First Encounter
Tao Yaoyao weighed the heavy belongings on her body and walked to the nearest town. She planned to find an inn to stay in and wash up.
She had put on male makeup in a hurry in the middle of the night and slept in the wild. After a few days of sex, she was really in a sorry state.
She wanted to take a bath, but when she recalled the rose petal bath in the Prime Minister's residence, she suddenly felt itchy all over her body.
Damn it, if I had known to take the main road, I might have been able to ride in a carriage.
How could she be so delusional as to think that the Prime Minister's residence would send people to pursue her?
But did he really not chase after her?
She was a little uncertain.
Maybe they went astray? They were probably certain that a weak woman like her wouldn't dare to travel at night in the wild, so they secretly reminded themselves to be careful.
It was almost evening when she saw the city gate from afar. There were still people coming in and out.
She instantly had the excitement of going on a vacation. She could vaguely see two big words at the city gate: Chang 'an.
This name evoked her memories of the present world. She remembered a story that had sprouted on the city wall of Xi'an. She had plagiarized and made up a pure love novel," Falling in Love with a Ghost of the Qin Dynasty." The story started from the city wall of Chang' an. A young lady who was traveling met a soldier from the Qin Dynasty by the city wall. He died protecting Chang 'an. His blood dyed the bricks of the city wall red, and his soul was attached to that brick.
When she got closer, she could see guards at the city gate checking passersby. This was really terrible. They had never heard of people checking every entry and exit. Were they looking for fugitives? He was still holding the portrait in his hand.
Are you looking for me?
Tao Yaoyao muttered in her heart. However, when she thought about her disguise skills and lowered her head to look at her filthy men's clothes, she had some risky thoughts-try it.
Chang 'an was a stable place for a long time. She imagined a stable and prosperous life.
If he could stay in the city and find a quiet life, that would be the best.
She estimated that all her assets might not be enough to run her business, but living a normal life would be enough to withstand some time.
These few days, she was travel-worn and didn't have the heart to travel far.
She mixed in with the crowd, and in order to hide her panic, she even helped an old man carry a big pumpkin to reduce the weight of his burden.
Next to the old man, she saw the portrait in the hands of the soldier. On it was a beautiful and dignified woman in luxurious clothes.
It was her!
The soldier walked over and stared at her. He couldn't take his eyes off her and couldn't help but look at the portrait.
Tao Yaoyao held her breath as she stared, her heart contracting into a ball.
His companion also came over to look at Tao Yaoyao and praised,""This young man is so handsome, even more beautiful than the girl in this portrait.”
What? Tao Yaoyao couldn't believe that she could still look at her filthy appearance!
Tao Yaoyao didn't dare to reply. One could change one's appearance with makeup, but one's voice would inevitably be exposed.
She quickly pretended to be shy and pulled the old man's shoulder to walk forward.
"Stop! "A sudden shout scared Tao Yaoyao so much that her legs went soft.
Damn it, this was the voice of her maidservant Moxie!
This voice used to scold her every day for "disobeying the rules." This voice argued with the little servant girl every day. She definitely couldn't have misheard.
"Who do you think you are!" The maidservant Feng Ling often shouted at Moxie.
"I am a servant, but I am her master!”And she often retorted back.
…She wouldn't mistake this voice even if it turned into ashes.
Tao Yaoyao turned around and threw a pumpkin at the source of the sound as she ran.
She was forced to fight by Moxie every day, so that she would remember what she had learned, and would only stop when she instinctively dodged and fought back.
In the past year, Moxie had increased his teaching duties, tormenting her every day just to let her regain her former skills.
A scream rang out. Moxie had probably dodged the pumpkin cannonball, but someone behind him had suffered.
Tao Yaoyao turned her head slightly, but she did not stop. She suddenly felt something strange in front of her, and in the next second, she saw that she had bumped into a white figure.
The white figure moved slightly to avoid it, tripped, and caught it. Tao Yaoyao took the opportunity to roll over.
