Chapter 224 Stop Minding My Business
"It's so cold, so cold." Tao Xue went outside the carriage to throw a few bags of garbage and came back, rubbing her hands constantly.
Xiangying just took out a copper basin, put firewood in it, and set up the warm stove.
Fortunately, due to the heavy snow, the carriage was not moving fast and the ride was not too bumpy.
Qi Fengyi was in charge of driving the carriage and refused to let Xiangying replace her no matter what.
So Xiangying exchanged for seven or eight hot packs and stuck them on Qi Fengyi's chest and back.
At this moment, Qi Fengyi was wrapped in a thick cotton coat, and the bear skin he had worn was gathered on his back. His entire head was covered, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
The three little ones were wrapped in thick blankets and huddled in the corner of the carriage, holding dried meat in their little hands and cans of milk in their right hands.
They ate a mouthful of meat and a sip of milk while reading a book, even though the heavy snow outside was howling, it did not affect them at all.
Xiangying lifted the curtain and looked outside. Jie Chen was patrolling back and forth on horseback, and his armor was covered with frost and snow.
She frowned slightly: "Isn't Xie Chen the deputy general? Why is the patrol mission given to him? Where are the captains and military supervisors?"
Tao Xue placed her frozen shoes and socks next to the fire.
"I heard that it was the Sixth Prince. He would summon the Deputy General from time to time. Every time he was summoned, the Deputy General had to go."
Ah Ren poked the fire with a stick and put a few potatoes and sweet potatoes in it.
Hearing this, he raised his head and said, "Even I can see that the Sixth Prince is deliberately making trouble for the Deputy General!"
Xiangying frowned.
She stood up and put on the mink coat that had been prepared for herself, which was dark and shaggy, and then put on a fox fur hat, which covered most of her beautiful face.
"Hey? Princess, where are you going?"
"I'll help Jie Chen be the military supervisor!" After she said that, she lifted the curtain and jumped off the slowly moving carriage.
The entire exile team had a very difficult journey.
The exiled prisoners who had no carriages were exhausted even though they were wrapped in cotton coats and wearing thick shoes.
Some people who fainted from the cold were put on the wooden cart at the back by Skinny Monkey and the others. Soon, a thin layer of snow fell on their bodies.
There was no feeling of warmth at all.
Xiangying went straight to the back of the team to find Jie Chen. When she walked over, she saw Jie Chen covered in frost and snow, sitting on horseback.
The wind was so cold that even the horse under him was constantly emitting icy white mist and kicking its front hooves back and forth in the cold.
The Sixth Prince simply lifted a corner of the curtain and gave him an order.
"I don't care what method you use, whether you buy it or rob it, I just want wood to burn."
Xie Chen didn't say anything, but the sour scholar beside him became anxious.
I saw the sour scholar frowning, with ice beads hanging on his eyelashes.
He stamped his feet, rubbed his hands and said, "Sixth Prince, please don't make things difficult for us. It's freezing cold and snowing. Even if there are trees all around, there is no wood to warm ourselves with."
The Sixth Prince didn't care at all and coldly lowered the curtain.
"If you can't do it, I will punish the entire escort team. Jie Chen, you can do it yourself."
Xiangying finally figured it out.
The Sixth Prince was forcing Jie Chen to ask her for the wood.
Xie Chen frowned and was about to speak when Xiang Ying's voice came from the side.
"Your Highness the Sixth Prince wants wood for a fire, right? It's very simple. I have plenty. I'll send some to Your Highness later."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Sixth Prince drew aside the curtain.
The snowflakes blown by the cold wind slightly blurred Xiangying's vision.
Xie Chen turned his head to look at Xiang Ying, only to see that she had wrapped herself entirely in mink fur.
The exposed eyes were clear and moist, and half of the face was wrapped in a scarf under the straight nose.
A gleam of light flashed in the Sixth Prince's narrow eyes.
He knew that Xiangying had plenty of supplies.
