Chapter 35 Chapter 35 4
Bai Jing pushed open the door and went out. Ruoruo followed him timidly as before.
Murong Bo stepped forward, bowed, and then said calmly, "General Bai, I'm sorry."
With a wave of his hand, everyone in the general's mansion became prisoners.
Just now, news came from my cousin that some of the Fourth Prince's men were captured, but the Fourth Prince still escaped. There is no need to wait any longer.
Ruoruo was tied up by Murong Bo himself. He didn't know how he took the rope and walked towards her.
When he got closer, he realized that the woman's clothes were made of rough fabric, not even as good as the clothes worn by his maids and servants.
But this kind of clothes didn't look cheap at all on her. He didn't even notice just now that this woman was wearing such shabby clothes.
"You...you be gentler..." Ruo Ruo had tears in her eyes. She was so delicate that she tried to hide behind Bai Jing but failed.
Murong Bo was so angry that he laughed. It turned out that she didn't think it was a big deal to wear such shabby clothes. He just tied it lightly and felt that she was wronged.
If she hadn't looked at him with fear in her eyes, as if Bai Jing was her savior, he would have thought that this woman was deliberately seducing him.
Although he had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. No woman he had ever met who was specifically designed to seduce him was more seductive than her.
Even with her veil on, Murong Bo felt that everything she did was intended to seduce him, whether it was her voice, her eyes, or even her little movements of retreating in fear.
But she looked at him as a monster, which made Murong Bo speechless. He could only tie her up casually with an expressionless face.
"What kind of incense did you use?" Murong Bo always hated incense, thinking that spices were pungent and greasy, but the fragrance on this woman did not disgust him. It could even be said that it made him want to go a step further and smell the fragrance deeply.
Ruo Ruo secretly glanced at him, then slowly shook her head, "I never burned incense."
Murong Bo was stunned for a moment. No incense?
Just at this moment, his hand accidentally touched her skin. Before Ruo Ruo could react, Murong Bo hurriedly dropped the rope as if he had been scalded.
The private soldier nearby felt that Master Murong was already getting annoyed before he even finished tying up one person, and he felt that Master Murong was still the same dandy boy as before. With this thought in mind, he wanted to continue tying up people, not letting any one slip through the net.
"Stop, go check somewhere else. She is powerless, just let her follow behind." Murong Bo frowned and stopped her in time.
Then he turned around and asked Ruo Ruo seriously, "Little girl, what's your name?"
"Ruoruo... My name is Ruoruo."
Murong Bo continued to ask, "Oh? What's your last name? Don't you even have a last name?" He felt more and more sorry for the little girl.
But when he saw the little girl repeatedly looking at Bai Jing before speaking, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. What was so good about Bai Jing? He was so old, and he had a jealous wife who couldn't even give her a nice set of clothes! And he had a violent aura. Anyone who said that would think he was much more terrifying than him. But this woman was so scared of him, and instead trusted Bai Jing so much.
Ruo Ruo hesitated and didn't say anything.
Bai Jing felt relieved when he saw her like this, and pretended to be indifferent and moved away from Ruoruo.
He knew that as long as Ruoruo didn't say anything on her own initiative and as long as she didn't attract too much attention, ordinary people would not be able to find out her identity. After all... she was really suffering in this family.
How could Bai Jing not know how she lived in this mansion, but every time he saw her, she was very scared, and he could only scold the lady and the servants in the mansion.
He fought on the battlefield all his life and lived up to his conscience, but he owed a lot to his little daughter. He knew that his wife had not liked her since she was born, but he still kept her at home.
At the time, he thought that even if he was not favored, he was still his wife's biological child. His wife treated the eldest daughter with a loving motherly heart, so how could she be so cruel to the youngest daughter? However, the facts proved that he was wrong, and very wrong...
"What are you looking at General Bai for? Don't you know your own last name? Only General Bai knows it?" Moreover, his voice was so low every time he spoke, and he only said such short sentences. He answered whatever was asked, and even didn't answer when he was asked.
It was the first time that Murong Bo realized that his temper was so good that he could control his temper and speak to such a person in a nice tone when he met her.
