These people looked at each other in bewilderment. Princess? They had never even heard of the queen or princess.
The only person close to them was Uncle Li, but Uncle Li was stunned by the silver sent by King Zhenbei today. He didn't say anything at first, but when he reacted, he immediately closed his stall and went home. He probably wanted to spend the silver as soon as possible.
Although people now know that gold and silver are the most valuable currencies, for ordinary people, holding gold and silver is a death warrant. It is better to quickly exchange them for rice and store them.
With the Zhenbei Army patrolling the city, there are fewer cases of theft and robbery, but people’s ideas formed over decades are not so easy to change, and they still prefer to live cautiously.
Uncle Li left, but this topic of conversation did not disappear. For these small vendors, seeing the King of Zhenbei with their own eyes and eating noodle soup with their own eyes were enough for them to brag about for the rest of their lives. Moreover, before they had seen him, they relied on their imaginations. This time, after seeing him with their own eyes, they suddenly felt that they seemed to be closer to the King of Zhenbei, especially since the King of Zhenbei was a nice person. He paid for meals and could take care of girls. He was much better than the guy next door.
On the other side, Qu Yunmie and Dan Ran had arrived at their second stop, a morning market with more affordable prices.
There are all kinds of things for sale here, but most of the people who come to buy are women. Suddenly a tall man appears, and everyone is stunned for a moment. They are nervous, and Qu Yunmie, who is being looked at by them, is also nervous.
He was well aware of how he was now viewed by the people. He would never be able to imitate others and smile at everyone in his next life.
When Qu Yunmie heard Xiao Rong finish talking about his script yesterday, he actually understood what he wanted to do, but he sincerely felt that Xiao Rong was too naive.
His appearance can only stop children from crying at night. Didn’t you see that even his own niece is afraid of him, let alone these people outside.
But Xiao Rong seemed to be very confident about this matter. Whenever he said something discouraging, Xiao Rong would glare at him, and in the end he didn't dare to say anything.
However, seeing that Xiao Rong's plan was about to fail, Qu Yunmie felt a little frustrated. He no longer looked at these people, but just pursed his lips and followed behind Dan Hou.
Completely opposite to Qu Yunmie, Danran gradually let go. Minji didn't eat her and didn't bully her anymore. Moreover, the noodle soup was delicious, better than the meals made by A Niang and Na Luo. Mr. Xiao said that she could have whatever she wanted today. In order to complete the task, she even had to buy a lot of things to bring back. In fact, she had never bought anything since she was a child. All her things were given to her by A Niang and Na Luo.
Even though it was just a small street that was not very presentable and only sold cheap things that cost only a few copper coins, Danran felt very happy. She wanted the little animals made of leaves and the little people carved out of wood. Halfway through her walk, a ventriloquist came to perform. Danran listened to him imitating various sounds and was so excited that she almost jumped up.
Danran didn't remember anything about the time she was born. When she was three or four, or four or five years old, she should have been at the most carefree age, but she had to travel with the Zhenbei Army. Later, Qu Yunmie became the King of Zhenbei, and life was considered stable. However, she was getting older. According to the rules of the Butewu tribe, children of seven or eight years old should work with them.
So even though she has playmates, she doesn’t have much time to play. For children, as long as they are accompanied by their family and grow up in a loving environment, they actually won’t think there is anything wrong with their childhood, at least not when they are young.
Only adults will pity children, just like Qu Yunmie now.
Qu Yunmie watched Danran cheering with everyone else. When the artist's performance reached its climax, she would stand on tiptoes and applaud loudly. Qu Yunmie looked at her short appearance and wanted to smile, but when he really did it, he found that he didn't really want to laugh.
Qu Yunmie's eyes were all on Danran, so he naturally didn't notice that the people around him had actually been watching him for a long time and found that his attitude towards Danran was no different from that of other men towards their own daughters. Everyone felt very strange.
The next moment, Qu Yunmie suddenly moved. He picked up Dan Ran and held her high in his arms. All of a sudden, Dan Ran became the tallest person in the audience.
This was not the script arranged by Xiao Rong. Dan Ran screamed in fright. She was most afraid of high places when she was a child. She hugged Qu Yunmie's neck tightly and asked him to put her down quickly. However, Qu Yunmie refused and asked her to watch the show quickly. They would leave after that as there were still several stops to go.
