Baozhu laughed and said, "I guess you bought it on impulse.
Maybe it was the environment and the atmosphere, so lively and beautiful, that made me want to bring these memories home."
Chi Xingyue said "hmm", as if to admit this statement.
After arranging the lotus flowers with Baozhu, he leaned against the wall of the carriage, fanning himself while waiting for Ruyan to come back.
However, no one came back until Li Er came back and put the lotus flowers in the jar.
Chi Xingyue was a little annoyed, so he asked Li Er to drive the car.
Since it was not the peak time for the return trip, they arrived at Ling Mansion in no time.
Chi Xingyue pretended to ask the gatekeeper, "Has Ruyan come back?"
"Replying to the Second Young Master's wife, Miss Ruyan has never come back."
"What, you didn't come back?"
Chi Xingyue was surprised and anxious: "Is the Second Young Master at home or has he gone to the store? Where is the old lady? Is she in Rongsiyuan?"
"Yes, they are all here. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and the masters came back early!"
Chi Xingyue trotted back to Qingfeng Courtyard and told Ling Jiheng about Ruyan. Ling Jiheng immediately called Erzhu, Yinbao and others to go to Shanghua Temple to look for her.
After Chi Xingyue and the others left and Baozhu was sent away, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked Ling Jiheng, "Is it done?"
Ling Jiheng wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief: "Ling Wu hasn't come back yet, but it's not a big problem!"
Chi Xingyue shook her head and sighed, "I've committed a sin, my husband. Do you think the Buddha will blame me?"
Ling Jiheng comforted her: "No, you didn't do anything, she ran away on her own.
She also has evil intentions and wants to bring down the Ling family!"
It was only then that Chi Xingyue realized that Xu Daquan was so cruel that he wanted to poison the Ling family, and Ruyan actually agreed.
"No, she's sick, what good would it do for her to bring down the Ling family?
Isn't she still thinking about being your concubine? "
Ling Jiheng rolled his eyes: "Xu Daquan promised her that as long as she finds out the Ling family's financial situation, she can give us a chronic poison.
When the Xu family takes over the Ling family's wealth, if Ruyan becomes pregnant, they will take out one-fifth of the Ling family's wealth and give it to the child in her belly to squander.
If she didn't get pregnant, Xu Daquan would take her in as his concubine and send her parents to live out their retirement on a farm, with eight or ten maids and servants serving them.
Chi Xingyue: "..."
She's the only one who's silly in love.
The guilt in my heart disappeared instantly, and I even hoped that Ruyan would be as miserable as possible.
Ruyan was indeed miserable after being sold to a brothel.
When I was about to wake up, I heard the madam and her thugs chattering about some random things, and thought about the figure of Butler Xu that I saw before I passed out.
She understood.
Butler Xu must have been jealous that she could get part of the Ling family's wealth, so he abducted her here.
Mr. Xu must not know, otherwise he wouldn't waste such a useful chess piece like her.
Ruyan wanted to reveal her identity to the madam and ask her to let her go back.
But he found that his whole body was weak and he couldn't even open his mouth.
Cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and he couldn't even turn over.
The madam came over, pinched her chin and looked around: "Hey, are you awake?
You came at the right time. This building needs a girl like you who is both pretty and clean!
I heard you can sing and dance? That’s even better, you’ll be the top star in my building from now on! "
Ruyan looked at the other person in disbelief, thinking, No, no, I am much more valuable than the top star.
But she couldn't say it.
The madam came out of the house and gave Ling Wu some silver.
"He's a good guy, but a little arrogant and a bit stubborn!"
"With my mother's skills, I believe it won't take long before she can train someone into submission.
It’s her identity…”
"Oh, once you enter my Red Mansion, you'll never leave. Don't worry, she can't run away!"
Ling Wu complimented him a few times and left.
She walked a long way, turned around, and stared at the Red Building for a long time before hiding in an alley to remove her makeup and then taking a shortcut home.
***
Chi Xingyue rested for a while and then went to Rongsiyuan.
With a face full of guilt, she told the old lady about Ruyan's disappearance. The old lady comforted her: "Maybe she was just playing around and hid in the mountains.
Didn’t Yinbao go look for him? Maybe he’ll be back in the evening!”
Chi Xingyue nodded and asked Li Er to move in the lotus flowers she brought back from Shanghua Temple.
Because Chi Xingyue put some spiritual spring water into the jar, the lotus flowers looked particularly delicate after a rest.
The old lady liked it very much and had it put on the dressing table.
He also asked Geng Suhua: "Is it beautiful?"
"It's beautiful, so beautiful. How should I put it? It feels more like Buddha nature than the lotus in our yard!"
Yes, it is the Buddha nature!"
Chi Xingyue smiled when he heard this, and thought that the lotus flowers bathed in the morning bells and evening drums must be a little different.
At night, Chi Xingyue asked Ling Jiheng: "Are you okay at home today?"
Ling Jiheng gently twirled her hair with his fingers: "I went out at dawn, visited the neighbors, and gave some rice dumplings to Lord Yu, Lord Cui, and the teachers and classmates of Changhe Academy.
It was almost noon when I finished my work, so I came back to eat and rest for a while, and then you came back.
Chi Xingyue asked again: "Didn't the academy hold any activities during the festival?"
"Yes, there are poetry readings and dragon boat races!"
Chi Xingyue was so excited that she turned over and sat on the bed, almost pulling her hair.
"Why didn't you say so earlier!"
If she knew, she might go and watch the fun.
Ling Jiheng pushed her back onto the bed, thinking that if you knew about this, how would you be able to send Ruyan away?
Didn’t you see that he was not in a hurry to enter the space today? It feels like there is a sense of freedom outside.
In the end, no one knew when the two fell asleep. Chi Xingyue only knew that Erzhu Yinbao did not come back all night, and Lao Ding left quietly.
It is said that they went to dig coal, but Chi Xingyue didn't know where exactly.
They are just passers-by anyway, she doesn't care.
Ling Jiheng is going to the academy again, but he has made all the follow-up arrangements.
Chi Xingyue flirted with him for a while and then sent him out.
After asking about Yinbao and Erzhu's situation at Shanghua Temple, he went back to the house to rest.
It’s great that she can relax for a few days.
By the way, there is a maid from the Xu family living in that house. I wonder if her injuries have healed and whether she is still alive.
Chi Xingyue wanted to ask Erzhu, but found that his eyelids were a little heavy.
It’s all Ling Jiheng’s fault. She hasn’t been this tired in a long time.
I fell asleep without realizing it, and when I woke up, it was dark.
Chi Xingyue asked Erzhu, and Erzhu said, "He left a long time ago.
I don’t know what grudge he has with the Xu family, but he has been hanging around the Xu family during the day.
If it weren't for the ointment prepared by Doctor Cheng, the girl's face would have been ruined."
Chi Xingyue said "hmm" and asked him to leave.
The next day, when he went to the store to help, Chi Xingyue pricked up his ears to listen to the gossip among the people coming in and out.
"Have you heard? A few clean ladies have come to the Red Mansion to prepare for the auction the day after tomorrow night!"
"No way, no way, there are still people visiting brothels now, aren't they afraid of getting sick?"
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