Chapter 6: Past Events (2)
The man was caught off guard by this scene and couldn't help but groan. His arm seemed to be cut by a dagger.
"How dare you hurt me? You're overestimating yourself..." An unhappy look suddenly appeared on the man's face. He immediately lost interest and said indifferently, "The Long Emperor has been captured, the Long Kingdom is dead, and you, a woman, are still struggling desperately. You have no sense at all..."
"Kill him."
The last few words were spoken lightly, but they were deeply engraved in her bones.
Her ten fingers dug into her palms, tears streaming down her face, she was overwhelmed with grief, but she didn't dare to cry out loud.
"Princess, hurry up..." Ning Zhu gently tugged at her sleeve, looking at her with a worried look on her face, then took her hand and ran carefully along the path, "Don't let the Queen down..."
"It seems she has died. What a pity for this beauty..."
The soldiers' despicable words were still ringing in her ears. She suppressed her grief and anger, burst into tears, and was forced to flee.
At that time, her name was Ruan Ling, and she was the only princess in Long State who covered her face.
Because her fate was predicted to be unlucky, she never showed her true face to others. As a result, she was neglected and lost the favor of her father.
Once they were defeated, they abandoned their armor and soldiers and were in complete disarray. Daning took advantage of the situation and led her troops into the palace, killing all the palace maids except her.
Half a year after escaping from the imperial city, she was completely hopeless and heartbroken, thinking about the revenge for the genocide all the time.
Soon she learned that the man who broke into the bedroom was named Feng Yi, and the general who led the troops to attack the city was named Sun Chong.
She engraved each of these names in her heart, determined to make them pay with blood...
When he woke up from the dream, his forehead was covered with cold sweat. Chu Qingluo felt dizzy and looked outside the room. The sun was setting in the west and the twilight was fading. It was already dusk the next day.
She slept for a whole day...
The fear in the dream lingered, and the scene seemed like it was just the day before. She lay down on the bed and drank the tea in the cup, her eyes sweeping over the book on the desk.
She had not yet completed the thirty recitations of the Qin Dao, and when the deadline was up tomorrow, she would not be able to face Mr. Qu who was imposing the punishment.
When she reached this point, she suddenly heard a woman walking happily up the stairs. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Meng Ying'er, who came as promised with a book in her hand.
The maid handed over the annotated book with a beaming expression, and leaned on the windowsill, unable to conceal her joy: "Qingluo, this is the homework I wrote down today. You can take a look at it when you have free time."
"The gentleman showed up?" Chu Qingluo flipped through the book, glancing at the pretty figure in front of him from the corner of his eyes from time to time.
Hearing her words, Meng Ying'er seemed to recall the scene in the hall. Her almond-shaped eyes curved slightly, and she lowered her brows shyly as she spoke, "Of course. You haven't seen how aloof and aloof the teacher is when he stands in the hall. He looks so intimidating. Whenever he opens his mouth, no one in the hall dares to say a word. They are all intimidated by his authority."
She couldn't help laughing at the scene, and chuckled softly, "You make Mr. like a flood or a beast. He was clearly still in love with me yesterday..."
"Love and awe are two different things. Although I respect you, I still admire you..." The girl hurriedly answered in a serious tone after hearing this. After thinking about it, she couldn't explain it clearly. She just felt that love was a mysterious thing that others couldn't understand.
"Oh, I can't explain it to you. You don't have a sweetheart, so you won't understand."
"You don't know, when the master entered the hall, there was an uproar, especially Xu Anyao, whose eyes were wide open!" Looking around to see no one paying attention, Meng Ying'er lowered her tone and covered her lips with her hands in a solemn manner, saying, "They all said that the master was quite young, and that he was as beautiful as jade, unparalleled in the world, so those girls had evil intentions."
Hearing what he said, the scenes in her mind seemed to come alive. Chu Qingluo chuckled: "How do you know they have evil intentions?"
"As the saying goes, food, sex and nature are part of human nature. Who wouldn't have improper thoughts about a handsome and elegant gentleman like you..." The girl curled her lips and looked at the beautiful woman in the window, and answered very frankly.
I think all the girls in this world like gentlemen, and men like Qu Hanjin who have an extraordinary appearance are more likely to be loved by girls.
She smiled softly, thinking these ladies were simply reaching marriageable age and beginning to fall in love. "In another day, I'll be able to go visit Ying'er's Mr. Qu."
"Once your confinement is over, I can have a good heart-to-heart with you..." Clear eyes glanced at the brightly lit main hall. Meng Ying'er waved goodbye to her and smiled brightly in return, "It's almost time for night study. I have to go!"
She quietly pointed to the road behind the girl and hurriedly reminded her, "It's dark, be careful of the road."
"I know!"
The maid ran away in the blink of an eye, and the surroundings became deserted again. Only the maids in the mansion brought food, and no one came to this pavilion anymore.
I was so tired the night before that I didn't even have time to take off my clothes. Since I have to go to the hall to see the teacher tomorrow, I should change into the clothes I mentioned earlier.
Since her husband didn't like it, she temporarily obeyed and changed into a brighter one.
But when the plain dress was changed, she suddenly froze and stared at the corner of her skirt in a daze.
Although it was inconspicuous, it was indeed stained with a trace of blood.
She suddenly realized that the master had a hidden agenda and ordered her to change clothes...
The two days of house arrest were to avoid being tracked down by the officers and soldiers, and the gentleman was...deliberately protecting me.
She had never met Mr. Qu before, so why was he protecting...
