Journey to Seek Past Reincarnations Chapter 4: Sleep
Early the next morning, O'Leiye came to see me and took me out of the palace to visit Baghdad city. The last time I hurried into the city, I haven't seen this ancient city well yet.
The traffic between the east and west parts of the ancient city of Baghdad was connected by three pontoon bridges, just like Baghdad today.
The docks in the city are several miles long, and there are hundreds of ships of all kinds, ranging from warships and yachts, to Chinese ships and local sheepskin rafts. Busy businessmen from various countries can be seen everywhere.
The goods on the market opened my eyes even more, including porcelain, silk and musk from China; spices, minerals and dyes from India and the Malay Archipelago; Rubies, lapis lazuli, woven fabrics, and slaves; honey, yellow wax, furs, and white slaves from Scandinavia and Russia; ivory, gold dust, and black slaves from East Africa; silk, perfume and vegetables from Persia; there is even a market selling Chinese products in the city. According to O'Leary, there is a similar market in Chang'an that exclusively sells Arab goods.
Unexpectedly, business trade was so prosperous more than a thousand years ago.
She suddenly smiled at me mysteriously, and said: "But there is a market, and you Chang'an must not have it."
She took my hand and walked towards an alley. When I walked out of the alley, I came to an open place similar to a square. There are crowded crowds everywhere, and there is a big platform in the center of the square, and there are many people around the platform, and there are high-pitched shouts one after another.
There were many slaves of various skin colors standing on that table, men and women, all of whom seemed to be young. They were blankly waiting for the buyer's bid. It turned out to be the slave market.
To be honest, I don't like this kind of place very much. Naked human trafficking is unacceptable to my modern thinking. But this can't be blamed on O'Leiye, for her, the slave trade is nothing more than a normal thing.
"Come and see this newly arrived Greek woman, still a virgin, such a thing is rare. Look, how beautiful, this face, this figure, will definitely make you ecstasy every night! Starting price - 10 pcs Dinar!"
I saw a short and fat man pushed a young, beautiful and plump Greek girl to the front, and rudely tore off her clothes. The girl's body was immediately exposed to everyone. The men's lustful eyes stared greedily at her naked body, and the girl covered her vital parts in horror, with tears streaming down her face. Seeing that she is only thirteen or fourteen years old, what will be her fate, maybe she will be a maid, maybe she will be a sex-slave, and she will become a plaything of these men at such a young age. Looking at her tears, I suddenly felt very uncomfortable...
"Fifteen dinars!"
"Twenty dinars!"
"Thirty dinars!"
The price calls below one after another, a group of animals controlled by the lower body! I glanced at them disdainfully.
"Anyone else offer a higher price? Look, this beautiful breast!" The man stretched out his hand and squeezed the girl's plump breasts, and the girl let out a soft cry because of the pain.
I can't stand it anymore... But even if I help, I can't save everyone, and after all, this is A-R-A-B more than a thousand years ago, not modern times. Si Yin is right, I'm only here to complete the task, don't meddle in other people's business.
"I see, let's go." I whispered to O'Leiye.
"One hundred dinars!" Someone suddenly shouted a high price. I looked up and saw a young man in his twenties with gorgeous clothes. There was a familiar figure standing beside the young man. Hey, isn't it Harun? Why did he come here? Sure enough, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, and he is a pervert.
The short and fat man's face turned into a flower with a smile, "One hundred dinars! Is there anyone who is higher than this gentleman? One hundred dinars once, one hundred dinars Twice for a hundred dinars, three times for a hundred dinars! Good! This beautiful little Greek beauty belongs to this master!"
"God, it's Brother Hardy." O'Leiye saw the young man clearly, his face changed slightly, and said, "Fortunately, we are wearing veils, otherwise Brother Hardy would be angry if he knew I was here. .”
Hadi, the first crown prince Hadi? According to historical records, he seemed to be short-lived and died shortly after ascending the throne, so the second crown prince, Harun, was able to successfully ascend the throne and become the caliph. I took another look at him. Although he was handsome, there was a hint of violence between his brows.
"Angry? Didn't he come to this kind of place himself?" I said disapprovingly.
"What's the matter, after all, Brother Hardy is a man, and I heard that he often comes here to buy slaves, but why Harlan is also here." She seemed a little surprised.
The short and fat man untied the rope from the girl's wrist and ankle, and handed her over to Hardy. Her hair pulled her back, the girl didn't know where the strength came from, and she took a bite at his hand.