The officers and soldiers shouted at the pedestrians to give way. Suddenly, they surrounded them a few times. The leading officer shouted,"Don't let them escape. Don't hurt anyone!"
Only Tao Yaoyao, Mo Xie, the white-robed man, and his two followers were left in the encirclement.
Tao Yaoyao turned around and saw the man in white.
That person standing there could be said to be a scenery, attracting everyone's gaze. He was really like a pile of stones like jade, a row of pines like jade, a unique beauty, unparalleled in the world.
In that dazzling glance, she really forgot what words could describe such a handsome man.
How could a man be so beautiful? How embarrassing would it be for a woman?
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt a sense of familiarity.
Where have I seen this before? Definitely not. It was impossible to forget such a person for the rest of his life.
Did he look like a modern male celebrity? She searched in her brain but found nothing.
Tao Yaoyao thought to herself, No wonder everyone's eyes weren't on her. She's too f * cking good-looking!
She really wanted to remind these people that she was the one they were after. At this moment, she actually felt a little indignant.
However, Moxie didn't look at the handsome guy. Instead, he looked at Tao Yaoyao calmly and provocatively."Run, let's see if you can escape from me.”
Moxie had high cheekbones, flat cheekbones, sharp eyebrows, a high and straight nose bridge, and no flesh on his face. When he didn't smile, he looked a little cold.
She slowly walked forward, tidying up the hem of her arrow sleeves. She was dressed in a black man's outfit, making her look valiant.
Perhaps she was thinking of a game of cat and mouse, but the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, looking ridiculously beautiful.
As soon as the word 'pretty' formed in Tao Yaoyao's mind, she immediately realized that it came from the lower half of Moxie's face. It turned out that Moxie had a round nose, beady lips, and a slender and tight jaw. He was definitely a beauty.
It was just that she was usually a little cold.
Tao Yaoyao also cracked her lips at the pretty girl and gave her a fake smile.
She tightened the bag on her back, bent down, and pulled out two daggers from her boots. She got into a stance and smiled at the handsome man in white."Brother, you can go now. Be careful of accidental injuries." Her voice was like an oriole leaving the valley, very pleasant to hear.
His tone was cynical.
The crowd immediately became noisy. It's a woman!"
Hearing this, the white clothed man's fair and handsome face flashed with surprise.
He turned around and examined Tao Yaoyao for a moment before turning to Moxie and saying,""This young lady, may I ask this little brother…this young lady, what crime did she commit?”
Mo Xie was a little hesitant. He couldn't think of a crime even after rolling his eyes for a long time. She couldn't directly reveal Tao Yaoyao's identity for fear of arousing criticism. "Lord Marquis, this has nothing to do with you. Please don't interfere."”
"Lord Marquis!"
"Which Marquis?"
"Such a handsome man can only be North Stabilizing Marquis Yulang!”
"Wow, it's really as good looking as the rumors say!”
The crowd instantly erupted.
Tao Yaoyao did not know who Marquis Yulang was. She had only been in this world for a year, but she had never seen or heard of such a person.
She couldn't help but look at the white-robed man. He was at most in his twenties. She was surprised that he could be conferred the title of Marquis at such a young age. He thought in his heart,"It must be hereditary, stained with the glory of an ancestor who is capable and not afraid of death."
Seeing her look over, the marquis called Yu Lang nodded and smiled. Tao Yaoyao felt her surroundings suddenly brighten, and her entire body felt as if it had been kissed by a spring breeze.
He turned his head and gave a few instructions to his two attendants, and the two of them went straight to the leading officer.
After a short while, the surrounding soldiers actually retreated, and the onlookers were also dismissed by the soldiers.
Moxie was anxious and shouted at the soldiers who were leaving," Don't go, don't go!”
However, she did not dare to chase after Tao Yaoyao, afraid that she would take the opportunity to escape.
