As I spoke, I saw a woman's face appear in front of me. Her face was covered in makeup. I looked at her clothes again and remembered the Spring Pavilion that I heard before I fainted. It was not difficult to guess where I was now.
When the woman saw me, she seemed to be shocked. She calmed down for a long time before turning to the man behind her and saying," What a stunning beauty."”
The man immediately flattered," That's right, Li Niang. Look at this beauty. I only want five hundred taels, but I'm at a loss.”
Li Niang said angrily," Alright, don't act like you've gotten a bargain. Who knows which family's daughter she is from? If she provokes someone who is not to be trifled with, my Spring Pavilion can forget about operating. Quickly go to Little Four, take the money and leave.”
When the man heard about the money, he bowed to Li Niang and quickly walked out of the room.
Li Niang looked at me who was lying on the bed," Regardless of whether you are willing or not, and regardless of which family you are from, once you enter my Spring Pavilion, don't even think about leaving." Don't think about seeking death, or I'll make you regret it.”After saying that, he took out a cloth ball to cover my mouth." If you want to shout, shout. But even if you shout until your throat breaks, no one will come to save you.”
Perhaps it was because I didn't cry and make a scene as Li Niang had imagined. Li Niang was a little surprised but said warily," Don't think of playing any tricks.”
I moved my stiff mouth and said to Li Niang," Li Niang, you asked me to stay because you want to earn money. Why don't we discuss it and let each of us get what we want? I won't let you suffer a loss, and you have to let me go.”
Li Niang probably didn't expect me to negotiate with her and smiled." You little girl, you're still negotiating with me. Why should I listen to you?”
"Because you have no choice but to listen to me.”I immediately replied.
Li Niang looked at me in disbelief," No one has ever been able to threaten me. I'm not afraid of you, little girl. Let's see what you can do."”As she spoke, she called another person in and said to that person," Ah Xiu, teach this young miss well. You must let her participate in the Courtesan Belle Competition in five days.”With that, he walked out of the room.
The woman called Ah Xiu looked at me and said helplessly," Miss, listen to Ah Xiu. There are many young ladies who entered the Spring Pavilion. Which one of them didn't seek death at the beginning? But in the end, they were all forced to obey Li Niang and obediently listen to her. Which of those who entered the Spring Pavilion wasn't forced? Even if they were loyal women, wouldn't they still submit in the Spring Pavilion? A Xiu saw that Miss was a smart person, so she naturally understood this principle. Miss, you should think about it carefully."
I looked at Ah Xiu and said," Thank you for your reminder, Sister Ah Xiu. I will consider it carefully." A Xiu glanced at me and then went out with a peace of mind.
In fact, what Ah Xiu said was right. As long as a woman entered this place, she would not be able to leave this place unless she died. However, I would not sit still and wait for death. He heard from Ah Xiu that there were quite a number of young ladies in the Spring Pavilion, which meant that the Spring Pavilion was not an ordinary place. There must be a very strong backer behind it. I can't help but worry. Can I really get out of here smoothly under such circumstances?
He had already stayed in the Spring Pavilion for three days. That day, he heard from Li Niang that the Courtesan Belle Competition was in two days. Right now, I really have no choice but to obey. Of course, I'm not stupid enough to tell Li Niang that I'm a Miss of the Snow Mountain Manor and ask her to let me out. If I were to say it, I'm afraid I would have lost my life by now.
During these three days, A Xiu stayed with me. She followed Li Niang's instructions and prepared some supplies for the Courtesan Belle Competition in two days. However, this Li Niang is really confident that I will participate in this Courtesan Belle Competition. However, in order to successfully leave, I really have to listen to her orders.
Through these few days of interaction with Ah Xiu, I also understand that Ah Xiu did not come to the Spring Pavilion voluntarily. Ah Xiu was originally the daughter of a small family. When she was fifteen, her parents betrothed her to Jiang San, who had no parents in the same village. Originally, Ah Xiu's parents betrothed their daughter to Jiang San because they saw that Jiang San was honest. Who knew that after Ah Xiu married him, Jiang San revealed his true colors and spent all his time in the casino. He actually lost all the family's money. Jiang San had no money to gamble. Seeing that Ah Xiu was quite beautiful, he brought her to the Spring Pavilion without telling Ah Xiu's parents and sold her to the Spring Pavilion.
Because Ah Xiu looked very similar to Li Niang's younger sister who had died in an accident, Li Niang treated Ah Xiu as her younger sister and even prepared to let Ah Xiu go home. Ah Xiu knew that she would inevitably be sold by Jiang San when she returned home, and she would also implicate her elderly parents, so she stayed in the Spring Pavilion to serve Li Niang and the like.
Ah Xiu knocked on the door and called out softly," Miss, may I come in?”
