Chapter 376 [Imported Male Concubine]
Xin Che and Xin's army observed the reaction of the one-eyed man and his accomplices and felt hesitant.
Who are these people?
Xin Che made a gesture, indicating that everyone should hold back for the time being.
He rubbed his neck and asked cautiously, "May I ask what your deal is? What do you need us to do?"
The one-eyed man gave a sinister grin and said, "Our wooden boat is broken, and we are seriously injured and have nowhere to hide. We would like to borrow your boat for shelter for a while."
"Also, we will go with you to the military camp to deliver the sheep. You don't have to worry about the rest."
The one-eyed man said in a strong tone: "We are now your fellow countrymen. Call out the other people on the boat so that everyone can get to know each other."
Xin Che didn't dare to ask any more questions. He nodded repeatedly and cooperated very well: "I'll go now."
Are these wounded soldiers going to use their identities to sneak into the military camp?
Since he wants to sneak in through their hands, he must be doing something shady.
In other words, these people and Brother Sheng’s second daughter are hostile forces.
This may be an opportunity to muddy the situation in Nanzhao.
The situation in Nanzhao could lead to war at any time, so it would be safer for them to first take down Nanzhao and clean up the environment before doing business.
Under the surveillance of the one-eyed man, Xin Che came to Jiang Lili's door and knocked: "Lili, everything is fine outside. A group of friends are here. Open the door."
This sentence was a secret code agreed upon by Jiang Lili and Xin Che, indicating that the people outside were not a big threat, so they would pretend to cooperate first and then take them down.
Jiang Lili got up and opened the door. Seeing a group of fierce-looking strangers outside, she was "startled" and huddled in Xin Che's arms, hugging his waist and trembling, she asked, "Husband, who are these people?"
Xin Che touched the top of her head and softened his tone: "Don't be afraid, these people are injured, and the boat is broken down. Come to our boat for shelter."
Jiang Lili glanced at the wounds on the strangers' bodies, her pretty eyebrows furrowed, and she revealed an innocent and kind expression at the right moment: "Ah, they are so badly injured, and the boat is broken. How tragic."
Xin Che looked down and saw Li Li's clear and innocent eyes, and he knew that this girl was going to do something bad.
Jiang Lili poked her head out from Xin Che's arms, her innocent almond-shaped eyes gazing at the group in front of her. She asked timidly, "I brought gauze and medicine. Do you need help treating your wounds?"
When the one-eyed man and his gang saw that the person who jumped out was such a harmless-looking and kind-hearted little girl, they couldn't help but restrain their murderous aura for fear of scaring her.
The usually strong-willed one-eyed man softened his tone and said, "I do need something to treat the wound. I'll trouble you, young lady."
They fled all night and had no time to heal their wounds.
Just when the tense atmosphere between the two sides eased due to Jiang Lili's friendliness, an exclamation came from the other end of the cabin.
"Brother! There's a foreigner here! He looks different from them!"
Jiang Lili immediately became alert when she heard this. They had discovered Su Rui!
The one-eyed man's accomplice exclaimed and asked the one-eyed man to come and see Su Rui.
They circled around Su Rui as if he were a rare animal.
"The hair is actually brown!"
"Eyes like amber!"
"He's so handsome."
Su Rui, who had a speechless expression, relaxed his frown after hearing the last sentence.
The one-eyed man saw Su Rui with heterochromia and his expression became alert. He turned around and asked Xin Che, "Why is there a foreigner on your ship?"
"And he's treated so well, living in a cabin all to himself. He wasn't bought as a slave, was he?"
Jiang Lili grabbed Xin Che's sleeve, "He, he is..."
Jiang Lili looked at Su Rui's delicate and three-dimensional foreign features, and quickly came up with an explanation: "We heard that the second princess of Nanzhao likes men, and she happened to save this foreigner on the way here. He was drifting on the sea with nowhere to go, so he wanted to find a place to settle down and live a better life..."
Jiang Lili touched her nose embarrassedly when she said this.
"Our team leader thought that the Second Princess had so many male favorites, and she had never seen this type from overseas before!"
Su Rui was originally feeling complacent because of being praised for being handsome, but at this moment the smile on his face suddenly froze.
Huh? He was sold out by his teammates?!
The wounded soldiers who were surrounding Su Rui in amazement opened their eyes wide when they heard Jiang Lili's words: "Great! You guys really have some ideas!"
"It's true that many businessmen have sent male companions to the Second Princess in order to get her money. However, the Second Princess's residence is full of handsome men, and she's very picky. You're really smart, and you've found another way!"
"The princess has probably never seen this kind of thing before. If you can find a way to send him to her and win her favor, it will bring prosperity to everyone involved!"
Everyone was talking to each other, and Su Rui's already fair face became even paler.
@Su Rui (who has quit falling in love): That's not what you said when you tricked me onto the boat! Didn't you say you were taking me out to relax and see the world?
[@江麗麗: Calm down, calm down. I'm not really sending you to be a male concubine. I have to make up an identity for you. Doesn't this just prove that you are extraordinary as the protagonist?
Also, your acting skills aren't great. Hurry up and get into the role! Don't let anyone see through your flaws!]
The one-eyed man looked at Su Rui for a long moment and said, "But we can't communicate in the same language. Can he please the princess?"
Xin Che nodded slightly and explained, "According to him, he was raised by the Nanzhao people and can speak the Xia language."
Su Rui looked up at Xin Che. This couple arranged their life stories so clearly just by saying one thing each?
The one-eyed man pondered for a moment and then suddenly said, "Okay."
He said firmly, "We have connections in the Princess's mansion. Why don't you let us help you send him to the Princess?"
Jiang Lili and Xin Che looked at each other in surprise at the same time. Oh no, this was a blind cat catching a dead mouse.
Su Rui wanted to cry but had no tears: [I told you not to talk nonsense! ]
The one-eyed man propped his long sword on the ground. Perhaps he was too tired, so he simply sat down on the ground. "Since you are all here for money, why not do something bigger? Let this male favorite poison the Second Princess's food."
"After this is accomplished, our master will reward you with ten thousand taels of gold, and you will have your own house and land in Nanzhao."
It turns out that this group of people wanted to target the second princess. Why didn't they say it earlier? Their purpose is actually the same, which is to bring down Sheng Zhixing and other rebellious sons and daughters one by one.
But the last person Jiang Lili and the others were going to attack was their master.
Judging from the tone of the one-eyed man, their master should be one of the remaining eldest prince and third prince.
Their identities cannot be revealed for now. They should pretend to cooperate with these people and let them muddy the waters first.
Jiang Lili and Xin Che exchanged a glance, and Xin Che asked helplessly, "Do we have a choice?"
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