Chapter 186 Zhuang Shihan's Kite

Awakened by the knock on the door, Song Yanxi hurriedly said, "Please come in, the door is not locked."

A young boy's childish voice sounded outside, "Princess, I'm coming in."

The door opened with a creak, revealing a very familiar face.

Song Yanxi's face was full of surprise, "Changjiu?"

Chang Jiu nodded and walked in quickly.

He looked anxious, and as soon as he entered the house, he couldn't wait to say, "Princess, please come with me quickly. If you don't go over now, the people in the border town will completely misunderstand you."

"Why do you say that?"

"That wicked woman took advantage of the time when she was treating everyone and deliberately made people think that you and a few veteran military doctors were bullying her. She even beat her up. I rushed over to explain, but she called me your lackey!"

Chang Jiu became angrier and angrier as he spoke, his eyes were red and he looked so aggrieved that it seemed as if he was about to burst into tears.

He quickly reached out to wipe the corner of his eyes, but accidentally touched the wound on his wrist and gasped in pain.

Song Yanxi's face darkened. "Did she hit you?"

Chang Jiu shook his head and said angrily, "They were beaten by a group of idiots who believed her. I don't know what kind of medicine this bad woman gave them to make them just listen to her."

“It’s not the medicine, it’s the human heart.”

Zhuang Shihan is best at using her innocent appearance to win people's hearts, and it always works.

She had medical skills and plenty of money, and the people in the border town had received many favors from her in the past two years, both big and small.

As the saying goes, a person who eats someone's food is soft-hearted, and a person who takes someone's money is soft-handed. It's not surprising that everyone remembers her kindness and believes what she says.

Seeing that Chang Jiu was about to move forward, Song Yanxi quickly raised her hand to stop him, "Just stand there and don't move forward."

Chang Jiu was suddenly stunned and asked with some grievance: "Princess, did I do something wrong?"

Song Yanxi shook her head and explained, "There's a disease spreading rapidly in the city. You just came back from outside, so I'm not sure if you've encountered anyone infected."

She asked, "When you saw Zhuang Shihan today, was her face covered with a thick scarf?"

Chang Jiu nodded quickly and said angrily, "Those kids are too easy to please. They chase after her and call her Fairy Sister just for a few candies. They are the ones who are just following her around!

Not only is she a follower, she's a blind follower. How could such a bad woman be a deity?"

Listening to his powerful voice, Song Yanxi nodded and asked, "Are you willing to listen to me?"

"Of course, if the princess tells me to go east, I will never go west!"

"Okay, now go to the room on the far right and lock yourself in. Walk quickly and try not to come into contact with anyone."

Chang Jiu hesitated for just a moment before doing as he was told, without even asking why.

Staring at his thin back, Song Yanxi felt sorry for him and warned him, "Three meals a day will be placed at your door. You have to endure the inconvenience and eat inside for the next few days. We will let you out once we are sure you are alright."

Hearing this, Chang Jiu turned around and asked, "How many days will he be held captive?"

Song Yanxi pondered for a moment and said, "At least five days later. If other people in the General's Mansion show symptoms but you don't, it may take a little longer."

Worried that someone else in the mansion might be infected first, she added, "I'll send you some dry food later. If no one in the mansion brings you food, don't go out easily. Remember to wait until you finish all the dry food before trying to leave."

Chang Jiu nodded obediently and suddenly asked, "Princess, do you like kites? I learned from my grandfather. The kites he used to make were really beautiful."

Although Song Yanxi was not in the mood to look at kites at the moment, she couldn't bear to let him down, so she just smiled, nodded, and said she liked it.

Hearing her say this, Chang Jiu's eyebrows curved instantly, and he said proudly, "I will make a big and beautiful kite for the princess. It will definitely look better than that ugly kite made by that bad woman."

"Ugly kite?" Song Yanxi didn't remember when Zhuang Shihan had ever flown a kite.

Besides, she always wants the best of everything. If she wants to choose a kite, she will definitely ask Lin Tingfeng to buy her the most beautiful one in the city.

"Yes, it's a pink, fat kite of some unknown kind. It seems the woman made it herself."

Chang Jiu's face was filled with disdain when he mentioned this. "She treated this thing, which no one would want even if given away for free, like a treasure and kept it for days!"

Thinking about how Zhuang Shihan never followed the rules, or the interest between them, Song Yanxi said, "Zhuang Shihan doesn't like you very much. You should try to stay away from her in the future, so that she won't find a chance to make things difficult for you."

Chang Jiu nodded obediently, turned around and walked a few steps, then turned back to explain to her, "Princess, I didn't mean to provoke her. I saw it outside the city. That kite was so ugly that Uncle Liu and the others laughed all night after seeing it."

Song Yanxi frowned, "There's a name written on the kite?"

"No, even if there is, it's so far away that you can't see it."

"Then how did you determine whose kite it was?"

Chang Jiu frowned and hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "I'm sorry, I sneaked onto their carriage."

Without waiting for Song Yanxi to speak, he confessed, "She was too bullying. She always had people find all kinds of excuses to send Uncle Liu away and not give me food. I almost starved to death because of her.

I was so angry that I put two mice in her carriage."

His eyes were a little cautious, "Princess, you are not angry with me, are you?"

Song Yanxi was indeed angry, but not because he put mice in Zhuang Shihan's carriage, but because he shouldn't have taken such a risk.

If he was accidentally bumped by those two people, or touched something he shouldn't touch on the carriage, he would most likely lose his life.

Hearing her worry about him, Chang Jiu patted his chest and assured her, "Don't worry, Princess. I'm very skillful and will definitely not fall into the hands of that evil woman."

After Chang Jiu left, Song Yanxi immediately went to find Mo Jinchuan.

Xu Xiao and Qiu Zongping were also there, and they happened to be talking about Zhuang Shihan's matter.

"I heard from the people below that last night, several military doctors happened to run into Princess Shihan while digesting their food in the backyard after dinner. One of them was dissatisfied and had a little argument with the other. So they decided to compete during the free clinic today to see who could cure the most patients."

"Such a ridiculous competition must have been proposed by Zhuang Shihan."

"Indeed, you all know Mr. Liu's temper. I guess he was so angry that he didn't sleep all night. He packed up and left the house before dawn today."

After listening to Xu Xiao, Song Yanxi asked, "I've been taking care of the prince these past few days. Uncle Xu, have you noticed what time Princess Shihan starts flying her kite every day?"

"That ugly white thing?"

"Isn't it yellow?"

"The color isn't important. What's important is when she put it there." Song Yanxi quickly interrupted the two of them and looked at Qiu Zongping and asked, "General Qiu, do you have any recollection?"