Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Jinjiang First Release
Chapter 30
Huirong helped Su Li change her clothes, and also considerately called a little maid to help her rub out the bruises on her waist caused by pinching.
The little maidservant knew nothing about human life, and had only been given a few cursory instructions by the maids on the master's sexual intercourse, so that she would be careful not to hear any noise in the future and not rush into the house in a panic and offend her master.
When she saw that Su Li's slender waist, thighs, and even buttocks were all covered with blue and red marks, she couldn't help but feel terrified, wondering if Madam Su had been beaten by the eldest young master?
If you think about it carefully, it is indeed possible... Everyone knows that Cui Jue is decisive and merciless. If anyone peeks into Shuyue Pavilion, regardless of gender, age or status, they will be punished in the Punishment Hall.
After sixty lashes of the cane, not only was his buttocks bloody and mangled, but even his legs were crippled, leaving him with only a breath left. After the servant was half dead, the master showed mercy and exonerated the criminal, releasing him from the household and leaving him with a few dozen taels of silver as a severance pay.
With such a serious injury, the guilty slave might not survive the night and die.
The little maid understood the ins and outs of it. It was obvious that Cui Jue was a Buddhist and did not want anyone to die in the yard. He broke the precept of killing, but at the same time he did not leave anyone alive.
Today, the little maidservant saw that a beautiful young lady like Su Li did not receive Cui Jue's pity, and she couldn't help feeling uneasy and even frightened... It seems that not everyone is destined to be the eldest master's concubine.
Thinking of this, the little maidservant kneaded Su Li with less force, for fear of causing Su Li to feel pain again.
Su Li was served comfortably, and finally changed into a spring shirt with curly grass patterns and slowly left Shuyue Pavilion.
As she was about to step out of the corner gate, Aunt Huirong asked, "The eldest young master's shift hasn't started yet, so he should still be in the front hall of Shuyue Pavilion. Madam Su, why don't you greet the eldest young master before returning to Mudong Pavilion?"
Su Li thought about how Cui Jue had gone back to his own bedroom last night after finishing his business...
Even if the sex life was as Cui Jue wanted, he would not indulge in it and stay in the guest room.
Cui Jue was so reserved and self-possessed, but she turned ruthless as soon as she got off the bed. She was not the kind of person who would be seduced by beauty, so she would not humiliate herself.
Su Li shook her head: "No, if the eldest master is free next time, auntie will call me to prepare for the adoption."
Huirong hesitated to speak.
She looked at Su Li's thin and graceful back, feeling a little confused... This was the grace of the head of the Cui family in Wudong, why didn't Su Li accept it?
I don’t know whether Su Li knows that she is far superior to Cui Jue and doesn’t dare to approach her, or whether the young lady looks delicate and weak but is actually more clear-headed than anyone else.
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Logically speaking, Su Li is most fertile during this time of the month and can have sex.
The Crown Prince Li Fuyun recently set up a hunting banquet on Wutong Mountain on the outskirts of the city, inviting children from all the noble families in the county to attend the banquet, and also gave full authority to Cui Jue to be responsible for this matter.
Cui Jue was so busy that he had no time to rest and had not been seen for two days.
Su Li guessed that she probably wouldn't have to serve the eldest master anymore in March, and she felt relieved.
Su Li found out that the banquet was held at Wutong Mountain, which was taken from the allusion of "Phoenix roosting in Wutong". Not only was it intended to help the prince find a wife, but Princess Chonghua Li Muyao and Cui Jue were also invited to the banquet, which seemed to be intended to bring the two together.
After all, Cui Jue was already twenty-four, and Li Muyao had already reached marriageable age. They were a perfect match, a man of talent and a woman of beauty. Now that the time was right, they should quickly finalize their marriage.
It was almost a foregone conclusion that Cui Jue would marry the princess.
When Su Li heard this, she felt nothing.
But she had to save face, and after Cui Jue and Li Muyao got engaged, she would not interfere between them again... Before that, Su Li had to arrange everything for leaving the county as soon as possible.
In the afternoon, the Su family delivered Qiu Gui's indenture contract. In order to please Su Li, Zhou even thoughtfully sent a letter of release.
But Zhou was still worried about Su Li, so she wrote in a letter home that when Su Li became pregnant, she would send a few maids who specialized in childbirth to take care of her closely.
Su Li certainly understood that they wanted to send new spies to monitor her.
But Su Li was happy for Qiu Gui to regain her freedom, so she said nothing and let Zhou arrange everything for her.
To avoid any more trouble, Su Li secretly took Qiu Gui out of the house, reported it to the government, and cancelled her slave status. Then, she used Zhou's letter as a pass and went to visit her grandmother at the house.
As the weather got warmer, Su Li gave her grandmother many thin spring and summer clothes, and also went to the market to buy her many plums, prunes, and even ripe green peaches.
My grandmother had heard earlier that Su Li would be coming, so she not only took a bath and changed into new clothes, but also went to the kitchen to grind a pound of mung beans with a mill and steamed mung bean cakes for Su Li.
