On the carriage ride back, Su Li couldn't wait to ask Yin Ruxing why he was acting abnormally today.
Yin Ruxing thought about it for a moment, and vaguely mentioned that she was abducted... I am not from Tianyuan, so I couldn't help hearing the news about my hometown. "
This was the first time Su Li heard about her life experience, and he asked in surprise, are you from Xiangchuan State?"
Yin Ruxing looked confused and neither did I. I came here in a daze. I thought I was tied up and abandoned halfway. As soon as I opened my eyes, I was already deep in the mountains. When I came out, I saw the Izumo Mountains.
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"Are you alone?" Su Li exclaimed, "You are so brave. In the Izumo Mountains, it is said that there are monsters that can eat people. Anyone who disappears in the deep mountains will not even find their bones."
"Has anyone disappeared there?" Yin Ruxing couldn't help but think of the strangeness when he first arrived. There were no birds, animals, or ordinary plants in the forest. The trees and plants that looked like the standard model of the botanical garden stood quietly. Their edges were washed away by the stream.
In the most inconspicuous places where the stones are pressed, top-quality medicinal fruits like Zijia fruit grow. In the booklet given by Huijing, almost all the precious medicinal materials come from the Izumo Mountains. Similarly, these top medicinal materials only
The place of origin is explained, but the specific place where it was grown is completely missing.
"...The Izumo Mountain Range is huge. Is there anyone in it? No one knows. Some people say that it is a place where gods live..." Su Li gossiped enthusiastically and finally concluded that you can get out of the lost mountains safely.
I really have to thank God for his blessing."
Yin Ruxing was thoughtful. Maybe it was because of the weirdness inside that caused her to travel through. The path was probably there as well.
Returning to the city lord's mansion, she immediately packed the prepared luggage again. This time she learned the lesson from last time, and she had to be prepared for everything. She sewed the money into a cloth bag and kept it in several places. Huijing's booklet had already been
After memorizing it, both the copied version and the original version were wrapped in oilcloth, sealed in earthen jars, and buried in inaccessible places. Daily necessities such as facial oil, balm, and ointment were put into porcelain bottles and stored together with clothing and luggage. As for the distribution after completion,
half of**……
She thought twice. She put part of it into a porcelain vase and kept it close to her body. The remaining handful was put into a hollow peach wood hairpin. This hairpin was given to her by Su Li. Rich families often make such hollow jewelry.
The girl is a dowry. You can put some life-saving items such as banknotes and pills in it. The peach wood hairpin is a craftsman's trial work and is not valuable. Su Li brought it but it was irritating, so he gave it to Yin Ruxing.
For more than a year, she had always been prepared, and she cleaned up quickly. It only took an hour for everything to be healed. Everything was fine, but her heart couldn't settle down. She was hopeful but afraid of disappointment. She was worried for half a night before falling asleep.
I went. I had many dreams again at night. After a while, I succeeded. I met my mother and little brother and cried a lot. While I was crying, Yin Ruyan came. As they were looking at each other in silence, Yin Ruyan's wife and sister-in-law suddenly appeared again.
She said with a happy face that she was pregnant. After a while, Yuan Kou Niang told her that she had found the senior. A face similar to hers sneered and said: The passage is gone. Su Lei is mine, hand him over quickly.
After a while, Su Lei appeared again. First, he smiled at her with a clear sky and said, "I will love you forever." Suddenly, his expression changed again. He shouted that he recognized someone and chased after another slim figure, leaving her alone.
In place...
Woke up for the second day after having nightmares, Yin Ruxing's face looked extremely bad. She washed and tidied up absentmindedly, and went to Yilanju. Su Li was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly comforted her not to think too much, she had already had an affair with a greedy man from Jiaomen.
The concierge said hello that as long as there was a letter from Yin Ruxing, he would be the first to deliver it. However, the two waited for a day, but there was no news. Yin Ruxing returned to Fenglei Pavilion disappointed.
I had another bizarre dream that night, and I still had a look of despair during the day. Since Su Lei left, Mama You has been in charge of affairs, and Fenglei Pavilion has become much more organized. Everyone performs their own duties, and in the
There is no such thing as cheating. Zisu and Chunlan can be regarded as role models for the maids. Their words and deeds are all admired by the little maids. Fenglei Pavilion has a completely new atmosphere.
In contrast, Yin Ruxing is much marginalized. She is regarded as an invisible person intentionally or unintentionally. Basically, if she doesn't take the initiative to go out, no one will come to ask her if she stays in the room all day. On the contrary, she lives in Yilan, and she doesn't go out for a whole day.
If I go back the next day, the little maid will still nag a few words: "Why didn't the girl come yesterday? She looks so bad. Today, Aunt Su made a tonic soup, and the girl also drank a bowl."
