Li Shang has now lost even the capital to be angry. It is impossible that he did not understand the meaning of the two sycamore leaves before, but now instead of leaving sadly, he has become more serious. What on earth is this man thinking in his head!?
Seeing her girl's physical and mental exhaustion, Xiaolan began to complain about the handsome and prosperous King Qi in her heart.
After all, my heart is still towards my master. Besides, why is this King Qi so persistent? His girl has refused so obviously, but he still doesn't give up. This campaign has also caused a lot of trouble to Li Shang.
"Then...then I'll go first..." Xiaolan was about to retreat when suddenly a gust of wind blew from the window sill. Before Lishang could understand what happened, she saw Xiaolan's face change and she pointed behind her and stammered.
——
"You...why are you here?!"
Li Shang looked back with surprised eyes, and saw Zhu Sheng dressed in black, with black hair hanging casually on the back of his head, and a pair of bright eyes shining dimly under the moonlight. When Li Shang's eyes met, fierce
The light is suppressed, emitting a lingering soft light.
Without Li Shang's permission, he reached out and held her soft long hair, gently put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it.
Lishang was so frightened by Zhu Sheng's abrupt move that she didn't dare to move, and Xiaolan was even more frightened and trembling all over.
In order to prevent interested people from attacking the girl inside, the turtle man guarding the flower building is also a practicing man. Logically speaking, it is not easy to break in, but this man actually stood in her house silently.
The girl's window!
Xiaolan turned around and was about to run away, but she heard the man's chilling cold snort——
"I won't do anything, but if you do something to make me unhappy, that's not necessarily the case..."
This sentence immediately stopped Xiaolan, and she couldn't take a step forward. When she turned around, she saw that Zhu Sheng had stepped off the window sill and was standing next to Li Shang, showing a fierce look that only a beast can have. The little maid suddenly felt that she was being
Locked up, I was covered in cold sweat.
Tonight, he went to eliminate a family that was trying to deliberately raise troops to rebel. No one in the family was left. He was already used to such a scene, but thinking about missing Li Shang's performance at night because of these things, he became even more irritated and simply decided to
A fire burned that family until nothing was left.
Although the blood in Li Shang's whole body was close to coagulation, she was not frightened to the point of completely losing her mind like Xiao Lan. She was very familiar with this kind of look.
Uncontrolled anger and madness——
She knew very well that Zhu Sheng was really on the verge of going berserk now, so she must not offend him...otherwise, something irreversible might really happen!
As she got closer, she could even smell the smell of blood and charcoal on his body... just like the night when their entire Li family was raided and executed!
Now Li Shang knew exactly what he had done, but his expression now did not look like the killing god who had just done these things, but rather like a wounded, bloodthirsty beast.
Zhu Sheng was also very cautious. He was really just sniffing the ends of the woman's hair and didn't do anything out of the ordinary.
He kissed her soft black hair gently, like a little animal pleading pitifully.
"Just stay with me a little longer, okay?"
The man's posture was irresistible——
Li Shang, on the other hand, could see herself sluggish due to excessive shock and fear in Zhu Sheng's gentle and affectionate eyes.
Zhu Sheng's approach was so gentle, as if there were rare treasures in his eyes that needed to be protected throughout his life.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. The moment he saw this woman, the moment he met her eyes, he decided that she would be the only love he would stay with for the rest of his life.
In the past, he didn't believe the talk about romance and love at first sight, until the day he met her...
It was true that he was attracted by the appearance, but he was more obsessed with the stubborn and pure soul beneath the appearance - as if he was always fighting against something. It was such simplicity and stubbornness that made him feel that she and he should be on the same page...
He was also trapped by high power, and he was also imprisoned by fate - but he couldn't explain why he got this feeling from a prostitute whom he met for the first time... Maybe he was really crazy?
But he would rather continue this madness, because only in this way, only when he sees this woman, will his exhaustion from being addicted to fame and fortune be relieved. Only when he hears her singing, will he feel relieved because of the loneliness of running around in the world.
It will calm down half a point.
The closer he got to her, the more she resisted, but the closer he got to her, the more he became uncontrollably fascinated! Zhu Sheng really felt like he was crazy!
No one in this world should be able to affect his emotions like this. She was the first, and he would make her the last.
He admitted that he was too impatient and brought all the gifts in front of her, and even controlled public opinion to continue to exert pressure. He clearly knew that doing so would only make her hate him more. But Zhu Sheng, who had always been proud in love, did not know
Is there any other way... No woman should have resisted his approach! Originally, she should have fallen into this relationship at her own pace, but in the end, it was only him who was addicted?!
