The old eunuch, Defu, who was under the close attention of Hua Cai and the other woman and was entrusted with an important task by Li Zheng, spent two whole days drinking tea in the teahouse but still couldn't find a way to contact Xu Yuanhua.
Yue Chen's informant had been keeping a close watch on the teahouse for two days straight, but all he saw was that the old eunuch did besides drink tea and harass the teahouse customers. At first, it was fine, he just wandered around the teahouse with a shifty look on his face, but after only half a day, he couldn't sit still anymore. He would come in and ask people one by one, "I saw a horse flying in the sky the day before yesterday."
I saw a horse flying in the sky the day before yesterday.
You're insane.
Almost everyone who was stopped looked completely bewildered, muttered "You're crazy!", and walked away, causing the teahouse's business to plummet that day.
Duxin City is just a small border town. How big can it be? In just two days, Defu's reputation as a troublemaker spread throughout all the restaurants and inns in Duxin City, and he was promptly blacklisted.
The next day, Defu was kicked out of the teahouse by the owner on the grounds of deliberately causing trouble, and moved into the most expensive inn in the new city that was willing to take him in.
Now, just three days later, the old eunuch probably didn't have much money left, and he had already started to pawn his belongings.
“This is what it is; I think you should be very familiar with it,” Yue Chen said, taking out two gold hairpins from his pocket.
It does look very familiar.
Hua Cai reached out and took it, trying hard to recall where she had seen it before, but she couldn't remember.
"It's yours, isn't it?" Yue Chen turned the gold pendant on the hairpin over and showed her the delicate characters on it.
“The Jin family’s things.” Her fingertips gently caressed the gold hairpin in her hand, and suddenly the ugly face of Defu in the study in Lidu appeared in her mind, along with a pile of ornaments that he had pulled off her head.
Even though the Jin family lived in the palace, everything Jin Baozhu ate, wore, used, and even a small piece of jewelry belonged to the Jin family.
With nothing left to reward, this became the reason why Li Zheng refused to give a penny and instead leeched off the Kim family.
"How did these things end up in your hands? Do you own a pawnshop in Duxin City?" She only found out yesterday that the teahouse they stayed at actually belonged to Yue Chen.
No wonder the shopkeeper looked at Yue Chen so differently.
"That's not it," Yue Chen denied.
Hua Cai breathed a sigh of relief. He felt a bit disillusioned that a prince of a country had suddenly become a businessman.
"But the inn he's staying at is mine." Yue Chen smiled and handed the remaining ornaments to Hua Cai.
"Cough cough cough—" Hua Cai coughed suddenly, looking at Yue Chen as if he were a monster: "You can't be serious, can you? Actually, you are a merchant like my father, and only secondarily a prince, right?"
So, being a prince was just a side job for Yue Chen?
"Just killing time when I have nothing else to do." Yue Chen blinked reservedly, looking at Hua Cai's surprised eyes. He suddenly felt that his decision back then was really wise, considering things he usually didn't care about.
Just killing time, and they've managed to turn Duxincheng into this mess.
She didn't believe Yue Chen's words at all. If there was only a teahouse and an inn, how could De Fu, who had a lot of money, not have a place to stay?
This guy probably pulled a lot of strings in the middle.
“Let him stay for a few days, but don’t give him a chance to send a message out. No matter how bold Li Zheng is, he wouldn’t dare to come to the border town alone. Even if Defu doesn’t go to him, his bodyguards will take the initiative to find Defu.” Hua Cai sneered, “Let him live comfortably. If we accidentally scare Li Zheng away, it will be a loss.”
Yue Chen looked up at the sky, and the dark sky truly reflected his current mood.
Why does this woman always bring up that person?
Yue Chen was extremely displeased: "I've done everything I promised you, but what about what you promised me?"
Judging from her expression, she has clearly forgotten about it.
This man's face was like the weather in June, unpredictable and changing in an instant. Hua Cai was already used to it, but this promise—
"What did you promise?" Hua Cai asked curiously.
silence.
Yue Chen's face darkened instantly, his teeth grinding together: "Jin, Bao, Zhu, you dare say it again!"
The sudden voice carried a chilling aura, and Hua Cai shuddered, taking two steps back: "Let's talk this out. Don't just explode like that."
A storm is brewing.
The sudden drop in air pressure caused the patrolling soldiers to instinctively take a longer route.
Behind Yue Chen, a person waved his hands, successfully attracting Hua Cai's attention.
It is in the stone.
Seeing that Hua Cai had finally noticed him, Shi Zhong perked up and silently called out two words to her: "Clothes—clothes—"
clothing--?
Hua Cai managed to decipher his words from the shape of Shi Zhong's mouth.
"You mean the clothes?" Hua Cai suddenly realized, "Didn't I already give them to you? They even came with various styles, didn't you see them?"
Yue Chen's expression softened slightly, and his gaze was no longer as cold as before, but he still didn't give her a kind look. He snorted coldly, "What sincerity is there in buying clothes? Do you think I'm short of money?"
Hua Cai pondered for a moment, then waved to Shi Zhong and shouted, "Go and send the best tailor from my family's clothing shop to the Third Prince's residence. From now on, he will be the Third Prince's man."
Yue Chen's expression darkened again. He stared at Hua Cai's face as if he wanted to devour her: "Jin Baozhu—"
"General, a favor can only be repaid by doing it yourself; others can't help. I have to go and monitor the situation in the Li Kingdom now. Goodbye—"
Seeing Shi Zhong turn and leave, Hua Cai glared at Yue Chen with dissatisfaction: "Look at this man, he's increasingly disregarding me as a general."
Yue Chen didn't answer, staring at her expressionlessly, which made her feel a little intimidated.
"Hey, you don't really want me to do it myself, do you? I'm a general, I'm a general!" Hua Cai emphasized.
Unfortunately, the effect was minimal, and Yue Chen showed no sign of wavering. He calmly smoothed the hem of his clothes that Hua Cai had ruffled: "I've already said it. Whether you do what you promised or not is up to you to figure out."
Yue Chen turned around gracefully and calmly went to find Shi Zhong, despite Hua Cai's furious and resentful gaze.
If you're going to leave, then leave. Why shout so loudly? If you end up being seen as someone who breaks their word, where will that leave your reputation as a general?
Three days later, a kind-faced old tailor appeared in the tense and serious military camp.
Hua Cai was on the verge of tears. When would Li Zheng finally come? If he didn't, she was going to use the pile of cloth she had to make voodoo dolls for him.
Hua Cai, who was living a strange life as a tailor in the military camp, was finally called upon by a scout who reported that Li Zheng had appeared in the new city of Duxin.
Indeed, under such tense circumstances, Li Zheng, the ruler of a nation, appeared in the border city of an enemy country.
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