Chapter 80 Am I not worth this price?
A short while later, the convoy slowly started moving.
The long convoy slowly drove out of Hezhou City.
Zhou Congxian stood there motionless for a long time.
This wasn't the first time he had mistaken Fu'er for someone else.
Wan Quan stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, we've already wasted a day; we should go now."
Zhou Congxian lowered his eyelids slightly, then hummed in agreement, turned around, mounted his horse, and galloped off in the opposite direction.
The carriage was quiet.
It wasn't until they were quite far from the city that Fu'er finally raised her flushed little face.
Its big, blinking eyes seemed to be asking a question.
Has the man-eating bear left?
Yao Shisan pulled down her little hand, "They're gone, the man-eating bear is gone."
Fu'er nestled into her mother's arms and asked softly, "Mother, was Father eaten by the man-eating bear?"
She looked at her daughter's little face, then gently hugged her little head.
"Don't be afraid, Fu'er, your mother is here."
Fu'er was still young, and she didn't know how to talk to her.
The scenery outside the car window rushed past.
The image of Zhou Congxian's aggressive face flashed through her mind a few days earlier at the governor's mansion in Hezhou.
A mocking smile appeared on her lips.
If he had been this persistent in his previous life.
Will Fu'er ever become that terrifying creature again?
Can one still die during the Frost's Descent?
She will also be falsely accused of adultery and drowned?
It was just his pride that made him unable to allow anyone to disobey or escape.
After passing Hezhou, you'll reach Linzhou.
Linzhou is now the fiefdom of the King of Han.
The convoy did not stop in Linzhou; they picked up the road map and set off.
Not a moment was wasted.
Yao Shisan thought he was going to be blocked again, but he didn't expect things to go so smoothly in Linzhou!
"It seems the governor of Linzhou is a good man."
Wen Xi said, "The governor of Linzhou is nothing but a coward. He dares not offend the Prince of Han because he has troops, and he dares not curry favor with His Highness because His Majesty appointed him personally."
"Two tigers cannot share one mountain, so it's best to prepare the route map in advance."
Shuang'er said, "This road is getting harder and harder to travel. Has His Highness sealed off some place?"
Wen Xi smiled and said, "You've sealed off a good place."
She was also indignant at first, as Yuzhou was so far away and humid.
While not the worst place, it's certainly not a good place either.
But His Highness said that being far from the emperor and in the mountains is not a bad thing.
She understood immediately.
Wenxi took out two still-warm meat pies from the oil paper package and handed them to Yao Shisan and Shuang'er.
"The roads here are not as good as those in Jinzhou and Ningzhou, though they will be more arduous. It will be better once we reach Yuzhou."
Yao Shisan is now more than three months pregnant.
The little one was very comfortable in her belly.
She rarely experiences morning sickness, but she sleeps much more than before.
Often, she wouldn't wake up until the convoy stopped to rest, and by the time she woke up, the convoy had already set off again.
Xiao Shu also teased Fu'er twice, saying that her mother was a pig.
The little girl angrily brought back the snacks she had originally intended to share.
By the time they arrived in Yuzhou, Yao Shisan was already four months pregnant.
She leaned against the car window, looking pale and sickly.
No wonder Master Ma looked surprised when she asked for directions at Yubaolou, wondering why she had to take a detour to Yuzhou.
The roads in Yuzhou are so difficult to travel!
She cheered herself up.
But since we've reached Yuzhou, Chuzhou is just around the corner!
She will have a proper talk with King Cheng once she arrives in Yuzhou.
Keeping her around is pointless; she'd have to feed and care for several more people!
Yuzhou City has now entered its hottest season.
Because King Cheng set off in a hurry, only two courtyards of the King Cheng Palace in Yuzhou have been repaired.
The remaining courtyard could only be cleaned up and used as a temporary accommodation.
The once empty Prince Cheng's mansion was instantly filled.
Fu'er seemed to have found a new source of fun. Once inside the mansion, she was like a little bird that couldn't be caught.
As she entered a beautiful room, she made eye contact with the person inside.
The girl inside immediately reacted, "Kid, come and help me untie this!"
She was tied to a high-backed chair with her hands behind her back.
Fu'er blinked at the pretty older sister and asked, "Are you a bad person?"
Zheng Xier: "How could someone as beautiful as me be a bad person! I was tied up here by bad people."
Fu'er went around behind her and tried her best to untie the rope, but she couldn't.
"Let me ask your mother to help you!"
"Mother?" Zheng Xi'er called out to her as she saw her about to leave.
"Little boy, don't go! I have a dagger in my boot. Put the dagger in my hand, and I'll cut the rope myself!"
As instructed, Fu'er took a dagger from her boot and placed it in her hand.
Just then, footsteps could be heard outside.
As Fu'er turned and walked out, she saw the person who always teased her.
Her little nose wrinkled slightly; her mother had taught her to bow when she saw him.
As she clenched her little hands, preparing to bow.
He was lifted up by the back of his neck.
A rather attractive face loomed large in front of her.
"How did you get in here?"
Xiao Shu and Xiao Lin lived together for several years, and he didn't particularly like children.
But this little thing is somewhat interesting.
Fu'er blinked. "Fun."
She raised her little finger and pointed to the house, "There are pretty ladies inside."
Xiao Shu narrowed his eyes slightly.
He picked up the little one with one hand and strode into the hall.
This house can only be described as magnificent.
It's likely that half of the money spent on renovating the mansion was used for this courtyard.