Hardy's face darkened, and he pulled out the scimitar on his waist with a bang, "Snap!" Harlan quickly pressed his hand, and whispered something in his ear, Hardy's expression softened slightly, He took a leather whip from the attendant and whipped it heavily on the girl. The blood-red welts appeared prominently on the girl's white back, accompanied by the girl's screams, it was really shocking. Alas, Ye Yin, if you don't make a move, you won't be a woman anymore...
"Ah, brother..." O'Leye also had a look of unbearable.
"Stop!" While shouting these words, I had already rushed to the girl's side and grabbed the whip tightly with my hand.
Hardy was obviously taken aback, and Harlan beside him didn't recognize me for a moment.
"Where did that woman come from, get the **** out of here!" He flicked his whip.
"I said this master," I tried my best to keep my tone calm, "she is just a woman, if you continue to beat her, I'm afraid she will be killed. It would be a pity that such a beauty died and hurt her." Doesn’t beautiful skin spoil your interest.”
Hardy looked at me in surprise, and Harlan beside him also had a look of surprise in his eyes, and then he raised a familiar mocking smile, as if he...recognized me It's...
"Look at you, master, you are so handsome, wise and powerful, so handsome, so handsome, you should also be a kind person. Why do you need to fight and kill this girl? I promise it won't take long. She will obediently surrender to your charm." I know that talking about equality with people of this era is simply playing the piano with a cow, so I might as well flatter him a few words.
Everyone loves to hear good words. It seems that this trick is quite effective. Hardy hesitated a little, as if he was about to put down his whip. I breathed a sigh of relief, but with a bang, my wrist was already entangled by his whip.
"Woman, why don't you go back with me too." He looked at me with a half-smile. No way, this man must have never been praised by a woman in front of him, so he lost his head for a while.
I laughed dryly: "I'm ugly..."
"Really?" Without saying a word, he stretched out his hand to lift my veil, and I blocked his hand without thinking.
"Brother, this woman's figure is ugly, don't waste time on this kind of thing, let's go back to the palace early." Harlan said suddenly, and glanced at me intentionally or unintentionally.
"Ugly?" Hardy seemed to be more interested, and said, "Then I have to see what kind of ugly today!"
"Wait, brother, she is my guest." O'Leiye finally stepped forward and exposed her identity.
"Olaiye, why are you here!" Hardy was obviously taken aback, looked at me again, and said, "Could this be the woman from the Tang Dynasty who was widely rumored in the palace to save your life?"
Olaiye nodded, "Brother, please don't embarrass her, she is my very important guest."
"Brother, it's getting late, we should go back to the palace, otherwise if the father finds out..." Harun also added.
"Brother, if you want, give that girl to me first, and Haimani will teach this child well." O'Leiye's proposal made me feel relieved, and now the girl can be less hurt. A lot of flesh and blood.
Hadi nodded, looked at me with complicated eyes, turned around and left with Harun.
After returning to the palace, two days later, the news of the abdication of the current caliph suddenly came. The Abbasid dynasty changed hands instantly. Four caliphs. Although everyone has doubts about the sudden abdication of the caliphate, they have to accept this fact. As soon as Hardy came to power, he disbanded his father's original harem, and all those who had nothing to do were sent to the slave market. In addition, he sent people to collect many new beauties to bring into the harem, even worse than his father. I heard that because of the large number, he had to come up with many strange ways to choose the candidates for the bed.
The fate of those old concubines is very sad. In the blink of an eye, they have been reduced from rich and well-clothed princesses to slaves. Hardy is really ruthless. Perhaps because of the countless beauties, he had completely forgotten about the little Greek girl he bought, and the little girl became O'Leary's personal maid.
I usually wear a veil in the palace, so that it will not be too conspicuous when entering and leaving the palace, and it can also prevent wind and sand. It has become a habit to chat with Xiaodeng every night before going to bed, but this child seems to be hiding something from me.
After Hadi ascended the throne, he sang and sang almost every night. The dignitaries and relatives of the emperor gathered in the palace, singing and dancing all night long.
Although O'Laier and Harun were dissatisfied, they could not refuse the caliph's invitation. It was the same tonight, they had been invited by the caliphate to the dinner.
