Jia Shi turned around and stared at Zhu Daixiu in disbelief."What did you say?”
Zhu Daixiu came in front of Jia Shi and knelt down with a thud."Please don't give me to Lord Twelve. I'm willing to promise you anything."”
Jia Shi frowned." You little girl, what are you thinking? How can I be compared to Lord Twelve? In terms of status, Lord Twelve was the elder brother of the Emperor. In terms of status, Lord Twelve is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and the Bordered Yellow Flag. It's your fortune to be able to follow Lord Twelve. Why don't you want it? Others can't even beg for it!"
Zhu Daixiu lowered her head and said," Daixiu doesn't care about any status or position. She thinks she's too high to reach. Daixiu just wants to stay by my side and serve me. Please don't give me to Lord Twelve."”
" You..." Jia Shi was so angry that he almost couldn't speak. Was this b * tch deliberately trying to ruin his plans? He had racked his brains and finally found an opportunity to put her by the side of the Twelfth Brother. If he messed it up now, when would he have such a great opportunity? One had to know that although the 12th brother was young, compared to his vicious methods and deep schemes, he could be compared to the 4th brother Yuxiang and 5th brother Yuqi!
Yu Li's face had long turned ashen. He snorted heavily, flung his sleeves, and turned to leave, leaving Jia Shi unable to react in time and stomping his feet in anger.
As soon as he turned around, he saw Zhu Daixiu still kneeling on the ground. Jia Shi slapped Zhu Daixiu to the ground."You bitch!"You know that it wasn't easy for me to get the chance to give you to Lord Twelve, so why did you…I'll beat you to death today!”
Blood trickled down the corner of Zhu Daixiu's mouth, but she didn't care. She just smiled calmly. "Just kill me! You'd better kill me, then I won't have to worry about helping you and Seventh Brother harm Lord Twelve!”
Jia Shi was stunned and suddenly realized."So you refused to follow Lord Twelve because you didn't want to harm him? What a loyal bitch. After letting him sleep for one night, her entire heart was on his side? Jia Shi spat on Zhu Daixiu's face."You wish!"Do you think I can't do anything to you just because you're like this?”
Jia Shi turned around and shouted,"Men, kidnap that old b * tch Li Hanxiang!"”
Zhu Daixiu was shocked." Why did you find my mother?”
"Your father died a long time ago, right? Although I usually dote on her, she always seems to have unfulfilled desires, so I plan to find fun for her. Anyway, there are many unmarried old men in the residence. Although your mother is older, she still has her charm. Hahaha!"
Zhu Daixiu's face instantly turned pale." You dare?”
"Why wouldn't I dare? This isn't murder or arson, what's there to be afraid of? Moreover, even if I kill and set fire, in the entire Huxi Town, in the whole of Anhui, who can do anything to me, Jia Shi? Even if he were to report it to the emperor, there would be the seventh prince to take care of it, hahaha!”
Zhu Daixiu slumped to the ground, unable to say a word. She thought that as long as she didn't stay by Lord Twelve's side, Lord Twelve wouldn't be in danger, but she never thought that with Jia Shi's viciousness and cunning, how could he let them off so easily? Moreover, he had the Seventh Prince supporting him. Even if she didn't go, he would still find someone else to harm Lord Twelve. Then wouldn't the result be the same? Could it be…that there was really no other way?
Just as Zhu Daixiu was thinking about it, she saw her mother getting someone to carry her in this direction. She panicked and pulled Jia Shi back. "Don't…don't touch my mother, I promise you!”
Jia Shi was delighted."You're willing to leave with Lord Twelve?”
She nodded helplessly.
Jia Shi waved his hand and ordered people to send Li Hanxiang back to the attic to be imprisoned.
He squatted down and lifted Zhu Daixiu's beautiful face to look at it. "Lord Twelve must have doted on you yesterday, right?”
Zhu Daixiu forcefully turned her face away from these explicit words.
"Although you don't know anything and don't know how to serve a man, I believe that with your beauty, even if you don't use any tricks, you can still make Lord Twelve fall head over heels for you. Remember what I told you in the past. Take care of Lord Twelve for me and Lord Seven. Don't let him ruin our plan, okay?”
