Chapter 65: Sold into the Green House
She frowned slightly, perhaps it was tied too tightly, and she felt a little pain when she looked up, as if her head had been broken.
Seeing her eyebrows furrowed tightly, he couldn't help but sneer, "Why, I feel a loss when I sleep with General Ben, it seems that I shouldn't have taken care of you yesterday, you are sick and dead." β
At this time, the faint morning light passed through the tent and reflected on Gu Jue's face, shining his expression so clearly.
Yu Zhiyan shook his head, but his hand involuntarily touched the red ribbon around his neck, and he didn't loosen it for half a minute after pulling it for a long time, and couldn't help frowning: "You tied a dead knot?" β
"What?" Gu Jue was stunned for a while, and there was a look of astonishment in his eyes.
It took him a long time to understand what she was referring to, and he couldn't help but sneer, "I haven't gotten these things, how would I know." β
Yu Zhiyan touched his red and swollen neck and sighed, "Then trouble the general to help me untie it, it really hurts." β
His eyebrows were tightly knit, and his gaze was deep and intimidating. After a long time, he still slowly put his hand on the strap of Yu's belly pocket.
It seemed that the knot was tied very dead, and he pulled it for a long time and it was still the same. His patience was running out, and he pulled her out of her way, and took the sharp blade to pick at the tangled red silk.
Yu Zhiyan tilted his head slightly, only to see that his handsome side face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost by the light that came through, and the corners of his lips were as tight as thin blades.
His serious appearance seemed a little strange to her.
At this moment, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and a soldier came in with a basin of water, presumably to serve Gu Jue and freshen up.
Yu Zhiyan was only wearing a belly pocket on her upper body, where could she see people, but before she could scream, Gu Jue suddenly covered her with a quilt.
The guard didn't expect anyone in the room, and he fell to his knees in fright.
Gu Jue's face turned pale, and the green tendons on his head moved, "Get out." β
The guard hurriedly put down the basin of water in his hand and ran outside.
Soon the tight silk was untied, Yu Zhiyan knotted it very familiarly, and when she got dressed, she saw Gu Jue standing with her hands in her hands, looking at her coldly.
Yu Zhiyan got up and just wanted to leave, but he heard him say, "Don't hurry up and serve General Ben to wash." β
She was slightly stunned, then lowered her eyes, slowly walked to the basin, wrung out the veil from the warm water, and walked in front of him.
Gu Jue's bright eyes slowly closed, allowing her to slowly wipe his face. Yu Zhiyan had never looked at him so carefully, his contours were profound, his long eyebrows were flying obliquely, and his lips were pursed with a thin coldness.
They opened their eyes, and then stared at her with cool eyes.
Yu Zhiyan realized that he had been watching him for too long, and he couldn't help blushing and withdrew his outstretched hand.
"If you stare at General Ben like this again, I'll gouge out your eyeballs. With your current status as lowly as you are, you dare to be so presumptuous. His eyes were grim, and his words were like those of a prostitute, with contempt.
After he finished speaking, he went out of the tent, and the sound of the guards saluting was faintly heard outside.
Yu Zhiyan was originally a person who loved cleanliness very much, where could she allow such a dirty and sloppy person, so she directly used Gu Jue's leftover water to wash her face.
Then he removed his messy bun and combed only a waist-length braid.
She walked outside the tent, but saw that the camellia on the edge of the forest was blooming just right, she picked one casually, pinned it between her green silk, a faint wisp of fragrance came, and her steps were shining.
"It seems that General Ben is right, you only care about this skin, and now you are still thinking about how to seduce men."
Gu Jue was feeding his horses beside the tent, his eyes were sharp, unrestrained, and he stared at Yu Zhiyan recklessly, full of contempt and playfulness.
Yu Zhiyan let out a long sigh, but there was a bit of coolness in his voice, "I'm dying, can't I keep the last decency?" β
Gu Jue's eyes were secretly complicated, "Do you think that after entering Beijing, you will definitely die?" That's why you're trying so hard to escape? β
She smiled lightly, "But I missed the last chance I had, and I couldn't see such a beautiful delicacy anymore." β
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After a few days, they entered Beijing on a rainy day.
When the emperor was funeral, the people in the city fell silent, and the pedestrians on the road were all plain clothes, and even those women did not wear heavy makeup.
Yu Zhiyan lifted the corner of the curtain and looked at the lively crowd outside, pointing at each other, as if saying something vicious.
What a sin it is to stab the first emperor to death, it seems that they will not survive these things.
Lin Caohua, who was beside her, finally fell with tears in her eyes, and her voice was hoarse, "The last time I entered Beijing, I came with my father, and I sat on a horse, overlooking those people, what a beautiful and glorious scenery." β
Yu Zhiyan stretched out her thin white hand, and the thin raindrops quickly wet her palms, and she inhaled the moisture in the air.
