Chapter 154: What a Lecher
"From the sound of her accent, I think it's somewhat similar to Miss Qingluo's," said Hongyao.
"Are they from the same hometown?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
"I only know that she is from Jinzhou, and I dare not ask more." Xiaolu came from a brothel and is very inferior and sensitive.
Hongyao had also spoken to her for a few words when she had time to bring her some snacks today. She heard her accent was familiar and after asking, she found out that she was from Jinzhou. She didn't dare ask more questions for fear that she would think too much.
"Then I'll go ask." Jiang Zhaoyue stood up and called out, "Xiangqiao."
"Yes, Princess." Xiangqiao came in.
"Go to the east room and bring Dujuan's portrait." Jiang Zhaoyue really wanted to help Qingluo find her sister, so she got the portrait of Qingluo's sister Dujuan from Qingluo, and asked someone to draw many copies and distribute them out to help find her.
"Yes." Xiangqiao quickly brought a portrait.
Jiang Zhaoyue came to the room where Xiaolu lived.
Xiaolu was beaten and abused by a mean man in Yihua Tower. After being rescued, she had repeated fevers. Fortunately, the imperial physician of the Eastern Palace was very skilled, and she gradually recovered. She became much thinner, but in good spirits.
Seeing Jiang Zhaoyue appear, she hurriedly bowed and said, "I greet the Crown Princess."
"Get up quickly." Jiang Zhaoyue stepped forward and helped her up.
When Xiaolu saw Jiang Zhaoyue for the first time in Yihua Tower, she felt that Jiang Zhaoyue was noble and bright like the bright moon in the sky, and her identity must be extraordinary.
I didn’t expect that Jiang Zhaoyue is the current Crown Princess.
She must have done something great in her previous life, and in this life she was treated by the Crown Princess, and now she is being visited by the Crown Princess.
My whole body tensed up involuntarily.
"Don't be nervous." Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and said, "I'm a human being too."
"But you are the Crown Princess." Xiaolu didn't dare to say more, for fear of saying something wrong.
Jiang Zhaoyue said naturally, "The Crown Princess also needs to eat, drink water, sleep, trim her nails, and clean her ears, doesn't she?"
The person who was originally high and mighty suddenly became very approachable after she said this, and Xiaolu was no longer so scared.
Upon hearing this, Hongyao secretly glanced at Jiang Zhaoyue.
Xiang Qiao thought to herself, "Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not here, otherwise I would be speechless again."
"Sit down and talk." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Xiaolu still didn't dare.
"It's okay, sit down and talk." Jiang Zhaoyue kept smiling.
Xiaolu sat down slowly.
"How have you been these days?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
Xiaolu said, "My dear Crown Princess, I am almost fully recovered now."
"Then why did you lose weight?"
Xiaolu didn't dare to eat and drink too much here.
"Eat with confidence, eat more, no one will say anything to you." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Xiaolu nodded: "Yes."
"Just let me know if you need anything."
Xiaolu continued to nod: "Yes."
"You can tell me, too, okay?"
Xiaolu was a little touched and didn't know what to do.
This girl probably has no one who loves her since she was a child, so she looks very nervous when she encounters a little bit of warmth.
Jiang Zhaoyue felt a little distressed, but knew that comforting her was useless, so she said, "Don't be moved. I'm being nice to you because I want you to do me a favor."
"How can I help you?" Xiaolu asked hurriedly.
Jiang Zhaoyue said bluntly: "Help me find someone."
"Who?"
Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Xiang Qiao.
Xiangqiao placed the portrait on the table and slowly unfolded it.
"Dujuan!" Xiaolu cried out before it was fully unfolded.
"Do you really know him?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
If someone else had asked, Xiaolu would have been on guard, but since the person in front of her was the kind-hearted Crown Princess, she immediately told the truth: "We are from the same hometown."
"Where is she now?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked anxiously.
Xiaolu's eyes dimmed: "I want to know too."
"What happened?"
Xiaolu was silent for a moment, then spoke out, "My family was very mean. They sold us to unscrupulous human traffickers. We worked as servants, dishwashers, and begged on the streets... Suddenly one day, the human traffickers took Dujuan and several other girls away, and then I moved into Yihua Tower."
Jiang Zhaoyue always thought that his heart was very hard, but when he heard Xiaolu say these things in a plain and straightforward manner, his eyes became sore with heartache.
It's really hard to be a woman in this world.
She let out a breath, calming down, and asked, "Do you have any idea where the traffickers took Dujuan?"
Xiaolu shook her head.
Jiang Zhaoyue thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you still remember that human trafficker?"
"Remember." Xiaolu has always remembered that human trafficker deeply.
Jiang Zhaoyue immediately asked: "What's his name and what does he look like?"
"His name is—"
"Wait a moment." Jiang Zhaoyue called a painter and drew the appearance of the human trafficker according to what Xiaolu said.
"That's it!" Xiaolu said.
Jiang Zhaoyue handed both portraits to Hongyao and said, "Go out of the palace and find Dujuan's whereabouts."
"Yes." Hongyao received the task and left immediately.
"Crown Princess, what are you looking for Dujuan for?" Xiaolu trusted Jiang Zhaoyue too much. After telling her everything, she remembered to ask Jiang Zhaoyue why he was looking for Dujuan.
Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and asked, "Do you know Qingluo? No, do you know Huangying?" Qingluo's real name is Huangying.
