Chapter 107 From now on, you will be called Yueli
Yueli hasn't heard this name for two years.
She thought that when she heard about this person again, she would feel angry, resentful, and even a little nostalgic, but now, after being surprised, it was difficult for her to feel any emotion in her heart.
From the moment he chose to send Xueying to the prefect's residence over himself, all of Yueli's girlish feelings were buried deep in her heart.
Yueli was "abandoned" by her mother in front of Chunfeng Pavilion when she was five years old. She had long forgotten her name, but only remembered that her hometown was in a small village outside Jiangning City. When she was a child, her grandmother often held her in her arms and waited at the village entrance for her parents to come back from working in the fields.
Later, her grandmother passed away. In the same year, her mother gave birth to a younger brother. After that, Yueli's life became difficult.
She was responsible for all the work at home, including washing clothes, cooking, fetching water, and sweeping the floor. She also had to take care of her younger brother when her parents were out. She was too young and had no strength, and her parents would beat and scold her when they came home and saw the mess in the house.
Yueli was very sad because she felt that other little girls in the village were not like her.
When she was five years old, her mother said she would take her and her brother to the city and buy her two pieces of fabric to make new clothes.
Yueli was very happy. Before that, she had never been to the city and had never made new clothes. She only heard Erya next door say that Jiangning City was very rich and was exactly the same as their village.
Because they were going to the city, Yueli was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night. The next morning, she waited in front of her mother's room, waiting for her to take her to the city.
Jiangning City was indeed very lively. Yueli had never seen so many people and so many novel things in her life.
She held her mother's hand tightly, afraid of getting lost.
When the sun was very bright, her mother let go of her hand in front of a beautiful-looking attic and told her to wait there and not run around, and she would come to pick her up later.
Yueli waited there obediently, not moving a step.
I waited from dawn to dusk, and the originally deserted attic was hung with red lanterns as soon as dark fell. Many beautiful girls came out, and soon many men walked in.
But she still didn't wait for her mother to come back to pick her up.
Later, a woman in her thirties came out and took her in. Yueli learned from their words that her mother sold her for five taels of silver.
She thought about running back home, but the guards there were very strict. She was caught before she even stepped out of the door. Once caught, she would be beaten. Yueli was beaten twice. She was afraid of the pain and didn't dare to run away.
At the age of five, she was too thin, so the woman called Mother Wang made her do odd jobs in the backyard and serve the older sisters.
But it is much easier than at home, and the food and clothes are much better than at home.
Yueli was confused at first, until she grew up a little and was called to deliver water to her sisters' room at night. Every time she went in, she could hear the flirting of men and women and a strong smell of lust. Yueli gradually understood what this place was.
When she was ten years old, she gradually grew up. Her figure became more slender than girls of the same age, and her delicate facial features began to show her charming appearance.
Mother Wang smiled at her as if she had found a treasure, and stopped letting her do the rough work. She started to have someone dress her up every day, and asked her to learn music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and even asked her to learn some embarrassing things.
Her clothes and daily necessities were better than before, but what made Yueli uncomfortable was that Mother Wang no longer allowed her to eat.
I can only eat something delicious in the morning, and at noon I can only have clear dew and beauty porridge. At night I am not allowed to eat anything.
Yueli was so hungry that her stomach felt like it was burning with pain.
After only three days, she couldn't stand it anymore and sneaked into the kitchen in the middle of the night to find food.
Then he was discovered by Mother Wang.
Chunfeng Pavilion has a very good way of dealing with disobedient girls. It doesn't leave any scars but can make people suffer excruciating pain.
Yueli was dragged into the yard, and Mother Wang beat her with a soft whip. She felt like she was going to die, and she rolled on the ground with her arms clasped, not even having the strength to cry.
"stop."
"Hey, Mr. Su? What are you doing..."
Yueli hugged herself and curled up on the ground. In a trance, she smelled a very light but pleasant fragrance, as refreshing as the green bamboo in winter.
"What's going on?"
Yueli heard a very gentle male voice.
Mother Wang smiled wryly: "This girl is disobedient, and I'm teaching her a lesson."
Yueli quietly opened her eyes and took a peek at the man, only to find that he was also looking at her.
The man was tall and slender, wearing a jade-colored brocade robe, with a warm and kind smile on his face.
Yueli had never seen a man like this before.
In the five years she spent in Chunfeng Pavilion, all the men she met were greasy, lustful, dissolute and wanton. Even some of them who looked good on the outside were disgusting at heart.
"Is she new here?"
"She's not really new, but she was too young before, so we recently decided to send her to second class."
"Leave the person to me."
"this..."
"Is there anything wrong, Madam Wang? I'll let her learn from me. If you're worried, Madam Wang can come visit anytime."
Mother Wang smiled flatteringly, "Mr. Su, that's not true. Everyone knows that you are the best zither player in Jiangning City."
Su Huai didn't say anything else. He squatted down, held Yue Li's small body in his arms, and took her to the third floor of the backyard of Chunfeng Pavilion.
Chunfeng Pavilion was divided into a front courtyard and a backyard. The front courtyard was a place of entertainment, with the first floor being where young men enjoyed themselves and watched singing and dancing, while the second floor was where the girls received guests. The first floor of the backyard was where Yueli and the other servants and thugs lived, while the second floor was where the ordinary girls rested. If there were any distinguished guests, they would go directly to the backyard. As for the third floor, it was where the top girls stayed.
Yueli was visiting the third floor of the backyard for the first time. She looked around curiously, and then she heard a chuckle from above her head: "Don't it hurt anymore?"
Yueli blinked blankly and murmured softly: "It hurts..."
Su Huai took her to his room, asked a maid to clean her wounds, changed her into clean clothes, and then took her to the outer room.
Su Huai's room is very simple, just like him, giving people a feeling of simplicity, elegance and purity.
"From now on, you will learn from me. If you can't do it well, I will send you back."
Yueli stood up straight immediately: "I will do it well!"
Su Huai smiled and asked, "What's your name?"
Yueli shook her head: "They all call me Xiaohong."
She was wearing a red dress when she was sold to Chunfeng Pavilion. Mother Wang was too lazy to give her a name, so she just called her that.
Su Huai looked out the window. It was spring, and there was a gentle breeze. In the courtyard, willow catkins were dancing by the pond, and the pear tree not far away was bathed in the bright moonlight.
"The pear blossoms in the courtyard are bathed in the moonlight, and the catkins in the pond are gently blown by the wind."
He looked at the pear blossoms swaying in the night breeze and smiled softly, "From now on, your name will be Yueli."
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