Chapter 160 World 7 (8)
The moon was as cool as water, and sporadic chirping of insects could be heard among the lush vegetation.
The courtyard was clean, the stone table laden with dishes. Dong Yixiao, his figure swaying slightly, a hint of intoxication already visible on his face, began to carefully consider how to spend the silver notes he had brought from the slave market. He would rest at home for over two weeks, buying new things for his home, saving some dowry for Baoshan, and gathering food and capital for his next journey to the Western Regions. His once generous sum of silver had found its uses, and gradually it began to seem insufficient.
Bao Shan was sipping a cup of milk tea, made by slowly blending fresh, delicate milk into a brewed, strong tea, giving it a sweet and fragrant aroma. When Dong Yixiao mentioned the dowry, Bao Shan's cheeks flushed, revealing a shy expression. She gently interrupted Dong Yixiao, "Daddy's business is more important. As for the dowry..."
Dong Yixiao waved his hand gently and said loudly: "The dowry is generous. If you marry your husband, he will respect you and know that you have the confidence to support you. He will not dare to underestimate you."
Looking at Baoshan's delicate and beautiful face, Dong Yixiao murmured to himself, "My daughter is beautiful, kind and gentle, and she really doesn't look like someone like me. You look so much like your mother!"
Baoshan frowned and saw that Dong Yixiao's hands were shaking and he couldn't even hold the wine glass steadily. She quickly stood up and poured wine for Dong Yixiao.
The crystal-clear wine with a mellow aroma flowed out of the mouth of the wine pot and poured into the white porcelain wine cup. Dong Yixiao sighed softly: "According to your appearance and character, even if you find a husband who lives in your home, many people will be willing to accept it.
"How could someone who has accomplished great things be content to live in his father-in-law's house... Baoshan, do you have someone you like?"
Bao Shan called out softly, "Dad..."
Hearing that Bao Shan didn't directly deny it, Dong Yixiao frowned slightly, put down the wine glass heavily, and said in a stern tone: "What do you think of Duan Changfeng?"
"Brother Changfeng is considerate and kind..."
Dong Yixiao snorted coldly, a gleam in his dark eyes, and the disdain in his words was not concealed at all: "No matter how considerate he is, he is just like Duan Wu, a horse trader walking in the desert. He is not worthy of you."
Bao Shan said softly, "There's no question of whether or not we're worthy..."
Isn't she also the daughter of a horse merchant?
Dong Yixiao disagreed. As a horse dealer, he naturally knew the low status of horse dealers.
Traveling merchants were not valued in the first place, let alone horse merchants who traveled between the Central Plains and foreign lands. From time to time, they had to cross the vast desert with simple water and dry food just to support their families.
If you are lucky, you can return home safely.
Many people were unlucky and encountered strong winds and sandstorms, or were robbed by bandits, leaving no trace of their bodies and burying them in the desert.
Dong Yixiao was always calculating profit, especially when it came to the marriage of his only daughter, Baoshan. Duan Changfeng was a good husband in Dong Yixiao's eyes, but if he wanted to be Baoshan's husband, he was out of luck.
Dong Yixiao picked up a piece of cake that Baoshan liked to eat, put it into Baoshan's bowl, and carefully instructed: "My daughter, Dong Yixiao, is qualified to be an empress in the palace.
From now on, no matter how Duan Changfeng tries to please you, you must not get close to him. You must remember this."
Baoshan had no girlish feelings for Duan Changfeng, so when it came to choosing between Duan Changfeng and Dong Yixiao, she would naturally listen to Dong Yixiao.
Baoshan nodded obediently and listened quietly to Dong Yixiao's wild fantasies.
If Baoshan could marry a nobleman and become an official's wife with someone to serve her, how wonderful her life would be.
Listening to Dong Yixiao's words, Baoshan's beautiful eyes trembled slightly, and she remembered her fate with Dong Yixiao.
The two sticks, which were thicker than Bao Shan's arms, were raised high and fell heavily, beating the two men into a bloody mess, and the ground was covered with glaring red.
Dong Yixiao was greedy for money, which angered Princess An Ning and ultimately led to his untimely death.
I wonder if what came to Dong Yixiao's mind before he died was regret or the regret that Baoshan could not take the dowry he had saved with him when he got married.
The whereabouts of the precious fan are unknown.
Baoshan did not tell Dong Yixiao all about his future fate because he knew that Dong Yixiao was impatient and would do something uncontrollable after knowing the news, and Baoshan would be powerless to stop him.
After careful consideration, Baoshan decided to plan and arrange this matter himself.
Tonight the ground is filled with bright light, the moon hangs high in the sky, and its soft glow is exactly the same color as the milk tea in the teacup.
Dong Yixiao was already drunk and wanted to fall asleep on the stone table.
At the gentle urging of Baoshan, Dong Yixiao staggered to his feet and staggered towards his bedroom.
Baoshan, on the other hand, was holding a cup of milk tea and walking towards the woodshed where the slaves were imprisoned.
The door opened, and soft silver light poured into the woodshed.
Wu Li narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the precious fan that entered the woodshed in the moonlight. It was like a fairy that was not tainted by the world, walking in under the hazy moonlight.
Foreign lands have their own gods to worship, who are often tall and mighty, and are used to bless good harvests and victory in wars.
Wu Li had heard of the fairies in the Central Plains. They were the embodiment of kindness and beauty. They were born with extraordinary beauty and their hearts were extremely soft.
The moment he looked at the treasure fan, Wu Li had a vague feeling that the fairy legends in the Central Plains were not groundless.
Baoshan leaned over slightly and placed the milk tea in front of Wu Li, trying to use simple words to make Wu Li understand that this was brought for him to drink.
