A low-key and simple carriage stopped at the corner gate of the Liu residence.
"Lady Hui, we've arrived at the Liu residence."
The servant girl's gentle voice came from outside the carriage, pulling Huijun back from her daydream.
She pursed her lips and hid the excess expression on her face. She revealed the perfect smile that she had trained for years and got off the carriage.
In front of her was a completely unfamiliar mansion. If it had been a few years ago, she would still have been a lowly prostitute who could be humiliated by anyone. She could have any man for a copper coin. She would have been chased away and insulted by the servants if she had even gone a little closer, not to mention entering such a luxurious mansion.
"Lady Hui?" the servant girl called out.
"I'm fine. I'm just overjoyed at the thought of seeing Langjun soon."
The current Huijun smiled shyly.
She pressed down the heavy curtain and covered her entire face. Then she handed her hand to the servant girl and let her enter the corner gate.
She knew that she was the dowry of the daughter of a concubine in the Liu residence, but she only looked at the energy and investment that the Liu residence had invested in her over the years. Her food, clothing, and shelter were all luxurious. Someone even personally taught her how to read and write, taught her how to evaluate paintings and poems, and told her the rules and taboos among the aristocratic families … Therefore, she did not think that she would only be a dowry who helped others win the favor of her husband.
She kept a low profile all the way to a courtyard. Huijun saw the second legitimate son of the Liu residence, whom she had met a few years ago.
Jiang Pengji was also stunned when she saw Huijun.
Even she did not expect that Acao, who had been carefully raised for a few years, would grow into such a peerless beauty.
Her hair was as black as ink, her eyebrows were lightly swept, and the jade hairpin in her hair swayed rhythmically. She was beautiful. It seemed that even such boring swaying had become meaningful. She walked with a myriad of postures. Her graceful and graceful appearance was like a green willow that had just sprouted in the warm spring. It was unforgettable.
She was no longer thin, pitiful, humble, and cowardly. Instead, she was gentle, tranquil, and elegant.
"A girl changes eighteen times between womanhood and womanhood. This saying is true."
Jiang Pengji looked at Huijun with a gaze that admired a beauty. She was indeed a rare beauty.
She was not beautiful enough to captivate birds and beasts, but she could still topple a city.
Huijun tried her best to stop her spine and used everything she had learned over the years.
Although she looked calm on the surface, her heart was pounding like thunder. Her palms were sweaty and her back was stuffy. Her breathing quickened. It was as if the air had become thin when she saw Jiang Pengji for the first time.
Huijun leisurely sat down and revealed her most perfect smile. She bowed in a textbook manner.
"Servant Huijun greets Langjun."
"Don't be so nervous." Jiang Pengji laughed involuntarily. Huijun's demeanor made her feel like she was the dean, while Huijun was a nervous student waiting to be inspected. "You've done very well all these years. The promise I made to you all those years ago still stands. "
Huijun secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Only now did she realize that her back was drenched in sweat.
"Since that's the case, can Langjun tell Huijun what you want me to do?"
She looked at Jiang Pengji with her clear eyes. Even though the years had worn away the timidity in her bones, she always felt ashamed of her inferiority in front of Jiang Pengji. She wished she could bury herself in the ground so that Jiang Pengji would never see her again.
Jiang Pengji tapped on the table. The sound was especially obvious in the quiet room.
"Will you be the demoness who brings disaster to the country?"
The demoness who brings disaster to the country?
Huijun was stunned.
Before coming to the Liu residence, countless thoughts had popped up in her mind.
But no matter how she guessed, she could not even get close to the truth.
Huijun smiled bitterly. "All the women in the world, even if I'm as impure as I am, will not voluntarily admit that my appearance is inferior to others. However, the demoness who brings disaster to the country … I have some good looks, but I don't have the confidence to compare to the 3,000 beauties in the inner court of the palace. "
Jiang Pengji nodded. "That's true."
Huijun was indeed very beautiful, but this kind of beauty belonged to the human world. If one worked hard, one could find a beauty who could compare to her.
When Huijun heard this, her heart felt as if it had been pricked by a needle. It hurt faintly.
At that moment, she heard Jiang Pengji say, "But I'm asking if you are willing to be the demoness who brings disaster to the country, not anything else."
Huijun hurriedly replied, "Of course I am willing."
Perhaps it was because she had been humiliated since she was young and had tasted sorrow, but Huijun had always longed for someone to save her from this sea of suffering.
The person in front of her had done it.
That year, she had personally killed the ruffians who had bullied her in the mass grave. She had secretly made up her mind.
Even if she had to go through a mountain of knives or a sea of flames, she would not hesitate to give her life to the person in front of her if he asked.
One had to know how to be satisfied and grateful. Huijun had retained this sincere heart.
She understood that after leaving the slums, she had stolen every day.
How many prostitutes had died miserably? Even on their deathbed, they were barely clothed, and bystanders had to cover their noses when they saw their corpses?
She was the only one who had enjoyed so many years of glory and wealth. Perhaps she could go one step further in the future.
Why would she not be satisfied?
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the youth in front of her say to her, "If that's the case, I'll give you some good fortune!"
Huijun lowered her head and bowed. Jiang Pengji was speechless again.
"It's not that easy to be the demoness who brings disaster to the country. You might even face the situation of being reviled by the people of the world, so consider carefully."
Huijun shook her head and said, "Langjun's words are wrong. So what if I'm the demoness who brings disaster to the country? Isn't that the noblest woman in the world? Everything in the world is at your fingertips. You can live freely and not be trampled on and humiliated by others. You can even make those who were once high and mighty bow or even break their backs. How is that not good? As for what happens to one's reputation after death, one is already dead. Who cares about what happens after death? "
So what if the people of the world reviled her?
Throughout history, although no femme fatale could end well, no one had the ability to teach them a lesson.
No matter how they died, they enjoyed glory and wealth while they were alive.
Jiang Pengji choked on Huijun's words.
She did not expect Huijun to think that way.
"It's naturally the best that you can think that way." Jiang Pengji raised her hand and pointed at the medicine on the table that was still steaming. "Drink it."
Huijun got up and took two small steps. Without asking what the medicine was, she raised her hand and picked up the bowl of black, bitter, and unpleasant medicine. She tilted her slender and fair neck and gulped it down. Jiang Pengji passed her the candied fruit. She accepted it readily and silently kept it in her mouth.
When the bitter taste in her mouth was suppressed, she spoke timidly.
"Your servant has a wish. Can you fulfill it?"
Thinking of her own request, she felt that her tongue was about to be tied.
"Sure." Jiang Pengji nodded and agreed.
"Langjun, can you hug me?"
She blurted out. Her heart was faintly filled with hope and apprehension.
Jiang Pengji looked into Huijun's eyes and suddenly understood. She opened her arms slightly.
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