Chapter 346: Seeking Help from a Noble Person for the People of the Fellowship
Ten days later, looking at Jiang Yubai riding a black horse blocking the road, Xu Yu's face slowly turned dark. Sang Zhixia pulled the reins and stopped, the corners of his mouth twitching silently.
It turns out that some things cannot be said too early.
What is going on?
The person who was definitely gotten rid of suddenly appeared again like a ghost.
What on earth does this little prince want to do?
Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu were both silent, but Jiang Yubai smiled brightly and waved from a distance, "Sister-in-law!"
"What a coincidence, we meet again!"
A few veins popped out on Xu Yu's forehead, and Sang Zhixia quickly pulled him back: "Don't be impulsive."
Jiang Yubai seems to be alone, but God knows how many people are lying in ambush here, openly or secretly. If they really confront him head-on, no one will end up in trouble.
What's more, the identities of both parties involved in the hedging are very embarrassing.
On one side is the young prince who faked his death and committed crimes against the emperor for many years, and on the other side is a criminal who has been exiled and cannot leave the northwest.
If there was any noise and someone noticed it, it would be a big trouble for both parties.
Xu Yu spurred his horse forward half a horse's length to block Sang Zhixia behind him, but Jiang Yubai ran straight towards him and waved his hands in disgust: "Get lost, I'm not here to see you."
After Jiang Yubai finished speaking, he leaned half of his body on the horse's back and looked at Sang Zhixia with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, do you like the local specialties I brought you earlier? I brought some extra this time. I'll find someone to make them for you."
For the first time in his life, Sang Zhixia understood what it meant to be unable to refuse such kind invitations.
This direct attack is crude but effective.
I really didn't know how to refuse for the moment.
Sang Zhixia sighed with a headache and said with a wry smile, "You're welcome. I..."
"Why is my sister-in-law so unorthodox with me?"
Jiang Yubai said nonchalantly, "I'm a few months younger than Xu Yu, so just call me Jiang Yubai."
"If my sister-in-law feels that using my full name is too awkward, you can also call me by my courtesy name Lingfeng."
Sang Zhixia's throat hurt from being choked by the unreserved sister-in-law. After a moment of silence, she smiled and said, "Master Jiang, you're joking. Rules must not be abolished."
"We're all just unlucky guys on the same path, why bother with those useless rules?"
Jiang Yubai said nonchalantly, "We're both wanderers in this world, so just treat me like your younger brother. I can handle anything."
Sang Zhixia really couldn't respond to this and could only keep smiling.
Unable to bear it any longer, Xu Yu raised his hand in mid-air to stop the person approaching Sang Zhixia: "Jiang Yubai, stop it."
"What does it mean to know when to stop?"
Jiang Yubai howled as if he had suffered a great injustice: "Xu Yu, you are almost done!"
"I'm telling you, I've already drunk more than three pots of herbal tea, and you still have the heart to treat me like this?"
It's a layer of deception, one trick after another, going around in circles.
If we hadn't reacted in time, Xu Yu might have really escaped.
Jiang Yubai had hatred in his eyes and a smile on his lips. While Xu Yu was looking at him as if he wanted to draw his sword on the spot, he politely made a gesture of invitation to Sang Zhixia.
"You've been hiding from me for more than ten days. My sister-in-law has been dragged down by you, a fool. I don't know how much suffering she has endured."
"I've prepared a meal at the inn ahead. Would you please take a moment to rest?"
Sang Zhixia was not hungry at all.
She didn't want to go to any feast either.
But Jiang Yubai was in the way, and it was obvious that he had to eat.
Of course, eating this meal may not be good.
Sang Zhixia pondered for a moment and sighed silently, tacitly accepting Jiang Yubai's invitation.
Hiding all the time is not a solution.
Sooner or later, what needs to be said must be said.
At the inn not far from here, as soon as the door opened, Sang Zhixia, who was standing in front of the door, fell silent again.
The remote post stations along the official road were originally used as resting places for travelers. They were simple but could barely provide shelter from wind and rain. Most of the sparsely populated post stations were in disrepair due to years of age, with dust, cobwebs, and holes everywhere.
But the scene before him was very different from what Sang Zhixia had imagined.
The hut was spotlessly clean. Several ancient paintings with exquisite artistic conception were hung on the earthen gray walls. The floor was covered with soft and gorgeous carpets. Incense had been burned in advance, and the faint smoke was filled with a light fragrance that smelled very expensive.
The broken tables and chairs in the post station were all gone, replaced by a set of valuable nanmu tables and chairs.
The teacups on the table were painted with gold, the screen beside the table was exquisitely colored, and there was even a small treasure stand at the back, on which were placed some small boxes with gold thread patterns, like a patchwork.
Luxurious and elegant.
If Sang Zhixia had not been aware that she had indeed entered an inn, she would have almost suspected that she had accidentally entered someone's extraordinary study.
Jiang Yubai acted like a real host and said with a smile, "My sister-in-law is a distinguished guest. A distinguished guest is honored and should be treated with courtesy."
"It's just that there are many inconveniences here, and the hastily cleaned things up don't look very presentable. I hope my sister-in-law will forgive me."
Sang Zhixia closed her eyes and sighed, "Master Jiang's words really make us ashamed."
"We are just rough folks from the countryside. How can we afford such generous treatment?"
The more polite Jiang Yubai is, the more resolute he is.
But if you are not careful in Lingnan, your entire family will be executed. How can it be so easy to get involved?
Sang Zhixia was so exhausted looking at the various decorations in front of her that she didn't wait for Jiang Yubai to start serving the dishes. She said straight to the point, "We know what Young Master Jiang is here for, but there's really nothing we can do about it."
"Xu Yu has explained everything clearly. We..."
"Sister-in-law, I heard that you were the one who managed the farm in Luobei Village, and all the crops grown there are in your name?"
Sang Zhixia was not surprised that he knew this. She paused and nodded frankly: "Yes."
Jiang Yubai played with his teacup and smiled faintly, "There was a famine in the northwest last year. I heard that it was my sister-in-law who single-handedly helped Chen Nianhe stabilize the situation in the northwest."
"I was just helping General Chen. I don't dare to take credit for such a great achievement."
"Why do you have to be so modest, sister-in-law?"
Jiang Yubai said slowly, "The Northwest Famine was a dead end. Chen Nianhe should have been trapped in this dead end, dying without a complete body and leaving a mess behind."
"It's just that Chen Nianhe was lucky and got help from a noble person."
Sang Zhixia pursed her lips and said nothing.
Jiang Yubai stood up and poured tea from the pot himself, then handed it to Sang Zhixia with both hands and said, "Sister-in-law has a kind heart. With a thought of kindness, she saved countless people in the northwest. This is a great virtue, and this achievement is well deserved."
Sang Zhixia was about to stand up to take the teacup, but Xu Yu blocked her way with his hand: "If you have anything to say, come to me."
"I really didn't come here for you today."
Jiang Yubai rolled his eyes, deftly avoided Xu Yu's hand, and steadily placed the tea in front of Sang Zhixia, saying word by word, "Sister-in-law, I have come from afar and tried to stop you many times, but I have no ill intentions."
"It's just that the superiors took pity on the suffering of the people and wanted to seek help from nobles for the people of the fiefdom."
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