atypical prostitute

Chapter 254
In April, the peach blossoms are full of peach blossoms, the carriages at the foot of the mountain are decorated with gold and silver, and the brocade barriers on the mountain are ten miles away, which cannot cover the clear singing in the depths of the peach garden.

The noble lady in Chinese clothes, supported by the nanny wearing the brocade beige, walked slowly on the fallen flowers, and saw that the peach tree had not yet budded and grown leaves, but was only full of peach blossoms.

"I haven't come out for a long time, but I don't know that the spring is already here."

Not without regret, she stretched out her slender fingers and broke off a branch of peach blossom.

Not far away, a group of twelve or thirteen-year-old girls in skirts and buns are surrounding Ye Chang, who is a toddler in the middle, teasing and amusing.

Seeing their cheerful posture, the nanny who followed Li Ci also showed a smile, and said: "It's just a good spring today, and some of the maids are so happy that they are a little out of order."

"I was not in good health a few days ago, and everyone has worked hard."

Li Ci said in a low voice, although the spring is bright, the cloud hanging over the Ye Mansion has not dissipated.

The 36 countries in the Western Regions are in a state of disunity, and they are too busy to take care of themselves in the face of chaos. However, while Kai Ge's high performance and good news come, there are continuous assassinations.

Because of the light religion.

After all, it is a great religion that has been passed down for thousands of years. Believers are everywhere like the sand of the Ganges River, and their stubbornness is like a stone.In the last two weeks alone, no less than a hundred assassins and middlemen were captured in Liangzhou city. As for the infiltration of the Jiedu envoy's mansion, it never ended.

Almost every morning, bloody corpses would be transported out of the back door of Ye Mansion and thrown into the mass grave.

There is no weapon more terrifying than faith. Unarmed believers can go to hell with only the blaze in their chests.Torture cannot shake them, and public display of their heads will only arouse their hatred. For the sake of faith, even their lives can be thrown away.

——It is not that the Guangming believers have been expelled, but Liangzhou is too close to the border, and the Guangming religion has been preaching here for many years, and it can be said to be deeply rooted.Even though all the senior believers were expelled from the city, there were still countless followers left, dormant, waiting, and the power of darkness might erupt at any time, turning the entire city of Liangzhou into hell.

In today's Liangzhou, the wind is raging, the grass and the trees are full of soldiers. As the wife of the Jiedu envoy, Li Ci, even the most common outing in the countryside is no less than a luxury adventure with life as a bet.

However, the spring outing team of more than [-] people used [-] civilians to clean up the surrounding area, and the space was separated by ten miles of brocade barriers.

Beside the brocade barrier, the servants, who are strong and strong, are patrolling with full vigilance, their hands are always on the psoas, and they are holding the handle of the knife.

However, even with the lingering tension lingering all over the body, the girls in new clothes still forgot the mountain and rain outside the brocade barrier when they got off the bus. In the sea, enjoying the warm wind and the soft grass, the falling flowers are flying like rain.

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Strolling in the sea of ​​flowers, Li Ci was not in a good mood.

Because of the lingering sickness for several months, her face was a little haggard, her hair was in a loose bun, and her hair was hanging by her ears, which complemented the bright moon by her ears, but she couldn't hide the sick flush on her cheeks.From the first time she fainted, she knew that this illness was strange, and she also knew who wanted her life: for the sake of power, some people couldn't wait to tear off the last fig leaf.

But she is still alive, living despicably at the cost of countless lives.

"Recently Mr. Bai has been behaving very strangely." Taking advantage of no one's attention, Dan Xing leaned forward and whispered.

"Adan told me the day before yesterday that she passed Mr. Bai's room and heard ghosts crying and howling inside...but Mr. Bai just left half an hour ago...there should be no one in the room..."

Everyone knows that among the people in the inner court, the wife trusts Bai Yinmei the most, but Dan Xing is a dowry maid with an unusual status.Seeing that Mr. Bai is getting weirder and more moody recently, Dan Xing feels that he has the duty to remind his wife: Liangzhou has a strange atmosphere, so we must guard against family thieves.

However, before Dan Xing finished speaking, Li Ci interrupted with a smile.

"I have been seriously ill a year ago, and the prescription needs some very rare herbs. In order to find them, A Mei has been working hard day and night, and it is inevitable that I will have a bad temper... You are my dowry maid, and you have always been sensible. If you hear something unpleasant in the backyard, you need to take more responsibility."

"Yes."

Dan Xing bowed to answer, Bai Yinmei's continuous hard work, she also saw in her eyes, hearing Madam's words, she suddenly felt that it was those scumbags who shamelessly flirted with Ah Mei, her voice unconsciously became harsher.

But after agreeing, she was a little curious: "Si Niangzi...there have been rumors recently that... said Si Niangzi is...because the eldest son...and...Hou Ye disrespects the God of Light...that's why..."

Because of fear, her trembling voice became lower and lower, and finally sank to the ground. Dan Xing's eyes were full of worry. Even though her knowledge was far above that of ordinary women, she was still full of reverence for ghosts and gods.

"...the curse of the God of Light...?"

Li Ci repeated amusedly, and said: "The army is going west, and the sword is pointing at it. There will be no disadvantages. If the God of Light is really angry, why doesn't he send a miracle to save his people? Even the courage to break the banner of the camp with magic power No, but he would pester a woman with nasty means... The God of Light in the Western Regions really has boundless mana!"

Her words were sonorous and her voice was firm, but Dan Xing turned pale with fright, clapped her hands together, and said in a low voice: "Madam be careful! This God of Light... is really scary..."

"Paper statues, what's so scary!"

