Along the way, Pei Qi never stopped crying.
Until his voice gradually became hoarse and his body gradually lost strength.
The eyes that were originally bright were now filled with bleakness and emptiness as all hope had been lost.
The road from Qingxinyuan to the kitchen is not that short, and Pei Qi's cries full of desire for survival turned into helpless and desperate murmurs as time went by.
Finally, Pei Qi was left in the courtyard of the kitchen, where there were five or six men of various shapes, some chopping firewood, some carrying water, and some preparing meals for tomorrow.
Seeing Tu You approaching, they all came forward to greet him: "Commander Tu, why are you free to come to the kitchen today? Does the Prime Minister have any requirements for tomorrow morning's meal?"
Tu You had a cold face, glanced at the row of cooks, looked down at Pei Qi, and then slowly said: "My lord has an order, this woman will be rewarded to you tonight, as long as you don't kill her."
When several men heard this, they were startled at first, and then one or two of them looked at her, and glanced at Tu You sheepishly: "Oh, isn't this our prime minister's wife? How can young people be so lucky?"
"Yes, Madam is one of the most beautiful beauties in our imperial capital. Does the Prime Minister really say that?"
"just in case……"
Facing the questions from these people, Tu You seemed a little impatient: "Just do what you are told to do. What nonsense are you talking about?"
"You don't want it, the Prime Minister's Mansion is full of people rushing to get it."
Seeing that Tu You was angry, the cooks stopped joking and came forward, rubbing their hands greedily: "Hey, if you want it, if you can be with Madam Yunyu, we are the ones who picked it up."
Tu You snorted coldly, obviously not interested in the dirty scene that was about to appear, so he turned around with the knife in his hand, preparing to avoid it.
Before he could even take a step away, Tu You's clothes were grabbed by Pei Qi on the ground. He lowered his head and met the woman's despairing gaze.
"Don't go, please let me go, please..." Pei Qi choked and begged him.
Tu You clenched his fists and seemed to be hesitating.
After a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind and pulled back the corner of his clothes: "We are subordinates and cannot disobey your will. Madam... be well."
After saying this, Tu You quickly walked out of the courtyard, ignoring Pei Qi's plea for help and leaving her alone.
Because of Tu You's action of pulling back her clothes, Pei Qi fell to the ground with the force. Suddenly she felt her ankle being grabbed by someone, which scared her so much that she screamed and struggled immediately: "Don't touch me!"
But the cooks showed no mercy at all. They controlled her arms one on the left and one on the right, while another grabbed her belt and quickly took off her coat.
"No, let go, let me go!"
Pei Qi struggled violently, her eyes full of fear. She kept twisting her body and kicking her feet randomly in front of her eyes. Tears filled her face again, facing the four or five cooks around her doing nothing. Struggle to function.
"Madam, it's useless if you don't want to. The Prime Minister doesn't want you anymore. He gave you to his subordinates. You might as well enjoy it obediently, so that his subordinates won't hurt you."
"An abandoned woman pretending to be a chaste and fierce woman!"
"Be honest with me!"
In a daze, Pei Qi was slapped twice, and two streaks of blood oozed from the corners of her mouth. The smell of rust in her mouth quickly spread to her nasal cavity, and the burning pain showed the humiliation she was facing now.
She had never been a person who was afraid of death, but she was afraid of humiliation and any traces of damage to her reputation.
These people were once common people, but they just entered Rong Qin's mansion to seek a life, but why?
Why do these even the most basic good intentions and conscience no longer exist...
The people she had spent half her life trying to protect now showed no mercy to her.
What's the point of doing all this?
"No, no..."
Pei Qi was beaten so hard by two slaps that he lost all strength in his struggle, so the cooks intensified their efforts.
The clothes on his body were torn to pieces one by one, even the thin undershirt was not spared.
Otherwise, forget it...
Pei Qi, you can't beat Rong Qin.
Maybe if you die like this, you won't have to bear this anymore.
Outside the hospital, Tu You turned his back to the unsightly scenes inside, pursed his lips tightly, and remained indifferent as he listened to Pei Qi's begging for mercy and heart-wrenching cries over and over again.
Not long after, Pei Qi's voice gradually became quieter, turning into a low voice, and finally disappeared amidst the laughter of the cooks.
Suddenly, the surprised voice of the cook came from inside: "Why did she bite her tongue and commit suicide!"
Bite your tongue and kill yourself?
Tu You was stunned when he heard the sound, his eyes widened instantly, he rushed into the crowd with a vigorous stride, kicked several cooks around her away, and cursed in a dark voice through gritted teeth: "Get out!"
The cooks also knew that they had caused a big trouble and did not dare to neglect. They put on their clothes and ran out crawling.
Tu You took off his coat and covered Pei Qi. At the same time, he took off a piece of his own and stuffed it into Pei Qi's mouth to prevent her from thinking too much.
After finishing a series of things, Tu You realized that Yao Yue was already waiting outside the door, and waved to her: "You take her back to Qingxinyuan first, and I will report to the Lord."
"yes."
Yao Yue came over, leaned down and hugged Pei Qi. She briefly looked at the injuries and bruises on her body, and wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back.
She is just a humble servant and has no right to interfere.
If you talk too much, even your own life will be in danger.
Watching Yao Yue and Pei Qi leave, Tu You took a deep breath, grabbed the saber that fell on the ground, and left the place in a flash.
After Rong Qin returned to the study, he punched the table hard.
He had no intention of touching Ye Rou tonight, but he couldn't help teasing her because of how easy it was to bully her. He didn't expect that this woman would dare to hit him!
Even his own parents have never hit him when he has grown up. This woman is just a pawn of his. How dare she?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so Rong Qin simply took a cold bath before his anger gradually subsided.
When he returned to the bedroom, he saw Tu You, who was supposed to be monitoring Ye Rou, waiting there early.
Rong Qin glanced over, frowned and asked, "What? Is the matter done?"
Tu You half-knelt on the ground with his hands clasped in his fists: "My subordinate neglected his duty. Madam... she bit her tongue and committed suicide."
"What?" Rong Qin's anger, which had finally calmed down, rushed to his brows again: "Didn't the truth say that I wanted to save her life? What did you do!"
Tu You really had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "This subordinate is just following the instructions of the adults. It's just that my wife couldn't bear the insult and couldn't think about it for the moment... But fortunately, I found out in time and the subordinate has sent her back to Qingxinyuan. You will be watched over by Yaoyuezhao."
Rong Qin took a breath, suppressed the anger boiling in his chest, and clenched his fists: "Go and call Xi Qing. If Ye Rou makes any mistake, you will all die!"