I was wandering around the courtyard bored, thinking about O'Reiler's affairs. It will happen, how to stop it? Moreover, there is nothing unusual about O'Leiye at ordinary times. Does this devil's deal exist? My heart moved, why don't I visit tonight, as long as I'm careful enough, I shouldn't be discovered by that devil.
"Olaiye, are you still unwilling to go back to Tang Dynasty with me?" A familiar voice came from behind the dense myrtle tree, if I heard it right, it seemed to be Yang Li's voice.
I immediately stopped and listened.
"I, I don't want to leave Baghdad..."
"Why, don't you want to see my country?"
"I want to, but I can't bear to leave here."
"We'll be back, just gone for a while."
"I'm sorry, Li, I really can't bear to leave here, no."
"Olaiye, do you...do you still have me in your heart?"
"Li, I swear in the name of God, I will always only have you in my heart."
"Okay, let's go to the banquet hall." Yang Li's tone was a little helpless.
Listening to the sound of their footsteps going away, I became even more puzzled. Is it because O'Reiler doesn't want to go to China because she is afraid that her secret will be discovered?
Thinking about it, I suddenly raised my eyes, and suddenly realized that I had unknowingly walked to the door of the banquet hall. Just as I was about to leave, a black slave who was tall and big suddenly stopped me, "Why are you still here? , the banquet has already begun."
I was in a daze, and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Before I came back to my senses, I was pushed into the hall by him. I was unsteady on my feet, so I hurriedly helped the people next to me, only to realize that the hall was full of women, all of them dressed up in seductive and **** clothes, and they were dancing. What's going on? Did the **** take me for a dancer? I looked at the long skirt on my body, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful, why did I choose such a gorgeous one today...
It was impossible to get out, but luckily I was covered with a veil, so no one could recognize me, so I had to hide behind those women and writhed a few times. While writhing, I glanced at the banquet hall.
The majestic hall is full of jewels, and the huge ambergris incense candles illuminate the night into day. There are trees made of gold and silver in the hall, golden and silver birds resting on the branches of pure gold, musicians play extravagant Arab music, and Damascus apples are placed on the table , peaches from Oman, cucumbers from the Nile Valley, lemons from Egypt and mangoes from Lahar, as well as a variety of fragrant cakes, pastries, food and wine.
The new Caliph Hadi is sitting on the throne, surrounded by several plump female slaves in **** clothes. Sitting on both sides were the dignitaries and dignitaries of Baghdad, and I saw the O'Reilly couple and the arrogant Prince Harun at a glance.
While watching, Harlan suddenly turned his head and glanced in my direction. I immediately lowered my head and secretly prayed for the end to be over soon so that I could return to my room as soon as possible.
As the music ended, I let out a long sigh of relief. Before I finished my breath, I saw the women around me throwing out their veils one after another. It fell in front of Hardy.
"Why don't you throw it away!" A court lady next to me scolded softly, tore off my veil, and threw it away suddenly. It even fell on Hardy impartially.
Hadi smiled and picked up my veil, "It seems that God has made a choice for me today. Whose veil is it?"
"Your Majesty, it belongs to her." The voice of the lady next to me immediately attracted everyone's attention to me.
"Hurry up and thank God, what an honor, you will serve His Majesty today." The female officer smiled at me.
Clatter, I heard the sound of my heart freezing rapidly and then being shattered.
A bedside attendant? This is a big joke...
Is this throwing the veil a way to choose the servant?
I clearly saw the surprised expressions of the O'Reilly couple and Harlan.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Yin is not from the harem, she is my guest." O'Leary immediately got up and said.
Hearing her words, Hardy's eyes suddenly lit up, and he whispered, "Is that the woman in the slave market?" He stood up and walked towards me slowly. It's over, I saw O'Leary's words brought back his memory.
He stood still in front of me, reached out and grabbed my chin, raised my face, looked carefully, and said: "Yes, I remember these eyes, it really is you."
I turned my head slightly, freed my chin, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I'm really sorry, I think it was a misunderstanding, can I leave?"
"Retire?" He quickly grabbed my chin again, "But you seem to be going to bed tonight."
Asshole, don't mess with me, patience has a limit. I cursed furiously in my heart, but I still kept a smile on my face. After all, he is the king, and it doesn't do me any good to offend him.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Yin..." Ou Laiye was a little anxious, and Yang Li seemed to want to say something.
"Olaiye, this is not my choice, it is God's choice. Starting tonight, I will include her in the harem." Hardy said disapprovingly.
