Yan Yu felt panic for a moment and swallowed the words he had just prepared. He raised his head and saw that Xia Jingxuan was not joking. He put on airs and sat in the middle of the room just like he usually did to his guilty ministers.
, looking at himself condescendingly, he didn't seem angry, but his calm expression seemed to make people feel more frightened and depressed.
"Yan Yu dare not..."
"Why don't you dare? Do you take me, the Marquis, seriously? That's right. You don't care about Brother Wang's life. In order to be favored, what can't you do?" Xia Jingxuan was aggressive and Yan Yu was covered in cold sweat. He could only
He picked up the tea on the table and drank it slowly.
"Yan Yu just wants to make the prince happy!" Yan Yu hurriedly explained and buried himself.
"Really? Your sister Yan Lingyan Jieyu just wants to make His Majesty happy." Xia Jingxuan looked at Yan Yu coldly.
Yan Yu's heart suddenly shook, and she remembered that a few days ago, in order to make Emperor Yuan happy, her eldest sister Yan Ling had absurdly gathered many concubines in the palace to perform a brothel dance for Emperor Yuan.
That's right, Yan Ling is just causing harm to the country and the people, and accompanying the foolish king to live a ridiculous life.
"Elder...eldest sister is..." Yan Yu didn't know what to say.
Justify? How to defend? If he said this, he would definitely be beaten to death by Xia Jingxuan. But if he didn't defend, would he also continue to abuse his eldest sister?
The eldest sister is at fault, but she shouldn't be scolded by her concubine. Besides, Yan Ling is Jieyu in the palace, so that is a great crime of disrespect! This is against both filial piety and loyalty.
Xia Jingxuan's thoughts were difficult to understand, and Yan Yu really didn't know what answer he wanted.
"Don't you know what to say? I am also being cunning. Your sister's matter should not be brought to you." Xia Jingxuan leaned on the cushions and lazily said, "Then we will only talk about your contradicting me.
I will temporarily assume that you want to do good for Brother Wang."
Yan Yu was able to take a breath, but immediately returned to nervousness.
"I ask you, where did you learn those fallacies? How dare you act so arrogantly in front of me! Or do you think I will harm Brother Wang?" Xia Jingxuan suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Yan Yu's neck.
Yan Yu's heartbeat almost stopped. She looked at Xia Jingxuan in horror, and suddenly felt that she might not be able to get out of the Deep Lock Pavilion today.
"Yan Yu knows his mistake..."
"Your precious advice caused Brother Wang to get sick again. Brother Wang has been busy with government affairs year after year and rarely takes care of his body. Your words almost caused him to fall ill! What's the matter? You feel that you are overestimating the king.
Brother, I don’t dare to touch you anymore?” Xia Jingxuan came closer, “Why don’t you go and ask Brother Wang now, if I execute you, will Brother Wang sever the brotherhood with me?”
Execution, just these two words, made Yan Yu's heart freeze.
How could he, who appeared halfway, be as important as Xia Jingxuan in Xia Jingsheng's heart? If Xia Jingxuan really executed him, Xia Jingsheng would probably only say a few words to him.
How about that?
"Master Marquis, have mercy on me... Master Marquis, have mercy on me..." Xia Jingxuan's hands became harder and harder, and Yan Yu was gradually out of breath. She grabbed his wrist with both hands and prayed.
Xia Jingxuan let go of Yan Yu and threw him to the ground.
"Brother Wang is really favoring you now. From a small family, you have so many ways." Xia Jingxuan pressed forward step by step.
Yan Yu knew that Xia Jingxuan had never had any prejudice against the royal family, and that he was just looking down on himself. Although it might not necessarily kill him, this belittlement was obviously to let him know that it was difficult to enter the palace, so he should quickly realize the difficulty.
If you retreat, you won't be in trouble in front of him.
But I can't leave! Yan An is still waiting!
