"What 'red crease'…Where is it wrinkled?”Aunt Qi, who was illiterate, was ignorant. She only knew the names of the dignitaries who often came to the Blooming Flowers Pavilion to support her. She had never heard of Hong Zhou, the Emperor's younger brother.
"Humph, don't even think about using some prince or the Prince to scare me. Let me tell you, I, Aunt Qi, have always been a liar. I've never been deceived by anyone.”Aunt Qi said angrily to Hai Lan.
"I'm not lying to you. What I said is true.”Hai Lan was so anxious that tears were about to fall.
"Even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe what you said.”
Aunt Qi grabbed Hai Lan's hand and asked sternly,""Do you accept guests or not? Speak!" Receiving guests? Hai Lan was about to faint.
"I don't want to receive guests. Let me go quickly, or you'll really suffer.”
"Hmph, you actually dare to threaten me!" Aunt Qi squeezed Hai Lan's arm and Hai Lan cried out in pain,""Ah, it hurts!"
"Little slut, I want to see how long you can be stubborn.”Aunt Qi ordered the three men,""Lock her up. Don't give her water or food. Hmph, I don't believe she can last three days. Hurry up and bring him down!"
"No!" Hai Lan trembled as she retreated. She tried to run away, but those people caught her within a few steps.
"Let me go!" Hai Lan struggled as she shouted," Hong Zhou, come and save me! Hong Zhou!" Under the pitch-black night sky, Hong Zhou and his men were galloping on the streets. At the entrance of an alley, two groups of people met.
"How was it? Did you find it?" Hong Zhou asked the leading guard.
"Lord Baylor, we haven't found it yet.”Hong Zhou ordered the guards behind him,""You guys go with us."
"Yes, sir!" More than a dozen people ran forward, leaving Hong Zhou and Little Kou Zi. Looking at Hong Zhou's extremely ugly expression, Little Button comforted him,""Lord Bei Le, don't worry. We have so many people looking for her. As long as the Fujin is still in Beijing, we will definitely find her.”
"Sigh!" Hong Zhou's good-looking thick eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
"She doesn't even think about what she looks like. There are so many bad people in this city, and she doesn't know anything. If she was kidnapped, I really don't dare to imagine what she would become.”
" Lord Baylor…" Seeing how concerned Hong Zhou was about Hai Lan, Little Button was even more certain of his thoughts. Lord Baylor had fallen in love with Hai Lan, but he didn't want to admit it. Other than Concubine Yu, he had never seen Hong Zhou care so much about another woman. Hai Lan was the first. He hoped that the Fujin was safe and sound. Otherwise, the Baylor would be too pitiful. The little button prayed to the heavens in his heart. Hai Lan was brought to Aunt Qi. She had not eaten anything for nearly a day and looked a little weak. Even so, she still had a stubborn expression on her face.
"How is it? Have you thought it through?" Aunt Qi walked to her side and asked. Hai Lan looked at her with determination.
"I'll still say the same thing. Let me go quickly, or else you'll get into trouble.”
"B * tch!" Aunt Qi slapped Hai Lan angrily.
"Someone, bring me a whip.”She sneered at Hai Lan,"I don't believe that you'll still be so stubborn after I whip you ten or twenty times." Someone come! Hold her up for me. I want to whip her a few times myself.”The whip was quickly brought over. Ocean Blue gasped when she saw the long and black whip. Both of her hands were held up, and Aunt Qi waved her long whip in front of her.
"Little slut, tell me, are you going to accept customers or not?”Aunt Qi narrowed her eyes and smiled." I don't have the patience to waste time with you. If you don't agree, I'll beat your beautiful skin until it's torn."”She whipped Hai Lan's feet with a loud thud.
Hai Lan was terrified. She shouted at Aunt Qi,""Don't touch me. I'm really the wife of Prince Hongzhou. Let me go quickly. Otherwise, if he comes looking for you, you might even lose your life!”
"You still want to lie to me when you're about to die!" Aunt Qi was really angry, and she whipped Hai Lan with all her might.
" Ah!" Ocean Blue jumped up. Her whip hit her clothes, but it almost hit her.
