Chapter 191 Being rescued by a beautiful woman can truly bring ecstasy
Just as the steward was about to speak and seek confirmation, the maid took out a brown plaque from her wide sleeve and held it up in front of her so that everyone could see it.
This is proof of Young Master Baili's identity!
With this sign, no one would doubt the truthfulness of what the maid said.
The others were shocked that a mere newcomer could be summoned by the young master of Duyunfang, while Mu Jianjian felt that Liliyuan was acting out of line.
Another reason she gave up in the "Four Examinations" of the Dream of the Red Chamber was that she didn't want to get involved with anyone from Duyunfang, because the original young master, Baili Yicheng, was an out-and-out playboy in the original book.
Baili Yicheng, relying on his status as the young master, spent his days frequenting brothels and inns, and was particularly fond of the beauties in the brothels. The original book described him as having "touched every beauty in the brothels."
But Mu Jianjian wanted to avoid him, which was only one of the reasons. More importantly, Baili Yicheng's younger brother, Baili Mochen, was also the fourth male lead in the original book. He was the real cold-hearted, smiling tiger.
Hopefully, I won't run into him.
But Mu Jianjian had no choice but to leave with the maid who came to deliver the order, otherwise she would be captured by the second steward.
After Mu Jianjian softly said "Yes," the man behind her reluctantly let go of her hand. Her long hair covered her indifferent expression, while also blocking the gazes of the people around her.
A moment later, after Mu Jianjian and her maid left, the two stewards and the old nanny also returned home helplessly. The courtyard finally returned to its original silence. Zhuang Mei stared blankly at the green leaves fluttering down in front of her, lost in thought.
"Miss Zhuang, everything has been moved into the new courtyard," a maid said as she approached Zhuang Mei.
Only the four women who excelled in the "Four Examinations" would be freed from their previous numbers and given new courtyards. At the same time, they would be more quickly taken out by the Red Mansion to sell their talents and bodies for profit.
"Hmm." Zhuang Mei finally came to her senses. She looked at the maid with a somewhat respectful expression and asked, "Have you ever heard of a woman with the number 148?"
“No,” the maid said, looking puzzled. “But judging from this number, it’s quite old. Nowadays, people with this number are either entertaining guests in the front courtyard or being sent out of the Red Chamber to the back courtyards of other noblemen… Does Miss Zhuang know anyone with this number?”
"I don't know her." Zhuang Mei said and left, her voice crisp and decisive.
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Mu Jianjian was led by a maid as she walked quickly through the Red Mansion. Her eyes swept lightly over the summer scenery around her, and for a moment she felt that time had slowed down.
A tremendous sense of exhaustion welled up in my body and mind.
She didn't know whether she should actually go to see Baili Yicheng with her maid.
In the vast Red Mansion, every woman is fighting alone. She has the help of the system space, but the other women have nothing.
The moment they are abducted and sold here, it means that all proof of their previous life is erased one by one, leaving only a string of numbers. In the end, they will even gradually forget who they are.
[Host, wake up! Something's wrong with you!] The system's voice was childish but full of power at this moment. As it shouted desperately, Mu Jianjian's originally drowsy eyes regained their original brightness.
It had sensed something was wrong with its host a few days ago, but now it seemed to have suddenly become particularly pronounced, showing signs of depression and lethargy.
"The fragrance on her body... has a mind-altering effect?" Mu Jianjian immediately realized after being reminded, and subtly moved a little further away from the maid. "Now that you mention it, I remember that many places in the Red Chamber seem to have such fragrances. I was careless."
Although her true energy was sealed, continuing to absorb such spices was indeed her oversight.
"We've arrived. Young Master Baili is waiting for you inside." The maid handed the brown token to Mu Jianjian in front of a courtyard and then stood still.
This was Yun Rong's courtyard where she had just left, and Mu Jianjian's previously uneasy heart was finally calmed down.
After entering the attic, Mu Jianjian knocked on the door. Yun Rong's tired voice called out "Come in." Mu Jianjian pushed open the door with concern and saw Yun Rong grinding ink at the rosewood table.
Almost immediately, she noticed the bluish-purple marks on the other person's wrist.
"Beautiful sister, what happened to your hand?" Mu Jianjian blurted out before she could even think about it. Seeing the other woman's surprised expression, she realized her mistake. "Miss Yunrong...may I ask—"
"It's alright, call me whatever you want." A barely perceptible smile appeared on Yun Rong's lips.
He summoned her in Baili Yicheng's name, and his first words were not to ask her the reason, but to observe her injuries.
It's just a pity that I don't know if it's genuine... or just pretense.
Since the other party had said so, Mu Jianjian naturally wouldn't refuse anymore.
"Beautiful sister, if your hand is injured, you shouldn't grind the ink. Do you still want to paint?" Mu Jianjian sat down on the stool next to the Yunrong rosewood table, grabbed the things, and began grinding the ink.
“The Red Mansion will have me paint ink paintings every day and send them to other people’s residences. Besides entertaining guests and drinking, all I have to do every day is paint.” Yun Rong looked at the girl’s fair hands as she ground the ink for her, a dark light flashing in her eyes.
His technique was clumsy; it was clearly his first time doing this.
"Ah..." Mu Jianjian didn't know how to comfort the other person, and her voice was a little downcast. She watched the beautiful woman begin to paint, and in the blink of an eye, a summer scene appeared before her eyes. She murmured, "This is the real summer scene."
Her opportunistic "drawing" was so bad it was unbearable to look at; it was worlds apart from the one in front of her.
A slight smile appeared on Yun Rong's face. "You followed the maid here and saw it was me, not Young Master Baili. Weren't you disappointed?"
“Not disappointed,” Mu Jianjian said, her hands still busy as she handed over the brown token given to her by the maid. “When I followed her here, I vaguely realized that it was you, beautiful sister, who used Young Master Baili’s name to save me?”
"Mm." Yun Rong nodded gently.
"I'm so grateful to my sister, how could I be disappointed?"
Mu Jianjian said: Being rescued by a beautiful woman would make me extremely happy.
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