Chapter five hundred and ninety-fifth long waiting
Li'er looked at Liu Mingzhi's elegant but resolute face with blurred almond-shaped eyes. There was a hint of shyness in her eyes, but also a little bit of expectation.
She is a slave of Prince Zhao's Mansion, and the nine sisters around her are also slaves of Prince Zhao's Mansion.
As a slave, with a pitiful background, there are almost no human rights at all.
It is the Lord's wish and even more an order to come and serve this distinguished guest, King Jingjian.
The Lord's meaning is very clear. Whatever King Bingjian wants to do to them must be obeyed obediently. Even if it means taking their pure and flawless bodies, they must be obediently offered up.
So what if the sisters feel sour in their hearts.
Prince Zhao's Mansion gave them a chance to live, and it was finally time for his sisters to repay Prince Zhao's Mansion.
Li'er looked at Liu Mingzhi with confused eyes, and slowly grabbed Liu Mingzhi's hand and stroked it towards her proud part. Since King Bingjian touched her, it meant that she didn't dislike him.
Li'er was helpless and knew that this was an opportunity to break away from the ordinary. It was up to her whether she could grasp it.
Even if she is just a concubine with no status, it is much better than a slave with no status at all.
Li'er grew up in the palace, and she was very aware of the dirty deeds among wealthy families. She knew very well what kind of miserable end the slaves like herself would end up in if they didn't find a good home when they were young and beautiful.
Being traded around by the rich and powerful, he became nothing more than a plaything that no one could do anything about.
The outcome may not be much better than that of a brothel girl.
When Li'er saw Liu Dashao, the famous side-by-side king, her initial sadness and desolation after receiving the order gradually turned into a feeling of love.
Although Wang Bingjian, who is holding him in his arms, is about ten years older than him, he is really handsome.
This kind of confident and resolute temperament is really not comparable to that of the playboys my prince knew in the past.
If you are lucky enough to become his concubine, it would be a good destination for a slave like yourself.
There are only a few opportunities to make a comeback in life, and Li'er didn't want to give up this opportunity.
Even if you can't become a master, you can still escape the miserable fate of the lowest class.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li'er with a strange expression, his almond-shaped eyes trembled slightly, and he took his hand out of Li'er's soft palm.
Li'er slowly opened her eyes and looked at Liu Mingzhi doubtfully.
I don’t know why Young Master Liu, who just touched me, didn’t continue to be frivolous towards me under my guidance.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li'er's confused eyes, used his arms slightly to lift Li'er up by her waist, smiled lightly at Li'er and shook his head.
“The feel and scale are both excellent, what a pity!”
Li'er bit her blush tightly and looked at Liu Mingzhi with resentful eyes. She hesitated for a moment, but still had the courage to stare at Liu Mingzhi.
"My lord, what's the pity? Don't you like Li'er? Or do you think Li'er is a slave and not worthy of your noble status?"
"That's not true. It's a pity that I'm old and can't bear you young and beautiful fairies anymore. Please don't waste any time on me."
"I understand your difficulties. Don't worry. When King Zhao comes, I will intercede for you. You don't have to worry about being punished.
Didn't your butler tell you that even if the king takes your body, it will only be your body and will not give you anything at all?"
Li'er and the other nine maids trembled, and their expressions became gloomy.
How could they not know that even if they lose their virginity, they may not get any status, at most they will only get some gold and silver rewards.
After all, this kind of thing is already common among wealthy families.
But there is no precedent for someone losing his clean body and being taken back by a nobleman to give him a meager status.
All I can say is that this is an involuntary gamble.
Bet on whether the person you meet is a good man with a conscience.
Liu Mingzhi no longer looked at Li'er's sad and miserable expression, and mouthed into the wine glass: "Pour some wine."
The old man is right, there are so many unfair things in the world, can you handle it yourself?
Isn't it nonsense to give a status to a poor woman when you see her?
Li'er didn't know if the words of young girls like her who couldn't stand her were an excuse for him to speak casually. She smiled bitterly and stood aside silently and started pouring wine for Liu Mingzhi.
Although he has not left the bottom, the prince has no intention of taking the bodies of his sisters.
I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
The two pots of fine old wine gradually drained under Li'er's service, but Li Tao still did not appear in the main hall.
Liu Mingzhi held Li'er down and continued to pour him wine. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Li'er: "Why hasn't your prince come yet? Is this the way to treat guests?"
Seeing Liu Mingzhi's increasingly serious eyes, Li'er suddenly became panicked and hurriedly put down the wine bottle and bowed: "My lord, please forgive me, Li'er doesn't know what's going on.
The housekeeper only asked Li'er and the sisters to serve the prince well, and did not tell Li'er anything else."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li'er's pale face and raised his hand to help her up.
"Not guilty, you go to your prince and tell him that if he doesn't show up again, I will leave."