Her gaze crossed the crowd and saw Gu Jue's Cheng Liang's armor, glowing faintly in the smoke and rain.
Yu Zhiyan and Lin Caohua were thrown together in the dark prison, and Yu Zhiyan slept in the prison for Gu Jue's blessing, and wanted to revisit the old place.
Gu Jue went to the palace like the new emperor to return to his life, and they, the people of Nan'an Palace, were waiting for the verdict to be announced.
Lin Caohua naturally hadn't experienced this, her hand was tightly gripping the iron fence, and she only heard the cold wind blowing in the narrow and dark aisle, and the roar mixed with the wind.
"It's fine." Yu Zhiyan saw that her face was pale and her lips were purple, and she was really frightened, "I guess your father will save you soon." β
"Really?" She turned her head and tugged at Yu Zhiyan's clothes, her voice trembling, "We'll all be fine, right?" β
Yu Zhiyan comforted her softly, until she gradually calmed down.
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In the palace, in the Jinluan Palace, the new emperor Feng Li looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground, and his heart was full of pride, now that his father is dead, he has become the Ninety-Five, and no one in this world can discipline him anymore.
The courtiers kneeling on the ground were also trembling, they knew that this new emperor was just a wine bag and a rice bag, and he was only arrogant and extravagant, ignoring the suffering of the people.
Gu Jue was dressed in armor and stood solemnly in the hall, only listening to the voices around him and discussing how to do it.
One of the gray-bearded old ministers said: "In the opinion of the ministers, please also ask the emperor to let go of those people in the Nan'an Palace, and only punish the king and the princess of Nan'an, you have just ascended the throne, you should pardon those sinners, and let the world know that you are charitable and love the people." β
A person next to him stood up, "In the opinion of his subordinates, if you torture those people, you don't believe that they don't know the whereabouts of Feng Huang." β
"In the opinion of his subordinates, those people will be strangled immediately."
The voices of gossip kept coming, and the entire Jinluan Hall became like a hornet's nest.
One of the people in the crowd finally walked out slowly and knelt in front of the emperor, "The little girl Lin Caohua must have been deceived for a while when she married into the Nan'an Palace, and she only asked the emperor to spare her life. β
General Lin returned to Beijing overnight, he only worked for a few days, and the white hair between his temples was already thick, thinking that it was for his daughter, and he broke his heart.
The emperor coughed a little impatiently, where did he care about this matter, he only remembered the crown princess, she said that the new dance choreographed was waiting for him to go down to the court to see.
The first emperor died, and he was not allowed to sing and dance in the palace for a hundred days, he was very depressed, and it was rare for the princess to understand him, so that she was not happy in her heart.
"Donglang, what do you say?" The crown prince glanced at Gu Jue, after all, this was the minister in his heart.
Gu Jue glanced at everyone, and those people involuntarily closed their mouths, just waiting for Gu Jue to speak.
"Among the ministers, the bodies of the kings and their wives of Nan'an were hung on the city wall for three days as an example, and as for the others, the men were exiled to the frontier, and the women were reduced to official prostitutes. As for General Lin's pearl in the palm of his handβ"
General Lin looked at the man beside him with a pleading face, thinking that he would come to him to fight the horse, but now he was begging a person who had not dried up like this, and he was also aggrieved to think about it.
Gu Jue said slowly, "Presumably she was also deceived for a while, so I asked the emperor to order General Lin to take her back to the border pass." As for the remnants whose whereabouts were unknown, they ordered them to be traced. β
When the emperor heard this, he stood up, "This matter will be done according to what Master Gu said, and if there is anything in the future, you just have to ask him, and you don't have to go back and forth." β
In the prison, Yu Zhiyan slept very sweetly in the cold room, knowing that he was going to die, but he also saw it lightly.
It wasn't until the last rays of the setting sun fell on the dirty wall that there was a rush of footsteps outside.
I saw General Lin's figure appear outside the prison, but Lin Xuhua cried when she saw her father, and with the iron lock falling to the ground, she threw herself into her father's arms.
Yu Zhiyan looked at the father and daughter, and her heart was sour, but she didn't have such a father, her father just regarded her and her sister as stepping stones.
"Let's go, go back to the border with my father." General Lin's voice was hoarse, and he gently patted his daughter's back.
Lin Caohua suddenly came out of his father's arms, looked at Yu Zhiyan, and said hurriedly, "What about the other people in the Nan'an Palace?" β
General Lin shook his head, but did not speak.
Lin Caohua knelt on the ground with a plop and looked at his father with a pleading face, "I beg you to save Sister Yu and Yinniu, as well as Feng Huang." β
As soon as he heard Feng Huang's name, General Lin covered her mouth suddenly, he looked at her, "Don't leave quickly, it's a great luck to save your life now, don't stop talking." β
Soon Lin Caohua was dragged away by her father, and her begging voice was faintly heard in the cold corridor.
