"How much money do you have left on you?" Lan Qiao asked quietly. "Based on the current situation, I think the auction price cannot be lower than Zi Mei. Even 12,000 taels is not impossible."

"I still have eight hundred taels of silver notes. Even if I add gold leaves, it's only one thousand taels." Feng Yeling said helplessly, "That's why I said I would try my luck."

Bai Xueyin said worriedly, "What if someone bids higher? Is such a beauty not worth a thousand taels?"

Xiao Taoxian heard their conversation and couldn't help but interjected, "Don't say one thousand taels. For a beauty of her level, ten thousand taels may not be enough."

Lan Qiao's heart sank. At this moment, Mrs. Qu picked up the lace in front of Li Jingshu's cloak and gently lifted it up. Li Jingshu immediately stood up on tiptoes, as if she was afraid that the lace would be untied.

Mrs. Qu smiled seductively, pulled the lace and walked forward, and Li Jingshu followed her like a shadow, and was led by her to the people sitting around to watch.

Feng Yeling looked at Li Jingshu who was being pulled around in the bamboo canopy with distress, and said sadly, "Among the sisters who played well in the past, Sister Jingshu had the biggest temper and didn't take anyone's fault.

I didn’t expect that she would become someone else’s plaything today.”

Xiao Taoxian whispered, "No one here will be disobedient. Madam can't imagine the methods of Mr. Ren. No matter how strong a woman is, as long as she is in his hands, she will accept her fate within a day or two. This slave girl said last night

I saw the sister in front of me being tortured with my own eyes. She was very strong at first, but later she stopped begging for mercy and obeyed."

"They tortured her." Lan Qiao's heart tightened suddenly, "What did you see?"

"This slave just took a peek when passing by." Xiao Taoxian lowered her voice, "At that time, this sister was suspended by a rope and kept being immersed in a large pool."

"Waterboarding?" Bai Xueyin asked in confusion, "Many yamen use it, right?"

"Madam, you don't know something." Xiao Taoxian said with lingering fear, "Second Master Ren's water is different from ordinary water. I don't know what has been added to it. If you touch it, you will feel a burning sensation like fire. I heard that if you soak it, you will feel it."

Over time, the skin will become thinner, and any physical contact, even a light touch, will be painful or even cause the skin to rupture."

Lan Qiao imagined that scene, and felt a shuddering fear in his heart. He said with some understanding, "If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to hold on for long."

Before he could finish his words, he heard an exclamation from the crowd. It turned out that Mrs. Qu suddenly quickened her pace and ripped open the ties of Li Jingshu's cloak.

The cape, which looked like fine porcelain, fell instantly, revealing a light and close-fitting sky blue dress underneath. The dress had no sleeves, fully exposing the girl's perfect shoulders and two lotus-rooted arms, and the hem of the skirt was only half of her thighs.

The length of it, no wonder she couldn't see it at all when she was wearing a cloak.

In the hot summer in the south of the Yangtze River, it is not uncommon to see people wearing shorts and shorts on the streets. There are even many people who go naked to escape the heat. But for unmarried girls, exposing the skin of their arms and thighs in full view of the public, in this kind of situation

It is still embarrassing to let others judge you in this environment.

Only then did Lan Qiao see clearly that although Li Jingshu's hands were always behind her back, they were not bound by any chains or ropes. Her two forearms were neatly folded together, with her left hand holding her right arm and her right hand holding her left arm.

It seems that she took the initiative to make this gesture under the orders of Ren Da or Mrs. Qu.

Li Jingshu's pale face was flushed with embarrassment. Just as she was about to lower her head to avoid the gazes coming from all directions, Mrs. Qu had already stopped her and said, "Don't lower your head."

"Yes." Li Jingshu's delicate body trembled, and she no longer lowered her head, her eyes fell on the nothingness in front of her.

Feng Yeling said with sore eyes, "Sister Jingshu is such a strong woman. How much torture has she endured to become like this?"

When Mrs. Qu saw that Li Jingshu was indeed obedient, she said with a smile on her face, "You must have seen clearly the appearance and figure of this girl. She is definitely one of a million."

As she spoke, she reached out and pinched Li Jingshu's face, and then touched her thighs. "Look at this face and these legs, they are so juicy." At this point, she suddenly slapped Li Jingshu on the butt and gave her an order.

He said, "Come, sing a song for the guests."

"This" Li Jingshu hesitated for a moment, but Mrs. Qu slapped her on the face mercilessly, then pulled her hair and said every word, "I want to ask you something, should you sing or not?" Li Jingshu was

Mrs. Qu was pulled so hard that she had to bend down. Her cheeks were burning with pain, but she didn't dare to reach out and rub them. Tears of grievance filled her eyes instantly.

"I asked you to sing." Mrs. Qu gave the order again. Ren Da stood not far away and watched Li Jingshu being beaten with a smile, but had no intention of stepping forward to stop him. "Be obedient and you will suffer less."

"I understand." Li Jingshu said with tears in her eyes, "Please don't hit me again."

Mrs. Qu then let go of Li Jingshu and ordered someone to take a pipa from the dark place and stuff it into her arms. She was finally allowed to move her arms.

Witnessing all this in the dark, Lan Qiao felt a knot in his chest. He wished he could pull out his sword and fight, but his reason told him not to be so reckless.

Li Jingshu stood up straight again, and after breathing evenly, she cleared her throat and said, "Young lady, I'd like to sing a song. I hope all the guests can give me some advice."

"Sing quickly, sing quickly," the middle-aged man on the right side of Lanqiao stood up and clapped his hands excitedly, "Let's see if your singing is as good as Miss Xia from Bishui Jietianlou."

After Li Jingshu tuned the strings, she bowed again and gently picked them up with her bare hands, and the music of the cong-tung began to play leisurely.

Just listen to her singing

One-sided love, two lovesickness

Three years into remembrance

The four seasons are cloudy and sunny.

How to reach you

Say farewell lightly

Humanity says there is a gap in your heart

With the Five Sacred Mountains in my chest, my aspirations are aligned with the sky

I thought you had lost all your six desires and seven emotions

Can't bear to abandon those eight acres of land

Jiuli Changdi

I am not a wood carving and clay sculpture

I don’t want you to bravely enter the 9981

I just hope that your heart will always be with each other

So as to avoid the strong wind in Jiangpu

I only hate that I am young, ignorant and ignorant

I didn’t know your thoughts at first

I just sigh that I am pretending to be arrogant and smile

It's so cold that you feel so regretful

The flowing water in front of the door can still reach the west

Old dreams are irreversible

Pass by and look back

Little did I know that it would be a pity to miss my beloved

Unfortunately, the world of mortals is rolling around and it’s hard to continue our fate.

Grind me into dust

Turn you into mud

In the end, all the flowers fade away

I'm not me

you are not you

Her singing was sad and sad, like the wind blowing through the long forest, like the rain hitting the frosted leaves, like the lone wild goose returning south in autumn, and more like a clear spring pouring down from the rock crevices in the mountains. Not only Lan Qiao was stunned after listening to it.

, Feng Yeling was even moved to tears by the delicate and graceful girlish thoughts in her singing.
Chapter completed!