Chapter 440 The Prostitute's Waiting (7)
"General, this is Miss Liu's jade pendant that Huo'er found." Deputy General Wei placed the item on Fu Jian's desk and walked away without looking back.
Although he didn't like to criticize his superiors, he and Huo'er had the same idea on the matter of Miss Liu. They both felt that Fu Jian had gone too far.
"Go down." When Fu Jian turned around, the room was empty. He put down the military book in his hand, looked at the tiger-shaped jade pendant on the desk, and thought of Liu Shiyi who had left, and laughed unconsciously. After realizing that he had laughed, he felt melancholy for a long time.
The three-day deadline soon arrived, and Fu Jian led his remaining soldiers to escort the prince back to the Eastern Capital. Huo'er also accompanied Deputy General Wei.
In order to increase his walking speed, Fu Jian ordered his soldiers to avoid the refugees and travel at night, and to camp during the day to rest and reorganize.
The prince waited to enter the Dongdu City and return to his own prince's mansion to enjoy delicious food. He was disgusted with the simple meals along the way, so he naturally would not eat them. He simply stayed in his sedan chair to enjoy the snacks without coming out, which also saved Fu Jian a lot of worry.
The closer the army was to the Dongdu, the fewer refugees there were, and the more merchants came and went. The merchants of Darong had a noble status. These traveling merchants brought their own caravans, which were protected by special bodyguards. The refugees were afraid of life and death and dared not come forward easily.
On this day, passing by a tea stall, Fu Jian had just ordered the army to rest and reorganize, and several groups of merchants came one after another. Fu Jian's reputation for strict military discipline was well-known. They did not worry about the safety of their caravans at all, but instead discussed women with great interest.
The beauty of the boudoir was naturally something they could not and could not see. What they discussed was the new top star in Donghua Pavilion in Dongdu.
The merchants talked one after another, describing how beautiful the top girl was, how charming her singing voice was, and how talented she was, which made many soldiers listen attentively.
"Why, do you also want to meet this top girl?" Huo'er couldn't help but pinched the ear of Deputy General Wei.
"It hurts..." Deputy General Wei grabbed her hand and took the opportunity to hold her hand in his palm, saying flatteringly: "How can this top girl compare to you, Huo'er, you have a hot temper..." Seeing that Huo'er narrowed her eyes and was about to get angry again, he used the ultimate life-saving skill, "How can those girls in brothels compare to Huo'er's innocence? If you want to marry a wife, you must marry someone like Huo'er, right?!"
Huo'er finally smiled, and proudly shook off his hand, saying proudly: "You are sensible."
"Yes, yes, Miss Huo'er, can you ask the store for two more bowls of tea for us?" Deputy General Wei grinned with his eight teeth, and the smile in his eyes was simply too flattering.
"Hmph..." Huo'er looked at him arrogantly, but her movements were very sincere, and she walked towards the store.
"General, General, let's take some time to see this top performer. It would be good to broaden our horizons." As soon as Huo'er left, Deputy General Wei leaned over to talk to Fu Jian about this issue.
Fu Jian looked at him coldly, and he slowly turned around, and was greeted by Huo'er's angry eyes.
"Shameless, shameless." Huo'er stepped heavily on him twice, and then ran towards the store again.
"General, why didn't you remember to remind me." Deputy General Wei felt that his feet seemed to be losing consciousness, and his face was full of unhappiness.
"I wanted to remind you." Fu Jian took a bite of the big white steamed bun in his hand and said unkindly: "You spoke too fast."
"Alas..." Deputy General Wei couldn't help but wail. He had angered Huo'er, and he had a lot of trouble to suffer next.
"Let's go." As dusk was about to fall, Fu Jian gave an order, and the soldiers moved in unison in two rows and followed him forward.
The merchants did not know that he was escorting the prince. They thought he was going to march somewhere secretly, so they did not dare to inquire and watched them go away. However, the prince took the merchants' discussion to heart and decided to go to Donghua Pavilion as soon as he arrived in Dongdu to see if the new top star was really as these people said.
Two days later, when Fu Jian led his army to Dongdu, the eunuchs in the palace had already been waiting here with the imperial edict, and everyone knelt down to greet them.
The old eunuch's voice was sharp, but the kneeling deputy general Wei heard every word clearly. Emperor Rong actually only allowed General Fu to follow the prince into the city, while their tens of thousands of remnants retreated thirty miles away. He himself did not believe that there was no conspiracy.
He looked at General Fu again, and General Fu's expression was unchanged, as if he had no doubts at all.
"General, you can't go." He reminded in a low voice. "
As you say." Fu Jian ignored his words and quickly stepped forward to receive the imperial edict.
The old eunuch who came out of the palace was very satisfied with Fu Jian's performance. He felt that the emperor was just overly afraid of Fu Jian. He shook his whisk and turned to the prince's position.
"Your Highness, you have suffered a lot along the way. Look at your little face, it's so pointed." He squeezed out a few tears while saying this, which really made Deputy General Wei and Huo'er amazed.
"Yes, yes, dog slave, don't lead the way quickly. Your Highness is starving to death." The prince didn't take his flattery to heart and kicked him on the leg, but he also ignored the coldness that flashed in his eyes.
"General, you must not go alone." While Fu Jian was about to leave, Deputy General Wei passed by and reminded him again in a low voice.
Fu Jian shook his head lightly, "It's a blessing or a disaster. You can't avoid it."
Deputy General Wei heard the deepness in his words, and his heart dropped. He wanted to say something, but Fu Jian patted his shoulder.
"Take care." He heard the general he always respected say so.
"General Fu, we are already at the city gate, so don't dawdle any longer. Otherwise, you will keep the emperor in the palace waiting for too long." The old eunuch did not get along well with the prince, and brought all his dissatisfaction here, and his eyes were probably rolling up to the sky.
"Yes. Everything is up to you, eunuch." Fu Jian had no intention of arguing with him, and quickly stepped forward and followed him. It was his move that made the prince snort twice.
The old eunuch thought that his words and deeds had caused the prince's dissatisfaction, and hurried back to please the prince.
"Prince, what I just said was not directed at you."
"Get out..." The prince did not give him a good look, and kicked out skillfully. If the old eunuch had not dodged quickly, he would have fallen to the ground.
Deputy General Wei and Huo'er could no longer hold back their laughter.
"You, you..." The old eunuch pointed at the two people and was furious, and was about to utter the dirty words he had accumulated in the palace for thirty years.
"Hurry up." This time the prince aimed at his butt and kicked it directly.
(End of this chapter)
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