Chapter 380 The Prince Dies
In Yue's opinion, a young lady like Xiao Xixi should not be able to eat too much. In order to avoid wasting food, she specially prepared a smaller bowl of mutton noodles for her.
Luo Qinghan is a man, so his appetite is definitely bigger than his wife's, so naturally the mutton noodles prepared for him should be larger.
There is basically nothing wrong with Yue's logic, but Xiao Xixi is not someone who can make conclusions based on common sense.
She looked at the mutton noodles in her bowl, then looked at the noodles in Luo Qinghan's bowl, and a look of aggrieved appeared on her face.
Why does the prince have more mutton noodles than her?
Luo Qinghan switched the positions of his mutton noodles with hers.
He said expressionlessly, "Eat it."
Xiao Xixi immediately burst into laughter: "Yeah!"
The prince is still the best to her!
She picked up the chopsticks, held the bowl that was bigger than her head, and ate the noodles in big mouthfuls.
Because Luo Qinghan's right hand injury had not healed yet, he could only eat noodles with his left hand.
But even so, his movements were still graceful and calm, making people feel pleasing to the eye.
Even in a small noodle shop filled with the smell of oil smoke, it could not conceal his elegant demeanor.
Seeing this, Yue looked very strange.
She didn't expect that Luo Qinghan would actually swap his mutton noodles with his wife's mutton noodles.
What she didn't expect was that Xiao Xixi actually finished such a big bowl of mutton noodles, even the soup base was drunk up without any residue left.
Yue felt that she had really made a mistake.
Seeing Xiao Xixi's unsatisfied look, she asked as if possessed.
"You want another bowl?"
Xiao Xixi nodded vigorously: "Okay!"
Yue picked up the empty bowl in front of her and went to the kitchen in a daze.
After a while, she came out again in a trance, carrying a big bowl of mutton noodles.
Xiao Xixi continued to eat.
Yue couldn't help but look at Luo Qinghan next to her, and said with mixed feelings: "Your wife is very expensive to support, isn't she?"
Luo Qinghan: "Not bad."
Just then, a constable in official uniform walked in.
Yue obviously knew him and immediately went up to him, smiling and asking him to sit down.
The constable did not sit down. His eyes swept around the store and fell on Xiao Xixi and Luo Qinghan.
He walked up to them, looked them over, and asked, "You look unfamiliar. You don't look like locals. Are you from out of town?"
Luo Qinghan responded: "Yeah."
Mrs. Yue helped explain, "They are my distant relatives. They came to visit my parents. They also brought me a lot of things. If you don't believe me, take a look."
She deliberately took out the big bag of local specialties that had not yet been opened and showed it to the constable.
The constable took a look, then stared at Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi for a while. In the end, he said nothing and sat down at the table next to him.
Yue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked him what he wanted to eat.
The constable asked for a bowl of mutton noodles.
Yue quickly brought him the mutton noodles he ordered and also gave him two side dishes.
The constable was quite satisfied with Yue's tactful behavior, and his expression softened a little.
Yue observed the man's expression and after noticing this, he asked.
"You've been patrolling outside every day recently. Could something have happened in Baiqu Manor?"
The constable said while eating, "Nothing happened in Baiqu Manor, but something happened in Panyun City."
Yue was very curious: "What happened to Panyun City?"
"This is a long story. Didn't the prince go to Panyun City before? Later, he was assassinated and died. Even his body has not been found. Now the Prince of Chenliu has ordered the Chixiao Army to search for the assassin. Although our Baiqu Manor is some distance away from Panyun City, we have also received an order sent by the prince's palace. Now we have to patrol Baiqu Manor day and night. Once a suspicious person is found, he will be arrested and interrogated immediately."
Yue exclaimed: "The prince is dead?!"
The constable motioned for her to speak in a lower voice.
"This matter has not spread among the people yet. Only people within our government know about it. Please don't spread it to others, or you will get into trouble."
Yue quickly assured him, "Don't worry, I'm a tight-lipped person and I won't tell anyone!"
Xiao Xixi, who was eating noodles, couldn't help but pause when she heard these words.
She turned her head and looked at the prince sitting beside her.
The prince is dead?
Who is this person next to her? A ghost?
Luo Qinghan seemed not to have heard what the constable said and continued to sit there without moving.
The constable quickly finished his mutton noodles and prepared to pay the bill.
Mrs. Yue quickly refused: "It's a rare visit for you, how can I charge you money? If you like our mutton noodles, you can come often in the future."
When the constable heard this, his smile widened.
He picked up the official knife on the table, turned around and walked out.
While cleaning the table, Yue sighed, "It's almost the end of the year, and I didn't expect such a big thing to happen. That was the crown prince, the future emperor! He has now died in Chenliu County, and the court will definitely not let it go. I'm afraid there will be many more troubles this year!"
Xiao Xixi drank the last mouthful of noodle soup in the bowl.
She put down her bowl and chopsticks and burped contentedly.
Seeing that she was full, Luo Qinghan asked Yue to pay the bill.
Mrs. Yue waved her hand and said, "You brought things here for me, so it's only natural that I should treat you to a meal. How can I ask you for money?!"
Luo Qinghan ignored all this and directly took out a piece of silver and put it on the table, and asked, "Is this enough?"
Yue was helpless and sighed, "It's too much. I'll go find the money for you."
Luo Qinghan: "No need to change the money, please help us get some dry food that is easy to carry, we still have to hurry on our way, and please help fill up our water bags."
Yue took the water bag and said, "Wait a moment, I'll be back soon."
She turned around and went to the kitchen, and came out soon.
There was also a strong man coming out with her, who seemed to be her husband.
The man was holding a heavy bag in his hand, while Yue was holding several water bags.
She explained.
"Here are some mutton dumplings and steamed buns. It's cold now, so it's okay to keep the mutton dumplings for a few more days. But you'd better eat the dumplings first and then the steamed buns, otherwise the dumplings will go bad."
"There's also a bag of homemade mutton jerky in there, and the water bag is full, too."
"By the way, this water bag is filled with rice wine. It's too cold today, you can drink some to warm yourself up on the road."
Luo Qinghan took the cloth bag and water bag and expressed his gratitude to the Yue couple.
The Yue couple saw them off. Yue waved at them and spoke loudly.
"Be careful on the road, and come back to play when you have time!"
Xiao Xixi also waved at her: "Thank you for your hospitality, goodbye!"
She and Luo Qinghan bought a mule cart in Baiqu Manor.
The two men drove the mule cart forward.
After traveling day and night these days, the soles of their shoes were almost worn out. Now that they have a mule cart to travel, the two of them finally don't have to travel on foot anymore, and they feel a lot more relaxed.
(End of this chapter)
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