Immediately, a guard came over and locked Yu Zhiyan with an iron chain, and then pushed and shoved outside.
She looked at the prison in the distance, and the people in the Nan'an Palace's mansion were all released.
"Where are we going?" Yu Zhiyan asked the guards behind him indifferently.
"Go to the Qinglou, the emperor decreed that all of you criminal slaves will be official prostitutes and sent to the sect secretary immediately." The guard was also moved when he saw Yu Zhiyan's beauty, and he pinched Yu Zhiyan's chin, "Maybe grandpa, I will take care of you too." β
Yu Zhiyan was ready to die, but who knew that she was given a way to live, but this road was too miserable, and she was afraid that she would not be able to end.
"Presumptuous." Yu Zhiyan reached out and slapped his disgusting hand away.
The guard was momentarily startled by the anger in her eyes, and then recovered, and slapped her in the face.
Yu Zhiyan stared at her, "If you have the ability, you will kill me, and see how you deal with it." If you break my face, the grandmothers who come to the church will not let you go. β
Hearing this, the guard had to put down his hand angrily, and another guard behind him sneered: "I still think I am a high-ranking lady, and when I get to the sect master's workshop, I am not the plaything of those high-ranking officials and nobles." β
Yu Zhiyan didn't pay attention to her, but they pressed her to go to the teacher's workshop, only to see that it was full of the aroma of fat powder, and through the heavy attic, I saw the dancers waving their water sleeves.
There are also those men in brocade clothes, holding graceful women in their arms.
The women here are either from humble backgrounds or convicted people, and they are all good at color and art, but they also have to accompany the dignitaries and nobles to sleep at night.
It's just that the women here are different from the Qinglou, the women here can't leave here without the emperor's will, unlike the women in the Qinglou, as long as they coax a man, they have the opportunity to redeem them with silver.
Yu Zhiyan walked through the noisy pavilions and slowly walked into a extravagant courtyard.
I saw a woman with heavy makeup sitting on the main seat, although she was over 30 years old, she was still a, and her charm still existed.
There is a little girl serving her on the side, serving her tea and water, and shaking a fan, thinking that she is in charge here.
Her slender eyes slowly looked at Yu Zhiyan, and sneered: "This is the side concubine of the prince?" Sure enough, it's a beauty. β
As she spoke, she walked over and over again, touched Yu Zhiyan's pale face, and then stretched her claws to her chest.
Yu Zhiyan took a step back and looked at her with an angry face.
The soldier who sent her over pushed her over, and then flattered: "Mama Ren, you don't know, I heard that this girl gave birth to the son of the world, and there must be nothing good." β
That Ren Mama shook her head, and the more she looked at Yu Zhenyan, the more satisfied she became, "This woman will definitely be an ecstatic character in the future." β
Yu Zhiyan's face was pale, and she was now judged like a livestock, and she only wished that the stick would beat them to death.
At this moment, Mama Ren waved her hand, and immediately a girl took a few taels of silver and handed it to the two guards.
Then the two guards left with a smile, and their mouths were still full of gratitude.
After they left, the grandmother sat down in a chair and drank tea comfortably, "You have learned to dance, but you can play any instrument." β
Yu Zhiyan sneered, "I have been rough since I was a child, and marrying into the Nan'an Mansion is also my long-planned seduction, I don't know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it seems that Mama is going to be disappointed." β
That Mama Ren slammed the teacup on the table and sneered: "Since you can't, then I have time to call you, I will spare you today, and someone will teach you from tomorrow to ensure that you learn quickly." β
After saying that, she left with a group of people in a hurry, and Yu Zhiyan was quickly thrown into a room.
Although the room is not gorgeous, but it is also very exquisite, I think that this grandmother still pointed to her to make a fortune, and categorically would not treat her harshly in terms of food and clothing, if she left any scars on this skin, wouldn't it be worth the loss.
Yu Zhiyan hadn't seen the room thoroughly, but saw a woman sitting inside, thinking that she couldn't have a room by herself.
"It's you." The woman sitting at the table saw Yu Zhiyan and quickly stood up, and then ran to her side with a cigarette.
Only then did Yu Zhiyan see clearly that it was Lin Caohua's personal maid Yinniu.
She had been locked up in a prison car, and she had never seen her own young lady these days, but later in the prison she heard that they had all been demoted to official prostitutes, and that she was in a better position, and she was taken to the most extravagant workshop in the capital.
Yu Zhiyan sat down and drank a sip of water, and told her about Lin Caohua in detail.
She was very happy to hear that her young lady was gone, and she thought that she was also a loyal servant.
Thinking like this, she was worried that Cheese and Yu'er were coming, and if they were smart people, they would definitely go to her uncle and cousin.
