The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 1 The Slave Becomes the Canary
The lights in the inner room were as bright as fire. Jiang Shiwan held a lacquer tray and bowed to the soft couch by the window: "Commander-in-chief, the sobering soup is here."

"Leave it there, and give me a shoulder rub."

Jiang Shiwan placed the lacquer tray on the table beside the couch and walked behind Meng Tingzhou.

Her strength was neither too light nor too heavy, which was very helpful.

Meng Tingzhou held his forehead with one hand and closed his eyes slightly.

In the battle of Tongguan, the emperor rewarded the Black Armor Army, and he couldn't help but drink a few more cups. He was already slightly drunk when he left the palace. When he arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, Pei Qing asked whether he should go to the study or go directly back to the bedroom. He was inexplicably ordered to come to Wanyuan.

Smelling the faint fragrance of the woman behind him, Meng Tingzhou's breathing gradually became heavier, and he grabbed the person with his backhand.

"Governor..." Jiang Shiwan fell into Meng Tingzhou's arms before she could finish her words. His hand skillfully reached into her skirt, and his lips were close to her ear, breathing heavily: "I haven't seen you for a few days. I came to check if your ability to serve people has improved?"

Soon, Jiang Shiwan was left with only her innermost layer of clothing. She felt uncomfortable whenever she thought of him raping her. She knelt down, tears streaming down her face, “I don’t want to…”

Meng Tingzhou's eyes were like ink: "What do you want?" Seeing that she didn't say anything, he grabbed her neck and said coldly, "Do you know that I almost died in the Battle of Tongguan because your father refused to send troops? You are not qualified to say no to me now."

"Oh, by the way." Meng Tingzhou said meaningfully, "Your brother Jiang Shinian has been exiled. You should think carefully. He depends on you during his days in the barracks."

Jiang Shiwan closed his eyes and two tears fell.

The Ministry of War refused to send troops to the Battle of Tongguan. After the Black Armor Army led by Meng Tingzhou returned triumphantly to Beijing, his father Jiang Xingyuan, who was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, was thrown into prison.

The Jiang family was convicted, and she went around asking for help, kneeling at the door of the Duke's Mansion in the rain, but her fiancé Shen Yunqi avoided her.

On his way back, he heard the tragic news that his father had hanged himself in prison. He was overwhelmed with grief and despair and fell in the rain and mud. He was unexpectedly brought back to the mansion by Meng Tingzhou.

After waking up, Jiang Shiwan saw her original self trembling, but still mustered up the courage to ask Meng Tingzhou to forgive the Jiang family. However, he forced her to ask whether she remembered what happened in the sixth year of Yuanping, and whether they, father and daughter, shared the same hatred and wanted to kill him?
Seeing her shaking her head in panic, Meng Tingzhou tore off her clothes without saying a word, and regardless of her crying and begging for mercy, he took her over and over again.

Afterwards, he sent someone to send Jiang Shiwan to Wanyuan.

The once high-ranking girl from an aristocratic family became someone else's plaything overnight.

It is humiliation, sorrow and resentment!
Seeing her sobbing silently, Meng Tingzhou leaned over and pinched her chin, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's: "This governor's patience is limited."

Jiang Shiwan clenched her fists tightly. In the past few days, she had actually been thinking about how to save Shi Nian. The only solution now was to ask for help from the person in front of her.

There is no other way in the current situation except to obey.

"I am a humble and convicted criminal. I am grateful to the governor for saving my sister and brother from danger. I will never forget your kindness."

"I don't want to hear your nonsense."

Knowing that his patience had reached its limit, Jiang Shiwan hesitated for a moment before holding his hand that was pinching his chin with both hands, his eyes full of smiles: "He is still young, and if he stays in the capital, he will be a thorn in his back. I beg the governor to let him go south to join the Jiangning Army."

Jiangning Army?
Not knowing what she was up to, Meng Tingzhou didn't want to delve into it at the moment.

His already hot body didn't want to wait any longer because of her flattering behavior. He picked her up and took off her clothes as he walked. "Serve me well, and we'll talk later."

Inside the brocade tent, Jiang Shiwan's thick black hair was spread out in a mess, making her face look even more delicate.

