As the sky gradually darkened, Jiang Yue tied the mule in the room and touched its head.
"You stay here quietly until we come back to pick you up. If you start yelling and attract people, you'll be killed and cooked. Do you understand?"
The mule's ears twitched, as if it understood, and it neighed softly in response.
After she had frightened the mule, she dragged Jiang Nian out.
When they went out, they found a strange phenomenon: there were far fewer patrolling officers and soldiers than during the day.
The streets were so quiet that not even the sound of a mouse could be heard.
After crossing three streets, people began to appear one after another, mostly civilians wearing ragged sackcloth. They had bruises on their faces and were covered in wounds, but they still had smiles on their faces.
They were walking in the opposite direction of Jiang Yue, and there seemed to be something in his arms. When the other party noticed Jiang Yue's gaze, he thought she was trying to steal something, so he covered his arms even tighter. His vicious eyes, coupled with his bloody face, were really scary.
Jiang Yue gave up the idea of asking for information. They were in a hurry and would never talk to strangers.
"Yueyue, there is a house in front. They came out from there."
She had already seen it: the green tiles and red walls looked different from the dilapidated gates around them, making them look more noble. But in her eyes, the color on the red wall was too eye-catching. In the light of the lantern, it looked like a mouth that could eat people.
The patrol officers and soldiers from other places seemed to be concentrated here, and there were people watching every corner.
The two men walked over, but before they could say anything, they were driven away by the guards at the door.
"Go, go, go! You can't come in from here."
Jiang Yue clearly saw someone go in before her, so why didn't they let them in? Or did they have to pay?
At this time, the sound of a carriage came from behind.
The guard who had an arrogant expression in the previous second smiled flatteringly and walked towards him in the next second.
"A distinguished guest has arrived."
A man wearing a silk shirt and a golden crown got off the carriage. He looked quite respectable, but unfortunately his steps were unsteady and he had a big pot belly, which made him lose some of his favorability.
A servant knelt before the cart, his back bent and straight, like a human stool. The man stepped on it and finally got off the ground. His face was arrogant. Another servant casually pulled out a purse and tossed a silver ingot to the guard.
The guard was grinning from ear to ear, his teeth showing.
"Thank you for the reward!"
Jiang Yue watched these people walk into the house unhindered.
The guard tied up his horse and saw that they were still standing there. He said impatiently, "Why don't you leave? This is not the place you can enter. Do you see that? That's the door you should enter."
Jiang Yue looked in the direction of his finger and saw a small side door. With her height, she had to bend down to enter.
Those who came in and out were indeed ordinary people like them, all of them bowed their heads and scraped their shoulders.
Does this mean you should bow your head before entering the door?
After a while, someone else came to the main gate here, and the guards rushed to serve them.
The people who came over were either in mule-drawn carts or carriages, or in sedan chairs carried by four people; none of them walked on foot like they did. They were not dressed in silk and satin, nor in tattered linen like they were.
Jiang Yue frowned and walked towards the small side door.
There were guards at the small gate as well, but they were assigned to this small side gate with no benefits to be gained. They were clearly filled with resentment and spoke in a rough voice, "Do you understand the rules for entering?"
She shook her head.
"Don't understand?" He rolled his eyes. How dare you come here without knowing anything? He pointed to the corner, "Go there."
Jiang Yue saw two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, waiting there, as if they wanted a full body check-up.
Jiang Yue suppressed her anger and walked over.
The two men were not asked to take off their coats, but they touched each other.
The man touched Jiang Nian's arms and chest muscles and raised his eyebrows, "He's quite strong."
Jiang Nian had a cold face and said nothing.
After a while, the two men finished their inspection and shouted to the guard, "No hidden weapons, and a strong body."
The guard nodded, as if granting mercy, "Go in, and don't cause any trouble."
The two men followed a servant into the house.
Jiang Yue held Jiang Nian's hand and pinched his palm hard.
Jiang Nian didn't say anything, but looked down at her, asking with his eyes what was wrong?
What happened? Jiang Yue wanted to hit someone because the woman had just searched her body and pinched her arms and thighs, not only that, she also pinched her breasts!
When I pinched it for the first time, it seemed quite surprised. I pinched it again and muttered softly, "It's quite fleshy..."
If it’s not meat, could it be steamed bun?
Jiang Yue complained in her heart, her eyes calmly scanning the surrounding environment with her peripheral vision.
They entered through a small side door and first entered a courtyard.
The guy walked forward with his head down. When he passed a corner, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and lost consciousness instantly.
Jiang Nian blocked his mouth, tied him up tightly, and stuffed him into a cave in the rockery.
Jiang Yue found two silver-embroidered tunics and black leather boots in Madam Lianhua's warehouse, replacing her entire outfit with new ones. She then took out a jade hair crown and put it up for Jiang Nian.
As for herself, she casually made a bun, inserted a magnolia hairpin, and wore agate earrings.
After wiping off the dust on their faces and putting on no makeup, in a quarter of an hour, coupled with their cold temperament, the two of them were no different from the noble children of a wealthy family.
As soon as they came out, they were discovered by a guy.
"You two?"
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