Chapter 70 The ignorant woman
After a moment, the person in the room said calmly, "Let her in."
"Miss Yun, please come in." Xiao Fei pushed open the door and motioned her to go in.
Yun Wansheng hesitated for a moment before walking in. Xiao Fei was very discerning and closed the door again.
Yun Wansheng looked up at Mu Xingci who was sitting steadily behind the desk. He was wearing black soft armor, his black hair was tied up, and a purple jade hair crown made his overall outfit look extraordinary and noble.
The man's noble appearance contrasted with the woman's slovenly and disheveled appearance, which made Yun Wansheng unconsciously feel a little inferior. She didn't dare to move forward and her eyelids drooped.
She was covered in the stench of dirty clothes, and her self-esteem would not allow her to see someone looking at her with disgust.
Mu Xingci, who was sitting still, looked at the somewhat restrained woman. She stood with her head down and her hands clasped together. The coarse linen cotton coat made her look bloated and ugly. The apron around her waist was dirty from being wiped countless times. The hem of her skirt was still slightly wet, and her shoes were also splashed with mud.
At this time, the woman's hair was piled high, with slightly messy hair blowing down her shoulders. Because the concubine lowered her head, he couldn't see the stubborn woman's face. Seeing that she kept her head down and didn't speak, Mu Xingci tapped the table lightly.
"What? Have you become stupid from working so hard that you don't know how to greet others?" His tone was slightly cold.
Yun Wansheng had really forgotten about this. Seeing that he was making sense, and not wanting to anger him and punish her more severely, she could only kneel down and salute: "Greetings, My Lord, what do you want from me?" For the sake of her future freedom, she could only control her temper and give in.
"I'm asking you, where did more than a thousand taels of the one thousand six hundred taels that were pawned go?" Mu Xingci's voice was full of pressure.
Yun Wansheng didn't expect him to ask about this. She frowned and thought for a while: "I went to the gambling house and lost." She kept her head slightly lowered.
Mu Xingci heard this, his eyes slightly furious: "Yun Wansheng, I advise you to confess the truth, otherwise don't blame me for not remembering our friendship."
Yun Wansheng listened to the man's cold and heartless words and couldn't help but raise her head and glare at him: "I lost the bet anyway. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
In just a few days, she lost more than a thousand taels and couldn't find a suitable excuse, so she could only say that she gambled.
She also knew that this man would not believe it, but she could never tell him the truth about what she wanted to do.
When she glared at him, Mu Xingci could see the pale and haggard face of the woman. Even her lips, which used to be rosy, had turned a light crimson color, and her cheeks had become a little thinner.
If you ignore the woman's angry eyes, she looks a bit pitiful at this moment. It seems that she has suffered a lot in the past few days.
"Yun Wansheng, I just want to know where you spent your money. Is this matter really that complicated?"
Looking at the woman who used to be radiant but now looked so haggard, his tone couldn't help but soften.
"My Lord, if a woman can spend more than a thousand taels in a short period of time, then she either bought gold and silver jewelry or went gambling. Since I didn't buy those gold and silver, then of course she went gambling.
I just want to win some more money to support myself. After all, the Marquis is getting married soon. Your promise to me is just empty words. It is of no use to me. I can't take it seriously." Yun Wansheng tried to sound more serious, hoping to trick her out of it.
After listening to her, Mu Xingci's face darkened slightly: "You don't believe in my promise to you?"
"I don't believe it!" Yun Wansheng answered him bluntly.
How can a woman who sleeps with him believe what he says when she doesn't even deserve to know his birthday?
Seeing that she rejected it without even thinking, Mu Xingci's handsome face turned even uglier: "If I was trying to trick you, why would I buy you such an expensive jade bracelet? More than ten thousand taels is enough for you to spend for the rest of your life."
"These are two different things." Yun Wansheng said angrily.
"Yun Wansheng! Are you looking for a fight?" Mu Xingci was so angry at her inhumane answer that he slammed the table and stood up.
"Anyway, I'm tired of washing clothes. If you beat me up, it's just a good opportunity for me to take a break." Yun Wansheng contradicted him fearlessly.
"You... do you really think that I dare not hit you?" Mu Xingci's face was filled with anger.
"Why wouldn't you dare, Mu Xingci? Stop pretending to be so affectionate. Your hypocritical look makes me sick."
Mu Xingci met the woman's disgusted gaze and felt a little stagnant in his heart. This woman hates him?
He realized later that something was wrong. Could it be that because he punished her for the jade bracelet, this woman hated him?
"Yun Wansheng, why do you hate me? Can't I hold you accountable for what you did wrong?" Mu Xingci thought he was right.
"No, the things you gave me are mine. I can decide whether to throw them away, sell them, or give them away. If you want to settle the score with me later, then you shouldn't have given me anything.
Oh! You think you can make a woman happy by spending money, but in the end, the thing cannot leave your control, and in the end, the thing is still yours. What about me? Am I just looking for a fake happiness?"
Mu Xingci was so shocked by the rebuke from his mistress that he was unable to refute for a moment. He could only glare angrily at this woman who showed him no mercy at all.
He clasped his hands tightly on the table, wondering whether he should beat up this damn woman to vent his anger.
After a long while, he moved slightly and walked towards Yun Wansheng who was still glaring at him.
"Yun Wansheng, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. As long as you admit your mistake to me, I will let the jade bracelet matter go. Otherwise, you will stay in this military camp forever."
Yun Wansheng was slightly startled when she heard this, then she knelt and said, "My Lord, I know I was wrong. What I just said was not my true feelings. I hope you will be magnanimous and not treat a little girl like me with such leniency."
If she had a chance to leave here, she wouldn't mind condescending to beg for mercy from him. If she insisted on angering him, she was really afraid that she would not be able to leave the military camp for a while. After all, she would be able to get the pistol in a few days.
"Yun Wansheng, you are such a flexible person, it's as if you are not the one scolding me."
Seeing that she had given in, Mu Xingci raised the corners of his lips slightly, but when he was about to help her up, he suddenly saw the frostbite on her hands.
Looking at her little hands that used to be fair and soft, they had now become red and swollen, with flesh and blood faintly visible in two places.
This scene stung the man's eyes, but he didn't say anything. He just held her gently and said, "Since you admit your mistake, then come back with me! Rest well for a few days after you go back." His voice unconsciously became much gentler.
The woman's words just now made him feel a little guilty. Indeed, he had no right to interfere with how she handled the things he had given her.
But what the woman didn't know was that the jade bracelet was a token of his love for her, a symbol of a man's love for a woman. Unexpectedly, the woman didn't understand his feelings and let her sell it without any appreciation.
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