"Sister Huang Ying! The Crown Princess knows Sister Huang Ying?!" Xiaolu was extremely excited.
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded: "She has been sold many times just like you, and now she is with the second son of the Zhenguo Mansion."
"So, is she doing well?"
"Do you care about her?"
"Well, when I was little, I was almost starving to death. It was Sister Huangying who gave me half a steamed bun, taught me how to hide food, how to catch fish, and how to climb trees... Later, Sister Huangying was sold. Dujuan and I swore that we would find Sister Huangying in this lifetime, but... "Xiaolu's eyes turned red and tears fell.
Jiang Zhaoyue handed the handkerchief to Xiaolu.
Xiaolu took a look at the handkerchief made of excellent fabric and didn't dare to take it.
Jiang Zhaoyue sighed and wiped it for her directly.
Xiaolu retreated repeatedly: "Crown Princess, this is unacceptable. I am——"
"What was it? It was your family, the traffickers, Jin Huaer, and those shameless prostitutes who shamelessly ignored the law and pushed you into that filthy place. You are a victim, you are innocent.
“They are the ones who are dirty!
“You don’t need to feel inferior!
“You don’t need to be sad!
“You just had a very bumpy road here!
"Since you've come this far, it proves that you're capable, resilient, and intelligent. So stop belittling yourself." Jiang Zhaoyue pulled Xiaolu to his side, wiping her tears with a handkerchief as he said, "Cheer up and keep moving forward. I believe your future will be wonderful."
Xiaolu asked uncertainly, "Does this commoner have a future?"
"Yes, definitely!" Jiang Zhaoyue was extremely sure.
A beam of light suddenly shone into Xiaolu's dark heart, and her tears welled up again.
Xiangqiao stood by and couldn't help wiping away tears.
Jiang Zhaoyue let Xiaolu cry for a while, wiped her tears again, told her that Qingluo had been looking for Dujuan, and then said, "You should take care of yourself here first, and don't think about anything else for now."
"Crown Princess..." Xiaolu was so moved that she didn't know what to say.
"Don't be touched. When you get better, I will ask you to repay me." A girl like Xiaolu will not feel at ease until she repays a drop of kindness with a spring. Jiang Zhaoyue had no choice but to say "repay".
Xiaolu didn't care what Jiang Zhaoyue wanted her to repay and agreed immediately.
Jiang Zhaoyue talked with Xiaolu for a while, then returned to Muhua Courtyard, had breakfast, looked at the account book, had lunch, rested, and continued looking at the account book. In the evening, he lazily leaned on the soft couch in front of the window.
"What are you thinking about?" Pei Jingzhou came back.
Jiang Zhaoyue immediately reached out.
Pei Jingzhou took off his outer robe and walked forward.
Jiang Zhaoyue immediately put her arms around his waist, pressed her face against his chest, and told him about Xiaolu, Qingluo, and Dujuan. She whispered, "Your Highness, you must be a good emperor in the future."
"Okay, I will definitely work like a slave for the people!" Pei Jingzhou said.
"Then what should I do?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked with her chin resting on his chest and her little face raised.
Pei Jingzhou said casually: "You are Madam Niu or Madam Ma."
"Your Highness! You can actually tell jokes!" Jiang Zhaoyue was extremely surprised.
"That's what I would have said."
"Bullshit."
“Rude.”
"fart."
“That’s rude.”
"Bullshit." The more Pei Jingzhou said, the more Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Pei Jingzhou had no choice but to push Jiang Zhaoyue away and sit on the couch.
Jiang Zhaoyue swam into Pei Jingzhou's arms like a fish in the water and leaned on his chest.
Pei Jingzhou lowered his head and looked into her eyes: "Seeing that you were not in a good mood, I deliberately told a joke to make you happy."
"Really?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked with a smile.
"Really." Pei Jingzhou nodded and asked, "Are you happy now?"
"Happy, very happy." Jiang Zhaoyue sat up and held Pei Jingzhou's handsome face in her hands.
"What is this for?" No one had ever held Pei Jingzhou's face like this since Empress Yuan passed away, and he was very uncomfortable.
Jiang Zhaoyue insisted on holding it: "Happy."
"let go."
"I won't let go."
"How shameful."
"My own decorum."
"What kind of wife treats her husband like this?"
"It's from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's family."
"let go."
"No."
"Jiang Zhaoyue!"
Jiang Zhaoyue held Pei Jingzhou's handsome face and kissed him.
Pei Jingzhou was defeated again and let Jiang Zhaoyue kiss him.
"Crown Princess." Hongyao's voice sounded outside the room.
Jiang Zhaoyue finally let go of Pei Jingzhou and was surprised to find that his ears were red again. She couldn't help but say, "We've been in bed so many times, why are your ears red again after just one kiss on the cheek? You're really too thick-skinned."
"You're just not serious at all." Pei Jingzhou gently pushed Jiang Zhaoyue away.
Jiang Zhaoyue leaned on the couch and said, "Push me if you want, and push me gently. Look how much you like me."
Pei Jingzhou glared at her.
Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and said, "Your Highness is so handsome even when he stares at people."
"Look at you, you rascal!" Pei Jingzhou said, then got up and went to the cubicle to change clothes.
Jiang Zhaoyue smiled, sat up straight, and straightened her clothes: "Hongyao, come in."
Hongyao came in and saluted.
Jiang Zhaoyue asked, "Has Dujuan been found?"
"yes."
"So fast? Where is she?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
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