concubines

Qi Yunruo spent the night in an empty room with a dozen boys and girls who were bought back together. When he woke up the next day, he felt sore all over his body. They are on the road today - they rely on several carriages to travel, and it will take three or four days to reach the capital of the Qiang nationality.

After Qi Yunruo washed his face with cold water, he felt tired and hungry, and worried that Cheng Sijie might search for him in the city - although Qi Yunruo still didn't know how much trouble he caused Cheng Sijie yesterday, but Those Qiang people who chased him all the way are not easy to dismiss. After they smashed the ground of the abandoned temple, it's time to go to the top to make trouble.

Qi Yunruo walked out of the gloomy room, and the two thugs in the yard glanced at him. Ren Yazi was from the Qi tribe, surnamed Mo She, and he was packing cattle and horses. This is a small yard not far from the Renshi Market. There were more than a dozen of them, and there were many slaves of different ages in other rooms. Mo She frowned at him and said, "Are you full? Come to work when you are full!"

Qi Yunruo nodded, he found that Mo She not only sold people, but also sold some goods when selling people, such as spice cloth, Qi Yunruo moved things, Mo She observed him for a while, and said: "Which house did you escape from?" of?"

Qi Yunruo was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately said: "It's the Feng family!"

Mo She frowned, "Huh?"

Qi Yunruo said vaguely: "Don't you know that something will happen to the Feng family soon, and the lord will take care of them in a few days. If I don't leave now, do I have to make trouble for them?"

Moshe murmured, "Could it be true?"

Although Qi Yunruo didn't know what he was talking about, he still nodded and said: "The Feng family has a lot of schemes, something will happen sooner or later."

Mo She narrowed his eyes and looked at Qi Yunruo, and asked, "You don't do rough work, do you?"

Qi Yunruo said: "I am the accountant, and I write and settle accounts."

Mo She couldn't help thinking that when he came back from the Qiang people with a lot of money, the Xinyuan Kingdom had probably changed. The Feng family was the largest branch of their Qi people. How many years have not started.

At noon, the team set off. Mo She, a thug and several coachmen set off with a dozen fresh slaves and goods to be sold. Qi Yunruo sat in the middle carriage, which had no shed, and everyone knew it at a glance.He noticed that the patrolling soldiers were lined up, and they would go to check any suspicious people. Qi Yunruo and the others were mostly yellow and thin, and Mo She was a person with formal procedures, so he didn't attract the attention of those people.

Mo She's team was stopped only once in the middle of the journey from the city to the city, and then from the city to the city. Mo She stuffed a purse flatteringly and said with a smile: "Who dare you to find for this official?" ?”

The patrolman tucked his purse into his waist, his expression softened a bit, and he said, "Look for a woman... you're all going out of town?"

Mo She found the documents and said: "These are sent to the Qiang people, and the government's signature is also there. These girls are the daughters of poor families, so the officials can go and check."

The patrolman only took a glance and found that there was no one he was looking for, Moshe's ox cart was occupying the road, and seeing a nobleman's sedan chair approaching not far away, the patrolman said: "It's okay, you guys go. "

Mo She thanked him and continued to lead the carriage. The patrolmen continued to move forward. The last person suddenly said coldly: "Stop!"

Qi Yunruo's heart suddenly shrank.

Mo She stopped and said cautiously: "This official, do you have any orders?"

The tall patrolman walked towards the carriage where Qi Yunruo was. Qi Yunruo lowered his head, and when he heard the footsteps getting closer, his heart also raised up—the footsteps stopped, and Qi Yunruo's pupils shrank, but the patrolman suddenly Grab the chin of the young man beside Qi Yunruo and lift his face up.

"Officer...is this?" Mo She looked at Qi Yunruo, sweating coldly.

Qi Yunruo's hand was already tightly clenched, when suddenly there was a dissatisfied scolding from behind - "Don't let go! You stopped Dakang's envoys from entering the palace! Waiting for the king to blame you for the delay! "An official from the Xinyuan State embassy was riding on a horse. Behind him were two delicate sedan chairs. The official was holding a whip with an angry face, very dissatisfied with the fact that someone was blocking the way.