This is the case in aristocratic residences. Everyone knows the warmth and warmth of people.
There was no news from Yuan Kou Niang for several days. Su Li couldn't see Yin Ruxing's lost look, so he quietly sent someone to inquire. Not long after, the boy said that he had met a girl named Jia Qi who was next to Yuan Kou Niang.
Passing the message, Yuan Kou Niang apologized and said that she had been in poor health these past few days and had been lazy. She had not thought about keeping Miss Yin waiting for a long time.
Su Li gritted her teeth. She was trying to avoid it and didn't think about it at all."
Yin Ruxing comforted her, didn't she say that she didn't even see Han Si coming to her door? Maybe she is really sick. She is not related to me, so there is no need to rush into her. It's normal that she didn't think about it. "
Su Li is still unhappy that people say that a brothel girl is acting on the spot and it is not true. Who is she really pretending to be sick? When the Zhezhi Building in Qicheng opens, I will find someone to bring bad luck to her three times a day to see if she is interested? "
They stayed there for several days, thinking they were pleasure seekers.
Maybe it was the reminder from the county that worked. Or maybe Yuan Kou Niang recovered from her illness. In short, after two days, Yuan Kou Niang asked her maid Jia Qi to come in through the corner door to send a message, saying that she had thought of some clues. But
The words didn't reach two ears. I wonder if I could just pass the words from the maid's mouth.
Su Li sent the girl away vaguely, saying that she wanted to think about it. Yin Ruxing thought for a moment and decided without hesitation that I should go see her and listen to her with my own ears."
"Are you crazy?" Su Li said loudly, "Who is Yuan Kou Niang? She is a famous prostitute. We even send messages secretly. How can we openly come to her door? Where she lives, it is a romantic affair if a man goes there. You
Are you going to settle the matter at a girl's house? You are still the second brother's son. If someone sees it and makes a connection, the second brother will lose his reputation."
Yin Ruxing said, I'll put on disguise and go quietly."
"Thank you for thinking about it." Su Li's expression suddenly changed, "You are so anxious to leave my second brother."
"Ali -" Yin Ruxing pleaded, "I'm not in a hurry to leave. But I can't live without this clue. Whether to leave is one thing, but whether to know the news about returning home is another. You understand
not understand?"
"I don't understand." Su Li rolled his sleeves coldly, "Look at you, you've been obsessed with that sock since you saw it on the boat. Do you want to leave? Do you think I'm a fool?"
Yin Ruxing's voice fell silent, and he said A Li word by word. Do you think your second brother will marry me?"
Su Li suddenly choked and became speechless.
"Ali." Yin Ruxing asked again, "Do you think I should be a concubine?".
Su Li was speechless.
"Still, I should follow him meekly and watch him marry and have children. The children I give birth to can only be bastards, and I talk down to the children I have." Yin Ruxing continued to ask questions, and his skin color, which had been suffering from insomnia for a long time, showed abnormality.
of green and black.
"But you can't leave so unclearly." Su Li was silent for a while and stated quietly.
"Idiot" Yin Ruxing smiled, "I just wanted to ask for some news. I don't know how much Mrs. Yuan Kou still remembers the old things from a few years ago. She just left without saying anything. Is it so easy?"
Su Li curled his lips, so you don't have to go alone. Just find someone you can trust to pass the message."
Yin Ruxing was silent for a moment. I have no one I can trust. The only one...is you. Ah Li, it's not convenient for you to intervene in this matter. Besides, I still have questions to ask her face to face." Once Su Li intervenes, if she really succeeds,
Su Li betrayed his brother with her.
Su Li sneered. If I really didn't intervene, I shouldn't have sent someone to ask questions. Now I can't even tell."
"It's always better." Yin Ruxing said gently, "These few times, you have been vague and asked no one. You just said you were asking for news from old friends. This time is different. You should stay less involved.
If you are cheated in the future, your second brother may not blame you much for his family affection. But your eldest brother, City Lord Su... may suspect you of cheating. If he has such an impression of you, think about the consequences.
How serious is it?”
Su Li's expression suddenly changed, and then he showed a bit of loneliness.
Yin Ruxing sighed and said, "Your road is not easy either. We are all different. In front of outsiders, it is better for you and me to use each other."
"Okay." Su Li was silent for a long time, then raised his face again, and asked you to do the same sincerely. "
Since it was a show, it was necessary to do everything. After a few days, Yin Ruxing found the concierge and said that he would send a maid to the street to do some comprador work, hoping it would be convenient.
