Mo Yunxiao used ten percent of his strength with these two feet, even if it was two sturdy young men, he couldn't withstand this sudden blow.

"Girl!" Coral rushed up to meet him, almost crying in fright. She tugged at her clothes and complained, "Girl, have you forgotten the words of the official? He wants you to be careful in what you say and do, and be careful in every step. It's just a twist of the face, why did you forget it! ”

"I haven't forgotten!" Mo Yunxiao spoke, and then strode into the courtyard gate. Coral didn't dare to stop her, so she had to go in with her.

At this time, there were not many people in the yard. Everyone was outside, except for some women in coarse cloth who were washing clothes or watering the flowers.

Mo Yunxiao glanced at it, but didn't see Huan'er. However, the women in front of them are also quite eye-catching.

It seems that they are different from the other ladies in the palace. Their clothes were very tattered, with patches all over the place, not to mention grooming, and their eyes were glazed, and they only glanced up at strangers when they saw them enter, and then they went about their work again.

Coral grabbed her arm and shook her head desperately. She could see a little fear in Sango's eyes. She didn't understand what Coral feared, and the poor women piqued her curiosity.

So Mo Yunxiao brushed away Coral's hand, walked over and asked a woman who was smearing her clothes with soap, "What's your name?" ”

The woman just raised her blank face to look at her, then lowered her head again to wash her clothes.

Mo Yunxiao's anger rose again, so he raised his voice again and said, "I'm talking to you, can't you hear me?" The woman still looked up at her, then continued to work with her head down.

Coral hurriedly pulled her and said, "My good girl, my good ancestor, let's go quickly!" It's too much to delay here. ”

Mo Yunxiao only pretended not to hear, and then grabbed the woman's right wrist. This body of hers has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and her hands that can open a hard bow are extremely powerful. She just pinched it gently, and the woman was in pain, "Ah! He screamed, and a pair of sympathetic eyes looked at Mo Yunxiao.

Mo Yunxiao looked at her like this, and her heart instantly softened. She let go, and the woman rubbed her wrist, and then continued to wash her clothes with her head down, like a computer program that would be interrupted but never stop.

Mo Yunxiao looked up and searched for it, and found that all the women here were the same, working with blank expressions, and no one even looked at her, as if they didn't exist. When you think about it, it's a strange scene.

"Have they all fallen into evil?" Mo Yunxiao muttered, and then felt that his idea was ridiculous. How can a person with a modern education believe in strange powers?

"Girl, let's go, just beg you as a little one, don't delay here......" Coral cried out in a hurry, and almost knelt down for Mo Yunxiao.

Mo Yunxiao grabbed her and said, "Okay, I'll go back with you." But you're going to tell me, who are these girls and why are they so weird? ”

Coral was just crying, then shook his head desperately and said, "The little ones don't know, the little ones don't know!" ”

"You're lying! You must know that! Mo Yunxiao pressed step by step and said, "If you don't tell me again, I will cut out your tongue, so that you will never be able to speak!" ”

"Ahh Girl's affection! Don't be dumb, don't be like them! Coral panicked and realized it was bad only after saying it, but it was too late.

Mo Yunxiao raised her eyebrows, and her eyes became sharp. She stopped asking Coral and turned to a woman who was cleaning the bark of an old tree, pinched her mouth open, and sure enough, her tongue was missing.

She let go of her hand, and the woman continued to clean the bark, completely as if Mo Yunxiao did not exist. Mo Yunxiao felt even more weird, and checked several women in a row, all of them were dumb without tongues.

"Who did this?" Mo Yunxiao came to ask Coral again, and Coral had cried into tears, shaking her head desperately, but she didn't answer her question.

Mo Yunxiao suppressed her anger and said, "Okay, if you don't say it, I'll talk to the king!" As she was about to leave, Coral hurriedly stopped her and begged, "Girl, don't go to the king, for the king's heart is already very painful." ”

Mo Yunxiao paused, looked at the coral with cruel eyes, and said, "Then you will tell everything you know!" Don't hide anything! ”

Coral closed his eyes and nodded, then pulled Mo Yunxiao's arm and said, "It's not easy to talk here, let's go first." ”

She pulled Mo Yunxiao to the rockery, but at this time, there were already maids looking around, calling for Mo Yunxiao. So the two of them hid in a stone cave again. They sat across from each other, each holding their legs with their hands and curling up.

