Chapter 41 Chapter 41 10

Nan Xu was very considerate and had Bai Yunmeng brought over. Speaking of being able to contact Bai Jing, who could be more suitable than her? This one person could replace several people.

Bai Yunmeng had learned her lesson. She had endured many trials and tribulations since arriving at the Jiaofangsi. When the young eunuch came to invite her so respectfully, she momentarily thought it was the Fourth Prince coming to rescue her. But the next moment, she realized she was mistaken; it was actually Prime Minister Qi who wanted to see her.

She had seen Prime Minister Qi from afar several times. Although he was older, he looked better than the Fourth Prince. However, he had a cold and arrogant temperament, and looked old-fashioned and boring.

Thinking about where she was, Prime Minister Qi specifically asked to see her, was he really treating her like that before...

Bai Yunmeng was a little conflicted. On the one hand, she felt that she had had enough of the torture at the Jiaofangsi, but on the other hand, she felt that it was not impossible to give him some face.

She struggled all the way to the front hall of the Jiaofangsi, only to find that the room the young eunuch led her into only contained Eunuch Nan and an extremely ugly man.

She panicked for a moment, and only then did she finally realize how self-righteous her fantasy was, and how little choice she had.

But why hadn't Brother Feng come to save her? Before stealing the tiger talisman, he had clearly explained all the possibilities to her. He had clearly said that he would protect her regardless of success or failure, yet after all this time, there was still no news.

He escaped with some of his men, leaving her here in fear.

"Greetings to Eunuch Nan, and greetings to this gentleman." She gave both of them a very standard bow.

How could she not learn her lesson after spending so much time here? If she wasn't careful, the evil maids and the vicious eunuchs would teach her a lesson.

At first, she thought that even if the Fourth Prince did not come to save her, she knew so many "friends" in the capital, and her reputation was spread throughout the capital. There would always be people willing to help her, and she would take revenge sooner or later.

But later she found out that without Eunuch Nan's consent, she couldn't even see anyone from the outside world, let alone take revenge on anyone.

"Eunuch Nan, the Prime Minister..." Didn't they say the Prime Minister wanted to see her? It couldn't be that this ugly man in front of her could become the Prime Minister in such a short time, could it?

Before Eunuch Nan could reply, Lord Li answered first, "The Lord's clothes were wet by the ignorant eunuch, so he went to the back to change his clothes."

He was very attentive to the woman in front of him. To be more precise, he was very attentive to all the women in the Jiaofangsi, because all the women in the Jiaofangsi were beautiful enough.

Bai Yunmeng was once hailed as the most beautiful woman in the capital. In addition to her family background and reputation, she also had a very good appearance.

As bright and beautiful as a peony.

Lord Li had heard of her reputation a long time ago, but he never dared to have any illusions about her before. But now he dares to look at her unscrupulously.

His scrutiny was still very subtle, but he was restraining himself because Prime Minister Qi took the initiative to ask to meet the women of the Bai family.

Eunuch Nan ignored their thoughts and sat on a sandalwood stool, swaying his wine glass with a distant look in his eyes.

After waiting for nearly two quarters of an hour, he lowered his eyes and spoke, "Forget it, there's no need to wait any longer. The Prime Minister must have been held up by something. Lord Li, Xiang'er is still playing the piano outside. Would you like to go over and enjoy it?"

As for Bai Yunmeng, Nan Xu gave a look to the eunuch next to him, and the eunuch stepped forward and "invited" Bai Yunmeng to go back.

Bai Yunmeng was unwilling to go back like this. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was also good at poetry, books, etiquette and music, but she was still endlessly bullied by a few arrogant maids. She was unwilling to accept this and did not want to go back.

"I can wait here, sir. Didn't Eunuch Nan say that sir wanted to see me? It wouldn't be good if he came back and found that I was not here." She had finally got such an opportunity and was unwilling to leave in disgrace.

If at the beginning she was still struggling with whether or not to compromise herself to please others, now she has no such concerns at all. She is eager for Prime Minister Qi to come back soon. She is willing to cater to him. No matter what he wants to do, it is better than letting her continue her dark life.

"He won't come back, Miss Bai Yunmeng, you can go back now." The eunuch who poured the water was the one who often brought meals to Ruoruo. Nan Xu didn't think of this at first, but later he thought of it. He was still skeptical, hoping that he was overthinking it and it was just a coincidence. But when Qi Xunjing changed his clothes and did not return for a long time, Eunuch Nan knew that he was not overthinking.

