Chapter 263: So Close
When talking about the letter, Xiang Tu still stood up for his master.
If it weren't for this letter, who would have dared to believe that before the general's wife married into the general's mansion, she actually had a young man who was in love with her.
It took their people a few days to find out everything about the Zhao family.
No one was surprised that Zhao chose to marry into the general's mansion. After all, their general was not comparable to an ordinary skilled worker in terms of appearance or ability.
They just felt a little ashamed of Zhao's actions.
So Xiang Tu answered this question in a very calm tone.
"Yes, the place mentioned in the letter is Taohua Town. Our people have been keeping an eye on Madam and the Zhao Mansion these days. Madam hasn't made any movement, but the Zhao Mansion has sent a group of people to look for the person who wrote the letter."
Shen Yu sneered, "Zhao Hanlin is still so impatient."
Xiang Tu curled his lips. "What is the Zhao family trying to do? Do they want to get rid of them before you find out?"
"Send him away?" Shen Yu remained noncommittal. "If it was so easy, Zhao Hanlin wouldn't have sent someone secretly, but would have sent someone directly to negotiate."
Xiang Tu was stunned and immediately took a breath of cold air, "So, the person who wrote the letter will be in danger of his life?"
Shen Yu said calmly, "Not necessarily. If he is smart, he should completely cut off ties with the Zhao family and reassure Zhao Hanlin. In this way, perhaps he can still save his life."
Xiang Tu muttered quietly, "Since this guy came all the way here and even dared to write a letter to Madam, I guess he's not very smart."
Shen Yu had little interest in Zhao's affairs. To him, it was just another person to feed in the backyard.
Therefore, he sent people to keep an eye on this matter, but he had no intention of interfering in the Zhao family's affairs.
He raised his hand and pointed to the back of the alley. "Go and see if the owner can sell us two roasted trotters."
Xiang Tu curled his lips, responded, and rode his horse deep into the alley.
*
The atmosphere in the yard was lively.
Four people were sitting around the oven, and Banyue was taking the roasted pig's trotters off the oven one by one.
Wu Xiang took the pig's trotter from the bowl and thanked her. He praised her, saying, "The roasted pig's trotters made by Miss Banyue are truly one of a kind. Xiaoshu and I must have done a lot of good deeds in our past lives to be able to enjoy this delicacy."
Ban Yue was a little embarrassed by his praise, "It's not my ability, it's all my wife's ingenuity. She taught me how to make this roasted pig's trotter."
Wen Wan held the roasted pig's trotter and gnawed on it, "Alright, both of you stop bragging about your business and eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
The two of them responded, but Banyue did not rush to eat. Instead, he filled the glasses of wine for Wu Xiang and Xiaoshu.
There was the sound of horse hooves outside the door, followed by someone knocking on the door.
Banyue put down the work in his hands, wiped his hands, stood up and opened the door.
Wen Wan happened to have her back to the courtyard gate, and she heard a voice after the gate opened.
"Hello young lady, my master was passing by and smelled the aroma of roasted pig's trotters, so he sent me to ask if you could sell us a few of your roasted pig's trotters. We are willing to pay a lot of money."
When Xiang Tu's voice sounded, Wen Wan froze.
She dared not move, and panic flashed in her eyes.
At the gate of the yard, Banyue hesitated and looked back at the pig's trotters on the grill, then smiled and said to Xiang Tu:
"I'm sorry, my wife is pregnant with a child who is now old enough to eat. This roasted pig's trotter might not be enough for her, so I can't share it with you. If you don't mind, we also have pancakes. How about giving you some?"
Xiang Tu looked into the yard with regret, and saw a plump woman with her back to the door. She was pregnant and it was indeed her second month of pregnancy.
Even if the general is greedy, he can't snatch food from a pregnant woman.
Xiang Tu refused the pancake, thanked him and turned to leave.
Banyue closed the door and turned back, only to see that Wen Wan's face was a little pale.
"Madam, are you feeling unwell?" Banyue asked worriedly.
Wen Wan pursed her lips and said, "No, it's okay. I just choked a little."
She couldn't help but turn her head and look towards the courtyard gate. It was Xiang Tu's voice just now, she couldn't have heard it wrong.
Could the master Xiang Tu was talking about be Chen Yu?
Is it possible?
Could it be that Shen Yu has also come to Taohua Town?
It couldn't be that he came here because of me. If that were the case, he wouldn't have come to Xiang Tu to ask for roasted pig's trotters, but he would have come in personally.
If it weren't for her, then...
Wen Wan looked up at Wu Xiang and her eyes suddenly widened in horror.
It can't be that Shen Yu came... to catch the adulterer?
Wen Wan twitched the corner of her mouth, but then she felt it was impossible.
According to Shen Yu's style of doing things, he would only have people keep an eye on Zhao. As long as Zhao did not do anything that would affect the General's Mansion, he would not waste his energy on meddling in other people's affairs.
Maybe, he was just passing by?
"Banyue," Wen Wan called out, instructing, "Pack two roasted pig's trotters and send them to the young man from earlier. Tell him I saw they had a hard time traveling, so I gave them two extra. Also, feel out their intentions while you're there; it would be best if you could find out where they're going."
Although he didn't understand why Wen Wan said so, Banyue was very obedient. He immediately took the oil paper to wrap the two roasted pig's trotters and went out.
*
At the entrance of the alley, Xiang Tu returned to the team and reported what had happened to Shen Yu.
Shen Yu frowned, and although he felt a little regretful, he didn't say anything.
He was about to give the order to set off again when he saw a girl with a limp running out of the alley.
"Young man, please stay."
Banyue ran straight to Xiangtu and handed him the oil-paper package. "My wife is kind-hearted. Seeing how hard it has been for you all, she specially prepared two roasted pig's trotters for you all."
When Xiang Tu heard this, he smiled and immediately thanked him.
He took out a piece of silver from his pocket and said, "Madam, you are kind-hearted, and the girl is also kind-hearted. Madam will definitely be able to marry a big fat boy in one go."
Everyone likes to hear nice words. Banyue nodded and said, "Thank you for your kind words. By the way, it's getting late. If you want to stay in an inn, you can go straight ahead. There is the only inn in our town at the corner of the street."
Banyue enthusiastically showed the way, and Xiang Tubian said heartlessly: "Thank you for the directions, young lady, but we still have to rush to Wenquxing Temple, so we can't stay at the inn."
"Oh." Ban Yue's eyes twinkled and she smiled, "Then I wish you all a safe journey."
She didn't take the silver from Xiang Tu, bowed to the group and ran back.
When Xiang Tu saw her walk away, he turned to Shen Yu and said happily, "General, this family is really nice. They even specially sent us some roasted pig's trotters."
"Heh," Shen Yu raised an eyebrow, "Not bad?"
Xiang Tu saw that his expression was different and full of confusion.
Shen Yu was so angry that he wanted to laugh, "A bag of roasted pig's trotters and a few sweet words, and you leaked out where we were going?"
Xiang Tu: “…”
He said?
It seems to be said.
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