Chapter 37 (1/2)

Chapter 37

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After dinner, Xuan Cao brought the put-together girl into the room.

“Miss,” The girl knelt down when she entered the room, kowtowing to Yu Linglong, “I pay my respects to you.”

Yu Linglong frowned slightly: “Wouldn’t you rather die than become a servant? Why are you bowing to me now?”

The girl raised her head, and two rows of crystal teardrops hung on her delicate little face: “I no longer have a home, and I have no parents. What is the difference between being a servant and being free?”

Off to the side, Xuan Cao turned away and wiped the corner of her eyes quietly. Obviously, she had already asked about the girl’s life just now, and she sighed.

Yu Linglong held up the teacup calmly: “What is your name and how old are you?”

The girl replied in a low voice: “I’m Fu Ling’er, and I am twelve years old.”

“Fu Ling’er, you have good fortune and a quick mind. It is a good name.” Yu Linglong nodded, “From now on, you will be called Ling’er and you will learn the rules from Xuan Cao.”

“Yes, I’ll remember it.”

Xuan Cao stepped forward to help Ling’er and said, “You have been hungry for so long, I will take you to get eat something first.”

Unexpectedly, Ling’er broke free from Xuan Cao’s hand, walked a few steps towards Yu Linglong, and bowed again and again. Whimpering, she said: “Miss, you are a good person. Please save my brother!”

Yu Linglong frowned slightly: “Your brother? What happened to your brother?”

Ling’er wiped the teardrops on her cheeks and cried, “I was sold with my younger brother. He was bought by a family named Liu. I heard that he was asked to be a horse boy…Miss, my younger brother is only ten years old. He is so young, how could he suffer this misfortune? Miss, please be merciful and buy my younger brother too!”

Listening to Ling’er’s cry, Yu Linglong sipped her tea and was silent.

No wonder she had become so obedient since she bought her. She originally wanted Yu Linglong to buy her brother, too.

However, a girl who is only twelve years old can still remember that her brother was bought by someone when she was at home. It is rare to have such a thought at such a young age.

From the side, Xuan Cao heard the tears and wanted to ask Yu Linglong to help Ling’er, but after all, she did not dare say it.

Ling’er was a girl. It was logical for Yu Linglong to buy her as a maid, but her brother was a small serving boy. What can Yu Linglong do with him?

Yu Linglong gently blew the warm tea, but what she said made her heart cold: “Why should I save your brother?”

She was not a Buddhist, and she was not interested in coming to ancient times to do charity. She bought Fu Ling’er on a whim. But what did Fu Ling’er’s brother have to do with her?

Ling’er was taken aback for a moment, then gritted her teeth fiercely and said, “I have nothing but this life. If the lady is willing to show mercy and buy my younger brother, my life will belong to the lady!”

Yu Linglong smiled faintly: “I bought you, so your life is naturally mine.”

There were tears in Ling’er’s eyes, but she resisted and refused to let them fall: “I, I am willing to do anything for the lady!”