Jia Shi stood up and said, thinking that he was being kind,""Go and change into a decent set of clothes and dress up properly. You must serve Lord Twelve until he is obedient. It would be best if he forgets everything.”
Under Jia Shi's coercion, Zhu Daixiu changed into a light green vest, a silver-white embroidered phoenix tail skirt, a low-collared pearl cloak, and a ruyi bun. She looked like an immortal concubine, making people dumbfounded and incredulous. This was Jia Shi's reaction.
Heavens! This…this girl was too beautiful, so beautiful…so beautiful that he didn't know how to describe her.
Look at those eyebrows, 30% coquettish, 70% affectionate; Her eyes were a little shy and misty. Between her brows, there was an indescribable coquettish and flirtatious aura, with a trace of irresistible charm. The corners of her mouth were filled with the spring breeze. She was more beautiful than Xi Shi, more beautiful than Wang Qiang, and perhaps even slightly inferior to Noble Consort Yang, who made three thousand beauties lose their color.
Jia Shi couldn't help but feel a little itchy. He almost wanted to take her for himself, but when he thought of his own safety and future being tied to Zhu Daixiu, he could only suppress that impulse.
"Men, send the young lady to Lord Twelve.”
Zhu Daixiu shook her head." No, he doesn't like people following him. I'll go by myself."”
Jia Shi nodded repeatedly. He didn't think that Zhu Daixiu would know that Yu Li didn't like people following him. "Alright, alright, alright. Lord Twelve doesn't like people following him. Go by yourself, go by yourself! Remember to go early and come back late. It doesn't matter if you don't come back all night!”
Zhu Daixiu threw his words to the back of her head and turned to leave. For a moment, she didn't know where to find Yu Li.
Although Huxi Town wasn't big, it was easier said than done for a young lady like her to find someone on a three-inch golden lotus.
She walked around the town and came to the lake because she remembered that Yuli liked water and was familiar with it since he was young. Perhaps he would go to the lake.
As expected, Zhu Daixiu had guessed correctly!
After Yu Li stormed out of the Jia residence, he really hired a small boat and asked the boatman to rest for a day. He rowed the boat back and forth on the lake. People who didn't know clearly would think that Yu Li had gone crazy!
Yes, he was crazy. He was crazy for a woman! He had just found her and had just recovered from the surprise of her not dying. He was about to take her away from this troublesome place and dote on her, love her, and spoil her, but she would rather stay by Jia Shi's side?
Thinking of this, Yu Li was about to go crazy. He exerted force on his palm and the oars immediately pulled into the water. The boat glided around the lake.
Zhu Daixiu also saw the ship. She knew that it was Yu Li. She wanted to call out, but a shout came from behind!!
"Quickly make way, quickly make way, this horse is crazy, everyone quickly make way!”
Zhu Daixiu turned her head and was surprised to see a carriage rushing toward her. She immediately moved to the side, but how could she make it in time?
Zhu Daixiu screamed as she was sent flying by the force of the carriage's charge. Then, she fell into the water.
When the people by the lakeside saw this, they exclaimed,"Quick, save him! Someone fell into the water!”
The lake water instantly submerged Zhu Daixiu's eyes, mouth, and nose, and then dragged her deeper into the lake. Zhu Daixiu struggled non-stop, but instead drank more lake water. Just as she was about to drown, a figure suddenly rushed over and hugged her by the waist. Then, he soared into the sky and leaped onto a small boat in the middle of the lake.
"Qing `er, Qing` er!" Yu Li patted Zhu Daixiu's pale and cold face and called out to her worriedly.
However, Zhu Daixiu didn't move at all. She just lay there coldly.
Yu Li kept calling out. He knew that she had drunk too much water, so he held her neck with one hand and sent air into her mouth in a mouth-to-mouth manner. He pressed his other hand on her chest and used an endless stream of true energy to warm her body and clear her blood vessels.
Not long after, Zhu Daixiu moaned and opened her mouth, spitting out large mouthfuls of water. Yu Li patted her back to make her feel more comfortable.
