Refusing to marry the king of broken sleeves

Chapter 174: Looking for a place to stay until Caizhu was beaten until the corners of her mouth bleed and her face was red and swollen, Su Yuhe stopped the maid who slapped her mouth, while she smiled in satisfaction, her smile was particularly sinister.

Walking around Caizhu, Su Yuhe finally stood in front of her. With her hands behind her back, Su Yuhe bent down and approached her. Looking at her red and swollen face like a big bun, she sneered and said: "This is you You will end up talking too much! If you are more unruly, it will not be as simple as slapping your mouth!"

Without making a sound, Caizhu bit her lower lip tightly, looking at her stubbornly and resolutely, there was even a little hatred in her dark eyes.

Meeting her gaze, Su Yuhe was stunned for a moment, and immediately became even more dissatisfied.Straightening up, she snorted coldly and said, "A dead girl who doesn't know what to do is not worthy of serving by my side. From now on, you can go to the laundry room to work.".

Originally, he wanted to keep her in his yard, but when he met her stubborn eyes, Su Yuhe immediately became unhappy, as if he saw another person through her.

It has to be said that Caizhu has been with Ling Ruoyao for a long time, and she is more or less like Ling Ruoyao.

That kind of annoying energy is learned to the fullest.

Still staring at Su Yuhe for a moment, Caizhu tugged at the corner of her mouth that was bleeding from the beating, and said word by word: "Thank you, Concubine Su!"

Because the injury on her face was too serious, just pulling the corner of her mouth and saying a simple sentence made Caizhu feel extra pain, as if she was being torn apart, causing her to grin her teeth in pain.

But it was only in the blink of an eye that she regained her composure, suppressed the pain, and still looked at Su Yuhe firmly and stubbornly, without showing the slightest cowardice.

But her words, to Su Yuhe's ears, were extremely ironic, making her feel that Caizhu was mocking her and provoking her on purpose.

After finally alleviating a little bit of anger in her heart, she ignited it again. She looked down at Caizhu coldly, and said through gritted teeth: "It really is low! You just wait to spend the rest of your life in the laundry room!"

After finishing speaking, she turned her head to look at the servant girl beside her, and ordered: "Take her to the laundry room, and explain it to me. Just say that I let her go, and don't need special care!"

The maid had always been trembling, and after seeing Caizhu's fate, she was even more frightened and frightened of Su Yuhe, keeping her head down all the time, not daring to look at the two of them, and when she heard Su Yuhe talking to her, she hurried forward, Pull the colored beads up from the ground.

After the maid took the colored beads down, Su Yuhe sat back on the soft couch again, but her face was still extremely gloomy and ugly, her eyes were fixed on the ground.

When she thought of Ling Ruoyao, she felt angry. Even looking at Caizhu made her think of Ling Ruoyao unconsciously, and her hatred suddenly rose.

If it wasn't for Ling Ruoyao's arrival, how could she have been sent to copy scriptures?How could he be locked up in a partial courtyard?How can you suffer those crimes?

Moreover, why can Ling Ruoyao be a princess, but she has been married to the prince for more than a year, and she is still just a side concubine?

Just because she is the prime minister's daughter?

Now that Ling Ruoyao has left the Fourth Prince's Mansion, don't even think about coming back!

After sitting on the soft couch for a while, she suddenly stood up again, looking outside the house and thinking inwardly, maybe she should go for a walk outside the house, if she stayed in the house all the time, she would probably go crazy.

Stepping out of the house, she called the maid who was working nearby, and accompanied by the maid, she walked out of the yard.

After wandering around the mansion for a while, she unknowingly came to a very remote and quiet place.

After stopping for a while, she looked up and realized, isn't this the courtyard she stayed in before?

It was because of Ling Ruoyao that she suffered a lot in this place.

When she reached the gate of the yard, she didn't push the door and walked in, but stood outside the door and glanced inside through the crack of the door.

She reminded herself all the time that such humiliation must not be forgotten.

But when she squinted into the yard, she saw a thin figure, carrying a large bucket of water, slowly moving to a large wooden basin placed in the yard.

After pouring the water from the wooden barrel into the wooden basin, the woman beat her waist, then sat in front of the wooden basin and began to wash the clothes in the basin.

And the woman's particularly thin face looked very pale and bloodless, even a little sallow and thin, and her jet-black hair was just casually tied up in a bun, which was completely different from the side concubine Yao who was served before people.

Only then did Su Yuhe remember that Yao Qingru was still locked in the side courtyard.