Olaiye anxiously glanced at Harun beside him, and Harun had a calm expression on his face.
Go to hell, what God's choice is, it's all about making excuses for your lust. I took a breath, avoided his hand again, and was about to speak when Harun suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I beg your forgiveness."
"Excuse me?" Hardy looked at his brother puzzled.
"This ugly girl—I'm afraid this woman is not qualified to sleep with me." Harlan glanced at me and said.
"Oh?" There was a puzzled look on Hardy's face.
"Chendi knows that she is not from the harem, so he has been with her..." Although he did not finish, the ambiguous expression on his face has already caught everyone's understanding.
The corner of my mouth is twitching, this egomaniac, is this hurting me or helping me...
Hadi thought for a while, then suddenly burst out laughing, and said: "She is not my woman, so what can I say to forgive or not. Harun, you are young, and your brother is negligent, so let's just do it today I will give this woman to you."
What, give me to him?
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Harlan accepted without hesitation, ignoring my white eyes that flew past.
An inexplicable farce came to an end. Poor me, I was given away as a commodity in a blink of an eye. Isn't this called a sudden disaster?
"Xiaoyin, pack up tonight and move to Harlan's palace." Out of the banquet hall, O'Reilly said to me immediately.
"Ah, it's not true. I don't want to move..." I just felt dizzy in my head.
"Ugly, do you think I like it? If it weren't for my sister, I wouldn't help you!" Harun raised his eyebrows and said.
"Owl, I didn't ask you to help, I can solve it myself!" I glared at him.
"Okay, don't talk about it." O'Leary frowned, "Now that His Majesty has issued an order, we can't disobey it. Xiao Yin, you should temporarily stay with Harlan for a while, and wait until His Majesty doesn't remember. Make plans after this matter, and if you want to go back to Tang country, I will also send someone to take you back."
Yang Li also nodded, "This is the only way right now."
"Okay, I'll be wronged for a while." I said helplessly.
"Grievance? I haven't mentioned grievance yet, there is an extra burden for no reason." Harlan immediately interjected.
This man, why is it so easy for me to have an impulse--the impulse of a flat person.
Harlan's bedroom is also extremely luxurious, with gorgeous carpets, curtains and mattresses everywhere. Silk curtains. A snow-white marble bed in the middle is inlaid with agates, sapphires, rubies, and large pieces of emerald jade, with a net hung on it and tied with pearl chains to the side. Tsk tsk, the whole upstart!
"I'm already here, please tell me, where is my room?" I asked angrily.
"Your room?" He narrowed his eyes slightly, "Of course it's here."
"What! Don't try to get my idea!" I reflexively took a step back.
He snorted softly, "I told you I'm not interested in ugly monsters like you." He paused and lowered his voice, "Brother is always suspicious, if we don't have sex, it will inevitably arouse his suspicions, so just Think of it as a play."
"Got it, I don't know what's wrong with it." I looked around the room, "There's only one bed?"
He raised his eyebrows amusedly, "Nonsense."
"You mean..." I pointed to the bed, maybe I want to share the same bed.
"How do you deserve to sleep with me, you ugly bastard? Of course you sleep underground." He said mercilessly.
Oh, what kind of man is this?
"I'm not used to sleeping with owls either." Depressedly, I lay on the ground with all my clothes on, and it was quite comfortable to sleep on the soft Persian rug.
He reached out and took off the Kufi leaves on his head. His long dark brown hair poured down like a waterfall, exuding a soft and shiny luster. Under the faint candlelight, his sculptural perfect face is even more handsome. The wildness of the Arabs and the exquisite elegance of the Greeks are perfectly integrated in his temperament, which adds a little bit to him. Mysterious charm.
"Look and see, don't climb into my bed in the middle of the night." There was a trace of ridicule on his lips.
"The ghost climbed into your bed!" I said angrily, arrogant and arrogant, thinking that I would be great if I had a little beauty.
"Well, to be honest, I was really worried that you would pounce on me." He actually sighed.
"No one would pounce on an owl like you!" I turned over and stopped looking at him, dizzy, I've seen too many men, but I haven't seen anything like this.
I heard the sound of him blowing out the candle and lying on the bed. Just as I was about to close my eyes, a black mass flew over and landed on me. When I touched it, it turned out to be a thin, soft blanket.
"If you get sick, sister will blame me again." He said coldly.
I pulled up the blanket and covered myself, hum, I don't appreciate his favor!