CHAPTER -3

　　"I'm sorry, I hurt you. Let me blow it for you!" Gu Qingci saw Ruan Zhi's expression paused, and continued to speak, pouting his lips and blowing air.

　　A warm air flow blew to the place where Ruan Zhi was bitten, and this time it was Ruan Zhi's turn to inhale.

　　The breath was like a feather caressing the sensitive gland.

　　The skin was numb.

　　"Shut up!" Ruan Zhi raised her voice and ordered, and Gu Qingci immediately shut up.

　　"Gu Qingci, I don't care who you are, remember what you said, you must listen to me in the future. It's just a temporary mark, don't play tricks and do unnecessary things." Ruan Zhi said coldly, suppressing her unstable breathing. Did

　　Gu Qingci like her pheromones because he changed to a different person?

　　Or did he use his lifelong acting skills to pretend desperately in order to save his life?

　　"Sister, I know. I don't have much experience in marking for the first time. Next time, sister needs it, I will definitely learn from my experience and lessons and promise to do better." Gu Qingci's expression changed, and then he smiled innocently, and his little tiger teeth made his smile more sweet and tender.

　　"Don't call me sister anymore. Just call me Madam like everyone else." Ruan Zhi turned her eyes away and said something.

　　Sister on the left and sister on the right seemed to be a way to seduce people. Ruan Zhi felt that she could no longer be ruthless to Gu Qingci. She

　　almost lost her guard.

　　Now she didn't know this person well, and didn't know what her situation was. She made a temporary mark and didn't want to get too close.

　　Unless she was sure that she thoroughly understood and had a handle on the person in front of her.

　　"Okay, listen to Madam!" Gu Qingci was stunned and responded immediately.

　　The boss had spoken, so naturally the boss did whatever he felt comfortable with.

　　It didn't matter to her whether she was called sister or not.

　　"Go get some hot water. I want to wash again." Ruan Zhi relaxed her body, moved her hand away from Gu Qingci's neck, and said something.

　　Gu Qingci's neck was loosened, and it felt like a dog leash was untied, and he was suddenly loose and free.

　　Woo, my life was saved once.

　　Gu Qingci hurried out and went to get hot water.

　　As soon as he went out, he brought a mixed smell of pheromones.

　　The maids on duty were all white-collared and were insensitive to pheromones. Ruan Zhi's wet nurse Qin, who was still guarding outside the door, was a maid named Yan'e, and could smell it, so she was surprised.

　　Qin held back her doubts and surprise, and prepared hot water for Gu Qingci with the maid on duty. Gu Qingci carried it in by himself, and did not let Qin and the maid follow him in.

　　Gu Qingci found that although this body was thin, it was strong, and he did not feel much strength when carrying a bucket of water.

　　Gu Qingci scrubbed Ruan Zhi very skillfully, with gentle and meticulous techniques.

　　"Here is ten taels of silver, your hard work fee. This price is considered high in Xianggu Pavilion." After Gu Qingci finished cleaning, Ruan Zhi took out a silver note from somewhere.

　　Gu Qingci blinked.

　　No way, biting Ruan Zhi and giving her hard work money, the beautiful sister is too good!

　　"Sister... No, Madam, I'm not hard-working." Gu Qingci said, but his movements were not slow. He smiled with narrowed eyes after receiving the silver note.

　　Ruan Zhi looked at Gu Qingci deeply. How could this person not feel humiliated at all? He could even laugh?

　　She has always been self-respecting, hypocritical and face-saving.

　　How could she tolerate being humiliated like this? Is he so short of money?

　　Will he turn around and give it to the young lady he has been flirting with for a long time?

　　"Madam, you go to sleep. I'll go get some hot water and be back soon." Gu Qingci put the banknotes in his arms and said to Ruan Zhi.

　　"No need. You go back to Mo Jinxuan. Let Lian Rui and Nanny Qin come in." Ruan Zhi said coldly.

　　Gu Qingci looked at Ruan Zhi's expression carefully. She looked a little tired.

　　Well, since the boss doesn't allow her to accompany him, she will go back to her own yard to sleep.

　　"Okay, Madam, send someone to call me if you have anything." Gu Qingci responded and took out the dirty water.

　　Ruan Zhi watched Gu Qingci go out. His movements were skillful and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She stopped looking at him and lay down with her eyes closed.