He was really panicked, and because of this, he messed up his position, and even involved her in dealing with other things that should not have anything to do with her. Only today did Zhu Sheng realize how deep his poisoning was.
Li Shang has a pair of beautiful and transparent eyes. What she can see in a man's eyes is much more than he imagined...
Although it was just a vague feeling, she knew that this arrogant man was very tired now - maybe he was just looking for a dock to anchor in the bay?
The woman sighed, stretched out her hand to gently hold his messy hair, and let out a faint sigh——
"I'll just accompany you..."
Although she will not be his last resort, at least now she will not give up easily on anyone who has placed such great hope on her——
Yes, she is just practicing her principles. There is nothing special about this man to her!
After warning herself like this, Li Shang pinched his fingers, and then put her soft fingertips into his calloused palms due to years of martial arts training. When the man was surprised, he turned around to inform Xiaolan.
"Tell mother that I will leave with you tonight, and let the turtle master outside... also withdraw!"
Zhu Sheng grabbed Li Shang's hand with his backhand, and the unexpected surprise made him laugh out loud - like a child who got a reward -
"Are you really willing to come with me?"
Li Shang was very talkative and reached out to tap his head——
"Just one night! You won't be spared if you don't send me back!"
After getting the woman's consent, Zhu Sheng reached out and picked Li Shang up by the waist, took off his robe and covered her loose pajamas. The woman was so frightened that she quickly put her arms around his neck and did not dare to move.
Beauty, Zhu Sheng laughed and jumped directly from the window sill at the highest point of the flower building.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha-!!!!"
Xiaolan looked at the two people leaving quickly on the eaves, feeling a little dazed. She immediately turned around and went down to inform the Madam and Turtle who were rushing up. She didn't dare to say more, so she could only tell what happened in detail.
came out.
"What should we do now? The girls have been taken away...could it be...could it be..."
The bustard slapped Xiaolan on the head——
"Nothing is impossible! It is absolutely impossible for a smart woman like Li Shang to leave with a man who will harm her!"
The maid was still frightened——
"But...but that young master's eyes are so scary! It's as if he wants to eat people alive!"
The madam was 100% sure of Zhu Sheng, and she crossed her arms over her chest——
"Then have you ever seen him look like that at Li Shang?"
Xiaolan tried her best to recall it, and then shook her head.
"No... not even once!"
"That's it!" The Madam clapped her hands, "No matter how fierce a man is, he will always shed all his anger and weapons in front of the woman he likes!"
She also watched with her own eyes that the young master came to the flower house tirelessly to support Li Shang every day, and carried a series of expensive gifts into the flower building for free. She also received a lot of benefits, and it was unjustifiable not to help Li Shang at this time.
Xiaolan also hesitated and was confused:
"Then...is there really no need to take any measures?"
"Just rest assured! I promise that Li Shang will come back intact tomorrow!"
The Madam didn't even worry that Zhu Sheng would take advantage of someone else's situation. After all, if he really wanted to do this, there wouldn't be only one opportunity now.
On the other side, Li Shang was carried onto the horse by Zhu Sheng. The man held the reins and raised his whip, and the two of them quickly left the city and rode towards the sparsely populated outskirts.
The bumpy horseback and the passing breeze assaulted Li Shang's senses at the same time. She was well protected in Zhu Sheng's arms. She looked up at the man's side face from time to time, and his hot breath fell deeply and shallowly.
It hit her in the crook of her neck, which was very strange.
She admitted that Zhu Sheng was indeed the most outstanding and handsome man among all the men she had ever seen, but he was far from being able to make her fall in love with him just because of this.
She even began to regret it now - why did she inexplicably agree to the other party's request when her head was hot, and now she was taken to the wilderness... If he did anything extraordinary, she wouldn't even be able to escape.
Gotta run!
But then she thought of the man's hurt look like a little beast just now, and she could only accept her fate helplessly. Who said she was the least able to resist that kind of situation? It can only be said that the man unintentionally hit the part of her that was most irresistible.
Bar!
"What are you looking at me doing? Does it look good?"
Zhu Sheng's magnetic laughter fell from his head. Li Shang's face turned red and she shrank back. Zhu Sheng lowered his head and whispered softly in her ear——
"Don't worry, no matter how beautiful I am, I won't look as good as you!"
The man's compliment without any modification made Li Shang curl her lips and stretch out her hand to draw circles on his chest: "Glib tongue!"
