Harem Pampered Beauty: Chen Xiangxue

Chapter 58

Murong Xue happily went to the store and gave the candied fruit to Xu Ze.

Seeing her happy face, Xu Ze asked, "Why are you so happy?"

Up to this moment, Murong Xue was still in disbelief in her joy, and said excitedly: "Just now I met King Zhaoyang, and he actually agreed to let us leave Beijing. It's so strange, why did he suddenly become a good person again?"

Xu Ze was also very pleasantly surprised, and immediately said: "Then let's go now."

"How about this store?"

"Of course it will be transferred to someone else." Xu Ze said excitedly, "The business in the store is good, so there is no need to worry about someone taking it over. Don't worry."

Murong Xue nodded with a smile, "Young Master Xu, please take care of everything."

"Do you still call me Mr. Xu?" Xu Ze looked at her with a smile, but his eyes were full of resentment.

Murong Xue blinked and smiled: "Could it be wrong to call you Ms. Xu?" As she spoke, she stepped out of the shop door as if she didn't understand.

Xu Ze smiled helplessly, he was really a cute little fox.

When Murong Xue got home, she immediately started packing her things.She was worried that Yeluyan would change his mind temporarily, and she wished she could leave immediately.Murong Lin went to find Pei Jian and told him that he was leaving the capital, but Pei Jian refused to leave, and only wanted to make a fortune in the capital.Therefore, Murong Lin left this small courtyard in the capital to Pei Jian, and planned to leave the capital with his daughter and two servant girls.

Xu Ze knew that Murong Xue's return was like an arrow, so he no longer cared about the price, and soon transferred Duyiwei to others.

Seven days later, Murong Xue planned to leave.

Xu Ze called a servant from the mansion to drive the carriage for them. He also brought a carriage, two servants, and a lot of luggage.

Looking at so many things, Murong Xue couldn't help laughing: "Master Xu, are you moving?"

Xu Ze said solemnly: "Maybe I won't come back for several years, so I have to bring some things with me."

Murong Xue smiled: "You just went to see the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, do you want to live for several years?"

Xu Ze looked at her with a smile: "If you're lucky, someone will take you in, and it's fine to live there for the rest of your life."

Murong Lin on the side pretended not to hear, but he was happy in his heart, because it had always been his dream to recruit a son-in-law.This kid Xu Ze has a good temper, a simple mind, and is quite likable.

Murong Xue pretended not to understand, but when she turned her head, she saw her father grinned.

Ding Xiang and Pei Lan also came to join in the fun:

"The house in my hometown in Yi County is huge. It's a big house. You just need to live there, no problem."

"That's right, Master and Miss are both hospitable people, Mr. Xu, you are welcome."

Xu Ze immediately said, "Okay."

"..." Murong Xue's face involuntarily became hot, what's the matter with the feeling of being surrounded by a group of matchmakers?

Ding Xiang smiled and pointed to Xu Ze's carriage: "Miss, go and take Mr. Xu's carriage, it's big and spacious."

Murong Xue was even more embarrassed, twisted Ding Xiang's arm, and got into her own carriage.

Xu Ze said to Murong Lin, "Uncle, please sit in my car."

Murong Lin thought about it, and there were three little girls sitting in his carriage, and it was not comfortable to squeeze, so he accepted Xu Ze's invitation and got into his carriage.

Xu Ze walked to Murong Xue's car and handed her a small bundle.

"what is this?"

"Don't you like watching plays?"

"how do you know?"

Xu Ze smiled brightly: "Of course I know what you like."

Murong Xue's thoughts moved, and she blushed inexplicably.

"This road can pass the time and amuse yourself, do you like it?"

Curiously, Murong Xue opened the bag and found that there were several shadow puppet figures inside.

"Clove Perrin just happens to be able to act for you."

Murong Xue was both happy and moved, she smiled at him and said, "Thank you Mr. Xu."

Xu Ze sighed: "Oh, it's Mr. Xu."

Murong Xue blinked, "It's obviously Mr. Xu."

Xu Ze said pitifully: "But if you call him a big brother or something, he will be closer."

Murong Xue smiled sweetly: "Brother, do you want to sworn brother and sister with me?"

"No, no, Mr. Xu." Xu Ze put down the curtain of the car and left heartbroken.

Ding Xiang and Pei Lan both held their bellies with laughter.

"Oh my lady, you are so mean."

"That's right, why are you scaring Mr. Xu? Brothers and sisters, my heart will be broken."

Murong Xue raised her orchid finger, smiled and nodded Lilac Peilan's forehead. "Hey, you two, I'm your lady. It's outrageous to turn your elbows outward."

A group of people headed towards the gate of the city.Ding Xiangpeilan and Murong Xue happily played with the shadow puppets, planning to play "Broken Bridge" together in a while.

This is the second time that Murong Xue has left Beijing. Although Murong Xue was excited along the way, she was still a little uneasy. When she reached the gate of the city, she was even more nervous. She would not be stopped again. She did not expect this time , really let them out of the city.

