The keywords triggered certain memories in her mind, and Yun Qing was suddenly startled.
[Could it be Xiahou Jiang? That can't be such a coincidence, can it?]
General Xiahou Jiang, born of a Central Plains dancer and a Rouran, was a lowly young man who was sold into slavery before entering the palace as a guard. He gradually rose to become a trusted confidant of the Emperor and would later become a fierce general on the frontier.
Regardless of whether they wanted to see it first or not, Yun Qing and Xie Rang stopped what they were doing at the same time.
"Qi'an, I have to go and take a look."
Before she could explain, Yun Qing grabbed his hand and led him toward the slave trader. The man was whipping a boy, his face contorted in rage, while the people waiting to be sold nearby cowered in fear.
"Stop, I want to talk business with you."
Yun Qing called out to him, and sure enough, the slave trader immediately stopped what he was doing. However, he was still somewhat surprised to see her return: "Young master, you?"
Yun Qing raised her chin: "I've changed my mind. Bring that person over so I can take a look."
When she saw that she was referring to the person he had just been whipping, the slave trader's face twisted slightly: "Young master, this fellow is rather disobedient. Why don't you find someone more obedient?"
Xie Rang scoffed and spoke up first: "Just bring him here when I tell you to. Why waste so much time talking?"
The slave trader choked and finally fell silent. He brought the boy he had just whipped to the front. The boy's clothes were barely enough to cover his body, and he was filthy all over, with whip marks all over his body. Compared to the relatively neat people next to him, he was indeed in a sorry state.
Yun Qing frowned and asked, "Does he have a name?"
The slave trader smiled obsequiously, "Yes, young master, you can just call him A-Jiang. This kid is a bit unruly, you can get more if you buy him..."
Too lazy to listen to his rambling, Yun Qing promptly handed over the money: "He's the one. Can you leave now?"
The second half of the sentence was spoken to the boy curled up on the ground. Yun Qing was fairly certain of his identity, but she didn't intend to be too eager at this moment, lest she arouse suspicion.
The matter is not yet settled; we'll discuss the rest later.
Perhaps it was because Yun Qing seemed easy to talk to, and it could be considered that he had been saved from the slave trader, that the disobedient boy, A Jiang, nodded silently in response.
Yun Qing told him to go back to the Li residence with her bodyguards and settle down first. She said that she had only come out to play with the little tyrant today, and it would be unreasonable for her to run away halfway.
I can't break my promise; I'm truly a good teacher.
After listening to Yun Qing's inner thoughts, Xie Rang's initial slight emotional reaction completely disappeared.
The Grand Tutor still cares about him the most!
As for this kid who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, he's nothing!
Xie Rang secretly compared the two and came to this conclusion.
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