"Still hiding? Catch her!" Aunt Qi was so angry that she slapped Hai Lan heavily. Hai Lan was hit by the whip one after another, all of which landed mercilessly on her back. She was in so much pain that she kept gasping. Her back felt like it was on fire. "Now you know how powerful it is!" Aunt Qi asked again,"Tell me, do you want to receive guests?"”Hai Lan raised her head, her pale face showing no signs of compromise.
"No!" Damn it! Aunt Qi was so angry that she lashed out with her whip again. Ocean Blue was about to be whipped again. Unexpectedly, Aunt Qi's whip did not land on Hai Lan's body this time, but on his head instead.
"Wow!" She was so scared that she covered her head and fled like a rat. What was going on? Why was her whip taken away by someone else? Aunt Qi screamed in fear, but Hai Lan was pleasantly surprised.
" Hong Zhou…" No one knew how Hong Zhou had come in. He was as fast as a gust of wind. When she saw the whip in Hong Zhou's hand, she was so excited that she almost fainted. Not only Hong Zhou, but she also saw Little Button and many guards. She was so happy that she forgot about the injury on her back.
"Take down all these people!" Hong Zhou threw away the whip and ran towards Ocean Blue.
" Hong Zhou…" Hai Lan reached out her hand. Hong Zhou hugged her. With such a strong hand, the injury on her back was nothing.
" Ah…" She trembled in his arms.
"What's wrong?" Hai Lan trembled the moment Hong Zhou touched her back, so he quickly checked her back. When he saw his clothes torn, revealing his bloody skin, a wave of anger rushed straight into his mind. He glared at the people who had been subdued.
"Little button, these people dared to hurt the Fujin. They deserve to die. Teach them a lesson.”He roared.
"Tsk!" Was this woman really the Fujin? The members of Blooming Flowering Brothel finally believed Ocean Blue's words, but it was too late.
"Lord Beile, please spare my life! I was blind and hurt the Fujin. Lord Baylor is magnanimous, please spare us!”Under Aunt Qi's lead, everyone knelt, cried, and begged for mercy.
"Humph!" Hong Zhou didn't even bother to look at them. He only cared about Hai Lan now.
"How are you?" he asked her, whose face was frighteningly pale. "I'm fine," Hai Lan said weakly.”She looked at Aunt Qi and the others, then said to Hong Zhou,""Hongzhou, I'm fine. They…"
"I will give them the punishment they deserve.”Hong Zhou said firmly. They should be punished for hurting Hai Lan. He didn't allow Hai Lan to plead for them.
" I…" Hai Lan wanted to say something, but the pain on her back suddenly intensified and hit her heart. She couldn't take it anymore and fainted. Ocean Blue slowly opened her heavy eyelids under the intense pain. When the day in front of her became clearer and clearer, she felt so at ease. Hong Zhou's expression was solemn.
"What do you think?" Ocean Blue smiled.
"I think it's very good." Think it's good? Hong Zhou touched her forehead. Her fever had subsided, so why was she still saying such strange things? Hai Lan had been looking at Hong Zhou ever since she woke up, a beautiful smile on her face. Hong Zhou was relieved to see Ocean Blue talking and laughing. He was relieved, but his anger towards her exploded like a tsunami.
"You escaped again? You actually escaped again? Do you know that I've been looking for you like crazy? You actually let me find you in a brothel. Do you know what that place is? Could it be that you would rather be a prostitute than be my wife? Is that what you think?"
" No, I…" Hai Lan looked straight at Hong Zhou's angry face. She was supposed to be afraid of repenting, but she was smiling at him.
"I'm so happy, so happy.”
"What did you say?" Uneasiness replaced his anger and dissatisfaction towards Hai Lan, and Hong Zhou touched her forehead again. He thought that Hai Lan was talking nonsense because she had a fever. Seeing Hong Zhou coming over, Hai Lan reached out and hugged his waist.
"Ocean Blue?" Hong Zhou was stunned. Ocean Blue actually hugged him. Was he having a fever and hallucinating?
