Chapter 105 Taoxue, you have been touched
Jie Chen's expression remained unchanged, his stern face was slightly lowered, and there was a dark shadow between his brows.
"The deputy general had inappropriate thoughts and sent people to monitor me. By doing this, I not only help Xiang Ying, but also myself."
Otherwise, if the deputy general sends people to keep an eye on him, his identity will be exposed sooner or later.
The sour scholar nodded and took out a brochure from his arms.
"After spending the past few days with Xiangying and other female relatives, I have observed that they may indeed not have a jade seal."
Jie Chen looked at the record of the characteristics of several people's actions in the booklet and pondered in silence.
The sour scholar added: "Perhaps this is really a cover used by the Emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty, just to buy himself time to escape."
Jie Chen gave a cold sneer, with a hint of imperceptible anger.
"He is so cruel that he even pushed his own daughter out."
He returned the book to the scholar and asked: "How is it, how is the progress of our people's arrest?"
The sour scholar shook his head: "The whereabouts of the Emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty have not been found so far. He must have been hiding. However, the general and others sent a secret message and captured another key figure."
"Who?"
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At this time, Xiangying took a carriage and entered the city.
She came once the night before. At that time, Luzhou City was quiet and there were few people.
But now, it is the scorching sun, but it does not reduce the enthusiasm of the people.
Just after the war, everyone set up their stalls again and tidied up their shops.
The sound of hawking could be heard on the street. The carriage stopped at the entrance of the market, and Skinny Monkey went to hitch the carriage.
Afterwards, the group of people walked into the market.
Taoxue discussed with Xiangying: "We will buy some saponins and a pack of salt later."
Xiangying hummed in response, but looked towards the distant granary.
Twenty granaries were built in the southwest of Luzhou City, which is not a bustling urban area.
If Xiangying wanted to touch it during the day, it might be dangerous.
Her purpose in coming to the city today was not to search for granaries, but to confirm the terrain of Luzhou City again.
Suddenly, Taoxue pointed forward in surprise: "There is a fish noodle seller in front of me. I miss it so much. The first time I ate it was when I was in the capital."
The thin monkey generously took out a bag of silver: "Then let's go and have a try."
Taoxue was stunned: "How can we use your money?"
The thin monkey waved his hand: "It was given by Jie Jiejun. After all, my sister-in-law is here, so of course we Jiejun are generous."
"Even I took advantage of my sister-in-law and got ten taels."
Taoxue was at a loss with the silver and looked at Xiangying, waiting for her to make up her mind.
Xiangying nodded: "Use it. Bring him something back and treat it as a thank you gift."
The thin monkey almost laughed.
Use Xie Chen's money to buy something and then thank him. Only Xiang Ying dared to say this.
A group of people went to the noodle and fish stall together, but Xiangying found that Qi Fengyi did not follow.
She looked back and saw Qi Fengyi still frozen in place, looking intently at the blacksmith shop in front of him.
Under the scorching sun, the blacksmith wore thin clothes and his chest was wet with sweat.
The strong arm swung the stone hammer and hit the unformed sword edge, causing sparks to fly.
"Do you want to buy it?" Xiangying walked over and asked.
Qi Fengyi came back to his senses and quickly shook his head.
"I just thought that my first sword was bought by my father in the blacksmith shop and given to me."
"I practiced with that sword many times, but it was lost before I even went on the battlefield."
The swords bought at the blacksmith shop are not expensive and are generally used for practicing.
However, for Qi Fengyi, it is of great significance.
Xiangying patted her shoulder gently: "Don't be sad. When the time comes, I will give you the sword made by Ou Yezi."
The last time she cleaned up the space, she saw eighteen weapons specially crafted by Ou Yezi.
It was originally stored in the treasury, but was searched by Xiang Ying.
It would be a waste of money to keep such a good thing, so it would be better to give it to Qi Fengyi when the time comes.
However, Qi Fengyi only thought Xiangying was joking with her.
Ou Yezi was a famous swordsmith in history. He only made swords for kings, not to mention that Ou Yezi had already turned into a handful of loess. The weapons he made have long since disappeared.
How could the eldest princess have it? He must have said this to make her happy.