　　"Madame Qin, Madam wants you and Lianrui to go in. Madam has a leg injury, remember to apply medicine to Madam in two hours and take good care of Madam." Gu Qingci went out and said to Mrs. Qin outside. Mrs.

　　Qin responded repeatedly, feeling a little surprised that Gu Qingci actually cared so much about Ruan Zhi.

　　Gu Qingci left leisurely after he finished speaking, and Mrs. Qin didn't ask much, but went to call people first.

　　When Ruan Zhi closed her eyes to rest, Mrs. Qin came with Lianrui. Mrs.

　　Qin was Ruan Zhi's wet nurse and had always been loyal to Ruan Zhi.

　　As for Lianrui, she was the most loyal maid she brought out. Some of the others climbed into "Gu Qingci's" bed, and some betrayed their master for glory. She would slowly replace them all.

　　It would be better if she could find those capable helpers in the previous life earlier.

　　"Azhi, the master is finally willing to mark you, may the Bodhisattva bless you. Why did she leave again, what should I do?" Mrs. Qin saw Ruan Zhi when she entered, clasped her hands together, with joy in her eyes, and a little worry.

　　Gu Qingci only temporarily marked Ruan Zhi, and didn't spend the night with her. Did he still dislike Ruan Zhi?

　　"Nurse, don't think about those things. Lianrui, ask the night maid outside to find some medicine to apply to Nanny Qin's forehead. Then go and see what Mo Jinxuan said. Don't let anyone find out." Ruan Zhi didn't explain much to Nanny Qin. Seeing the bruise on her forehead, she instructed Lianrui.

　　Lianrui didn't say much, and immediately responded and went out.

　　"Azhi, my injury is fine. Did you give the master a lot of silver this time? Why is she so abnormal?" After Lianrui left, Granny Qin came to Ruan Zhi and asked in a low voice.

　　She was a little afraid that Ruan Zhi would give all her family assets to Gu Qingci, what would she do in the future.

　　"Not much, ten taels of silver. Nanny, don't worry, I know my limits. Have you had a cough recently? Have you finished the previous medicine?" Ruan Zhi looked at Granny Qin with a gentle expression.

　　Granny Qin looked suspicious. Did ten taels of silver change such a big thing?

　　When Ruan Zhi was talking to Granny Qin, Gu Qingci had already left on the other side.

　　The tea fragrance was still on the tip of his tongue. Gu Qingci was a little distracted when he went out. He sipped the taste and found it had a strong aftertaste. The more he tasted, the more fragrant it became. He was too absorbed in it and stumbled accidentally and was supported by someone.

　　"Master, be careful on the steps." A small voice sounded.

　　Gu Qingci came back to his senses and saw a little maid holding a lantern.

　　The little maid looked very young, about fourteen or fifteen years old, and had not yet reached the age of marriage.

　　Feeling that he had lost his composure, Gu Qingci touched his nose to resolve the embarrassment.

　　"Thank you. Lead the way." Gu Qingci said with a clear cough.

　　The little maid blushed and walked in front to lead the way.

　　"Little sister... cough, Dongxue, do you know how much a bun outside costs?" Gu Qingci remembered the banknotes in his arms and wanted to know the current prices. He recalled the little maid's name and asked.

　　"My lord, a vegetarian bun costs one cent and a meat bun costs two cents." The little maid was a little timid and answered in a low voice.

　　Gu Qingci put his hand on his chest when he heard this answer.

　　One penny is about one dollar before the end of the world!

　　Tsk tsk, ten taels of silver is equivalent to ten thousand yuan!

　　Ten thousand yuan a bite, what kind of job can make so much money?

　　Ruan Zhi is a rich woman!

　　"By the way, Dongxue, do you know Xianggu Pavilion?" Gu Qingci remembered the new term Ruan Zhi said, but didn't pay attention to it at the time.

　　Now think about it, people in Xianggu Pavilion can get a salary of ten thousand yuan a bite, and they are all high-paid people.

　　"Xiang... Xianggu Pavilion?" The little maid Dongxue heard Gu Qingci's question, her eyes widened, and her face was a little red.

　　"What can't be said?" Gu Qingci became more curious.

　　"Xianggu Pavilion, is, it is a place to raise red crows... Aunt Zhang said that it is not, not a proper place." Dongxue stammered. Gu

　　Qingci was startled and understood.

