Xie Linzhou looked at her with a curious gaze, as if trying to figure out who she really was.
Song Ning is not showing her face now, and she is acting with complete self-righteousness.
"Distinguished guests, would you like to buy this cotton?"
“We’ll buy, of course we’ll buy, but… we should at least be allowed to see the items, right?” Zheng Gaoyi spoke first.
“Of course.” Song Ning handed over a small bag. Zheng Gaoyi opened it, and Xie Linzhou glanced at it, his suspicions growing stronger.
He glanced at Song Ning indifferently, his sharp eyes narrowing slightly.
Where did these things come from?
"You're here to buy goods, so you don't need to worry about where the goods come from."
Song Ning's entire body was only showing her eyes, which were covered by a large hood. When she raised her head, her big eyes blinked.
The moment Xie Linzhou saw the eyes, he felt as if he had seen them somewhere before.
Fearing that the two of them would notice something, Song Ning quickly lowered her head.
"Do you want this or not?"
Xie Linzhou remained silent for a moment before finally relenting: "Of course I want it. I'll take as much as you have."
Listening to these outrageously extravagant words, Song Ning sighed inwardly.
Song Ning smiled and said, "I can provide a thousand catties of cotton. Are you sure you want it all?"
Even though the two were mentally prepared, they were still shocked by the number.
A thousand kilograms of cotton would require more than a dozen trucks to haul it away.
"I'm beautiful inside and out, so I'll only charge 100 coins per catty. It's my way of contributing to the border. Of course, next time, it won't be this price."
Special offer, only available this time.
"No problem, then take us to see your things."
Song Ning smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go and prepare the goods for you right away."
Song Ning turned to leave, and the two people behind her followed.
Song Ning paused for a moment: "Um... how about this, tomorrow, I'll deliver the things tomorrow, and you can take the carriage here, still in this place?"
Xie Linzhou's eyes darkened, his eyebrows lifted, and he smiled, "Alright, then let's meet again at this time tomorrow."
"must."
Then, Song Ning turned around and left the alley.
Xie Linzhou's smile faded, and he ordered in a deep voice, "Send someone to follow her."
"Don't worry, someone is already following us."
Neither of them are naive or easily fooled; one should always be cautious in such matters.
"Ying Huai, do you think there might be a trap here?" Zheng Gaoyi asked, watching the man's departing figure.
The border is currently unsafe, and it cannot be ruled out that people from other countries have taken advantage of the situation to enter the Jin Dynasty. Now they are using this matter to deceive them.
Xie Linzhou didn't answer, but instead asked, "How's the investigation going with what I asked you to do last time?"
Zheng Gaoyi shook his head: "It's nothing useful. All I know is that this person only went to two cloth shops. She embezzled money from one of them, but she didn't pursue it. After that, she only cooperated with Yunxiufang. There's been no news about the others."
This person seems to have appeared out of thin air, with no background whatsoever.
Xie Linzhou didn't believe that a person could really appear out of thin air, and he couldn't find a single clue.
Everything was premeditated.
"Continue the investigation."
The two had just come out of the alley when the people who had been following Song Ning returned.
"Reporting to the general, we've lost track of him."
"What?" Zheng Gaoyi asked in disbelief.
He sent the best bodyguards from the manor.
"We've been discovered?"
"There shouldn't be any, but... the person suddenly disappeared without a trace."
He saw it clearly: the person was walking normally on the road, and just as they turned a corner, they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"It was the subordinate's dereliction of duty."
Before, it was just a suspicion, but now it's confirmed that this person really has a problem.
Zheng Gaoyi sighed, "Never mind, go down."
......
Song Ning had absolutely no idea that he had a tail following him.
At this moment, Song Ning was shivering from the cold in her house.
It was so cold outside that she couldn't resist and, seeing that no one was around, quickly crawled inside.
Song Ning took out several thermal underwear and put them on, then put on the clothes she was wearing over them.
When Song Ning emerged from the space again, her legs had become thicker, her upper body had also gained weight, and she could barely walk.
Zhou Ling'an saw someone walking towards him from a distance. At first, he didn't recognize him and thought it was a waddling duck from afar.
Only when they got closer did they realize it was Song Ning.
"What are you doing...?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just bought a few extra clothes. I've already put them on. Let's go buy some garlic first."
Song Ning got into the carriage, and just as they turned a corner, the mule cart stopped.
Zhou Ling'an's voice rang out from outside: "Your Excellency, Magistrate."
Song Ning peeked out of the carriage and saw Xie Linzhou and Zheng Gaoyi standing beside the carriage.
"Lord Zheng, General Xie, what a coincidence!" Song Ning smiled sweetly.
Xie Linzhou was taken aback, staring intently into Song Ning's eyes.
Then suddenly he stepped forward, grabbed Song Ning's chin, and covered his eyes with his other hand.
Exactly the same.
Zheng Gaoyi was shocked. This was truly an ancestor! How could he be so rude to such a cute little girl?
The man's strength was too great, and Song Ning winced in pain, saying, "General Xie, you're not trying to take advantage of me, are you?"
Xie Linzhou exerted force with his hand, and a cracking sound was heard.
Suddenly realizing what he was doing, he quickly let go and took two steps back.
Song Ning hissed and gently touched his chin.
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