Chapter 420: Cannon fodder merman in ancient Chinese literature 16
Chapter 420: Cannon fodder merman in ancient Chinese literature 16
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"I didn't touch the water. I just drank a few more sips of fruit wine. That's it..."
Yun Wu sniffed timidly. Fortunately, she changed back into a fish tail after getting on the carriage. If she had changed at the banquet, it would have been disastrous.
"It seems that if I drink too much, I will turn back into a fish tail."
Lu Jingzhi's voice was deep. At this time, the carriage was already heading towards the palace.
The interior of the carriage was covered with soft, anti-collision silk cloth, so Lu Jingzhi didn't have to worry about people outside hearing their conversation.
He knelt in front of Yun Wu, then pressed the back of her head to pull her head closer, and then pressed his thin lips against hers.
The space inside the carriage was not too big, and Yun Wu had difficulty breathing, and her cheeks turned red.
She felt that the process of regaining her legs was so long...
Yun Wu's blue fishtail hidden under her dress swayed from time to time, and soon the fishtail gradually turned back into legs.
Lu Jingzhi loosened his grip and lowered his eyes to look at the girl in front of him with blushing cheeks.
The wine tastes pretty good...
"I drank that fruit wine and felt a little dizzy, so I stopped drinking. At most... I took two sips. I didn't expect that after drinking it, I would turn back into a fish tail..."
Yun Wu's voice was weak and she shook her fair and slender feet twice.
Her cheeks were still red, and it was unclear whether it was because of the wine she drank or because of the kiss...
"Don't drink in front of outsiders in the future."
Lu Jingzhi said in a deep voice, looking down at a pair of silk stockings and a pair of embroidered shoes that fell on the ground.
It must be that Yun Wu was in such a hurry after getting into the carriage that she kicked off her shoes and hurriedly took off her silk socks, which caused the fish tail to appear.
"I will listen to the young marquis..."
Yun Wu's voice was weak. Although the fruit wine tasted sweet and delicious, she decided not to drink it, lest the fish tail appear again at any time.
Lu Jingzhi leaned over and half-knelt in front of her to put on her silk stockings, then took out the small embroidered shoes and put them on her slowly.
Her feet were very small and her ankles were thin. Lu Jingzhi could hold them with one hand, but they seemed like they would break if he exerted any force.
The carriage soon arrived at the palace, drove into the palace through a side door, and stopped in front of the courtyard gate in the backyard.
The backyard was a place that palace servants like grooms were not allowed to enter. Without Lu Jingzhi's order and permission, no one could enter easily.
Lu Jingzhi got off the carriage first, and then helped Yun Wu get off the carriage. Du Zhonghou, who was standing aside, felt even more doubtful.
When Du Zhong heard the young marquis say at the banquet that Miss Yun was his wife-to-be, he could still feel that he wanted to help Miss Yun out and prevent others from looking down on her.
But now they were sitting in the same carriage and were so intimate, Du Zhong began to feel surprised.
Could it be that what the young marquis said at the banquet was true?
Because she drank too much fruit wine, Yun Wu was still a little shaky when she got off the carriage, and her head was getting more and more dizzy, and she almost fell down.
Lu Jingzhi supported her, then turned around and told Du Zhong:
"Ask the kitchen to make some hangover soup and send it over."
"Yes."
Du Zhong bowed and accepted it, but he was still worried in his heart. After all, this Miss Yun was someone the young marquis brought out from the county magistrate's mansion.
I still don't know if it's a spy planted by Lord Tang...
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At nightfall, Yun Wu, wearing only thin pajamas, lay on the bed in the side hall, the blush on her face had faded.
Lu Jingzhi had just fed her a small bowl of sobering soup. Now that she was sober, she had washed and changed her clothes, and lay comfortably on the bed.
Lu Jingzhi came over in his pajamas, skillfully lifted the quilt and lay down.
"Are you still dizzy now?"
"I'm not dizzy anymore..."
Yun Wu shook her head and said, half of her face was hidden in the quilt, and she looked at Lu Jingzhi with blinking eyes.
She looked a little hesitant, and then she spoke tentatively, hesitatingly:
"Young Marquis, if someone in the palace secretly passes information to outsiders, what will happen if they are discovered?"
Lu Jingzhi, who was lying flat on his back taking a nap, slowly opened his eyes and said in a calm voice:
"Of course, they will first be beaten with a hundred or eighty sticks, and then punished with criminal penalties. In serious cases, they will be given heavy punishments, and if they don't die, they will lose half their lives."
Yun Wu couldn't help but shudder when she heard this, and huddled down in the quilt, trembling.
At this time, Lu Jingzhi turned his head and looked at her, with a hint of sinisterness in his beautiful eyes.
"Why did Awu suddenly ask this? Could it be that Awu is..."
"No, no! I didn't! Really not!"
Yun Wu shook her head vigorously, curled herself up in the quilt and lay on the bed like a bulging hill.
Lu Jingzhi smiled, and the gloomy look on his handsome face disappeared, replaced by a casual and indifferent smile.
He slowly pulled back the quilt that was covering Yun Wu, revealing her pretty face.
"I was only joking."
Lu Jingzhi's voice was low, Yun Wu's hair was messy, and she swallowed with difficulty, her heart trembling.
Lu Jingzhi raised his hand to tidy up her messy long hair, and then said softly:
"Once the matter in Liangzhou City is over, Awu will come back to the capital with me, okay?"
Return to the capital? Treat her in another place? Disembowel her? Dry her in the sun?
Yun Wu blinked twice guiltily, then nodded timidly, but she was actually feeling very nervous.
Oh, she doesn’t want to become a roasted fish…
The frightened Yun Wu fell asleep after a while. Lu Jingzhi then slowly reached out and stroked her fair cheek.
She slept very insecurely, with her whole body curled up with only her little head exposed.
Lu Jingzhi leaned over and held the weak little mermaid in his arms, as if to comfort her.
When the matter was settled, he would take her back to the capital, coax her into working harder after they got married... This way, she would not be able to leave easily.
Lu Jingzhi knew that he was a despicable person, but so what? He didn't want his little mermaid to leave...
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The next morning, when Yun Wu got up, Lu Jingzhi was no longer in the bedroom, but she was used to it because Lu Jingzhi was very busy every day.
Qingluo pulled her up to wash and have breakfast, and then she found an excuse to send Qingluo away.
Yun Wu quietly came to the door of the study, where Lu Jingzhi and Du Zhong were discussing something.
She is eavesdropping again.
But this time Yun Wu learned her lesson. She stood to the side, pretending to wait, and listened carefully to the conversation inside.
"Young Marquis, I have obtained the tax account books collected by the County Governor's Office in recent years, and I have indeed found some clues."
"Check carefully and don't miss any one."
Yun Wu heard the voices of Du Zhong and Lu Jingzhi. They seemed to have obtained some account books...
"Miss Yun."
Suddenly a voice was heard, Yun Wu shuddered and was a little scared. She turned around and found it was Du Song.
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