Shen Jiadai looked around and said calmly, "Because the moment I learned that you left the palace, I had already sent people to ambush you everywhere. If they found anything unusual about you, they would kill you on the spot. Unfortunately, it's no longer necessary. You have my personal jade pendant with you, so those assassins will naturally let you pass when they see you."
Song He'er looked at her in surprise, "Princess, this is a matter of life and death. Although I am in Xizhou, within your jurisdiction, I am not to treat human life as worthless, am I?"
Shen Jiadai smiled and shrugged nonchalantly: "But in the end, I didn't do that. I saved you."
"Thank you, farewell forever." Song He'er took the jade pendant back from her hand and left the woods without looking back.
Amiao turned her head and tugged at Shen Jiadai's sleeve, "Princess, we should go back to the palace."
"No wonder my cousin wanted to keep her here so much; she does resemble Qingwu quite a bit..."
Amiao coughed twice and reminded her, "Princess, watch your words. If the Queen hears you say that, she will surely scold you again. Haven't we already emphasized that this woman's name should not be mentioned in the palace? That's the rule."
Shen Jiadai waved her hand impatiently and turned to leave.
"Aunt Miao, please say less to me. I finally get out for some fresh air, and you still have to imitate your aunt."
"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore. Now that this matter is settled, you and Your Majesty can both rest assured. Let's hurry back to the palace to report."
After saying that, the two figures walked further and further away along the tree-lined path...
When Song He'er returned to the team, Qin Xiaoniang looked bewildered. She quickly pulled her daughter aside and asked, "What were those two women chattering about with you? Were they threatening you again?"
"Mother, what are you threatening me for? She just wants to make sure I've really left Xizhou. She's afraid I'll seduce her prince. It's that simple. Mother, you should know more about women's jealousy and rivalry than I do!"
Qin Xiaoniang's face turned pale, and she slapped her directly on the forehead.
"You little brat, are you playing tricks on your mother again?"
"Alright, let's hurry up and go. We still need to buy some supplies once we get out of the city."
Qin Xiaoniang didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she helped everyone pack their things and started walking out of the city.
When they checked into the inn, they had all changed into Western Zhou clothing, discarding their tattered Central Plains attire.
So walking on the street is relatively safe now, and you won't attract the attention of other people.
Luancheng in Xizhou is considered a relatively prosperous place. Although there is war outside, it does not affect the people inside from doing business.
There are many cooked food vendors on the street, but most of them sell cooked meat, kebabs, and lamb legs with a gamey smell that they don't like.
Zhang Xiue had only eaten one steamed bun, so the aroma made her feel incredibly hungry.
Qin Xiaoniang stepped forward and whispered to her, "Zhang Niangzi, why don't you go and buy something to eat?"
Zhang Xiu'e shook her head, "No, this is all meat, it must be very expensive, and we don't have that much money left..."
Hearing their conversation, Song He'er stepped forward, patted her chest, and replied, "Third Aunt, didn't that young prince take our carriage and vegetables? He's already paid for it with money, so we're not exactly broke now and can still buy some food."
"Really? Then we'll have to be careful with our money."
"Forget it, the kids need to eat too. Let's not buy anything expensive. Let's just buy some chicken. People in Xizhou don't eat pork, beef is too expensive, and lamb is too gamey. We can buy some chicken though."
Qin Xiaoniang pulled Song He'er close and whispered, "Where did you put all that money? You didn't take a lot from them, did you? That would make us look greedy!"
“Mother, we’ve lost so many laying hens, eggs, and vegetables. We earned all of this with our hard-earned money. What’s wrong with him giving us some money? I think it’s not enough!”
Qin Xiaoniang was furious when she thought about these things, so she stopped blaming them and felt that it was only right to take the money.
The vendors nearby were calling out their roasted chicken legs. Song He'er walked up to them, pointed to the fattest one, and asked, "How much is this?"
"Are you from the Central Plains?"
Song He'er felt a little embarrassed. She didn't speak the Xizhou dialect, but in the palace, the ladies and maids all spoke the Central Plains dialect, so she assumed that the cultures of Xizhou and the Central Plains were interconnected, and no one cared where the people here came from.
"yes."
"How did you end up here?"
Song He'er hated being questioned, so when he asked her that, she decided not to buy anything anymore and turned to leave.
Seeing that his business was about to slip away, the vendor quickly stopped Song He'er, "Miss, I was just being nosy. What do you want? How about I give you a discount?"
Seeing that he was somewhat sensible, Song He'er didn't make things difficult for him and went straight to the point, asking, "I want five chicken legs, how much?"
"Hmm, I'll give you forty-five coins."
Tongbao? Song He'er was slightly taken aback; she had never seen this kind of money before.
"Young lady, would you like some?" the vendor asked again.
Song He'er took out a square piece of jade from her bag and handed it to the small vendor.
"give change."
The small vendor held the jade in his hand and examined it repeatedly. Although the quality wasn't very good, it was still a valuable item that could be traded on the market.
"Miss, I don't have change..."
"If you can't make change, I'll buy it from another store."
"No, no, no, let me help you."
"To be honest, you'd better not lie to me about how many coins this is worth, or you'll regret it!"
The vendor looked left and right, pondered for a while, and replied, "About three hundred, but I don't have that much cash on hand!"
Song He'er breathed a sigh of relief and then stuffed the jade back into the package. "I'll wait for you to go home and get it. You can have your wife come over and watch the roast chicken stall for you."
The vendor turned around, glanced at the middle-aged woman selling roasted sweet potatoes next to him, and then nodded in agreement to Song He'er's request.
"Wait for me, I'll go back and get it now."
"good!"
Song He'er knew that more than three hundred coins were quite heavy, and it would be very tiring for one person to keep them. It would be better to distribute the money among everyone, so that each person would only carry about thirty coins, which would be very convenient and less likely to be lost.
"He'er, why did that peddler leave?"
"I went home to get the money."
"Withdraw money? Shouldn't we be the ones paying them?" Qin Xiaoniang asked.
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