Chapter 93 Beili Wolf King x Central Plains Prince 29
On the way back to the Wolf King's Mansion, Yin Wu's steps were unsteady. Qianzhou looked back at him with a puzzled look.
Is three hundred and forty taels a scary number?
[System 052: Three hundred and forty taels is enough for Yuan Hao to spend for two years]
Qianzhou: Wow.
But Xiao Jintian is the ruler of a country after all, so he should not be unable to afford 340 taels.
Qianzhou gathered his fox fur coat, tilted his head and sneezed.
Yin Wu looked at the fox fur fabric on Qianzhou's body. It was a kind he had never seen before. It felt delicate and shiny, and was embroidered with gold threads and dotted with precious white beads.
The prince casually gave away such precious fox fur, which was sent all the way from the Central Plains to Beili.
The Third Prince had always lived a life completely different from theirs, but the one sitting on the steps and drinking porridge with them was also the Third Prince.
Yin Wu opened his mouth, looked at the Wolf King's Mansion gate getting closer and closer, and asked softly:
"Your Highness... do you like this very expensive fox fur?"
Maybe you look down on the cotton robes of the people from Beili. They are used to living a luxurious life, so how could they like this cold winter place?
Yinwu looked down at his dusty sleeves and patted them with his hands.
"Hmm?" Qian Zhou looked back at him and pointed at the purple-gold fox fur on his body. "I thought this would be warmer, but..."
He stopped, looked up at the sky, and sneezed three times in a row.
The cold wind from the north was like a knife, making people shiver in the bones. It was really too cold.
Fox fur is very beautiful, but it is too gorgeous. In order to make it look good, many joints are made of silk with gold threads sewn on them.
So not everywhere is animal fur.
In the cold winter in Beili, the actual warmth-keeping effect is not as good as that of a thick cotton robe. No wonder Xiao Jintian gave him this thing.
Yinwu followed him into the gate, and Qianzhou hurried back into the house.
He threw his fox fur coat onto the couch, pulled off his cotton robe and wrapped it around himself, then sat in front of the stove to warm himself.
Qian Zhou's voice was a little nasal, "Looks good but not practical..."
He was freezing to death.
Yinwu closed the door for him and felt that he was worrying too much.
Just as he was about to leave, Qianzhou called him, "Yinwu, wait."
Yin Wu opened the door a crack, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Qian Zhou stared at his fingers, remained silent for three seconds, and said, "Ask Xiao Jintian to buy some snacks and bring them back."
Yinwu wondered if they had just bought it and still had two packs left.
But after thinking about it, he didn't ask any more questions. He just answered yes and closed the door.
[System 052: Aren’t there two more packs?]
Qianzhou: Just two packets, I'll eat them all tonight.
[System 052: OK OK]
Qianzhou warmed up, sat at the table, and untied the rope on the square bag.
After the oil paper was removed, the snack inside was so crispy that it crumbs fell off. Qianzhou ate half of it when someone knocked on the door.
The knock on the door was so light, it sounded like two taps with a fingernail.
Qianzhou put the snack down and narrowed his eyes. "Who?"
He rubbed his fingertips together to get rid of the crumbs stuck on them, then stood up and opened the door.
There was no one outside the door, and Qianzhou heard a fainter rustling sound of paper.
A folded note fell to the ground, and Qianzhou keenly heard movement behind the door.
He moved quickly and grabbed the wrist of the person behind the door.
"ah!"
The cook brought the ginger soup, and the bowl was still steaming. When she saw that it was Qian Zhou, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Highness, what are you doing? You're frightening me!"
Qianzhou narrowed his eyes and stared at her face. The cook asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Qian Zhou remembered that she was the old cook who had worked in Xiao Jintian Mansion for many years. He frowned and let go of her hand. "Did you see anyone?"
"I didn't see anyone, but I heard some noise. It looked like a wild cat, right?"
The cook stuffed the ginger soup into Qianzhou's hands and said, "Yinwu said you sneezed, so I quickly made some ginger soup and sent it to you. You are so scary, kid. What bad guys could be in our house?"
"I was just looking at this door. You see, there's a crack here. It's going to let in air at night. What will we do if we get cold?"
The cook pushed Qian Zhou into the house and said, "The king loves you, so I will remind him to change the door for you today."
Qian Zhou paused while holding the ginger soup. "...No need. It shouldn't have any effect."
Xiao Jintian hasn't returned yet, so he probably doesn't know about the 340 taels worth of mahogany door...
"How can that be?" the cook raised her voice. "You are so weak. The king asked me to keep a close eye on you. I can't be vague."
At this moment, Qian Zhou caught a glimpse of Xiao Jintian's figure out of the corner of his eye. He had an idea and secretly kicked the note on the ground into the house.
Xiao Jintian doesn't believe him now, but it's better to keep things simple. Once the Qianzhou plan takes shape, he should take practical actions to gain his trust.
Qianzhou drank all the ginger soup in the bowl and handed the bowl to the cook.
"Thank you very much."
She smiled and waved her hand, then took the bowl and walked towards the kitchen with a staggering step.
She was wearing a thick cotton robe and her slightly plump body was swaying. Qianzhou looked at her back and then looked up at the ceiling.
"This guy's Qinggong is amazing... I didn't even hear anything before."
There were two rustling sounds, and a black cat came out. It looked around vigilantly and saw Qianzhou hiding in the bushes again.
It really is a wild cat. It’s probably too late for him to chase it by climbing up the roof now.
Qianzhou looked towards the gate of the courtyard. Xiao Jintian had just been talking to Yin Wu, but now he got on his horse and turned away.
Yinwu was still standing there, sweeping the dust off the ground with a broom.
"Where did he go?" Qian Zhou asked.
Yin Wu raised his head, "Your Highness."
"The king went to buy you some snacks."
Qianzhou moved his fingertips slightly and grabbed the edge of the cotton robe.
A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He stuck his head out to look at Xiao Jintian's back, and tasted the sweetness of being able to order people around.
[System 052: I am no longer the Qian Xiaozhou who can be coaxed into submission by a little bit of delicious food.]
[System 052: I need some snacks to coax her~]
[Qianzhou: Get lost]
He wrapped his cotton robe tighter and said to Yin Wu, "When Xiao Jintian comes back, ask him to come find me."
Yinwu stared at the broom in his hand, "Yes."
Qianzhou returned to the house and waited for Xiao Jintian to bring back some snacks.
He looked down at the corner and remembered what someone had just given him. It was made of thin yellow paper and folded into a small ball.
[System 052: What is this? Be careful not to be discovered by Xiao Jintian.]
[Qianzhou: Even if he doesn’t find out, I’ll tell him later.]
[System 052: Why don’t you just tell him now?]
Qian Zhou: If he believes me, I'm willing to tell him everything, but now is not the time.
He bent down to pick up the paper ball, then sat at the table and opened it little by little by candlelight.
The paper had many wrinkles and the ink inside was very light, and the contents of the note were reflected in the flickering candlelight.
Qianzhou stared at the words above, his breathing stopped, and his fingertips exerted slight pressure.
The thin paper in my hand made a slight crackling sound.
It says:
The request for peace is false, return to the Central Plains quickly.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince misses you.
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