Chapter 89 Miss Cangqiong's appearance
The letter was delivered to the Empress Dowager.
The content of the letter was very simple, and the general meaning was: Miss Cangqiong, I have been longing for you for a long time, I wonder if you would be so kind as to share a cup of wine with me? I swear, if you are interested, I will marry you immediately and abolish the harem just for you.
The Empress Dowager read the entire letter with a sullen face.
At first she was interested in this man named Cangqiong, but after Junlin mentioned it that day, she was still wondering if the other party deliberately mentioned it as a trap. She didn't expect that the kid was serious.
Emperor Jing really wanted to marry her to use her power for his own benefit.
She handed the letter back to the eunuch, who hurriedly and carefully restored the envelope.
"Send this letter without arousing suspicion."
"I understand."
The Empress Dowager was twirling the Buddhist beads in her hand in a confused mood. After all the trouble she had gone through, she must not let Emperor Jing succeed first.
Even if I can't pull down the sky, I have to destroy the relationship between them, otherwise the situation will be very unfavorable to me.
She slowly exhaled the foul breath of the day, only to feel her head aching more and more. She knew that this child was not a soft persimmon. Although he appeared to be well-behaved on the surface, he must be trying every means to increase his own strength behind the scenes.
Actually, she doesn't look well-behaved.
The Empress Dowager made a gesture, and the maid beside her understood and opened a wooden box in front of the young eunuch. It was full of jewels.
At that moment, the young eunuch's eyes widened. He would never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
"You can sell these and do whatever you want with them. Remember, as long as you serve the Empress Dowager well, you will be able to get more in the future."
His joy was so overwhelming that he kowtowed quickly: "Thank you, Empress Dowager! Thank you, Empress Dowager!"
People die for money and birds die for food. This is the reason.
The little people are the easiest to be bought by money, because they have suffered for too long and what they lack most is money.
After the young eunuch left, the Empress Dowager suddenly aged a lot: "Send Xingzhi to find out the truth from Emperor Jing, and it would be best if we can find out how much strength and power she has."
The secret guard disguised as a maid also disappeared.
The streets are bustling. Jingguo is recovering, new reforms have been implemented, and with state subsidies, life is much better than before.
The air was filled with the delicious smell of food, which spread further along with the hawkers' cries.
The restaurant, the store, the tailor shop, etc. were all very busy. The eunuch in plain clothes entered the inn like an ordinary passerby. He came to the front desk and looked at the middle-aged man who was constantly calculating with an abacus. He whispered, "Are you the shopkeeper?"
Business was booming inside the store, with the seats packed and the rooms upstairs also full. Yet people kept coming in and out of the store, and it was obvious that there was not enough staff. The shopkeeper was so anxious that he took matters into his own hands, calculating with an abacus.
"I am, I am, what can I do for you, sir?"
He was so busy that he could not even raise his head, his fingertips flying and the abacus clacking loudly.
"Someone asked me to give the letter to Miss Cangqiong."
The shopkeeper stopped moving after he said this, and his tone was filled with gratitude: "Miss Cangqiong checked into our inn not long ago. Although she seldom comes back, thanks to her, as her fame grows, I don't know who leaked the news that she's nearby, and now this street is full of people, and business is booming."
Everyone wants to see this big guy.
The legend always mentions a veiled hat, a snow-white coat, and a silver sword.
Some were curious about what she looked like, some were curious about whether her strength was as strong as the rumors said, and some were just there for fun. Suddenly, this area became a mixed bag.
There are ordinary people, dignitaries, and even chivalrous knights.
The storyteller in the inn continued to embellish her legend, while a group of spectators eating peanuts applauded.
"I heard that Miss Cangqiong was born in a reclusive family. She had been practicing in seclusion until recently. As soon as she came out, she went around looking for strong people to defeat."
"The dozens of bodies that night were all the work of Cang Qiong. Today, the government announced that those people were all vicious fugitives. The heroine is not looking for an opponent, but to kill the evil!"
"Hahahaha, I really want to meet the heroine. I'm a fanatical follower of the heroine!"
"I wonder if the heroine will show up today. Hey, there are so many masters gathered here, I just want to compete with her!"
There was a lively conversation in the inn. The waiter was running back and forth serving food and drinks, and the soles of his shoes were almost smoking from running.
The shopkeeper laughed: "Did you hear that? This female hero is really amazing."
The eunuch was completely speechless: "Then can you take me to find Miss Cangqiong now?"
The shopkeeper slapped his thigh and suddenly realized what was going on. He then remembered the important matter: "Keep your voice down and follow me. Others don't know that the girl lives in my restaurant yet."
He led the eunuch upstairs, turned left and right, and finally arrived at a guest room. The shopkeeper knocked on the door cautiously: "Is the young lady here today? Someone is looking for you."
There was no movement in the house. The shopkeeper said helplessly: "Look, I don't know the girl's schedule. I haven't seen her for a few days. She can't be here now."
"Come in."
A cold, indifferent but extremely pleasant female voice came from inside the house.
The shopkeeper: “…”
Damn, my face hurts.
The young eunuch glanced at him, and that glance contained so much meaning that the shopkeeper was so excited that he felt his face burning with pain.
He held his breath nervously, and walked in cautiously with his hands and feet. The shopkeeper behind him also wanted to stick his head in to look inside, but the door closed instantly with a "click".
It was not the little eunuch who had just entered who was blocking the door, but that man's enormous and terrifying inner strength.
The young eunuch leaned against the door with his back trembling, unable to help swallowing his fluids like crazy. He looked at the woman in front of him whose face could not be seen clearly under the white veil, and said softly, "I am following the order of His Majesty the Emperor Jing, the Lord of Dajing, to hand this letter to the young lady."
The woman sitting upright had a voice like a trickle of ice and snow, cold but not chilling: "Leave it to me."
The young eunuch quickly took out the letter and tensed his nerves as he moved closer. The moment he handed it to the person, the person ran back to the door as if escaping and looked at her warily.
The woman opened the letter and read it carefully, then threw it to the ground with disdain: "Want to marry me? No one in this world has the ability to do that."
She turned her head and gave a mocking smile: "I am only interested in the strongest. Go back and tell her not to provoke me, or she will be killed by my sword."
After he finished speaking, his powerful inner strength shook the door open, and a stream of white air suddenly swept past the little eunuch's ears. It was so sharp that it cut off a few strands of his hair.
His legs went limp, his pupils dilated, and he fell to the ground.
This man is as powerful as the rumors say.
Lonely and out of reach.