Chapter Twenty-One: A Head Full of Bumps
Yuanbao casually pointed to a bucket, the one where Duan Xingyue was squatting. What a joke! His Majesty still wants to keep Nan Wan to send to the palace. What if she gets hurt?
Upon hearing this, the guard stabbed Duan Xingyue's bucket several times, clearly feeling the flesh and blood blocking the way inside.
However, after he jumped out of the car, he reported that there was no one inside.
Yuanbao waved his hand, signaling the eunuch who delivered the swill to drive away. But after watching him go, he said to his two apprentices behind him, "That swill deliveryman, we don't need to keep him here."
Nan Wan and Duan Xingyue were jostled around in the dirty, smelly water before finally managing to stop the car in a dark alley.
The lid above Nan Wan's head was opened, and she stood up impatiently, rushing to look at Duan Xingyue's bucket.
Duan Xingyue was already unconscious, with half of his head submerged in dirty water. The stench of blood was overwhelming, and even in the darkness, his face was frighteningly pale.
Nan Wan almost burst into tears, but the eunuch driving the carriage scolded her to shut up.
The two of them managed to get Duan Xingyue out.
Nan Wan begged the eunuch to let him take them to the clinic, but the eunuch driving the carriage drove away without looking back.
He didn't want to get into trouble again.
Nan Wan was left holding the unconscious Duan Xingyue, crying bitterly.
Suddenly, an old lady wearing a cloak appeared in the dark alley, surrounded by a dozen maids and servants with lanterns lit on both sides.
The old lady glanced at Nan Wan, who was crying and covered in dirt, and said, "Take her away."
Immediately, four strong-looking old women stepped forward and pulled at Nanwan.
Nan Wan clung to Duan Xingyue in fear, refusing to let go: "What are you going to do? Human trafficking is illegal."
"Separate them! How can Miss be embracing other men?" The old lady frowned and scolded.
After saying that, she said to Nan Wan, "If you want him to live, then let go."
Nan Wan was stunned upon hearing this, and helplessly, she was carried away by four old women.
Several more servants came forward and lifted Duan Xingyue up.
As the two walked past the old lady, she covered her nose with a handkerchief in disgust: "Wash yourself clean when you get back."
It stinks horribly.
If she weren't the person His Majesty wanted, why would she be waiting here in the middle of the night?
"Madam, what about that man?" The old woman serving the madam paused.
"Keep it." His Majesty still wants it.
The group came and went silently. Nan Wan's mouth was covered, and no matter how she struggled, she couldn't break free from the guards of the four old women.
Meanwhile, in the palace on the other side, Gu Yanjing returned to his bedchamber and saw the kingfisher that had been standing by the window.
Gu Yanjing casually released a burst of spiritual energy, driving the bird away.
At this moment, Yuanbao came in, bowing slightly, and seeing Gu Yanjing's serene and indifferent expression, offered him a cup of tea.
"Your Majesty, would you like to invite someone to serve you in bed?" Yuanbao suggested to Gu Yanjing, risking the consequences.
Although he was Lu Lingjun's man, Lu Lingjun's fate was now unknown, and no one in the court or the public dared to mention him. So now Gu Yanjing was his master.
It is his duty to share the burdens and difficulties of his master.
However, before he could even get a reply from Gu Yanjing, a kingfisher flew in through the window and pecked him all over the head.
Gu Yanjing watched this scene calmly without saying a word.
The bird probably sensed that Gu Yanjing wasn't interested in having his concubines with him, so it slowly flew away.
Yuanbao, covered in bumps, apologized to Gu Yan in surprise.
Gu Yan waved his hand, telling him to leave, but then he saw the kingfisher, which had already left, return and land in his hand, turning into a cold piece of paper.
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