Mo Xiao turned around, smiling, his eyes full of warmth, "Sister Jinrong, you didn't really forget, did you? You gave me this two years ago, and I've been carrying it with me all the time."

As he spoke, he slowly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket.

Xue Jinrong was stunned for a moment. She was very familiar with the pattern on the handkerchief, as it was embroidered by her personal maid. But she could not remember when she had given the handkerchief to Mo Xiao.

Although she was careless, she knew very well what it meant to give such a private thing to someone. How could she just give such a thing to someone else? Disappointment flashed in Mo Xiao's eyes. He put the handkerchief close to his nose and sniffed it gently before saying, "That year I caught a thief on the street and my hand was injured..."

Oh! Xue Jinrong remembered! At that time, his hand was cut, and blood kept flowing down his fingers. As a doctor, she wanted to bandage him, but she only had this handkerchief at hand!

Mo Xiao crumpled the handkerchief into a ball, then suddenly pulled her into his arms. He panted softly as he got close to her face, his eyes full of madness, "Sister Jinrong, don't you remember? Do you know that I sleep with this handkerchief as my pillow day and night, just waiting to propose to you after I have made military achievements!"

The corners of his lips twitched, then slowly rose, "Do you know? My father wanted me to propose to the Prime Minister's daughter, but I disobeyed him for you, so he made a promise with me that if I made military achievements, he would let me marry according to my own wishes."

Xue Jinrong shuddered. Of course she didn't know all this. If she had known that a handkerchief would bring so much trouble, she would rather not bandage him in the first place!

Mo Xiao's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his voice suddenly rose, "Do you know? I was full of confidence to go to the battlefield to earn military merit, but suddenly heard the news that you and Chu Youyang were engaged. How did I feel at that time?!"

Xue Jinrong looked at him warily, and a thought came to his mind: Will he be unable to escape today? !

Mo Xiao suddenly moved closer, sniffed her neck, and said in a hoarse voice: "You are mine, and only mine!"

As he spoke, his lips moved towards hers.

Xue Jinrong's heart skipped a beat.

She liked Chu Youyang. Although he was always keen on eating, drinking and having fun, he would think of ways to please her. Although he was like a child sometimes, every time they had a quarrel, Chu Youyang would go crazy himself but never get angry at her.

The palm of her hand seemed to still have his warmth, but Mo Xiao's lips were about to fall...

"Sir!" someone whispered outside the curtain, "Someone is catching up with us!"

"Kill him!" Mo Xiao raised his head and said, suppressing his anger.

"It's a woman, I think she's the one next to His Royal Highness Prince Su!"

A smile suddenly appeared on Mo Xiao's lips, "Catch her alive! Take her away together! I heard that Prince Gao Liu has always coveted her beauty, and my brother too."

Xue Jinrong's back suddenly shuddered, and without caring about anything else, she shouted at the top of her voice: "Abei..." Run! But the second half of the sentence disappeared in her throat. Mo Xiao looked at Xue Jinrong, who was limp in his arms, and his eyes softened again, "Sister Jinrong, even if I marry Princess Gaoliu, I will never touch her. You are my Mo Xiao's one and only wife. I am willing to build a golden house to hide you and grow old with you..."

The carriage galloped out of the city gate and onto the official road.

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The lanterns are in full bloom, giving the Lantern Festival a strong flavor.

But Mo Qingying, who was taken back to the room, did not have a smile on her face.

She never expected that following Mo Xiao would not lead her out of the sea of ​​suffering, but into a pit of fire.

In the cramped room, she took off her thin long-sleeved shirt, revealing her snow-white skin. However, there were some red marks of varying depths on her skin, which stung her eyes.

She had also met the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Fan Jinxin, before. He was an old friend of her father. Although he was over sixty years old, he was still in good spirits, like a kind old man.

Yes, it looks like one.

Because Mo Qingying had never thought that Mo Xiao would actually let her go to accompany him, and it was not just for a simple drink and fun!

She was powerless to resist because here she was not called Mo Qingying. She did not dare to admit her identity. She could only live with the name "Hongliu" given to her by Mo Xiao.

She never expected that the white-haired old man, who usually looked righteous and thought she looked very similar to Mo Qingying, would actually speak foul language: "That old man Mo Gaishi, I have long had my eyes on his little daughter, but he refused to let me have her as a concubine. Now that I have a treasure like you, let me feel what it feels like to have Mo Gaishi's daughter under my control!"

Her stomach was churning and she wanted to vomit, but there was nothing she could do because Mo Xiao was not much better than Mo Gaishi. Although he had a smile on his face, he couldn't hide his dirty heart.

"Qingying, you are already a divorced woman. Even if you return to the general's mansion, I'm afraid father won't let you go. He might as well promise you some old man as a concubine. You might as well stay here, with fine clothes and delicious food provided for you. At most, you can just spend one night with that old man and that will be over."

She had been afraid of being a concubine since she was a child. Her mother was so favored, but she still had several children aborted. If Mo Gai Shi got angry, he would still whip her.

It really is better this way.

Never mind. Anyway, she gave her virginity to Lu Jiu and later to Huang Shi. Although she consummated her marriage with Chu Younan by deceiving herself, she also spent a long time with He Feng Cui Liu. She was no longer a white lotus.

I heard there will be another one later, but I don’t know which official he will be.

Mo Qingying touched up her makeup, put some powder on her body, and changed into a non-transparent wide-sleeved shirt, only then was she able to cover up the marks left by the old man.

She followed the guide out and walked along the dark path.

Everything here is underground, with winding paths and darkness. Only the candlelight at night can allow them to see the light.

What was a bright day for others was a pitch-dark night for them. It was not just her who was locked up here, there were many other girls as well.

As she walked, she saw someone escorting a girl towards her. The girl was wearing a moon-white slanted-collar jacket and a goose-yellow crepe skirt. She was tied up and gagged, but her eyes were still as sharp as knives.

"Heh!" Mo Qingying stopped and said to the escort, "Wait a minute!"

Several people stopped, Mo Qingying looked at Su Bei with ridicule, and Su Bei looked at her with confusion.

"I thought you could keep jumping around for a long time, but it turns out to be like this!" Mo Qingying chuckled, "Abei! Don't be too arrogant, or you will suffer retribution!"

Su Bei chased the carriage for a while and was shot with a hidden weapon. She fainted on the spot. She had just woken up when she was tied up and brought here again. She knew nothing.

At this moment, she suspected that she was in the general's mansion? But why would the general's mansion have such a place underground?

Seeing her puzzled look, Mo Qingying leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Ah Bei, aren't you very good at flirting with the prince? This is a good opportunity for you to show your strengths. You have to work harder later."