She gritted her teeth and walked towards Tao Yaoyao with hatred.
Tao Yaoyao instinctively hid behind the young man in white. She really wasn't confident that she could win against Moxie.
She prayed that this man would be a hero and save the damsel in distress. The way he avoided her earlier was clearly a trained man.
"Lord Marquis, please step aside. This one must bring her back today!”Moxie cupped his fists at the white-robed man.
The man took a step forward and shielded Tao Yaoyao behind him. His handsome face turned cold, but his tone was gentle."So what if I don't?"
At this moment, the two attendants returned and whispered a few words into the man's ear.
He turned around and looked at Tao Yaoyao thoughtfully. The other party immediately gave him a harmless smile. It was sweet and cute. No matter how he looked at it, she did not look like a bad person.
He pondered for a moment, then turned to Moxie and said,""Since it's a matter of the Prime Minister's residence, please do as you please.”After saying that, he turned to the side and put his hands aside.
Seeing that the scene of a hero saving a damsel in distress was no longer going to play out, Tao Yaoyao leaped up the moment he turned sideways and fled in a different direction.
Mo Xie leaped up to intercept him, and with a flash of silver light, Tao Yaoyao's twin blades shot out.
Mo Xie's hand reached behind his head, and an Emei thorn appeared in his hand. It was actually a hairpin that was pinned in his hair.
The two of them held their weapons in their hands. Silver light burst out, and the sound of short weapons colliding could be heard endlessly. In an instant, dozens of moves were exchanged.
Mo Xie was very satisfied with Tao Yaoyao's improvement in martial arts and advised,""Stop fighting. Come back with me."
" Going back to die?!" Tao Yaoyao said hatefully. On the other hand, he didn't reduce his fierce moves, looking for a chance to escape.
"How can I die! Who would dare to kill you!"
"You are forcing me to die. You know that I will never agree to marry.!”
"Miss!" Mo Xie said sadly," If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. You can't be wandering outside alone. We'll discuss it when we get back."”
This sorrowful cry shocked the white-robed man not far away. He asked anxiously,"You are Moxie?"
Young Master, I am Moxie!" Mo Xie responded, but his hands did not stop moving. The Emei Spike struck the bag on Tao Yaoyao's back, but it was swept away by Yaoyao's dagger. However, he was a little too late. The bag had already been torn apart, and the gold, silver, and clothes scattered all over the ground.
Taking advantage of Moxie's distraction, Tao Yaoyao took a few steps and ran out of the city.
Damn it, it was a small matter to not have luggage, but it was a big matter to be locked up and married when they returned to the residence.
Moreover, the golden leaf was still in his arms, so what was there to be afraid of?
She was fast, but the white figure was even faster. He appeared behind her like a bolt of lightning. Tao Yaoyao moved swiftly, but the man in white's movements were like a ghost. He couldn't even touch half of his clothes.
"Yaoyao." A low and pleasant voice came out of his mouth." How does he know my name?”Tao Yaoyao's body froze for a moment. Then, her dagger was removed and her arm was restrained.
That damned beauty trap!
Seeing Moxie walking over, Tao Yaoyao was so anxious that she was about to cry. She kicked the white-robed man's leg fiercely and struggled desperately."Let go, meddlesome scoundrel!”
She was very angry. This person was too damn proactive.
"Humph! Bad guy? Haven't you been pestering this brother since you were young? Didn't you say that you would marry him when you grow up?"
Moxie walked over and said hatefully as he untied Tao Yaoyao's hands.
"You, you, what nonsense are you talking about?”Tao Yaoyao was both embarrassed and angry. She said angrily,"I don't even know him!"
Indeed, this handsome man was brand new to her from head to toe, as new as a fake mannequin that had just walked out of a painting.
"Go ask Feng Ling later and see if I'm lying.”Moxie wasn't in a hurry anymore. He even had the leisure to tie a pattern on his belt.