Murong Xue was relieved, and suddenly felt that she was free again, and even the heaviness that had been pressing on her heart seemed to dissipate virtually.In winter, the scenery on the road was bleak, and the carriage started to run after leaving the city. Looking back at the capital which was getting farther and farther away, Murong Xue felt many emotions in her heart, and finally only condensed into one word: forget.

Forget about him, although reluctantly.

The carriage stopped and stopped, and arrived in a small town on the outskirts of Beijing in the afternoon.

Murong Lin said: "Let's just stop and rest here tonight."

Seeing that it was still early in the morning, Murong Xue asked, "Isn't it too early to stay in the hotel?"

"Going forward, you have to run until midnight to get to the next market town. Safety is the most important thing."

Xu Ze said: "Uncle is familiar with the journey, everything is arranged by uncle."

In addition to the station, the town has only one inn.Fortunately, Murong Lin and others came early and reserved three rooms.

Murong Xue and Ding Xiang Peilan lived in the middle, three servants of the Xu family lived on the right, and Murong Lin and Xu Ze lived on the left.

After the group settled down for a while, the waiter brought a big iron pot over to serve tea, with a long spout more than a foot long.Murong Xue was thinking about how to pour tea from this long-mouth pot, but she saw him standing outside the table with the pot in his hand, and only pointing and lifting the spout to the tea bowl, the tea bowl in front of him was just [-]% full of water.

Murong Xue secretly applauded, originally thinking that this rural tea house may not have any good tea, but who knew that the tea soup in the bowl was surprisingly green.After taking a sip, I felt my lips and teeth were fragrant.

Murong Lin was always cautious when going out, so after drinking tea, he let Murong Xue into the room to wait for dinner.

The condition of the inn is simple, and the room is deserted.Murong Xue was planning to get warm in bed when the inn clerk brought a charcoal brazier.

The red charcoal fire made the room feel a little warmer. Dingxiang Peilan and Murong Xue surrounded the charcoal brazier and played "The West Chamber" with the shadow puppet.

Murong Xue was playing around, and for some reason suddenly thought of herself and Yeluyan.

One night, she lived in the inn like this, and spent the night with Yeluyan for the first time.

She remembered very clearly that she threw her dignity out of the window, wanting to cook raw rice with him.He not only refused, but also said something that made her heartbroken.

When people are cornered, they will be extraordinarily brave.At that time, she really risked everything and did not let go of a chance to change her destiny. Even if she was ridiculed by him and despised by him, it was because of her bravery that she did not fall into the situation of Zhao Zhenniang today. Thinking of the life of Xiunu, a fellow countryman who came to Beijing with her, she was really grateful to Yeluyan.

At the beginning of the reconciliation, she felt a little resentful in her heart, wondering why she couldn't move his heart despite all her efforts, but then she gradually realized that this kind of thing can't be fair, it's because she has no complaints or regrets, she is willing, and she can't complain about anything people.However, if you hate him and resent him, that's fine, but because you don't hate or resent, it's hard to let go.

Memories always come uninvited, bits and pieces are unforgettable, she became in a trance, as if she had returned to that inn again, and Ding Xiang's face became blurred, as if she had turned into Yeluyan.

"Miss, I'm so dizzy."

With a plop, Ding Xiang Pei Lan fell to the ground one after another, Murong Xue was startled.

At this time, the door was kicked open by someone, and Xu Ze rushed in, "Axue, there is a scent in the charcoal, come out quickly."

The cold light from the long knife in Xu Ze's hand flashed in Murong Xue's eyes, making her slightly awake, but her feet were weak and her consciousness was a little fuzzy.

Holding a knife in one hand, Xu Ze helped her out of the room.

A group of people surrounded them with weapons in their hands, the leader waved his hand and said, "I want to live."

In an instant, a cold light struck, and the sword was raised. Xu Ze was very annoyed. He never expected that he would be assassinated in a small inn.It is really difficult for him to fight against ten, and he still supports Murong Xue in his hand.And these people rushing forward in front of them are of extraordinary skill, obviously they are not ordinary people who kill for money.

Murong Xue said with great effort: "Xu Ze, hurry up."

Xu Ze didn't answer, he swung his knife and slashed a man's arm.And the man's spear also pierced Xu Ze's shoulder. The last time Murong Xue saw before waking up, she saw blood red in front of her eyes. She felt a few warm drops of blood splattered on her cheeks, and then she fell unconscious.

Suddenly she seemed to be thrown into the cold lake water, and a biting chill woke her up.She was covered in water all over her head and face, not because she was poured into the lake, but because someone poured cold water on her.

She woke up all of a sudden, opened her eyes and saw a man sitting on the grand teacher's chair in front of her, about forty years old, with a gloomy expression.And she was tied to a stool.

There were two other men standing behind the man, holding a whip in each hand.Murong Xue was startled and frightened, she didn't know where she had landed, and who were these people in front of her, this was the first time she encountered such a dangerous situation in her life.