The patrolman who had stretched out his hand to Qi Yunruo paused, but was pulled aside by his officer, who anxiously shouted to Mo She: "Get out of here!"

Mo She nodded hastily, "Yes, yes, yes, the villain has sinned, sinned..." He hurriedly trotted and pulled the reins, calling for the horse team to hurry towards the road out of the city.

Only then did the embassy official regain his composure, and said to his back, "Go on."

After the inspectors and soldiers waited for someone to pass by the roadside, the officer said in disdain: "What a mess! He is just a seventh-rank official! It's really embarrassing for us Xinyuan people to please Dakang officials in every possible way."

Qi Yunruo didn't let go of his heart. When he heard the envoy arrived, he bit his lower lip. He couldn't raise his head to look for Brother Ji, he couldn't make a sound for others to hear, and he couldn't put his emotions on his face... Wait until The convoy had gone a long way, and there were no patrolling soldiers around, so Qi Yunruo turned around and looked at the bustling crowd, but there was no sign of the envoy's sedan chair.

Ji Huan sat upright, suddenly waved his hand and said, "Stop the sedan chair!"

The four-carried sedan chair stopped suddenly, Yuan Rong next to him heard the movement, and asked someone to stop, and the official riding in front drove back and asked, "My lords, what's the matter?"

Ji Huan looked a little confused, he looked at the sedan chair curtain in front of him, and said lightly after a while: "It's nothing, let's get up the sedan chair."

At the city gate, Moshe handed in the paperwork, but was not allowed to go smoothly. The gatekeeper first looked at the girls as usual, and one of them touched a girl's chest obscenely. The girl screamed and ran away. The soldier They laughed loudly, Mo She laughed and sent out two more purses, and the soldier said again: "Men also want to see it."

Mo She's heart was raised. The slaves crowded into three carriages. A handsome boy was dragged out of the carriage by two soldiers. He laughed and said, "It's so beautiful, why don't girls dress up as men?"

Qi Yunruo gritted his teeth, and a boy beside him was also trembling with fright. The boy who was caught on the ground was crying and struggling. , shouted angrily: "Bastards! What did I tell you to do!"

The soldier was startled, and hurriedly let the boy go.

The general scolded angrily: "Is the investigation finished?"

"Okay... I checked everything."

"Not yet!"

The boy who was dragged out of the car ran to Qi Yunruo's car, hugged his head, and sobbed softly, Qi Yunruo couldn't help but moved over and hugged him.

Mo She's convoy finally left the city. Mo She glanced at Qi Yunruo. Qi Yunruo looked back, and there was nothing unnatural in his expression. In the end, Mo She said nothing, and shouted to the grooms: "How much money will I pay today! Hurry up! Wait until the Qiang people throw out all these money-losing goods!"

Qi Yunruo patted the boy's back and said softly, "What's your name?"

The boy said tremblingly, "My name is Zhou Liang."

Zhou Liang seemed to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, but the woman who sold him yesterday insisted that he was fifteen, that he didn't eat much and knew how to work. Qi Yunruo looked at Zhou Liang's tiny arms and sighed in his heart. The boy whose chin was pinched by the patrol came over and said, "My name is Sui Yu."

Qi Yunruo said in a low voice: "I am Shui Ruo."

The roads in the Xinyuan Kingdom were flat, but there were few flat roads in the Qiang territory. Zhou Liang couldn't eat anything on the bumpy roads, and he would vomit out after eating a little. Okay, I ate what Zhou Liang didn't eat, Mo She passed by once, and said with a sneer, "It's so edible, no wonder your family is going to sell you."

Sui Yu's mood suddenly fell, and he threw the miscellaneous grain cake aside and did not move. Qi Yunruo comforted him and said, "If Mo She has any good things to say, don't listen to him."

Sui Yu said sullenly: "It would be fine if I was sold by my biological parents. My parents have disappeared since I was a child. My uncle thinks I eat too much, so he doesn't want to support me. He took over my house and land, and finally And sold me."