Since she left the side courtyard, she has hardly been here again. Gradually, she also forgot that Yao Qingru was still locked up here.

In fact, she didn't want Yao Qingru to leave the courtyard.If Yao Qingru also regains his freedom, it means that he will have another strong opponent.

And she always thought that Yao Qingru was also responsible for the reason why she was locked up in a side courtyard.

As for Huangfuyi, he didn't even think of Yao Qingru.These days, a lot of things have happened, the prince is not in the mood to pay attention to this woman.

Cursing the corners of her lips, she turned her head to look at the maid who was following her, and ordered, "Open the door."

After the maid opened the door, Su Yuhe adjusted her mood, then stepped in, and walked straight to the thin figure.

"Sister Yao!" As if she hadn't seen her for a long time, she said excitedly as she walked towards Yao Qingru, "I came to see you."

While washing clothes, Yao Qingru stopped for a moment, but kept bowing her head and bowing her head, without looking up at her, and the face that was originally beautiful but pale at this time showed no emotion at all, as if someone was coming Has nothing to do with her.

After a slight pause, she continued to wash her clothes, and was not affected by Su Yuhe's arrival in the slightest.

Seeing that she didn't respond, even when she didn't exist, Su Yuhe suddenly became a little dissatisfied, but thinking about her being locked up here, she probably wasn't in a good mood. Besides, she came here, more just thinking about He just watched her jokes, so he didn't pay much attention to Yao Qingru's reaction.

Going straight to Yao Qingru, Su Yuhe bent down and snatched the clothes from her hand, and threw the clothes into the wooden basin, the cold water in the basin splashed instantly, splashing Yao Qingru all over, and also stained her face. drops of water.

The slender brows were slightly frowned, and a trace of displeasure quickly flashed across Yao Qingru's face, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Still not speaking, she just tugged at her sleeves, wiped the water droplets off her face, then reached for the thrown away clothes, and continued to clean them silently.

Seeing that she still ignored him, Su Yuhe became more and more dissatisfied, grabbed the clothes in her hand again, and said loudly: "Sister Yao, I came to see you, why don't you talk? Let the servants wash these clothes." How can I let you do it yourself?"

Finally raised her head and glanced at her, Yao Qingru's face lost a lot of weight, and her face became smaller and smaller, almost the size of a palm, and her eye sockets were slightly sunken, one could tell that she was not doing well here .

There was a worried look on his face, but he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Su Yuhe threw away his clothes and reached out to help Yao Qingru up.

Before she could open her mouth, Su Yuhe said again: "Sister Yao, I made you suffer here. I will go to the prince in a while and ask him to let you out. Don't wash these clothes, let her do it." That's it."

As she said that, she turned her head and glanced at the maid who came with her, "Go and wash that basin of clothes."

"Yes." In response, the servant girl walked towards the wooden basin.

"No need." Yao Qingru, who had been silent all this time, finally said, "I'll do it myself, you don't need to wash it."

And when she opened her mouth, Su Yuhe heard something was wrong, when did Yao Qingru's voice become so hoarse?There was also a strong nasal sound, as if he had caught a cold.

Although the weather is still scorching hot during the day, but at night, the temperature will drop a lot. Such alternation of hot and cold makes it extremely easy to catch cold.

"Sister Yao, are you sick?" Su Yuhe frowned involuntarily, and reached out to touch her forehead, feeling a burst of hot temperature from her forehead.

Seeing that she was really sick, and even had a fever, Su Yuhe also became anxious, and the mood of wanting to see her jokes was gone.

Although she always felt that Yao Qingru had something to do with her being imprisoned in a side courtyard, but after all, the two have been together for more than a year, and they usually have a good relationship.She wouldn't let Yao Qingru get sick just because of that incident.

So, she hurriedly told the servant girl, "Hurry up and invite the doctor! And tell the prince that Concubine Yao is ill."

"Yes, servant girl is going right now." The servant girl didn't dare to be negligent, and after answering, she quickly turned around and trotted straight out of the yard.

"Sister Yao, I'll help you go in and rest."

After taking a look at Su Yuhe, Yao Qingru didn't refuse, so she let her support him and walked into the room.

Helping Yao Qingru into the room and letting her lie on the bed, Su Yuhe sat down on the stool beside the bed, and reached out to touch her forehead.

"Sister Yao, you have suffered these days." With a helpless sigh, Su Yuhe said in a low voice.

Ticking her bloodless lips, Yao Qingru smiled self-deprecatingly: "I'm just a person who has been forgotten by everyone, so what is this suffering?"

Her words were extremely sour and helpless, which was enough to show how dissatisfied and unhappy she was.

