Chapter 363 The Beautiful Courtesan Attracts the King's Heart 8
Chapter 363 The Beautiful Courtesan Attracts the King's Heart 8
After seeing her sharp words that night, it was really distracting to see her pretending to be honest and decent now. There were many times when Zhou Xianjin almost laughed out loud, but he only held back thanks to his strong self-control.
Chu Yuan didn't notice this, but she just felt it was a little weird. Why did this prince always stare at her in a daze?
Don't worry...you really like her, don't you?
Although this body does look good, she is dressed as a man now! I heard that homosexuality was prevalent in ancient times, so this is not impossible.
She didn't want to be treated as a male concubine by others. If that were the case, she might as well be an Oiran in Fengyue Tower. At least in Fengyue Tower, the things she wore on her body and head were all real gold and silver, which was much more comfortable than the coarse linen clothes she was wearing now.
While wiping the bookshelf, Chu Yuan turned his back and secretly scratched his skin which was rubbed red by his collar.
When carrying out the previous mission, the original owner suffered a lot in order to remove the various scars and calluses left over from martial arts training. Otherwise, with her body trained from years of fighting between life and death, this little friction would not cause her any trouble at all.
However, Zhou Xianjin had no idea of the hidden truth. In his eyes, Chu Yuan's behavior happened to be the best evidence that she concealed her identity.
With such delicate skin, he must be a young master who was raised in luxury. He can't be a killer trained by a certain family. If a family trained killers and produced a person like Xiaoliu, it would be a laughing stock.
The next day, Tingfeng, who was beside the prince, sent two sets of clothes to Chu Yuan. Both were made of fine cotton cloth. Servants from ordinary families could not afford to wear such good clothes.
"The prince said that you will be working for him in the future. If you dress poorly, it will make him lose face. He asked the embroiderer to make two new sets of clothes for you. Change into them quickly."
Chu Yuan bowed respectfully, then thanked him with tears of gratitude: "Yes, thank you very much, Your Highness."
Originally she was still sighing that the prince of the marquis's mansion was so particular that he even controlled what clothes his servants wore. But when she returned to the room and opened the package, her heart skipped a beat.
As Tingfeng had said, there were indeed two sets of fine cotton coats in the bundle, but in addition to those, there were also some other things.
Chu Yuan looked at the two snow-white undergarments spread out on the bed and couldn't help wondering, are these two silk undergarments also prepared for him?
Such fine material can only be worn by young men from ordinary families. What's the point of giving him a servant? Is it a hint for him to wear this dress at night, wash himself and lie on the prince's bed?
In particular, when Chu Yuan saw the cloud patterns embroidered with silk thread on the cuffs, he was completely puzzled.
If the size was not obviously different, she would have suspected that the prince had given her his inner garment. How could a servant like him wear such a delicate auspicious cloud pattern? What would happen if someone saw it?
Chu Yuan stuffed the two sets of clothes at the bottom of the box, fearing that someone would find them and kill her to silence her.
Coarse cloth clothes are nice, she likes to wear clothes made of coarse cloth.
So Chu Yuan went to the study room to serve while still wearing her original clothes, which caused Zhou Xianjin to look at her frequently, and Tingfeng also received a few glares from him.
The efficiency is too low. The task that was ordered yesterday has not been completed one day later. He deserves punishment.
Tingfeng spread his hands, indicating that he was also innocent. The clothes had clearly been delivered, so what could he do if Xiaoliu didn't wear them?
Chu Yuan turned a blind eye to the quarrel between the two. Who knew what the master and servant were planning? She only needed to do her job well, and nothing else had anything to do with her.
"Ahem," Zhou Xianjin cleared his throat pretending to be serious, "Xiao Liu, why are you still wearing these tattered clothes? Don't you know that you are going out with me to do some work today?"
After hearing this, Chu Yuan started to complain madly in his heart.
He was still going out to do something. Did he know what kind of clothes he had sent? Could he wear them to meet other people?
But she was just thinking this in her mind, and didn't dare to refute it: "Reporting to the prince, the clothes that Brother Tingfeng sent are so good, I was a little reluctant to wear them, so I put them away."
The emphasis of this sentence fell on the word "good". At the same time, Chu Yuan blinked frantically, hoping that the prince could understand what she meant.
It's a pity that Zhou Xianjin had no idea what she wanted to express. He just felt it was a little strange. They were obviously just two pieces of clothes made of fine cotton cloth, not even as good as the nightgown she wore when they met outside the wall of the Marquis' Mansion that day. What was there wrong with wearing them?
"Why are you reluctant to part with it? If it gets worn out, I can just order someone to make you a new one. Hurry and change it, don't delay my important business."
"Yes."
Seeing that this man was unmoved, Chu Yuan gave in and decided to just wear it. After all, it wasn't his face that would be lost if he went out.
So Chu Yuan returned to the room, took out the clothes that he had just stuffed into the bottom of the box, and put them on neatly.
In addition, she pulled the sleeves of her inner garment outwards to ensure that the auspicious cloud pattern embroidered on it could be vaguely seen as she moved her hands and feet.
Aren't you going to let her wear it? Then just wear it out openly.
Looking at Xiaoliu, whose whole spirit and energy changed after changing his clothes, Zhou Xianjin nodded with satisfaction. That was right. The honest and dull Xiaoliu looked weird a few days ago. He was more pleasing to the eye in his current look.
"Let's go. Today, the prince has to go to the residence of the Minister of Revenue to do some work. Xiaoliu will accompany you."
"Yes."
After keeping the man by his side and monitoring him for several days, Zhou Xianjin did not find anything abnormal in him, so he decided to take a drastic measure.
He did not forget that before Xiaoliu was bought by him, his original goal was to sneak into the Li Mansion.
Now that he has provided him with a great opportunity, Zhou Xianjin wants to see if he can really hold back from taking action.
In fact, if it were someone else, he might really take the risk. After all, the opportunity to enter Li’s mansion is rare, and as a secret guard, he would be subjected to very cruel punishment if he failed in the mission.
But this person is Chu Yuan. She is not worried at all that her task will not be completed, and she doesn’t even intend to complete the task.
The power struggle between the Crown Prince and the Ninth Prince has sacrificed too many innocent people. She doesn't want her hands to be stained with such blood again.
Therefore, during this trip to the Minister of Revenue's Mansion, Chu Yuan only regarded herself as an entourage of the prince of the Marquis' Mansion, and she would not do anything beyond her status.
No, that's not the case, because although she didn't do anything detrimental to the Crown Prince and the Minister, some of her actions almost made Zhou Xianjin drop his eyes.
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