansion.

If you really talk about it, this uncle, Li Xiang really doesn't want to shout out.

Seeing that Li Xiang didn't speak, Li Hao glanced at Li Xiang with hatred, "Look, we have such a close relationship, and we have always been in contact, you don't even recognize my uncle!" Prince Lu has never even seen the crown prince! ”

Li Xiang reacted slowly, he looked at Li Hao with some inquiry, and then saw Li Hao continue: "Even if you have to recognize me, an uncle who has blood relatives, tell me, if I rob you of the property and power of the City Lord's Mansion, and you have the strength to kill me, will you keep me?" ”

When these words came into his ears, Li Xiang suddenly realized, but he glanced at Li Hao with wariness in his eyes, and then said: "I know, then how should we guard against the unequaled county lord now?" ”

"How can I prevent it?" Li Hao paced around the room, Li Xiang drove away the beautiful woman who was still coaxed to be happy, looked at him with a frown, and saw Li Hao turn his face to look at Li Xiang and said: "At least in our city, you don't want to do anything hurtful recently, those women in your backyard are also temporarily hidden, don't show the news, by the way, and the valuable items in our house, all of them have been exchanged for silver tickets, I heard that the last time the county lord of Wushuang went to investigate corruption, the dog official hid his belongings in the cellar and she dug them out!" ”

Li Xiang looked a little reluctant, but this stall can be regarded as a big disaster, so he nodded and agreed.

Li Hao continued: "Also, arrange people in the city to make it prosperous, and those poor people will go to the villages on the outskirts of the city first, by the way, those enemies of yours can watch closely, and those families who were forcibly kidnapped by you took away their daughters, each of them should be appeased first, and with silver, they should give as much as they want, and there must be no ambiguity." ”

"Steward Li, you're ......"

"When is this coming, don't worry about money! You have robbed the daughters of so many people, and there are even a few wealthy merchants among them, if at this time, these few seize the opportunity to run to the Wushuang County Lord to complain, your glory and wealth will be in vain! I have to go to jail! Little ancestor, listen to my advice, if you scatter all your wealth now, when the rumors pass in the future, we will earn it back, if you are distressed now, we will be completely finished! ”

He stood still in front of Li Xiang's eyes, spitting everywhere, and with that annoyed look, he almost pointed at Li Xiang's nose and scolded.

There is no way, and he doesn't want to provoke this little ancestor who holds a grudge.