Chapter 79 Who is the Crown Princess?
After a while, Jiang Shuo woke up slowly.
He first felt a warmth on his body, but when he saw clearly that he was wearing a sheepskin cloak, he was stunned.
When he saw the newly bandaged wound and the bag filled with medicinal herbs, medicine and silver placed beside him, he felt even more melancholy.
Although he was dizzy due to a high fever caused by the wound infection, he still knew that she had discovered him and followed him secretly.
Moreover, he said he would help clean his wound, even though he suddenly lost consciousness after that...
So, this sheepskin cloak, medicine and silver were all left to him by her?
As an exiled woman, she didn't know how she had secretly saved these things. Now she left them to him. If her husband knew about it...
Thinking of this, Jiang Shuo couldn't sit still anymore.
It was all his fault for being too careless. He should have been more careful when releasing the sable tonight.
But she happened to discover the trace.
I originally wanted to help her, but in the end, I might have hurt her!
Jiang Shuo sat up suddenly and wanted to rush over and return these things to her immediately, but he suddenly pulled the wound. The anesthesia had worn off and he turned pale with pain. Cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
At this time, a crisp bell rang, followed by the "clacking" sound of wooden wheels rolling over the frozen snow ground. After a while, a donkey cart stopped not far from him. This donkey cart was rare and had a shed.
The driver got out of the car, came over to check, and then said happily to his companions in the car: "I found it! Here it is!"
Jiang Shuo was surprised. Ever since he separated from the people in Jiangjia Village, he had been keeping to himself. Who would look for him?
Suddenly, that beautiful face appeared in my mind.
In the middle of the night, who else but her would know that he was here?
Sure enough, the driver came forward and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Jiang?"
Jiang Shuo nodded: "Who are you?"
Another servant also got off the carriage and said with a bow, "Master Jiang, I am a servant from the Yuelai Inn in this town. A young lady specially asked us to come here to pick you up. Please get in the carriage, Master Jiang. Our inn has arranged rooms and food. When we return to town, Master Jiang can rest immediately."
Jiang Shuo couldn't help but frown even more.
I didn't expect her to be so thoughtful. It must be because it was inconvenient for a woman like me to stay and take care of him, and she was worried about his safety, so she spent money to have the innkeeper in town drive a carriage to pick him up...
"I wonder if the rent and the car fee to pick me up..."
The servant immediately said, "Don't worry about this, Mr. Jiang. The young lady has already paid. It's enough for you to rest in the inn for more than ten days or half a month."
The price of an inn in this small town is about sixty coins a day, which means several hundred coins for ten days or half a month. Add to that the cost of picking him up and preparing food, and I'm afraid the total cost will be at least one or two taels of silver.
Jiang Shuo felt even more guilty. He had followed her all the way here to protect her, but in the end, he had to endure a lot of her care and even spent a lot of her money.
"Mr. Jiang, the wind is blowing so hard. You should get in the car first. We can ask questions on the way back. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid everyone will catch typhoid fever."
Jiang Shuo was also going to the town, so he nodded.
The two men immediately helped Jiang Shuo onto the car and then drove the donkey towards the town.
They soon arrived at the inn, and the servant led him to an ordinary guest room. Soon someone brought hot water for him to wash up, and then brought him food.
The dishes included half a roasted chicken, a plate of stir-fried mushrooms, a plate of scrambled eggs with spinach, two large steamed buns, and a bowl of bean soup. In those years of constant famine, this dish could be considered a rich feast.
Jiang Shuo was able to hunt these days, but he didn't have a pot or anything like that with him, so there was only one way to eat it, which was to roast it. When he was thirsty, he would just go to the river to fill his water bag with water and drink the cold water directly, or grab a handful of snow and stuff it into his mouth.
This was the first time he had seen such a sumptuous, steaming meal in these days.
Jiang Shuo no longer refused and sat down to eat voraciously. In a short while, he had eaten all the dishes.
After dinner, he washed his hands and face and quickly lay down to sleep.
Originally, he had planned to stop following her and causing her trouble after giving her the sable last night.
But now, she had left so many things for him and paid for the inn, so he had to find a way to return them no matter what. Otherwise, if her husband really found out that she had stolen things from home...
Therefore, he had to get up early tomorrow morning so as not to miss the exile team.
Jiang Shuo was afraid that he would oversleep, so he asked the inn servant to wake him up early in the morning.
The servant asked, "Mr. Jiang, are you going to go and thank that young lady? If so, the young lady has a few words for you."
Jiang Shuo turned and looked at the servant.
The servant said, "The young lady said that Master Jiang didn't need to come to her to express his gratitude. All she did was repay Master Jiang for saving her life that day, and now they are even. Master Jiang would be better off recuperating at the inn for a few days."
After hearing this, Jiang Shuo knew that they would eventually have to part ways, but when he heard her say that they were even, he couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.
He bowed to the servant in confusion and said, "Thank you."
At this time, another servant of the inn waved to the servant who delivered the message and said, "Come over quickly, the exile team is about to set off!"
The messenger couldn't help but laugh and scolded, "Look how excited you are! It's not like you haven't seen a group of exiles before. What's so exciting about it?"
Another servant stiffened his neck and said, "How can that be the same? I heard that among the exiled group this time are the deposed empress and crown princess! Is that something you normally see?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the servant who delivered the message also became interested. After exchanging pleasantries with Jiang Shuo, he also ran to the door to watch the fun.
Jiang Shuo's heart trembled inexplicably.
Queen? Crown Princess?
Why...just hearing these two names, his head suddenly started to hurt?
Someone watching the excitement at the inn couldn't help but ask, "Which of these exiled people is the Queen, and which is the Crown Princess? Does anyone know? Are they good-looking?"
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