"In that case, go get it as soon as possible."
Xie Chen whispered to Xiangying, "You have nothing to do here, go back to the carriage."
It’s so cold, what if she catches a cold?
However, Xiangying stretched out his hand, pushed him aside, and took two steps forward.
"Sixth Prince, I can give you my wood, but the quantity is limited. If I give it to you, I will have none left."
"You can't make me give it willingly, can you?"
The Sixth Prince frowned: "How dare you ask for benefits from me?"
Xiang Ying sighed, "There is no such thing as a free feast in the world. The Sixth Prince can threaten Jie Chen, but he can't threaten me. If the Sixth Prince can't come up with a condition that I can accept, I won't give you this piece of wood."
She turned around as if to leave.
The Sixth Prince shouted, “Stop!”
Xiangying looked back: "Your Highness, have you thought it through?"
The Sixth Prince pursed his lips and stared at her with his narrow eyes: "How much silver do you want? I will buy it from you, okay?"
Xiangying's eyes turned and he said, "Sure, silver is fine too, just give me as much as you have."
Xiang Qianqian poked her head out from behind the Sixth Prince, looking a little angry.
"Big sister, not only did you watch the dying person not help, but you also took the opportunity to extort money. As the eldest princess, don't you have any magnanimity at all?"
Xiangying clicked his tongue twice: "Okay, you're right, then I won't sell it."
She turned and left. The Sixth Prince hurriedly asked her to stay, but Xiangying acted as if he didn't hear her.
The Sixth Prince was forced to jump off the carriage, stagger after her and stop in front of Xiangying.
"Don't bother with Xiang Qianqian, that woman and child. I have fifty taels of gold here. How much wood can you give me?"
Xiangying frowned, his clear phoenix eyes full of contempt: "Only fifty taels? Sixth Prince, you can't do that."
As a man, the Sixth Prince's face tensed when he heard the word "no".
"The conditions are limited now, you'd better not push your luck!"
Xiangying held out his hand: "Well, fifty taels of gold and ten bundles of firewood. If you agree, then give me the gold."
The Sixth Prince frowned: "Ten bundles? Why don't you go and rob them!"
Xiangying scratched his ears and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I can't give out all ten bundles at once. I have to distribute them slowly. If Your Highness doesn't always make trouble for Deputy General Jie, I can give you one more bundle."
The Sixth Prince was startled, and his eyes turned dark.
He turned around and glanced at Jie Chen who was standing next to him, with a sneer on his lips.
"So you want to help Jie Chen vent his anger."
"Your Highness, stop talking so much. It's very cold standing in the wind. Do you want to or not?"
"Wait!" The Sixth Prince's face was gloomy and he returned to the carriage.
He stretched out his hand towards Xiang Qianqian: "Take out all those gold head ornaments I gave you before."
Xiang Qianqian hurriedly covered the package behind her.
"Your Highness... My elder sister asked for an exorbitant price, and you actually agreed? Logically speaking, with your status, why can't you just ask her to hand over the firewood?"
"Stop talking nonsense. It's freezing here. Xiangying doesn't want to die. Can I afford it? Take it out quickly!"
The Sixth Prince said unhappily.
He displeased his father, the emperor, who made him follow the exile team and suffer the hardships of being escorted.
Even his money was restricted.
Otherwise, he wouldn't ask a woman for it. How shameful!
Xiang Qianqian's eyes were red. Seeing that the Sixth Prince was determined to do what he said, she was afraid that if she did not agree, he would throw her out of the carriage.
I could only take out the bag of gold jewelry I had saved.
As they talked, Jie Chen walked over to Xiangying but kept his distance from her.
"The Sixth Prince holds a grudge. If you provoke him like this, he will not let you go when you return to the capital."
"I'm not afraid of him." Xiangying said it didn't matter.
But Xie Chen's eyes darkened slightly, and after a pause, he said, "Stop meddling in my business."
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