" I…" She looked at Yu Li in a daze, as if she couldn't figure out what was going on." Lord Twelve, what's wrong with me?"”
Yu Li shook his head and pulled her into his embrace."Don't talk. I'll bring you back to rest first."”
Zhu Daixiu was stunned." Go back? I…"
She sat up straight and looked around. Only then did she realize that she and Yu Li were in the middle of the lake. Not only that, but not only was her body wet, even Yu Li was drenched.
Yu Li brushed her wet long hair away and whispered,""You fell into the water. If you don't change your clothes quickly, you'll catch a cold. I'll take you back first, okay?"
Zhu Daixiu quickly grabbed his hand." No, I'm not going back. I don't want to go back."”
Yuli was a little surprised." Not going back?”
Actually, Yu Li didn't want to take her back. He had something to ask her and wanted to find out what her relationship with Jia Shi was. Why did she lie to him again and again?
He looked around, looking for a place where they could rest. Suddenly, Yu Li saw a small hill on the other side of the lake. He pointed at the hill and said,""Shall we go there? I don't think anyone will go there."
Zhu Daixiu nodded gently in Yu Li's arms." It's all good. As long as I don't go back, it doesn't matter where I go with you."”
Yu Li's heart tightened as he lowered his head to look at her. "Qing `er, do you know what you are saying?”
Zhu Daixiu buried her head in Yuli's shoulder and hugged him tightly."Of course I know. I've never been clearer than now."Lord Twelve, take me away. As long as I don't go back, Qing 'er is willing to go anywhere with you."”
The corner of Yu Li's mouth twitched." Alright, hold on tight. If you fall, don't say that I didn't warn you."”
Zhu Daixiu nodded and rested in Yu Li's arms, as if it was the safest place in the world.
Yu Li's heart was warm, as if they had returned to the time when they first met.
With a tap of his foot, he flew up like an eagle spreading its wings and arrived at the hill in the blink of an eye. He found a small cave and lit a fire for Zhu Daixiu to warm up. Then, he found some leaves to spread on the ground as a temporary shelter for the two of them.
"Qing 'Er, take off your clothes, or you'll catch a cold.”Yu Li took off his clothes and said to Zhu Daixiu at the same time.
Zhu Daixiu gently nodded, but her entire body was shivering from the cold, and she barely had the strength to take off her clothes.
Seeing this, Yu Li simply came over to help her take off her clothes and used a tree branch to dry it by the fire. Then, he pulled her into his arms and used his body to keep her warm.
"Are you still cold?"
Zhu Daixiu shook her head and wrapped her arms around his neck. She buried her face in his chest and sniffed the familiar scent of a man.
"I'm not cold. I'm not cold with you around.”
"Qing `er, did you mean what you said just now? Are you really willing to go anywhere with me?”
Zhu Daixiu raised her head and looked at his handsome face that was covered in water droplets." Master, you've always known about Qing 'er, haven't you?”
Yu Li's eyes lit up. She finally acknowledged the name 'Qing Er'. He liked to call her Qing `er. It made him feel that she only belonged to him. Especially when they were entangled, he loved to call her Qing` er again and again.
"If that's the case, why did Jia Shi ask you to come with me, but you refused?”
Zhu Daixiu said in a low voice," I'm no longer the Zhu Daixiu of the past. The current Zhu Daixiu is only Jia Shi's concubine, and you're the Emperor's most beloved twelfth prince. How can I have the face to go with you?"”
"You're lying! You're not Jia Shi's concubine at all, your mother is. Moreover…Jia Shi has never touched you. Otherwise, he wouldn't think that you're still a virgin."”
Zhu Daixiu was stunned, and her pale face blushed." Master, you…"
"A man will only know if a woman is a virgin after touching her. You haven't married yet, and you're a scholarly child and a daughter of a noble family. Jia Shi naturally thought that you were still a virgin. Little did he know that…when you were seventeen, you were already my woman!”
"You know that Qing `er would rather die than hurt you.”
"Then why did you lie to me? You're even willing to stay by Jia Shi's side and not leave with me?”
