Volume 6: Dream Record Chapter 378 The Camera Completely Disappeared
Outside the house, Sun Sanniang took Zhao Pan'er aside and said:
"Pan'er, Master Yuan pretended to be sick just to stay here, to stay by your side. You can't expose him. It would hurt a man's face."
"But……"
"What else?"
After rolling her eyes at Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang said directly:
"Mr. Yuan is a good guy, and he is the son of the prime minister. His brother is also the evil star of the Imperial City Department. He is so good to you, you should be nice to him too. Besides, Yin Zhang has always wanted to renounce her status and leave the Jiaofang Department. You can ask Mr. Yuan to help her. Is that okay?"
"But why should he help me with such a big matter?"
Looking at Sun Sanniang, Zhao Pan'er hesitated and said:
"When Ouyang becomes an official, I will ask him to help Yin Zhang escape from prison and return to justice!"
"Then how long do we have to wait?"
Sun Sanniang didn't quite believe Ouyang Xu and said:
"Although I'm not a scholar, all scholars in the world are the same. They value their reputations. He has to hide his marriage to you, for fear that people will know about it. When he becomes an official, he will be a new official. Will he dare to help you redeem yourself?"
The words are crude but the logic is valid. Although Sun Sanniang has not received much education, she still understands the principles of how to behave in society. Because of the existence of the censors, these people are always conservative and have nothing to do, so they like to criticize others to show their existence. If a new scholar dares to redeem the official prostitutes in the Jiaofangsi, these people with nothing to do will definitely take every opportunity to scold them and make suggestions to the government. In the eyes of these people, the future and fate of those women are trivial matters, while the etiquette of the court is a big matter. Redeeming these women of low status is simply a disgrace to society!
Seeing that Zhao Pan'er didn't say anything, Sun Sanniang continued:
"Pan'er, think carefully about what I said. I'm going to go back first. Zifang should be back from school soon!"
"good!"
…
After Sun Sanniang left, Zhao Paner carried a basin of hot water into Yuan Xudong's room, put it on the table, and glanced at Yuan Xudong, who was lying in the quilt with his back to her. She sighed softly and said helplessly:
"The combination of Dragon and Phoenix Tea and Bijian Bean Cake will take at least an hour or two to take effect. Why don't you get up?"
"My stomach hurts and I can't get up!"
"What do you want?"
"I don't want to do anything, I just have a stomachache and can't get up!"
Looking at the rogue Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner took a deep breath and said directly:
"Zhao Pan'er, 24 years old, from Dengzhou. At the age of nine, she was a slave to the government because of her father's crime. She was a singer and dancer in the Hangzhou Music Camp . At the age of sixteen, she was released from slavery because of the grace of the prefect..."
“That’s enough!”
Yuan Xudong stood up from the bamboo bed, looked at Zhao Pan'er, whose eyes were slightly red and tears were welling up in her eyes, and said directly:
"Are you a lowly person?"
“It was!”
"Do you feel ashamed and inferior?"
"No!"
Looking at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner said stubbornly:
"What's wrong with being a lowly person? That's destiny, not my fault. When I was a lowly person, I was clean and honest, I didn't use my body to please others, and after I was removed from the lowly person, I sold tea for a living, I never indulged in depravity, what should I be ashamed of?"
"If that's the case, then why are you telling me this?"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who was obviously very concerned about her humble origins, Yuan Xudong smiled, took two steps forward, stood in front of her and said with a smile:
"I was innocent while I was a citizen, but what about after I was decertified?"
"you……"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who opened her eyes slightly, Yuan Xudong approached her, looked into her eyes and said jokingly:
"I heard from Sanniang that you took care of Ouyang Xu while he was studying for three whole years. So, did you have any physical contact with him?"
"You...you must not talk nonsense!"
"Is it true or not?"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er panicking and trying to escape, Yuan Xudong grabbed her right wrist and pulled her into his arms, saying with a smile:
"I don't care whether you are a lowly person or a good person. I just want to know one thing. After you were declassified, have you ever had any physical contact with Ouyang Xu or other men?"
"You...you are so presumptuous!"
"presumptuous?"
Looking at the rather embarrassed Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong chuckled and said:
"I can be even more outrageous!"
"What?"
Before Zhao Pan'er could react, Yuan Xudong pulled her soft body towards the bed with his big hands, and then he lay down on her, hugged her tightly, caressed her and comforted her:
"Tell me, is it true or not?"
"Get out of here, you scoundrel!"
"Don't move!"
Holding down the struggling Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong stroked her snow-white and delicate neck with his right hand, smelling the tea fragrance on her body and smiled:
"I heard everything you said to Sanniang. As long as you tell me the answer I want to know, I will help you save people. How about that?"
"you……"
Being pinned down by Yuan Xudong and unable to move, Zhao Pan'er hesitated for a moment before turning her head away. Her face flushed with shame, she said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's:
“No…no!”
"No?"
Yuan Xudong was quite overjoyed, thinking that women in ancient times were just the best. He was willing to write three letters and six engagements and marry her home in a grand sedan chair carried by eight people!
These thoughts flashed through his mind. Looking at Zhao Pan'er, whose face was as red as a peach, Yuan Xudong suppressed the impulse in his heart, got off her and said:
"Okay, I'll help you redeem the person. You can get out first. I need to calm down for a while!"
