Chapter 126 She is my woman
Chapter 126 She is my woman
The singers and dancers have begun to dress up and are waiting for guests to come. Some young masters dressed in gorgeous clothes have also put aside their daytime reserve and come to relax in this paradise.
Yu Qingli walked across the beautifully decorated stage and headed towards the entrance of the Beauty House. It was already completely dark, and if she stayed any longer, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble.
Thinking this in my mind, I quickened my pace a bit, but unexpectedly I bumped into a customer.
"Feel sorry!"
Yu Qingli didn't even raise her head, still walking hurriedly, thinking about how to make up for today's events without arousing Yu Zhengsha's suspicion.
But someone grabbed her wrist all of a sudden. "It's not that easy to leave after bumping into someone!"
When Yu Qingli looked up, she was met with an extremely delicate face. Under a pair of eyebrows of appropriate thickness were beautiful and light phoenix eyes. The long eyelashes covered the light in the eyes. Under the high and straight nose was a pair of small thin lips. If it were not for the obvious Adam's apple of this person, Yu Qingli would have thought that this was a young lady from some family disguised as a man.
It's strange that a boy looks like a girl!
Frowning slightly, Yu Qingli pulled her hand out of the man's grasp and asked, "Sir, what are your plans?"
The man thought for a moment, then looked Yu Qingli up and down with a presumptuous look, "Well, since I'm happy today, I can let go of the matter of you bumping into me. However, you have to dance for me."
"no!"
Before Yu Qingli could reply, a cold voice came from upstairs. When she came to her senses, Murong Yanhui's cold face was already in front of her. Yu Qingli frowned even more. Why did this person come to join in the fun?
The handsome young man's expression changed, and he seemed a little unhappy. "I asked this girl to dance for me. What does it have to do with you?"
Murong Yanhui, however, directly hugged Yu Qingli's slender waist, declaring her sovereignty, "It doesn't matter if you let anyone dance for you, except her!"
The man seemed provoked by Murong Yan's words, and there was a hint of anger between his brows. "So what if I want this woman?"
"She's my woman, what do you think will happen?!"
Murong Yan was already full of anger when he returned today, but he couldn't hold it in and vent it on Yu Qingli. Now that someone appeared and sought death on his own initiative, it was exactly what he wanted.
Unexpectedly, Murong Yan's reply provoked the man to laugh. "She's just a prostitute. How can she be considered your woman? She could even be anyone's woman..."
Before he finished speaking, a palm wind came towards him. Murong Yanhui attacked. Although Yu Qingli was unhappy because of what this person said, she was really surprised to see Murong Yanhui attack. She thought that he should not be an impulsive person.
Although the man was a little surprised, he was not panicked. He just took a step back, stretched out his hand and actually dispelled Murong Yanhui's palm. At this time, even Murong Yanhui felt a little surprised.
Is there such a master hidden in Luoyang City?
Murong Yanhui couldn't help but summon his internal strength, and the air almost condensed at once. Seeing this, the two men in green who had been standing beside Young Master Tang took a step forward with serious expressions, as if they were going to take action.
"Calm down, both of you..."
Just when the atmosphere was tense, Qu Linlang came with a smile on her face and politely saluted Murong Yanhui and the young man with a feminine appearance.
"Mr. Tang, this is just a misunderstanding. Please don't damage the relationship."
As Qu Linlang spoke, she inconspicuously stood in front of Yu Qingli and said, "Master Tang, this girl is not from our beauty shop, but a friend of mine. If I have offended you in any way, I will apologize. How about this, let the best dancer in the shop, Huanpei, serve you today?"
Seeing Qu Linlang come forward, Mr. Tang didn't seem to want to continue pestering her. He waved his hand slightly, and the two men in green retreated again.
Murong Yanhui just snorted coldly when he saw this, and his arms around Yu Qingli tightened even more. His slightly raised chin seemed to be showing his proud declaration that this woman was his!
The young man gave Murong Yan a meaningful look, then turned around and said, "Okay, in that case, I'll trouble Madam to arrange it."
"Okay, please come this way, sir."
Qu Linlang gave Murong Yan a subtle wink, indicating that he should take Yu Qingli away quickly. Although this Beauty House was a singing and dancing place, it would always encounter some vulgar and lustful customers. If Yu Qingli was targeted by someone, it would be troublesome.
After this little episode, Yu Qingli did not dare to stay any longer, and even did not refuse Murong Yan's request to take her back, and got into the carriage with him.
They looked at each other in silence along the way. The carriage was completely silent, with only the sound of the wheels rolling over the ground.
Until the carriage stopped at the gate of Yu Mansion, Yu Qingli jumped off the carriage, and heard Murong Yanhui's very serious voice in her ears, "Lili, I will not give up! I believe that one day, your body and heart will belong to me!"
Yu Qingli's back stiffened, and she fled back to the mansion.
As soon as she entered the mansion, Yu Qingli felt that something seemed amiss. The lights were on everywhere in the mansion, but at this time in the past, everyone had already gone to bed.
