Chapter 315: A Plan Within a Plan
The bandit who was cooking looked at the meat in the pot with envy.
"Brother, is this okay?"
Jiang Lou sneered and spoke.
"This is the top-quality knockout drug I got during the last robbery. It can knock out even a cow, let alone a human."
In the imperial city.
After dealing with some things in the palace, Lin Hanzhi finally got on the carriage back home.
Thinking about how she would be caught if she spoke in a roundabout way in the palace, and how the imperial power was supreme, it was simply a place where people were killed without leaving any bones. Lin Hanzhi stretched out her hand and pressed her solar plexus. If her sister had not trained her in advance in the northwest, she was afraid that she would offend the queen as soon as she entered the imperial city.
Seeing that she looked upset, Fuzhi poured her a cup of scented tea and then reached out to press her solar plexus.
"Madam is really tired of dealing with it."
Lin Hanzhi raised her hand to signal her to sit down and rest, then leaned against the wall of the carriage.
"The people in this imperial city are so roundabout in their speech, even more roundabout than when I'm doing business."
Fuzhi picked up the scented tea and handed it to Lin Hanzhi.
"Madam, you did very well today. Although I lowered my head, I know that the Empress has the typical face of a bodhisattva. What is inside? Only she herself knows. Madam, you will be a first-rank imperial consort in the future. As long as we wait for the imperial edict from the emperor, it will be much easier for us to act in the imperial city. As for the Empress, she probably won't summon you casually. When we see you again in the future, just coax her."
Lin Hanzhi held the teacup and drank the scented tea slowly.
"I just hope we can get somewhere soon. When my sister comes back, we won't have to be so cautious. Tomorrow we'll go out and see if there's a suitable shop. If there is, we'll buy it as soon as possible."
White City.
Jiang Lou’s stronghold, Jiang Lou brought his men and brought over several dishes and rice.
"Mr. Jun, Madam Jun, due to limited resources, I have only cooked a small pot of food for you. I hope you don't mind."
Su Hanchu stood up with a greedy look on his face.
"Brother Jiang, what are you talking about? When you're away from home, it's already great to be able to eat a hot meal."
Soon Jiang Lou's younger brothers served food to everyone.
Su Hanchu also took a bowl of rice.
"Brother Jiang, don't your other brothers want to eat?"
Jiang Lou spoke with a smile.
"Brothers, please eat outside and don't come to the lobby to squeeze with Master Jun and Madam Jun. I'll stay here and drink with you two."
Su Hanchu nodded in a pleasant manner after hearing this.
"That's fine, but I'm sorry for the brothers who are eating out."
Then he instructed Ping'er.
"Ping'er, take a few people and bring a few jars of this good wine to share with the brothers outside. Since we are all brothers, we should naturally drink good wine together."
Although it was impossible for Tao Zhiwen and Jiang Like to let a girl divide the wine, they immediately put down the bowls in their hands and each went to pick up two jars of wine...
Seeing this, Jiang Lou hurriedly wanted to speak.
"Madam Jun..."
Su Hanchu raised his hand and spoke.
"Brother, please don't refuse. You've prepared such delicious food to treat us, and there's even meat in it. It's only natural that we share our food with you. If you refuse, Brother Jiang, we won't be able to eat these delicious dishes with peace of mind. It's not easy for anyone to survive out there. We should all understand and trust each other."
Before Jiang Lou could even finish his words, Ping'er and the others had already left with the wine.
Seeing this, Jiang Lou had no choice but to say nothing more and instead greeted Jun Moye and Su Hanchu.
"Madam Jun is right. It's me who's been too shy. Come on, let's eat. There's pickled pork here, and it tastes pretty good."
Jun Moye picked up a jar of wine.
"Good food should be paired with good wine. Come on, Brother Jiang, let's have a drink."
A group of people were eating and drinking, and it was a rare scene of joy and happiness.
Ping'er, Jiang Like and Tao Zhiwen held the wine and spoke with a smile on their faces.
"Come, brothers, this is the fine wine that my son and his wife have collected. We have no other choice but to take it to Baise City to exchange for some silver because our family has fallen on hard times. But your young master is so kind to us and has prepared such a good meal for us. Our young master and his wife also asked us to take out the fine wine and share it with you."
As they talked, several people stepped forward and filled the empty bowls in front of the bandits with wine.
"Come here, brother. I'll add some wine from our Master and Madam's collection. I tell you, it tastes incredible. I guarantee you'll want more."
"Yes, yes, come on, big brother, fill up yours too."
No one would refuse good wine. Many bandits saw that Jiang Lou did not stop them and no one came out to pass on the message, so they thought that Jiang Lou agreed.
Many people smelled the strong aroma of wine and quickly took the bowl.
"Hey, girl, fill my bowl..."
"And me, boy, what's your name?"
Tao Zhiwen hurriedly poured wine for people.
"My name is Tao Zhiwen, I'm just a servant by your side. Come on, let me fill your glass."
Ping'er looked at the people standing in the distance and could tell at a glance that those people were not following them down the mountain to rob, but were staying in the village. She turned around and went back to the lobby, picked up two more jars of wine, and walked away.
"Brothers, you've worked hard. Here are two jars of good wine. Our Master and Madam asked me to bring them to you. Master Jiang also agreed. Let's drink some. It's been a cold night, and drinking this will warm you up."
The bandits looked at Ping'er warily, with doubts in their hearts. Could it be that the boss really became brothers with those people?
Ping'er glanced at the bandits drinking and eating outside the lobby.
"Brothers, take it quickly. I'm just a maid. What can I do to you? Look, everyone is drinking this wine. Don't you want to have some?"
The opened wine in Ping'er's hand blended with the air, emitting an even more fragrant aroma, as if inviting people to come over and taste it quickly.
It was a rare opportunity for the bandits to have access to good wine. Seeing the bandits eating meat and drinking wine outside the lobby, they couldn't help but take the jar of wine from Ping'er's hand, and without using a bowl, they took a sip directly.
“Good wine.”
Then he took another sip, handed the jar of wine to the bandit who was waiting eagerly beside him, and then looked at Ping'er.
"Your young master and lady are quite interesting."
Seeing that they had already taken the wine, Ping'er didn't say much, but leaned over with a smile.
"Drink up, brothers. Ping'er will go get you two more jars."
Several bandits looked at Ping'er walking away and began to make obscene remarks.
"As expected of a maid from a wealthy family, her face and figure are really nice. I wonder if she can fall into our hands."
Another bandit spoke with a smile.
"Of course we can, but we have to wait for the big boss to play with her first. But the big boss should play with the lady, and then this maid may be given to us brothers."
In the lobby.
Jiang Lou watched as Su Hanchu and Jun Moye devoured a large portion of the food. With the help of Jun Moye's companions, several bowls of food were almost empty. Jiang Lou's expression changed slightly. Why hadn't the medicine taken effect yet? This shouldn't have happened.
Ping'er, Jiang Li Ke and Tao Zhiwen all walked in at this time and nodded to Jun Moye and Su Hanchu calmly.
Su Hanchu put down his bowl and chopsticks, sat on a stool, and spoke leisurely.
"Master Jiang, are you wondering why we haven't fainted yet?"
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