　　Ruan Zhi used her as a "duck".

　　Now Ruan Zhi is a domineering president after blackening.

　　Considering the hatred between her and Gu Qingci, he didn't kill her directly, but paid for the use. What a conscience boss. It's really sad. She is

　　worthy of being the heroine.

　　Gu Qingci thought about it, and asked the little maid a few more questions while walking.

　　The little maid was newly bought, and she didn't even have a monthly salary. She was only provided with food and accommodation.

　　An old woman like Zhang Pozi only had a monthly salary of 800 Wen.

　　The Gu family is indeed very poor.

　　Just now, Gu Qingci saw a bunch of maids and women. Among them, the only one who belonged to Gu Qingci was this little maid, and Zhang Pozi who had already left.

　　The place where Ruan Zhi lived was called Xiuyi Garden. There was a garden in the yard, as well as pavilions and waterside pavilions. After walking a long distance and going out of a door, after a few steps, Gu Qingci saw a plaque with "Mo Jinxuan" hanging on it. He walked in and saw that it was square and unobstructed. Not to mention the garden, the open space in the middle was very small, and it felt like a few more people would bump into each other.

　　Gu Qingci remembered that the Mo Jinxuan that came in through this small door belonged to the Gu family.

　　As for Xiuyi Garden, it was Ruan Zhi's dowry yard. Before she got married, her mother felt sorry for her and bought the yard next to the Gu family at a high price, renovated it and let Ruan Zhi live in it. Judging

　　from the distance, the gardens in Xiuyi Garden are bigger than Mojinxuan.

　　"Master, you are back." When Gu Qingci was about to go back to his room, Mrs. Zhang, whom he had met before, came out of a room and said anxiously. Gu Qingci

　　glanced at this woman who was about 40 or 50 years old. There was a mean look in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and her face was full of calculations. Gu Qingci was not happy.

　　However, to deal with this person, he had to show it to Ruan Zhi and ask Ruan Zhi's opinion. It

　　was not easy to deal with it at night.

　　"Master, do you have any plans? It's not easy for an old servant to ask in Xiuyi Garden. How dare that merchant girl let the master be a humble servant? To be honest, the master is really in love with Huanniang, and is willing to go to Xiuyi Garden to grievance herself for Huanniang..." Mrs. Zhang walked to Gu Qingci and said, her facial features were about to fly.

　　Huanniang was the original Yan'e that Gu Qingci liked, and also the concubine that she wanted to take with her.

　　Most of the money that the original owner got from Ruan Zhi was spent on her.

　　"Madam Zhang, call a broker tomorrow and bring more people." Gu Qingci interrupted Mrs. Zhang's monologue and said.

　　"...Okay, okay. Master, are you going to get the money? There is only one maid next to Huanniang, and she is indeed short of a maid for dowry." Mrs. Zhang was stunned, and then said happily.

　　"I'm tired, prepare some hot water, I want to take a bath." Gu Qingci didn't want to communicate too much with Mrs. Zhang, and walked inside and said.

　　Mrs. Zhang responded, but she didn't do it herself, and asked the little maid Dongxue to boil water. Gu Qingci

　　returned to the room and took a look. Compared with Ruan Zhi's luxurious step-out bed that was comparable to a bedroom, Gu Qingci's room was a poor rental house, with old and worn furniture, simple and rough beds, and shabby everywhere.

　　Gu Qingci was speechless.

　　Recalling the situation of the Gu family.

　　The Gu family was once prosperous many years ago, and married a princess.

　　Gu Qingci's bloodline is still connected to the current emperor by a few tenths.

　　However, the descendants of the Gu family are getting worse and worse, the hereditary titles are decreasing, and the specifications of the houses are also constantly shrinking. Gu Qingci's father is a gambler, and all the valuable things in the family have been pawned, and the family is getting worse and worse. By the time of Gu Qingci's generation, the title is the lowest ninth grade, which is just a title, and there is no salary.

　　Even if it is just a title, it makes the original owner very proud, self-righteous, and look down on Ruan Zhi, who was born in a humble family.

　　Gu Qingci shook his head, and had a further understanding of the poverty of the Gu family, and his positioning of Ruan Zhi as a rich woman became clearer.

　　This thigh is right to hug, and I will continue to hug it in the future.