At the noodle fish stall, there was a small square table, sitting with Xiang Ying and the others.
The thin monkey said: "The supervisor also told me to buy some other things. For a while, sister-in-law, Tao Xue and the others will be walking around. In half an hour, we will meet again at this stall."
Xiangying agreed: "No problem."
The thin monkey finished eating first, so he had to leave first.
He thought for a while, took out another five taels from the ten liang that Jie Chen gave him, and put them on the table.
"Sister-in-law, take the flowers. Don't spare them for the Jie Jianjun. I heard his monthly salary is fifty taels."
Xiangying pursed her red lips and smiled: "No need, we don't want to buy anything and we won't spend much money. You can keep these five taels yourself."
"Okay, I'll leave now. See you in half an hour." Skinny Monkey left.
After eating the noodle fish, Xiangying took Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi for a long drive around the city.
I bought some salt, soap locust and coarse cloth clothes for a token amount.
Immediately afterwards, Xiangying asked Taoxue to pack the things: "I will take you to the inn to have a rest, and ask the waiter to boil water. You can take a bath and you will feel much more comfortable."
Taoxue and Qi Fengyi both looked surprised.
"Thank you, Princess!"
However, after taking a few steps, Taoxue took out the remaining silver with a embarrassed expression.
Xie Chen gave a total of twenty taels of silver, but they only spent five taels.
"Eldest Princess," Taoxue lowered her voice, "I'm afraid we don't have enough room for another room."
A sweet smile escaped from Xiangying's red lips: "What are you afraid of? I'm here!"
She walked forward and motioned for Taoxue and Qi Fengyi to follow.
After entering the inn, Xiangying took out a silver coin from his sleeve and handed it to the waiter.
"Prepare a room for us. We need three buckets to boil water for bathing. We must act quickly, otherwise there will be no reward."
The waiter's eyes lit up and he said repeatedly: "No problem, please come in to invite the three distinguished guests!"
Taoxue and Qi Fengyi looked at each other in surprise.
When did the eldest princess get the money?
Soon, the three buckets were filled with warm water.
Xiangying also occasionally finds opportunities to take a cold bath in the space.
But Taoxue and Qi Fengyi had indeed not washed themselves for a long time.
The screen was closed between the three buckets, and the three of them couldn't wait to soak in the buckets, making sighing sounds.
Qi Fengyi scrubbed his arms: "I really didn't expect that I would receive such good treatment since my exile."
Xiangying was lying on the edge of the barrel, smiling brightly: "What does this mean? From now on, you will follow me and live your life however you feel comfortable. I will definitely let everyone live a good life."
At this time, the sound of Taoxue sobbing came from next door.
Xiangying and Qi Fengyi couldn't help but wonder: "Taoxue, why are you crying?"
Taoxue wiped away her tears: "This slave is crying with joy. She never thought that she could get better again after falling into the mud."
She was extremely emotional, causing Xiangying to laugh.
"As long as we unite as one, beautiful days can bloom."
Qi Fengyi and Tao Xue made up their minds to follow Xiang Ying, no matter what kind of danger they encountered.
Taoxue finished washing first, because she was thinking about buying cakes for the three little ones, and she was ready to leave before her hair was dry.
"When I came up just now, I saw a pastry shop on the corner of the street. There was a long queue outside. It must be delicious. I went to buy it first, and the eldest princess and Miss Qi came later."
With that said, Taoxue went out.
However, when Xiangying and Qi Fengyi went to find them, they saw people crowding in front of the pastry shop.
There were also constant cries and insults.
Qi Fengyi frowned: "Why does it sound like Taoxue's crying?"
Xiangying immediately squeezed into the crowd and saw Taoxue, whose clothes were torn, kneeling on the ground crying.
The two fierce-looking men standing next to her looked like father and son. They were dressed in expensive clothes and had sinister faces. They looked like they were not easy to mess with.
One of the sons grabbed Taoxue by the collar and said, "You smashed the Guanyin I gave to my mother. You can tell me how you will pay for it!"
Wuhu! It’s the weekend again! My favorite autumn roasted sweet potatoes, I’m going to eat three of them tomorrow! !
(End of this chapter)