" I'm so happy…" Ocean Blue said dreamily,"" I'm so happy that you came to save me. I'm so happy…" She only thought of him. When she was in danger, she only thought of him. It was Hong Zhou, not the Ku Er that she could not forget. Back at Blooming Flowering Brothel, when she had fainted in the forest, she had never thought of Kuer. She had only thought of Hong Zhou, only Hong Zhou. She finally understood her feelings for him. She didn't know when she fell in love with this person, but she was sure that she loved him. This was different from her liking Kuer. When she was in Blooming Flowers Brothel, she had once thought about this question. If she was about to die, who was the last person she wanted to see? At that time, she did not hesitate to think of Hong Zhou. She wanted to see him, the person she had been running away from. When she was in danger, she still wanted to see him. Was there any other explanation other than her falling in love with him? There's nothing else, isn't there? She had fallen in love with him. It was true.
" Hongzhou…" She raised her head to look at him.
"I…"
"What are you trying to say?" Hong Zhou's voice became gentle. He wanted to teach Hai Lan a lesson and punish her properly. However, when he saw how strange and gentle Ocean Blue was, all his anger disappeared. Hai Lan stared at Hong Zhou. She couldn't say the words " I love you ". She was scared. Before she could confirm Hong Zhou's feelings for her, she really could not say these three words. She was afraid to hear Hong Zhou reject her, afraid to know that the person Hong Zhou loved was still Consort Yu. Without words, she could only hug him.
"Hong Zhou, hold me tight!" At this moment, she wanted to use their body temperature to confirm her feelings for him. Hong Zhou hugged her tightly. Of course, he was careful not to touch the wound on her back. Hugs were not enough. Hai Lan greedily pulled his neck down and took the initiative to touch his lips to ask for a kiss.
Hong Zhou was really surprised! Hai Lan actually kissed him. Was he dreaming? He could only think of two possibilities. One was that he was dreaming, and the other was that Hai Lan was unconscious due to her injuries. However, who cares. He hugged her shoulders and kissed her passionately. He kept changing the angle of his kiss so that he could kiss her completely. Ocean Blue's small mouth let out a seductive moan, and her entire upper body was practically hanging on him. Unable to resist Hai Lan's temptation, Hong Zhou carefully took off her clothes and let her sit on his lap. In order not to touch the wound on her back, he could only use this position. He placed her legs on his waist, then lifted her beautiful butt and pressed it against his man.
"Relax." he said as he slowly pressed her waist down.
"Hmm…"
"I'm going to move."
"Yes." Hai Lan hugged Hong Zhou's back, deeply immersed in the excitement he gave her.
Hong Zhou was so gentle. He had never been so gentle before. Hong Zhou's movements were gentle as he ran through her body. He asked her gently,""Is this okay? Isn't that too rude?" She was still injured, and he didn't want her to faint again because of his passion. Hai Lan shook her head and looked at him with her blue eyes.
"Hongzhou, hug me tightly.”Hong Zhou immediately hugged her tightly and pressed her against his chest. Hai Lan felt extremely blissful. Their bodies were tightly joined together. This was their most intimate and enjoyable sex.
Hong Zhou's fingers caressed Hai Lan's sleeping face. His movements were so light, afraid that he would tear her delicate face. He gazed at her lovingly, his heart filled with tenderness. She was finally back by his side. Fortunately, he did not lose her. While he was searching for her, he had thought about what he would become if he really lost her. In the end, he couldn't think of any answer because he didn't allow himself to think about it anymore. Losing Rui Yu was equivalent to losing half of his life. If he lost Ocean Blue, he couldn't imagine what would happen to him. He did not want to lose her. No matter what his feelings for her were, he could not lose her. Not long ago, her existence had become so important to him that he could not ignore it.
" Ocean Blue, my Ocean Blue…" He called her name softly and caressed her hair and face. Ocean Blue, who was sound asleep, seemed to have felt it. Her long eyelashes fluttered, and her small mouth moved. Hong Zhou thought that she was going to wake up, but Hai Lan did not wake up. She was just talking in her sleep.
" Hmm, Kuer…" What? Hong Zhou did not hear her clearly. He leaned closer to her and focused on her slightly opened mouth.
"Kuer, where are you?" Even though she was talking in her sleep, Ocean Blue spoke clearly this time.
