Xie Lingqin looked at her thin clothes, which wouldn't have mattered much in her previous life but were considered extremely indecent here. She stared at the intricately patterned bed curtains for a long time, and finally...
"Squeak—" The tightly closed door opened, and someone came in, stepping silently, the fragrance of orchids enticing.
It was that dazzling, devilish man in red from before, his red attire almost blindingly bright.
The moment he stepped in, looking at Xie Lingqin, a hint of amazement clearly flashed in her extremely delicate and beautiful eyes.
"Truly a beauty bestowed by heaven..." With a nearly heartfelt praise, the man walked over, gently tapped Xie Lingqin's chin, and dropped a pill into her mouth.
Xie Lingqin's expression changed slightly, her starry eyes turning cold.
"Don't worry, my beauty, this is medicine that will give you the strength to walk, but you can't be too carefree." The man seemed oblivious to Xie Lingqin's hostility. He whispered these words in her ear, then took a cloak from the side and draped it over her shoulders.
Xie Lingqin watched as the man tied the cloak around her neck, then took her arm and led her outside.
Xie Lingqin's eyes relaxed slightly. The medicine was indeed effective. After a while, she was able to walk again. However, she felt numb and weak all over when she exerted herself.
"Where are you taking me?" Xie Lingqin finally asked as the man led her along the long corridor.
The man in red glanced at her, a sinister smile playing on his lips. "Don't worry, don't fret. You'll definitely be satisfied with his looks."
"How can someone be satisfied when they're being threatened and don't know what they want?" Xie Lingqin said in a somber tone.
The man in red seemed oblivious, his face still bearing a playful, arrogant, yet incredibly gentle smile.
“I have no grudge against you, so it is clearly unreasonable for you to imprison me like this,” Xie Lingqin said again.
The handsome man in red glanced at her and said, "I'm helping you."
"help me?"
The man clearly ignored Xie Lingqin's increasingly somber expression, his smile wicked and his tone gentle, "How many people in the world want to know his charm, yet cannot? You are now able to serve him, which is the greatest fortune of all."
"Ha!" Xie Lingqin sneered, "Is that so? But I don't want this kind of luck."
"My beauty, there are many things in this world that you can't simply give up just because you don't want them."
"Lord of the Palace." At that moment, someone came to report.
The man in red simply raised his hand and said, "Speak."
"That guy named Bai Yu came with some things, saying he wanted to exchange the goods for the person he was dealing with."
Has Bai Yu arrived?
"Take good care of the items." The man in red smiled gently and nodded.
The messenger immediately accepted the order and withdrew.
Xie Lingqin's starry eyes flickered slightly, and she instantly understood.
So, Bai Yu took this person's things, and in order to get them back, the other party inquired about her and took the opportunity to capture her, which led to her being in this state. Now, having failed to find her, Bai Yu has realized her mistake and, in order to save her, is going to hand over the things.
However, at this moment, this alluringly handsome man wants to give her away.
Therefore, even if Bai Yu took out something, this man would not let her go.
It was truly a calculation that left no stone unturned.
"What is the beauty thinking?" Xie Lingqin was wondering when suddenly the man's enchanting and arrogant smiling face approached, looking at her with a smile.
"I'm thinking, you're so despicable, you don't intend to let me go..."
"Shh!" The man raised a finger to his lips, shook his head, and his murderous intent was written all over his face. "Don't say that. If you're lucky and have a strong life, I will naturally let you go."
Good luck, you're lucky!
Xie Lingqin glanced at the man, remaining silent.
She's clearly at the mercy of the man now, and he won't let her go. Saying more is pointless.
Just then, from a house ahead, the sounds of string and wind instruments, along with a woman's lighthearted laughter, drifted in continuously.
As the man in red and Xie Lingqin entered, the door suddenly opened from the inside.
Then, an extremely luxurious and magnificent scene appeared before Xie Lingqin. Exquisite wine in a moonlit cup, the sound of a zither and pipa, and the beauty of a woman's skin.
Deep inside, on a pure white donkey-skin cushion, a man wearing a silver mask, dressed in white as snow, with an ethereal air, was holding a wine cup in his hand, looking at them.
"Brother Gusu, you've come at the perfect time." His voice was deep and resonant, like the gentle fragrance of fine wine.
It felt both familiar and strangely unfamiliar, as if it came from afar.
The man in red withdrew his previous murderous rage, cupped his hands in a gesture of extreme humility, and said, "My esteemed sir, look at the beauty I have prepared for you, are you satisfied?" With that, he pushed Xie Lingqin forward.
Xie Lingqin lost her balance and almost fell.
At this moment, the man in red raised his hand and flicked his wrist, causing his cloak to fall down Xie Lingqin's shoulder.
The beauty was like jade, her beauty exquisite and pure. Her stunning looks captivated the group of women who were dancing and laughing in the room, causing them to stare at Xie Lingqin in a daze.
The man on the donkey-hide mat slowly lowered his eyes, which were visible through his mask, onto Xie Lingqin. After scrutinizing her for a while, he nodded in a good mood, "Alright."
"Then, what I said before..."
"Don't worry, I will take care of things with the Crown Prince."
"Alright, then I'll step down immediately." The man in red finished speaking and gestured to the entire large room.
Immediately, the music stopped, the dancing ceased, and the group filed out.
The door closed gently.
The surroundings suddenly became eerily quiet. Xie Lingqin stood there, watching the man wearing a silver mask get up from the donkey-skin mat, walk in step by step, and then stop three steps away from her.
“Raise your head.”
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