The woman led Liu Yunying through a long underground corridor, entered a spacious room, and asked her to take off her clothes and step into the bathtub.
Being waited on to bathe and change clothes in the steaming water did not make her feel happy, but made her feel ashamed.
No wonder her little master smiled meaningfully when he said she had the most lines.
Now she finally understood. Ever since she was tricked into the palace by Li Linhuai to protect the princess, she had completely fallen into the hands of the little princess. When she came to her senses, she had fallen into the hole she dug and couldn't climb out. It's as sweet as glutinous rice.
Otherwise, how could she, who hates crying, have shed the most tears in her life, and now she still has to wash herself off and be picked on by who-knows-what kind of stinky man.
As for her, apart from feeling a little embarrassed about stripping naked and being waited on while bathing, she didn't feel repulsed. Instead, she was excited and nervous about the upcoming scene.
After all, the truth will soon surface!
Liu Yunying was still thankful that she had taken the antidote given by Li Sixu in advance, and now she was no longer at the mercy of others like a mindless puppet. After taking a bath and changing clothes, she was helped by her maid to sit down and start dressing up.
"The girl's hair is as smooth as satin, and her skin color is as white as gel. With such a good color, it's no wonder that she was noticed by Lord Akashi and presented to the master."
Liu Yunying said nothing and had no reaction.
The beautiful woman who changed her appearance as a married woman sighed: "Qing Niang knows that the girl is awake and is very reluctant to be manipulated. But what Qing Niang wants to say is that if the girl is more sensible, she will fall into the eyes of the master. , not only can you save your younger brothers and sisters, but you can also get a great blessing."
Liu Yunying finally reacted, biting her lower lip, as if she was struggling in her heart.
After a while, she asked in a low voice: "If my little girl is obedient, will you really let my brothers and sisters go?"
"That's natural. Our master is a person of high status and has a great background."
Qing Niang softened her voice to comfort her, as if giving her a promise.
But Liu Yunying said timidly: "But I am afraid, and I don't know how to serve others."
"Don't you know how to serve others?"
Qing Niang asked Liu Yunying: "What talents does the girl have?"
Before Liu Yunying could answer, Qing Niang spoke first: "That's all. If they were all the same as the girls in Qing Niang's hands, it would seem boring. The master and the adults like to play with new things. You, who have never been carved before, would be boring. Don’t feel bad.”
Qing Niang told her: "I'll dress you up later. You don't have to do anything. Just blend in with the dancers and appear."
"Okay, little girl, listen to your sister."
Liu Yunying said timidly: "Can you return the hairpin that you wore before to my little girl?"
Qing Niang hesitated, wondering why she insisted on asking for such an inconspicuous silver hairpin?
Liu Yunying's eyes were red: "That was left by the little girl's mother. It can protect her."
Seeing her trembling with fear, Qing Niang thought that if she cried and disobeyed, it would ruin the master's big event tonight.
She ordered the maid beside her: "Go and get Miss Liu's hairpin..."
After painting her eyebrows, rouge, appliqués, and some lipstick, Qing Niang looked at the beauty in the bronze mirror. Her appearance seemed not to be inferior to that of Yilou's former beauty, and she also had a hibiscus-like appearance. Such beauty.
Qing Niang felt that if she added some hazy and mysterious beauty, her masterpiece would definitely satisfy the prince, so she took a silk cloak and put it on her, covering her with a veil.
Liu Yunying followed a group of dancers through the twists and turns of the verandah. She heard the music of silk and bamboo pipes getting closer, and before she knew it, she had stepped into a brightly lit palace.
In the hall, cups and glasses were mixed among each other, and delicacies and fine wines were placed on the table.
After the sound of the flute ended, the tinkling pipa suddenly started playing. Liu Yunying was among a group of dancers twisting their graceful waists. She was surprised to find that the person playing the pipa was actually Wang Wei, the Prime Minister of Taile.
Liu Yunying was deeply impressed by having seen this unparalleled number one scholar at a palace banquet. She suddenly saw him in a house near Zending Temple. Hidden by a bunch of dancers, Liu Yunying saw her fingers on the pipa through the gap. The man who was jumping and playing was actually stunned.
Little did she know that the writhing dancers had moved their positions, exposing her to the most conspicuous position in the hall.
So she looked stunned, like a deer that broke into a crowd of people, her eyes were innocent and slightly uneasy, as if she was frightened and wanted to run away at any time.
The beauty like a clear water hibiscus is half-covered with a veil, and her figure is exquisite and graceful in tulle under a cloak. With such an appearance and graceful figure, she is a bit childish like a young child.
The men who were drinking and reveling at the banquet were attracted by her for a moment. They stopped drinking and turned their attention to her.
The dancers had already dispersed, and she was exposed to the public. Of course, she also succeeded in attracting the noble man who was toasting the guests.
"Qing Niang, what's going on?"
"Reporting to your lord, this girl is grateful to our people for saving her seriously ill sister, so she volunteers to serve the master and your lords."
Unexpectedly discovering Tai Le Cheng Wang Wei, Liu Yunying looked around, trying to help Li Sixu see who else was attending the banquet tonight.
When she heard Qing Niang's performance, she called out "Prince". She looked up and saw a man in brocade clothes.
He, he is actually King Qi?
If she hadn't followed Li Sixu to see off Eunuch Yang and Li Linhuai, and saw him walking out of the inn with the beauty in his arms, Liu Yunying would not have recognized the person in front of her as King Qi.
King Qi is the master of this banquet, and the Ming Si of Zending Temple and Qing Niang all obey his orders. Liu Yunying finally understood why the princess said that Li Linhuai's departure from Beijing had something to do with her uncle Wang.
Akashi spoke of adults, and it was obvious that even if those present were not princes and nobles, they were also ministers of the court.
I wonder what King Qi’s intention was in gathering so many courtiers and looking for beauties to serve them?
The startled beauty was very young and immature. He was tired of playing with the dancers trained by the young lady. King Qi thought that the woman standing in the middle of the hall like a goose, who was somewhat out of tune with the party, was new and interesting.
Akashi really wins his heart and is getting better and better at playing!
Seeing that all the eyes at the banquet were focused on the beauties in the palace, King Qi, who knew how to hunt for novelties, ordered: "Since you have volunteered to serve me and your lords, let me pour you some wine!"
The woman in the palace was still stunned, looking panicked.
"Go quickly!"
King Qi said with great interest: "If you don't do it well, I will punish you!"
Liu Yunying, who was standing in the hall in a daze, seemed to have come back to her senses. But when she picked up the flask and poured wine, she faced many people who were hugging her and looking directly at her. The hand holding the wine bottle was shaking violently.