She seemed to be very satisfied with the way she tied the rope. After tying it up, she pulled it and did not look at Tao Yaoyao's eyes that were about to spit fire.
The white-robed young master called Yu Lang wanted to stop him, but he held back in the end.
Tao Yaoyao's heart was burning with anger. She stretched out her leg and kicked. She kicked a few times in a row. Moxie blocked it with his hand and immediately controlled his leg."I think this leg should be tied too."
He did what he said. Moxie took off his hair band and hooked Tao Yaoyao's leg. With a gentle pull, Tao Yaoyao's entire body fell to the ground.
Tao Yaoyao twisted crazily and refused Moxie's binding action. She cried anxiously,""Moxie, how dare you treat me like this? I'll tell my father to…Chase you out!"
Moxie's hand paused. She seemed a little sad, and her eyes turned red.
Yu Lang walked over to help Tao Yaoyao up, and with one hand he pulled up Moxie who was squatting on the ground. He said gently,""Moxie, it's already late, and I think Yaoyao is also very…tired. Why don't we stay in Chang 'an today, so that Yaoyao can take a bath and change her clothes, and rest well?”
Mo Xie looked at Tao Yaoyao, who was in a sorry state, and said,""Alright, as long as Miss can go back, there's no hurry.”
Thus, the few of them packed up the scattered things on the ground and entered the city together. They found a magnificent restaurant to stay in.
Yaoyao went to wash up first, while Moxie blocked the door.
Yu Lang walked over, looking like he had something to say.
Moxie knew what he wanted to ask, so he smiled at him and said softly,""It's all thanks to Young Master today. Otherwise, I really don't know how to explain this to the Prime Minister.”
"How did Yaoyao become like this?" Yu Lang smiled and waved his hand. I can't recognize her at all."
He paused and said embarrassedly,"I almost didn't recognize you either…" You're wearing men's clothes."
Moxie scratched his head in embarrassment and said,""It's not convenient for a girl to travel outside, so... Look at Yaoyao, she's dressed up even more thoroughly than me. How did she do it? She really looks like a handsome young man.”
Thinking of Tao Yaoyao's appearance, the two of them looked at each other and smiled. Yu Lang's handsome face became even more vivid, causing Moxie to be a little absent-minded for a moment.
After a while, she picked up the thing that Yu Lang should have wanted to ask the most and said,"Miss doesn't remember you. Don't blame her.”
Hearing this, Yu Lang did not look shocked.
Mo Xie continued,"You'll be able to see her clearly after Miss has washed up." This time, she almost fooled me by pretending to be a man.”
Moxie pulled a chair for Yu Lang to sit on, but he casually sat on the threshold and smiled.""If I hadn't watched her grow up, I really wouldn't have been able to catch her this time.”
"Miss really doesn't remember you. Something happened to her a year ago…She fell into the pond in the back garden. After she was rescued, she didn't recognize anyone. She couldn't remember anything in the past. She seemed to have become another person.”
"So, don't blame her for kicking and scolding you so rudely. If she wakes up one day and knows that she's treating you like this, she'll regret it to death.”
Moxie looked up at Yu Lang and said sincerely,""You also know that Young Lady has been clinging to you since she was young. She avoided Eighth Prince because of you.”
Yu Lang's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a low voice,""According to Yaoyao, it was the Prime Minister who forced her to get married. Why is he in such a hurry?”
Moxie sighed and thought that he should start from the beginning."Young Lady's personality changed after she drowned. To be honest, no matter how others said that she was crazy or stupid, in my eyes, she was more adorable and lively. She also took care of the servants and never used us as servants. She was like a little sun…shining and hot, but not burning.”
"I have been serving and teaching her since she was young. Because of the late Madam's instructions, I have always restrained her, afraid that she would take a wrong step. She respected me since she was young, valued me, relied on me, and couldn't leave me, but she didn't go on blind dates with me. There was a cold identity between us. However, after she woke up from drowning, she no longer treated me as her mother and left me as her maidservant. She respected me, valued me, relied on me, and got closer to me. She was even worried about my marriage with Feng Ling. She deliberately wanted to find a good marriage for us and even said that she wanted to earn a lot of dowry for us.”
