Chapter 67 Buying a Carriage
Hou Yuanji felt very upset.
Who could have thought that he, a legitimate son of the Hou family, would be reduced to the point of wanting to be deceived?
Under normal circumstances, when Lu Wanyin is in a good mood, she would be willing to do good deeds and accumulate virtue.
But facing Hou Yuanji's eager face, she said regretfully: "Yes, I have. When we get to the county town later, I have to go to my shop to inspect it."
Hou Yuanji thought he had misheard: "Patrol...Patrol"
Lu Wanyin nodded and said without hiding anything, "Yes. I do have more than one shop."
Hou Yuanji looked at Lu Wanyin, wanting to see if she did it on purpose.
Unfortunately, he was used to her mischievous behavior and could tell at a glance that she was not intentionally bullying anyone at this time.
On the contrary, her sincerity was heartbreaking.
Hou Yuanji didn't want to talk at all. He covered his chest and walked back silently.
With the autumn wind and falling leaves, his back looked much more desolate.
"Tsk, tsk, how pitiful!"
Lu Wanyin's voice was exceptionally clear in the cave.
The eldest son of the Marquis felt that his heart, which had already been broken, was stabbed again.
He is not pitiful!
Lu Wanyin is really too lazy to bother anyone today.
Seeing that everyone had packed up their things, she guessed that they must have had lunch.
So he asked Xie Jingci, "I picked a lot of mushrooms. Let's have mushroom soup tonight, okay?"
Xie Jingci agreed without hesitation: "The mushroom soup is the most delicious. Thanks to my wife, I am having a feast tonight."
Hou Yuanji, who had not yet walked far, swallowed his saliva in frustration.
He pulled his clothes together, thinking silently: Three million for a meal, what should I eat? I'll just have to eat coarse grains and vegetables!
A quarter of an hour later, the exile team headed straight for the county town.
Qi County is not far from the capital. The county magistrate just died, and a new official took office today.
Hou Yuanji led a group of people into the post station.
As soon as he entered the door, he was treated warmly, with fine wine and delicious food, and even beautiful women were brought to him.
Finally, he regained the feeling of being the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Perhaps because he suffered a great loss at the hands of Lu Wanyin, the first thing he did at the post station was to replenish the number of escorts and supplies.
Make sure that he won’t lose his mind because of Lu Wanyin’s greed on the road later.
In this way, he can enjoy himself without any worries.
After a stick of incense, Hou Yuanji had his fill of food and drink, and was leisurely enjoying a cup of tea and listening to some music.
Wu Fan came to report: "Sir, General Xie and Madam Xie are going shopping, please see..."
Hou Yuanji burped and said subconsciously, "What is a useless person doing wandering around..."
As he was speaking, he saw Lu Wanyin appear at the door, which scared him so much that he sobered up.
"Well, um, what did I just say?"
He ran to Lu Wanyin and pleaded, "I mean, you are all criminals punished by His Majesty. Criminals should act like criminals. No criminal can go shopping. Wait until you get to the wilderness, then go shopping, okay?"
Lu Wanyin ignored him and glanced into the room.
In the spacious private room, a pearl curtain was hung in front of the west side room, and musicians were playing lascivious music inside.
There are two tea tables in the east room, and there are special waiters to make tea.
The incense is curling and the curtains are fluttering.
The entire private room is both elegant and hazy, easily making people indulge in it.
Lu Wanyin laughed and said, "Hey, have you heard that before the last Qi County Magistrate was killed, he was also enjoying wine and music in his mansion? You smell of alcohol, and with that melodious music, you look a bit like him."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh! That's unacceptable!"
Hou Yuanji was afraid of being contaminated by bad luck, so he quickly sent the musicians away.
After the man disappeared, he tried to get back to the point.
But Lu Wanyin just stared at him without saying a word, which made him feel uneasy.
He was completely defeated. "Okay, you two can go, but Madam Xie has to stay with me. Without a hostage, I can't fool others."
Even if she took a car, Mrs. Xie's body could not withstand the long journey and she had already lay down.
Lu Wanyin had no intention of disturbing her and agreed very readily.
Walking through the busy streets and listening to the hustle and bustle of life, Xie Jingci's mouth never drooped.
"What do you want to buy?"
Lu Wanyin stood on tiptoe and looked around, saying, "Carriage."
Winter is coming soon, and the wind is biting. She hopes to buy a carriage that can shelter her from the wind and rain.
However, there seemed to be more flatbed trucks around that could carry goods.
Xie Jingci was carried on Xuan Qi's back, and his vision was much better than Lu Wanyin's.
He looked up slightly and saw that there was no carriage for sale on the entire street.
So the three of them had to ask along the way.
Unfortunately, the carriage with a carriage needs to be custom-made in advance.
Lu Wanyin had no choice but to buy a flatbed carriage first.
Seeing her dissatisfaction, Xie Jingci smiled and said, "When we get to the next county, I'll get you a train with a carriage."
Hearing this, Lu Wanyin said bluntly, "Then I want more than just a carriage that can shelter me from the wind and rain. I want one with many secret compartments, where I can put tea sets and snacks inside, and I can fire hidden weapons outside."
"It's up to you."
When it comes to Lu Wanyin, Xie Jingci always responds to her requests.
Besides, this request is just a piece of cake.
He felt she could make even more demands.
Hearing this, Lu Wanyin jumped onto the carriage with a smile and patted the seat next to her: "Xuan Qi, quickly put your general up, we are going to collect the debt!"
"Okay!"
Even though Xuan Qi knew that Xie Jingci had recovered, he still carefully put him into the carriage.
Then he sat on it too.
Following Lu Wanyin's instructions, he went straight to the silk shop.
At the same time, a man in navy blue clothes sneaked into the post station quietly.
Afraid that Lu Wanyin and Xie Jingci would run away, Hou Yuanji opened his eyes as big as copper bells and stared at Madam Xie without blinking.
It's like training an eagle.
He was so busy that he was yawning continuously, but he didn't dare to be distracted.
Until the dark blue figure appeared in the shadow at the corner, Hou Yuanji stood up and ran towards the man quickly.
The two arrived at the hidden place one after the other.
Hou Yuanji smiled guiltily: "Why are you here? His Majesty has new instructions."
Even when An Ying spoke, his face barely moved: "The Emperor already knows that you take good care of Xie Jingci."
"I dare not! I dare not!"
Hou Yuanji was eager to explain, but was nailed to the spot by Shadow's cold eyes.
He bowed quickly and said, "Please continue."
Shadow's eyes were indifferent. "The emperor was very angry about this and even issued a death order, saying that only one of you and Xie Jingci could reach the wilderness safely. Commander Hou, you can do whatever you want."
See what happens
What to do
Neither side is easy to deal with, and Hou Yuanji can only be caught in the middle and suffer from both sides.
Hou Yuanji touched the back of his neck, a bitter taste in his mouth: "Xie Jingci has so many powerful guards around him, I really can't do anything to him, can you help me ask the emperor for mercy and let someone else do this important task?"
Help, he really can't do it!
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