Ming Lan sat up straight and watched in amazement as Gu Yunxi stood up the stick, poking the round head of the stick in front of his eyes.
"My little darling, this is... not for hitting."
"Puff!" He also found it very funny. Lying on the bed sideways, Ming Lan covered his face with one hand and spread his fingers to cover his helpless expression.
Gu Yunxi's back was tingled with laughter, so she withdrew the stick, turned it around in her hand, and looked at it carefully.
The stick was about a foot long and about two inches wide, with a hazy, smoky sheen budding from the sun.
Holding in hand, it did not feel like cold jade, but it was smooth and oily and felt warm and delicate. It looked like a precious jade material.
But it was so ugly!
"What the hell is this?"
Gu Yunxi muttered with disgust on her face and looked at Ming Lan. From the other side of the bed, he rolled his eyes co
The pungent smell of green onions choked Xiao Nianzi's nose and eyes, and he sneezed a few times. Then he turned back with difficulty, looked at Gu Yunxi with red and swollen eyes, and asked, "Oh, my little madam, why do you chop so many green onions?""To make shortening green onion pancakes of course!"Gu Yunxi made a valiant attempt to resist the astringent discomfort in her eyes, and put on a joyful face. She said in a low and muffled voice which sounded extremely cute with the handkerchief covering on her face, "Although the green onion smells so spicy, if it is baked into a pie with duck fat and wheat flour, it will taste crispy, soft and so delicious.""But... "Xiao Nianzi looked worried and spoke haltingly.Ignorance could always be forgiven.He expected that Gu Yunxi was the new comer and was not familiar with the Master's eating habits.The Master had strict requirements on diet and
Hearing that Gu Yunxi was clamoring for dessert after dinner in the room, Ming Lan looked towards Xiao Nianzi with resentful cold light in his eyes."What's the dessert she talked about?"Xiao Nianzi gave a sickly smile, shook his head and replied."Master, it is a kind of fruit.""Fruit?"Ming Lan's eyes widened immediately and his face darkened."Isn't it durian?"Durian was a kind of hot fruit brought by the envoys of Man Lajia, an island country in the east, when they sent out to Da Yi.Its husk was hard and it was densely spiky, while its flesh was soft and sweet. However, it had a strange and lingering odor.One day two years ago, when the emperor Jingxiao, who had tasted the sweetness, took half of a durian to Yongning Palace, the Imperial Noble Concubine was frowned by its smell at first. But after that, she gorged herself and kept praising its delicious taste
Maybe because Shiliu was born ugly, when she shouted in scariness at Gu Yunxi, her expression appeared even uglier. As expected, she stopped Gu Yunxi from resisting.Just as she stopped struggling, a maid beside her stretched out her big hand to buckle Gu Yunxi's jaw, forcing her small mouth to open."Umm..."A depressed groan rose from Gu Yunxi's throat. Her expression was extremely painful.Seeing this, Shiliu was satisfied. Her smile appeared grimmer.Her twisted waist bent forward and arched like a straight hook. Smiling coldly with teeth bared, Shiliu took the porcelain basin closer to Gu Yunxi's face."There is plenty of betel nut alkali water here. We specially warmed it for you to clean your mouth and body. Please enjoy it!"Gu Yunxi opened her eyes wide in astonishment. She gazed primly at the water in the big porcelain basin to fall upon her face.She wanted to shout and
Ming Lan's Mansion in Capital.Throughout the afternoon, Gu Yunxi was supervised by Shiliu, who forced her to soak in a spiced bath to cleanse her body thoroughly.During the period, the bathwater and coal were changed four times.Xiao Nianzi once instructed Shiliu and the others not to spare water, charcoal, or spices. In short, they were to get rid of the odor of onion and garlic on Gu Yunxi.The servants in the Mansion were classified. Xiao Nianzi was a close attendant for Master Ming Lan, so he naturally ranked much higher than those who labored in the kitchen.The Master had just warned him that he wished not to smell the odor when he saw Gu Yunxi again.If Nianzi failed at the task, he would be "beheaded" by the Master.Hence, when he dispensed jobs to Shiliu and the others, he naturally passed down the order to the lower ranks."Beheaded" was merely a way of expression, mea
Shiliu closed the door.Returning to the table, she gave a glimpse to the green cup with her beady eyes and scorned."Well, well, aren't you enjoying yourself here?It's getting late. Drink the juice and get to bed. I need to clean up and rest as well.Master Ming might come to your room later."Gu Yunxi's back tightened as her mind was lost in a turmoil.Since she came here, she had used all kinds of tricks to guard against Ming Lan, who had adapted his strategies accordingly.Nonetheless, he had not taken advantage of her.Right now it was the critical period for her to escape from Ming's mansion, and she must not make any mistake.Gu Yunxi cheered up for herself and finally calmed down.Grabbing Shiliu with her little hand, Gu Yunxi raised her thin eyebrow at her. She put on a nervous look on her delicate face and begged Shiliu."Good sist
The resplendent red blaze of flames above the Eastern Residence gradually weakened, and the slanting column of smoke became thinner and thinner.A servant came over. He bowed at Ming Lan's feet and lowered his head."Master, the blaze is under control."After listening, Ming Lan raised his eyebrows slightly and showed a short smile. In an instant, he raised his eyes, which were full of sinister and sharp light.Looking down at Qinger, who was still unconscious, he curled his thin lips to make a weird smile.He slightly raised his head in proud and said with his hands clasped behind the back."Thanks for your hard work tonight. This woman on the ground now is your reward!"Upon hearing his words, those guards immediately understood. They piled forward and surrounded Qinger at once.Gu Yunxi felt a ringing in her ears and her thoughts all went in a muddle as if she had suffered a st
In a flash, she went from hope to despair. At first, hope was like fireworks all over the sky, blooming brightly. In an instant, the fireworks burned out, and the colors faded, leaving only the silent night sky. Prosperity returned to desolation.In her field of vision, there was nothing but the dust raised by the horse's hooves.With tears burst, Gu Yunxi, at this moment, only felt that her heart was so wretched that all her hopes went up in smoke...Master.Why.Her filled heart was weak and dried up, and it gradually became fragmented with time.She lost all her strength to support her numb body and collapsed in the corner of the carriage."Hahaha..."Next to the carriage, Ming Lan narrowed his sharp eyes with a baleful look inside.His smile became more sinister."Do you give up now? Do you think he is rushing to Ming's Mansion to save you? You are wrong.
The fierce fighting between the two gangs of the martial arts circles lasted all night.After the battle, the whole Mount Ruyi was dyed red with blood, bloody and burning.In the dense forest, corpses piled up like mountains, and the night breeze flowed quietly, blowing away the strong metal smell which burst out from the mutual attack of weapons.Leng Qingtang hung his sword and moved forward slowly, his embroidered boots with curled-up dragon patterns stepping on the remaining bloodstains. His pale and thin face was hard to dispel the look of killing.Over the head, the crescent moon seemed to have eaten blood. The color was intensely red, and the light ink cloud floating on the moon hook was also soaked by the blood moon and was plated with a hazy red outline.Leng Qingtang raised his head and looked into the sky, frowning silently.He suddenly thought of the snowy night eleven years ago. Blood and fire