Wu Li's strange eyes, illuminated by the moonlight, appear even more warm and translucent.
Wu Li knew that Bao Shan treated him tenderly, not out of any ulterior motive, but simply because of her nature. Before the other slaves left, Bao Shan had treated the other slaves in the same way.
Wu Li thought, no wonder Dong Yixiao wanted the treasure fan to stay away from these slaves. He must be afraid that the slaves would hurt the treasure fan in their impulse.
Wu Li picked up the milk tea and glanced at Bao Shan's waist, which was as slender and flexible as a willow branch.
As the warm milk tea reached his lips, Wu Li thought: Dong Yixiao's concerns are indeed justified. A woman with such a fragile figure should really stay away from such tyrannical people.
Baoshan stood up, and her slender skirt rippled with her movements.
Wu Li's nose moved slightly, and he could even smell the fragrance of milk coming from the hem of her skirt, which was exactly the same as the one between his lips and teeth.
Wu Li did not like this milk tea in foreign countries.
Because it tastes sweet, it is very much like the drink that two or three-year-old children like to drink.
Wu Li lowered her eyelashes, and in her mind she seemed to be able to imagine Bao Shan savoring the milk tea carefully. She was so distracted for a moment that a few drops of milk fell on the hem of her skirt, unconsciously bringing a sweet fragrance.
Wu Li raised his neck, and his Adam's apple rolled vigorously as he swallowed the milk tea.
The foreigner drank with a heroic spirit, and the delicate milk tea dripped slowly along Wu Li's smoothly curved jaw.
Her crow-feather-like eyelashes trembled slightly. She took out the handkerchief she carried with her and wiped the milk tea stains from the corners of Wu Li's lips.
Wu Li already had scars on his body. If he allowed the milk tea to slide down, the sticky touch would make Wu Li, who was already covered in scars, even more exhausted.
The precious fan moved gently, patiently wiping away the tea that adhered to the lips.
Wu Li looked up at her. Bao Shan's soft eyes didn't look like he was looking at a lowly slave who could be trampled upon at will. Instead, it looked like he was expressing his love to his lover. Wu Li's thick eyebrows furrowed, as he clearly understood that this was no lover at all.
It's just a gift from a soft-hearted person out of pity.
Thinking of this, Wu Li's eyes became extremely clear, even with a hint of coldness.
The milk tea had been wiped away, and just as Baoshan was about to retract her delicate hand, her slender wrist was gripped tightly by a brute force.
Wu Li's eyes were gloomy. Even with the chains on his hands, he couldn't be stopped.
He demonstrated with his own actions where the gap between men and women lies.
Wu Li exerted force with his palm, and the treasure fan became unstable and fell into Wu Li's arms.
Feeling the warmth and softness in his arms, Wu Li's eyes darkened slightly, and he raised the wrist of the treasure fan.
Wu Li looked at the white, greasy milk on Bao Shan's wrist, his eyes flickering slightly, but he didn't hesitate. At this moment, the movements between the two of them were so charming and imaginative—
Baoshan was almost entirely embraced by Wu Li in his arms.
The two soft shoes just stepped on the iron chains that bound Wu Li's ankles.
It seemed that what bound Wu Li was not the heavy chains, but the fragile precious fan.
Baoshan's body was weak and he had to rely on Wuli to barely stand up straight.
The trembling words revealed Baoshan's panic.
"Let me go..."
Wu Li understood, but he didn't do as Bao Shan wished. He pulled the arm, as white as a bamboo shoot, in front of him.
Wu Li looked at the few drops of milk on his wrist with a serious look. He leaned over gently and rolled away the milk with his soft tongue.
After doing all this, Wu Li let go of the treasure fan, his expression as calm as water.
Wu Li's behavior made Bao Shan unable to blame him.
It seems that Wu Li had good intentions when wiping the milk off Bao Shan's wrist, but the way he did it was a bit too suggestive...
Baoshan left in a hurry.
Wu Li looked at the teacup left in the woodshed, his eyes slightly dazed.
As for Wu Li's whereabouts, Dong Yixiao followed the suggestion of Duan Wu, who was also a horse merchant, and prepared to try his luck in front of Princess An Ning's mansion.
Baoshan did not stop him. Even if he tried to stop him, Dong Yixiao would sooner or later make moves on Princess An Ning.
But before Dong Yixiao left, Baoshan said softly, "Dad, do you want to change into new clothes and wash up?"
Dong Yixiao was confused and asked, "Why do you want to change into new clothes?"
Bao Shan lowered her eyelashes and spoke slowly, "I heard that Princess An Ning likes handsome men, so I guess she has many requirements for the interactions between the Princess's Mansion and the outside world.
However, we have no way of knowing the restrictions within the Princess's Mansion, so we can only dress neatly and put on new clothes to avoid causing Princess An Ning's dislike."
Seeing Dong Yixiao frowning in thought, Baoshan added softly, "My daughter is just guessing, it can't be true. Father has a far-sighted vision and must have a plan in mind."
Dong Yixiao was a little confused, but still replied, "Of course."
"I won't be going to the Princess's Mansion today. I suddenly remembered that I have other things to deal with."
Dong Yixiao's thoughts raced, and he realized that he had been too reckless and impulsive.
He didn't even know what the likes and taboos were at Princess An Ning's mansion, but he went to visit her rashly.
Wu Li was born with heterochromia, which ordinary people regarded as an ominous sign.
Although Princess An Ning loves handsome men, she will be more tolerant towards Wu Li.
But if other taboos are violated, it will be very bad.
Dong Yixiao put his thoughts aside, spent some money, and sent someone to Princess An Ning's door to investigate.
After getting a general idea of Princess An Ning's condition, I will plan to visit her.
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