After passing through the long corridor, Yu Qingli returned to Liyuan. From a distance, he heard Meihong's low sobbing. Yu Qingli immediately understood. It seemed that it was Yu Zhengsha's masterpiece.
Maybe he came here to question himself!
After tidying up his clothes, Yu Qingli stretched out his hand and pushed open the gate of Liyuan. Yu Zhengsha was sitting in the hall, while Jiang Bai stood beside him with a serious face, even holding a long thorn in his hand. Yu Qingli was very familiar with that thing, as if it was the family rule of his Yu Mansion.
"Father!"
Yu Qingli walked forward calmly and saluted Yu Zhengsha, while Mei Hong, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at her with resentment and grievance when she saw Yu Qingli, with a hint of pleading in her eyes.
Seeing Yu Qingli come in, Yu Zhengsha didn't frown at all, but his stern expression relaxed a little, "Are you still willing to come back?"
"This is Qingli's home. I'll naturally come back after dark." Yu Qingli replied calmly, glancing at Meihong. "But I don't know why father came to my courtyard today to punish my personal maid."
"She took the punishment for you!"
Yu Zhengsha said sternly, "As a personal maid, I don't even know where the young lady is. Shouldn't I be punished by the family law?"
"I didn't go to the shop today. I haven't been there for a few days, so it's understandable that I stayed a little longer! Father is going to use family rules against Meihong for such a small matter. Don't you think it's a bit too harsh?"
Yu Qingli's words were so convincing that Yu Zhengsha was at a loss for words. He couldn't just say that the people he sent to monitor her had clearly seen her enter the Beauty House and even board the Prince of Yan's flower boat. This matter was not a glorious one after all, and such a secret matter naturally could not be known to Yu Qingli.
Seeing Yu Zhengsha didn't say anything, Yu Qingli sighed inwardly. It seemed that he was convinced.
Yu Zhengsha was silent for a moment. When he looked up again, his fierce eyes fixed on Yu Qingli. He suddenly asked, "Rumors have been spreading throughout the city lately, saying that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan has done many unbelievable things in pursuit of you."
Yu Qingli sneered in her heart, what? Even his father finally started to care about her affairs?
Yu Qingli looked directly into Yu Zhengsha's eyes, without a trace of fear in her eyes. "Father, rumors stop at the wise. Could it be that Father also believed these rumors on the streets?"
Yu Zhengsha was speechless. Facing the mockery in Yu Qingli's eyes, Yu Zhengsha was angry but couldn't express it.
"As the saying goes, there's no smoke without fire. If there really is no connection between you and the King of Yan, how could such remarks come out?"
"Father is right, but based on my understanding of the Prince of Yan, where do you think these rumors come from? They are just jokes from the Prince, so Father doesn't need to take them too seriously."
After a long silence, Yu Zhengsha said sternly, "I'm letting you manage the shop just to broaden your horizons. In my Yu Mansion, even a woman must be more talented than other girls. A woman with only beauty but no inner beauty is destined not to be favored for long."
Yu Qingli lowered her brows and eyes, knowing that Yu Zhengsha was trying to change the subject, but she didn't intend to dwell on it. Since her father no longer mentioned those rumors, there probably wasn't any definite evidence.
"One more thing, as a woman you must keep yourself clean and always remember your identity. You are the daughter of the Yu family!"
"Yes! My daughter has made a note of it."
Yu Qingli turned her head to look at Mei Hong, who was still kneeling on the ground with tears on her face, and pleaded, "Father, what happened today has nothing to do with Mei Hong, but she was punished by the family law for no reason. This..."
Yu Zhengsha frowned and said, "I know how to handle this matter. Besides, Meihong failed to protect her master properly, so she should be punished."
As he spoke, he turned to Mei Hong and ordered, "From today on, you must stay close to the young lady and never let any more rumors that would bring disgrace to our family arise. Do you understand?"
Mei Hong sobbed, "I understand."
Yu Zhengsha then stood up from his chair and looked at the sky outside. "It's getting late, let's go to bed early."
"Yes, take care, father!"
After sending Yu Zhengsha out of the yard, Yu Qingli stepped forward and helped Mei Hong, whose legs were already numb from kneeling, to her feet. She sighed softly and said, "Mei Hong, you've suffered."
Mei Hong shook her head. "Miss, please don't say that. I didn't follow you properly and damaged your reputation. I deserve to be punished."
Yu Qingli walked to the counter and took out a bottle of high-quality wound medicine, and placed it in Meihong's hand. "Meihong, this is for you. Apply it well and it won't leave scars."
"Miss, how dare this servant ask for your things? I'm thick-skinned and tough, so I just bought some medicine..."
"Well, why should we be so polite? Besides, this medicine was left by the eldest prince, who said it was a sacred healing item in the palace."
As soon as Yu Qingli finished speaking, she saw Mei Hong's eyes gleaming. She stretched out her hands excitedly to take the medicine, "Thank you, Miss!"
Yu Qingli looked indifferent, and sneered in her heart. It seemed that Mei Hong was completely unreliable!
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