Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Luyue has been in Chenglin Pavilion for more than ten days, and has gradually adapted to some of the special rules here. This place was even more different than she expected. There were only a few maids, each performing their own duties. There was no competition to show their face in front of the master like elsewhere. This alone made all the experience she had accumulated in the past useless.

That day Luoshui asked Yunling and Luyue to pick up some new sets of clothes made for Cui Qiyan. On the way back, they still didn't talk much and walked side by side in silence.

Luyue wanted to say something but didn't know what to say. Although it was impossible for them not to talk to each other these days, the content was limited to business matters. She didn't know Yunling very well, and even if she didn't mention some of her previous contacts, they were not pleasant memories anyway. So when they were alone together, she couldn't find anything to talk about.

Yunling felt that there was no need to talk awkwardly if she didn't have anything to say.

The two of them were walking like this, but the person they met head-on made them all stop.

Later that year, Cui Qiyan was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In recent years, Yuzhou has paid less and less tax money and food every year. Local officials cited various natural disasters as reasons, but every year the court allocated a lot of money for disaster relief.

This matter finally aroused the suspicion of the Holy Emperor, who ordered him to investigate clearly whether it was a natural disaster or man-made. Naturally, he couldn't use this banner openly. There happened to be an important case that had not been solved for a long time in Yuzhou, so he went there in the name of investigating the case.

To be on the safe side, Cui Qiyan also borrowed someone else's identity and name.

Things are almost ready, and he will set off the next day.

Ji Bai seemed very excited when he knew that he was going to Yuzhou with him.

"Your Majesty, you said you would like to bring a maid with you.

Have you made your choice? Since the flower-picking thief specializes in picking pretty girls, at least this person's appearance must not be too bad, otherwise the flower-picking thief may not be interested in her. "

Ji Bai thought to himself and said, "All the maids in Chenglin Pavilion are not bad in appearance, but the most beautiful one is Yunling. Bai Ying, Luo Shui and the newly arrived Lu Yue are also good-looking."

Cui Qiyan hummed, "You look carefully."

"Your Majesty, do you need to look carefully at this? Anyone with a discerning eye can see it," Ji Bai looked innocent and suddenly pointed in the distance, "It seems that there are Yunling and Luyue in front of me."

Cui Qiyan also saw it almost at the same time. Not only that, he also noticed the person opposite them, which made him speed up his pace unconsciously.

"My servant has met the Second Master." Yunling and Luyue saluted Cui Qishao, who was walking towards them. The smile on his lips made Yunling wary, and Luyue lowered her head nervously.

Cui Qishao walked straight to Lu Yue and said coldly: "Lu Yue, you make me lose face. You would rather work as a maid for eldest brother than be my concubine. Am I so inferior to eldest brother, huh? ?”

"My slave has no such intention..." Lu Yue was so frightened that her whole body trembled.

"Look at me!" Cui Qishao reached out and pinched her chin hard, forcing her to raise her head.

Luyue felt pain, and the blood on her face faded, "Slave, I don't dare..."

"Don't you dare?" Cui Qishao put his hand on her neck and tightened his grip, "I think you are very brave!"

Seeing Lu Yue's face turning red quickly, Yunling hurriedly begged, "Please let the second master let Lu Yue go. She is just a maid, how dare she be disrespectful to you?"

Cui Qishao was angry. The person he liked was...

But he was told to leave with just one word. He simply didn't take him seriously, and he was unhappy with this tone.

He slapped Yun Ling on the face with his backhand, "I'm teaching a servant, it's your turn to interrupt!"

Yunling didn't expect that he would actually take action. With such a slap, her ears buzzed and she fell heavily to the ground.

Cui Qiyan, who rushed over and saw this scene, shrank his pupils, and his eyes seemed to be tempered with ice. He stood where Yunling fell, but did not look at her.

"I wonder where these two maids offended my second brother and made you so angry?"

Cui Qishao immediately took back his hand after hearing this, "Brother, it's just a small matter."

Luyue was freed and dragged her still weak legs to find Yunling.

Ji Bai stretched out his hand to help Yunling up from lying on the ground.

Yunling was still confused. She used her strength to stand up, looked up and saw him, and was slightly startled. After thanking him softly, he turned around and saw Cui Qiyan, "Your Majesty..."

Cui Qiyan then turned his head and stared at the red and swollen half of her face, his expression darkened again.

"Why would my second brother be so harsh on a trivial matter?"

"I, I didn't use any force..." Cui Qishao's explanation was feeble.

"They are the maids of my Chenglin Pavilion. Even if they make mistakes, it is not your turn to teach them a lesson."

"Brother, I misunderstood..." Cui Qishao still wanted to maintain his image of a humble young master in front of others.

Cui Qiyan interrupted him directly, "No matter what the reason is, I don't want it to happen again."

"Not anymore, definitely not in the future."

After Cui Qishao left, Yunling and Lu Yue saluted Cui Qishao.

Cui Qiyan didn't ask the reason, and he guessed it in his heart.

Yunling saw his eyes falling on the ground and suddenly remembered that she had just

The clothes she just held in her hand were still on the ground. She quickly bent down to pick them up. Fortunately, the bundle did not fall apart.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, your newly made clothes are not stained."

Who cares if the clothes are dirty? Cui Qiyan saw that her face was swollen even higher, and he turned away and said, "Since there is nothing wrong, go back quickly."

He raised his legs and walked in the direction of Chenglin Pavilion. Ji Bai pointed at Yunling's face with bared teeth, "Go back and apply the medicine quickly. Be careful of losing your appearance."

After saying that, he quickly caught up with Cui Qiyan.

Lu Yue whispered: "I'm sorry, I caused you to get hurt."

"It doesn't matter. It's a small injury, but it's not as serious as Ji Bai said."

Although Cui Qishao's slap didn't disfigure her, it was really painful. Yunling only felt that the left side of her face was burning, and it hurt when she opened her mouth.

She picked up the baggage and said, "Let's follow the prince quickly."

The two followed them not far away, but Lu Yue whispered: "I knew that the second master would be dissatisfied with me, but I didn't expect that he would be so harsh. If the prince hadn't appeared in time, I felt like I was going to be strangled to death by him. .”

Yunling saw that her neck was also bruised, and she didn't dare to think about what Cui Qishao would do if no one stopped her.

"You'd better stay in Chenglin Pavilion as much as possible these days, so as not to run into the second master again. After waiting for a while, this matter will gradually fade away."

Lu Yue nodded, "I know, if you can't afford to offend, you have to hide."

Back at Chenglin Pavilion, Luo Shui was busy serving Cui Qiyan, who had just arrived. The remaining three were shocked when they saw the injuries on Yunling and Luyue's faces.

Meng Dong was particularly nervous, "You went out to get some clothes, why were you beaten? Who beat you? I'll beat you back right now!"

Yunling grabbed Meng Dong who rolled up his sleeves.

"Don't be impulsive -"

Meng Dong said angrily: "Who is it? He is too arrogant. Don't let me catch him, otherwise I..."

"Stop talking, it's the second master." Lu Yue was afraid that she would say something offensive, so she hurriedly told the truth.

Meng Dong shut his mouth and swallowed the rest of the words.

Bi Tao and Bai Ying were also shocked. They also knew about Lu Yue.