Yan Xiao raised her chin slightly, her fair and charming face covered with a thick layer of coldness.
She stopped looking at the boy and raised her feet to step out of Shichun Tower, but was stopped by a pair of old hands.
The hands were rugged with bones, and the soft skin looked like rotten flesh hanging between the bones. They were clearly the hands of an old man.
At this moment, she felt extremely sick.
It's not because of the terrifying nature of these hands, but because of the appearance of such an ancient old man in Shichun Tower.
"Miss Yan Xiao, it's better to see once than to hear a hundred times. You really have a face that is as beautiful as a flower in the moonlight! I came here specifically to see you today, why don't you give me some face?"
The old voice came out from the throat, and the voice had a bit of meanness.
Yan Xiao's eyes slowly fell on Captain Chen. Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be startled.
An old man wearing a crimson robe was so skinny that only his skeleton was left, and his height was only at her shoulder line. His face was extremely ferocious, and his chin was raised very high, as if his eyes were on his forehead.
Those small eyes were cloudy and had been left with ruthless traces by the years.
At this time, an intimate evil light surged, filled with some disgusting purpose, looking at Yan Xiao's beautiful face.
She squeezed her hands tightly, leaving a faint red mark on her delicate fingers.
Slight pain.
Reluctantly suppressing the disgust in her heart, she turned towards him without changing her original intention.
"It is Yan Xiao's blessing to be favored by the captain. It's just an unfortunate coincidence that today is the memorial day for Yan Xiao's ancestors, so the little girl can't accompany you."
Seeing the displeasure on Captain Chen's face, the Madam hurriedly stepped forward to help.
"Yes, Lord Commander, Yan Xiao does have to go out for something. How about I ask you to find a smarter girl for Lord Commander?"
"What's going on? I've come to invite you personally, how dare you offend me?"
The face that was as thin as dry wood suddenly revealed a ferocious look, and he stared at Yan Xiao fiercely, "Miss Yan Xiao, please don't know how to show appreciation, otherwise, I will have to show courtesy first and then attack."
Duwei Chen was aggressive, and even in his old age, he could not change his violent attitude as a military attache.
He put his hands behind his back and looked at Yan Xiao wantonly.
With a charming and cold face, skin as white as snow, and a slender and soft body, the evil thoughts in her heart are even more intertwined.
I have heard about Yan Xiao's name for a long time, but I am trapped in the palace with the concubines taking turns to sit in the palace, and I have no time to go out to hunt for beauty.
Now he threw away all the concubines and hurried to Shichun Tower. He came with the determination to win.
A prostitute who attracts attention, a prostitute with elegant temperament...
I heard that she was once a lady, but so what?
When you enter Shichun Tower, you are a woman who relies on your skin for a living. Such women are so despicable that it doesn't matter how many he wants.
"Yan Xiao, Captain Chen is very angry when he gets angry. Don't mess with him. Why don't you go to the Captain's Mansion to play the piano for him first?"
The Madam moved to Yan Xiao and lowered her voice to persuade, "It won't be too late for you to go and worship your ancestors after you finish playing the piano."
Yan Xiao frowned, the anger in her chest getting even worse, and she looked at Captain Chen coldly.
"I'm sorry, I can't obey my order..."
Therefore, the entanglement had already passed the third quarter of Xu. She was anxious and angry. She raised her steps and just wanted to run out of Shichun Tower as soon as possible, completely ignoring the increasingly obvious anger on Captain Chen's face.
"What a shameless **!"
Chen Duwei gritted his teeth in his throat, forced to say this, and suddenly raised his hand to strike at Yan Xiao's face.
Yan Xiao suddenly stopped, fear and disbelief flooding into her heart.
I have never encountered such a harsh and merciless customer!
She was not mentally prepared at all!
I hurriedly turned my head to avoid it, but still couldn't avoid his palm.
Those rough hands struck her soft cheeks hard like an axe, knocking her to the ground.
A burning pain came from his cheek. Yan Xiao suddenly felt dizzy, and her eyes welled up with moisture.
"Today you can either follow me back to the Captain's Mansion, or... I don't mind using tougher methods..."
"Hey, my Lord Commander, you must be merciful. Yan Xiao is the treasure of our Shichun House. How could you be so harsh? If the girl has some shortcomings, what do you want me to do as a mother?
Explain to everyone!"
The Madam hurriedly helped Yan Xiao up, and when she saw her look ashen, her heart ached, and she kept pleading with Captain Chen for mercy.
"Now that the girl looks like this, she can't go out. Lord Captain, it happens that the oiran election will be held in three days, and the girl will also perform on the stage. If you like Yan Xiao so much, why don't you come back on that day and redeem the girl with money?
Wouldn't it be more satisfying to go back home and serve you?"
Chen Duwei used three-thirds of his strength in that palm, and he knew it well.
Now seeing Yan Xiao with her hair disheveled and her head bowed in silence, without any of the arrogance and coldness she had before, I couldn't help but feel the anger in my heart disappear.
He walked down the steps of the Madam, with a false smile on his lips.
"I'm really sorry. I didn't know the seriousness just now. I'm afraid I hurt Miss Yan Xiao. What my mother said is absolutely true. I will wait for the Oiran election before coming back."
The boy on the side understood and presented a black lacquer plate covered with red silk cloth. There was no more or less on the plate, a full fifty taels of silver.
The madam couldn't help being happy, and thought to herself: If you get fifty taels of silver for a slap, this business is really a good deal.
While thanking him, he sent Chen Duwei away.
Yan Xiao's face hurt, and blood oozed from her lips. She looked at the Madam holding the snow-white silver almost indifferently.
Shame, fear and despair all came to mind.
She seemed to be able to sense from this small conflict what was waiting for her in the Oiran election.
If she develops on this trajectory, her fate is already determined...
What Yu Weiyin said is true!
Captain Chen's ambition towards her is clearly revealed!
By this moment, she had no doubts about the strange words spoken by that strange woman!
She doesn't care about Yaoguang Ling, what she wants is to get a better future with Yaoguang Ling!
Although Ji Ran and Ru Bian tried their best to not worry her every time they met, she could guess from their thin faces what kind of life they were living at this time.
There is no way to hide any private money in Shichun Tower.
The madam was cunning and sent people to search her room every day. Her clothes were also clean and empty.
Even the gold beads hidden in the dirty clothes and silk stockings were collected by her one by one. All she had was her own dirty body.
As long as she finds a benefactor who is willing to redeem her life, even if she is the lowest concubine, I am afraid she can save a few taels of silver in a month.
With money, Ji Ran and Ru Bian can live a better life.
From this perspective, although Duwei Chen is old, he is a very suitable candidate.
Can……
The burning pain on her face was a warning to her that once she entered the Captain's Mansion, a hellish day would probably be waiting for her.
She bit her pale lips hard, and the color of her lips gradually turned into a deep crimson, like a drop of blood spreading in the water.
My heart is tightly twisted together and tied into a messy knot. Do I want to find that person?
Can a wealthy businessman's daughter really help her?