After seeing Zheng Xueyi off, Gu Qingsheng's tense muscles finally relaxed.
Bai Lu stood behind her and massaged her shoulders. Although she didn't say anything, Gu Qingsheng could still feel the slightly emotional strength of the girl behind him.
"What? Are you angry?"
She smiled and looked up at Bai Lu who was pouting and angry.
"Princess! You made such a big decision without even telling me! I thought you were looking for Miss Zheng for something important, so I helped you stop her!"
"Who would have thought you were..."
"Oh, relax."
Patting Bai Lu's hand, Gu Qingsheng said
"Miss Zheng is a nice person. You will definitely get along well with her."
"That's not what I meant..."
Bai Lu muttered
"Miss Zheng is so unclear, how could she be brought to the palace so casually? And when did the princess investigate the marginal village?"
She ran to Gu Qingsheng and looked at him reluctantly.
"These matters are too dangerous. If the princess really has an idea, then let the prince handle it! How can he personally..."
Maybe she was really angry, and Bai Lu didn't care about the agreement they had made when they came here, that she would call him "Miss" when she left.
"Bai Lu."
I called out to Bai Lu with some comfort.
“We have to plan ahead for many things.”
"Father has no right to interfere in this matter."
Prince Duan has not been involved in court affairs for a long time. If he really made such a sudden move, it would easily arouse the suspicion of the ministers in the court.
Only a weak woman like me, who has no power and knows nothing, can make this plan more effective.
"I know all about Miss Zheng's life story. Don't worry, I naturally have my own plans."
In fact, Gu Qingsheng knew that even if he said so, Bai Lu might not agree. As he said, this matter itself was dangerous. In Bai Lu's eyes, as long as she was healthy and happy, it was more important than anything else.
But how could I live so innocently in this new life? The final outcome...
She shook her head
"It's nothing, trust me."
Bai Lu wanted to say something, but then she heard some noise coming from downstairs!
Then their door was slammed open with great force! Dust continued to rise, and Bai Lu hurriedly protected Gu Qingsheng behind her.
"Princess, be careful!"
A black figure suddenly rushed out from the dust!
He came with his back to the light, passing through layers of dust, and suddenly! A fox mask appeared before Bai Lu's eyes!
"ah--"
Bai Lu screamed, and Gu Qingsheng quickly supported Bai Lu from behind, whose legs were limp with fear, and helplessly looked at the candied haws vendor who rushed in front of Bai Lu.
"We meet again, boss."
The door was knocked open with a creaking sound. Before the candied haws vendor could say anything, a group of strong men with hoes and sticks rushed in from the door, their brows and eyes full of anger.
"Liu Yanqiu! You stole money from the store again!"
When the strong men arrived, Liu Yanqiu quickly ran behind Gu Qingsheng and shouted at the strong men at the door.
"I didn't! You're slandering me!"
He grabbed the corner of Gu Qingsheng's clothes and just nodded. After saying this, a tael of silver rolled out from his sleeve, with the words "Fengyuan Restaurant" on it.
The silver rolled between the two sides and lay motionless on the ground.
Gu Qingsheng raised his eyebrows. Apparently, those strong men had not expected Liu Yanqiu's slap in the face to come so quickly, but after they reacted, their anger became even more obvious.
"You still say you don't have any! The money has fallen out of your sleeve! Come out now if you have the guts! What's the point of hiding behind a woman?"
"I don't have it, I don't have it, I just don't have it!! And! It was your shopkeeper who smashed my candied haws first!"
At this point, Liu Yanqiu simply refused to admit it.
The pile of candied haws in his hand had indeed disappeared. The group of big men were aggressive. Liu Yanqiu hid behind Gu Qingsheng. Bai Lu stood up tremblingly, calmed down, and went forward to grab Liu Yanqiu.
"You! Get out from behind my Miss! You lecher! Don't touch the Miss with your dirty hands!"
There was a lot of noise all around, and the whole room suddenly became lively. Gu Qingsheng shook his head and sighed, and said to the group of strong men
"How much silver does he owe you?"
The leading strong man then looked at Gu Qingsheng straight in the eye. After taking a good look at all the decorations on Gu Qingsheng's body, he suddenly changed his attitude and his tone was obviously much better.
"Why, you want to pay it back for him?"
"About ten taels of silver, no more, no less!"
"You fart!"
Liu Yanqiu no longer hid and started cursing.
"Twelve bullshit! Your boss has sent people to smash my candied haws every time, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet! And you're still asking me to pay you back! Bullshit!"
"Our boss told you not to come near our door again! And you still come! You deserve a beating! Pah!"
Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Gu Qingsheng quickly held his brows and stopped them.
“Stop, stop, stop.”
She took out ten taels of silver from her purse and handed it to the strong man.
"I paid back the ten taels of silver for him."
"Hey, what are you doing!"
When Liu Yanqiu saw Gu Qingsheng's action, he was like a cat with its fur standing on end. He wanted to snatch the silver from Gu Qingsheng's hand, but the strong man was quick-eyed and quick-handed and snatched the silver away.
He held the silver, smiled maliciously, and his eyes lingered on Gu Qingsheng and Liu Yanqiu.
"I didn't expect you, kid, to have a way with women."
He put the silver into his mouth and bit it, the strong man looked very satisfied, and waved his hand
"Walk!"
The group of people left one after another. Bai Lu was already angry, and she became even more angry when she saw what Gu Qingsheng did, her face turned red.
"Miss! Why are you trying to excuse a thief? He should be taken to the yamen! Let the prefect give him fifty lashes!"
"Who are you calling a thief?"
After being told this by Bai Lu, Liu Yanqiu shouted again, and reluctantly stepped forward to pick up the silver on the ground and rubbed it in his hand.
"What do you know? They owed me this, and now they're the first to complain!"
"Let me tell you first, this is your own free will, I didn't force you. Don't ask me for money, I don't have any."
"I don't ask you."
Gu Qingsheng was a little surprised to see this vendor so many times. She stopped Bai Lu from arguing.
"Just think of it as buying some peace and quiet."
"You rich people are so weird."
Liu Yanqiu shrugged, and the fox mask on his face moved.
"When I asked you to buy candied haws, you refused even two taels, yet now you want to spend ten taels just to have peace and quiet. It's really incomprehensible."
He sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and looked around at the dishes ordered by Gu Qingsheng, marveling at them.
"This is Luofo Town, everything is bland and boring."
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