“Shameless!”
Cursing inwardly, Zhao Pan'er quickly tidied her clothes and ran out, fearing that Yuan Xudong would become beastly and do something improper to her. However, she was kind by nature. Although he was the son of the prime minister and his family was rich and powerful, Yuan Xudong really could not do such a thing as raping a girl. At most, he would take advantage of her and have some evil thoughts!
As the sun set, Zhao Pan'er ran out of the teahouse and squatted alone by the lake, admiring her reflection and looking at the beauty in the water. She was lost in thought and could not help but think of the miserable days she had spent in the Music Bureau. She, who always appeared strong, rarely showed a trace of vulnerability.
Snap～～
A rather strange voice woke Zhao Pan'er from her memories. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Yuan Xudong holding a strange black box towards her. Thinking of what he had done to her, Zhao Pan'er immediately stood up and said angrily:
"Mr. Yuan, what are you going to do now?"
“Take a picture!”
Yuan Xudong raised the Polaroid camera in his hand towards Zhao Paner and said with a proud smile:
"Come here, I'll show you something really fun!"
"What?"
Looking at the mysterious Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner walked over and said:
"What's your weird box for? Why didn't I see it before?"
“It’s a Polaroid camera!”
"Polaroid camera?"
“Hmm~~”
Smiling, Yuan Xudong handed her the photo of Zhao Pan'er looking at herself in pity and said with a smile:
"This is the photo from before. Look at the effect. Isn't it lifelike?"
"this……"
Looking at the person in the painting who looked exactly like herself, Zhao Pan'er opened her eyes slightly wide and said in surprise:
"How did you do that?"
“Isn’t it amazing?”
"It's really amazing, it looks exactly like the real thing!"
Looking at the surprised Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong smiled proudly while holding the Polaroid camera:
"Do you like it?"
Looking up at Yuan Xudong and the vivid photo in her hand, Zhao Paner finally told the truth:
"like!"
"Just like it, come on, I'll teach you how to take pictures!"
Without further ado, Yuan Xudong pulled Zhao Pan'er over and asked her to hold the Polaroid camera. He stood behind her and taught her how to take pictures. Zhao Pan'er was very smart and quickly learned how to operate it. Then she began to take pictures with great interest. Yuan Xudong was still reluctant to let go and guided her from behind. His hands slowly embraced the warm and soft jade in his arms. After the initial excitement, Zhao Pan'er noticed Yuan Xudong's little movements and struggled gently with the camera in her hand.
"Mr. Yuan, can you please let me go?"
"Pan'er, if Ouyang Xu really finds someone else, will you marry me?"
"Master Yuan, I am just a country woman, why do you want to..."
"Okay, I don't want to hear anything else. Just tell me, do you agree or not?"
"Mr. Yuan, you..."
"Okay, I'll take this as your agreement. I'm going to take a walk around the neighborhood first. This camera will be our token of love!"
"Master Yuan, this item is valuable, you..."
"It's not valuable, just a dead object, not as important as a strand of your hair. I'm leaving now, bye!"
As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Zhao Pan'er to speak again, Yuan Xudong ran away. Perhaps the drug was taking effect. He felt his stomach churning and urgently needed to go to the bathroom. Zhao Pan'er seemed to understand his predicament. She couldn't help laughing, looking at his back with a blushing face and shouted:
"Mr. Yuan, please walk to the right side of the teahouse!"
Hearing this, Yuan Xudong ran faster and disappeared to the right of the teahouse in the blink of an eye. At this moment, a carpet ball flew straight towards the camera Caught off guard, the camera was knocked directly into the lake and disappeared in an instant. Looking at the Polaroid camera that fell into the lake, Zhao Paner was obviously stunned, and then jumped directly into the lake, trying to retrieve Yuan Xudong's camera.
On the shore, seeing Zhao Pan'er jumping into the lake, Fu Zifang, knowing that he had gotten into trouble, was about to quietly slip away when suddenly Sun Sanniang's voice rang out from behind him, cursing:
"Fu Zifang, what did you do again?"
"I didn't, it was Madam Zhao who jumped into the lake herself, it has nothing to do with me!"
As he was talking, Fu Zifang ran away. Sun Sanniang threw a club at him, but unfortunately she missed him, and the troublemaker ran away. At this moment, Zhao Paner came up from the lake to take a breath, and Sun Sanniang hurriedly said with concern:
"Pan'er, did Fu Zifang hit you with the carpet ball again? Did you drop something in the lake? I'll ask his father to buy you another one later. This bastard boy always gets into trouble. I'm going to beat him to death today!"
"Forget it, Sanniang, it's not a valuable thing. Don't hit Fu Zifang, or else your family will have another conflict!"
"It's really not something valuable?"
"Really not!"
Looking at Sun Sanniang, Zhao Pan'er smiled casually and said:
"What valuable things can I have at home? It's just an ordinary teacup. I've used it for a long time and have developed some feelings for it!"
"Then I'm relieved. This Fu Zifang is really a loser. He skipped school again today. I was counting on him to earn me a crown and a bridal gown. I was just daydreaming. A toad wanting to eat swan meat!"
As she spoke, Sun Sanniang pulled Zhao Pan'er out of the lake. Seeing what she was holding in her hand, she couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Pan'er, what are you holding in your hand?"
"photo!"
