Chapter 224: Stop meddling in my business
"It's so cold, so cold." Taoxue threw a few bags of garbage outside the carriage and returned, rubbing her hands constantly.
Xiangying had just taken out the copper basin, put firewood in it, and set up the warm stove.
Fortunately, due to the heavy snow, the carriage did not go very fast and was not bumpy too much.
Qi Fengyi was responsible for driving the car and refused to let Xiang Ying replace her.
So, Xiangying exchanged seven or eight warm babies and stuck them on Qi Fengyi's chest and back.
Now Qi Fengyi was wrapped in thick cotton clothes, and the bear skin from before was also gathered on his back. His whole head was covered, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
The three little ones were wrapped in thick quilts and huddled in the corner of the carriage, holding dried meat in their little hands and cans of milk in their right hands.
A mouthful of meat and a mouthful of milk, while eating and reading, the heavy snow howling outside did not affect them at all.
Xiangying lifted the curtain and glanced outside. Jie Chen had been patrolling back and forth on horseback. His armor was covered with frost and snow.
She frowned slightly: "Isn't Jie Chen the deputy general? Why was the patrol errand assigned to him? Where are the captains and supervisors?"
Taoxue placed her wet shoes and socks next to the fire.
"I heard that the sixth prince summons the deputy general from time to time. Every time he calls, the deputy general must go."
Aren poked the fire with a stick and put a few potatoes and sweet potatoes in it.
Hearing this, he raised his head: "Even I can see that the Sixth Prince is deliberately tormenting the Deputy General!"
Xiangying frowned.
She stood up directly, put on the mink fur coat that she had prepared for herself, which was made of black fur, and put on a fox fur hat. Most of her beautiful and beautiful face was covered by it.
"Hey? Princess, where are you going?"
"I'll help Xie Chen as a supervisor!" After she said that, she raised the curtain and jumped out of the slow-moving carriage.
The entire exile team had a very difficult journey.
Those exiled prisoners without carriages were exhausted even though they were wrapped in cotton-padded clothes and thick shoes.
Some of those who fainted from the cold were put on the wooden cart behind by Skinny Monkey and the others. After a while, a thin layer of snow fell on their bodies.
Not even the slightest feeling of warmth was gone.
Xiangying went directly to the back of the team to find Jie Chen. When she walked over, she saw Jie Chen sitting on a horse covered in frost and snow.
The wind was so cold that even the horse under him was constantly spraying cold white mist, kicking its front hooves back and forth in the cold.
The sixth prince just opened a corner of the curtain and gave him orders.
"I don't care what method you use, whether you buy it or rob it, I want wood that can be used to make a fire."
Jie Chen didn't say anything, but the sour scholar beside him was anxious.
I saw the sour scholar frowning, with ice beads hanging on his eyelashes.
He stamped his feet and rubbed his hands while saying, "Your Highness, please don't embarrass us. It's freezing cold and snowing. Even though there are woods all around, there's no wood for the fire."
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The sixth prince didn't care at all and coldly lowered the curtain.
"If I can't do it, I will punish the entire escort team. Xie Chen, you can do it yourself."
Xiangying finally saw it.
The Sixth Prince was forcing Xie Chen and wanted to ask her for wood.
Jie Chen's dark eyebrows furrowed and he was about to speak when Xiang Ying's voice came from the side.
"Your Highness, Sixth Highness, wants wood for a fire, right? It's very simple. I have plenty there. I'll send some over to Your Highness later."
As soon as she finished speaking, the sixth prince opened the curtain.
The snowflakes blown by the cold wind slightly blurred Xiangying's vision.
Jie Chen turned to look at Xiangying and saw that she had wrapped herself in mink fur.
The exposed eyes were clear and moist, and half of his face was wrapped in a scarf under the straight bridge of his nose.
A flash of light flashed in the Sixth Prince's narrow eyes.
He knew that Xiangying had more supplies.
"In this case, go get it as soon as possible."
Jie Chen whispered to Xiang Ying: "You have nothing to do here, go back to the carriage." It's so cold, what if she gets cold?
However, Xiangying stretched out her hand to block him aside and took two steps forward.
"Your Highness, I can give you my wood, but the quantity is limited. If I give it to you, I will lose it myself."
"You can't make me give it willingly, can you?"
The Sixth Prince frowned: "You dare to ask for benefits from me?"
Xiang Ying tutted: "There is no free feast in the world. His Highness the Sixth can threaten Jie Chen, but he cannot threaten me. If His Highness can't come up with a condition that I can accept, I won't give you the wood."
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She turned around as if to leave.
The Sixth Prince scolded: "Stop!"
Xiangying looked back: "Your Highness, have you thought clearly?"
The Sixth Prince pursed his lips and stared at her with his narrow eyes: "How much money do you want? Your Highness will buy it from you. Can we do it at the head office?"
Xiangying rolled her eyes: "Sure, money is fine too. Give me as much as you have."
Xiang Qianqian poked her head out from behind the Sixth Prince, feeling a little angry.
"Sister, you don't want to save me, but you still take the opportunity to extort money. As a eldest princess, don't you have any grace at all?"
Xiangying clicked her tongue twice: "Okay, you're right, then I won't sell it."
She turned around and left. The sixth prince hurriedly asked her to stay, but Xiangying acted as if he hadn't heard.
The sixth prince was so forced that he jumped out of the carriage, staggered to catch up with her, and stopped in front of Xiangying.
"Don't be like that woman and child like Xiang Qianqian. I have fifty taels of gold here. How much wood can you give me?"
Xiangying frowned, her clear eyes full of disdain: "Only fifty taels? Your Highness, you can't do that."
As a man, the Sixth Prince suddenly became tense when he heard the word "no".
"Conditions are limited now, so you'd better not push yourself too far!"
Xiangying stretched out his hand: "Okay, fifty taels of gold and ten bundles of firewood. If you agree, I'll give you the gold."
The Sixth Prince frowned: "Ten bundles? Why don't you grab it!"
Xiangying dug his ears: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I can't give out ten bundles at once. I have to spread it slowly. If Your Highness doesn't always trouble the deputy general, I can give you one more bundle."
The Sixth Prince was startled and his eyes turned dark.
He looked back at Jie Chen who was standing next to him, with a sneer on his lips.
"It turns out you want to help Xie Chen vent his anger."
"Your Highness, stop talking so much. It's so cold standing in the wind. Do you want it?"
"Wait!" The sixth prince returned to the carriage with a gloomy face.
He stretched out his hand toward Xiang Qianqian: "Take out all the gold head and face jewelry I gave you before."
Xiang Qianqian hurriedly covered the package behind her.
"Your Highness... My eldest sister is demanding a high price, and you actually agree to it? Logically speaking, with your status, why not just ask her to hand over the firewood?"
"Stop talking nonsense. It's freezing here. Xiangying doesn't want her life. Can I afford it? Take it out quickly!"
The sixth prince said angrily.
He made his father unhappy and asked him to endure hardships and be escorted with the exile team.
Even his money was restricted.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t reach out to a woman for it, which is really embarrassing!
Xiang Qianqian's eyes were red. Seeing the Sixth Prince's attitude of saying he was right, she was afraid that if she disagreed again, he would throw him out of the carriage.
I could only take out the gold jewelry that I had saved up in a pocket.
While they were talking, Jie Chen walked to Xiang Ying but kept his distance from her.
"The Sixth Prince holds a grudge. If you provoke him like this, he will not let you go when you return to the capital."
"I'm not afraid of him." Xiangying said it didn't matter.
But Jie Chen's eyes darkened slightly, paused, and said, "Don't meddle in my business anymore."