idle mistress

Chapter 180 Buying an Official
The place was dim, and it was impossible to distinguish day from night. The only bit of light allowed her to see only the scene she was in, and nothing else.

There was another cry and howl, accompanied by a howl of pain.

The voice was very familiar, and Shen Qing couldn't help being shocked. She rushed to the prison door, clasped the wooden fence with both hands, lay down there and shouted in the direction of the sound: "Brother Mu...Brother Mu, it's you!" ?"

Just as she was about to yell for the third time, a jailer appeared out of nowhere, and beat her hand holding the fence with the long stick in his hand without saying a word.

Ten fingers connected to heart, Shen Qing gasped, when she let go, she just felt that these five fingers did not belong to her anymore.

The jailer pointed at her viciously, and cursed: "Stop screaming, it won't be a stick."

After learning the lesson, Shen Qing naturally didn't dare to make trouble anymore, she stepped back to her original position step by step, when she sat down, a hand reached out and grabbed her arm.

She turned her head and saw the female prisoner beside her grinning at her. With just one look at that smile, Shen Qing could already tell that this person's mind was out of order....

Shen Qing gently brushed her hand away, and closed her eyes weakly.

She didn't know, where was Mu Xiu locked up?I don't know what I will face?
All these unknowns made her at a loss and frightened her.

She was afraid, afraid that she would be imprisoned in this prison camp forever, until she became as stupid as the woman next to her, and she didn't even know who she was...
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Lu Huijuan hid behind a tree, looking at the gate of the yamen from time to time, very anxious.

Seeing her acting suspiciously, the guards in front of the yamen came forward to question her.

She faltered and said: "My man has entered the yamen to work, and I am just waiting here."

"Waiting for someone, waiting for someone, making it sneaky..." The guard said a few words to her dissatisfied, and then went back to stand guard.

This time, Lu Huijuan didn't dare to hide behind the tree trunk anymore. Under the watchful eyes of the guard, she trotted to sit in the teahouse opposite the yamen, and ordered a pot of tea for a little money.

As soon as the waiter brought the tea, she saw Zhang Mingxin coming out of the small gate of the yamen. She was so happy that she didn't even bother to drink the tea, so she rushed out quickly and dragged him to the side of the road.

She looked at Zhang Mingxin's whole body and asked, "Where is the silver reward?"

"Here it is." Zhang Mingxin handed her a money bag.

She weighed it in her hand, and asked with a puzzled face, "It's only 300 taels for this little thing?"

Zhang Mingxin quickly shook his head: "No, no, it's only 30 taels."

"What about the remaining taels of silver, and the ten shimi?"

"The official said that there is a shortage of food in the city. I owe the bill first, and then I will get it later. Also, the official who gave me the money told me that I could exchange the reward for another official, and I agreed. So I got it Only 30 taels."

"What?" Lu Huijuan screamed, "You paid more than 200 taels of silver for an official?"

Seeing her reaction, Zhang Mingxin scratched his head in confusion: "Isn't it good? Don't you care about being an official's wife?"

"What kind of official's wife, you elm head, you don't even look at the current situation, with the chaos in front of you, who would still be that Lao Shizi official?"

She beat each other while speaking:

"You didn't see Mu Xiu who was sent to prison by you. A few days ago, he was still a famous man in front of the feudal lord Li Chang. Now he will be imprisoned in the world in a blink of an eye. What is more reliable in this world now than real money. Ouch, why did I meet such a stupid pig like you, my life is really miserable..."

Seeing her jumping anxiously on the spot, Zhang Mingxin said immediately: "Don't worry, if you don't want to, I'll go back and tell him now that we don't want to change, and I want money."

"Then you should go quickly, what are you still doing?"

Lu Huijuan snatched the 30 taels of silver angrily and urged him to do it quickly.

Zhang Mingxin turned around and walked quickly into the Yamen, but after a while, he came out dejectedly.

"How is it? Did you get the money back?" Lu Huijuan wanted the money wholeheartedly.

But he shook his head: "The official said, I have already placed a bet, and I can't get the money back."

"what……"

Hearing this, Lu Huijuan was suddenly furious. She stepped forward and grabbed the man's skirt with a piercing heart, and shouted: "My money...You give me back my money..."

Before he finished speaking, he kicked his legs, rolled his eyes, and passed out...
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A carriage stopped at the west gate of Yeyun Courtyard, Guanshi Guo, who was waiting in front of the gate, saw this and hurried up to meet him.

He said to the people in the carriage: "Miss, Yeyun Courtyard is here."

Hearing this, the maid Tweet was the first to lift the curtain of the car. She got off the carriage, glanced at the gate in front of her, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow, the wall of Yeyun Courtyard is so high..."

While speaking, she turned around and helped Hao Guanhua get off the carriage. Hao Guanhua glanced at the majestic building in front of him, feeling extremely heavy in his heart.

Guanshi Guo said, "This is only the west gate, and the south gate is even more spectacular." While speaking, he led the two of them to enter through the west gate.

Along the way, Cui'er could not help sighing repeatedly when she saw the beautiful carved railings and jade bricks in the courtyard...

"Is this a house or a palace, isn't it too luxurious?"

Hao Guanhua felt that it was strange that she was rare, so he couldn't help but said, "This Yeyun Courtyard was originally Li Chang's property, and it was the largest house in Cangcheng."

Guo Guanshi, who was leading the way, nodded: "Miss said yes, otherwise, King Ling would not have chosen this place to settle down."

While talking, the three of them saw that there were many sentries and soldiers were walking in formation in the distance, so they couldn't help but quickly fell silent.

Steward Guo led the master and servant into a wing room, changed them into a set of servant clothes, and then led them to a courtyard.

Give each of them a broom, and tell them both: "Every day, the King of Ling will come here to practice swords. The lady just waits here, and she will be able to meet people naturally. Remember that I am a handyman. Maid, don't make too much noise."

After the confession, Guan Shi left in a hurry.

The master and the servant pretended to sweep the floor under the shade of the tree. The maid Cui'er thought it was fun, so she couldn't help but looked at Hao Guanhua and asked, "Miss, what do you think the Mausoleum King looks like?"

Hao Guanhua lowered his eyes, and said uncertainly: "My mother said that he is handsome and talented."

Hearing this, Cui'er was full of doubts: "Really? How did I hear that he looks the same as that Zhang Fei Yiheng, with a leopard head and eyes, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard."

Hearing this, Hao Guanhua gave a fistful and reproached him, "Have you seen it? People say what they say."

(End of this chapter)