Because of being scolded, Dan Xing hurriedly changed her words: "Madam's words are very true. This evil god of the Western Regions only knows how to pretend to be gods and trick ghosts, bullying the good and fearing the evil. It can be seen that his mana is really limited. It's just... It's just that Madam is suffering from it now, and her body is weak. It is to be cautious."

Just when he was helpless, Bai Yinmei's mocking voice sounded behind him.

"The world is bright and the sky is clear, and the sun is shining, and the mere little ghosts can scare you like this!"

Hearing the sound, Dan Xing bowed sideways and gave up her seat, while Bai Yinmei was not modest, she stepped forward and walked to Li Ci's side.

"How did you come?"

"Fang Fang came back from Qinzhou. On the official road, he saw a lieutenant who was familiar with the Jiedu envoy's mansion, so he came over."

Said gently, the weather along the way, the light blue Hu suit has long been gray, and even the pattern on the cuffs can't be seen clearly.

Seeing this, Li Ci took out a silk handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and carefully brushed the grass clippings from his temple hair, and said with a smile: "I've been bored in the room all day, and even my hair smells like medicine. It's rare that the spring is beautiful today, so I took them out for a walk."

"...but it's not peaceful outside."

"Liangzhou City has already been screened five or six times. In today's Western Regions, who else would dare to oppose Lord Hou?"

Smiling disdainfully, he happened to see an ancient peach tree blooming enchantingly in front of him, so he held up his skirts and approached. Seeing this, the servants hurriedly followed, and laid the snow wolf skin on the bed before his wife sat down.

Li Ci reached out and stroked the rough tree trunk.

This is an old tree that has grown for an unknown number of years. The trunk is winding and vicissitudes, and the branches cover the sky. Bright powder blue.As the breeze blows, the pale pink petals swirl and fall to the ground, and the stamens fall on the skirt, arousing unknown sadness.

A long, long time ago, a hurried passerby threw a peach pit on the mountain, which inadvertently created a landscape a hundred years later.The small peach pit, which is not expected by anyone, takes root, sprouts, spreads leaves, and blooms in the barren mountains in obscurity. The trees fell down one by one and decayed, but they still stood here majestically...surrounded by descendants...

"It's beautiful and lonely."

Looking up at the peach blossoms, Bai Yinmei suddenly sighed.

"Why do you say that?"

Li Ci said casually, perhaps because she has left her soul too many times, sometimes she can't even distinguish between reality and illusion, she can clearly feel the warmth of the sun and the greenness of the grass, but her eyes are always hazy, as if she is going through all kinds of things. It's a dream.

All along, she has regarded Bai Yinmei's face as the boundary between reality and illusion, the ferocious and distorted soul body and the enchanting and gorgeous face, but now, even this part of reality has begun to distance itself.

She saw that Bai Yinmei's two faces were merging into one. It was pale, close to blood and flesh, the pain of being pulled out of all blood and flesh, mixed with the desolation of falling down at any time.She didn't even dare to touch him, for fear that her fingertips would be stained with blood, which would never be cleaned.

"Because I am pessimistic. Seeing the peach blossoms bloom so beautifully, I always think of the tragedy when they wither. According to legend, the flowers in Taoshan are the return of the heroes who died in the battle. No matter how beautiful and warm they are, they will not bear fruit."

Bai Yinmei said pointingly, Li Ci smiled slightly, and said: "Not every kind of flower exists for the sake of fruit, as long as it can keep the beauty in the hearts of those who love it, the life of a flower is not counted as a flower." waste."

"waste?"

"No one knows whether the soul is real or not. Only being remembered is the best proof of existence."

As he spoke, he brushed his fingers over the uneven galls of the peach tree.

Seeing her delicate movements and undisguised sadness, Bai Yinmei murmured: "Immortal? It's a pity that I am destined to decay."

"what are you saying?"

"nothing!"

He flatly denied it.

Li Ci knew that he was hiding something from him, but he didn't care. He sat and watched the peach blossoms blooming, and suddenly said seriously: "A Mei, have you heard about the case of Jiangnan Qianrui Villa?"

When Ye Chuan was the governor of Yangzhou, the owner of Qianrui Villa, one of the famous Jiangnan villages, had hosted the Ye family many times to visit the lake and enjoy the scenery.However, just a month ago, Qianrui Villa was wiped out.

All the people died, no chickens or dogs were left behind, and even the houses were burned down!
Bai Yinmei heard the words, but was calm, nodded and said: "I have also heard about the murder case in Qianrui Villa. The murderer was really cruel, and even the women and children were not spared. It can be seen that the desperadoes in the world really cannot be provoked."

"That's right, it's the day of washing hands in the golden basin, when all the families are copying and beheading."

Li Ci sighed leisurely, took out a letter from his sleeve, and said: "The past few months have been very uneven, many local gentry have been wiped out, but I don't know who did it."

"The Empress Dowager has no virtue, so it is inevitable that there will be turmoil in the world."

Bai Yinmei spoke lightly, as if these things really had nothing to do with him.

Li Ci didn't say much, just casually talked about trifles in the world, and said: "Amei, it's not peaceful these days, you have to be cautious when going in and out. If it's hard to get that thing, forget it. I don't want you to encounter any danger for me .”

Bai Yinmei was taken aback for a moment, forced a smile, and said, "Don't worry... I've always done things properly."

"I know you have a sense of proportion, but I'm just afraid that you will force yourself."

Speaking softly, Li Ci held his white and thin hand, and said softly: "Since Yun'er's accident, I have nothing to lose. I want you to promise me, don't do stupid things, don't leave I."

"...How could I do something stupid?"

Naturally smirking, Bai Yinmei said gently: "Why does Si Niangzi always say these things that I don't understand today?"

"I've been feeling restless lately, and I always feel that something bad is about to happen. I hope it's because I've been ill for too long, so I have an illusion."

(End of this chapter)