Chapter 169 World Seven (Seventeen)
The people in the slave garden followed Princess An Ning closely, and they praised the slaves to be presented to her in a eloquent manner, praising them to the highest standards in the world.
But Princess An Ning looked indifferent, without any expectation at all.
"This slave is truly beautiful, and will surely catch the princess's eye..."
Princess An Ning's fingertips twitched slightly, and she thought to herself: She had seen countless handsome men. A distinguished face was worthy of Princess An Ning's attention, but only a few glances. It was like those exquisite and gorgeous jewelry: when you first see it, you feel it is a novelty, but when you get tired of it, you put it away in the dark dressing table, never to take it out to look at it again.
Princess An Ning lifted her foot lightly and stepped over the stairs, thinking in her mind: What she wanted was the thrill of love at first sight and a believer who completely surrendered to her.
With no one to rely on, scarred and living in darkness, he always hoped that she would bring the dawn.
With the power of the Princess's Mansion, many people were willing to recruit lowly, beautiful slaves to offer to Princess An Ning. However, the slaves' servility and fawning attitude made Princess An Ning feel unsatisfied. They were completely different from the followers she wanted.
As they arrived at the place, the slave garden guard walked up to Princess An Ning, bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "Princess, that's the man."
Princess An Ning raised her head and looked in the direction pointed by the guard of the slave garden. Her calm eyes suddenly lit up with tiny lights.
The slave was wearing coarse clothes, but it couldn't hide his finely carved eyebrows and eyes.
The deep eye sockets, straight nose and red lips are unique to foreigners.
Especially the strange eyes that are embedded in the eye sockets like gems.
One is like the ocean, clear and pure, and the other is shining with golden light.
The two eyes were like stars plucked from the darkness, untainted by filth, firm and pure.
Without waiting for the guard's instructions, Princess An Ning walked forward lightly.
When she saw the deep and shallow scars on Wu Li's exposed skin, an unprecedented impulse surged from Princess An Ning's chest, and the blood in her body was clamoring wantonly -
This lowly, bullied slave in front of her only needed her to bend down and show a little kindness to win him over and make him his only faith.
Wu Li noticed the prying eyes of others, and he really didn't like the burning gazes.
Wu Li turned around and saw Princess An Ning walking towards him with a haughty look on her face.
Princess An Ning opened her mouth: "He is——"
The slave garden guard quickly replied, "Slave Wu Li."
Princess An Ning nodded slightly, her fair chin slightly raised, with an innate dignity.
No one knew how excited Princess An Ning was at the moment. She wished she could bring Wu Li into the Princess's Mansion immediately and put her indifferent eyes into perspective.
Only when looking at oneself will one become sincere and enthusiastic.
But Princess An Ning knew very well that this matter could not be rushed. If Wu Li was treated well hastily, he might become arrogant and unwilling to show his full loyalty.
So, Princess An Ning just turned her eyes away coldly and no longer looked at Wu Li.
The moment they saw Wu Li's appearance, the personal guard beside Princess An Ning became panicked.
Even though much time has passed, the guard could never forget those heterochromatic pupils.
The guard's heart began beating like a drum when he recalled that he had given up the bidding for Wuli in the slave market.
Seeing that Princess An Ning treated Wu Li no differently than any other slave, the guard felt relieved and spoke carefully, "Having heterochromia is a sign of bad luck."
The guard wanted to use the matter of the heterochromia to dissuade Princess An Ning from her thoughts.
Dong Yixiao, who had been feeling proud of himself for seeing Princess An Ning showing some interest in Wu Li, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard what she said.
It was because of Wu Li's strange eyes that no one bid for him, forcing him to seek other options. If Princess An Ning also disliked these strange eyes...
But Princess An Ning didn't care much. She said leisurely, "Even if the ominous sign is true, with the grace of His Majesty, can it still not overcome a little misfortune?"
Who dares to speak recklessly and doubt whether the emperor's grace can suppress the evil?
The guard was sweating profusely and dared not say anything.
Seeing this, Dong Yixiao knew that Princess An Ning was indeed as the rumors said, extremely tolerant towards those with outstanding looks.
Dong Yixiao hurriedly stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "The princess has a keen eye for talent and a noble status, so she is naturally different from those small-time people who have no courage.
If Wu Li is lucky enough to serve the princess, it would be a great blessing..."
Princess An Ning raised her chin slightly, her eyes glancing lightly over Dong Yixiao. She had seen many such flatterers before. His eyes were filled with intense calculation, undisguised, and truly disgusting.
Princess An Ning looked solemnly, thinking that the scars on Wu Li's body were caused by this man.
If she gave the order on the spot and vented Wu Li's anger, she wondered if it would attract Wu Li's attention.
Princess An Ning tilted her head and glanced to the side. Dong Yixiao was left standing there, his flattery ignored, in an awkward situation.
Even though Dong Yixiao was knowledgeable and experienced, he felt embarrassed and his face trembled when he was treated so coldly.
Baoshan walked out of the crowd and gently stroked Dong Yixiao's arm to comfort him.
Baoshan speaks softly and gently, and it is hard to ignore her when you hear her.
"The princess is as precious as gold and jade. If she really likes Wu Li and welcomes him into her house, she will treat him like a pearl and cherish him.
We will naturally not treat the common people who protect the pearl harshly."
Bao Shan was clear in her mind that she had to change her fate and get the thousand taels of gold that Dong Yixiao had been longing for.
The slave Wu Li was presented to Princess An Ning, and Dong Yixiao deserved to be rewarded.
