The group came in a grand procession. Gu Yinwei sat in the carriage, with Bian Tao by her side. Princess Zhaoyang held her cheek with her hand, puffed up her cheek, and looked very angry.
Behind the carriage followed a group of horsemen and a prisoner's cart, in which was a convict, who was holding a straw in his mouth and had his hands and feet shackled.
"Water, water."
"I'm so thirsty, I need some water."
Yang Xiaohuan was wearing prison clothes and had dry yellow hair. She was knocking on the empty bowl in front of her with an iron chain, shouting for water.
The escorting guard threw him a water bag and cursed, "Why don't we drink you to death and make you scream like a ghost?"
At night, the caravan rested in front of the woods and the guards set up tents. Princess Zhaoyang used the excuse of urinating to run into the jungle.
When she came back, she had more than twenty autumn pears in her hands. She took out a small knife and slowly peeled them, then sprinkled some salt on them and ate them slowly.
Gu Yinwei lifted the carriage curtain and asked, "Princess, where did you get the pears?"
"I picked it from the back mountain."
Gu Yinwei was clearly unconvinced, so Princess Zhaoyang raised her voice and said, "I just went to relieve myself and saw a deserted area with several tall pear trees growing in it."
"Then what?"
"Then I ran up and picked a few at random."
Gu Yinwei asked the guards to send someone to take a look, worried that Princess Zhaoyang's actions would cause trouble.
The guards took the money and were about to go to the back mountain when more than 20 wolfhounds suddenly ran out of the woods. The puppies were aggressive and well-trained.
Upon seeing this, Prince Yimu ran to the carriage, looking very disappointed.
"Zhaoyang, have you gotten into trouble again?"
"No, I just picked a few pears."
"You picked pears grown by others."
"I saw pears growing on a tree, and I picked a few. I also left a hundred dollars. Doesn't that count as my purchase?"
"The owner has brought his dog to cause trouble for you."
"I'll go out and take a look. At worst, I'll have a fight with them."
"It's not proper for girls to fight and quarrel all day long."
Prince Yimu shook his head, and Princess Zhaoyang jumped off the carriage. Five farmers were standing outside, holding hoes, shovels, sickles, pliers and other farm tools in their hands.
There were more than twenty gray wolfhounds following them.
The wolfdog howled, its eyes were red, and murderous aura surged from its body. The pastoral dogs raised by farmers in the mountains are mostly docile and know how to get close to people. Their main purpose is to guard the house.
However, the habits of wolfhounds and pastoral dogs are very different. They often follow their owners to the mountains to hunt, chase rabbits and wild boars, and are good at biting and running.
One wolfhound is already intimidating enough, let alone a pack of them. Princess Zhaoyang couldn't help but shrink behind Prince Yimu.
"I just picked a few autumn pears. Is it necessary to send the whole village to arrest me?
The village chief wore a red belt around his waist, a rabbit fur jacket, and a blue felt hat on his head.
He spoke in a loud voice, "You outsiders are really despicable. We farmers have worked so hard to grow these autumn pears, and before we can even taste their sweetness or sourness, you've stolen them."
Princess Zhaoyang said, "I've tasted it for you. This year's autumn pears are very sweet, not sour at all."
Prince Yimu hurriedly pushed Princess Zhaoyang back to the carriage, "Don't make trouble, go back and sit down."
The village chief was furious. "The girl looks decent, but unfortunately she is a thief."
Princess Zhaoyang had one foot halfway onto the carriage when she heard the other party calling her a thief, and she immediately turned back.
"You are the thief. I clearly left a bag of money there when I picked the pears."
The village chief said confidently, "If you had left the money, would we still come looking for it?"
"I pocketed the money, and you still call me a thief."
There was a heated argument outside. Gu Yinwei slowly got off the carriage and the villagers immediately shut up.
The Empress Dowager's majesty is the most powerful force in intimidating the common people.
The village chief couldn't help but take a step back. Oh my God, the phoenix crown on her head must weigh two or three pounds, and she is wearing gorgeous crimson purple clothes. This person must be either a noble lady or a county lady's wife.
"Although Zhaoyang is naughty, she's a good person. Since she said she left some money, she must be telling the truth."
"Zhaoyang, lead the way."
With Gu Yinwei's support, Princess Zhaoyang immediately walked towards the depths of the jungle.
The village chief's nephew said, "Uncle, let's forget it. I don't think they did it on purpose."
The village chief said, "We can't just let it go. If everyone comes to steal the pears, Tangli Villa will be taken over sooner or later."
The village chief's nephew pushed forward with his hand, and a gray-backed wolfhound jumped in front of Princess Zhaoyang. Princess Zhaoyang waved her hand, and the poison powder on her sleeves directly killed the wolfhound.
"You took the money I put on the tree, didn't you? When you heard I was going to see the scene, you let the dog bite me."
The village chief's nephew hesitated, and Prince Yimu shot a dart in his hand at a shaggy wolfhound beside the young man.
There was a bell hanging around the wolfhound's neck. The bell was hit by a dart, and two silver notes with a face value of one hundred taels fell down.
Princess Zhaoyang put her hands on her hips and said, "Okay, you took the money and still call me a thief."
The village chief was in a very embarrassing situation. He had been catching thieves all night, but he didn't expect that the thief was right next to him.
At this time, a round-faced woman came out of the jungle. The woman had small hands and was holding a lantern to look for her husband.
The round-faced lady had a purse tied around her waist, and Almond looked at the purse carefully.
Then she looked at the purse around her waist which was also embroidered with lotus flowers.
The round-faced woman knelt down as soon as she saw Bian Tao, "My benefactor."
The village chief panicked and caught the thieves by mistake. It turned out that this group of outsiders were his wife's benefactors.
"Boss, kneel down quickly."
The village chief then knelt down next to the round-faced lady.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