The concierge she was looking for had a criminal record under Su Li. He liked to drink. Because the corner door he was in charge of was behind the servants' residence, he often kept some servants there. The little girls went in and out of the gate and collected some favors to supplement the money for the drinks. Now he is collecting
After giving Yin Ruxing two taels of silver, he smiled and said, Miss, just send someone here, I will leave the door open for her. But we have to do it as soon as possible."
"I'm sorry to bother you," Yin Ruxing said in a low voice, "I can't leave some things for my daughter's family to the comprador in the government. I can only take care of some things myself."
The concierge is used to these concubines fighting each other in the house, buying some personal items to please the male master. It is a common thing. He doesn't care how the compradors are not as considerate as those around the girl. Naturally, he can't buy anything that suits his needs.
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Yin Ruxing smiled slightly. My girl does menial work and is not seen every day. I'm afraid this elder brother doesn't know her. But her appearance is very recognisable. Her surname is Shen, her face is dark, and she has a large birthmark. You can tell when you see her. "
The concierge smiled and agreed with such an easy-to-remember appearance, the villain will surely recognize it." But he thought in his heart, he is so ugly, no wonder he can only do rough work. It is a pity that there are rumors in the house that this girl is not doing well.
, it is indeed true. The messengers can only find people like this that everyone hates.
At noon the next day, he saw a bloated little girl with a dark face and a big birthmark. She was covering her face all the way. He was not surprised. It would be strange for someone born like this to not cover her face. He stammered. Her name is Shen Ya. Her voice is hoarse as hell.
The porter frowned. The city lord's palace was very big, and there were countless maids that he had never seen before. This was the first time he had seen such an ugly one, and he didn't know how he came in. He was probably someone who was hanging around in some nook and cranny. I didn't know that I was picked up by a girl like Ru, who was unavailable. I waved my hand in disgust and said that the door would be closed for two hours at most. If you don't, you won't be able to come in again."
Shen Yatou responded obediently. She walked out of the corner door and walked through two streets where servants lived. At the corner was a spacious street. The dark-faced girl took a deep breath and walked quickly, looking at the shop signs on the street from time to time. Half an hour later. , came to an elegant small courtyard. Instead of taking the main entrance, she walked around along the courtyard wall. She found the small door on the back street and knocked a few times.
The door creaked open. A fat woman looked at her in surprise. Who are you looking for?"
The dark-faced girl hurriedly said, "I'm looking for Jia Qi. We sent me here. I have something to tell you." Jia Qi was the maid who had previously sent a message to Su Mansion for Yuan Kou Niang. She also acted quietly and walked through the corner door.
There are more private exchanges between brothel girls. The mother-in-law is also a good woman, so she has no doubts about the black-faced girl's words. She just said you wait, I will go in and ask."
In the small courtyard, beyond the many pavilions and rockeries, Yuan Kou Niang was laying out drawing paper in the garden and was painting. The maid Jia Qi came over and whispered a few words to her in a low voice. Is Yuan Kou Niang really here? Please come in quickly. "
It’s time to invite someone. Yuan Kou’s face changed, and she ordered someone to come to a stout woman next to her. Go and get ready. Follow my instructions.”
The mother-in-law and the servants retreated. After a while, Jia Qi came over with a dark-faced girl. Yuan Kou Niang looked at her in confusion as she came closer and closer.
The black-faced girl walked up to her, smiled slightly, and called her the original girl. After thinking about it, it was better to come alone. I had to change my clothes. Do you still recognize me? "
Yuan Kou Niang's eyes widened in surprise, and gradually the corners of her lips curled up, revealing a smile on Miss Yin's face."
Yin Ruxing frankly admitted that Miss Yuan has good eyesight."
"Hahaha" Yuan Kou Niang let out a string of high-pitched laughter, "Miss Yin, you are so amazing. Originally he said that I don't need to do anything, just close the door obediently to thank the guests and stay at home to wait. I I still don’t believe it. Now it seems that he really knows you very well. You actually turned yourself in."
Yin Ruxing was suddenly startled and screamed something bad. She moved, turned around and ran away. However, she saw a gust of strong wind coming, and four masked men jumped out from behind the rockery, blocking her retreat.
Yuan Kou Niang's sweet smile with a voice like a silver bell is not mine. Miss Yin, you know how to use fists and kicks, this is what he specially prepared for you."
The four masked men all have internal power. Yin Ruxing only parried a few moves before he was caught. His heart was cold, and his eyes were like daggers as he looked at Yuan Kou, who knew that she wanted me to die. Why?"
"You want to know the reason?" Yuan Kou Niang came up with a curl of a fan, raised her eyebrows and smiled, I won't tell you."
As soon as he finished speaking, severe pain came from the back of his neck. Yin Ruxing fell into darkness.