incense as a medium

Chapter 10

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Fang Yu didn't give Liu Bailu a chance to speak, and said immediately: "Sister Liu, look, Mr. Zhou has always been thinking about you. And now you and I are not young, so we can't delay any longer."

Fang Yu's body trembled, and the circles of his eyes were red: "Grandma's health is not good, even if I have to wait for three years, I don't know if grandma can wait for three years, so my family hopes that I will get married earlier, otherwise, In the future, Mr. Zhou may have to wait for me for another three years. Sister Liu, Mr. Zhou misses you so much. After you enter the door, except for the position of the main wife, I am afraid that you will have nothing else. I don’t ask for anything else. Please get married as soon as possible to fulfill my grandmother's wish."

Fang Yu humbled into the soil, like the most inconspicuous dust, while Liu Bailu was the proud and noble phoenix on the branch, leading all the birds to sing and come to court.

Liu Bailu turned his head slightly and gave a light snort. Fang Yu, who was the closest, didn't hear the low voice, but Qi Peiyun heard it clearly. The man and woman in front of him already made him impatient, so he called immediately. Beforehand, he said to the two soldiers: "I know Miss Liu, you let her go, I will take care of what happened."

Qi Peiyun seemed to be very familiar with them. As soon as he opened his mouth, the two soldiers stepped out of the way laughing.

Liu Bailu turned around and knelt slightly to thank Qi Peiyun: "Thank you, my lord."

Qi Peiyun squinted his eyes and looked at her affectionately, touched his chin and said, "Thank you so much, how about playing a song for me? Recently, Ms. Liu is very famous in Xiongtang County. I heard that you used to be a No.1 Yuan? What kind of name is this No.1 Yuan in the capital? Why haven’t I heard of it? Which building is the girl from?”

Qi Peiyun talked further and further away, Liu Bailu's chest rose and fell several times, and he stared viciously at the veiled hat in front of him, as if this was Qi Peiyun and he was about to cut him into pieces.

Zhang Ting took a few steps forward, and said with a low smile to Pei Yun, "The No. 1 lady in the capital was established nine years ago. It is judged among unmarried ladies who are over 12 years old. On this day, brothel oirans from all over Dazhou can also enter the palace to participate. It’s just that the oiran must be certified as a virgin before he can enter the palace.”

Zhang Ting seemed to be very aware of the selection of the No. 1 Yuan in the capital, so he opened his mouth and said: "Every year, ten brothel women are selected to enter the palace, and then there are famous ladies from all over the world to compete with each other. The competition is the four arts of women. , as well as women's words, women's virtues, women's beauty, and women's skills. There are also cooking skills, head of the house, etc. There are ten competitions in total. It counts as No.1."

Zhang Ting stretched out his hand and counted in detail: "In the first session, it is said that No. 1 only won five first prizes, and in the second session only four. After that, most of the No. 1s in the next few sessions won first prizes in five to six events. , in the fifth session, No.1 lost to Qianjin, who was ranked second in the overall ranking, in the last quarter because he could not be liked by the judges. In the end, the results of the two were reversed. There is another unwritten item in the selection of No.1 Yuan According to the regulations, that is, once a married woman is married, she can no longer participate. To put it bluntly, it is just a disguised way to fill up the concubine outside the draft. Every year after the selection, there will be a few contestants Ladies and gentlemen were elected into the palace or pointed to the nobles and grandchildren."

"Miss Liu is No.1 in the sixth session, and she is the only celebrity daughter who has won the top ten items. She has also been unanimously approved by all the judges and has become No.1 in the capital. Miss Liu's victory has attracted the attention of the capital Countless sons of famous families competed in favor of him, and the emperor wanted to marry him, but he did not act because he was in the way of the former prince. Later, he became engaged to the son of the Zhou family for some reason. But even so, it was still rumored in the capital that In a word, it's called 'When you marry a wife, you should marry a willow and egret'."

Zhang Ting spit out the last word lightly, and fixed his gaze on Liu Bailu.

A stranger made such a high evaluation of her, which made Liu Bailu glance at Zhang Ting in surprise, but met Qi Peiyun's burning gaze in a blink of an eye, she frowned, and the soldiers stood up and down. Having already made way for her, Liu Bailu was unwilling to talk to these people, so he simply walked away.

But Zhang Ting opened his mouth again and said: "In the sixth year, No.2 was Ms. Fang in front of me. She was the first in three categories, and [-]% of the judges supported her. In the second year, Ms. Liu Because of her father's relationship, she came to the border. Naturally, she missed the choice of the famous ladies back then. Miss Fang thought that she would be able to win the first place this time without the existence of Miss Liu. Unfortunately, a dark horse came out of thin air. There has never been a brothel woman for many years. I could get the first place, but it was won by a woman from a brothel in the seventh session of the previous year. Last year, this same woman from a brothel also won the first place, and she married a Lord Hou as his wife that year. This year, Fang Miss just got the first place."

Zhang Ting made no effort to hide the playfulness on his face, and Qi Peiyun let out a long "Oh" before bursting out laughing.

For Fang Yu, such a smile undoubtedly slapped her face hard. She gritted her teeth, stared at Liu Bailu who was gradually going away, and finally couldn't help but strode forward to stop her. in front of her.

Liu Bailu looked helplessly at Fang Yu, whose face was a bit distorted, and said with a bit of impatience in his voice, "Miss Fang, what do you want to do?"

Fang Yu glanced at Zhou Weiqing who was not far away, took a deep breath, tried to force a smile, and said, "Sister Liu, we came so far away, why don't you say treat us?"