Because of the nature of the Jiaofangsi, there are always ready-made men's clothes of various sizes made of fine materials prepared here all year round. The changing room is not far from here. At a normal speed, Qi Xunjing should be back by the time he changes into two sets of clothes, let alone just one outer robe.

Eunuch Nan’s guess was correct. On the other hand, Qi Xunjing did have a different experience.

The young eunuch originally took him to change clothes, but when they reached a row of houses, he suddenly disappeared.

Qi Xunjing thought of the direction the little eunuch had pointed out to him just now, which said it was the fourth room from the left, so Qi Xunjing went straight there.

But when he pushed open the door, he found that there was a woman in the room who was wearing clothes. When he pushed open the door, the woman was only wearing a bellyband on her upper body and was putting on a moon-white undershirt.

A faint line of the red bellyband caught his eye, along with the woman's indescribably white and tender skin.

Even though Qi Xunjing only took a glance and then hurriedly looked away, he still unexpectedly and magically remembered the scenery.

No, he didn't see the scenery, he only remembered the color.

The delicate skin, beautiful shoulders, long black hair, slender waist, and even the vaguely revealed fullness, all lingered in his mind and became even clearer.

When the girl heard the sound of the door being pushed open, she turned around in panic, even screaming, and hugged her undershirt which she had not yet put on to protect herself.

Qi Xunjing was in a dilemma. Should he close the door and leave immediately, or explain now? Neither seemed right.

But when he raised his eyes, he couldn't even remember the confusion he had just felt. All he could see was the poorly dressed girl standing in the room.

He got so excited that he impulsively closed the door quickly, fearing that others would see the girl in this state.

However, although the door was closed, the other person took two steps into the house before closing it again.

Only after he closed the door did Qi Xunjing realize how rude he had been.

He had been pure and unselfish for more than twenty years. Even when he became the third place in the imperial examination, and even when the emperor joked in public that he became the third place because of his outstanding appearance, otherwise he would have been the first place, he was very calm in his heart and never thought anything of it.

Some people never show their emotions on their faces, but he is truly calm in his heart. He often feels angry, but almost never feels happy.

He often feels angry when he sees someone engaging in corruption, feels empathy when he sees the people suffering, and worries about the king.

I only rejoice for your happiness, but I have never felt the joy of others.

He is strict with himself and controls everything within his control. To put it nicely, he can be called a gentleman, but to put it bluntly, he is stubborn, conservative and boring.

He has always been strict in avoiding extreme joy or sorrow. The only thing that can make him fluctuate is the anger rising towards the behavior of certain people. Now, when he sees the person in front of him, he suddenly feels as if his past days have been lived in vain.

In the past, people laughed at him and scolded him for having a boring life, but he just thought that others didn’t understand him. But now, even he has begun to doubt himself.

He knew very well that this mentality was inappropriate, and even his current behavior was wrong, but he... he still felt that he wanted to indulge himself once.

He used to like to confine himself and be a "monk" in the secular world, and he did it without fear of other people's eyes or words. Even when the emperor wanted to grant him a marriage, he resolutely refused.

He enjoys the feeling of handling state affairs and the process of investigating the truth, but he also enjoys the time alone, the wonderful freedom to do whatever he wants. So he does what he wants, without fear of the consequences.

The same is true today.

Even though there were a hundred illogical thoughts in his mind and his head was full of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, he just happened to be deliberately confused at this moment.

Perhaps she didn't expect that he would choose to come in so shamelessly, and the girl's beautiful face showed surprise and panic.

"You... who are you? Get out!" She said as she hurriedly and diligently put on her clothes.

Her face was full of panic, but it only made her look more pitiful. Her every expression was full of temptation, trying to lure out the most domineering greed in people's hearts.

She had obviously tried very hard, but the clothes just didn't suit her liking. Instead, she became more and more flustered as she tried to put them on. The girl was so anxious that her face turned red and even her eyes were watery.

More importantly... as she hurried, he got a rough look at her bellyband. Some parts of her bulging chest were not even covered by the bellyband. Qi Xunjing closed his eyes and dared not look again. He even recited the Heart Clearing Mantra in his heart.

He had already gone so far today. If…if he made even the slightest move, he would be despicable! Although barging in like this today wasn't exactly fair and square.

But a question still arose in his heart: She was so thin, as if a gust of wind could blow her away, how... how could that part be so perky?!