"Yes, yes, the prince will sit down for a moment, and this servant will go and invite the prince."
"Ting'er, Huan'er, you two give me a pat on the back. Sister, go and come back."
"Yes, Sister Li'er."
After Li'er left, Liu Mingzhi stopped Huan'er and the two maids who wanted to beat him on the back. He leaned on the chair and quietly turned the ring on his thumb, thinking about what kind of medicine Li Tao was selling in his gourd.
"The Concubine is here!"
"Slave, please see the concubine."
"No gift!"
"The Ai family has met uncle."
Liu Mingzhi stood up in a hurry to greet him: "Brother, please see the emperor's wife."
"Uncle, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down."
"Thank you, Sister-in-law, please come first."
He Shu glanced at the banquet where there was only Young Master Liu, and sat on the chair opposite Young Master Liu with a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Uncle, is Tao'er out?"
"Going back to the Queen's Wife, King Zhao has never come. My brother is also confused. Before the Queen's Wife came, I had already asked the maids of your mansion to invite King Zhao."
"Still not here?"
"Yes, he hasn't come yet."
"How could this happen? This child asked the housekeeper to inform the Ai family that he was drinking and chatting with his uncle. He asked the Ai family to come out and offer a toast to express his gratitude for the past kindness. The Ai family thought you had been drinking for a long time."
When Liu Mingzhi heard this, the look of surprise in his eyes flashed away. Looking at He Shu's confused expression across from him, he saw that she was not acting, but really didn't know the reason, and he immediately started muttering.
What kind of trick does this kid Li Tao want to play?
He Shu's heart trembled as he looked at Liu Mingzhi's calm expression.
Obviously his son invited people to the house for a banquet, but the host didn't come for a long time, which was really against the way of hospitality.
Afraid that Liu Mingzhi would be angry over this, He Shu put on a gentle smile on his puzzled look and smiled gracefully at Young Master Liu.
"Uncle, the child Tao'er has been delayed because of something. Since he couldn't come in time, I'll let the Ai family have a few drinks with uncle to express gratitude for the past kindness. At the same time, I hope that uncle will not mind Tao'er's rudeness.
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"I don't dare. Maybe as the emperor's sister-in-law said, King Zhao is delayed because of something. After all, he is also the prince of the dynasty. It is not impossible for some government affairs to suddenly arise."
"Uncle Dashanye, Huan'er and Ting'er, please pour some wine for Ai Jia and King Bingjian. The others should step aside first."
"Yes, Princess Dowager."
The maids who had just followed Li'er to flirt with Young Master Liu immediately became at ease when He Shu arrived, leaving Ting'er, Huan'er and the two maids to stand aside obediently and began to pour wine for the two of them.
"If my uncle hadn't come forward in time that day, I'm afraid the consequences would have been unimaginable. The Aijia would like to toast to uncle and thank him for his rescue."
"I don't dare, my brother respects you."
"Uncle, if the Ai family doesn't wait for Tao'er, you can eat what you should. Tao'er won't mind."
"Yes, thank you, Mrs. Huang."
In order to build a hand crossbow for the little cutie, Young Master Liu had hardly eaten anything from morning to now. Even though he had drank two bottles of wine in succession, he was still feeling uneasy. Naturally, he was not polite to He Shu. He put down his wine glass and started picking up vegetables to taste.
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When Liu Mingzhi's stomach was slightly full, Li'er walked out of the back hall with light steps.
"King... this servant pays homage to the concubine."
"Excuse me, where is Tao'er? Why haven't you come over yet?"
"My dearest concubine, my slaves are preparing to reply to King Bingjian. Your Majesty, he suddenly received an urgent letter from the fief and is rushing to deal with it. He will come over when he is done with his work.
The prince said that he would first ask the concubine to have a few drinks with Wang Lue and apologize for his poor hospitality."
He Shu looked at Li'er in surprise: "You said Tao'er is dealing with matters in the fief?"
"Yes, when the servant arrived, the prince was busy writing in the study, and he didn't even have much chance to speak."
"The Ai family knows about it and stands aside to serve."
"Yes, Princess Dowager."
He Shu's frown relaxed a little, and he looked at Liu Mingzhi with a chuckle: "Uncle, it seems that Tao'er's poor hospitality is really excusable. I hope uncle won't take offense to the poor hospitality.
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"It's okay. Since King Zhao is busy with something, I just need to wait a little longer. It's still early and I don't have anything serious to do, so I'll just sit down for a while."
"Uncle Yaliang."
"Since Tao'er asked Aijia to apologize for him, Aijia is willing to punish himself with three drinks even though he is too drunk."
"Huan'er, pour some wine!"
"yes!"
He Shu said he was punishing himself with three drinks. How could Liu Mingzhi really watch? He hurriedly took the jug from Ting'er's hand and poured himself wine, drinking three drinks in a row.