The cells of the Royal Prison in the Eastern Depot were dark and gruesome. The cell was walled on three sides and railed on the last.
In this dark environment, Gu Yunxi couldn't know the day and night. She ate when she was hungry and slept when sleepy.
At first, she would ask the jailer about the time when he came to send food and water. Later, the jailer would tell her the time without being asked. In this way, she spent over ten days in prison.
Gu Yunxi didn't know why Leng Qingtang became extreme like this.
His indifferent face, angry face, and fierce face made her shuddered as they came into her thought.
The Buddhist saying went, "Who is the most affected one in the vicissitudes of life?" The better the beginning of destiny was, the more miserable the end would be.
If the saying had been wrong, why would so many events have happened in a year, making his feelings for her go from indulgences to indiffer
In Master's Mansion.Wearily, Leng Qingtang took some blood ginseng soup and put the bowl on the plate, gesturing the eunuch to take it away.Cheng Wanli watched with worry.Master's health was growing worse, but why the team went for Qiangwu fern hadn't gone back yet?Leng Qingtang's sight was a little hazy. He looked at the front,"This action went well. The branches in Chongcheng and Muyang helped a lot. They deserve a handsome reward.""Yes."Cheng Wanli bowed slightly and replied,"There's also good news from the Palace. Zhaoyi Yu passed on a message that, His Majesty was overjoyed when he received the money. Before the morning ritual, he said in Xiaoye Chamber,'Dayi cannot operate without the Eastern Depot, and the Eastern Depot cannot operate without Leng Qingtang.'""Humph!"Leng Qingtang snorted. He curled his lips and revealed a mo
Stunned for a moment, Leng Qingtang's dark eyes shone with amusement."To seduce one in my condition... You are mischievous indeed."There was a hint of fatigue in his voice existed."I'm serious!"Thinking that the Master did not believe her, Gu Yunxi anxiously grasped the big hand on the edge of the bathtub. The back of his hand was as fair as jade, but it was utterly cold. Even if it was soaked in hot water for a long time, there was no warmth at all.Her heart instantly sank to the depths, desperate and bleak.Bursting into tears, she could not disguise herself anymore. She plunged her smooth forehead on that cold hand, wailing.Leng Qingtang calmly looked at her crying as his other palm slowly fell on her head, petting smilingly,"There, there, don't be sad. I will be fine, and I will marry you."The water in the tub was getting colder. He took a soft, thin blank
A glimmer of light flashed through the eyes of the stunned girl. After a while, Gu Yunxi stammered,"Is it... tear?""Correct!"Yu Xuanji's eyebrows rose in complacence, "The legend has it that Jiaozhu is transformed from the tears of mermaids. Jiaozhu Pear Curd is the original creation of a man of talent; and its main ingredient is the tears of farewells, also reputed as 'Liyu'.The icy curd is made from a beauty’s tears and hence comes its unique taste of bitterness and tartness. It cannot be replaced by any material in the world!"She saw it now...The Jiaozhu Pear Curd was a parting gift created by Pei Rushi before leaving the palace, expressing her sadness and yearning to her beloved boy.The realization struck Gu Yunxi!She, as stupid as she was, copied the dish and gave it to others behind the Master's back. It was no wonder he had been so angry!Yu Xuanji gaze
A bolt of lightning tore through the night sky as heavy rain poured.Xiao Xiaoshen's roar from the ground suppressed even the thunder."Don't touch her."As soon as he drew his broadsword, An Hong swiftly beckoned the Western Depot guards to swarm up.Two of them protected their Master Ming Lan while the rest armed men surrounded Xiao Xiaoshen.The swords scraped out of the sheaths and swished in the rain with a chilling shine.The fierce fighting unfolded immediately with the bladed flickering in the glaring storm. The clank and rattle, along with the thunder, shook the sky.On the other side, Gu Yunxi hardly rose from a rain puddle, her ears ringing and her eyes seeing stars.Her head was numbed by the heavy raindrops, yet she gritted her teeth and forced herself to look up into Ming Lan's eyes.His eyes were muffled by the curtain of rain, but the slender figure lo
Scattered with clouds, the sky brightened up, where sunlight beamed down magnificently and majestically.A shaft of light passed the mullions, penetrated the curtain, and fell on the grand bed. A halo gleamed, gilding the outline of a robust man on the bed.The man opened his eyes with a flutter of his eyelashes.Leaning against the edge, Kang Hai was sitting on the footrest before the bed, dozing off with his head dropping now and then. It was natural for one to get sleepy at dawn after a whole night up.Sensing the movement in the bed, Kang Hai shivered to lucidity."Master? You are awake!"Seeing Leng Qingtang have sat up, Kang Hai jumped up from the footrest with excitement.Covering the Master with a cloak, Kang Hai welcomed him with incessant questions of care, "How do you feel? I will send for Doctor Jiang immediately. What do you want to eat? I will tell the kitchen..."Su
Seeing her slender hands holding up the two night-shining pearls, Ming Lan showed a panic expression and screamed in a shrill voice, "Gu Yunxi, if you dare to make waves again."He kept chattering but didn't stop getting closer.Being not afraid of Ming Lan's approach, Gu Yunxi just smirked with a pair of narrowed eyes and hurled the pearls in her palms at him.With a flicker of panic in his stern eyes, Ming Lan subconsciously dodged sideways.One of the night-shining pearls hit a maid in the small of her back after rebounding from the wall. With a groan, she covered the painful spot with her hand and burst into tears.Another night-shining pearl directly hit a eunuch on his forehead."Ouch!" The eunuch moaned and fell on his back, and a livid "horn" immediately showed on his forehead."You wicked girl."Ming Lan couldn't help but curse at seeing Gu Yunxi's mischief.
Although the bathroom was luxuriously furnished, the experience of bathing this time was exceedingly terrible for Gu Yunxi.Nanny Yan and Nanny Gui indeed resented Gu Yunxi now, perhaps because they had gotten reprimanded by the servant for Gu Yunxi's intentional frame-up.After Gu Yunxi became quiet, the two began to serve her to wash, and their actions became even ruder.Nanny Yan left for a moment, and when she came back, she held a peony-patterned oval white porcelain box in her hand.She opened it, inside of which was some soap powder scented with hosta flowers.Nanny Yan reached into the box with her big hand, grabbed a handful of soap powder, and smeared directly on the top of Gu Yunxi's head.Then, Nanny Gui strode forward. She inserted her thick fingers into Gu Yunxi's hair, scratching violently.Gu Yunxi couldn't help but wince for their torture.Initially, her eyes got
West out of the Baishui Gate, thousands of miles away, was the boundary of Udan. Udan was a powerful country more than 20 years ago. It united with many small countries around it and marched eastward with 100,000 troops in five routes, invading the Central Plains' territory.At that time, it was an unprecedented and long-lasting war.To drive the strong enemy, the Country of Dayi had sent several diplomatic envoys and eloquent people to lobby primarily, combat as a supplement, which had retreated three troops.The remaining two armies amount to fifty thousand, precisely the strength of the country of Udan.In the end, the Country of Dayi adopted the strategy of facing the enemy head-on. To boost the morale of the army, the first emperor of Dayi, Huanan Hongyi, regardless of the opposition of his officials, led the army to the front.Outside the Baishui Gate, the two armies of Dayi and Udan fought for many days at the b