A trace of fear flashed in Tu Ling's eyes, but when her gaze met Liu Daqiang's fierce eyes, she gritted her teeth and suppressed the uneasiness in her heart.
She stepped forward tremblingly.
Liu Daqiang continued in a cold voice, "Come closer, why are you standing so far away?"
Tu Ling paused, and seeing that the other party was gradually losing patience, she hurriedly took another step forward.
Liu Daqiang's eyes flashed, and he suddenly picked up the bamboo stick beside him and hit Tu Ling without saying a word.
As he beat her, he said dissatisfiedly, "I made you feel guilty, and you still feel guilty."
He raised the bamboo stick high and hit Tu Ling on the back without hesitation.
Tu Ling covered the place where she was hit in pain and pursed her lips tightly.
Normally, in order to allow her to earn more money, Liu Daqiang would not let her get hurt in public.
That is, only when she was extremely angry would there be some obvious scars on her wrists.
Liu Daqiang glared at Tu Ling fiercely, and only stopped when his anger subsided a little. "Do you still feel guilty now?"
Tu Ling lowered her head, tears streaming down her face. Then, she slowly shook her head and said, "No more."
After he finished speaking, Liu Daqiang immediately threw the bamboo stick in his hand aside, took the wine jar beside him, tilted his head back and took a big gulp with a look of satisfaction on his face.
He casually placed one foot on the table, glanced at Tu Ling beside him nonchalantly, and said slowly, "That's right, I don't know what you did before, just give you a lesson, really..."
He didn't say the last word, but Tu Ling understood what he meant.
I feel even more uncomfortable.
"Hurry up and bring me some water for washing my feet." Liu Daqiang said casually.
His voice was so loud that Tu Ling couldn't help but tremble all over. She bit her lip and went into the inner room.
She reached out and gently rubbed her sore wrist, and numbly poured water into the wooden barrel beside her.
Only in a corner where Liu Daqiang couldn't see her could she touch the wound.
Suddenly, she paused and her eyes accidentally caught sight of something beside her.
She lowered her eyes slightly, and a strange light flashed in her eyes.
With this, Liu Daqiang can sleep soundly.
Then, she had an idea, reached out and silently took the thing, and threw a little into the barrel.
Her fingertips were trembling slightly, and when her hand accidentally touched the scars on her body, she instantly became more determined in her thoughts.
After one stick of incense.
Liu Daqiang was originally waiting for Tu Ling to serve him with satisfaction, but suddenly, he paused, his pupils widened, and the wine jar in his hand fell to the ground with a snap.
A wave of sleepiness came over him, and then he fell straight down.
Tu Ling slowly stood up, stretched her neck forward, and waited for a few moments. The person in front of her began to snore loudly.
Tu Ling blinked, walked forward and cautiously poked Liu Daqiang's arm.
There was no response except for the snoring that echoed through the sky.
Tu Ling felt a little relieved and quietly put the few copper coins on the table into her pocket.
She had very few things; all of them combined made up a small bag.
He put the bag behind him, turned around and left without looking back.
Perhaps, she still has to find her past on her own.
*
Tianxiang Tower.
As soon as Meng Youning stepped into the private room, she looked at Sang Luan impatiently and asked, "Luan'er, I guess we should meet somewhere else. I don't know what's wrong with Qi Ran lately, but he's always been particularly concerned about my whereabouts."
She picked up the teacup on the table, tilted her head back and took a sip before slowly exhaling, "Just now, I saw Qi Ran's men, and I had a hard time getting rid of them."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Sang Luan with a smile on her face. She took something out of her sleeve mysteriously, opened it, and slowly placed it in front of Meng Youning.
Meng Youning exclaimed, looking puzzled, "What is this?"
Sang Luan pursed her lips at her and said, "Open it and take a look."
Meng Youning casually opened the thing in front of him, and the next moment, his eyes widened.
She covered her mouth in surprise and subconsciously lowered her voice, "Imperial edict?"
Sang Luan snapped her fingers instantly, "That's right, from now on we just need to choose a location. I'll leave the perfume blending and lip balm making to you."
Meng Youning nodded, a hint of excitement between her brows, "Okay, it's happily decided."
Meng Youning paused, "It will take a few days. It's not convenient for me to leave the house these few days."
Sang Luan couldn't help but frown, "Could it be that Qi Ran discovered something?"
Meng Youning shook her head. "I don't think so. I'm just confused. He was rarely at the mansion before. Ever since that incident, Prince Yi and the Princess have forbidden him from hanging out with Gu Changfeng and his men."
Sang Luan was silent for a moment, and a figure suddenly appeared in her mind.
"Is it the Gu Changfeng I was thinking of?"
Her eyes widened slightly.
Meng Youning nodded quickly.
Sang Luan frowned even more tightly.
In the original book, Gu Changfeng is a troublemaker.
Since he was the eldest son of the Chief Censor, it was inevitable that there were many people who flattered him.
At the beginning, Gu Changfeng always followed Qi Ran and gave him bad advice. She remembered that there was a part of the original plot where Gu Changfeng even went to find Feng Hengzhi.
But before he could see Feng Hengzhi, he was driven out.
Now that Gu Changfeng has no use to Qi Ran, it is inevitable that he will have other ideas.
She was silent for a moment, then looked at Meng Youning and said word by word, "By the way, has anything important happened in the court recently?"
Meng Youning lowered her eyes and thought seriously.
"After the princess' birthday banquet, something seemed to have happened." Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "One of the assistant minister's students knew a lot about him, but for some reason, he suddenly stabbed me in the back."
She paused, then continued, "This disciple left the Xiang family at night, intending to find the Minister of Justice. Unexpectedly, they were in cahoots, so he decided to seek refuge with Qi Ran."
Sang Luan instantly became interested. "But Qi Ran didn't know about the collusion between the two. He followed Gu Changfeng's advice and, by chance, sent the person away. Prince Yi was furious because of this incident."
As soon as the words fell, both of them fell silent.
Now that the disciple couldn't find Qi Ran for the time being, he could only go find another powerful person.
The two of them looked at each other at the same time and blurted out at the same time.
"Feng Hengzhi!"
"What's your name?" Sang Luan asked anxiously.
Meng Youning thought for a moment, "I remember his last name was Xu, a fair-skinned young man, probably around eighteen."
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