Chapter 8 Pillow Whisper
Limutou was a young man with a physique. He usually lacked nutrition and was extremely thin, with less than two pounds of flesh on his body.
But after being kicked a few times, he vomited blood.
When the old grooms saw that the situation was not good and that they might be killed if the fight continued, some of them immediately retreated and sneaked out to report the news, risking being discovered by Ye Shuang.
When Li Da got the news, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
He was so panicked that he even stood up and limped to the stable: "Mu Tou is still a child. What has he done wrong? Master, please kill me, your father, and spare him."
Li Da's forehead was covered in sweat and his eyes were red with tears. Although his son was a little noisy on weekdays, he was also a good boy.
Beating him to death is no different from taking his life.
The old groom who came to report the news pulled him aside and said, "Why are you so old and confused? What's the point of you going over there and letting the young lady beat you up again?"
"Then, what should we do?"
"Looking for the prince."
"I don't have the nerve to do that."
"You don't have it, but someone else does. Don't you think about it? Your daughter is the Crown Prince's only concubine after all. Even if she doesn't please the Crown Prince, she is still his wife. Think about it, right?"
After the old groom gave his instructions, he left in a hurry, not daring to stay any longer.
Li Da limped to find Li Ruanruan. He finally arrived at the East Courtyard and was still catching his breath.
Shaoyao, the head maid on duty, pinched her nose and scolded her: "Where did you come from, old man? Don't you think you have any status? Do you think you can get close to the East Courtyard?"
As she spoke, Shaoyao picked up the broom from the corner and drove away Li Da as if he were a dirty stray dog.
The broom swept across Li Da's face twice.
Li Da still smiled and said, "Please tell the young lady that I'm looking for the young master's maid, Li Ruanruan."
Shaoyao stopped swinging the broom and looked at Lida arrogantly: "What do you want with her?"
Li Da's forehead was covered in sweat, but he still put on a smile: "It's urgent, urgent, please trouble me, young lady. I kowtow to you."
Li Mutou still didn't know the situation, and didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Li Da was really worried and anxious, and the feeling was no better than being roasted on the fire.
Shaoyao saw him kneeling on the ground, kowtowed vigorously, and found it funny. As she laughed, she felt a twisted pleasure in her heart: "Then kowtow to me ten times, and I will help you pass on the message."
"Hey, hey, okay."
Upon hearing this, Li Da kowtowed deeply. He was a lowly servant who had long lost his backbone and dignity due to oppression. Now he only wanted to save the child and didn't care about anything else.
The little maids who came around to watch the show also covered their mouths and laughed.
Haitang heard the commotion and checked with the maid about the situation. She frowned, then hurried forward, helped Lida up, and politely stepped back, saying softly, "Don't kowtow. The prince has already sent her back. If you really have something urgent, go back and find her."
"Why didn't I see her when I came here?"
"She just returned, and she might not have taken the same route. Since she has something urgent to do, you should go back and check on her."
"Hey, hey, okay."
When Li Da heard this, he nodded repeatedly and limped back without caring about anything else.
Haitang felt sorry for the old man when she saw his pitiful appearance.
Shaoyao was leaning against the door, eating melon seeds. When Haitang turned around, she spat on the shells and said sarcastically, "What kind of person is a maidservant? You're trying to please her like she's your master. Be careful not to get blinded."
Haitang frowned: "Why are you teasing him? If he really has something urgent to do, you should just raise your hand and avoid making others hate you."
At this time, someone called Haitang: "Sister Haitang, the old lady wants to ask you a question."
"Here I come."
Haitang followed the old lady's maid.
Li Da went back and grabbed Li Ruanruan as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and told her the whole story of what happened to Li Mutou, but he did not mention that he was not welcome in the East Courtyard.
Li Da also advised Li Runrun to find the prince, saying that only the prince could stop Ye Shuang now.
Ye Shuang was born prematurely and was very small. She survived after several near-fatal injuries. The Marquis' wife and the Marquis loved this intelligent daughter very much.
But the servants all knew that Ye Shuang was spoiled. She appeared to be well-behaved in front of the Marquis' wife, the old lady and the prince, but in private she had a very bad temper. She would beat and scold the servants to vent her anger at any time, and she was the most arrogant.
When Li Ruanruan learned that her brother was in trouble, she was also very panicked and immediately said, "I will go find the prince. Dad, you go to the stables first to check the situation."
She ran all the way to the East Courtyard, but she was actually not sure whether she could persuade the prince.
I only ask the prince to say a word and save my brother's life.
She headed straight into the east courtyard to look for the prince. She didn't know that the prince had gone out and thought that he was in the study discussing matters.
"stop!"
Shaoyao stopped her from somewhere, pressed her shoulders, and pushed her back hard.
Li Ruanruan was caught off guard and her legs were weak from running, so she was pushed to the ground and her palm was immediately scratched.
"What are you rushing for? The East Courtyard is also a place where you can enter and exit as you please? No need to inform? Is this your rule?"
Li Ruanruan stood up from the ground: "Sister Shaoyao, I need to talk to the prince urgently. Please help me pass the message."
"What's the emergency?"
"My brother has offended the eldest lady. I would like to ask the prince to help me speak up and just ask for my brother's life to be spared."
Li Runrun's eyes were red and she grabbed Shaoyao's sleeve with an anxious look on her face.
But she was thrown away. Seeing Li Ruanruan's anxious look, Shaoyao's eyes moved, but she said with a malicious intent, "But the prince has ordered that no one is allowed to disturb him when he is meeting guests. How can I help you pass the message? If the prince scolds me and I get punished, who will be responsible?"
"Please, Sister Shaoyao, I have a few taels of silver here, give it all to Sister Shaoyao."
"Where's the silver?"
"I'm in a hurry to go out, I'll make sure to give it to you later."
Shaoyao rolled her eyes with a malicious look in her eyes before saying, "Okay, I'll ask for you."
Shaoyao pretended to go to the study to pass on the message, but the prince was not there at all. She herself found this acting funny and laughed for a long time with her hands covering her mouth.
Then he walked out with a gloomy face and scolded Li Ruanruan: "You come to the prince for such a trivial matter? You must be tired of living. You really think you are half a master. You are just a maid who is not worthy of being on the stage! The prince is very angry. If you don't want you to die, get out now."
Shaoyao pushed and beat Li Runrun out of the east courtyard. Li Runrun tripped over the threshold and fell down the stairs.
Shaoyao poured another bucket of cold water on her: "Get out now, the prince doesn't want to see you."
Li Runrun came to ask the prince for help, but she didn't expect to end up like this. Thinking about how good the prince was to her not long ago, it was obvious that it was all fake.
How could she possibly dream of marrying a noble man like the Crown Prince? It was just an unrealistic wish.
Li Runrun looked wet and disheveled. She held back her tears, got up, turned around and ran towards the stable.
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