"Master, do you know why Jia Shi took in my mother and me for so long, but never touched me?" Zhu Daixiu asked.”
Yu Li frowned and pulled her up to sit on his body. He wrapped his arms around her delicate waist and asked in a low voice,"Why? You're so beautiful, so beautiful that it makes men impulsive and women jealous. With Jia Shi's lecherous nature, it's impossible for him not to touch you, unless... he has other motives.”
"That's right! The reason why he didn't touch me was because he had other motives. His purpose was to give me to you, Fifth Brother or Fourth Brother.”
"Fifth Brother and Fourth Brother?"
"Yes, actually I don't know what happened between you Imperial Brothers. I only know that Jia Shi is a businessman who started off by selling antiques and obtained today's wealth. When a person had money, they would want to be famous and have status. Although he was the disciple of the seventh prince, the seventh prince had always been lukewarm to him. He hung him in the small place of Huxi, where the fish smelled. He did not give him an official position, nor did he summon him. Jia Shi is also a person with a strong desire for power. He saw that he could not get any benefits from the Seventh Prince's side, so he turned to find a way to rope you in, so he sent people to search for girls everywhere. The ones with ordinary looks were used as maids, and the better ones were forcefully taken as concubines. As for me…"
"He kept it and planned to give it to any of us?”
" Yes! Because of this, he never touched me. He found someone to teach me what a maid should do. He even found a girl from a brothel to come…come…" Zhu Daixiu's small face suddenly turned red, and she couldn't say a word.
"Teach you how to serve a man, how to make a man want to die and be at your mercy?" Yu Li continued.”
She nodded shyly. The red flush spread along her beautiful face to her neck, and even her ears were red.
"You learned it?"
Her breath was like orchids as she said shyly," I can't learn if I don't want to. You've seen it for yourself. As long as I don't get along with him, he'll hit and scold me. He doesn't treat me as a human at all."”
With the help of the fire, Yu Li examined the whip marks on her body and felt his heart ache. "You're just going to let him beat and scold you like this?"
She raised her head and said sadly,"I can resist, but can I say no?" If I don't do this, how can I keep the last trace of innocence? But…but I never thought that he would want to give me to you! Lord Twelve, why did you come here? Why? You clearly know that Jia Shi is corrupt and perverted the law, has ill intentions, and is a tiger that eats people without spitting out bones. Why do you still want to walk into the trap?”
He smiled nonchalantly." I'm here to investigate a case, remember? So even if it's a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, I still have to come. Otherwise, what if the emperor blames me? Besides, if I don't come, Seventh Brother will come, and the other brothers will come. Would you rather Jia Shi give you to someone else?”
"I…"
"Qing `er, aren't you happy to see me?”
She lowered her head and tears rolled down her cheeks." Of course I want to see you, but I'm a woman who deserves to die. For my own sake, I've made my parents suffer. How can I have the face to see you? How can I drag you down?”
"I'm not your parents, I'm the emperor's elder brother, remember? No matter how great Jia Shi's ability is, no matter how powerful he is, what can he do to me? Moreover, I still have Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, Thirteenth Brother, and Fourteenth Brother to help me. I don't care about a mere Jia Shi.”
Zhu Daixiu shook her head, her tears falling even more violently. He didn't understand. He wouldn't understand.
It was precisely because he was the emperor's elder brother, the son that the current emperor loved, that she could not implicate him! There was a saying that accompanying the ruler was like accompanying a tiger. Although Yu Li was a golden branch and jade leaf, who knew if the golden branch and jade leaf would die more miserably than the commoners when faced with internal strife? Who knew if the emperor would lose his temper and even his own son would not be spared? Zhu Daixiu was too clear about the stakes. Moreover, wasn't it enough to read through history and see many bloodstained examples?
"Little fool, don't think too much. No matter what happens, I'm here. I'll protect you. I won't let you suffer any more grievances or shed a single tear.”
He laid her down, pulled her arms over his shoulders, and examined her beautiful and seductive body under the raging fire."Did I hurt you yesterday? I'm sorry. I thought you were Jia Shi's concubine, so I treated you like that. But I won't. I swear I'll never do that to you again.”#
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