Liu Bailu silently evoked a sneer, his voice was still tender with a touch of warmth, but cold and distant: "It's not uncommon to have a friend from afar. But, I never knew that Miss Fang and I were friends." .”

Liu Bailu reached out and lifted a corner of the gauze curtain, only to allow Fang Yu to see her pair of cold and sharp eyes: "I can't understand what kind of mentality Miss Fang has, and I also know why you are so forbearing. So, Miss Fang, you don't have to be so hypocritical in front of me."

Liu Bailu let go, and the white gauze curtain fell lightly, covering the flash of loneliness in her eyes. She ignored Fang Yu who was stunned, and moved lightly towards the barracks.

"Egret!"

Zhou Weiqing, who was still unable to get away from Wu Zeng, immediately panicked when he saw Liu Bailu go, and immediately flew up. This time, Wu Zeng didn't stop him again. chase after.

"boom!"

Zhou Weiqing's eyes blurred, as if something was missing, he subconsciously dodged to the side, but bumped into a tree.

Fortunately, he was good at kung fu and reacted quickly so he didn't fall to the ground and make a fool of himself, but this was enough to arouse Qi Peiyun's ridicule.He touched the bridge of his nose that was sore from the bump, and couldn't figure it out at all that the one who just clearly didn't go towards the tree just now, even if he was avoiding something, he shouldn't have hit the tree.

Qi Peiyun and others were laughing happily, but Fang Yu was heartbroken. She ran to Zhou Weiqing with a handkerchief, carefully checked his nose bridge, and wanted to touch Zhou Weiqing's body with both hands. Did she get hurt anywhere, but she was worried about the difference between men and women, so she didn't dare to go forward, so she could only express her concern with her eyes: "Young Master Zhou, is there any hurt?"

Zhou Weiqing shook his head, covered his nose with one hand, and glanced at Shi Ce who was sitting firmly on the horse. The shadow just now seemed to be this person, right?Zhou Weiqing took another look at Shi Ce, and confirmed that the shadow that flashed in front of him just now was wearing the same color clothes as Shi Ce. He frowned and looked at Qi Peiyun.

Who is this person?There are so many experts gathered around him?
What is the relationship between Liu Bailu and him?How can I get this person to protect me so much?Thinking like this, Zhou Weiqing's eyes flicked to the place where Liu Bailu disappeared.

Zhang Ting glanced at the sky, shook his head and said, "Brother Qi, it's already late, let's go quickly."

"Okay, let's go."

Qi Peiyun glanced at the two people over there, waved the whip in his hand, clamped the horse's belly tightly, and beat the horse away.

Liu Bailu walked briskly carrying the food box with both hands, and her long skirt was dragged in the snow, swaying in a gorgeous arc.

Qi Peiyun saw the beautiful and enchanting figure from a distance, he raised his chin towards Shi Ce, and pouted his lips.

Shi Ce winked at Qi Peiyun a few times, and when the horse was approaching Liu Bailu's side, he put his thumb and index finger into his mouth and whistled.

The sudden whistle stopped Liu Bailu in her tracks, and she turned to look at the fast horses behind her.

Zhang Ting swung his whip suddenly, and the whip tip swept past Liu Bailu's body with the sound of wind, and landed heavily on the horse's buttocks.

Liu Bailu's beautiful and delicate face was full of astonishment and anger, just like that in front of Qi Peiyun.

Qi Peiyun reined in the horse, looked at Liu Bailu's expressive face and said with a smile: "This is how you look like a human being. If you say that others are hypocritical, I think you are the one who is really hypocritical?"

Qi Peiyun's words pierced Liu Bailu's heart like a sharp knife, she bit her lip and stared at him, not daring to say a word.

So not angry?

Qi Peiyun rubbed her chin, did she have to be angry or at a loss or shy like last time?

"Brother Qi! Can't you get out after falling into the gentle village?"

Shi Ce, who was a hundred meters away, stopped, turned to look at them, and laughed loudly.

Qi Peiyun shook his horsewhip, sneered and said, "Renrouxiang should also be your sister! This is a rigid little old woman!"

After finishing speaking, he bent down and raised Liu Bailu's chin with a whip, looked at her face and said, "What a beautiful little old woman! Haha!"

Qi Peiyun laughed a few times, and before Liu Bailu got angry, he took the whip and beat the horse away.

The little girl who climbed the tree to dig out the bird's nest back then is now slim and graceful, but the domineering person she was back then has been deeply hidden, which makes this person less interesting.

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The tears in Liu Bailu's eyes rolled down with Qi Peiyun's departure. After moving here for three years, it was Shangyuan Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Xiayuan Festival, and even the third daughter's day in March. On the first day of the festival, her mother would not let her go out for half a step.

So this is ah……

Is this the day of the border?
Is this the life of the border people?

Is this what the border women have to face?

In the face of other people's humiliating ridicule, sarcasm?

In the face of all these shameful things being talked about as a chat greeting?

The cold wind blew slowly, and the tears on his face dried and flowed, and then were blown dry again, until Liu Bailu was startled by the dry skin on his face, so he hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe his face in a hurry.

"Egret! Egret!" It was agreed that two siblings would come to deliver the meal, but only one arrived. Liu Junge was so anxious that he wanted to come out to find Liu Egret, but he couldn't get away for a while until he was free. , came in a hurry, but saw Qi Peiyun and others galloping away, and the precious daughter who lowered her head and wiped her tears. Liu Junge's heart suddenly tugged. He called Liu Bailu and ran to her quickly, opening his mouth. I wanted to ask if I was being bullied, but the words changed to: "Bailu, why are you crying? Did you get bullied by Zimo? This Liu Zimo! See if I don't spank his ass when I go back! "

(End of this chapter)