When Li Wansheng saw her wake up, he showed a sly smile: "You are Mrs. Murong? I have been admiring you for a long time."

Murong Xue tried to calm down and asked him: "Who are you? Where are my father and others?"

"Who am I, you don't have to worry about it. Your father and they are all in my hands. You only need to answer me one thing, and I will let you go."

"what's up?"

"Tell me how King Zhaoyang met you, and how he designed you to escape the draft, from beginning to end."

Murong Xue should have understood the purpose of these people.While thinking about the countermeasures in her mind, she replied calmly: "I met King Zhaoyang in the county government of Yi County. He is the imperial envoy in charge of the draft."

"How did he design to make you lose the election?"

"My lord, I don't understand what you said. It was he who chose me as a show girl. Why did I fail? I failed because of my bad voice. The emperor screened me out during the imperial selection."

"Really?" Li Wansheng sneered: "You didn't show up until two days after the other beautiful girls went on the road. Where were you during those two days?"

"I was seriously ill and couldn't start the journey, so I was recuperating at home."

Li Wansheng leaned forward, showing a sinister smile, "Since Madam is not telling the truth, let the people next door call a few times for Madam to hear." A tough man standing behind him immediately came out. door.

In an instant, I heard screams from the next door, the voices of Ding Xiang and Pei Lan.

Murong Xue's heart twitched, and she hurriedly said, "My lord, I'm telling the truth."

Li Wansheng slapped the table next to him, "What's the matter with your sudden hoarseness?"

"It's because of illness that I'm dumb."

"Why is it better now? This is really dumb, and it's weird when it's good."

"My father is a doctor. These days, he searched everywhere for good medicine for me. That's why I recovered slowly. It wasn't completely healed. My voice was not like this before."

Li Wansheng snorted a few times: "Do you have to listen to your father's screams before you are willing to tell the truth?"

Murong Xue said sharply: "If you touch my father, I won't be able to say a word."

Li Wansheng said impatiently, "Say it quickly."

Murong Xue said: "Mistress Zhao in the palace is my neighbor next door. She was originally a peasant girl. She suddenly flew up a branch and turned into a phoenix. I am very envious. I also want to enjoy endless glory and wealth like her. Two days before the election, I went to search my father's medical skills and found a beauty prescription that can make my skin as delicate as a peach blossom. Who knew that I was allergic to that prescription, and I actually had pimples on my face. My father was afraid that I would end up like this I couldn't get selected for the Beijing Association, so I gave me a strong medicine to cure the pimples on my face. After taking the medicine, I had diarrhea and vomiting, and I couldn't speak, so I had to excuse my illness for two days. Let's go."

Li Wansheng squinted his eyes and looked at Murong Xue, "Is this your truth?"

"It is indeed my truth. If you don't believe me, you can ask the lady who is drafting together, if I have a pimple on my face that day."

"Mrs. Murong's lies are very tactful. It's a pity, how can you explain the piece of cloth with the promise?"

"What strip?"

"Madam, are you trying to pretend to be confused? Use lip balm to write a cloth note guaranteeing you not to be elected."

"I really don't know." She was sure that there was no evidence for the cloth note, which had no name and was written with lip balm.Besides, it is not difficult to imitate a person's handwriting.Even if it is presented to the emperor, Yeluyan can also shirk it.

"It would be a pity if Madam's slender hands are ruined by torture." Li Wansheng nodded to Rong Biao who was behind him.

Rong Biao immediately took out the finger torture tool, stuffed Murong Xue's hand into it, and pulled hard, Murong Xue immediately turned pale and trembled from the pain.

She gritted her teeth in cold sweat and said, "My lord, everything I say is the truth."

Li Wansheng clicked his tongue and said: "Mrs. Murong has a deep affection for King Zhaoyang, and she is still defending him at this moment."

Murong Xue gasped in pain, and said with great effort: "Your Excellency is wrong, I hate him to the bone, he abandoned me from beginning to end, because Zhao Niangniang fell out of favor, he immediately divorced me, in order to make Princess Yu happy, he abandoned me I kicked out of the capital, how can I defend such a ruthless and ruthless villain who is following his power?"

Li Wansheng thought for a moment, and said: "Even if you are telling the truth, unfortunately, it is not what my master wants. If you are willing to write a statement according to my master's words, I will let you go."

"What?"

Li Wansheng put a confession in front of her, "Madam just need to copy a copy of the confession above and put your fingerprints on it."

Murong Xue shook her head, "My lord, I can't write. If I write a confession that is not good for King Zhaoyang, if he seeks revenge on me in the future, I will die without a place to die."

Li Wansheng smiled: "Ma'am, you are too worried. Only with this confession, King Zhaoyang will never have the chance to attack you again."

It seems that this confession is to put Yeluyan to death.Murong Xue took a deep breath, and said resolutely, "My lord, I can't write."

Li Wansheng exhausted his patience, and said sharply: "Ma'am, if you don't eat a toast and take fine wine, then don't worry about me being rude, and you will be punished!"

(End of this chapter)