Chapter 58: Always looking at her, are you free?
However, no matter what the reason.
Xiangying won’t accept it.
"Take it back, I don't want it anymore." She said coldly, bending down to put the rope around her shoulders again.
She padded her clothes with soft cotton, but it couldn't be seen from the outside.
When the thin monkey saw this, he ouched twice and rushed to her side.
"Princess, you, you, you, don't be angry with me. I am also following orders. If you don't accept this horse, I will be in trouble!"
For Xiang Ying, Xie Chen dared to fight even Ke Jianjun, let alone a small team captain?
Unexpectedly, Xiangying glanced at him with phoenix eyes, and a sneer escaped from her red lips.
"I got this horse by my own ability. If you take the horse away as soon as you say it, you will break your promise first."
"Besides, it's just a horse, and you are the only one who takes it seriously. Do you think you can control me with this?"
"Now if you want to give it again, I'm sorry, I don't want it anymore."
After she said that, she and Qi Fengyi pulled the wooden cart and set off with the team.
The thin monkey jumped up and down next to her anxiously, but Xiangying just didn't accept it.
Do you think you are showing kindness by taking things away and sending them back?
Sorry, Xiangying doesn’t accept this!
The thin monkey could only look downcast and planned to admit his mistake to Jie Chen.
When he passed by Xiang Qianqian, he was stopped by her.
"Captain, my eldest sister doesn't want that horse, can you give it to us?"
The thin monkey stopped for a moment and looked over coldly: "You?"
Xiang Qianqian nodded repeatedly, supported Shangguan Taifei, and said in a good voice: "My imperial grandmother is weak. It will definitely be more comfortable if she can have a horse to ride on."
Shangguan Taifei followed up and said: "What Xiangying can do for the Supervisory Army, my good granddaughter Qianqian can do the same."
She pushed Xiang Qianqian forward half a step.
"Xiangying has given birth to three children, but Qianqian is a girl who has not left the court. She is a gentle and obedient girl. In the past, she was also a popular noble girl in the capital."
Xiang Qianqian's face turned red, she lowered her head and rolled up her skirt: "Grandma Huang... don't say that."
The thin monkey hissed and asked with squinted eyes: "Are your grandparents and grandchildren sick?"
"You think I run a brothel and dare to recommend women to the supervisor? I'm still alive! The supervisor likes the eldest princess. What are you doing? This old godly woman doesn't have any good ideas."
He cursed angrily, attracting the attention of the people around him.
Xiang Qianqian suddenly felt shameless and hid her head behind Shangguan Taifei.
The thin monkey cursed and strode away with the people.
The laughter of the Seventh Princess came from the side.
Xiang Qianqian looked angrily and saw the seventh princess teasing Yu Concubine: "Is she worthy of imitating Dong Shi?"
With that said, they went to the back together to help Xiangying push the wooden cart.
The angry teeth bit his lip, viciously, until there were teeth marks.
Concubine Shangguan patted the back of her hand.
"Don't be afraid. Men are all the same. Xiangying is so arrogant. The supervisor will not coax her all the time. Let's wait and see."
At night.
They were closer to Lianhua Crossing. They could reach it in about two days' walk and take a boat and waterway to Luzhou.
Xiangying prepared dinner for the children, then hid in the space and rummaged through the library to see if there were any records about the topographic map of Luzhou.
The fact that Xie Chen wanted to take away the horses gave her a warning.
She cannot continue to accept this kind of controlled relationship, where she is inferior to him and he is superior to others.
This is tantamount to putting your right to live and enjoy yourself into the hands of others.
Therefore, she must find an opportunity so that the entire exile team must rely on her to survive.
Or there is a strong need and interest for her.
In this way, Xiangying can occupy a dominant position in the team and will not be coerced by others all the time. She rummaged through the dozens of rows of cabinets where the books were stored.
She really found it.
A thin booklet, written "Luzhou's Strange Geography".
What was recorded in it were all rumors heard from hearsay.
To enter the Luzhou area, there is a dangerous river.
Not only is the terrain dangerous, but it also requires a familiar boatman at the helm to pass smoothly.
Moreover, there is a group of water bandits who have been entrenched on the dangerous river for ten years.
By virtue of their excellent water properties and natural geographical advantages, they occupy the position at the mouth of the river.
If any passing ship is attracted by them, they will never be able to leave without paying a huge amount of "customs clearance money."
What's more, ships were stirred back by them and sank into the river with people and cargo. Such situations abounded.
This is undoubtedly a group of extremely vicious water bandits.
And because of their geographical advantages and the incompetence of the government, they were like a fish in water and became even more rampant.
Every year, the prefect of Luzhou requested the imperial court to send troops to help, but Xiang Ying's father never took him seriously.
Also, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. How could the foolish king of the Western Zhou Dynasty only care about the lives of the people when he only enjoys his own?
Xiangying closed the book and thought to herself.
How likely is Jie Chen's team to win against the water bandits?
If they were in a weak position, Xiangying could take advantage of it and profit from it.
Thinking of this, Xiangying pondered for a moment, and immediately started to collect available materials in the space, preparing to make her best thing——
Explosive package.
Sulfur and saltpeter are both found in fireworks. They are readily available and do not require smelting or purification.
There were no firearms in the armory, but Xiangying found some usable kerosene in the kitchen.
She was immersed in making explosive packs in the space and was very busy.
To others, she looked like she was leaning against a tree with her eyes slightly open, staring somewhere in a daze.
Therefore, every time Jie Chen came over, she would see her face expressionless and eyes dull, as if she was looking at him, but not as if she was not looking at him.
For some reason, he wanted to come over and ask why he didn't want the horse? What a tantrum.
"The eldest princess is still angry. When I spoke to her just now, she didn't respond or pay attention to anyone." Scarface's voice suddenly sounded beside him.
Only then did Jie Chen come back to his senses and realized that he was standing nearby and looked at Xiang Ying for a long time.
He looked at her coldly: "You always look at her. Are you free? Just brush horses when you are free."
After saying that, Jie Chen put his hand on the hilt of his sword and strode away.
Scarface rubbed his head and was puzzled.
"I didn't say I was seeing the eldest princess, did I? I just said a few words to her, but this doesn't work?"
Before it was time to go to bed, Xiangying's four explosive bags were ready.
She lay down and rehearsed the sandbox in her mind, thinking about how to attack the water bandits and capture the supplies and their ships.
After thinking about it, Xiangying fell asleep.
At some point, she was pushed awake by Qi Fengyi.
"He's here." Qi Fengyi lowered his voice.
Xiangying suddenly opened her eyes, and the sleepiness in her eyes disappeared instantly.
Fang Qian is here again?
He was so brave, coming so early.
Xiangying immediately sat up and was about to teach Fang Gan a lesson. Unexpectedly, it was Jie Chen who saw him.
He was next to the children, pulling the quilts on them.
Xie Chen probably didn't expect that Xiangying would suddenly sit up, and his bending movements froze slightly.
Qi Fengyi said next to Xiangying: "He has been wandering nearby just now. I stared at him for a long time. As soon as he came, I called you."
(End of chapter)