Chapter 107 Jie Chen, eat the weak but not the hard
Xiangying didn't rush and took Taoxue to buy pastries.
When passing by the previous blacksmith shop, he picked out another iron plate for Xie Chen.
He had been wearing a mask before, maybe because he didn't want too many people to see his appearance.
Xiangying understands his psychology. After all, he used to be a forbidden pet in the Western Zhou Dynasty. He feels guilty that "my family doesn't know I do this", which he can understand.
The thin monkey jumped up and down anxiously when he saw her taking her time.
"Sister-in-law, if you are worried, please leave quickly. We will tell the supervisor as soon as possible. He will also think of countermeasures."
"What's the rush? Don't be afraid." Xiangying was very calm.
Isn’t the contribution of Governor Zhao to the donation of twenty granaries?
What if there is nothing in the granary?
On the way back, Taoxue asked Xiangying cautiously: "Eldest Princess, can you keep the broken jade bracelet for me?"
Xiangying originally planned to find a place to throw it away, but when Taoxue asked, he simply gave it to her.
Unexpectedly, Taoxue opened the bag where she kept things and put the jade bracelet broken into three pieces into it.
This time, even Qi Fengyi was a little curious.
"Taoxue, these things you collected are actually not worth much."
"This slave knows, but not for money, but for the meaning in my heart."
She said, talking about her childhood.
Before being rescued by Xiangying, Taoxue lived a poor life in the capital with her mother.
Her father fell into the water and drowned while fishing. From then on, Taoxue could only live with her mother.
In the beginning, my mother earned a few pennies by doing needlework and washing clothes.
Once, there was an earring hanging on the clothes Taoxue's mother collected.
Taoxue's mother hurriedly wanted to return the clothes, but the maid who sent the clothes said that her mistress had many good things and she did not lack this earring.
Maybe when I go back, I forget which one I was paired with.
Taoxue's mother held the earrings and waited for several days, but the owner did not come to ask for them. In addition, Taoxue was ill at the time, so her mother pawned the earrings.
In exchange for five taels of broken silver, I bought medicine for Taoxue.
Unexpectedly, it would lead to disaster. The maid and her master's servants came to her in a menacing manner and asked her to return the earrings.
The maid refused to admit that she had ever seen the earrings. Now the mistress wanted to investigate and found out that the earrings were originally a birthday gift given to the mistress by the young master in the mansion.
Now that one was lost, the mistress went to investigate and the maids were afraid of being punished, so they naturally put all the blame on Taoxue's mother.
It must be said that she stole it.
When they couldn't hand over the things, they beat her. Not only did they beat Tao Xue's mother to death, but they also dragged Tao Xue and paraded her through the streets.
They forced her to wear a stolen goods sign around her neck and walk around the market.
It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and Taoxue didn't even have shoes on. The tears on her face were so cold that it made people feel numb.
She once thought that if her mother died, she would have to go and get rid of it.
At this time, Xiangying passed by in a carriage. The noble princess just glanced at her and saved her life.
Taoxue had tears in her eyes when she talked about the past, but in the end she wiped her tears with a smile.
"Maybe I was too pretentious. From then on, no matter what, I always wanted to keep it, just in case... what if I was sensible at that time and kept the earrings, or I didn't get sick, and my mother wouldn't have been beaten to death. ”
Qi Fengyi was silent after hearing this, and put his arm around Taoxue's shoulders.
Even the skinny monkey sitting outside driving the car was crying with snot and tears.
He wiped away his tears fiercely: "Sister Taoxue, your life is too miserable. Just for the sake of your pity in the past, I will definitely explain it to you when you see the supervisor later!"
Taoxue said: "I am not miserable at all, because I am lucky enough to meet the eldest princess."
Xiangying couldn't help but touched her forehead behind her.
"As long as I am here from now on, no one can bully you."
No wonder the original owner showed such kindness to Taoxue. So on the day when the country was broken, so many palace people around the original owner left, even the wet nurse fled.
Only Taoxue stayed at the door, urging over and over again, still refusing to leave Xiangying alone.
Even if she knew it was a dead end, she would stay.
The carriage returned to the camp.
Skinny Monkey led Xiangying and the others to Jie Chen's camp.
As soon as Skinny Monkey explained a few words, Jie Chen had already raised his cold eyes to look at him.
"Why are you causing trouble again? Have you forgotten what I just told you?"
He wants her to keep a low profile!
Xiang Ying was about to speak, but Qi Fengyi knelt down first: "I was the one who was rude and has nothing to do with the eldest princess. If the supervisor wants to punish me, he will punish me."
Taoxue also knelt down with a plop: "No, punish me! I was the one who had a conflict with them first."
The skinny monkey couldn't help but say: "The Supervisor... I really don't blame my sister-in-law and the others for this. I asked the people around me and found out that the Zhao family father and son bullied men and women in Luzhou City because they were relatives of the prefect. .”
"No, he also said that he used this method last time to forcefully bring a good woman home, and he wants to do it again this time. He must have taken a fancy to Taoxue's beauty."
Jie Chen frowned and slapped the case hard: "There are many solutions, why do you have to hurt people?"
Xiangying blinked her phoenix eyes, and her tone was particularly innocent: "He fell on a pile of broken porcelain pieces. It's God's fault. It has nothing to do with us."
Xie Chen's chest kept rising and falling with anger at her attitude.
The thin monkey felt troubled next to him: "Sister-in-law, please stop saying a few words!"
I want to piss them off to death!
Jie Chen lowered his eyebrows and scolded coldly: "Even now, I still don't know how to repent. I'm really waiting for others to come to see who can protect you."
Suddenly, Xiangying took out the iron mask she bought for him from her sleeve and placed it on Jiechen's table.
She lowered her phoenix eyes, and her bright white face exuded a sense of calmness and composure.
"Yes, I should admit my mistake. I originally wanted to come back early, but in order to buy you this mask, I wasted a little time."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have met those two bastards. If I had known better, I wouldn't have bought it."
Xie Chen suddenly stopped talking.
He stared at the mask, not knowing what he was thinking.
Skinny Monkey observed his expression and followed Xiangying's words and said: "Supervisor, you are not here, so you don't know how disgusting those two guys are talking."
"They actually teased my sister-in-law and said she was beautiful and insisted that she stay with her all night. Tell me, is this what people say?"
Jie Chen raised his cold eyes and glanced at him: "What have you done?"
The thin monkey spread his hands: "You asked me to buy a soft mattress, and I will do it for you. I'm not here."
Jie Chen's face was as cold as ice: "You all go out, Xiangying stays."
The thin monkey turned around, pushed Tao Xue and Qi Fengyi away, and gave Xiang Ying a wink secretly.
Sister-in-law, take advantage of the opportunity, they will supervise the army to accept the soft and not the tough.
Xiangying asked: "Your eyelids are cramped?"
The thin monkey's face froze.
Okay, what kind of hint did he give to a super straight girl?
"Supervisor, I have resigned from my humble position." Skinny Monkey left honestly.
After they left, Jie Chen looked at Xiangying: "Did you really buy this mask specially? Why did you give me this?"
Xiangying pursed her lips: "Last time we fell into the water, you lost your mask. I want to compensate you."
She stepped forward and said, "If you don't like it, forget it and give it back to me. It's made of thin iron and is very expensive."
However, just as Xiangying was about to take it away, Jie Chen held down the back of his hand.
"Who said I don't want it?"