Qi Su's eyes were opened.
She had only ever seen this trick of poking the window and blowing sleeping gas in TV dramas; she had never experienced it in real life.
She lay tightly on the bed, not daring to utter a sound, for fear of scaring the person away.
Taking advantage of the dim light in the room, he first squeezed the hand of the person lying next to him.
Master, tell the mud to behave itself and not spoil my fun!
…
I waited for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The door was quietly pushed open, and judging from the footsteps, two people entered.
These ordinary inns don't have much security to begin with.
Whether it's a cockroach or a big cockroach that sneaks in at night depends entirely on your conscience.
The visitor walked to the bedside, lit a tinderbox, and illuminated the faces of the two people on the bed.
One of them lowered his voice, his excitement evident.
"That's right, it's this young lady. It was worth following her all night."
"Then hurry up and pack it up and take it with you," another person said.
They quietly carried Qi Su off the bed.
The second person to speak glanced back at the young man lying quietly on the bed.
"Brother, this pretty boy is quite good-looking. Many places like him, and he sells for a high price."
"Don't cause trouble!" the first person yelled at him.
“How can we take two? The man is worthless. As long as we send the woman to that place and get the reward, we won’t have to do this kind of scoundrel business anymore.”
The two stuffed Qi Su into a black cloth bag that they had prepared in advance.
Before leaving, he thoughtfully closed the door behind him.
The young man lying on the bed only opened his eyes when there was no more sound coming from outside the door.
His eyes flashed with coldness in the darkness.
The bed beside her was empty, still warm from when she left.
Someone knocked on the window frame.
"Xin Wu went with Lady Qi."
The young man threw off the quilt and sat up, pressing his forehead in the darkness.
Acting stealthily should be done discreetly.
Ultimately, he shouldn't have agreed to let her go see the fireworks.
"That's how normal couples are. Not going will arouse suspicion. These are all just excuses."
.
Qi Su was doing alright inside the sack.
The two thieves were afraid of hurting her, so they moved very quietly.
They had already prepared a carriage in the alley outside the inn. After robbing Qi Su, they drove the carriage away quickly.
The carriage traveled north of the city for about half an hour before finally stopping.
Qi Su was carried down, entered through a side gate, passed through two more gates, and crossed half a garden before finally arriving at their destination.
She was pulled out of the black sack.
The room was brightly lit, and there were several women's voices.
Oh, that's interesting.
I initially thought they were just two daring petty thieves, but it turns out they were actually part of a criminal gang.
Not bad. The fish I caught was quite plump, even though I just casually cast the line.
A pair of rough hands lifted her face to look at it, then lifted her clothes to check her skin and health.
"Grandma, please be careful. We didn't dare to walk fast the whole way, for fear of scratching her even a little bit."
The man who spoke was the same man who had been drugged earlier.
The old nanny, who was examining Qi Su's body like an animal undergoing a nucleic acid test, sneered.
"That's fine then."
As she spoke, she lifted Qi Su's face and examined her closely.
The man who brought her the drugged woman was indignant.
"Grandma Cai, what do you mean by 'just so-so'? I'm not trying to be mean, but none of the young ladies in your house can compare to the one I sent."
Grandma Cai didn't say anything, and went to ruffle Qi Su's hair again.
Then they checked the fingers and toes.
Finally, he adopted a cold tone.
"Stay."
The drugged man was overjoyed. "Hey, I knew it. But Granny Cai, there's something I need to tell you beforehand. This young lady, she's been married before."
"Married?" Granny Cai frowned.
"Do you even know which nobleman's residence these women are destined for in the capital? Why send them here in such a dirty way?"
Although she said that, she didn't let anyone take her away.
The drugged man had a better idea of what was going on.
“Mother-in-law, there are advantages to getting married. Look at her age; even if she gets married, it won't be long. After being pampered by a man, she will become more sensible and charming, and noble people will definitely like her more. If you don't believe me, wait until she wakes up and you'll see; she will be absolutely stunning.”
"Alright, let's keep it for later."
Grandma Cai became impatient.
After the two men outside left, Qi Su heard Granny Cai instructing the maid.
"Put this together with the six we selected earlier. Take good care of them and make sure nothing goes wrong."
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Qi Su was sent to a six-person room again.
That place wasn't far from the inspection room we'd just been in, but the security was much tighter.
Qi Su was still asleep, lying in bed, but her ears were listening to the sounds coming from all directions.
There were six women in the room; one of them had just finished bathing and was applying fragrant face cream.
Some people are drinking tea, and some are reading books.
Then the woman applying face cream spoke.
"Why is another one here?" The tone sounded rather displeased.
"What's wrong? Are you jealous that someone is prettier than you?"
"Bullshit! I think you're the ones who're just jealous of my beauty."
She seemed unable to contain herself; after a moment of silence, she sneered.
"Are you really unaware, or are you pretending to be confused? Our trip to the capital is to be presented to a very important person. Do you know how important that person is?"
This time, it was the woman reading the book who asked the question in return.
"You found out again?"
"Of course! That's His Highness the Crown Prince!"
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Crown Prince?
Qi Su's back was aching from lying down, so she wanted to move around.
After hearing what she said, he lay back down.
She had heard of the Crown Prince. Before they even met, he sent her husband a set of clothes. He was quite a nice person.
After a moment, the woman who was reading the book asked a question in return.
"Oh, how did you know about something so confidential?"
"Hmph, of course it's because I'm not only beautiful, but also very clever." The woman finished applying her face powder and sat down opposite the desk.
"The Xu family, who taught us the zither, once let slip that I hadn't heard it. But think about it: they captured us, provided us with the best food and drink, made us nourish our skin with perfumes and flower dews every day, and even made us practice the zither and calligraphy. Why would they go to such lengths if it wasn't a place of supreme honor for the elite?"
The woman reading the book said, "I see. Sister Ru, you are so beautiful, you will surely be more distinguished than us in the future. For the sake of our friendship as roommates, I hope you will help me out in the future."
Sister Ru said, "Let's talk about that later. Just tell me, what should we do with this new guy?"
The woman who had been drinking tea had put down her teacup.
"Grandma Cai is watching, what can she do? In my opinion, we should wait until she wakes up tomorrow. Maybe she's just stupid, and Grandma Cai will get rid of her herself."
The woman inside the room fell silent.
They tidied themselves up and went back to their own beds to sleep.
The woman's bed in the book was very close to Qi Su's bed.
She came over to check on Qi Su first.
The woman was quite kind-hearted; seemingly afraid that she was cold, she bent down to cover her with a blanket.
A soft sound reached Qi Su's ears.
"Are you awake? Be careful tomorrow."
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