I looked outside the door and said," Come in."”
When Ah Xiu entered the door and saw me sitting on the soft couch with a bored look, he couldn't help but frown and say," Miss, why are you still so leisurely? The Courtesan Belle Competition is in two days. How can you not prepare?"”
I glanced at her." I'm not going to participate in the Courtesan Belle Competition. Why should I prepare?”
Ah Xiu nervously closed the door and looked at me anxiously." Miss, I know you don't want to stay here, but think about it. If you don't participate in the Courtesan Belle Competition, how can you stay here?" Miss, even if you don't want to, Li Niang has the final say in the Spring Pavilion. Even if Ah Xiu wanted to help you, she didn't have the strength to do so.”
I glanced at Ah Xiu and picked up the teapot on the table to pour a cup of tea for myself. I took a sip of tea and said to Ah Xiu, seemingly unconcerned," Ah Xiu, it must have taken Li Niang some time for you to learn these words.”
Ah Xiu was shocked for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure and lowered her head slightly." Miss, what are you talking about? These are Ah Xiu's heartfelt words. How did Li Niang teach them?"”
"Oh? Could it be that Ah Xiu is self-taught? Without anyone to teach him, he can say such a great truth. Then I admire Ah Xiu very much. Thinking about how I have studied for a few years, I actually don't have such an understanding of Ah Xiu. I really feel inferior.”I said these words in a lukewarm manner.
Ah Xiu seemed to have been exposed. Her face turned red and she immediately said," Miss, you actually made fun of Ah Xiu." Ah Xiu remembered that she still had some things to do, so she didn't stay to accompany the young miss. Ah Xiu took her leave first.”With that, he left the room.
Looking at the door that was closed by Ah Xiu, I smiled coldly. Did she really think that I was some ignorant young lady who played such a trick in front of me? In my previous life, although I didn't experience any open and secret struggles of wealthy families, at least there were all kinds of schemes and plots around me. I can still see that I was schemed against.
I put down the teacup in my hand and looked at the tightly shut door. I couldn't help but think about why Li Niang treated me like this. Did she treat every young miss who was kidnapped to the Spring Pavilion like this, or did she treat me alone?
Her actions were too strange, and I couldn't help but suspect that from the day I arrived in Xingdu, I had been targeted and monitored. Until I was brought here, someone had been secretly planning this. However, I had just returned to the Frost Snow Manor, and not many people knew about me. Who would want to do this?
After thinking for half a day, I still had no clue. In this half a day, because I exposed Ah Xiu and Li Niang's scheme, Ah Xiu didn't enter my room again. Li Niang sent a twelve or thirteen year old girl to serve me.
When that little girl first arrived, she was still looking at me timidly. Looking at her tender little face, I could feel her innocence from her clear pupils. I couldn't help but feel a little regretful. This little girl had just been sold into the Spring Pavilion. I could tell from the way she looked at everyone timidly. It was just that who was so ruthless to have the heart to sell such a cute little girl to such a place?
I gently said to the little girl," Little girl, come over and tell me your name.”
The little girl saw that I didn't treat her like others, so she slowly walked to my side. She lowered her head and whispered," My name is Chun 'er.”
Chun 'er? It was really a name that suited her. I asked gently," Chun 'er, can you tell me why you came to the Spring Pavilion?”
Chun 'er looked up at me, lowered her head and began to sob softly," Daddy, daddy doesn't want Chun' er anymore.”After all, she was still a child, and she couldn't accept the pain of being abandoned by her family. Chun 'er couldn't help but cry loudly.
I didn't know how to comfort Chun 'er, so I held her in my arms and said gently," Chun' er, be good. Chun 'er, don't cry." Daddy doesn't want you. Stay with your sister.”
Chun 'er raised her head and looked at me with tears all over her face. She sobbed and asked me," Sister, Sister, is it, is it true?”
At this moment, I was feeling vexed. I had said these words on impulse. I hadn't thought of a way to leave the Spring Pavilion yet. Why did I say these words to let Chun 'er be with me?
However, seeing Chun 'er's hopeful gaze, how could I bear to tell her that I was just joking? Besides, I couldn't bear to part with such a lovable child. In any case, even if I couldn't get out myself, I believed that Feng Chen would save me. I wouldn't be at ease if I threw such an innocent child like Chun' er into the Spring Pavilion.
I stayed in the Spring Pavilion for another two days. During these two days, Ah Xiu came over once. She looked at me and said the same thing," Miss, think more about yourself."”
I directly ignored her existence and chatted with Chun 'er beside me. However, Chun' er looked at Ah Xiu with fear.
This day, I woke up and called for Chun 'er. I found that after calling for a long time, there was no sign of Chun' er. I couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. At this time, Li Niang and A Xiu came in.”
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