Chapter 212 Don't worry, Ah Wu, I will come back to accompany you as soon as I finish my work
Yun Qingshi also spoke again: "Whether the prince comes back or not, I will leave the palace anyway, and it is not appropriate to take him with me on this matter. When the prince comes back, I will tell him everything. But I am in a hurry to leave now. Eunuch Zhao, please help me prepare a carriage, otherwise I will have to go on horseback."
Zhao Mingde's eyes widened when he heard this. "Horse a horse? That won't work. You're still injured. A sword wound won't heal that quickly."
Yun Qingshi: ...
Well, that little wound on his chest will actually heal completely in a few days with the scab forming.
The scabs on my hands haven't all fallen off yet.
Yun Qingshi continued, "Then please help me prepare the carriage."
Zhao Ming was so worried that he didn't say anything.
He really didn't dare to agree...
But at this moment, Xiao Jiwu returned to the mansion and entered the courtyard. When he saw Yun Qing standing at the door, he immediately quickened his pace and walked to the door of the bedroom. Then, with a look of worry on his face, he said, "Why are you up so early? Why don't you lie down for a while?"
In front of so many people, Yun Qingshi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when hearing Xiao Jiwu say this, but he still quickly said to Xiao Jiwu: "Your Highness, please ask Eunuch Zhao to prepare a carriage for me. I need to leave the palace now."
"Leaving the house?" Xiao Jiwu was also surprised when he heard the voice: "So early?"
"Yeah." Yun Qingshi nodded and continued, "I'm not running away. I just have something to do. I'll tell you everything when I come back."
Xiao Jiwu pursed his lips when he heard the voice. Although he was worried, he finally nodded and turned to Zhao Mingde and ordered: "Listen to Eleven and prepare the car."
He also remembered that the boy had borrowed someone from him last night, and he thought the boy was going to do what he had said last night.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Zhao Mingde breathed a sigh of relief and hurried downstairs to prepare.
Xiao Jiwu agreed so quickly this time that Yun Qingshi was only relieved.
Feeling relieved, he couldn't help but grab Xiao Jiwu's hand and squeezed it, and then he promised obediently: "Don't worry, Ah Wu, I will come back to accompany you as soon as I finish my work, and I will definitely protect myself. I will still take Twelve with me, there is no danger."
Xiao Jiwu nodded in agreement, but still reminded him worriedly: "Don't be stubborn when encountering anything, and come back quickly."
Yun Qingshi nodded in agreement with amusement: "Yes."
When Zhao Mingde prepared the carriage, Yun Qingshi took Ying Twelve on board and instructed the driver, "Let's go to the gambling house on Chang'an Street."
The servant replied hurriedly, "Yes."
The carriage started moving quickly. Yun Qingshi adjusted his posture uncomfortably before he remembered something else. He immediately asked Ying Twelve anxiously:
"Twelve, is the token from yesterday still there?"
Ying Twelve thought Yun Qingshi went to the gambling house this morning because he was angry about the setup yesterday and planned to seek justice this morning. Upon hearing this, he obediently took out the token and showed it to Yun Qingshi: "It's still there."
Yun Qingshi was relieved when he saw the token: "Okay, keep it for now, you will need it later."
Ying Twelve nodded and agreed: "Yeah."
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About a moment later, a carriage stopped in front of the gambling house.
Yun Qingshi and Ying Twelve got out of the car immediately.
It was still early and there were not many people in the gambling house early in the morning. Only a few waiters were lazily cleaning the room.
Yun Qingshi glanced at them and then looked away. He turned to the servant who drove them over and said, "Xiao Lu, go wait for us in the alley first."
Hearing this, Lu Feng nodded hurriedly and replied, "Yes, I understand. If you need the car, just let me know and I'll be there right away."
Yun Qingshi nodded in response, and after watching Lu Feng drive into the alley, he took Ying Twelve into the gambling house.
After entering the house, Ying Twelve was very tactful and locked the door directly.
Some of the people in the gambling house had seen the two men yesterday and knew that they had special identities. So when they saw Ying Twelve close the door without saying a word, they didn't dare to say anything. They just stood there stupidly and didn't dare to speak.
A waiter also hurried to the back to call the boss.
Yun Qingshi went straight to a chair and sat down. His waist was a little sore, but on the other hand, sitting down made him look more imposing, which would make it easier for him to talk later.
Yun Qingshi then whispered to Ying Twelve, "Twelve, lend me the token."
Just as Yun Qingshi sat down, the guy who had slipped away came out with the person in charge, who turned out to be the one who had gambled with Yun Qingshi yesterday.
Before coming out, the man was still cursing because he was woken up during his sleep. However, upon seeing Yun Qingshi and Ying Twelve, he immediately shut up and asked with a flattering smile, "You two distinguished guests are here. I wonder what brings you here?"
Yun Qingshi didn't respond, but simply raised the sign in his hand and asked everyone: "Do you recognize this?"
The person in charge nodded immediately upon seeing this and said, "I am acquainted. This is the token of our master. Seeing the token is like seeing the master."
The rest of the guys in the gambling house also nodded repeatedly: "I know him, I know him..."
"Very good, it's easy now that you know each other." Yun Qingshi nodded and handed the token to Ying Twelve, asking someone to put it away first. He then said, "Since you know what this is, things will be easy. You were all hired by our family at a high price, and some of you even signed a death contract, right?"
Yun Qingshi guessed about signing a death contract. He had just read something in a novel before and it seemed like it was written that way, so he gave it a try.
The person in charge nodded again quickly after hearing this: "Yes, yes, you are right."
Yun Qingshi nodded again: "In that case, I have something for you to do."
Shadow Twelve: ???
Ying Twelve was stunned when he heard this.
Aren't you here to seek justice? Why do you have something to ask someone to do?
The gambling house owner quickly responded, "Sir, if you have anything to say, just tell us directly."
Yun Qingshi directly took out the two hundred taels of silver he had taken in the morning from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
At first he didn't understand the monetary value of this place, but after being here for so long, he almost had an idea of it.
These two hundred taels of silver are equivalent to almost 200,000 yuan when converted into RMB.
If we exchange the food for a porridge stall and provide porridge to the victims, it will be enough to last them for a few days. We don't ask them to eat their fill, just to ensure they don't go hungry.
That’s right, Yun Qingshi wanted to use these thugs from the gambling house to set up tents outside the city to distribute porridge.
This was a decision he made after much consideration.
They were all raised by their parents, and he really didn't want to see the scene of starving people everywhere and eating their own children.
Moreover, he didn't want the stigma of starving these people to death to be put on Xiao Jiwu for no reason.
Even the locust plague could be said to have been caused by Xiao Jiwu, and people were bound to starve to death.
Of course, he knew that this move was only a temporary solution and that the emperor would have to provide disaster relief in the end, but before that, he could only keep the situation stable this way.
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