Chapter 5: You want to be registered under the Crown Prince’s name without the Crown Prince’s token?

The shopkeeper took a look and saw that there was no prince’s token, but he wanted to register it under the prince’s name?

"Miss, if you are really from the Marquis's Mansion, you must have a Marquis's token. Our shop has served so many dignitaries and nobles, and many of the Marquis's wives also like our fabrics. If they are keeping accounts, they all use the eldest prince's token or pay for them themselves."

Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Ruan Jiao's face turned pale and she glared at Ruan Mian fiercely.

Pointing at her nose, he roared, "It must be you. You stole my token!"

Ruan Mian took the animal skin clothes in one hand and handed a few silver bills to the shopkeeper.

Under the shopkeeper's gaze, she waved her hand and said, "Don't give me the change for the extra money. Give this girl who can't afford it a few pieces of fabric so she won't pretend to be from the Earl's Mansion again."

After saying that, he walked out of the shop without hesitation without caring about Ruan Jiao's expression.

Ruan Jiao chased after him a few steps, holding the shaky hairpin and yelled.

"The Ruan family is about to be exiled! I wonder how long you, an abandoned woman, can continue to act so recklessly! Just wait to die on the road to exile, and your body will be exposed in the wilderness!"

As for Ruan Jiao, Ruan Mian never thought of wasting time on her.

Even if she didn't take away her token, she still had a way to make her lose face.

The most urgent thing is to prepare everything.

The food in the Qi Mansion alone was obviously not enough for them to sustain themselves during their exile.

The food in the planting space requires time and tasks to obtain.

Naturally, they couldn't wait that long, so they stockpiled as much food as they could.

In addition, she also has to meet an important person - Prime Minister Xie.

Prime Minister Xie Huaian is young and promising, and is one of the most trusted people of the current emperor.

He is also Qi Nanfeng's mortal enemy in the original book and a stumbling block to Qi Nanfeng's rise.

Ruan Mian knew that Xie Huaian was secretly investigating a case at the moment in accordance with the emperor's order, which involved Chen Anbo's Mansion.

Ruan Mian, who had read the book, knew that this was one of Qi Nanfeng's methods. Qi Nanfeng in the book was a member of Prince Yan's party, and Prince Yan was largely responsible for his promotion.

So she went straight to the largest pleasure boat in Kyoto - Shuyu Pavilion.

There are pavilions everywhere, and in the small pond covered with residual snow, there are also several exquisitely decorated boats slowly sailing.

The faint sound of a pipa came from the night and was carried everywhere by the evening breeze.

The name of Shuyu Pavilion sounds elegant, but in reality it is not much different from a brothel. It is just a place for entertainment for some playboys and high-ranking officials in the capital.

She stuffed some change into the waiter's hand and, with their guidance, she found the pavilion where Xie Huaian was.

The man in plain robes slowly looked over at her with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Before he could speak, Ruan Mian took off his hat and said, "Thank you, sir."

She performed the proper etiquette for a woman, and without waiting for the other party to be surprised, Ruan Mian calmly stated her purpose.

"My daughter is the daughter of Ruan, a merchant in the capital, and my elder brother is Ruan Qingsong, an editor at the Imperial Academy. I have come to bother you today because I have something to discuss with you."

She has a gentle face, but her delicate little face has a heroic air that women don't have.

Xie Huaian just took a sip of tea and said calmly, "So she is Lord Ruan's younger sister."

He closed the teacup lid and said, "You have indeed troubled me today. If you came here because of Lord Ruan, then there is no need for that. Lord Ruan wrote a poem of great treason and angered the Emperor. He cannot be let off with just a few words."

Ruan Mian nodded in agreement and continued, "I came here not to beg Master Xie to let my brother go, but to make a deal with Master Xie."

"oh?"

It was the first time that Xie Huaian saw a woman who came to make a "deal" with him.

Ruan Mian stood up, took out a few silver ingots from his purse and put them on the table.

"I know who leaked what Lord Xie is investigating. If you can transfer my brother from the third underground floor of the Ministry of Justice to the first underground floor to save him from physical torture, I will tell you."

At this time in the book, Xie Huaian was investigating the folk song about the country's demise. Ruan Qingsong was involved in the case by Qi Nanfeng and Li Shen because of his treasonous singing, and was pushed into the case as a scapegoat and sacrificed.

Ruan Mian must turn the situation around!

Even if exile is inevitable, Ruan Qingsong cannot be allowed to die in prison.

Xie Huaian smiled lightly: "How can I believe you?"

Ruan Mian had expected him to say this: "This matter is related to Li Shen, the heir of Chen Anbo's mansion. I know a lot about Li Shen, even that he has the wild goose totem of the Yan Wang faction printed on his body."

Hearing this, Xie Huaian frowned slightly. How could she, a merchant's daughter, know all this?

It is little known that the Prince of Yan had the intention of rebellion and some of his early loyalists had the goose totem printed on their bodies.

He had already traced the case back to Li Shen, and now that he was here, he was disguised and secretly following Li Shen.

While he was thinking, Ruan Mian simply said: "If Master Xie is suspicious, then please come and see for yourself whether what I said is true or not."

Her gaze fell on the pavilion, and she could hear a woman's laughter faintly coming from the wobbly boat.

Ruan Mian glanced at Xie Huaian, and before she could make a move, Xie Huaian gave a look to the people around him.

At once, several men in black jumped out, holding bows and arrows, and shot out more than a dozen fire feather arrows!

The small boat was immediately set on fire!

After a while, several disheveled men and women came out screaming and crawling.

Ruan Mian immediately spotted Li Shen, who was shirtless, and looked at Xie Huaian: "The totem is on his lower abdomen."

Xie Huaian led people to rescue the panicked Li Shen to the shore, while several concubines behind him collapsed on the ground wearing only bellybands.

This erotic scene immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the pleasure boat.

Li Shen didn't care about his face and roared, "Who is so audacious?!"

Finally, after seeing clearly that the person who saved him was Xie Huaian, he quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir."

Xie Huaian looked calm as he glanced across his lower abdomen and saw the inconspicuous totem.

It seems that the little girl of the Ruan family is not lying. She dares to come to me so directly to discuss a deal. She is quite courageous.

At this moment, Ruan Mian also walked to Xie Huaian and found that among the charming concubines surrounded by a group of people, there was also Ruan Jiao with an embarrassed face.

Ruan Jiao naturally recognized her.

He immediately stood up angrily: "Ruan Mian? Why are you here?!"

She still remembered the scene where Ruan Mian humiliated her during the day, and now she met her at the most embarrassing moment, so she concluded that the fire in the straw boat must have been Ruan Mian's doing!

"My dear~"

She pressed herself against Li Shen, gritting her teeth and accusing him, "She was the one who embarrassed me during the day. She also stole the token you gave me. What happened just now must have been related to her as well!"

Ruan Mian calmly stood next to Xie Huaian and said calmly: "I am with Master Xie, how could I burn your ship?"

"You can't do it alone, you must go with Master Xie..."

"What did you say!"

Li Shen interrupted her immediately before Ruan Jiao could react: "I said that this Lord Xie is in cahoots with her, they..."

Before she finished speaking, Ruan Jiao suddenly realized that this Mr. Xie... but...

The next moment, Li Shen slapped her in the face: "Bitch! Lord Xie is the Prime Minister of the dynasty. How can a concubine like you casually mention him?"

Ruan Jiao was beaten so hard that her eyes were filled with tears, but she didn't dare to say anything. She could only slap her husband a few times in front of everyone to make amends.