Qi Yunruo couldn't help feeling emotional, and patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, but Zhou Liang's little face was already glistening, "My mother died, my stepmother came in, and my father beat and scolded me. The kid brought by my stepmother eats better than me... My stepmother said that I stole money, my father beat me up and locked me in the woodshed. Later, my stepmother said that I had a conflict with her, she would not have me, My father sold me by her."

Sui Yu said: "You are more pitiful than me."

Zhou Liang cried even harder, Qi Yunruo had no choice but to think for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "Actually, I was also sold by my father."

Zhou Liang looked at him tearfully.

Qi Yunruo said: "He has always treated me badly. I don't know why, but I'm used to it... My mother is a concubine, and she left me a large sum of money. sold me."

Zhou Liang couldn't tell whether he was more pitiful or Shui Ruo was more pitiful for a while, so he choked up a few times and stopped crying—it was just that the three of them took the lead, and the rest of them talked about why they were sold, and why their parents were gambling. Ghosts can't afford the money, some of them were sold by relatives...

The ancients parted, and there was a poem that said, "When you see it, you will break your heart, and you will never look back." These people have no one to see them off, but only each other's miserable company.

Qi Yunruo cheered up and said: "Don't worry! I heard that Princess Changping of Dakang is a rare kind-hearted person. She is gentle, virtuous, kind and gentle. We are going to serve the princess. When the time comes, everyone will be there lovingly. Together, we will have a good time."

Zhou Liang said: "Is what you said true?"

Qi Yunruo said: "It's true." The prince's sister must be the gentlest, kindest and best master in the world, and she will treat these poor boys and girls kindly.

On the last night when he arrived at the capital of the Qiang people, Qi Yunruo couldn't fall asleep at all, his heart was beating wildly—is the prince in the capital now?Has he seen his sister?How is he now?

Turning around, he thought again, I don't know what happened to Brother Ji in Xinyuan Kingdom, did he propose to withdraw the spies, what about Cheng Sijie?Did he find Feng Qiang?Did you attack the Feng family?

They slept in the open, and if Qi Yun left the carriage, Mo She said coldly, "Where are you going?"

Qi Yunruo was taken aback, and after a while Qi Yunruo said: "I don't want to run away, I just want to come down and take a walk."

Mo She stared at Qi Yunruo for a while, then waved: "Come here."

Qi Yunruo hesitated for a moment, walked forward, followed Mo She for a while, Mo She felt that something was wrong all the way, Qi Yunruo appeared, the soldiers who repeatedly patrolled the road - he was always observing his slaves, those soldiers had movements Qi Yunruo was obviously too nervous at the time.He realized that Qi Yunruo's identity might not be as simple as he said.

"Are you really the accountant of the Feng family?"

The night wind blew, Qi Yunruo frowned, looked at Mo She silently.

Mo She sneered and said, "Feng's family is all from the Qi family. I didn't think for a moment that you can see that they are Han Chinese. How could they be from the Feng family?"

Qi Yunruo said: "I've already arrived here, are you going to tie me back and send me to prison?"

Moshe said, "I just want to know who you are."

If Qi Yun didn't answer, he asked instead: "Boss Mo She, I think you know something. Master Cheng is really going to attack the Feng family. Since then, the status of your Qi people has plummeted, and it can no longer be compared to before. Sijie should be the enemy of all of you Qi clansmen, and I am also Cheng Sijie's enemy, are these enough?"

Moshe was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly.

Qi Yunruo breathed a sigh of relief, Mo She said: "You go."

Qi Yunruo shook his head and said, "I've already sold myself to you."

Mo She snorted coldly and said, "I didn't give you the pawn money, and you didn't even sign the deed. Even if I pay to transport you out, you will only cause me trouble if you stay here."

Qi Yunruo said anxiously: "You sold me."

Mo She asked suspiciously: "What do you want to do by infiltrating the kings of the Qiang people? Are you an assassin?!"

Qi Yunruo remained silent.

Mo She seemed to be frightened by this guess, and hurriedly said: "My temple here is too small to accommodate a big Buddha like you. From now on, we should go our separate ways! I will never report you."

