HCB Chapter 38 Not an adult, nor a lot of
Chapter 38 Not an adult, nor a lot of
It was a pity that women had to take part in the Autumn Examination. Her good aunt was afraid that she would steal the limelight from Mu Ruge, so she did not allow her to enter the palace.
She has worked hard since she was young, and boasts that she is as good as Mu Ruge in poetry, songs, calligraphy, painting, classics, history, and literature. If she could enter the palace and get the guidance of the empress dowager, her status today would not be worse than Mu Ruge's.
It’s a pity that her life is not as good as Mu Ruge’s.
She didn't have a mother who was devoted to her, nor a father who loved her. Although they all called the Queen Mother "Auntie", the Queen Mother loved Mu Ruge and not her.
Yang Jing listened to his mother and returned to his own yard.
Liang glared at Lan Hui fiercely and left with her nanny.
Of the huge crowd just now, only Lan Hui and Yulan, who served her, were left.
"Yulan, tell me, what did I do wrong? Why do so many people dislike me?"
Yulan couldn't answer this question, and she didn't dare to answer it.
Fortunately, she was just asking and didn't necessarily need an answer.
After sending Prince Ling back home, Ah Shang rode his horse to the Duke Fuguo's mansion to deliver a message. On the way, he happened to meet a eunuch who was returning to the palace after delivering an imperial edict to the Marquis's mansion.
He did not go through the main gate, but walked directly to the end of the alley and crossed the courtyard wall. The moment he landed, he scared the jade hairpin who was embroidering a handkerchief on the porch and pricked her hand.
"what--"
She threw down her needlework and stood up, pinching her fingers. "Why don't you just go out the main door and climb over the wall? You lecher!"
Seeing that it was Ah Shang, Yuzhan cursed him angrily.
Ah Shang scratched his head, he was a secret guard, he usually climbed over other people's walls when he had nothing to do, he was used to it, but this was the first time he was called a lecher!
I have to say it’s quite fresh!
"Miss Yuzhan, I'm sorry, but my prince ordered me to come here to pass on a message to your eldest daughter. I'll leave after I get the message."
Yuzhi glared at her and said, "Wait here and don't barge in, or I'll tell the girl and break your legs!"
Ah Shang grinned angrily, retreated obediently to the wall, shrugged his shoulders, like a child who had made a mistake.
Not long after, the person in the room came out. She changed into a lavender long dress and used a wooden hairpin to loosely tie up her long black hair. Her long hair hung down in front of her chest. Her face was not made up, but she was as beautiful as a lotus emerging from clear water, making people unable to take their eyes off her.
Ah Shang clasped his fists and saluted. Just as he was about to speak, Mu Qingyan said, "You just scared my Yuzhan. I only have this one girl. If you scared her, what can you give me to compensate me?"
Ah Shang raised his eyes and saw Yuzhan grinning at him from behind Miss Mu.
This girl is quite vindictive! She really went in to complain!
"Miss, I didn't mean it... I hope you will be magnanimous..."
"I'm not an adult, nor do I have a lot of generosity. I'm just a little girl. Tell me, how are you going to compensate my Yuzhan for her mental damages?"
What the hell?
"Then, should I prick myself with a needle as well?" Ah Shang asked cautiously.
Before coming, he was not sure why the prince did not stop Miss Mu on the street, but asked him to run an errand.
Now he was sure.
The prince did it on purpose!
He was allowed to come on purpose to be the big girl's punching bag!
Oh my God! He wants to change his master, is that okay?
"Okay, two needles for one finger, go ahead!"
Ah Shang saw Miss Mu throw a row of silver needles onto the stone table, each of which was shining coldly...
Ah... don't be so cruel... our hearts are connected...
Two needles on one finger, how long would he have to cry? He was not afraid of being embarrassed, but if the sound spread in the girls' courtyard, it would be bad...
He reached out his hand tremblingly.
Yuzhan looked at the silver needles and swallowed her saliva. She had just been pricked once and it was so painful. If so many silver needles were pricked on her fingers, wouldn't she die from the pain?
She quietly pulled her girl's sleeve and whispered, "Girl, forget it... This hurts..."
No matter how quiet the voice was, Ah Shang heard it. He immediately backed down and retracted his hand, "Miss, please... I have another piece of news for you. If you want to punish me, wait until I tell you the news. I'm afraid I'll faint from the pain..."
Mu Qingyan was just trying to scare him and had no intention of actually punishing him.
She rolled her eyes at Ah Shang, then silently put away the row of shiny silver needles of varying lengths and put them in her wide sleeves.
"Look at what you have accomplished! Tell me! What's the news?"
"Wasn't the eldest lady ambushed the last time she left the city?"
"Well, what happened?"
"The prince ordered people to investigate the identities of the group and the mastermind behind them, and found that they were bandits entrenched in the Huang County area. In order to vent his anger on behalf of the girl, the prince led his people to Huang County overnight on the day Madam Yuan entered the mansion, and wiped out the group of bandits, and also rescued many women who were abducted to the mountains."
Mu Qingyan raised her eyebrows. Oh? Is there such a thing?
"After the scene was cleared, I asked what would happen if you were angry that the prince left the capital without telling you. Unexpectedly, a woman had not gone far away. When she heard about Miss Mu, she came back to ask if the Miss Mu we were talking about was the daughter of Duke Fuguo... She knelt on the ground in tears and begged the prince to bring her back to see you, saying that she had a lot to tell you... So the prince brought her back. Now she is settled in the palace. If Miss Mu is free tomorrow, you can come to the palace to ask questions."
"Who is it?"
Ah Shang shook his head. "The prince didn't ask, and the woman didn't say anything. But the prince guessed based on the woman's age that she was probably someone who served your mother back then. Later, for some reason, she left the palace and the capital, and was abducted by bandits..."
Mu Qingyan fell into deep thought.
"You go back first. I will go to the palace tomorrow to check on him. Tell your prince that his body is not made of iron. Although the poison has been cured, he is still very weak after so many years of poverty. If he runs away without saying a word and asks me to save him next time, it will be more than just one thousand taels of gold."
Ah Shang felt a chill on his back and nodded in agreement.
"Well... Miss, are you going to punish me? If not, I will leave..."
"Go!"
As soon as Ah Shang jumped onto the top of the wall, he heard the master and servant discussing below, "Yu Zan, tomorrow ask the craftsman to make more embroidery needles, and we will stick them on the top of the wall--"
He was so startled that his foot slipped and he fell to the ground with a thump.
When the master and servant heard the noise, they covered their mouths and laughed.
Ah Shang, who had suffered a setback in his career as a secret guard, rubbed his broken buttocks and climbed up with gritted teeth. Hearing the laughter, he felt ashamed and annoyed. He looked up at the two-person-high courtyard wall and thought to himself that next time he should let Ah Shu climb the wall. Such a good thing should not be taken by him alone. We are all brothers, and we should share the happiness!