"Kuer?" Hong Zhou repeated these two words. He thought that this should be a person's name, and it didn't look like a Manchu or Han name. Could it be from Tibet? At this moment, Hong Zhou suddenly remembered something. He remembered that Ocean Blue had once said that she had someone she liked in her hometown. If Ocean Blue was telling the truth, could that person be Kuer?
"Kuer!" Hong Zhou looked at Ocean Blue, who was still asleep, his sharp eyes filled with killing intent. If Kuer appeared in front of him at this time, he would definitely kill him! When Hai Lan was fully awake, Hong Zhou was no longer by her side.
"Fujin, you're awake!" The Green Girl carried a basin of water into the house.
"Does the wound on your back still hurt? Lord Bei Le said that if it hurts, he wants me to call a doctor over.”
"It will hurt, but there shouldn't be a need to find a doctor.”Hai Lan asked Qing 'Er to wash her face. After she was done, she asked Qing' Er,""Where's the Baylor? Did he go out?"
"Yes, I went out early in the morning.”
"Is that so?" Hai Lan was a little disappointed because she had so much to tell him!
"Fujin, your face is so red!" Qing 'Er patted Hai Lan's head and pouted,""Strange, I don't have a fever. I think I'd better go and call the doctor.”
"Qing 'Er, I said there's no need!”Ocean Blue's pink cheeks were bright red, as if she had applied rouge.
" You guys…" Ocean Blue's bashful look made Qing 'Er think in that direction.
"I know, is it related to…the Baylor spending the night here?”As expected, Ocean Blue's face turned even redder. She glared at Qing 'Er and shouted,""Qing `er, if you continue to spout nonsense, I'll ignore you in the future.”I'm obviously right. How am I spouting nonsense? Qing 'Er looked at the shy Hai Lan with a smile. She didn't want Hai Lan to be embarrassed, so she decided to let her go.
"Haha, I'll go get a basin of clean water. Fujin, wait for this servant.”Really! Hai Lan stared at Qing 'Er's back. She looked angry, but in fact, she was feeling sweet inside. In the next few days, Hai Lan stayed in her room to recuperate and did not see Hong Zhou at all. He did not come to see her injured, not even once!
The night she was rescued, he loved her body so tenderly that she could not forget it even now. However, his gentleness only lasted for a short night. After that, his attitude towards her became even colder. He actually refused to even give her a glance. In this regard, she could only think positively.
She thought that her departure had angered him. Perhaps he had guessed that she had lied to Yun Fei to chase her away. Yes, that must be the case. This was the only reason she could think of and accept. Otherwise, he would not have used such a gentle and intimate way to make love to her. She believed that his gentleness was real and came from the bottom of his heart.
It didn't matter if Hong Zhou didn't come to see her. Her injuries were 90% healed, so she could go and look for him! This was Hai Lan's first time in Hong Zhou's private study. The study was not small and was elegantly decorated. The number of books in it was even more surprising. Ocean Blue looked around curiously. When she reached the last bookshelf, something caught her attention. It was a painting hanging on the wall. She saw the words " Hong Zhou " at the bottom of the painting. It was painted by Hong Zhou himself. What attracted her, besides the fact that this painting was painted by Hong Zhou himself, was also the person in the painting.
In the painting, there was a young woman standing against the railing with a sweet smile. The painting was quite vivid, as if the person in the painting could walk out of the painting at any time. Hai Lan immediately recognized this familiar face. She was Consort Yu. She had never had any special feelings towards Consort Yu. She would never hate or like her, but now, looking at the smiling Consort Yu in the painting, she had a strange feeling in her heart. This strange feeling was definitely not like. She thought, this should be the feeling of jealousy, right? Yes, she was jealous of this woman.
He was jealous that she was still dominating Hong Zhou's heart. Although the person who was jealous of her was in the palace, her portrait was still in this study room, still in Hong Zhou's heart. Without love, where would there be jealousy? At this moment, her feelings for Hong Zhou couldn't be clearer. She no longer had any doubts. She had fallen in love with Hong Zhou, unknowingly and inexplicably. The beauty in the painting was smiling so beautifully, as if she was showing off to her.
She instinctively reached out and took the painting off the wall. She had just picked up the painting when Hong Zhou stepped into the study.
