"I remember." Zhao Tongpan nodded. "Didn't your Excellency send someone to investigate? They're just small merchants from the capital. There's nothing special about them."
Prefect Liu smiled and said, "Alas, we were all wrong."
"Then Miss Ran is the fiancée of King Qianhuang. Isn't this the future princess?"
"I told you, it's very unreasonable for the master and servant to risk such a great risk to rush all the way from the capital to Qianhuang City to see Grandmother."
"So, this is for her man. That makes sense."
"This woman, for love, is willing to go through anything."
Zhao Tongpan's eyes widened in shock, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.
"What!!?"
"Would King Qianhuang like the daughter of a small merchant?"
"Isn't this a mistake?"
He took a look at the merchant's daughter and thought she was just so-so in appearance, not stunningly beautiful.
He could even see the merchant's materialism in Ran Xiangyu's eyes.
How can a woman like this be worthy of being a princess?
Even with the Shen family's previous status, they would never marry a merchant's daughter.
"It's correct." Magistrate Liu smiled and waved his hand. "What the servants said is correct."
"Don't worry about that for now. Send the person to Qianhuang City and hand him over to Queen Qianhuang, and everything will become clear."
Zhao Tongpan nodded thoughtfully, "Okay."
.......
"Nanny, what should I do? The prefect seems to have taken a fancy to me."
Ran Xiangyu hurried back to the inn with Nanny Zhang, immediately closed the door, and sat at the table with a sad face.
"How can I marry the prefect? He is already so old."
"Miss, please be careful with your words." Aunt Zhang hurriedly ran to close the window, then walked carefully to Ran Xiangyu's side.
"Miss, be careful there are ears on the other side of the wall."
Ran Xiangyu frowned and looked around, sighed deeply, and whispered,
"I'm almost scared to death. What should I do if he comes to force me?"
"I don't want to marry him. He's far inferior to Shen Yong."
In terms of physical strength, body shape, appearance, and fighting ability, this prefect cannot compare to Chen Yong in any way.
She must be crazy to want to marry the prefect.
If she really wanted to be someone's concubine, she might as well go to the capital and be a concubine to those high-ranking officials.
The official position of a Beijing official is no higher than that of a small prefect.
Aunt Zhang patted Ran Xiangyu's shoulder soothingly.
"Don't worry, Miss."
"Since the prefect didn't say it explicitly, we'll just pretend we don't know."
"Fortunately, the prefect didn't force us to stay. He's willing to send us to put out the fire in Qianhuang City."
“When we get to Qianhuang City, if the young lady doesn’t find Chen Yong, we will find a chance to leave Qianhuang City and go directly to Fire Phoenix Country.”
"The Fire Phoenix Country's madam has left a cosmetics shop for the eldest daughter. We'll have a place to stay if we go there."
"Ah!" Ran Xiangyu sighed heavily, "This is the only way."
"Nanny, I'm really scared. Please sleep in bed with me tonight."
She was afraid that someone would come in and take her away in the middle of the night.
"Okay." Just as Aunt Zhang opened her mouth to say a word, there was a knock on the door.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
The master and servant were so frightened that their hearts trembled and their eyes widened.
Ran Xiangyu nervously grabbed Aunt Zhang's hand, "Nanny..."
Aunt Zhang patted Ran Xiangyu's hand twice in a soothing manner with her trembling hands, then turned and shouted towards the door,
“Who is it?”
"I am here on the orders of Lord Liu to bring food to the young lady."
The servant's clear voice came from outside.
Aunt Zhang's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Ran Xiangyu and said, "Miss, please accept it first."
If they offend the prefect, it will be difficult for them to leave.
Ran Xiangyu pursed her lips and nodded, "Okay."
Nanny Zhang let go of Ran Xiangyu's hand and walked towards the door. "I'm coming."
With a creaky sound, the door opened and the servant handed the food box to Madam Zhang with a smile.
"Master Liu said that if the young lady wants to eat anything, she can tell the staff at the post station."
"Water has also been arranged for the young lady, so you can use it without worry."
"This dress was prepared for you two by the prefect's wife."
As he spoke, the servant glanced to the side.
A maid held four sets of clothes and placed them in Madam Zhang's hands. "Madam said that if you don't like them, you can tell me."
"Madam, please check if the size is correct. If not, I will take it back and exchange it."
Nanny Zhang looked at the extra things in her arms, then glanced at the very polite servant and maid standing at the door, and she felt sick all over.
It’s over, they guessed it right.
The prefect not only took action himself, but also got his wife to help him take a concubine.
Aunt Zhang pulled the corners of her lips and laughed dryly.
"This is really too polite. It's suitable for children. Thank you for your help."
"It's not a big deal." The servant said with a smile, "If you need anything, you can call us anytime."
Aunt Zhang smiled awkwardly, "No, there's nothing I need."
"Please, on behalf of our young lady, thank the prefect and his wife for their kindness."
After watching the servant and maid leave, Nanny Zhang walked to the table with heavy steps, holding a pile of things.
Ran Xiangyu looked at the gorgeous clothes on the table, her brows tightly furrowed, not looking happy at all.
"Nurse, is the prefect impatient?"
They sent us clothes and food, and said that water was ready.
Doesn't that mean she should wash herself clean and wait for the sedan chair to carry her?
Nanny Zhang also looked helpless.
She is just a wet nurse, what can she do?
This is Bailong City, and the prefect is the local emperor of Bailong City.
How can they compete with the prefect?
If I had known earlier, I should not have gone to the prefectural government to file a complaint. I should have left Bailong City quickly.
Unfortunately, it’s too late to regret now.
Aunt Zhang sighed deeply and opened the food box.
"Miss, please eat first. Only when you are full will we have the strength to escape."
As soon as the food box was opened, Ran Xiangyu smelled the long-lost aroma of meat.
The master and servant swallowed and looked at each other, "Eat first, and then think of a solution after you're full."
Nanny Zhang nodded and took out all the food from the lunch box.
Three dishes and one soup, stir-fried pork with green peppers, braised pork, cold cucumber salad, tomato and egg soup, and two bowls of white rice.
Ran Xiangyu's eyes widened. She hadn't eaten such food for more than a month.
In fact, the food here is not very rich, but it is really hard to find in years of famine.
"Nanny, sit down and eat together."
Ran Xiangyu picked up the chopsticks, listened to the swallowing sound of Aunt Zhang beside her ear, and greeted her without raising her head.
"Hey hey hey~" Aunt Zhang nodded happily.
When she sat down with her chopsticks, Ran Xiangyu's mouth was already full of stir-fried pork with green peppers.
It tastes so delicious.
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