Qi Yunruo sighed: "Have you ever seen me such a thin assassin? I was originally Cheng Sijie's prisoner, I escaped, and I don't have any skills."

Mo She hesitated, Qi Yunruo said: "I sincerely want to find a way out in Princess Changping's tent. You sold me for money, and you have no loss at all."

Moshe drove him back to the carriage, saying, "I have to think about it."

Entering the capital on the second day, holding the signature of the most powerful Prince Berg, Mo She and others were graciously introduced into the city, and Mo She was flattered.Someone led the way along the way and took them to Prince Berg's tent in the east of the capital. From a distance, Qi Yunruo saw the conspicuous Han houses in the group tents—the house was new, and Qi Yunruo couldn't help thinking that it must be It is for the princess to live.

The Qiang official who was in charge of buying slaves said: "Fortunately, you are here today. The eldest prince and princess will receive the prince of Dakang in the evening. These people have to serve now."

Mo She took the money and could leave. Qi Yunruo waited for the slaves to settle down, and then he had to learn to serve people, and he would show up at the dinner party at night.

Mo She glanced at Qi Yunruo cryptically, but Qi Yunruo didn't notice—ever since the Qiang man said that the princess was going to meet the prince today, he couldn't hear and see other things clearly.

Sui Yu gave him a hand before calling his spirit back, Zhou Liang whispered, "The three of us want to live together."

Qi Yunruo nodded blankly, and the group followed the Qiang people. After a while, they saw a Han maidservant whom the Qiang people called her "Miss Wang'er".

Wang'er carefully looked at a group of slaves, and said, "Go and wash first, change your clothes, and then follow me to see the princess."

The boys and girls finally saw a Han man, their expressions were excited, and Wang'er's heart softened, "Don't be afraid, the princess is a good master, as long as you are obedient and sensible, the princess will treat you well."

Qi Yunruo was equally excited. Seeing the prince's sister, he would soon see the prince. Together with Zhou Liang and Sui Yu, he found a small tent, went in to take a bath, changed into new clothes, and ate hot barbecue. Together with Dabing, the boys and girls who still looked a little cautious followed Wang'er to Princess Changping's room.

The place where the princess lives is not too big. Qi Yunruo took a look around. There is a spacious living room on the outside, a study room on the inside, and the princess’s bedroom on the inside. A dozen people followed Wanger into the inner room, and soon Wu Yangyang knelt down and uttered such words as "greetings to the princess" and "kowtow to the princess" unevenly. Qi Yunruo knelt in the crowd and couldn't help but look up——

It was an extremely beautiful woman, her pupils cut water, and her eyebrows turned like crescents. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a fairy with no appearance. Liang stayed on Liang's body for a while, but Qi Yunruo lowered his head and didn't continue to look.

Li Yao raised her hand, "Get up quickly."

The people kneeling below were a little afraid to move, Li Yao smiled and said, "Wang'er, quickly help your brothers and sisters up."

"Hey, get up quickly," Wang'er quickly lifted a person up, "Our princess is not a harsh master."

Sui Yu whispered to Yunruo, "Princess is really kind..."

Qi Yunruo nodded and stood up, only then did he notice that besides the princess and Wang'er, there was another plump Han woman standing beside the princess. The princess opened her mouth, looked at the slaves and said, "Our eldest prince is so kind to the princess. When the princess came, the eldest prince first built a house for the princess, and then bought Han slaves to serve you. I lived in the tent before, and I was the only one to serve you." My servant, I can’t do anything well, and I have to worry about everything.”

Wang'er frowned all of a sudden, but Li Yao just looked at her former maid with a smile, and said, "You always do things neatly."

Seeing that the princess didn't understand what she meant, Qin'er was a little displeased when she saw that the princess didn't understand what she meant, and she was doing things for her Han slaves. You can leave the person to me, and I will send it back to you after I have recuperated the princess and taught the rules well."

Wang'er said coolly: "You are right, you are familiar with serving people."

Qin'er looked over coldly, and gave a blunt "pooh", "What are you, a servant girl who serves others, and the master is talking, so you have the right to intervene?"

"Master's speech is not for me to speak, but you are also considered master?"