As for whether Princess An Ning can tame foreign slaves, it depends on her own means.
Princess An Ning then looked directly at the treasured fan. The woman in front of her had a slender and delicate figure, but what came out of her sweet lips were such vulgar words that really spoiled her beauty.
"That's natural."
A thousand taels of gold were brought to Dong Yixiao. Dong Yixiao, no longer remembering the humiliation he had just suffered, hurriedly took out the cloth bag he had brought with him when he came to the slave garden and stuffed it with the golden gold.
Seeing Dong Yixiao using a rice bag to hold the gold, everyone present looked at each other in surprise, thinking that this horse dealer was really rude.
Seeing Princess An Ning's gloomy expression, the guard of the slave garden stepped forward and suggested, "Why not exchange this gold for silver notes? When you need money, you can exchange it throughout the country, and you won't have to waste the energy to carry it back home."
Dong Yixiao waved his hand and said, "No, that's not necessary."
Taking this gold away would be a substantial amount. If they were using silver bills... the silver bills at Princess An Ning's residence all had special markings. If Princess An Ning changed her mind and refused to allow the bank to cash the silver to Dong Yixiao, which bank would dare to disobey Princess An Ning's orders?
Dong Yixiao brought a camel on this trip. With the camel carrying the gold, it didn't take much effort for him.
Seeing that Dong Yixiao was so ignorant, the guard of the slave garden stopped caring about him and walked away with a cold snort.
Wu Li watched all this with indifference, and did not make a sound from beginning to end.
He was well aware that he was a slave and should be exchanged for money.
But Wu Li stroked his chest and felt empty there.
Even though he had changed into new clothes today, Baoshan was too shy to look at him.
But for Dong Yixiao, Bao Shan suppressed her fear and asked Princess An Ning for money.
Wu Li sneered in his heart: One is his biological father, and the other is just a lowly slave. What on earth is he dreaming about?
Was he imagining that Baoshan was begging softly not to let Princess An Ning take him away?
After the payment was made, Wu Li was taken away by people from Princess An Ning's mansion.
Before leaving, Wu Li saw Bao Shan standing next to the tall camel, looking at him with soft eyes.
In those beautiful eyes, there were shimmering waves, as if containing countless emotions.
But Wu Li mercilessly withdrew his gaze, his face cold. He knew: it was just that her eyes were naturally affectionate, and she treated her slaves with nothing more than sympathy, not any other affection.
Looking at Wu Li's receding back, Bao Shan's eyelashes trembled slightly. She did not stop Princess An Ning from taking Wu Li away.
Because in the slave garden, even the emotion in Princess An Ning's eyes was only revealed for a moment.
But Baoshan saw that Princess An Ning was determined to win Wu Li.
If Baoshan rashly tried to stop them, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg. He would not be able to keep Wu Li, nor get any money, and perhaps... he would even lose his life.
"My dear daughter, you won't have to worry about your dowry in the future."
Dong Yixiao patted the bulging cloth bag, his brows relaxed, and he was obviously in a good mood.
Baoshan responded softly, her thick and long eyelashes casting a shadow on her jade-like cheeks, covering up the contemplation in her eyes.
——Besides, one will always miss what one can't have. If she forced Wu Li to stay by her side, it was inevitable that one day, Wu Li would have this thought in his mind: If he had entered the An Ning Princess's Mansion, his life would not be the same as it is now, and perhaps it would be more carefree.
It would be better to let go and let Wu Li leave with Princess An Ning.
Baoshan knew that Wuli had some indescribable and beautiful feelings for her. When they were not together for a day, it felt like three years. His feelings would grow wildly, completely tearing through the thin veil and making Wuli understand her feelings.
In the dream, Baoshan and Dong Yixiao were obstacles between the two of them.
Even if Dong Yixiao calmed down now and left this place with the treasured fan, he would still be dragged down by fate and be drawn back into the emotional entanglement between the two.
It would be better for her, the daughter of a horse merchant who has never been favored by Princess An Ning, to completely sever the relationship between Princess An Ning and Wu Li.
Since the lingering affection is gone, how can there be any emotional hindrance?
Bao Shan and Dong Yixiao returned to the Dong family. Along the way, acquaintances greeted Dong Yixiao, and he responded naturally, making it impossible for anyone to tell that the camel was carrying two cloth bags with puddings on them, which were filled with gold.
Others just thought that Dong Yixiao was buying rice to take home, and their eyes just glanced at the cloth bag.
The gold was given by Princess An Ning, and neither the Princess's Mansion nor the Nuyuan would leak this matter.
Otherwise, it would tell the world that Princess An Ning used a thousand taels of gold to buy a foreign slave.
It's late at night.
After Baoshan took a bath and changed into plain pajamas, she moved her fingers slightly and hung the shining nameplate in the dressing table around her neck.
Be cautious in everything you do, as some small details may produce unexpected results.
As soon as Baoshan lifted the gauze curtain in front of the bed, he was pulled in by a brute force.
Baoshan's eyes were full of water, reflecting a young and well-behaved face.
But the owner of this face was not at all docile and obedient. He was pulling the slender arm of the treasure fan with one hand, and holding a short blade with a sparkling light in the other hand.
Baoshan was just a weak woman, facing the cold blade against her fragile neck.
Her eyes suddenly turned red and her body fell limply into Zhuo Er's arms.
Zhuo Er's body was obviously stiff, and he said viciously: "Bad woman, don't seduce me!"
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