"Master Marquis, I really love you, please forgive me this time... I will do my best to serve you," Yan Yu cried.
"Every woman in this world who covets glory and wealth says that she truly loves Brother Wang, so what do you mean?"
Hou Ye would like to advise you, don't think that you are taking yourself seriously because of Brother Wang's favor. If it weren't for Brother Wang's lack of important matters, and because you saved Ya'er, I would have executed you long ago.
"
"Master Hou... I admit it. When I first entered the house, I really wanted to use the prince to make profits for my mother's family. However, when the prince rescued the slave from the bandits, my mind changed. I treat the prince sincerely.
The slave girl is a concubine and has not been taken seriously by her mother's family since she was a child. Her father and aunt even hit and scolded Yan Yu every day. No one has ever been so kind to Yan Yu..."
It seemed that making up lies was no longer possible, so Yan Yu decided to take a gamble. Xia Jingxuan was not a heartless person, and maybe telling the truth would help him understand her better.
"The prince is so kind to Yan Yu, I feel sorry for you, but I can't do anything about it... The Yan family has a century-old foundation, but now it is gradually losing ground, and my father just wants me to rely on this face to get ahead of the prince... The same is true for the eldest sister, servant
Neither I nor my eldest sister can do anything about it... My younger brother is still under the control of my aunt at home. I want my younger brother to get an official position. I don’t want him to have a successful career. I just want him to live a peaceful life."
"Speaking of all this, isn't it just for the sake of power? I can promote your father, and I can also find a job for your brother. However, from now on, you can no longer pester Brother Wang. Are you willing?"
"No!" Yan Yu blurted out.
"You are so brave!" Xia Jingxuan growled.
"Because I have given up on this a long time ago. I have given up. I have figured out that I should not take advantage of the prince. Now I just want to stay with the prince. I don't want any servant of any status. Even if I just stay with the prince for the rest of my life, I will be a maid."
It would be great if I could see the prince every day and know that he is safe...Master Hou, I beg you..."
Yan Yu cried, knelt and moved little by little to Xia Jingxuan's side, grabbing the corner of Xia Jingxuan's clothes, but was thrown away by Xia Jingxuan.
"Master Marquis, you can't deny that the prince is happier with the existence of slaves, right? You can let the slaves accompany the prince. The slaves can't do anything right under your nose." Yan Yu knelt at Xia Jingxuan's feet.
While praying in a low voice.
What he said made Xia Jingxuan slightly moved. He also wanted Xia Jingsheng to live a more relaxed and happy life. When Yan Yu came, Xia Jingsheng did smile more than before. Besides, whether it was him, Xia Jingchen and Xia Jingyan, they
The only thing that can be given to Xia Jingsheng is family affection, and there are some things that he really cannot give.
Xia Jingsheng is going to get married eventually, how can there be so much sincerity in this world?
It is still necessary to keep Yan Yu, and it is true that except for that incident, Yan Yu has not exceeded the rules. Compared with other women, Yan Yu is indeed much better.
"The prince loves Longjing the most, likes to eat rose cakes, and doesn't like too extravagant clothes. He always invites Mr. Zhou to play chess with him every day. His clothes are all made of Sichuan brocade, and the peace charm he wears is made of sandalwood, sewn by the princess.
system……"
"Okay, as Brother Wang's personal maid, you know what to say about this." Xia Jingxuan stopped him, but after saying this, he was even more moved by these words.
Yan Yu remembered all Xia Jingsheng's habits very well, and Xia Jingxuan also listened carefully. Everything she said was correct. Xia Jingsheng was always cautious. If he didn't trust Yan Yu, Yan Yu would not have known half of Xia Jingsheng.
It was also rare, looking at Xia Jingsheng's usual attitude towards Yan Yu, Xia Jingxuan was afraid that Xia Jingsheng was really interested in Yan Yu.
Xia Jingsheng has never cared so much about anyone. If he drives Yan Yu away, Xia Jingsheng will be disappointed, right?
