Chapter 320: The decisive new emperor x the poor princess of the previous dynasty 3
"Your Majesty, our people have found traces of the former princess in Liuli Village."
"Oh?" Jun Molin put down the memorial and asked with great interest, "You found out so quickly?"
Liu Cheng smiled and nodded, "It's all thanks to the tiger beside the princess. It's said that there's a woman in Liuli Village who's so beautiful that no one dares to provoke her because she's always accompanied by a big white tiger."
"As soon as our people heard the news, they rushed over to check it out. After comparing it with the portrait, they found that it was indeed the eldest princess."
"The princess doesn't know she's been discovered yet, so we didn't make any alarm."
Jun Molin curled his lips in satisfaction and said, "Well done. Don't make a fuss. I will go there in person."
Liu Cheng was shocked. "Your Majesty, I will send someone to bring the princess back safely. You don't need to go in person."
Jun Molin waved his hands and said calmly, "Just follow my instructions, and don't worry about anything else."
Liu Cheng's body froze for a moment, then he changed the subject, "Your Majesty, how do you deal with the former Prime Minister? I have asked all the questions that need to be asked."
Jun Molin raised his eyes, his expression was calm, but his words were extremely ruthless, "Since it's useless, just kill it."
Aunt Qiao squatted on the ground, bored, stroking Dabai's head with her white and tender hands, her tone full of depression, "Dabai, Dabai, you eat too much!"
"Fortunately you are a tiger, no one dares to do anything to you"
"Look at how much trouble you have gotten into these days."
"Three days ago, he stole half of Aunt Zhang's cow, and two days ago, he ate the other half of the cow."
"Yesterday I stole three chickens from Mr. Liu's house, and today I stole two ducks from Aunt Wang's house."
"One day I will be in trouble with you. If you were not a tiger, we would both be skinned alive by them."
"Look at the way they look at us, they are so hateful."
Dabai squinted his eyes in ecstasy. After listening to Aunt Qiao's words, he rubbed her hand coquettishly and growled, as if to say, what are you afraid of, I've got you covered.
Aunt Qiao rolled her eyes speechlessly and said, "Tongzi, I don't think I can stay here for long. The villagers are probably going to hate me to death."
[It's more than hatred. Dabai caused them such a huge loss, how could they not hate him? Take the cow for example. It was the lifeblood of Aunt Zhang's family, and Dabai ate it all in two days.]
"What should I do? I don't want to abandon Dabai. Why don't we go back to the mountains? It's not bad to be a savage."
[Host, are you serious? You still have a mission to accomplish.]
Aunt Qiao sighed and said helplessly, "That's just what I said."
"Dabai, if you feel hungry next time, go into the mountains to find something to eat, otherwise we will be done for sooner or later."
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the village chief's house was bustling with activity. More than a dozen villagers gathered there, all of whom had strong opinions about Dabai, who was raised by Aunt Qiao.
"Village chief, you must think of a solution. That tiger is really annoying. We only had a few chickens in our family, and now they are all gone."
"That's right, we wanted to settle the score with that girl, but the tiger was protecting us and we couldn't get close to her at all."
Zhang Erniu, who was standing at the back of the crowd and had a sly look on his face, didn't lose anything. He just fell in love with the beautiful girl who looked like a banished fairy. But the damn tiger prevented him from getting close to her.
So he took a few steps forward and said in a tentative tone, "Village Chief, why don't we just poison the tiger to death?"
"Doesn't it always steal our livestock? At worst, we can just kill a few chickens and poison it to death."
The village chief looked up at Zhang Erniu and said unhappily, "How could I not know your character? I'm telling you, don't have any evil ideas."
"This girl doesn't look like an ordinary person. Be careful not to mess with the wrong person."
Zhang Erniu was very unconvinced, he stretched his neck and argued with the village chief, "Village chief, don't think so badly of me, I am doing this for the sake of everyone. If we keep this tiger, it might bite someone to death one day. There are so many children in the village, the tiger can bite them to death in one bite."
When the families with children heard what Zhang Erniu said, they immediately became anxious. "Village chief, Erniu is right. A tiger can kill an adult, let alone a child. We support Erniu's idea."
The village chief frowned. He had received the message that he must not harm the girl, otherwise he would lose ten lives.
"We'll discuss this later. You can calculate the losses at home and I'll convert it into cash compensation for you."
The villagers looked at each other, all full of doubt. Zhang Erniu was the smartest one. He looked the village chief up and down and said, "Village chief, you are not attracted to this girl, are you? You are already in your fifties, why are you so shameless?"
The village chief was so angry at Zhang Erniu's words that he blew his beard and glared at him. He said in a stern voice, "What nonsense are you talking about? Am I such a person? Don't go out and talk nonsense. Do you want to kill me?"
Zhang Erniu curled his lips. He felt that he was right. Otherwise, why would the village chief be willing to pay compensation for the girl out of his own pocket?
The villagers who suffered losses had no objection to the village chief's words. As long as they were compensated with money, they didn't care who paid the compensation.
Only Zhang Erniu looked at the village chief with a meaningful look before leaving.
The village chief went back to his house after seeing that everyone had left. His wife had not yet gone to bed. When she saw him coming back, she asked nervously, "How is it? Did you send them away?"
The village chief sighed and said, "Well, we have sent it away for now. I hope the tiger won't cause trouble again, otherwise it will cause public outrage."
The village chief's wife said sternly, "I don't know where this girl comes from. If she comes from a rich family, she doesn't dress well and is quite poor."
"But she has no background, and the higher-ups have told us to protect her. It's really hard for us."
The village chief pondered and said, "This girl is indeed very beautiful. Maybe someone has taken a fancy to her."
"Forget it. Anyway, someone has given us the money, so we don't have to worry about it. It gives me a headache just thinking about it."
Zhang Erniu came to the mud house where Jinjin Qiao lived in the dark. He didn't dare to get close for fear of being discovered by the tiger, but he didn't want to leave. Ever since he met this girl, Zhang Erniu had been itching for her and even forgot about his favorite widow.
Zhang Erniu thought he was hiding well and was still daydreaming about Qiao Jinjin's room when suddenly he felt a heat on his neck.