There was no one in the room, only a hemp rope lying next to the high-backed chair.
Xiao Shu glanced casually at the room, then turned and left.
Then, the guards following behind him entered the house with lightning speed.
The next moment, the sounds of fighting rang out.
In just a moment, the pretty older sister that Fu'er had mentioned was brought out.
Xiao Shu's voice was slightly cold, "Stomp your hand and throw it out."
Zheng Xier's face turned pale.
Fu'er clutched his clothes, afraid she would fall.
Hearing his words, she looked puzzled. "But how can you eat without hands?"
Xiao Shu looked at the little girl's pure face.
He then glanced at Zheng Xier.
"roll."
Zheng Xier immediately understood that she had saved her life because of the child's innocent words.
She quickly kowtowed and ran out.
Xiao Shu then weighed the sturdy little fellow in his hand.
"Why is there only one person?"
Fu'er frowned slightly. "Mother is sleeping."
Xiao Shu smiled; he wanted to tease the child again.
"Could it be that your mother has been bewitched by a sorcerer and has really turned into a sleepy pig?"
"No!" the little girl exclaimed anxiously.
Her cheeks puffed out high.
Xiao Shu looked at her, his eyes filled with a smile.
He carried her out and placed her at the intersection of two roads.
"Alright, go find your pig."
Fu'er ran off, then called out to Xiao Shu in a clear, crisp voice.
"Bad guy!"
The servants who passed by were astonished.
Only Xiao Shu smiled.
He still remembers.
This little girl called him "good person" the first time she saw him.
Fu'er didn't care about other people's reactions.
She ran back as fast as she could.
Sister Shuang'er and Aunt Wenxi are tidying up the house.
As soon as Shuang'er saw her, she scooped her up, saying, "Look at you, you're getting wilder and wilder. You're no longer the little girl you used to be."
Fu'er tilted her head slightly, "What does the little girl look like?"
"But my mother says I am a little girl."
Shuang'er was speechless.
When Yao Shisan woke up in the evening, the room had changed drastically.
They looked like they were going to stay permanently.
Fu'er is not here, and neither is Shuang'er.
When she walked out of the courtyard, only Wenxi came in carrying some clothes.
“Madam Yao, your clothes are all too small. These were just delivered from the embroidery shop. I picked out some for you based on your clothing preferences.”
Her waist is indeed tight now; she can barely wear it now, but once her belly grows a bit, it will feel too constricting.
She looked at the clothes in Wenxi's hands.
After a long pause, he finally asked, "Will I be living here from now on?"
Wenxi knew what she meant. "That's what His Highness instructed."
"Take me to His Highness Prince Cheng."
A surge of emotion welled up in Yao Shisan's chest; now, only one step remained.
Wenxi led her directly to the main courtyard.
The main courtyard was brightly lit.
The guards at the door seemed to know she was coming; they opened the door for her without her having to push it open.
Xiao Shu stood in front of the bookshelf, personally placing the books on it.
Before she could even speak, Xiao Shu had already spoken, his voice as calm as ever.
"Now that Madam Yao is far away from the capital, she wouldn't be trying to renege on her debt, would she?"
Yao Shisan's desire to negotiate immediately diminished.
"But His Highness's asking price is too high..."
Xiao Shu glanced back at her. "In Madam Yao's heart, am I not worth this price?"
Yao Shisan, “…”
What indecent language...
"Your Highness, could you possibly lower the price a bit more...?"
She calculated in the carriage the day before yesterday and found that she still had more than seven thousand taels left.
Xiao Shu glanced at her and said, "The cost of leaving the city is 10,000, and the cost of the carriage from the capital to Yuzhou is 10,000."
"The food is fine, I don't need it."
Yao Shisan, “…”
Xiao Shu continued lazily, "Everyone in the capital knows that I am the easiest to talk to."
“Pay back the debt, and Madam Yao can leave once she pays back the money.”
Yao Shisan's lips twitched. Being easy to talk to, he ended up charging her another ten thousand.
In her past life, she died without possessing a single tael of silver.
This time, she was saddled with a huge debt of 20,000!
Yao Shisan took a deep breath, his belly bulged, and his belt loosened.
She quickly reached out and supported her lower abdomen to hold her pants in place.
She glanced up at Xiao Shu and saw that he was tidying up the bookshelf with his back turned.
She quickly turned around and left.
When Lord Zheng, who was waiting in the courtyard, saw the young woman who came out, he quickly looked away.
I wonder if Prince Cheng actually accepted Xi'er as his concubine...
When Yao Shisan returned to the courtyard, Shuang'er and Fu'er had already returned.
There was also a small black puppy in the yard whose eyes were not yet open.
"Where did this come from?"
Shuang'er: "I saw it in the backyard. The old man who used to guard the gate said there was a guard dog here, but he took the dog away because they were going to renovate it."
"I don't know why the mother dog came back and had a litter of puppies. All the other puppies are able to stand up and have been given away, but this one is the only one that no one wants."
Fu'er carefully brought the milk close to the puppy's mouth.
She said tenderly, "Good puppy, I'll ask your mother to keep you!"
As she spoke, she looked up at her mother and said, "Mother, it's so pitiful, shall we keep it?"
She then promised, "I will take good care of it and make it behave!"
Shuang'er couldn't bear it either, "If we don't bring them back, they might die if no one wants them."
Yao Shisan knew that his daughter wanted to marry the little rascal raised by the Duke's mansion.
"Alright, keep it if you like."
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