Her skin is whiter than snow, her waist is slender and her hair is graceful. Just lying there is enough to make people linger.

Meng Tingzhou looked at him and said with a chuckle: "Let me unbutton my clothes."

Jiang Shiwan said "hmm", then reached out to unbutton her clothes. In order to make herself look as humble and pleasing as possible, she even took the initiative to kiss him the moment their eyes met.

Meng Tingzhou pressed his whole body against her, tightening the grip on her waist: "Yes, it is said that the daughter of the Jiang family is very smart, but I didn't expect that she is also very knowledgeable about matters between men and women..."

Jiang Shiwan closed his eyes and swallowed all his tears.

This is the most shameful deal for me, but as long as I can escape from the clutches of the devil, what is there to fear?

Yunshang and Xueying, who were serving outside, went in and out to deliver water three times. Each time, they vaguely saw through the curtains the woman on the bed, lying weakly in the arms of the governor, and they were secretly amazed.

When everything was packed up, Pei Qing's voice was heard outside: "Commander-in-chief, it's time to go to court."

Meng Tingzhou looked at the person pretending to sleep in his arms, gently pulled his hand away and was about to get up and put on his clothes. Unexpectedly, a pair of hands hooked his arms: "Commander-in-chief."

"Ah."

"Can we let Shi Nian join the Jiangning Army?"

It was the first time that Meng Tingzhou saw her look so earnestly since he picked her up. His heart sank. He took her hand away and stood up.

If he leaves, I don’t know how many days it will take for him to come back.

Jiang Shiwan knew that he must seize this opportunity, so he walked forward, pulled his sleeve, knelt on the ground barefoot, and his eyes were slightly red.

Meng Tingzhou glanced at her, then pulled his sleeves out from between her fingers and brushed off the wrinkles: "You don't think you are so valuable that you can negotiate with this governor, do you?"

Even though Jiang Shiwan was prepared, his face turned pale when he heard such ridicule.

She fell to the ground, staring at the departing scarlet figure in a daze, until Yun Shang and Xue Ying came in to serve her.

"Girl, get up quickly."

The two men seemed not to notice the mottled red marks on her body. One of them put a cloak on her while the other supported her body.

Jiang Shiwan curled the corners of his lips in self-mockery. Even though he had tried every possible way, he still couldn't change his days without dignity.

Not at all.

For a moment, she felt that there was something in her heart that urgently needed to be vented.

All kinds of emotions were churning in his eyes. No, he had to seize the opportunity.

Suddenly she broke free from the support of those around her and ran out barefoot.

Snowflakes fell, and a bright red figure ran towards the garden.

As if anticipating what she was going to do, Yun Shang's voice rang in her ears.

"girl!"

Jiang Shiwan jumped into the lake without hesitation. The water was freezing, but she didn't feel cold at all.

"Someone come quickly!"

Meng Tingzhou ran out from somewhere and jumped into the lake to pick up the person. Not to mention a woman, even he, a man with a martial arts background, was so cold that his face turned pale.

He held Jiang Shiwan, who was almost naked, in his arms as tightly as possible. When they reached the shore, he grabbed the cloak that Xueying handed over and wrapped her up tightly: "Go find a doctor quickly."

After sending the person back to the room, he immersed Jiang Shiwan in a wooden tub of warm water and floated her up and down like a chicken.

"Do you think I will fall for your tricks if you cry, make a scene, or even hang yourself? Put away your tricks! If you want to die, I'll let you taste the feeling of being half dead first."

Jiang Shiwan was tortured to the point of choking on water several times. Although he felt uncomfortable, he said nothing.

Yunchang and Xueying knelt down and said, "It's freezing cold, please change your clothes, Governor."

It was not until Pei Qing said the doctor had arrived that Meng Tingzhou suddenly pulled the person out of the bucket, wrapped her in a warm quilt, threw her on the bed, and then ordered the doctor to come in.

After the doctor checked her pulse, he left to write a prescription. Meng Tingzhou glanced at the people in the room and said coldly, "Keep an eye on her. If she happens again, I will kill all of you."

He walked out, his whole body seemed to be filled with cold air.

Pei Qing covered him with the crane cloak.

"Go check what the Jiangning Army has to do with her!"

　Dudu: It turns out that I like everything you do.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)