She couldn't figure out the whole story for a moment, and thought that Qu Hanjin thought that since he was the master of the mansion, he had to protect the students in the mansion in every way.
If the gentleman really has this idea, then she would have hit the mark unexpectedly and saved herself a lot of worries.
His mood suddenly became very good. At least for now, the government office had not discovered any clues about the assassination attempt. Chu Qingluo sat back at the desk and began to copy the book with concentration, copying every stroke of the book clearly without any carelessness.
Now that the master has noticed her, this is God's help. What happens next depends on how the master takes the bait...
The candlelight illuminated the woman's picturesque face, her delicate complexion tinged with a thousand charms. However, beneath her delicate beauty lay a hopeless danger, swaying in the night with the candlelight.
Two days passed in a flash. The next day at noon, the wind was gentle and the sun was warm. The sky was clear and blue. The flowers and plants in the courtyard were covered with morning dew, and red and green flowers were dancing everywhere.
Chu Qingluo had just finished writing the last sentence when soft footsteps were heard outside the window, like a gentle breeze blowing by, and the copper bells under the eaves also rang out with crisp sounds.
She seemed to have heard this step somewhere before, but she couldn't remember it.
It wasn't until there was a light knock on the door and she opened it gently that she remembered why those steps were so familiar.
Standing outside the door was a figure as bright as the moon and as cold as jade. The young man was wearing a jade crown and a white robe, and he had a sense of immortality.
He looked like a young man who had just reached adulthood, with a hint of youth still in him, but his face was rather cold.
Many girls came rushing over upon hearing the noise, and stopped not far away to secretly watch the excitement, their eyes all falling on this bright color.
"Sir." Chu Qingluo Liangshang stepped aside and respectfully made way for the young man in front of him.
However, he just stood there with his hands hanging down, as if observing etiquette and did not enter the woman's boudoir.
He looked down at the beautiful figure in front of him and explained his purpose: "The period of house arrest has expired. I came to hear how you reflect on your actions."
"I know I'm wrong." Upon hearing this, she quickly answered respectfully, lowering her head and muttering softly, as if she really knew the mistakes she had made two days ago.
Standing tall and straight like a jade tree, she cast aside the gossip outside the boudoir. Qu Hanjin's face turned slightly cold as he asked sternly, "What's wrong?"
Seeing this, she bowed humbly, then after a moment of reflection, bowed her head and replied, "I sneaked into the council hall without your permission and eavesdropped on your discussion with the prefect. This was one of my faults."
"Having done something wrong, and then instigating fellow disciples to do the same, is the second fault."
After answering the question, Chu Qingluo remained motionless, waiting humbly for the teacher's reply.
But the young man in front of her didn't say anything for a long time, just silently looked at her. She was forced to look up, and ran into his deep and clear eyes.
"What else?" Just as she was about to avoid his sight, she glanced down in a trance and suddenly heard a clear voice.
And? What else is wrong?
She was stunned, and other than that, she really couldn't remember how serious the crime she had committed was.
What Mr. Mo Fei was referring to was the murder she committed in the south of the city...
If he was not referring to this matter, why was he so aggressive and his face so cold that it made people tremble?
He ordered her to confess her crime in public. This gentleman must be crazy...
Chu Qingluo paused for a moment, a mixture of emotions in her heart. She raised her eyes again, her eyes shimmering with light. "There are others... I can't think of any students."
His eyes were still cold, with a pool of cold water in the depths. The young master snorted coldly and spoke again in a stern voice.
"I haven't reflected enough. Come to the side class before tomorrow's class."
"The student will follow the master's orders." Now she could only do as the master wished. She bowed obediently and said goodbye, watching the flawless figure walk steadily down the pavilion, and the fairy-like figure disappeared around the corner.
After all, the Music Bureau is where Mr. Qu has the final say. If she wants to get this place to stay and enter the palace to avenge her hatred, she should listen to him.
After the master left, the surrounding chatter gradually rose, and the onlookers talked about her without hesitation. Chu Qingluo listened to every word indifferently, walked out of the bedroom calmly, and saw the pretty girl waving her sleeves at her.
She walked away with a faint smile, hearing endless gossip all around her. She felt that most of the ladies from famous families had too much free time.
Song Yan was extremely curious about the fact that a student whose name she had never heard of could actually receive such generous treatment from a teacher who came to the pavilion to look after her. She asked the woman about her background, "Whose family is she from? She made a mistake and was confined to her house, yet the teacher came all the way to release her from confinement..."
Mu Wanxian frowned in thought, pondering vaguely for a few moments before slowly replying, "Her name seems to be Chu Qingluo, the second daughter of the Chu family. I don't know how she was able to enter the Music Bureau to study qin."
Although Mr. Qu does not discriminate against people of high or low social status, the threshold to enter the Siyue Mansion cannot be underestimated. A girl from an ordinary family is not qualified to enter this mansion, let alone a concubine's daughter.
"Chu family? I haven't even heard of it, and she's a second daughter..." After hearing this, he immediately sneered. Xu Anyao stood proudly, glancing at the delicate figure on the pavilion who was now indifferent. His eyes were full of disdain, and he raised his voice and shouted contemptuously.
"You've broken the rules of the mansion, angered the master, and yet you still show no remorse. It's really annoying to see you... You're so self-righteous, it's better to kick you out of the mansion as soon as possible!"
The words echoed in her ears, and she couldn't even ignore them. Meng Ying'er couldn't stand it and turned around angrily.
"You can't say that about Qingluo. Qingluo is..."
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