Gingko took a sip of tea and lowered his head. "Yesterday, I followed my father to see a doctor and met a girl, Sisi, at the Nuangui Inn. The girl had bright eyes and white teeth, a face like an autumn moon, and a graceful figure. She was a wonderful person."

Ginkgo observed Zhao Sisi's expression and said, "If Governor Pan saw that girl, he would probably be unable to walk."

There was a snap.

It was the sound of Zhao Sisi slapping the hairpin on the table. She didn't like to hear people praising other girls for their beauty, not to mention that Jiedushi Pan was someone she secretly liked.

"Who is it? Is he prettier than me?"

"I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, just come with me and take a look."

Zhao Sisi immediately got up and followed Ginkgo.

Xiao Yinhuan didn't come back all night, and Shen Yinong had a good sleep. When he got up and opened the door, Fu Cang and Fu Ying were waiting outside.

Shen Yinong yawned and looked at the inn. She had never seen it before. Most likely, she fell asleep in the carriage and Xiao Yinhuan carried her to the inn.

Shen Yinong felt strange. Xiao Yinhuan was obviously a bad person, but she could always sleep well next to him, just like the last time they were riding a horse.

"Where is Xiao Yinhuan?" Shen Yinong looked outside and didn't see the man, so she asked.

"The master went out for something urgent. The master said that if the girl is bored, she can go to Qingzhou Market. She will leave tomorrow. If the girl likes noodles, porridge or rice, I will have someone bring her breakfast."

"I'll have noodles, thank you." Shen Yinong walked back, feeling sticky and uncomfortable. She turned back and said, "I want to take a bath. Can the waiter prepare some water for me? Thank you."

Miss Shen was so polite and courteous. She even said thank you to them. Fu Cang and Fu Ying were not used to it, so they quickly replied, "Okay."

Shen Yinong returned to the room and took a look around. The room was very large and elegantly decorated. There was an embroidered screen with a landscape and red-crowned cranes, and a set of white tea sets made of fine materials. It was obviously an upper room. The step-out bed was very wide, and the curtains were the pink and purple color that girls liked.

She walked to the window and opened it. The fresh morning air rushed towards her and the morning sun shone warmly on her body. She stretched. She was still dressed the same as yesterday, with a long goose yellow dress trailing on the ground. Her hair was gathered to her chest in a princess braid, with a bright camellia blooming at the end of her hair.

Outside the window there is a lush apricot tree, with its branches extending slightly to the window.

Surrounded by green, the girl takes a deep breath of fresh air facing the sunshine, she is as beautiful as a painting.

Like a princess in a fairy tale.

Zhao Sisi and Ginkgo hid behind the pillars opposite the Nuangui Inn. They saw the window of the guest room on the second floor open, and a face as bright as a lotus appeared in front of the window. The head was slightly tilted up to greet the morning glow. The two of them stared at it in a daze for a moment.

Zhao Sisi clenched her fists.

She was somewhat overestimating herself, claiming to be the most beautiful woman in Qingzhou. If the girl she saw now stood next to her, she would be crushed into pieces in seconds.

She immediately asked, "Who is she?"

Gingko shook her head, "I don't know. I just arrived in Qingzhou last night."

Zhao Sisi snorted, "Today there is a slave beast fight, and there are also some female slaves waiting to be sold. If such a beautiful and delicate beauty appeared at the auction house of the slave farm, I wonder how many dignitaries would compete to buy her."

Those middle-aged men with fat heads, big ears and round bellies like to buy good-looking slaves to play with. They are either wealthy businessmen or powerful people, and most of them have many perverted and shameful ways of playing.

In addition, some of the slaves were daughters of officials who had committed crimes. If they were lucky, they could buy a pretty girl. With the indenture in hand, they could control the girl's life. Therefore, female slaves with a little bit of beauty were very popular and easily fought over.

Gingxing immediately understood what Zhao Sisi meant, and said hurriedly, "She has guards around her. She looks like the eldest daughter of some family."

Zhao Sisi kept looking at Shen Yinong, "My father is the governor of Qingzhou. The whole Qingzhou is under his jurisdiction. He is the highest official. Who can compare to him? They are just guards. When she leaves the market, I will send someone to lead them away."

Ginkgo felt relieved when she saw the look in Zhao Sisi's eyes when she looked at Shen Yinong. Zhao Sisi could not tolerate anyone looking better than her. Another thing was that she liked Jiedushi Pan.

If she found someone coveting Jiedushi Pan, she would try every means to destroy those girls. She was cruel and had no mercy or kindness. Pan Wangzhi disliked her very much.

After Shen Yinong finished her breakfast and took a shower, she changed into the scarlet long dress that Xiao Yinhuan bought for her, put on some simple makeup, and went out.

The market was indeed very lively, and people could be heard talking about the Slave Arena everywhere. Even though Fu Cang and Fu Ying didn't want Shen Yinong to hear it, the discussions still penetrated into Shen Yinong's ears.

The master has instructed that the slave arena is very chaotic and not to take Miss Shen there.

Shen Yinong turned around and was about to ask about the slave beast fighting when he saw a huge iron cage on a carriage similar to a prison van. Inside the cage was a group of pale and skinny girls, who looked about 15 or 6 years old. They climbed onto the iron cage with their hands and looked at the crowd watching the market.

Shen Yinong looked over.

When she met the eyes of one of the girls, she saw a pair of very beautiful eyes that made her feel inexplicably familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen them before.

Although her eyes were beautiful, there was a dead silence inside.

She sat quietly, her hands wrapped around her bent knees, her head buried in them, as if everything outside had nothing to do with her.

Shen Yinong was stabbed by her dead eyes. This girl was about the same age as her. If she were in modern times, she would be in high school or college. But now she was locked in an iron cage like a dog, being watched, scolded and laughed at by the crowd.

She felt more and more that women born in ancient times were pitiful.

"Who's in that iron cage?"

"Miss Shen, please stay away. These are slaves. They should be going to the Colosseum now. Don't be fooled by their dishevelled appearance. They will be dressed up and put on beautiful clothes soon, and then they will be auctioned and sold at the Colosseum."

It was even auctioned.

Shen Yinong wanted to ask more carefully, but someone threw a few handfuls of copper coins into the crowd. Immediately, there was a scramble for money in the market and the scene became chaotic.

Then someone shouted, "Someone is trying to hijack the prison van."

The crowd became even more chaotic, and there was even a stampede. Shen Yinong was also pushed by the crowd, getting farther and farther away from Fu Cang and Fu Ying.

It would be more accurate to say that those people came to stop Fu Ying and Fu Cang from protecting Shen Yinong rather than to say that they were robbing slaves.

The noisy crowd made the girls in the iron cages' eyes light up a little, and the girl with the dead eyes seemed to look over here as well.

Shen Yinong was pushed to the side of the iron cage. When she suddenly saw a Bodhi bead on the girl's wrist, she had an idea.

When Xiao Yinhuan picked her up last night, she saw that he also wore a Bodhi bead on his protruding wrist bone, strung with a red string, exactly the same as the one on this girl's hand.

Just as she was about to ask her if she knew Xiao Yinhuan, she felt someone hit her on the back of the neck.

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