Coral thought for a moment before slowly saying, "The lives of these women are very bitter. They are all children of poor families, abducted or sold. People are ruthless, and when they see the women crying, they are beaten and scolded. When the king saw that he couldn't bear it, he bought it all with money. The girls are all grateful for their kindness. But they have never seen the rules of the prince's mansion, and if they break the rules, they will still be whipped. ”

Coral paused for a moment and continued: "Those mothers-in-law are jealous of these girls, but they say that small mistakes are big mistakes, and report to the housekeeper, and the housekeeper does not inform the king, so they always increase the punishment. The king couldn't see it above, couldn't hear it, and the girls had no relatives, which was really a shame every day, and the earth was not spiritual, and then they all lost their minds and went crazy one by one. If they are mad, they will start talking nonsense, and how the king has mistreated them, and how the people in the house have bullied them. The housekeeper and the mothers-in-law were so frightened that they were so cruel that they cut off the tongues of these girls. ”

Mo Yunxiao smashed his fist on his leg, and asked: "The people below cover the sky with one hand, isn't the king aware at all?" ”

Coral nodded and said, "Aware is perceived, but it is too late to spot." The king was very sad. He said that he just wanted to save people, but in the end he actually harmed people. Listening to the peony girl who served the king, the king used to talk in his dreams in those days, saying that I would not kill Beren, but Beren died because of me. I don't know who the little ones are, but they must be people who are just as miserable as these women. At the end, Coral burst into tears.

Sango's words made Mo Yunxiao's heart mixed. She sympathized with the tragic fate of these women, hated the ferocity of those who were ruthless, and at the same time felt deep shame.

She was originally full of resentment towards Zhao Ru, thinking that he was a complete gentleman, but she didn't expect him to have such a kind side.

She remembered what she had said to him the night before: If you are a gentleman of good character, why do I not want to be with you? Yes, it is not terrible for people to have shortcomings, but it is terrible to be confused and confused on major issues of right and wrong.

Although Zhao seems to have the common problem of a rich child, it does not prevent him from having a good character, compassion and love.

But even so, Mo Yunxiao was still angry about his difficulties at the banquet. His kindness could not completely offset his arrogance and rudeness, let alone his hysterical and unwarranted anger against his subordinates.

"And then?" Mo Yunxiao continued to ask Sango, "What happened to the king later?" ”

Coral sobbed and said, "When the king learned the whole thing, he was furious, and beat those mothers-in-law to death, and the housekeeper beat them half to death, and told his family to pull them back in a peaceful car." The king also felt that he could not afford these girls, so he placed them in this courtyard, and only did some chores every day, and the days went on day by day. ”

Mo Yunxiao nodded and said, "The king's disposal is also appropriate. ”

Coral nodded and said, "The king is a benevolent gentleman. We are unfortunate enough to sell ourselves into slavery, and it is our own life, but it is great luck to meet the king. ”

"Yes, he's a benevolent gentleman." Mo Yunxiao's resentment and anger had vanished, and all that was left was deep guilt for Zhao Ru and deep sorrow for the fate of those women.

"Let's go, let's go back." Mo Yunxiao took Coral's hand and came out of the stone cave, and the two of them patted the dirt and dust on their bodies. Sango wiped her tears and said, "Girl, don't spread what I said to you today. ”

"I understand that." Mo Yunxiao smiled and said, "But thank you for telling me this and letting me know the other side of King Jian." ”

Coral also laughed and said, "Even if you don't talk about the small ones, after a long time, the king's girl will always be able to perceive." ”

"Well, that's right." Mo Yunxiao nodded in agreement.

At this time, the two sharp-eyed maids had already spotted them, so they hurried over and said, "Linglong girl, the king can't see you and you're anxious, don't you want you here?" In that case, let me wait. ”

"Well, I was just trying to see him."

So Mo Yunxiao and Coral followed the two maids to Zhao's room. This was the first time Mo Yunxiao had entered his room. Contrary to what she had imagined, this room was not very luxurious, although the rooms were spacious, and it was a large house with three entrances and three exits. But there weren't many exotic curios, not even a decent calligraphy or painting. As for the tables, chairs, and picture screens, they are also quite simple.

