"Girl, don't struggle anymore. You've been poisoned with the 'Muscle-Softening Incense,' and it will take at least two days to recover." Mother Song pulled up one of her arms.
Mu Run struggled to take it back, asking, "Who are you people? What is your purpose? Where is this?"
Seeing Mu Run resist, the man glared at her menacingly, then pulled a whip stained with dried blood from his waist.
Mother Song raised her hand to stop her, saying, "It wouldn't be good to get your skin damaged at this time."
Then he said to Mu Run, "We are on our way to the capital. As for our purpose, you are lucky, young lady, and you may rise to prominence in the future. But if you don't cooperate, you will suffer."
Mu Run knew the consequences of excessive resistance, and thanks to Fu Yunchen, she was experienced in it.
"If you want me to be honest, you have to tell me something. As this Mrs. Song said, who wouldn't want a chance to rise to prominence?"
Mother Song looked at her in surprise at first, then smiled, "Alright. Shrimp Cripple, you tell her the whole story, so the girl won't resent us."
The man limped a couple of steps closer to Mu Run and said, "You've offended someone."
"Who did I offend?" Mu Run asked, bewildered.
It turns out I was caught in the crossfire. The unfriendly-looking person I encountered while having dinner with Bai Shalu at Xiangyuanzhai was Yao Yunxi, the daughter of Yao Zhen, the prefect of Minzhou.
Relying on her father's power, Yao Yunxi didn't let her displeasure linger overnight. That very night, she sent people to arrest her, intending to throw her into the river to feed the fish.
Coincidentally, the man who arrested her had just taken on another task from Yao Zhen: to find a woman who looked almost exactly like Mu Run. So, the man took Mu Run to see Yao Zhen. After seeing Mu Run's face, Yao Zhen quickly sent her to Xia Quezi.
Xia Liezi then took Mu Run to Song Mama's boat.
"So, I look just like someone, which is why I was lucky enough not to drown last night, right?" Mu Run asked Song's mother.
Mother Song said, "The young lady has the face of someone of high status."
"A face of someone of high status?" Mu Run raised his hand to touch his face. "Can you tell how high-status someone is?"
"Of course, but I can only tell you when we arrive in the capital."
“Okay. What else do I need to do?” Mu Run asked.
"This young lady is quite a rare find. What's her name?" Madam Song looked Mu Run up and down, and then grabbed her arm.
Mu Run wanted to refuse, but remembering that she had just told the truth, she stopped struggling and let her look at her. "Mu Run."
Mother Song pulled up her sleeve and looked at her wrist... It was as smooth as jade, without even a hair in it.
"You've lost your virginity?" Song's mother frowned.
Mu Run understood; she must be looking for the "cinnabar mark," which symbolized a woman's chastity in ancient times.
"I'm an orphan, and I grew up living under my uncle's roof, doing the work of a maid every day. Would you apply a cinnabar mark to your maid?"
"He's a pitiful person. No wonder he didn't yell for help or go home."
"Yes. If I really succeed, I will have to thank Mother Song for pulling me out of this mess."
She had always harbored the idea of escaping Bianyun Village, and if it weren't for those tea leaves, she would have definitely found a way to escape long ago. Now, although it might be like escaping one wolf's den and entering another tiger's lair, at least she had left Bianyun Village. The only pity was that those tea leaves.
Madam Song smiled, her plump face and red lips making one feel a little uneasy. "In that case, young lady, rest today. Tomorrow I will arrange for someone to apply a cinnabar mark to your virginity and also teach you the rules of the palace."
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