Shen Danru ignored her, elegantly scooped up a spoonful of mutton soup, blew on it gently, and then drank it down. She then looked up and gave a contemptuous smile.
If Shen Dan hadn't looked up, things would have been fine. But the moment she did, Sun Xiuyun was green with envy.
This face is so beautiful.
She was originally the most beautiful woman in Fengyang City. If those people were to see her face, wouldn't she lose her title as the most beautiful woman?
No, she has to ruin that face.
Sun Xiuyun was already insanely jealous, and when she saw that Shen Danru didn't take her seriously at all and even had a contemptuous expression on her face, her face immediately turned ugly.
"Cai Die, go and inform the soldiers patrolling outside that there are spies from the enemy country here."
"Yes, Miss."
Upon receiving the order, the butterfly dashed off in a flash.
Soon, Cai Die returned with several soldiers. As soon as she entered, she pointed at Shen Danru and Qing Tan and said, "These are them."
At this moment, the waiter saw several soldiers come in to search, but he didn't pay much attention and continued to do his own thing.
They run a shop in this remote border town, and are checked by soldiers almost every day.
This situation is not uncommon in the store; they are used to it.
Several soldiers approached Sun Xiuyun and respectfully greeted her, "Miss Sun."
Sun Xiuyun nodded and said, "These two are not dressed in our country's clothing. I suspect they are spies from an enemy country. They should be arrested and interrogated."
The soldiers were taken aback, and none of them stepped forward to arrest Shen Danru and the other man.
Upon seeing this, Sun Xiuyun immediately questioned, "Are you going to neglect your duties during today's city patrol? Aren't you afraid I'll go back and tell my father?"
Sun Xiuyun was the daughter of the prefect of Fengyang City, and no one dared to offend her.
A soldier stepped forward: "Miss Sun, this is indeed the clothing of our Great Shun Dynasty."
Sun Xiuyun frowned and asked with some displeasure, "This is clearly not clothing from our Great Shun Dynasty, why are you protecting her?"
Qingtan smiled dismissively: "Truly a frog in a well."
These words thoroughly enraged Sun Xiuyun. Her eyes widened in fury, instilling fear in the soldiers present.
Qingtan glared back, as if to say: You want to compare whose eyes are bigger, right? No matter how much you glare, my eyes are bigger than yours.
At this moment, an older soldier approached, saluted Sun Xiuyun, and then explained:
“Miss Sun, this is indeed the clothing of our Great Shun Dynasty. Most cities outside, including Shengjing, wear this style. However, because we are a border region with a special geographical location, our clothing style is different from that of other regions in our country.”
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiuyun's face showed a hint of embarrassment; it turned out that the clown was herself.
She noticed that Qingtan's eyes seemed to be mocking her for being naive, which made her increasingly angry.
She said unwillingly, "Even if they are from out of town, why did they come to such a remote place as Fengyang City? They are clearly spies."
The older soldier didn't react for a moment: "This..."
"What are you doing? Arrest him immediately! General Shen is still seriously injured. Is this how you search the city? If anything happens to General Shen, I'd like to see how many of you will lose your heads."
I order you to arrest them immediately and torture them severely. My father will reward you handsomely for it.
Qingtan couldn't help but laugh in anger: "Who do you think you are, ordering them around?"
In an attempt to curry favor with Sun Xiuyun, a soldier stepped forward and said, "Please come with us."
Shen Danru calmly said, "Brothers, we are all law-abiding citizens. This is our travel permit. Please check it."
This travel permit was issued by Jiang Shuyou for Shen Danru, and it was naturally issued by the local government. It contained detailed personal information such as the holder's place of origin, name, and age.
The older soldier took the travel permit, opened it, and discovered that the person holding it was actually a young lady from an official family.
He immediately said respectfully, "Miss Shen, this is truly a misunderstanding. Please continue enjoying your meal. We apologize for the intrusion."
Sun Xiuyun was somewhat unwilling. She had only intended to take the opportunity to make things difficult for Shen Danru, but she did not expect that the other party would actually have a travel permit.
She felt somewhat dissatisfied, but she was still unwilling to let Shen Danru off so easily.
However, in front of so many people, she was unable to take any action.
She glared at Shen Danru, but ultimately said nothing more, only snorted coldly and turned to leave.
It doesn't matter. As long as this woman is still in Fengyang City, she will eventually fall into her hands.
Seeing that Sun Xiuyun had left with her maid, the soldiers also clasped their hands in greeting and left.
Qingtan called over the waiter.
"Young man, I'd like to ask you, which family's young lady was the one who ate there just now?"
The waiter naturally witnessed the farce that had just occurred and knew who Qingtan was asking about.
"She is the daughter of Prefect Sun. You two young ladies have offended her. You should be more careful in the city from now on."
Shen Danru nodded in thanks.
"Thank you, sir."
Just then, Xiao Wei returned with two other people.
They had changed into the ethnic costumes of Fengyang City and were carrying two sets of women's clothing.
"Master, we have found out that General Shen is currently staying at Prefect Sun's residence due to his serious injuries."
"It is said that Prefect Sun has invited a famous doctor for him. However, what is puzzling is that despite the treatment having been going on for some time, his injuries have not improved, but have instead worsened."
Upon hearing this, Shen Danru felt a pang of anxiety. She was worried about her grandfather's safety and was eager to go to Prefect Sun's residence to visit him immediately.
However, Xiao Wei's next words poured cold water on her enthusiasm.
“My lord, the Sun prefect’s residence is heavily guarded now, so it will probably not be easy for you to see General Shen.”
Qingtan hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do?"
Just then, a ragged old beggar walked into the mutton soup restaurant and went from table to table begging for food from the customers.
"Kind person, please give me some food."
"Go away, you old beggar, get lost, you stink."
The old beggar failed to beg for food from several tables of customers, but finally came to Shen Danru's table, where he grabbed a fried dough stick and ate it.
Xiao Wei was worried that the old beggar might harm Shen Danru, so he quickly stepped forward to drive him away.
Shen Danru stopped Xiao Wei: "It's alright."
She smiled and said to the old beggar, "Uncle, please sit down and eat slowly, be careful not to choke. Waiter, bring another bowl of mutton soup."
"Okay."
When the mutton soup was served, Shen Danru pointed at the old beggar and told the waiter to place the bowl of mutton soup in front of him.
The waiter was somewhat reluctant. The old beggar was so dirty that even if the bowls he used were washed clean and then given to other customers, their business would definitely be affected if word got out.
"Hey buddy, you can give him the food. I'll buy the bowl later."
The waiter reluctantly placed the bowl in front of the old beggar.
The old beggar seemed extremely hungry and began to wolf down his food.
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