"Aunt Hua, we were just trying to scare her, we didn't mean to..." the short, fat man tried to explain, but seeing Aunt Hua's cold eyes, he dared not say anything more.
“Keep your brothers in line. If you don’t behave, I won’t hesitate to cut off your manhood.” As soon as Madam Hua said this, the two men instinctively squeezed their legs together.
"Get out!" After dismissing the two people, Mama Hua walked up to Qing'er with a smile.
"The girl has been frightened." Mother Hua said with a smile as she helped Qing'er straighten her clothes that had been undone.
“Girl, as long as you stay here quietly for one night, you can go back safely tomorrow. So, stop making trouble and get some sleep. I will have someone bring you dinner. Those two people won’t be coming back.”
Qing'er then slowly spoke, "Is this a brothel?"
She vaguely remembered that only people working in brothels used the term "mother."
Madam Hua nodded. "That's right. This is a brothel, so it's best for the young lady to keep quiet. If you attract the attention of some important guest, then I won't be able to guarantee your safety."
Qing'er looked at the Flower Mother in front of her, trying to gain her sympathy and ask her to save her, "Flower Mother, why did they capture me?"
Madam Hua seemed to have seen through Qing'er's plan. She shook her head, "I don't know. I'm just a servant, doing what my master orders. So, please don't expect me to do anything to betray my master..."
With teary eyes, Qing'er looked at Mother Flower and asked, "Is Mother Flower going to aid and abet evil?"
"Aiding the wicked? Not worth it. After all, they didn't bring you here to torture you, they just want you to stay here for one night."
"Don't worry, apart from the people who arrested you and your master, no one knows your identity, and naturally no one will know that you spent a night in a brothel. After you go back, you can still marry your young master."
Hearing this, Qing'er stopped talking.
"Alright, girl, just stay here and relax. I have other things to attend to." After finishing Qing'er's makeup, Mama Hua left the room.
Lying on the bed, Qing'er's mind cleared up a little, and she began to recall what had happened from when she took a bath to when she was tied up. "I wonder if Xiao Jian will be able to find this place?"
She wanted to run away, but she had no strength left and couldn't move.
After lying in bed for an unknown amount of time, the door opened, and Mama Hua brought in the food with her entourage. "Girl, have something to eat."
"How am I supposed to eat like this?" Qing'er looked helplessly at Mama Hua, clearly wanting her to untie her.
Mother Hua hesitated for a moment, and Qing'er continued, "I have no strength left in my body. Even if you untie me, I can't run away."
“That makes sense.” Mother Hua thought what she said made sense, and with so many people watching, this little girl certainly couldn’t escape.
After personally untying Qing'er's clothes, Mama Hua helped her sit down at the table. "Please enjoy your meal, young lady. We'll head out now. Once you're done eating, leave it on the table. Someone will come to collect it early tomorrow morning."
In other words, once they deliver the food, no one will bother her anymore.
Qing'er watched the open door close again. Looking at the food, she had no appetite whatsoever. Most importantly, she worried they might have drugged it; if that happened, her situation would be even worse. (Especially those two men who appeared that afternoon—if they weren't giving up and broke in in the middle of the night, she'd be finished.)
As Qing'er thought this, she looked around, wondering if she could find any weapons. Unfortunately, they seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and all the sharp weapons were taken away.
"Am I really just supposed to sit here and wait to die?"
She studied martial arts for so many years, wasn't it all to protect herself and not be a burden to others?
How come it has become a burden now?
"I wonder if the Empress Dowager knows about my disappearance. If she does, will Xiao Jian be punished..."
At that moment, she naturally didn't know that she hadn't fallen for the food, but rather for the aroma.
"It's so hot...so hot..." Qing'er realized something was wrong, but the energy seemed very strong, and she was about to lose control.
"Don't take it off, don't take it off..." Qing'er, lying on the bed, seemed to see the door open.
She struggled to open her eyes, trying to see who was in front of her. "Qing'er, Qing'er, wake up."
"Xiao Jian, is that you? Or is it just my imagination?" Qing'er looked at the person holding her in disbelief. "Xiao Jian, I feel so hot."
"Qing'er, I'm here, I'm here to help you." As he spoke, Qing'er saw Xiao Jian reach out and remove her clothes—outer garment, inner garment, and bodice—one by one, thrown to the floor. She was then pushed onto the bed. "Xiao Jian...kiss me..."
Xiao Jian's fingers were intertwined with hers as he whispered in her ear, "Qing'er, is it really okay?"
"Mmm." After Qing'er nodded, the man in front of her pressed down on her, and then Qing'er lost consciousness.
At this moment, Qing'er was naturally unaware that Xiao Jian, whom she longed for, was running around searching for her.
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"Qing'er." Xiao Jian, who had been searching outside all night, was persuaded to return to Biyunxuan for lunch at noon, but Qing'er was sent to the door of his room.
"Qing'er." Xiao Jian, who had been persuaded to go back to his room to rest, saw Qing'er lying unharmed in front of his door and rushed over. "Qing'er, Qing'er, wake up."
Xiao Jian quickly picked up Qing'er and carried her to the room, calling out, "Qing'er."
Xiao Jian anxiously took Qing'er's pulse, only to find that she had only inhaled some sleeping powder and was still unconscious.
He put Qing'er down, walked towards the door, and called someone over to inform Yongqi and the others, "Go quickly and tell the Fifth Prince and the others that Qing'er has been found."
After the news spread, he stayed by Qing'er's bedside, saying, "Qing'er, it's all my fault. It's my fault. I shouldn't have let you be taken away from my territory..."
But why was Qing'er brought back unharmed? What was the purpose of the person who took Qing'er away?
"Xiao Jian..." Qing'er suddenly called out Xiao Jian's name, which made Xiao Jian very happy.
"Qing'er, I'm here." Xiao Jian was so happy that tears almost streamed down his face. When he saw that Qing'er had opened her eyes, he quickly helped her up. "Qing'er."
Qing'er felt incredibly shy recalling the scenes from last night. "Xiao Jian, you saved me?"
Xiao Jian shook his head. "After you disappeared yesterday, I led people to search for you everywhere. Just now, I was persuaded to come back for dinner and rest, and I saw you unconscious in front of my door, so I carried you in..."
"..." Upon hearing this, Qing'er's face turned deathly pale.
Thinking about the scenes from last night, and looking at Xiao Jian in front of her, she felt increasingly distressed. "Get out, get out..."
Xiao Jian wanted to hug her, but Qing'er refused, crying and shouting, "Get out, get out!"
Seeing Qing'er like this, Xiao Jian felt heartbroken, but he dared not provoke her any further.
"If the person last night wasn't Xiao Jian, then I must be..." What had she done? How could she be worthy of Xiao Jian now?
Thinking of the person from last night, who took off her clothes, pressed himself against her tightly, and said so many sweet words, and she even took the initiative to kiss him, "How could I..."
How could she be so out of control and do such a thing?
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