The early summer evening was a bit hot, and there was no ice jar in the yard, so Su Li asked Qiu Gui to wash out two bamboo mats and help her grandmother make the bed so that she could cool down in the hot summer.
While eating, Su Li said with a smile: "Jianye County is too hot in the summer. I heard that the north is cooler, but it is windy and dusty, and snowy in the winter. If you can stand such a different climate, it would be nice to stay there for a while..."
Qiu Gui also laughed and said, "Who knows, there might be an opportunity someday. Then the old lady won't have to use a palm-leaf fan to cool off all day."
The two knew that walls had ears, so they treated it as a joke and chatted for a while.
But the grandmother understood what they said and thought that Su Li had already made up her mind.
She thought of the last time Su Li lay on her lap and cried. The little girl only shed two tears, and quickly wiped them away with the back of her hand, and put on a warm fake smile again.
Su Li pretended that nothing had happened, but the old lady raised her granddaughter with every drop of water and every grain of rice, so how could she not know whether she was happy or sad?
Grandmother felt very uncomfortable...How could Su Li's life be comfortable in a place where people are not even allowed to cry freely?
I'm afraid that I will have to grit my teeth and swallow all the suffering into my stomach.
Su Li wanted to control Wang Pozi, the wife of the Su family. Although she bribed her with money, it was not enough. In order to ensure that the plan was foolproof, she had to catch Wang Pozi's son so that Wang Pozi would not have any second thoughts and put her grandmother in danger in the future.
Su Li was thinking of a way to break the impasse, but she went out of the house too frequently, which might arouse suspicion... Fortunately, today, she met someone.
He was a young man with fresh eyes and eyebrows, about the same age as Su Li. When he saw Su Li, he smiled and called her: "Madam, do you remember me?"
Su Li looked at him and shook her head.
The young man scratched his head and said after a long pause, "I'm Lin Yin. Last year in the mountains, you gave me money to get medicine for my grandmother. Do you remember?"
Su Li had a good memory and remembered it immediately: "It's you."
She remembered that the boy at that time was a skinny and pale child, but she didn't expect that half a year later, his height had grown like a green bamboo, he had grown so tall, and his body was no longer skinny and weak, but as strong as a calf. It was obvious that his life was getting better.
Su Li was happy for Lin Yin: "How is your grandmother?"
Lin Yin's smile gradually faded after hearing these words.
After a long while, he said, "After that day, my grandmother fell ill and caught a cold, and she didn't survive the winter."
Su Li understood that her kindness was not timely enough and she failed to save Lin Yin's family.
Su Li also felt a little sad: "My condolences."
Lin Yin shook his head and smiled again, "But my wife's money saved me from danger. At least I buried my grandmother properly, found her a beautiful cemetery with beautiful mountains and rivers, and buried many gold ingots for her. In the next life, my grandmother won't suffer so much."
Su Li was in a trance for a moment.
Only those who have a bad life in this life will place their hopes on the afterlife, right?
Lin Yin: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I've actually been asking around for news about my wife, and I'm glad to see you. I've saved up the money my wife gave me, and I'll return it all to you today. Also, I'll never forget your kindness. If my wife needs me for anything in the future, please let me know."
He handed over the money and stuffed a flying cannon used by the villagers to shoot birds into Su Li's hand. This was a signal flare in the Linyin bandit camp. It could spread yellow smoke, lure birds, and transmit messages more than ten miles away.
If Lin Yin saw Su Li in trouble, he would come to help.
Su Li was grateful in her heart, but she didn't dare to trust others too much.
But she was under too close surveillance by the Su family and was unable to cultivate confidants and thugs... Su Li saw calluses on Lin Yin's knuckles and a faint smell of blood on his body, and guessed that these were the marks left by years of holding a knife.
Su Li thought back to the time when Cui Jue had helped her "relieve pain with his hands." His fingertips were covered in calluses, and the kneading was extremely rough. Cui Jue had practiced martial arts for many years...
After thinking about it, Su Li had nothing to lose, so she decided to take a gamble.
Su Li pointed at the eldest son of the Wang family who was sneaking into the gambling house in the distance and said to Lin Yin, "If I want to use this person to control his mother, can you do it for me, Brother Yin?"
After his grandmother's death, Lin Yin hated the nobles who took human lives. With his fearlessness and ruthlessness, he joined forces with bandits, recruited refugees, and became the king of the mountains outside the county.
Not only did Lin Yin escape poverty, he also had some savings and even built a bandit camp with hundreds of people. He was no longer the poor boy who was struggling to make ends meet.
Lin Yin was supposed to live in the mountains with his brothers, but he remembered Su Li's kindness and wanted to repay her.
Therefore, Lin Yin traveled thousands of miles back to Jianye and looked for Su Li everywhere.
Now that he heard that Su Li was in trouble, he was naturally willing to help with all his strength.