Such a simple princely bedroom added a little bit of Zhao Ru's good impression in her heart.

Zhao seemed to be sitting on a chair, thinking about something with his eyes closed. Until the maid cried out, "My lord, the delicate girl is here." ”

Zhao seemed to be busy opening his eyes, and sure enough, he saw Mo Yunxiao and Coral standing in front of him. And the two maids withdrew. Coral bowed in a proper manner, and Mo Yunxiao just returned with a reserved smile.

Zhao seemed to say to Coral first: "I did something wrong today and punished Cheng Yu." He may be having to take care of him alone at the moment, so you might as well take me to see him. ”

"What...... What? Coral panicked suddenly, hurriedly responded, and had a simple eye contact with Mo Yunxiao, and quickly left.

Mo Yunxiao looked back at her back as she walked away quickly, and was very puzzled, so she asked Zhao Ru, "Why did you let Coral go to visit Chengyu?" ”

Zhao Ru smiled bitterly, got up and walked towards Mo Yunxiao, and said, "I just want to break her apart." He opened his arms to take her into his arms.

But Mo Yunxiao took a step back, avoided his embrace, lowered his head and said, "The king is a person who has read the books of sages, and he should know the truth that men and women are not kissed. Lonely men and widows are in the same room, even if you don't think about Cheng Yu, you should think about the reputation of your daughter's family. “

Zhao seemed to be stunned for a moment, smiled again, and said, "Do you still want to avoid suspicion between them?" ”

Mo Yunxiao raised her head and said, "Neither husband nor wife, nor brother and sister, naturally they want to avoid suspicion." ”

"Then you and I are neither husband nor wife, nor brother and sister, how can we not avoid suspicion?" Zhao said to her with a smile.

Mo Yunxiao's cheeks turned red and she turned around to leave, but Zhao seemed to hold her hand. "Helu, I'm joking with you, I hope you don't blame me." Zhao seems to have said this very lightly and gently, but it is the words that can best enter Mo Yunxiao's ears this day.

"I'll talk to you about serious things, and you always play tricks on me." Mo Yunxiao glanced sideways at him and said, "If this happens again, I will really ignore you in the future." ”

Zhao seemed to know that Mo Yunxiao had lost his anger, and his heart was also happy. He tried to hug her again, but this time she didn't dodge, allowing herself to fall into his tender arms.

"Helu, I know I'm wrong. In the future, I will never lose your face in front of outsiders. Zhao seemed to hug her and feel her body temperature. Today, he finally understood Mo Yunxiao's power. "'I'd rather touch Kaifeng Mansion than Mo Yunxiao; I'd rather eat three buckets of vinegar than Mohelu'. It turns out that this statement is not false at all. ”

"Yes, in the whole city of Tokyo, only you will make me angry." Mo Yunxiao lightly punched him in the chest as if she were coquettish.

Zhao's blood was boiling, and he only felt that his anger at the banquet was so naïve and reckless, and Zhao Ji's harm to himself was so insignificant and not worth mentioning. So he gently cupped Mo Yunxiao's face, and a deep kiss fell on her lips.

Her lips were parched, but they were nourished by this kiss. She closed her eyes and gently wrapped her arms around his neck. Zhao's kiss was eager and affectionate, and all the unhappiness seemed to disappear with the arrival of this kiss.

"Helu, next month, let's choose a good day and get married." Zhao seemed to say to her, "I have to give you a name." ”

Mo Yunxiao was a little caught off guard, she didn't want to get married so soon. Her acquaintance with Zhao seems to have been known for no more than ten days, and it is too hasty to decide for life in such a short time.

So she thought about it and said, "Good is good." However, I had to go home and ask my two mothers. “

Zhao seemed to let her go, helped her with the flower she was wearing on her head, and said, "Well, it should be." When the time comes, you will need to bring your family as well, and I will take care of it. ”

Mo Yunxiao sneered and said, "My two younger sisters are very arrogant, but I am afraid that when they come to the palace, they will be even more lawless." ”

"You just have to take them, how high their vision is, how high I am on the lintel." Zhao seemed to say so.

Mo Yunxiao's heart warmed, and she didn't know what to say. Although Zhao Ru's words still revealed infinite pride, it was enough to move her slightly.