Forget it, Xia Jingxuan decided to let Yan Yu go. Anyway, according to Yan Yu's words, Yan Yu couldn't do anything under his nose.
"Come on, you can keep it if you like, but if you want to climb onto Brother Wang's bed, it's up to you." Xia Jingxuan took a step back, and Yan Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Yan Yu paid homage to Xia Jingxuan again.
"Get up." Xia Jingxuan pulled Yan Yu out of habit, and Yan Yu stood up.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Yan Yu wiped away his tears.
"Is this what you came to talk to me about today?" Xia Jingxuan asked again.
Yan Yucai remembered the purpose of his trip again and said quickly: "I am here to ask the Marquis to do me a favor."
"What's the rush?"
Yan Yu gritted his teeth and untied his clothes. This move almost made Xia Jingxuan furious.
"What are you doing!" Xia Jingxuan immediately stood up and hid aside.
"The Marquis has misunderstood. I want to ask the Marquis to help me remove my scars. If I want to serve the Prince, I can't bear such an ugly scar." Yan Yu knelt down again.
Xia Jingxuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's just a scar. Brother Wang doesn't care about it. Besides, didn't Yan'er give you medicine?" Xia Jingxuan sat back down.
"Master Hou, you have never seen that scar..." Yan Yu's eyes once again filled with tears, which made people feel pity for him.
Xia Jingxuan frowned, a little confused, "What's wrong with that scar?"
Yanyu's tears fell again, and she untied her clothes to reveal the scar.
The first time he saw the scar, even Xia Jingxuan's eyes widened.
The piece was as big as the palm of his hand, was black, and had a slight bulge. Xia Jingxuan was surprised at how much trouble Yan Yu had suffered.
"I heard from Ya'er that you were just stabbed by bandits with a wooden thorn. How could you have such a wound?" Xia Jingxuan came closer.
Doctors do not distinguish between men and women, so Xia Jingxuan naturally did not shy away from it. Although Yan Yu was shy, she only told Xia Jingxuan.
"The slave returned to the military camp at that time. The prince was traveling urgently and there was a shortage of traditional Chinese medicine in the army. It was only after he returned to the palace that the imperial doctor came to see him. There was already a delay. Later, due to some things, the slave's wound became suppurated and torn again. This is how it became.
It’s like this now.”
"Impossible, no matter how many times you tear this wound, it will never become like this. According to my opinion, you may have a wooden thorn left in your body, so you haven't taken it out."
"Then what should I do?" Yan Yu panicked for a moment. Is it possible that he will have to live with this scar for the rest of his life?
Even if Xia Jingsheng doesn't care, she will.
"If you want to be cured, it's not impossible, but I'm afraid you'll suffer a little." Xia Jingxuan said, turning around and taking out a dagger from the table, "You have to cut open the wood thorns, take them out, and then use medicine to remove them.
Scar, are you sure you want medical treatment?"
Cutting the flesh? That would be painful. Xia Jingxuan told the truth. He could only take out the wooden thorn first. However, he could take this opportunity to see if Yan Yu is sincere to Xia Jingsheng and whether he can endure this physical pain in order to serve Xia Jingsheng.
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"Slave, I'm sure!" Yan Yu said firmly.
"Okay, you go and cover the curtains and lie down on the couch." Xia Jingxuan turned around and went to get the medicine box.
Yan Yu listened to Xia Jingxuan and went to cover the curtains, but she didn't see Lu Chaoya who came out to look for food in the middle of the night.
Lu Chaoya was hungry at night, so he went to the kitchen to find some food. When he saw that the lights were still on in the Shenzhen Pavilion, he wondered if Xia Jingxuan was still busy with government affairs? He thought about bringing a pot of hot tea to Xia Jingxuan, but who would have expected to see this?
scene.
Yanyu was disheveled and covering the curtains in Xia Jingxuan's room.