"Why are you here?" Hong Zhou's gaze met the painting in her hand. His expression changed and his voice became stern." Who allowed you to take it down? Give it to me!"”Hai Lan took a few steps back with the painting in her hand. She did not know where she found the courage to speak the truth."This painting is useless. I'll help you throw it away!”
"You want to throw my painting? Do you know what you're saying?" Hong Zhou glared at Hai Lan as if he was staring at an enemy. His eyes and expression were terrifying. Hai Lan was really scared, but her love for Hong Zhou gave her the courage to continue,""Keeping her painting will only make you suffer more, right? You don't have to suffer for her anymore. You can choose to be happy.”
Hong Zhou's eyes seemed like they could spew fire at any moment. Auspicious joy was the eternal pain in his heart. No matter who touched this wound, he would change into a different person, just like now.
"What right do you have to say this to me?" " Give me back the painting!" Hong Zhou shouted at Ocean Blue." Otherwise, I won't be polite!"”He was not threatening her. He was really going to be rude to her.
Hai Lan looked at him with a pained expression, as if she was asking him,""Are you really going to be rude to me?”
"Can't I tell you this?" Her beautiful face was full of hurt.
"I'm your wife, aren't I? Since you've married me, you shouldn't have other women in your heart.”
"Wife?" Hong Zhou sneered.
"Yes, you are my wife. God loves me too much and gave me a wife that everyone loves.”
"Ah?" Hai Lan looked at Hong Zhou in confusion. She didn't know that Hong Zhou was referring to a name she had personally mentioned-Kuer. Of course, she also didn't know that Hong Zhou's alienation from her was because he misunderstood that she really had an old lover. In other words, Hong Zhou deliberately ignored her because he was jealous of Kuer.
"I said give me back the painting!" While Hai Lan was distracted, Hong Zhou snatched his painting back.
" No..." Ocean Blue's hand grabbed the painting tightly. She didn't think too much about it. All she thought about was that she couldn't let Hong Zhou think of her again. In the past, she didn't care because she didn't love Hong Zhou. Now that she had fallen in love with him, she could not tolerate Rui Yu getting between her and Hong Zhou! There was a hissing sound as the painting in Hai Lan's hand was reduced to less than half.
Hong Zhou looked at the damaged painting in his hand in shock, as if his heart had been torn apart. This was his most treasured painting! Every time he missed Rui Yu, he would look for the shared memories of the two of them in this painting. This was not an ordinary painting. This painting was a kind of memory to him, a kind of memorial. It was all his feelings for Rui Yu! His anger made him lose his mind. He raised his hand high and slapped Hai Lan's face without hesitation. Hai Lan fell heavily to the ground. Only the left cheek of her pale face was still red, and a trace of blood flowed down from the corner of her lips. Hong Zhou's clenched fists were trembling. If he didn't clench his fists, he might vent his anger on Hai Lan again.
He could restrain himself from touching her, but he had to scold her."You're too much! Who do you think you are? Do you know what you did? You tore it up?"Why did you tear it up? Did you think that you could expel her from my heart?"Do you want to replace her?"
Ocean Blue's beautiful blue eyes lost their luster. She quietly looked at the furious Hong Zhou, and the calmness on her pale face was terrifying. Hong Zhou's anger did not disappear so easily. His roar continued to hit her eardrums.
"Let me tell you, stop daydreaming! I admit that I can't get her in this life, but I will never forget her. No one can replace her in my heart. No one. Listen carefully!”Hai Lan still didn't say anything. She sat on the ground like a rock.
"I will never forgive you for what happened today!”Hong Zhou bent down and snatched the remaining paintings from Ocean Blue's hands. He shouted at her angrily,""Get out, get out!" Hai Lan stood up slowly and walked out. Hong Zhou looked at her dejected appearance, and the reluctance in his heart finally surpassed his anger towards her.
He felt his heart ache, because the painting was destroyed, and because he had attacked Hai Lan. He regretted hitting her so hard. Even if she deserved it, he shouldn't have hit her so hard. He really regretted it, but it was too late. He had already hit her and scolded her. The damage had already been done and could not be undone. However, regret was one thing. It had nothing to do with whether he had forgiven her or not. As long as he could not forget Rui Yu, he would not forgive her for what she did today.#
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