Tears flashed in Moxie's eyes.""Look at how badly I treated her today. She threatened to ask the Prime Minister to chase me out of the residence, but in fact, she won't. She once said to me,'Moxie, you're the best to me. You've dragged on to this age because of me. You're my biological sister. In the future, if anyone dares to bully you, they'll be making things difficult for our Prime Minister's Estate.'When I said I wasn't going to get married, she said,'Then I'll support you for the rest of your life and let you enjoy life.'Tell me, which family's young miss would treat a servant like this?”
Mo Xie was immersed in his memories as he said emotionally,""All the servants in the Prime Minister's residence like her.'Everyone is born from their parents, and their lives are equal. There is no distinction between noble and humble. We work for the Prime Minister's Estate, and the Prime Minister's Estate pays us.'Therefore, she never scolded the servants and servants, and often thanked them. You know, in the beginning, it scared people quite a bit.”
"She told us maids and those young ladies of the government that 'men and women are equal', that marriage should be independent' and that women can also bear heavy responsibilities if they are groomed…The men in the city hated her to the core.”
Yu Lang listened quietly. Two clusters of flames lit up in his good-looking auspicious phoenix eyes. He could not help but sigh,"Well said!"
Moxie seemed to be encouraged and continued,""But people said that the young miss was crazy. They secretly laughed at her, slandered her, and smeared her reputation. Later, when she stood up for a few women who were bullied by her husband's family, people even more slandered her as a rude woman.”The Prime Minister could no longer tolerate the Young Miss. However, the young miss had done something else that had completely angered the prime minister, which was why he had secretly found someone to marry the young miss.”
"What did you do?" Yu Lang asked urgently. He faintly felt that this would be an unusual thing.
"It's not a big deal.”Moxie organized his words, obviously wanting to absolve her Young Miss.""It's Miss 'dance."
Yu Lang tilted his head slightly, his expression doubtful.
Only then did Moxie stutter,"…Dancing, really. It's just dancing." However…He jumped in the wrong place. It was, it was, it was…Brothel."
Yu Lang's eyes widened in an instant. How could this be an excuse for willful mischief!
Moxie immediately added,"It's really just dancing. I really didn't see any men, nor did I interact with any guests." Sister Gu, even the brothel madame protected the young miss very well. For some reason, the news still reached the Prime Minister's ears.”
Yu Lang had thought of many possibilities, but he didn't expect Tao Yaoyao's brain to be so strange. He was momentarily stunned.
Mo Xie saw the strange expression on his face, and his eyes darkened.
"I only hoped that Miss wouldn't wander outside alone, that's why I took her back." I will beg the Prime Minister to be merciful and spare Miss this time. If Miss is forced to marry that unknown small family, I will take Miss away even if I have to risk my life. If she wants to wander, Feng Ling and I will accompany her.”
Moxie was immersed in the tragic scene of his imagination when two hands wrapped around her shoulders from behind. A fragrant head was stuck to her, and her wet hair froze her face.
He didn't even need to turn around to know who it was. Mo Xie gently said,""Miss."
Tao Yaoyao's coquettish voice came from above,"Sister Moxie."
Moxie stood up and formally introduced Yu Lang,""Young miss, this is your brother Yu Lang, also known as North Dinghou. You have known each other since you were young.”
Yu Lang smiled as he looked at Tao Yaoyao, who was no longer wearing male makeup. He stood up and asked,"Yaoyao, are you hungry?"
Tao Yaoyao immediately jumped up and gave him that harmless smile."I'm starving."
Her eyes were really lively and her smile was like a flower. She was indeed the little girl who loved to pester him.
It had been three years since they last saw each other, but her eyebrows were still the same.
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