Chapter 445 Replacement
Chapter 445 Replacement
Yan Ruyu placed the tray heavily in front of Fan Rong.
Fanrong was so frightened that his eyes were red.
By now, she knew that Yan Ruyu really dared to take her life.
"Why? Why am I so miserable? I obviously live a good life, why is it like this?"
Fanrong covered her face and cried.
Yan Ruyu's mind moved slightly, and she just wanted to say something right, but her face remained expressionless: "What kind of life did you live in before?"
Fanrong glanced at her, then lowered his eyelashes and said, "I was staying with my parents in the General's Mansion, and I had no worries about food and clothing. But because King Zhennan planned to rebel, the General's Mansion was implicated, Madam..."
She seemed to be immersed in it. She seemed to suddenly come back to her senses when she said this, and then she quickly paused and pursed her lips.
But Yan Ruyu has keenly grasped the key.
"Parents", "General's Mansion", "Madam", these terms are not like talking about one's own home or one's own parents.
Yan Ruyu was deeply puzzled.
"Why are not you talking?"
Fanrong bit his lip: "It's useless to tell you. Can you let me see the young master? I promise I won't speak ill of you again. From now on, I will follow the young master and be a slave with you, isn't that okay?"
Yan Ruyu sneered: "Looking at your tone, I have wronged you. Before I promised you, you have already felt wronged."
"Then do you agree or not?"
Yan Ruyu said firmly: "I won't agree."
"You!" Fanrong was about to cry angrily and sat down on the chair again.
"What is your real name? Who is your father?" Yan Ruyu took out a piece of talisman and said, "Tell me carefully. After you die, I will burn this talisman for you. It will help you reincarnate and settle the cause and effect in this life."
Fanrong's face turned pale and she stared blankly at the talisman. Before she could say anything, Yan Ruyu pinched her finger.
"Just put a drop of blood on it. If you tell lies, not only will the talisman become invalid, but when you enter the underworld, you will not be able to reincarnate and will be tortured by hell."
"Go up the mountain of knives, go down into the sea of fire, go down into the frying pan every day, endlessly."
When she said something, Fanrong's face turned an inch pale, until finally, Yan Ruyu pricked her finger, and a drop of blood fell on the talisman paper.
"Ah!" Fanrong screamed in fright.
Yan Ruyu flicked the talisman: "Okay, choose one, and then tell your origin."
Fanrong stood up, kicked down the chair, kept backing away, and looked at Yan Ruyu in horror.
Yan Ruyu remained as still as a mountain, looking at her quietly.
Fanrong was like a bird that couldn't escape, and finally fell to the ground holding on to the chair, crying loudly.
"Why is this happening! I obviously escaped the disaster in the General's Mansion and escaped in place of the young lady. Why do I still have to die?"
"Who are you?" Yan Ruyu asked coldly.
"Who am I? I'm Er Rong! Er Rong! I don't have a surname. My father and mother are both servants of the general's mansion. My mother is the housekeeper of the madam's side, and I am the maid of the eldest lady's side."
"Why? I was a slave when I was born, and someone else was a lady when they were born. I was born to serve her? Serving is just that. If the General's Mansion is in trouble, we will be involved. The lady said it lightly, sell yourself to me. Qi, let me escape, but where can I escape?"
"The madam hanged herself, and the young lady followed her. I had nowhere to go. I didn't want to bear the identity of a sin slave, and I didn't want to be sold, so I simply put on the young lady's clothes, took some jewelry and wanted to go outside the city. Zhuangzi, go up and get out of the way."
"In the end, I was caught and told that I was going to be promoted to the Jiaofang Division and become an official girl in the future." Fanrong burst into tears, "I thought, this is not bad. After all, they are all slaves. If you go to the Jiaofang Division, there will be more." A place to live, food to eat, and if you do well and get ahead, you can still be taken care of by others."
Yan Ruyu frowned slightly and listened to her quietly.
"The General's Mansion is originally a high-class family, and the lady is also a lady. I have followed her since I was a child, and I have been influenced by her. I know more than others. I quickly stood out and became the number one in a short time."
A hint of pride flashed across Fan Rong's face: "I also have a maid to serve me, I can eat well and drink hot food, and I have a surname of Fan Rong. Fan Rong, it sounds good to me."
"Later Jinshan came, he took a fancy to me at first sight, and spent a lot of money to keep me safe from anyone else," Fanrong sighed, "But he is not always here. Others can pick up guests every day and earn some money. Yes, but I can’t.”
"Coincidentally, the chief steward of the county lord's palace also came, and he spent a lot of money on me. It felt so wonderful. I became the object of envy, and was envied by other girls wherever I went."
Yan Ruyu was a little speechless and did not comment.
"Which general is the general's mansion you are talking about?"
Fanrong was interrupted, and his mood was a little waning: "It was Tao Lingze who was in the northwest and just returned to his hometown last year. He was assassinated on the spot. His wife hanged herself. The eldest daughter Tao Wenyi was his daughter and she also went with her. The eldest son was nowhere to be found at that time.”
Yan Ruyu had some impressions of this name. She heard her mention it when chatting with the eldest lady on the road.
General Tao is brave and loyal. In terms of age, he can be regarded as Huo Changhe's elder, several years older than Qi Delong.
He is no less capable than Qi Delong, and has a calmer personality.
Yan Ruyu felt a pang of regret in her heart. Huo Changhe should have been on his way back to Beijing when this happened, and he probably didn't know anything about it.
If he knew now, then...
What are you afraid of? The voice behind him was cold and cold: "What did you say? General Tao and his family were killed?"
Before Fanrong could answer, Huo Changhe had already walked into the room quickly and grabbed her: "Tell me, is it true?"
He still had the face of Mr. Jia at this moment, but his eyes and demeanor were completely different, and his whole body was filled with murderous intent.
It was even scarier than when Yan Ruyu asked her to choose the way to die.
Fanrong's face turned pale with fear: "I...I...I told the truth, I didn't lie."
"Who? Who led someone to kill him?"
Fanrong wanted to shake his head, but couldn't move: "I don't know, it's a person wearing military uniform and armor, holding the will."
Her mind was racing, fearing that Huo Changhe's hands would crush her throat bones with force.
"Oh, by the way, there was also a man in a black cloak, but I didn't see his appearance clearly at the time."
Yan Ruyu's heart beat slightly, black cloak? Could it be Mr. Mo?
She took a step forward, patted Huo Changhe's arm, and asked Fanrong: "Let me ask you, you said you were arrested for pretending to be Miss Tao, entered the Jiaofang Department, and became famous not long after, how long was this process?"
"Just over two months."
Huo Changhe said resolutely: "Impossible. The women of the Jiaofang Division must be selected and verified. Then they will be divided into batches and taught. This process takes more than two months. How could you become popular in two months?"
"It's true. I didn't lie. If you don't believe me, ask the Madam of Xiuyun Pavilion. It's only been more than a month since I was brought here."
"You weren't here before?" Yan Ruyu was surprised.
"No, I was in Lincheng."
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