It’s just a matter of catching a gambler, which is not a difficult task for Lin Yin.
However, he knew that Su Li was a young lady from the boudoir, and he didn't know what degree of "control" she wanted...
Lin Yin frowned and asked her, "Madam, do you want to give me a little punishment, or?"
Su Li understood Lin Yin's concerns. She smiled slyly and said, "Don't show mercy. I don't care even if you lose your hands or feet. As long as you're still breathing and can help me accomplish my mission, that's enough."
Lin Yin understood and smiled: "Okay, my lady, don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Su Li felt relieved. After telling Lin Yin how to inform her after the matter was accomplished, she returned to the Cui family with satisfaction.
Just when Su Li thought she could avoid Cui Jue for a while, she unexpectedly received an invitation to a banquet at Wutong Mountain...
Su Li was horrified, wondering if the officials from the Ministry of Rites had lost their minds. In order to select a concubine for the crown prince, they dragged a noble lady like her from a remote family into the ranks to serve as a number.
On second thought, Su Li felt that it might be because she was staying at the Cui family, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites had to give some face to the young lady from the Cui family who was not from the same family, so she was also included in the invitation.
Su Li didn't dare to refuse the royal family's banquet even if she had ten courage.
But she calculated the time and realized that tomorrow's banquet would be in the middle of the month, which was also the day she would borrow her seed to inherit the family...
She insisted on going to the hunting banquet with Cui Jue, and even the children of each family had to set up tents outside and spend a few nights there.
Su Li frowned.
She thought that since Li Muyao was also present at the hunting banquet, Cui Jue should not be so conscientious and responsible. He even asked her to come to the tent to receive his favor when attending the banquet, right?
But Su Li thought about the last night when she was watered not just twice.
There is so much accumulated in the stomach that it is overflowing.
Every time you go deeper, there will be snow flowing down...
But Cui Jue was so cruel that he even held her waist and forced her to endure it.
Cui Jue was born with phoenix eyes and thin lips, and looked as if he had no desires. How could he have so much energy?
Thinking of Cui Jue's toughness in matters of love, Su Li felt a chill down her spine... She really couldn't say for sure whether Cui Jue would ask her to do that kind of thing at the hunting banquet.
After all, this person looks pure and indifferent, but in fact it is all an illusion. He clearly has some strong desires.
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The next day, Su Li followed Cui Shunying to Wutong Mountain.
Important officials of the court who came to the banquet with their families would have their carriages prepared at their doorsteps, waiting for the royal carriage from the palace to go first, and then follow the Wudong Cui family slowly into the mountains.
Cui Shunying was so happy when she knew Su Li could go with her that she was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night.
This morning, Cui Shunying got up in such a hurry that she forgot a lot of things. Before she could say a few words to Su Li, she lifted her skirt and hurried back to the house: "I still forgot to bring my horsewhip! My brother just gave it to me. It's so beautiful. I want to show it off. Sister Su, wait for me, I'll be there soon!"
Su Li ignored the impatient little girl. She stood obediently beside the Cui family's carriage, waiting for Cui Shunying to come back.
She was just standing in front of the mansion's gate acting as a door god when suddenly a noise came from the distance.
Su Li looked in the direction of the voice and saw Cui Jue among the crowd of soldiers.
The man was wearing a thin snow-white shirt, with dark black hair tied in a jade crown. He walked with an upright posture, his wide sleeves swaying, like snow gathered in the moon, clean and sparse.
This attire actually dissipated some of his usual eerie ghostly aura and added a touch of otherworldly divinity.
Su Li complained in her heart: ...It doesn't look like a human anyway.
Su Li and Cui Jue had clearly had physical contact several times, but she saw that he was still very timid. She just glanced at him and quickly lowered her head.
Just as Su Li finished counting the group of ants climbing up the bluestone steps, the faint fragrance of orchids suddenly approached.
The air was chilly and the tall, dark shadow of the man loomed over Su Li. Her shoulders and back were stiff and she stood by the car, not daring to move.
She thought that Cui Jue had kept their secret meeting a secret, and there was no way he would show his favor for Su Li in public.
Cui Jue approached her, perhaps just to find Cui Shunying.
Just when Su Li was daydreaming and her head was a mess, Cui Jue's clear and mellow voice, which he had deliberately lowered, slowly fell into her ears.
Su Li heard him say.
"During the hunting feast, I hope Madam Su will be careful with her words and actions and not provoke the princess."
Cui Jue gave this casual reminder and then walked away and got into the car.
Others were unaware of their whispering and thought that Cui Jue was just passing by Su Li's carriage.
Only Su Li was stunned by Cui Jue's words. She felt a chill running through her bones and was completely baffled...
Why did Cui Jue's words sound like a warning to her?
Was he reminding Su Li that her status was even lower than that of a concubine?
Cui Jue hopes that she will take care of herself and not become spoiled because of a few nights of pleasure and deliberately provoke Li Muyao, the future mistress of the Cui family?
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