Chapter 78: Sweet Brothers and Sisters Set a Trap
Xu Laiqing sighed with a complicated expression, "Silly sister, you didn't let him touch your hands, but you let him touch your purse, which is a personal item, and you let him talk so close to you."
Why……
Having said that, he still rubbed the little girl's head, smiled and nodded: "Tianbao did the right thing."
Tianbao raised his eyebrows proudly, his little face full of energy, showing no trace of the distress of leaving his hometown.
Qin Huo turned around and saw this scene. The uncomfortable feeling in his heart surfaced again, inexplicably annoying. He shook his head, took a deep breath, and suppressed this uncontrollable emotion. He lit the stove himself, and had someone set up a stand and put a small pot on it, and then he boiled the venison soup.
The gurgling aroma wafted away, and Tianbao's little stomach growled with hunger.
Qin Huo picked up a piece of venison and passed it to Tian Bao: "The meat is cooked. Please help me taste it for saltiness."
"Okay, then I'll reluctantly try it first?" Tianbao opened his mouth as soon as he finished speaking, and used his tongue to roll the venison into his mouth. He couldn't wait and didn't care whether it was hot or not.
I was really hungry. I had been riding for a long time and hadn't eaten much for dinner.
Xu Laiqing was too lazy to remind Tianbao in front of others that men and women should not touch each other, and concentrated on putting the sweet potatoes into the stove.
As soon as he had some free time, the scene of stabbing the two strong men just now involuntarily came into his mind and flashed over and over again. The feeling of palpitations involuntarily spread to his limbs and bones. He tried his best to suppress the panic.
"first?"
A voice came through and interrupted Xu Laiqing's thoughts.
Xu Laiqing glanced sideways and noticed Qin Huo was staring at his hand. He then looked at his own hand and realized that the hand holding the poker was shaking like a sieve. He hurriedly used his other hand to hold it down, but it was no use.
So he had no choice but to put down the poker and hide his hand in his wide sleeve as if nothing had happened: "Yeah."
Qin Huoyun said calmly, "It's normal. Just practice more and it will be fine."
Tian Bao had just swallowed the venison when he looked at Xu Laiqing with his sparkling eyes. "Third brother was busy studying before and didn't have time to roast sweet potatoes with us. It's very simple. I'll do it... Here, move the charcoal fire, put the sweet potatoes in, and then cover them with charcoal fire... Turn them over after a while, otherwise they will burn... In fact, it's best to roast them over a bonfire on the ground. After the bonfire burns out, throw the sweet potatoes into the charcoal. They will be roasted in a quarter of an hour and won't be too burnt..."
The little flames reflected in her eyes, her chubby cheeks were roasted red, the corners of her mouth turned up, and a sweet smile appeared on her face, lively and spiritual.
"I still love eating it." Qin Huo murmured, lowering his head and chuckling...
It took half a month to return to Daqi leisurely.
Along the way, they either took detours to visit scenic spots or went to the downtown area to eat delicious food when they rested. It was just like a sightseeing trip. General Fu and his companions did not dare to have any complaints.
What made Xu Laiqing unhappy was that on the first day of arriving in Daqi, the tyrant did not receive them, but sent them to Lingxiu Palace next to the East Palace.
Lingxiu Palace is very small, just a small house with one entrance and one exit, but fortunately it has all the daily necessities.
Tian Bao saw Xu Laiqing had a stern face, so she shook his arm and said, "Third brother, since we are here, let's make the best of it."
Xu Laiqing patted her head: "I just... Daqi obviously doesn't like us. That's right, Nanqiao is just a small country struggling to survive now, and it has long lost its former glory..."
He was just worried that they would be bullied in the future because they were so unwelcome. It didn't matter to him that he suffered a little loss or hardship. Tianbao was raised in their care and she couldn't be treated unfairly.
Tian Bao smiled with her eyebrows curved: "Don't worry, Third Brother, the prince brother will take care of us. Fairy sister is so good, her brother's character can't be too bad."
Lingxiu Palace was equipped with two maids to sweep the floor, one eunuch to serve, and one maid to serve as a senior palace maid. It was extremely simple.
Xu Laiqing and Tianbao's suitcases were placed in the yard. It was cloudy and about to rain, but the four servants of Lingxiu Palace remained indifferent and obviously did not intend to help carry the suitcases.
Xu Laiqing took a deep breath and took out a piece of silver and gave it to the eunuch: "What's your name?"
The eunuch threw down the small change in his hand and said with a smile, "My name is Xiao Lizi."
"Please help me carry the luggage." Xu Laiqing was patient and tried to look more friendly.
Little Li suddenly became mute, glancing at Xu Laiqing's purse from time to time, and shaking the silver coins in his hand, his meaning was obvious.
Xu Laiqing frowned and took out a piece of silver to give it to him: "It's such a trouble. If you help us carry the box in, I will definitely reward you handsomely."
As he spoke, he took out a gold ingot from his purse and showed it to only the young eunuch.
Among all their luggage, every box was filled with gold ingots. Nan Qiao didn't have much other stuff, but it seemed that the only thing he had was gold.
Little Li's eyes sparkled as he said warmly, "Your Highness is so polite, I will do my best."
He quickly found a few young eunuchs, and they quickly carried all the boxes into the house. They also tried to help pack the luggage in the boxes, but were stopped by Xu Laiqing.
These eunuchs bullied them because they were hostages in a foreign country, and even when they arrived in Daqi, they were not received by the tyrant. It was obvious that they were two poor little people who were not welcomed. So they were not soft-hearted in extorting them, and each of them was waiting for Xu Laiqing to give them a reward.
Small change is not acceptable, it has to be at least silver ingots.
Xu Laiqing raised his eyebrows and gave without mercy, which made Tianbao feel painful.
After sending these eunuchs away, Xu Laiqing pretended to whisper to Tian Bao before they left, "We can't let them clean up the box, otherwise the gold ingots hidden inside might be stolen."
Tian Bao was startled at first, but then she understood: "Third brother, it's not just gold ingots. Mother also asked me to bring many night-shining pearls, South pearls, jade and agate... Any one of them is worth a fortune. We need to keep them safe. Let's hide them."
The two of them were busy with the clanging and clattering for a while, and the eunuchs, who had very good hearing, had already heard everything from outside the window.
The brother and sister worked for a while, and Xu Laiqing said, "Let's leave a small half in these boxes. As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Putting it in the box may be the safest place."
"Well! Third brother is really super smart!" Tianbao gave him a thumbs up, glanced out the door, and smiled like a cunning little fox.
That night, everything was quiet, and several sneaky figures quietly sneaked into Xu Laiqing and Tianbao's house.
Xu Laiqing was worried about Tianbao, so he rested on the beauty couch outside her room, and his suitcases were also placed outside.
The locks on all the boxes were ostentatiously held in Xu Laiqing's hands. There was no need for anyone to look for them. He just turned over and shook the key chain, making a jingling sound.
The man carefully took the bunch of keys from his hand.
"Click~" the lock on the box was opened.
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