I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Qiuju's body trembled slightly, but she did not resist.

She twisted her body slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and changed to a more comfortable position, allowing Li Mu to do whatever he wanted.

Li Mu glanced at Qiu Ju, applied a little force with his fingertips, and seeing that she was obviously in pain but still trying hard not to make a sound, he began to tease:

"Have you always been this proactive?"

When Qiu Ju heard this, her face turned pale, her body tensed up, and she said hurriedly:

"Your Highness, please understand. Qiu Ju only treats His Highness like this. The four of us sisters are innocent and have never served other masters."

Li Mu fiddled with his fingers gently, with a sigh in his tone:

"Really? I've seen three of them, but none of them are as proactive as you."

"She, they are just a little shy. If the prince favors her, the sisters will definitely be willing."

Qiuju tried to hold back her body and couldn't help but squeeze her legs together tightly.

Li Mu was so shocked by this action that he took a deep breath and hugged Qiu Ju's body again. He changed the subject and said coldly:

"What is Zou Pu's purpose in asking the four of you to come here?"

"Sir, we sisters are sent to the prince so that we can serve him well. There is no other purpose."

Qiuju's voice was trembling a little, and there was a hint of crying in her words.

The strange feeling coming from her body made her feel more and more uncomfortable, and her body began to twist unconsciously.

Li Mu frowned slightly, feeling that if he continued like this, there might be an accidental discharge of the weapon. He threw Qiu Ju to the side of the couch, calmed himself down, and asked:

"What's your purpose?"

Qiu Ju felt pain from the fall, but she dared not say anything. She pursed her lips and said:

"Qiu Ju does admire the prince, and she also wants to secure a good future for her sisters."

Li Mu was puzzled and looked at Qiu Ju, then heard her say:

"Compared to those sisters who were given to other powerful people, being able to serve the prince is a great favor to the four of us sisters..."

Li Mu finally knew the truth after hearing Qiu Ju's story.

Zou Pu adopted many women, but he never touched any of them.

Not only that, in order to avoid suspicion, he ordered retired old maids from the palace to take care of these women.

Those who are qualified will even be arranged to have female instructors from An Bing to teach them martial arts.

What Li Mu didn't expect was that Zou Pu was actually a wonderful person.

These women are not like the courtesans in brothels, who are taught music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or singing in an assembly-line manner.

Instead, it is based on the characteristics of each of them. Some are skilled in martial arts, some understand poetry and painting, some are good cooks, and there are also naive people who know nothing and can do nothing.

"You told me all this, aren't you afraid that Lord Zou will blame you?"

Li Mu asked doubtfully.

"My Lord never said that these things cannot be told to the prince."

Then, as if she was afraid that Li Mu didn't understand, Qiu Ju continued:

"As long as we serve our new master wholeheartedly, this should be Lord Zou's goal."

Li Mu looked at Qiu Ju with a half-believing and half-doubting look, thinking about Qiu Ju's words in his mind.

Qiu Ju seemed to understand what Li Mu meant and asked:

"Your Highness, do you think that the Lord has other purposes, or that Qiu Ju has other purposes?"

"Isn't there any?"

Li Mu did not comment.

Qiu Ju licked her dry lips and looked up at Li Mu.

"Qiu Ju doesn't know what your Excellency's purpose is, but Qiu Ju does have her own selfish motives."

Qiu Ju stared into Li Mu's eyes and said firmly:

"Qiu Ju really admires Your Highness and hopes to gain Your Highness's favor. She also hopes Your Highness can treat us sisters well."

Li Mu also stared at Qiu Ju's eyes and saw that her gaze was clear and firm, so she should not be lying.

But Li Mu didn't know how to read minds, so he couldn't tell just by looking at his eyes. After a long silence, he said:

"You were not like this when we met yesterday. You suddenly changed after sleeping. What? Did you dream about me last night?"

Seeing that Li Mu still had doubts about her, Qiu Ju simply said:

"It's because of Sister Xiao Zhao."

"Xiao Zhao?"

Li Mu said doubtfully.

Qiu Ju nodded slightly and said with pursed lips:

"Sister Xiao Zhao and Sister Yu Wei are so beautiful, and, and..."

"And what?"

"She also ordered the maids in the mansion not to have sex with His Highness... Even if His Highness asked, they had to refuse. She also specifically warned the four of us."

As she spoke, Qiuju's eyes showed some grievance.