But even after he said this, the woman didn't answer him. She just glanced at him and immediately lowered her head.
"Why, are you still a little mute?" He was very unhappy. She obviously wanted to eat, and he allowed her to eat. She felt pain from being tied up, and he did not continue to tie her up, but she still ignored him like this!
"She's in the Bai family, so of course her last name is Bai." Bai Jing came to his daughter's rescue. Many servants in the mansion also took their masters' last names, so it didn't matter if she was surnamed Bai. He didn't say what Ruoruo's identity was. Anyway, let them think whatever they wanted. As long as she moved to a new place and didn't get targeted, it would be fine.
Ruoruo did not enjoy the treatment that a young lady in the general's mansion should enjoy, so naturally she should not suffer the insults and targeting that a young lady from a wealthy family might suffer.
He naturally noticed Murong Bo's special attention to Ruoruo. If you ask him, he doesn't know whether it is good or bad.
He is a man, so he naturally knows that men's feelings towards women are just like that. If he really likes her, he might be nice to Ruoruo for a while.
But how long this period would last, and to what extent he could do for Ruoruo, these were things Bai Jing was not sure about and did not dare to gamble on.
If it were a nephew he knew well, he might have told the truth, revealed Ruoruo's identity, and used his last bit of dignity to seek the protection of his daughter, or even let her unveil her face to attract him with her looks. But he knew very little about Murong Bo. All he knew was that he used to enjoy chicken and dog fighting, and he was fond of places of entertainment, and his reputation seemed to be average. How could Bai Jing dare to gamble in such a situation?
What's more, the Fourth Prince's rebellion failed, and the Bai family was deeply implicated. Not everyone has the ability to protect Ruoruo. It would be unfortunate if they failed to gain anything and ended up putting Ruoruo in the spotlight.
Murong Bo had no idea what Bai Jing was thinking and thought he was demonstrating to him. Recalling General Bai's past achievements, he controlled his temper and said "little mute" to Ruo Ruo before turning around to supervise the search elsewhere.
Ruo Ruo ignored him and said she was afraid, but in fact she was not afraid at all. She just simply didn't want to talk.
Her house was raided. Although her life there wasn't exactly good, it was still the home she had grown up in. Not to mention her father, the only one who had treated her well, was about to be thrown into prison and beheaded soon.
But the person who led the house search kept mumbling and asking questions in front of her, which would make no one happy.
When the house was half searched, Murong Bo suddenly remembered something. He pretended to be casual and walked up to Ruo Ruo and asked her, "Where is your room?"
He has always been generous to the women he likes. Thinking that he had spent a lot of money to redeem and settle down the graceful girls whose voices were not even one-tenth as good as hers, Murong Bo felt that his tolerance for Ruoruo could be a little higher.
No one likes their house to be turned upside down, so he asked and they would let her go. After all, she was just an ordinary woman in the general's mansion, so even if they searched, they wouldn't find anything.
"The second main house in the south courtyard."
Murong Bai: "..."
"The main house at the second gate of the South Courtyard?" Murong Bai couldn't believe it.
This house had just been searched, and he thought it was just the residence of an ordinary maid. He also thought it was a bit rude for a maid to live in the main house with a small courtyard. However, he was told that it was Ruoruo's residence.
Murong Bo now felt that she was suffering in the general's mansion. Going there to sing songs for him and read books, life would be much better than staying in this general's mansion!
After searching the mansion thoroughly and bringing everyone to the yard, Murong Bo ordered some people to escort the group to the jail.
As for him, he was responsible for sending the young women to where they should go.
"Mr. Murong, aren't you going to escort these prisoners yourself?" The man who came with Murong Bo and was ordered to assist Murong Bo in confiscating his property asked him.
You have to know that these are the people who are sent to the cells who really matter.
Murong Bo hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand, "You guys will be able to take care of the rest. I believe in your abilities."
As he said this, he took the young women and headed towards the Jiaofangsi.
Of course, not everyone can be retained by the Jiaofangsi. After the Jiaofangsi has selected everyone, the ones left are the most pitiful.
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