Chapter 69: Not appreciating the favor of the Marquis
When dinner time arrived, Zhao Siyu took Yun Wansheng's arm and said, "I'll take you to get dinner."
"Okay! Thank you." Yun Wansheng pulled her hand away uncomfortably and walked towards the kitchen with her.
Arriving at the kitchen, they saw two long lines of soldiers standing there. They were all soldiers from the barracks. When Yun Wansheng hesitated whether to go in, Zhao Siyu smiled and said, "The place where we women get our meals is in the small kitchen over there."
"I thought so!" Yun Wansheng smiled with relief and followed her to the moon gate inside.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the kitchen, the women from their laundry department were serving food, and the two of them lined up behind them.
After the meal was ready, the two of them walked back together. However, not long after they left the kitchen, they were stopped by three soldiers, one of whom was dressed as a sergeant.
"Zhao Siyu, what do you think?" The sergeant had an ordinary appearance but a burly build.
"Sergeant, I'm still young and don't want to get married." Zhao Siyu retreated behind Yun Wansheng with a timid look.
Her retreat caught the attention of Sergeant Zheng. Seeing that she was even prettier than Zhao Siyu, his lustful eyes couldn't help but become excited: "Who is this beauty?"
Before Yun Wansheng could say anything, Zhao Siyu behind her spoke first, "Sergeant Zheng, please don't act rashly. She's a maid in the prefect's mansion."
Upon hearing this, Sergeant Zheng was afraid to offend her, but when he heard that the woman was just a maid, he became bolder.
"My beauty, it's so pitiful for you to do hard labor with your delicate body. Why don't you follow me? Then you don't have to stay here and wash clothes for those men."
"I don't believe that a small sergeant like you has the right to get me out. You'd better find whoever you need to find." Yun Wansheng still had something to understand. She was being taken advantage of.
"My beauty, please don't look down on me, a sergeant. There are rules in the military camp. If you like any single woman here, you can take her home as your wife. So don't worry, as long as you agree to marry me, you will definitely be able to get out."
Yun Wansheng didn't expect that there would be such a good thing in the military camp. If possible, this would be a good way to escape.
She wanted to do it, but she didn't dare to take the risk. If that dog marquis knew that she wanted to get married and escape from here, she would be skinned alive.
"Sergeant Zheng, I already have a husband. Please give your kindness to someone else!" Yun Wansheng said calmly and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, he grabbed her arm. She tried to shake him off but failed. When she wanted to use force, a foot kicked the man away before her.
"You bastard, if you dare to bully a weak woman again, I will chop off your head."
Yun Wansheng looked at the person lying on the ground with a slightly dazed look in her eyes, then looked at the man who kicked him, but found that he was someone she didn't know.
"Thank you for your help, brother." Yun Wansheng thanked him a little later.
"No need to thank me. If you run into someone like this next time, just go find Mrs. Wang. She'll take care of you." The man then pointed at the sergeant and said sternly, "Come here, this sergeant has committed the crime of molesting a decent woman. According to military regulations, he will be given eighty strokes of the cane as a warning to others."
Upon hearing this, the sergeant's face turned pale with fear: "Captain Tian, I won't dare to do it again. Please forgive me this time!"
"Take him away!" Captain Tian gave the cold and ruthless order, and the soldiers behind him immediately stepped forward and handcuffed the sergeant's arms.
Yun Wansheng watched the soldiers carry the people away, then walked forward without looking back.
Zhao Siyu breathed a sigh of relief and chased after her: "Miss Yun!"
Yun Wansheng kept walking without paying any attention to her. Zhao Siyu hurried over to stop her, panting slightly, "Ms. Yun... Miss Yun, I didn't know that person would cause trouble for you. This is not my fault!"
Yun Wansheng looked at the aggrieved woman and chuckled, "Miss Zhao, you are very smart and know how to avoid danger, but I am not stupid either. Please don't pretend to be a victim."
"Miss Yun, what did I say that you misunderstood? How could you say that to me?" Zhao Siyu said with an ugly expression.
"I know very well whether I have misunderstood you or not. Please stay away from me in the future. I don't want to be used by others again." Yun Wansheng said in a cold voice, then pushed her away and continued walking forward.
Zhao Siyu looked at the arrogant woman's back with sinister eyes: "I have already used her up. As long as I can divert her attention, I will not be bullied by her again.
I just didn't expect someone to suddenly come to my rescue. If someone had stood up for me, I wouldn't have bothered to go to such lengths to offend others."
After dinner, Yun Wansheng fetched some water to wash up, then went to sleep on the bunk bed.
Zhao Siyu was sleeping at the other end. After what happened before dinner, the two of them didn't say another word.
That night, Yun Wansheng slept soundly until dawn. When someone blew a whistle and called for help outside, they reluctantly got up.
After washing up, Yun Wansheng went to the kitchen alone to get food and no longer stayed with others.
After dinner, it was a busy day. Yun Wansheng, like everyone else, was busy with her own tasks. After all, she had never done such tiring work before. After an hour, she felt sore in the waist and numb in the buttocks.
She wanted to stand up and take a break, but Mrs. Wang kept staring at them. If anyone paused, they would be scolded. This made her dare not stop and she could only wash slowly.
By noon, her feet were cold and her waist was aching. She didn't dare to get up immediately and needed a long time to recover before she could walk.
Although she was wearing cotton clothes and cotton shoes, her feet would freeze if she didn't move for a long time in this cold winter.
For five consecutive days, Yun Wansheng thought that she would gradually adapt to such fatigue. She didn't want to be tired or cold, so she had no time to think about anything else. She just had a good sleep at night.
During this period, she encountered several soldiers who tried to tease her, but they were all taken away and punished by Captain Tian.
At this time, no matter how stupid she was, she realized that it must be Mu Xingci who had someone protecting her in secret.
But even if she knew that the man was protecting her, what would it matter? She would not appreciate it at all, because all her suffering and tiredness were brought to her by that bastard man. Don't even think that she would be grateful to him.
That morning, when she was working hard, Mrs. Wang came to her side and said, "Yun Wansheng, someone is looking for you."
Yun Wansheng was startled when she heard this, then looked up and asked, "Who's looking for me?"
"You'll know when you go there." Mrs. Wang said impatiently.
Yun Wansheng slowly stood up, wiped her frostbitten hands on her apron, and then followed Mrs. Wang out of the laundry.
As soon as she reached the door, she saw Xiao Fei waiting by the side. When he saw her come out, he took two steps forward and said, "Miss Yun, the Marquis has something to ask you. Please follow me."
Yun Wansheng was about to ask what was going on when Xiao Fei turned around and left, leaving her with no choice but to follow him reluctantly.
After turning a few corners, they finally arrived at a magnificent barracks. Xiao Fei stood in front of the door and knocked: "My Lord, Miss Yun is here."
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