Feeling that Li Shang was no longer wary of him, Zhu Sheng's smile became brighter and brighter - "If you are willing, I can only tell you the truth for the rest of my life!"
There was nothing false about the smile on the man's face. Li Shang only felt that her heartbeat slowed down for a second, and her claws scratched restlessly on Zhu Sheng's chest. The man was filled with evil fire and felt depressed.
With a low voice, he grabbed Li Shang's hand, and with a hoarse tone that he tried to control, he whispered softly next to her crystal earlobe: "Don't move...otherwise, I don't guarantee that I won't do anything..."
Li Shang was also frightened by Zhu Sheng's posture, and immediately shrank into his arms without daring to move, like a frightened rabbit.
The woman's submissive posture made Zhu Sheng feel soft in his heart. He reached out and pinched her smooth face. On the desolate mountain road, the sound of horse hooves could be heard endlessly. Finally, half an hour later, the two of them arrived at the steepest cliff.
at.
Zhu Sheng jumped down with Li Shang in his arms. The breeze blew, and the black robe on her body was fluttered, and the beautiful scenery on the mountain appeared completely in front of her eyes.
The cool moonlight has never seemed more tangible than at this moment. The night sky is an intoxicating indigo, and the moonlight and starlight complement each other beautifully, without any disharmony or imbalance. The breeze blows the sound of leaves in the mountain stream, and the air is particularly fresh.
, looking into the distance, the lights of the town were brilliant. It was the first time for her to observe the place where she lived from such a perspective. It was particularly novel and surprising.
Zhu Sheng hugged her from behind and felt her breath greedily, but did not take another step. It was as if he had found his only support under the night sky.
Li Shang didn't resist his approach - she patted his hand gently -
"It's beautiful, but why did you think of bringing me here?"
Zhu Sheng put his chin on her shoulder, and the body temperature of his ironing clothes invaded her senses. His voice was full of exhaustion: "Are you willing to listen to my story?"
Li Shang also answered decisively: "Since I have decided to come out with you, my time tonight will be yours."
Zhu Sheng's body stiffened briefly, and then he hugged him tighter, bringing their bodies closer to each other.
"This is my hometown, and my mother-in-law's family was exiled for an unreasonable crime of treason. I was only five years old at that time. When my mother-in-law and I left Beijing, the former queen completed the integration of the forces in the capital, and
Help the prince ascend the throne."
Li Shang didn't know what his intention was when he mentioned this, but she could hear the intense sadness and strong resentment hidden in his words.
"At that time, my mother-in-law and I lived here in poverty and were not favored by others, but at least we were still happy... But I never expected that woman to be so vicious and evil-hearted. After my incompetent brother ascended the throne
Then I gave my mother-in-law a glass of poisonous wine to die...if she doesn't obey, I will completely kill the entire exiled clan."
He still can't forget the look of relief and reluctance in his mother's eyes before she drank the poisoned wine, so desperate and suffocating.
"She didn't find me at that time. My mother-in-law sent me to other farmers' homes before the royal family came, and replaced me with the bodies of their children..."
Zhu Sheng's voice was trembling at the end, as if he had gone back many years ago, as if he had turned back into that powerless child, as if he was so incompetent that nothing could stop him.
Li Shang turned around and covered his eyes with her backhand, then put her forehead against them.
"It's okay now," he added, "Now that you are the King of Qi, you are the one and only person in the court. No one can touch you. Things like the past will never happen again."
She could easily imagine what happened next. After the Queen Mother died of illness, King Qi suddenly appeared with a group of cronies and quickly established his own party members and forces in the court. At the same time, he cultivated a very high prestige and power among the people.
support.
This sounds simple to say, but only Zhu Sheng himself knows the danger and suspense involved.
She spoke very firmly, and the moment the man raised his eyes, her eyes also showed a bit of overheated pity and a bit of empathy.
Not long ago, she was also harmed by the late emperor's forces, her family was destroyed, and after she was reborn with beauty, she has been planning to re-enter the center of power. But she never expected that she would meet a man like Zhu Sheng along the way.
Her relaxation gave Zhu Sheng room to be willful. The man hugged her tightly, buried his head in her chest, and absorbed her breath with attachment.
The woman first let out a cry of shame and anger, but then she did not push him away and patted his back gently.
"You can say the ugly things first. I will only accompany you this time."
Zhu Sheng raised his head, very confident - but still showed a pitiful look:
"Just once, will you give me a chance?"
As long as he agrees and gets a chance, he is sure to make this woman's moment last forever!
Opportunity? The so-called opportunity, Li Shang believed that as long as she nodded, her ties with this man would only grow more and more, and I'm afraid it would still be impossible to escape.