"Sister Yao, don't worry, I will definitely let the prince release you!"

Pulling the corner of his mouth, Yao Qingru just smiled slightly, but didn't speak aloud.After giving Su Yuhe a clear look, she turned her head to the side.

If he really wanted her to leave here, I'm afraid she would have said something nice for her long ago, right?How could you wait until this time?Why bother to pretend again?

I don't know exactly how long it took, but when Su Yuhe was desperately searching for a topic, the maid finally led the doctor back just now, but there was no sign of Huangfu Yi.

Hastily got up and moved aside, Su Yuhe ordered the doctor to check Yao Qingru quickly.

After the doctor took Yao Qingru's pulse, Su Yuhe took a step forward and hurriedly asked: "Doctor, how is Yao Fangfei?"

She arched his hands towards her, and the doctor replied: "Concubine Su, don't worry, Concubine Yao just caught a cold, the old man will prescribe a prescription, take the medicine according to the prescription, boil it and take it, and then rest quietly for a few days, and you will be fine." get well."

"Thank you so much, sir."

After sending the doctor away, she returned to Yao Qingru's bed and said with a smile: "The doctor said, as long as sister Yao takes the medicine on time, she can recover after a few days of rest."

Always silent, Yao Qingru just nodded slightly, which was regarded as a reply.

Seeing that she has always been so lukewarm and alienated, Su Yuhe's expression became a little uneasy, and the atmosphere also seemed a little awkward.

Turning her head to look at the maid standing beside her, she asked aloud, "Didn't I tell you to tell the prince? Why didn't the prince come?"

"The lord said that he still has something to do, so he won't come." The servant girl quietly raised her head to look at Su Yuhe, but was startled by her gloomy expression, and quickly buried her head down. "However, the prince asked the servant to bring a word to Concubine Yao."

Hearing the maid's words, Su Yuhe immediately became a little nervous, and hurriedly said, "What are you talking about?"

And Yao Qingru, who hadn't responded at all, finally had a slight change in expression, looking at the maid expectantly.

Seeing that both of them turned their gazes to her, the servant girl suddenly felt more pressured.Swallowing her saliva quietly, she said in a low voice: "My lord said that because I have been busy with other things before, I forgot about Concubine Yao, but when I remembered it today, I asked my servant to tell Concubine Yao that you can go back to Concubine Yao." It's my own yard, I don't need to stay here anymore."

The words brought by the maid made Yao Qingru's eyes widen. She looked at her in disbelief, and asked repeatedly after a while: "Is it true? The prince really agreed to let me go out." Is it gone?"

"Slaves dare not lie to Concubine Yao."

Seeing the maid doesn't seem like a lie, so it seems that Huangfu Yi really agreed to let her go out.

Looking at the green gauze curtain above his head, Yao Qingru suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and laughed out loud, with strong resentment and unwillingness in his laughter, but also excitement and joy that could not be concealed.

She's been here for such a long time, but she's had enough of it!The back of the mouth is red.

Even Su Yuhe left before her, but she had to continue to suffer here.

Now, this Su Yuhe still came to her to see her jokes.Unfortunately, she has already obtained Huangfu Yi's permission, and she can go back to her own yard at any time.

Turning his head to look at Su Yuhe, what he saw was her strange and ugly face as expected.Yao Qingru sneered in her heart, but with an excited expression on her face, she grabbed Su Yuhe's shirt and hurriedly said, "Have you heard, Yuhe? The prince promised to let me out! I can finally leave this ghost place." Already!"

Smiling so unnaturally, Su Yuhe could only twitch the corners of his mouth, and said with a sneer: "Yes, Sister Yao, you can finally leave here."

God knows how much she doesn't want Yao Qingru to leave here.

In this way, she has one more strong opponent.

She shouldn't have come here, she shouldn't have come in to watch Yao Qingru's jokes.

If she didn't come here, no one would find out that Yao Qingru was sick, and she didn't have to send someone to find the doctor and tell Huangfuyi that it was impossible for Yao Qingru to leave here.

Why did she come here when she was fine?

***

The dense and lush woods blocked most of the sunlight, and it was not dark yet, but the woods were already very dark.

On the relatively spacious avenue in the woods, two pretty figures were walking slowly forward, both of them looked very tired.

"Miss, let's stop and have a rest first." Caizhi wiped the sweat off her face with her sleeves, looked at Ling Ruoyao in front of her, and said out loud while panting.

Without looking back at her, Ling Ruoyao still walked forward rhythmically, looking at the forest while walking.

