Chapter 176 Living in the prefect’s mansion, but not giving food or drink
Xie Chen held up his hand, his attitude seemed to be respectful, but his tone was actually quite cold.
"Hello, Your Highness Sixth, I have important matters to attend to, so I won't say much."
"Wait a minute," the Sixth Prince raised his voice and walked up to him, with a smile on his lips, "Don't be anxious yet, I want someone from you."
Jie Chen narrowed his eyes: "Who?"
At this time, Taoxue muttered doubtfully in Xiangying's ear: "From their tone, the deputy general seems to be very familiar with the sixth prince. Can we get some help from him next?"
Xiangying shushed her: "The other person is not kind. At first glance, he is hostile to Jie Chen. You can't have any illusions."
At this moment, the sixth prince who was being criticized by them suddenly called Xiang Ying's name.
"I want her to stay." The sixth prince smiled and pointed the folding fan at Xiangying.
Everyone gasped.
Xiang Qianqian next to her secretly clenched her fingertips.
Is it Xiangying again? Why!
Jie Chen's tone was cold: "Her? No, we are all prisoners of the Western Zhou Dynasty and need to live together in the school grounds for the convenience of custody."
The sixth prince clicked his tongue and shook his head: "As the eldest princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Xiangying is the person named by the father for special care. She is not an ordinary prisoner."
"The eldest princess is here for the first time. She should live with me in the mansion of Prefect Lu," he said in a different voice, "Prefect, do you think so?"
Lu Hong, who was named, trembled and smiled cautiously: "Yes..."
There are princes on both sides, and he is sandwiched in the middle, no one can offend him.
Jie Chen pursed his lips and looked at Xiangying.
His current identity should not be publicized, and there was no problem in forcibly contradicting the Sixth Prince, but he was afraid that he would embarrass the other Western Zhou prisoners.
Sure enough, during the moment of Jie Chen's silence, the sixth prince had lost his patience.
He looked at the sun: "I don't want to waste time. Since the deputy general does not agree with my proposal to treat the Western Zhou prisoners with courtesy, then I will not be polite to them."
With that said, the Sixth Prince waved to his trusted guards: "Go, take off the clothes of the other princesses and drag them to the streets!"
The guards immediately stepped forward, and Xiang Qianqian, Xiang Rongrong and several princesses all exclaimed.
"Enough!" Jie Chen scolded, his thin eyes gloomy.
His cold eyes glanced at the somewhat proud face of the sixth prince.
"Xiang Ying can stay, but she is not the only one. Since the Sixth Prince wants to be treated with courtesy, the rest of the Western Zhou royal family cannot be left out."
Xie Chen clicked a series of names.
Including Xiang Li, Xiang Qianqian, Xiang Rongrong and the two concubines, they also brought along Lin Lingxiang, Qi Fengyi, Taoxue and three little ones.
The sixth prince's excuse was to treat the Western Zhou princess with courtesy, so the royal family members should be included.
Seeing Chen's instructions, the Sixth Prince sneered and raised his eyebrows.
"Okay, then just follow the deputy general's suggestion and do it."
After saying that, the Sixth Prince got on his horse and rode away with others, saying that he was going to enjoy the scenery of Plum City.
Xie Chen turned to Lu Hong and said, "Prepare a room for me too. These days, I am disturbing Prefect Lu."
Lu Hong was flattered: "It's my duty, why bother? The deputy general is too polite."
He is really promising.
With both princes staying in his mansion, anyone else would be so happy.
But Lu Hong only felt that the two of them were tense when they met today, and the days to come would probably be even more difficult.
In this way, Xiangying and her children were separated from the other exiled prisoners and moved into the mansion of Governor Lu.
Because she had a child with her and was the one whom the Sixth Prince Xie Chen ordered to take special care of, Lu Hong's housekeeper arranged the largest room for her.
Living in the same courtyard as Tao Xue, Qi Fengyi and Lin Lingxiang.
Regarding this, Qi Fengyi sharpened his knife all the time, seeming a little uneasy.
"What the Sixth Prince did is tantamount to coming because the eldest princess might have a jade seal," Qi Fengyi said, "They have bad intentions, and we must be on guard at all times."
Xiangying patted her shoulder reassuringly: "Don't be afraid. The soldiers will cover up the water and the soil. I have plenty of ways to deal with them." As she said that, she turned to look at the three cubs playing nearby.
The children were very happy and did not feel in danger because they lived in the prefect's mansion.
"You should live with peace of mind just like the kids."
Moreover, since it was the Sixth Prince who invited her in, don't blame her for being rude.
Xiangying secretly rubbed her hands, her subconscious desire to stock up on goods expanded again.
She took out a handful of cherries from the space, walked outside the yard, and called to the little maid who was about to bring them tea.
"Here, this is for you to eat." Xiangying handed over the cherry generously, and the little maid was so frightened that she couldn't even say anything.
Xiangying enthusiastically presented the gift: "Eat it, it's okay. We picked this up along the way. It's very sweet."
Meicheng is short of water, and the servants in the governor's house have to count on water every day.
The little maid looked at the juicy and delicious fruit in Xiangying's palm, and finally couldn't help but take it.
"Thank you..." The little maid didn't know how to address such a noble princess criminal of an enemy country.
Xiangying took this opportunity to ask her about something.
"Is the sixth prince living close to us?"
"It's not close. It's separated by two gardens. The Sixth Prince is the male guest. Your courtyard is closer to our inner courtyard."
"How long will the Sixth Prince stay this time? Did he also bring a group of troops to station here?"
The little maid shook her head in confusion: "These slaves don't know either. They just heard from the master that the Sixth Prince was ordered to come here to inspect the teams escorting prisoners. The army is stationed in the north of the school grounds."
It turns out that in the school grounds, since it is an army, there must be many weapons.
Xiangying secretly made a note that he might want to go to the school if he had the chance.
She was afraid of arousing suspicion, so she didn't ask any more questions.
However, the little maid said: "The prefect has ordered that you guys cannot leave this courtyard without permission. Therefore, if you have any food or water, your servant will bring it over every day."
Taoxue, who had just walked out of the house, was a little stupid.
"Not allowed to go out? Then, if we are thirsty and hungry, we can only wait for you to come?"
The little maid nodded slightly, and gave Taoxue a teapot: "This is the water for today."
Taoxue looked at the half-sized teapot and almost fainted.
"There are so many people in our yard, why give this just this?"
The little maid shrank her neck: "This is the master's order, and I don't even know about it."
There are two teapots on her plate, which should be given to Xiang Qianqian and Xiang Rongrong next door.
Because Xiangli is a male guest, he lives alone in the outer courtyard.
Xiangying held down Taoxue who was about to get angry and let the little maid go.
"Princess, why are you stopping this slave? The Sixth Prince clearly wants to use food to make things difficult for us, so as to force us to tell the whereabouts of the jade seal."
Xiangying sneered: "He is stupid, but you are not stupid. You don't know what I know the most about?"
She pulled Taoxue into the room and pulled out a large bundle from under the bed.
Taoxue and Qi Fengyi's eyes widened.
The bag contained countless amounts of dried meat and food and seven or eight water bags.
Even if they don’t go out, it’s enough for them and their children to eat for half a month!
Taoxue subconsciously looked at Xiangying's chest.
He was lightly slapped on the forehead by Xiangying.
"Silly girl, what are you thinking? How can I hide so many things on my body? I just asked Jie Chen to send someone to deliver them in advance."
Let’s pass it on to Jie Chen first, since he will be the one to hold it up if the sky falls.
There will be one more post later~