"Qiu Ju naturally doesn't dare to compete with Sister Xiao Zhao, but she also knows that if there is a jealous mistress in the house, life will be difficult for the four of us sisters."

"So you did it on purpose?"

"I, I just wanted to secretly take a look at the prince while he was asleep. It was the prince who first attacked Qiuju. Qiuju is his woman. Can she resist?"

When Qiuju heard what Li Mu said, she directly refuted it with a sweet and soft voice, more like she was acting coquettishly.

At this time, Qiuju had kicked off her embroidered shoes, revealing her light yellow stockings. She hugged her knees and curled up in the corner of the bed.

Li Mu asked Qiu Ju a few more questions, and she answered them one by one.

Li Mu initially judged that Qiu Ju was not lying. As for throwing herself into his arms, thinking back on it, he was indeed the first to do so.

What Li Mu didn't expect was that Zou Pu was really a talented person.

Li Mu knew it from Qiu Ju's mouth.

The woman sent by Zou Pu cut off all contact with his master from the moment she left and devoted herself to serving his new master.

Not only that, except for a very small number of particularly outstanding women, Zou Pu would ask for the wishes of most women when they were sent out.

The purpose is to make the woman who is sent away willingly serve the new master.

Putting aside the idea that Zou Pu had other purposes, Li Mu gradually figured out the key here.

Exchanging sincerity for sincerity is the highest level of winning over.

Zou Pu not only grasped the man's weakness, but also showed his goodwill.

If the woman who was sent away could be favored by her new master and had no hidden dangers, the man would have to remember Zou Pu's kindness.

After figuring this out, Li Mu looked at Qiu Ju with a soft gaze, mixed with a bit of pity, and asked softly:

"He used you as tools and gave you away. Don't you hate him?"

Qiu Ju shook her head and said:

"Of course not. If it weren't for you adults, we would have died a long time ago, or would have lived a life worse than death."

Li Mu nodded slightly, thinking so, and then he heard Qiu Ju say:

"Besides, adults never really asked us to do anything, and the things they taught us were all things we liked."

As she spoke, Qiuju looked at her toes, and her toes in her stockings moved slightly.

"My Lord has never concealed anything from us. We have known since we were little that we would be sent away sooner or later. And those who were sent away were all powerful people of the dynasty and famous families. What reason do we have to hate my Lord?"

As she spoke, she looked up at Li Mu and smiled sweetly, saying in a tender voice:

"Especially when it comes to the prince's place, not everyone can come. We sisters fought hard to get the chance to serve the prince."

Li Mu was surprised and asked, "Did you come here voluntarily?"

Qiu Ju pursed her lips, lowered her head again, glanced at Li Mu, and said hesitantly:

"Yes, not entirely. Although most sisters volunteered, there are exceptions. For example, if the four of us were not sent to the prince this time, we would be sent to the Liu family in no time."

Li Mu frowned slightly, and a name flashed through his mind.

Liu Mingzhe.

Li Mu only found out later that Liu Mingzhe had actually occupied the property of Prince Yan's Mansion.

Li Mu was a petty person, and it made sense for him not to fight back when he was taken advantage of. He was just thinking about how to settle the score with Liu Mingzhe when he heard Qiu Ju's soft and charming voice:

"But when I saw the prince, I knew that my sisters and I had made the right choice. The prince is really handsome."

Li Mu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "So you are here to support me."

Qiu Ju did not avoid Li Mu's gaze. She glanced at the small tent under Li Mu and said softly:

"Does the prince look down upon this servant of mine at all?"

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and waved to Qiu Ju.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Ju actually crawled into the soft couch under Li Mu's feet, and then crawled out of Li Mu's arms, revealing her little head. She raised her head and blinked at Li Mu, her voice full of charm:

"Don't think I'm young and ignorant, my lord. I heard it from the old maid in the palace."

While speaking, he gently rubbed it with his pointed chin.

Li Mu swallowed his saliva, his eyes were burning, and his voice was like a growl:

"You brought this to your door yourself."

Then he held Qiuju's head with his hand.

Qiu Ju saw Li Mu's eyes and looked a little flustered, but she still pretended to be calm and said:

"Prince... um, um..."

However, before he could finish his words, they all turned into sobs.

"Hiss~ You sharp-tongued little girl!"

Li Mu frowned slightly, raised his hand and gently patted Qiuju's head.