Thus, conversations like these often came from the rooms on the third floor of the Nine Princes' ship:
"Little Jiu, peel these melon seeds for me, they're too much trouble to crack them open."
"Your Highness, watch your words."
"No? Fine then, I'm tired and need to take a nap."
"I will strip you!"
For example:
"Xiao Jiu, my mouth is dry. Wash this string of amethyst agate beads for me to moisten my throat."
"Lin Shuang..."
"You call her a maid? If so, then wash a few more items and have them make a few plates of pastries while you're at it. We can continue once everything is served, and I can take a break."
"Someone, bring me a basin of clean water!"
Hearing the way the two people in the room were getting along these days, the four secret guards had been shocked countless times.
The princes these days are truly a complicated situation.
In recent days, Black Owl traveled to various places including Yunzhou, Yanzhou, Qizhou, and Tongzhou. After careful investigation, he discovered a strange problem. That is, the money obtained from the medicinal herb business handled by Xue Yanshou did not end up in Xue Yanshou's hands, but was deposited into the account of "Young Master Jia" of Tonghui Bank.
However, looking at the entire court and the country, there was only one official surnamed Jia, who was a minor seventh-rank official. Clearly, he did not have the ability to snatch food from Xue Yanshou's mouth.
"The Great Zhao has been hollowed out by these parasites. Xiao Jiu is really working hard to guard this country for others," Hei Xiao thought to himself as he walked slowly down the streets of Tongzhou.
He was dressed in a moon-white, form-fitting outfit, his handsome face filled with a chilling aura, completely unlike the playful and unrestrained demeanor he displayed when facing Ji Fengyao and Shang Xiye. This aloof and handsome appearance attracted frequent glances from unmarried girls along the way, who secretly sent him flirtatious looks.
He did not act as he told Ji Fengyao, nor as he appeared to Shang Xiye, indiscriminately welcoming all women and lingering among them.
Black Owl was about to find an inn to stay in when he noticed someone seemed to be following him.
"You didn't arrive too late." A wicked smirk curled at the corner of his lips. Black Owl's narrow, almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly, holding a cool yet intoxicating glint in them. He turned and walked out of the city.
Last night he sneaked into Tonghui Bank and took the account books under the name of Young Master Jia. Today he deliberately showed himself as bait to lure out Young Master Jia's people and find out what was going on.
Seeing that Black Owl had left the city, he deliberately chose to go to secluded and deserted places, and the further he went, the more remote the place became.
The man following him finally realized that they had been discovered, so he stopped hiding and summoned all the people hiding in the shadows to quickly surround Black Owl.
"Friend, which gang are you from, and what are you up to?" a burly man with a bushy beard asked Black Owl with a hostile look.
Black Owl casually raised his beautiful peach blossom eyes, glanced at the official road below the mountain, and said in a cool tone with a hint of his habitual cynicism: "I have no special skills or intentions. I have long admired your young master and would like to make friends with him."
His face was so handsome, even more beautiful than many girls, and he spoke so eloquently…
So improper.
The burly man with the bushy beard flew into a rage: "Nonsense! My young master would never associate with someone like you. Don't even think about using such underhanded tactics to get close to my young master. If you know what's good for you, hand over what you shouldn't have taken, or don't blame us for being impolite."
"Your young master is indeed distinguished. I wonder how he compares to His Highness the Third Prince?" Black Owl held the account book he had brought last night in his hand, and his words became increasingly unrestrained: "I am even more eager to see him."
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