But facing this man, facing him who had the same experience as her, she couldn't bear to be so cruel now.
Turning away from his burning gaze, she still did not choose to push him away.
"Just once...if you screw up, I won't look at you again!"
After receiving Li Shang's consent, the man suddenly picked up Li Shang, put her on his shoulders, and began to spin her around. Li Shang was shaken for a moment and was dizzy. The cliff was high, and Zhu Sheng's weird movements, she was now
He only dared to hold Zhu Sheng tightly and never let go.
"You... put me down quickly!!!!"
"Hold on! Didn't I say that tonight's time is all mine? Then it doesn't matter if you stay with me for a little longer, right?"
Li Shang was also angered by Zhu Sheng's rogueness. She stretched out her fist and was about to hit the man on the head, but he pinched her wrist with his backhand. He solemnly kissed the back of her hand - the cool touch made Li Shang
Shang's whole body felt like an electric shock.
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity, I won't let you down."
The accelerated heartbeat made Li Shang confirm once again that she had no feelings for this man, so she simply allowed him to be so childish.
The next day, Xiaolan, who had been staying in Lishang's room all night, fell asleep until Lishang patted her cheek——
"Wake up! Your saliva is drooling!"
Xiaolan woke up slowly and saw her girl standing in front of her safe and sound. Her nose felt sore and she almost cried, but she sneezed instead.
Li Shang smiled slightly and touched her girl's hair——
"Silly girl, am I back? Stop crying!"
"Girl...you scared me to death...ahhhh!!!"
Letting Xiaolan put her tears and snot on the clothes on her chest, Lishang patted her shoulders and smiled——
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm really sorry for scaring everyone in Hualou..."
"If my mother hadn't said that the young master would never harm you! Otherwise, I would have gone to report it to the police! Wuwuwuwu!"
Li Shang also smiled in her heart - did that man really want to harm her and it was their turn to report him to the police? Moreover, all the officials around here were under his control, so he was powerless to seek justice...
"Okay, okay, don't cry. Nothing happened between him and me." Lishang straightened Xiaolan's shoulders so that she could look at her, "What you have to do now is wash your face and comb it for me."
, and then get ready to welcome new guests!”
The maid nodded, immediately wiped her tears and nose, and turned around to pack her things. Li Shang sighed and showed a helpless smile.
"I don't know how long this kind of life can last..."
After that, the frequency of Zhu Sheng's visits to the flower house was significantly reduced, which also made Li Shang breathe a sigh of relief. She enjoyed the current way of getting along with each other more than the tight pressure before, and it was best to leave some space for each other.
Good pattern.
In the blink of an eye, on the eve of the summer festival, Lishang and Xiaolan were making intensive preparations behind the stage. Layers after layers of complicated clothes were embroidered with exquisite and mysterious patterns, superimposed on Lishang's body. Even though she usually
In order to practice dancing, I didn't slack off in my physical exercise. At this moment, I couldn't help but feel that the ritual dress on my body was very heavy.
Not only the weight, this festival is special every summer solstice. It is the highlight of every ten years. She cannot mess up, and she will never allow herself to mess up.
With her lips dyed, her eyebrows painted, and powder applied, she gradually transformed from a woman smelling of fireworks into a fairy who came from the sky, as if she came from a fairyland, bringing blessings and praises to the world.
After all the foreplay of the ceremony was over, the priest finally raised his hand and announced that the most anticipated highlight of the ceremony was about to begin——
"Next, the oiran Lishang will perform a dance to the gods! Praying for good weather and abundant harvests in the coming year!"
"Good weather and good harvests!"
"Good weather and good harvests!"
"Good weather and good harvests!"
Everyone knelt down in unison, and Li Shang also made a stunning appearance at the moment when they stood up and raised their eyes. Her immortal appearance was unforgettable for those who saw her. Every step she took and she rang the bell was set for life.
Various ritual instruments intertwined into a sacred ensemble, and Li Shang slowly walked to the center of the stage, leaned down and began her performance.
Her dance was different from the usual fragrant breeze, gentle and continuous. Now she seemed to be possessed by a god, and her obscure and tense movements seemed to be praying to God for good luck in the coming year on behalf of the local people.
Zhu Sheng stood on the pavilion directly opposite the stage, holding a pot of old wine in his hand. He took a sip, and his desire and admiration for the woman quickly increased in his drunken eyes.
What she didn't know was that although today was a day for local people to pray for good luck, it was also the death anniversary of his mother and concubine!