As dusk fell, at the end of Shanghe Village, in front of Old Su's house.
The Xiao family master and servant glanced at the plaque that read "A Family of Benevolence and Righteousness" hanging high above, and slowly knocked on the door.
"Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!! Knock knock..."
Qingfeng knocked on the door five times, but no one answered, and there was no sound from inside the courtyard. "Young master, these farmhouses usually don't close their doors during the day. Perhaps no one from the Su family is home..."
Halfway through my sentence, I felt a chill on the back of my neck.
Qingfeng instinctively reached for his sword, but the moment his hand touched the hilt, he looked up sharply and nearly jumped out of his skin. "Mother! Ahhhhhh!!!"
"Who are you calling 'mother', you brat!" A-Zheng glared at him unhappily, wiping the pomegranate juice from her face. "How could I, a beautiful young lady, give birth to such a deformed child like you? You're truly shameless!"
As they spoke, their lips opened and closed, and by sheer coincidence, pomegranate seeds were spat onto the faces of the master and servant.
"Hmm...?" Qingfeng's scream stopped abruptly. He grabbed the pomegranate seed and then opened his eyes to look at the wall.
Where is the female ghost bleeding from all seven orifices? It's clearly a woman in a long purple dress.
However, looking at the sticky fruit seeds in his palm and recalling the phrase "crooked melons and cracked dates," his expression didn't improve much. "What are you doing here, playing tricks on me in broad daylight!"
"This is my home. What I do with my ghostly antics is none of your business!" Ah Zheng snorted lightly, then spread the pomegranate juice on her face and swept it indifferently at the master and servant.
"You brat, with your tiny, cowardly courage, how dare you kill someone?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? Who killed him...?"
Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to retort.
Xiao Baocong pulled him back in time. The young man looked up and smiled at the person on the wall, "I wonder what Miss Su means by this? If I remember correctly, this is our first meeting."
Upon hearing the name "Miss Su," A-Zheng merely raised an eyebrow. "If you're not going to kill anyone, why carry such a sword at your waist? Are you just there to scare people?"
"You're quite an interesting young lady," Xiao Baocong chuckled softly. "To be honest, we're from the War King's Mansion in the capital."
"I have come to the Su residence today because I heard of the Lady of Le'an County's righteous act of donating sweet potatoes. I would like to meet the Lady; I wonder if Miss Su could introduce me?"
"You mean, you're Xiao Hongyu's son?" Azheng looked Xiao Baocong up and down for a long time, a strange look appearing in her scarlet eyes.
"It doesn't look like it at all to me, could it be a fake..."
"Outrageous!" Qingfeng's chest heaved with anger upon hearing this. "You're just a country girl, you probably haven't even been to the Western Rong, so how could you have seen our prince?"
Our young master spoke to you politely, yet you dared to be so rude!
A-Zheng sat calmly on the wall, uttering only one word in a flat voice: "Oh..."
"You!!!" Qingfeng felt as if he had punched cotton.
People from prominent families in the capital city always treated their young master with utmost respect, yet here in Shanghe Village, a mere young woman dared to disregard them.
"What do you mean, 'you'! Xiao Hua'er isn't here, you can both get out of here." A-Zheng patted the water off her face and stood up, not forgetting to remind the two of her as she turned around.
"By the way, if you knock three times and no one answers, don't bother knocking anymore! Surely the people from the War Prince's Mansion don't even know basic manners?"
One or two of them are just wasting her time putting on her face mask!
Xiao Hua'er said that pomegranates are not only delicious, but also have beauty and skin-nourishing effects. If you mash them into water and apply them to your face, your skin will become white and tender, with no pores at all.
Today is her fifth time applying the mask. After five more applications, she will be as fair-skinned as Xiao Hua'er.
The Xiao family master and servants watched the figure descend from the wall like the wind, and it took them a while to come to their senses.
Qingfeng's face darkened completely. "Young Master, this Miss Su is incredibly arrogant in her words and actions! She acts even more arrogantly than the people in the palace, completely disregarding you..."
"Enough!" Xiao Baocong narrowed his eyes slightly. "This is not the place to talk. Let's leave first."
"Yes." Qingfeng could only purse his lips and agree.
Then, they went around the path and entered the back door of Old Xiao's house. For the past few days, some of them had stayed at the village chief's house, while others had stayed at Old Xiao's house. Firstly, there was nowhere to stay in Shanghe Village, and secondly, they were waiting for the Xiao family to return here.
Xiao Baocong glanced around the courtyard. "Is there any news about Xiao Zhong's wife and children today?"
"Young master, not yet." The attendant shook his head. "I heard from the villagers that Xiao Zhong's son, Xiao Jinyan, is ill. These three went to Qingshui County to see a doctor early yesterday morning and should be back in a couple of days."
Xiao Baocong pondered for a long time, then said, "Go to all the pharmacies in Qingshui County now and look for the person. I need to see him within three days."
"Yes, I'll take them there right away." Upon hearing this, the attendant immediately led his men out of the courtyard and rode towards Qingshui County.
Qingfeng closed the courtyard gate, glancing at the young man with concern, "Three days? Does Young Master intend to leave after three days?"
Xiao Baocong nodded. "My trip south this time is for two reasons, firstly for Xiao Zhong, and secondly, and most importantly, to bring Qingcheng back to the capital. In three days, she should be almost fully recovered."
"But, young master, do you really intend to kill Princess Le'an?" Qingfeng asked, his worry growing.
"That Miss Su just now, it's obvious that she knows martial arts. The Su family members are probably all skilled in martial arts, so they won't be easy to deal with."
Even if we manage to succeed by chance, the Lady of Le'an County was personally appointed by the Emperor and has rendered meritorious service to the people of Dayu. The people of Qingshui County revere her as a deity.
If people found out that you killed the Princess of Le'an County, I'm afraid the young master's spine would be shattered!
"Ha! What you say makes perfect sense." The young man chuckled noncommittally, his hands behind his back. "However, when did I ever tell you that I wanted to kill Princess Le'an?"
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