It's just that she vaguely heard that her cousin had gone back to Jiangnan on an errand, but she was afraid that Yu'er would also go to Jiangnan.
Yinniu clenched her hands into fists, and she said, "I heard that someone will teach us things tomorrow, and only when we learn will we go to serve those disgusting men." β
Yu Zhiyan slowly put down the teacup in his hand, frowned, and said, "Then we can't learn it all the time, what will we do with them?" β
"Impossible." Yinniu's little face was full of fear, "I overheard someone outside just now, but anyone who can't learn will be beaten, and few people can hold back." β
"Then we have to see if their punishment is severe, or if my bones are hard." Yu Zhiyan closed his eyes tightly, "I will always have a way." β
Yu Zhiyan and Yinniu slept lightly this night, and the two of them woke up with a slight movement, knowing that the sky was slightly bright on the second day, and the two of them were awakened by a rapid knock on the door.
However, before the two of them could get dressed and sit up, they saw the door slammed open, and then a woman with a fierce face came in with a basin of cold water.
Then all the water in the copper basin was splashed on them, and suddenly the two of them were soaked, and Yu Zhiyan's ears were also filled with water.
"Get up, I will call your grandma in the future, and you will get up early in the future, if you dare to lie in bed like this again, I will not be so polite tomorrow."
Yu Zhiyan looked at the embarrassment of himself and Yinniu, this politeness is like this, if you are not polite, where is their way to live.
Under the urging of Grandma Sun, the two of them quickly got dressed and walked outside with her.
At this time, although the sky was dark, there were vague men who stayed here last night leaving, and those women sent each other with smiling faces, as if they were their husbands, but how many people cared about how much true love there was.
When Yu Zhiyan passed by, several men were almost glued to Yu Zhiyan's body, she could only endure it and followed the grandmother to a room.
As soon as Yu Zhiyan entered, he saw countless musical instruments, and there were several women standing in the room, all trembling.
And her eyes involuntarily fell on the body of a beauty, only to see that the beauty was full of waist, a pair of watery eyes with intoxicating beauty, such a beauty, a man will be moved when he sees it.
These saw Grandma Sun's busy saluting, but their eyes fell on Yu Zhiyan's body, and then on the narcissus-like beauty, presumably comparing which of these two people is beautiful.
But the beauty was still indifferent, she didn't care about the eyes of others, and even Yu Zhiyan liked her temperament a little.
The grandmother introduced Yu Zhiyan and Yinniu to everyone, and then said the names of the girls.
Yu Zhenyan listened to the left ear and the right ear, and only remembered that the arrogant woman was called Chu Xixi.
Sure enough, as long as such a beauty is worthy of such a good life and surname.
Soon the grandmother taught everyone the dance music of "Fenglai", and everyone changed their dance clothes, and for a while the water sleeves in the house fluttered.
The other girls had obviously been learning for a while, and they were learning very quickly, even the maids who had been here for a few days longer than Yu Zhiyan were very fast.
Everyone had learned well, only Yu Zhiyan and Yinniu, the two of them were dancing there like ducks, either hitting that one or knocking that one down.
The grandmother was half dead in anger, and only took a stick and whipped them on the legs.
This grandma Sun is really used to beating people, and she already knows where to hit and what force will not leave a scar, but it hurts heartbreakingly.
Yinniu really won't, she's just a girl, and she grew up in the grassland since she was a child, where can she do this. Yu Zhiyan did it on purpose, she liked to dance since she was a child, and if she was really serious, there were few people in the house who could beat her.
And the woman named Chu Xixi is obviously the best dancer in the room, and Grandma Sun also favors her.
Everyone practiced until the evening, and there was no good place on the legs of Yu Zhiyan and Yinniu who had been beaten, and the two of them still didn't know anything.
When Grandma Sun finally ordered everyone to go back, she sneered and looked at Yu Zhiyan, "I know what you are thinking, there were also those who were restless and crooked, do you know how to deal with them?" β
Yu Zhiyan remained silent, and Yinniu obviously couldn't stand it, so she only trembled and asked, "How to deal with it." β
"Aren't they reluctant to be very men, so they stripped naked and threw them in the yard, and there is nothing to be ashamed of in the future." The grandmother sneered and said, "If you don't know tomorrow, that's what will happen to you." β
Yu Zhiyan quietly pulled Yu'er out of the house, and then walked into their house, who knew that on the way, I really saw a woman kneeling on the ground, and the people who came and went watched, laughed, and pointed.
Yinniu nervously grabbed a woman who was watching the excitement, and asked tremblingly, "What did she do wrong?" β
The woman sneered, but there was no pity, "There is an old and ugly man who she doesn't want to serve and offends others. β
Yinniu sat on the ground with a pale face in fright, she clutched Yu Zhiyan's arm tightly, her nails digging deep into her skin. "It's true, it's true."