　　Gu Qingci looked at the room. The bedding on the bed was the one that the original owner had slept on, which made her a little disgusted. She opened the cabinet and saw that there were clean replacements, so she started to tidy up the bedding and changed them all.

　　It was incomparable to the soft satin bedding in Ruan Zhi's room. The texture of the fabric made Gu Qingci frown.

　　The small couch next to the rich sister's step-out bed was better than this bed.

　　Gu Qingci complained in her heart.

　　Although she had seriously stated her identity and position before, it was still not enough. She had to become a caring sister.

　　For such a big step-out bed, she could just sleep on the small couch.

　　Gu Qingci thought about it casually and quickly packed up. The little maid Dongxue came with hot water. Gu Qingci hurriedly took it. Seeing that she was thin and small and had difficulty carrying it, she went out and brought back the second bucket herself.

　　Dongxue blinked, her expression was full of surprise, and she felt that the master seemed to have changed.

　　For the better.

　　Gu Qingci's room did not have a dedicated bathroom like Ruan Zhi's room, so Gu Qingci washed it directly in the bedroom.

　　For several years in the last days, there was a severe shortage of water. It was extremely difficult to take a bath, let alone a hot bath.

　　This body, including the clothes on it, belonged to the original owner. Gu Qingci brought the core with her. She wanted to clean the outer shell.

　　Gu Qingci was a little curious about the structure of Chiwu's body, which could allow Chang'e to get pregnant. Gu Qingci was afraid that there might be some unexpected parts.

　　After taking it off and checking it, there was nothing. It was still the same as before.

　　Gu Qingci breathed a sigh of relief.

　　At the same time, he became curious again. How could Chiwu make Chang'e get pregnant with the same structure?

　　Gu Qingci couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about

　　it. When scrubbing, the water touched the marks on Gu Qingci's neck that were pinched by Ruan Zhi, which was a little painful.

　　Gu Qingci remembered Ruan Zhi's murderous expression, with the claw marks, like an angry cat scratching.

　　Well, this cat is really fierce.

　　After taking a bath for half an hour, Gu Qingci was so tired that he yawned. He changed into clean underwear and lay on the hard bed. He turned over. He was still savoring the taste of Fenghuang Snow the previous second, and fell asleep the next second.

　　Ruan Zhi on the other side did not fall asleep.

　　Because of the torture of the passionate period, she had trouble sleeping to begin with. Now that she was temporarily marked, as Gu Qingci left, some of the feelings receded, and some uncomfortable feelings arose. It

　　seemed that she let Gu Qingci leave too early.

　　With the experience of the high concentration of pheromones when the glands were bitten, Ruan Zhi felt more uncomfortable with each fainter smell of the surrounding pheromones. She

　　felt sleepy at first, but as the discomfort increased, she became more and more awake.

　　It was just a temporary mark, but the effect was so strong.

　　Those Yan'e who were permanently marked became vassals of Chiwu for the rest of their lives and had no freedom.

　　Ruan Zhi did not regret letting Gu Qingci mark her temporarily. Chiwu despised Yan'e, and Yan'e could also treat Chiwu as a toy.

　　Ruan Zhi only regarded Gu Qingci as a medicine, a temporary mark, not to mention that she had paid silver. After

　　arranging a retreat and getting divorced, as long as there was silver, where could she not find a little Chiwu to make a temporary mark?

　　No need to suffer like in the previous life.

　　"Madam, I went to see. The master went back to see Aunt Zhang and asked her to ask the human trafficker to come tomorrow. Aunt Zhang said that Huan Niang is still short of a maid..." Ruan Zhi was thinking about it when the voice of the maid Lian Rui outside was heard.

　　Ruan Zhi's eyes turned colder.

　　Ten taels of silver can buy two maids.

　　No matter who Gu Qingci is, she is a red crow.

　　"The master took a bath and the lights went out. I didn't see any movement, so I came back. Madam, do you have any other instructions?" The maid outside continued.

　　"Come in and get the key to the box and get the account book." Ruan Zhi ordered.

　　The problem of insomnia did not get better because of the temporary mark. Ruan Zhi didn't want to waste time to fall asleep.

　　Hearing Lian Rui say that Gu Qingci was already asleep, Ruan Zhi was a little annoyed, but she could fall asleep.

　　If she had known earlier, she shouldn't have let her go back to her own way and let her keep watch on the small couch in the step-out bed!