"Let's continue on our way. We must find a place to stay before dark. Otherwise, how can we sleep in the wild." Looking back at her, Ling Ruoyao said with a sigh.

Although she was also very tired, almost too tired to walk, she would rather be tired than sleep in the woods than sleep in the wild.

Thinking of the two of them sleeping in the wild last night, she is still a little scared.Although the fire was lit all night to avoid the approach of wild animals, she still felt that there were countless eyes staring at them in the woods.

She didn't sleep well all night.

She didn't want to continue to suffer like this tonight, they must find a place to stay before dark.

But it is impossible to find an inn in this barren mountain.I can only pray that luck will be better, that they will meet a family, and the owner is willing to take them in.

After hearing Ling Ruoyao's words, although Caizhi still felt very tired and wanted to sit down on the ground and stop moving, she still didn't say another word.

Just as Ling Ruoyao said, she must find a foothold before dark, and she doesn't want to sleep in the wild anymore, it's too scary.

"Let's go quickly." Beckoning at her, Ling Ruoyao urged, "We have found a place to stay, and we can have a good rest."

Nodding her head, Caizhi ignored her weakness and strode forward to catch up with Ling Ruoyao in front of her.

In order to find a foothold before dark, both of them quickened their pace and strode forward. After a while, they walked out of the forest that covered the sky and the sun.

After walking out of this lush forest, although there are still many trees around, they are nothing compared to the forest behind them, not worth mentioning at all.

Immediately, her eyes widened, Ling Ruoyao stopped and looked around, suddenly, her eyes focused on a certain point not far ahead, and a joyful expression appeared on her delicate face.

"Caizhi, there is a family in front, let's go and have a look." Turning her head to Caizhi who was behind again, she waved her hand and said.

As soon as she heard that there was a house nearby, Caizhi was also very excited, regained her energy immediately, and trotted to Ling Ruoyao: "Miss, where are you?"

"It's over there." Ling Ruoyao said, reaching out and pointing to the house not far away.

Looking in the direction she pointed, Caizhi saw a wisp of green smoke rising up, and there was indeed a house there.

It seemed that their luck was really good, and they finally found a foothold before dark.

"Miss, let's go over and ask." Caizhi said impatiently as she stepped forward to support Ling Ruoyao.

Without any more nonsense, the two quickened their pace and walked towards the family quickly.

Seeing hope, the two of them completely forgot about their physical fatigue, and only wanted to run there quickly, so that they could take a rest at that time.

All the way to the outside of that thatched hut, the two stood in front of the fence outside the yard and looked at the house in front of them.

The construction of the house is very simple, not much different from ordinary civilian houses. There are some raw poultry in the yard, which looks like a very ordinary family.

"Is anyone there?" Clearing her throat, she shouted into the yard, "Is anyone there?"

However, there was no response, and the door of the house was still closed, and no one opened the door for them.

Feeling a little irritable, Ling Ruoyao shouted again: "Excuse me, is anyone at home? We are passing by and want to spend the night here."

It's a pity that there is still no response from the house, as if no one is at home.

"Miss, is there no one at home?" Caizhi also felt very puzzled and said worriedly.

Pursing her red lips tightly, Ling Ruoyao didn't speak, but she couldn't help but feel a little worried. They couldn't be so unlucky, could they?Finally found a place to stay, but no one was home!

But when the two were at a loss, a slightly old voice suddenly came from behind: "Who are you looking for?"

The two were startled involuntarily, turned around subconsciously, and looked at the person in front of them.

I saw standing in front of them an old man with white hair and a childlike face and a healthy body. The old man was dressed as a woodcutter, with a bundle of firewood on his back and a woodcutter hanging on his waist.

Although the old man's hair was already grey, and his beard was also snow-white, but the whole person looked extraordinarily vigorous and powerful, different from the general old man who was weak and weak.

Seeing someone, the two who were originally lost suddenly became excited.Ling Ruoyao stepped forward quickly, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, old man, is this your home?"

The old man looked at Ling Ruoyao carefully for a few times, his eyes were deep, and his eyes stayed on her face for a long time, with a serious expression on his face.After a while, he nodded and said, "This is my home, what's the matter with you?"

It's easy to say when you meet the owner.Ling Ruoyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, continued to smile and said: "We are passing by, and would like to spend the night with you, old man, may it be convenient for you?"

The old man's eyes still stayed on Ling Ruoyao, and he was silent for a moment before he said, "Come in."

After getting the permission, the two were immediately excited and couldn't help smiling at each other.

I finally don't have to sleep in the wild tonight.