Chapter 571: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General 18
"Wait!" Ji Yunhuan stood up, took the yellow paper from Liu Xuer's hand, put it in the brazier, and smiled at Liu Xuer, "Thank you."
The fire burned more fiercely, and the fire rolled up the paper scraps and flew into the sky, hitting Xuan'er in mid-air.
Ji Yunhuan took three incense sticks, lit them and handed them to Liu Xuer, "My mother likes pretty girls the most. Since you are so kind, please worship her."
Liu Xu'er's eyes were red and soft like a frightened little rabbit. She was wearing Yueying's old clothes and couldn't help wiping her hands on the lapels again and again. She asked carefully, "Is it really okay?"
"certainly!"
Liu Xuer knelt on the cushion and kowtowed three times earnestly before she reverently took the three incense sticks, bowed, and inserted them into the incense burner.
She twisted the corner of her clothes, looking a little at a loss, completely different from her charming demeanor during the day.
The air was quiet, with only the sound of the burning brazier.
Ji Yunhuan could only speak first, "Madame Du said that you didn't want to come to the front and eat in the back kitchen. She also praised you for being diligent and quick, and for helping her a lot."
Liu Xu'er's eyes widened in surprise. "Then can I stay in the kitchen? I don't eat much, and I can do laundry, cooking, making beds, giving massages, playing musical instruments, and singing!"
"I know I am a lowly person, I won't run around everywhere, I will do whatever Madam Du says, I won't cause any trouble for the young lady."
Ji Yunhuan kept staring at Liu Xuer, marveling at her. This was simply a miracle.
Not only his appearance and temperament, but even his voice and gait have changed. They are completely different from those in the daytime. The legendary disguise in the martial arts world is just like this.
Liu Xuer was very nervous when she was looked at, and her voice became smaller and smaller. "I still need three thousand gold to redeem myself. General Su Lang... General Su said he would redeem me. The mother of Baihualou raised the price, and my redemption money is getting higher and higher."
"It's not that no one wants to redeem me, but I don't want to follow them. I originally wanted to follow General Su, but she...she doesn't care whether I live or die."
Ji Yunhuan waved his hand indifferently, "It's just three thousand gold. I paid for you. It's not a big deal. With your ability, let alone three thousand gold, thirty thousand gold is worth it. Who did you learn this disguise technique from?"
Liu Xuer was stunned for a moment, and said very sincerely: "I don't know any disguise skills. My parents sold me to a theater troupe when I was very young, and I learned some odd and odd skills. The troupe was not big, and they performed some frivolous plays to make a living."
"Later, the owner saw that I was pretty, so he sold me to Baihua Tower. At first, I was just like those little maids, doing odd jobs in the tower. I didn't have enough food or warm clothes, and I was always bullied. They said I was too pretty and they didn't like me."
"The most popular lady in Baihualou is the Oiran. I wanted to have a good meal, so I acted like the Oiran. She wasn't angry at all and kept me with her. This year I became the new Oiran. Last year she was bought by someone and I heard she's dead."
"I don't want to die. I want to find a kind patron, put on that dress, put on the makeup of an oiran sister, and all the guests in Baihua Tower will like me. But if I take off that dress, I don't know what to do."
Ji Yunhuan patted Liu Xuer on the shoulder and praised: "You are amazing! You are self-taught. If my mother saw you, she would definitely praise you. There is a Qianji Pavilion in the martial arts world. They are good at mechanical skills and are proficient in the art of disguise. I will take you to meet them when I have the chance."
"My mother has a very good personal relationship with the Pavilion Master of Qianji Pavilion. Tomorrow I will ask Yueying to send you some ancient books from Qianji Pavilion. You should be able to read, right?"
Liu Xuer nodded vigorously. She felt as if a ray of light was split in front of her eyes. She thought that her little skill could only be used to please the guests in Baihua Tower. It turned out that this was a very powerful skill. She would definitely learn it well!
The next morning, Ji Yunhuan asked Uncle Wu to take money to Baihua Tower to redeem Liu Xuer.
Housekeeper Zhuo came over with the mansion's account books, his old face wrinkled, "Prince Rui has taken a lot of things from our mansion in the past three years. Since he arranged the funeral for the master, his wife and the three young masters, he has treated the Duke's Mansion as his own warehouse."
"I used to be just a small steward. I became the housekeeper when there was no one in the palace. I have no influence and it is difficult for me to say anything. Fortunately, he can only move some gold and silver. I am still cautious and did not let King Rui know about those farms and shops. Even if he wants to sell them, I will say I don't know and will never give him the land deeds."
"Luckily, young lady, you brought all your dowry back. Otherwise, we would have been hard-pressed to make ends meet. Over the past three years, the Rui Palace has been a great bargain!"
When Ji Yunhuan got married, she had never thought about divorce. No woman in the capital city married for the purpose of divorce. Everyone wanted to live a stable life with her husband.
Thinking that husband and wife were one, she gave all the keys to the Duke's Mansion to Prince Rui. When Prince Rui entered the storeroom of the Duke's Mansion, it was as if he was entering his own home, and he was very familiar with it.
"Change all the keys to the house and make a new account book. Don't think about the past anymore. I can only blame myself for being too confused and misjudging the person!"
"After all, Prince Rui brought back the remains of my parents and brother from the battlefield. Consider this money as a thank you gift. When Prince Rui comes again in the future, you don't have to let him in."
After finishing the chores in the mansion, it was already noon. The empress dowager sent someone to invite her and even prepared a sedan chair. Ji Yunhuan knew that the empress dowager was trying to save her face, so she got on the sedan chair and went straight to Kunning Palace.
The Queen Mother touched Ji Yunhuan's face, feeling distressed, "Come over and warm yourself up, you must be frozen all the way here, right?"
Ji Yunhuan shook his head. "Thanks to the Empress Dowager's concern, Huan'er came here in a sedan chair. I'm not cold at all."
The Queen was boiling tea on the stove and mixing it with fresh milk. She looked at Ji Yunhuan with a reproachful look, "Child, why are you so polite? You were not like this when you were a child. Your mother wanted to pick you up early in the morning, but I stopped her because I was afraid you wouldn't sleep well."
"Huan'er, before you married Prince Rui, I treated you like my own daughter. Now that we're divorced, it's still the same as before."
The Queen Mother inserted another hairpin into Ji Yunhuan's head and said, "Don't refuse. I wanted to say it the last time you came. You keep calling me Queen Mother. I feel uncomfortable. You didn't call me like that before! If you do that again, I will be really angry."
Ji Yunhuan held a cup of milk tea and called out, "Grandma Huang."
The Queen Mother uttered a sigh and laughed until wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.
The queen stared at Ji Yunhuan eagerly, and Ji Yunhuan smiled and said, "Aunt Song's milk tea is the best. Huan'er has loved it since she was a child."
Tears welled up in the corners of the queen's eyes. "Drink more if you like. I advised your mother not to go to the battlefield and stay at home with you. How could your mother be so cruel to such a smart and beautiful girl?"
"Stay in the palace for a few more days this time. Don't listen to the rumors outside. With me and my mother backing you up, no one can bully you!"
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