"Princess Changle? Are you Princess Changle?"
She stood up suddenly, with anger between her brows.
"I'm sorry, I can't keep you company."
He stood up without mercy and turned and walked away very quickly.
Seeing Gu Qingsheng's expression, Bai Lu stepped forward to block Zheng Xueyi
"Miss Zheng, wait a minute."
"Get out of the way."
Zheng Xueyi scolded Bai Lu.
Gu Qingsheng drank his tea slowly
"Bai Lu, don't stop Miss Zheng. We won't force her."
After she said that, Bai Lu moved aside. Zheng Xueyi looked at Bai Lu angrily and was about to push the door open when Gu Qingsheng spoke again.
"If, she doesn't want her village to be saved."
The hand that pushed the door stopped at the door. The rough skin was covered with thin calluses. The skin was dry and cracked due to long-term exposure to the sun, which was so shocking.
Zheng Xueyi shrank back, slowly pulled her hand back, and turned to look at Gu Qingsheng.
"You know?"
"About my village?"
"Of course I know."
Gu Qingsheng smiled kindly at Miss Zheng
"I know Miss Zheng doesn't have much affection for people like us from the royal family. After all, the imperial court is now levying heavy taxes on your village. In fact, it's not just your village. These small villages on the border are also very exhausted."
"I heard that many refugees have already fled to Jin and Chu. If this continues, I'm afraid Miss Zheng's village will also..."
This emperor is a wise ruler, but no matter how much he considers, he will not care about such a small village on the border.
The letters handed over by the villagers would never reach the emperor.
Zheng Xueyi's village is now on the verge of extinction. Just like in her previous life, I'm afraid that in a few years...
Her metaphor was like peeling a deep scar in Zheng Xueyi's heart. Turning back, her eyes became sharp and resentful.
"Princess Changle knows that people in these small border villages are experiencing this kind of thing, but she hasn't done anything. The lives of us poor people are not worth living."
"You are high and mighty, you have no worries about food and clothing, you only need to stretch out your hands and someone will come to serve you."
"What about us? We work hard every day and have to hand over so much silver. Does the emperor ever care about our lives?"
"Compared to the emperor, isn't it more outrageous for the princess to know about this and yet not help?"
She was straightforward in her words and deeds. Now, when she said these words, her eyes were fixed on Gu Qingsheng. Those emotions surged countless times and finally turned into hatred.
Gu Qingsheng had seen these eyes in his previous life.
"Miss Zheng, I think you may have misunderstood."
Gu Qingsheng could see that Zheng Xueyi was angry now, and spoke in a calm tone.
"Are all you Jianghu women so impatient?"
He took out a letter from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Zheng Xueyi.
"I just learned about your village's situation. I wrote this letter some time ago and planned to give it to the emperor as soon as I returned to Jinchu."
The letter was placed on the table, folded very neatly.
Zheng Xueyi hesitated for a moment, then unfolded the letter and read it.
The handwriting on the letter was very neat and beautiful, clearly describing the oppression and disasters suffered by those border villages, and every word was very pertinent.
The unique aroma of rice paper on the letter made Zheng Xueyi feel mixed emotions. The letter in her hand seemed to weigh tens of millions of pounds, leaving her speechless.
There really seems to be something different about this girl in front of me.
After choking up in her throat, she slowly put down the rice paper and took a long breath.
"Okay. I'll listen to you."
After reading the letter, Zheng Xueyi's mood calmed down a lot. Sitting opposite Gu Qingsheng, the hatred in her eyes was no longer there.
People like Zheng Xueyi, who are from the underworld, have never been unreasonable.
She had already written this letter a long time ago. Although she didn't know whether she could meet Zheng Xueyi again in this life, the issue of village taxation was something she had to resolve.
Those ministers oppressed the people and enriched themselves, and the voices of the people could not reach the ears of the emperor. This also led to the emperor's loss of power later, and the Prince Duan's Mansion suffered, so they allowed Chu Zhiyao to torture them.
I didn't expect that this letter would come in handy here.
"Miss Zheng, as we just said, the oppression of the village by the court is imminent. If there is no other way, I believe that someone with such great martial arts skills as Miss Zheng would not be willing to perform on the streets."
When the words "excellent martial arts" were mentioned, Zheng Xueyi raised her eyebrows. She had a hunch that the little girl in front of her seemed to know everything.
"How... did you know about me?"
"It doesn't matter."
Gu Qingsheng said.
"I called Miss Zheng here today to tell her that the levy has always been a suppression order issued by the Minister of the Imperial Treasury to the lower levels of the court, and it was carried out by General Chu Zhiyaochu. The emperor is completely unaware of this matter."
She paused, and continued in Zheng Xueyi's surprised eyes.
"And much of the silver collected was embezzled. At this time, it would be very dangerous for me to hand over this letter. I would most likely become a thorn in the eyes of the ministers."
"But I'm the only one who can deliver this letter. The forces within the court are tangled like tangled branches, and any single move can affect the entire body. Exposing one party will likely implicate many other interested parties."
Zheng Xueyi had a clear understanding of the affairs of the martial arts world. Although she knew nothing about the affairs of the imperial court, she also knew the seriousness of Gu Qingsheng's words, so she pursed her lips when Gu Qingsheng said this.
"What do you want me to do?"
Gu Qingsheng didn't need to say much, Zheng Xueyi's eyes were full of seriousness and alertness when she looked at Gu Qingsheng.
This is a good thing, it saves Gu Qingsheng a lot of trouble.
"Miss Zheng is a smart person."
Pushing one hundred taels of silver in front of Zheng Xueyi, Gu Qingsheng's eyes were open and
"This one hundred taels of silver will buy Miss Zheng a happy life."
"I want to hire Miss Zheng as my personal bodyguard to protect me until I achieve my goal."
This time, Zheng Xueyi did not refuse Gu Qingsheng again. She accepted the 100 taels of silver.
"What is your purpose?"
From the moment they met on the street until now, Zheng Xueyi hadn't sensed any hostility from the person in front of her. In other words, what Gu Qingsheng said was not false.
"I choose to keep this matter confidential, but you can rest assured that even if you become my guard, Miss Zheng can still come and go as she pleases. I will not restrict Miss Zheng's personal freedom. On the contrary, I will give you absolute time and triple the monthly salary of an ordinary guard."
"On the other hand, with you by my side, you can better monitor me and see if I'm doing anything for these villages."
"Time reveals a person's true character. Xueyi, follow me and you won't suffer any loss."
Zheng Xueyi was a little hesitant at first, but when she heard Gu Qingsheng's last words, she looked up suddenly, her eyes flashing.
"make a deal."
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