Nothing is more important than business. Upon hearing this, Dan Ran really stopped struggling. She looked at the artist again, and the artist also liked this supporting girl. Fortunately, he was far away from Qu Yunmie and could not see how Qu Yunmie was dressed, otherwise she didn't know if he could continue to perform.
The artist imitated the sounds that Dansen*wan*zheng*liran liked, and Danran was gradually attracted to it again. Watching the artist put his hand into his mouth to assist, Danran also imitated his movements, but in the end nothing came out.
Danran felt embarrassed, but Qu Yunmie laughed at him out loud. Danran felt embarrassed and annoyed, so he shouted at him: "Minji!!!"
Soon, the performance was over, and Qu Yunmie put Dan Ran down. This time, Dan Ran's movements of holding Qu Yunmie's hand were very natural, and he jumped up and down after being held by the hand. He was no longer as stiff as when he first came out.
And watching them leave, the aunties and sisters behind them, plus Jian Qiao who was standing in the crowd, all tilted their heads in cuteness: “Aiya~~~~~”
It's so cute~~~~Next there are jewelry shops, gouache shops, and ready-made clothing shops. After they finished shopping, Qu Yunmie took Danran to find other kids to play with. Of course, it was Danran who went to play, while Qu Yunmie sat aside.
Also sitting here were two old ladies, doing needlework and looking after their grandchildren.
Qu Yunmie felt that he was out of tune with them, but these two people were so satisfied that they were not afraid of Qu Yunmie's sudden attack. They curiously asked Danran who he was. When they learned that he was his brother's posthumous son, the two old ladies felt quite sympathetic towards him. Up to this point, the topic was relatively normal, but the next second, an old lady asked him if he was married.
Qu Yunmie: “…”
The King of Zhenbei, with a murderous look on his face, sat on the stone bench like this, being tortured by the two old ladies for almost an hour. However, no matter how cold and hard his expression looked, he did not leave, and except for the questions he really couldn't answer, he answered them obediently. During this time, his eyes were always chasing Danran, and he looked like a responsible parent.
It seemed that there were only two old ladies here, but in fact, there were a group of people gathered in front of every window in the surrounding houses. They were whispering to King Zhenbei, and after Danran threw the sandbags that the children were playing with onto the tree, King Zhenbei seemed to have seen a savior. He immediately strode over, and under the gazes of the children looking up, he easily jumped onto the branch by holding the bark, and then threw down the sandbags on it.
This was the last script Xiao Rong arranged for them, a hero saving a sandbag. After completing this, he could go back and change his clothes.
However, as soon as Qu Yunmie jumped down from the tree, he was met with starry eyes by a group of children. The children didn't care who the King of Zhenbei was, and they thought he was not as important as the king among them. Surrounded by these children and listening to their absolutely sincere praise, Qu Yunmie's expression, which had been hard for a whole day, finally softened.
He smiled at the children, and it was this smile that stunned all the men, women, young and old present.
Wow...Zhenbei Wang looks so good when he smiles! They say he killed people without hesitation, but since he came to Chenliu, the public security in Chenliu has improved, the Huichuntang, a free consultation hall, has also appeared, and even the petty thieves on the street have disappeared. They thought it was fake when they heard that he was injured to save his subordinates, but now they think it is true.
How could a person who is so patient with children take someone's life at will? ...
Sorry, he really does.
But this has nothing to do with the people. If it were not for Xiao Rong's deliberate arrangement, Qu Yunmie would probably never appear in front of these people in his life. His nature actually has no effect on the people of Chenliu. After all, no matter how cruel a person is, it is impossible for him to kill the people under his rule for no reason.
But the common people do not know this. In their hearts, the people of the Central Plains seek peace, stability, benevolence and righteousness. They do not like killing and hate war. Even when they have to fight, the people of the Central Plains will consult divination before the war. They must obtain instructions from heaven to show that they are following the will of heaven. Only in this way can they gain the support of the people.
Therefore, Xiao Rong must wash away Qu Yunmie's reputation of cruelty and bloodthirstiness, even if the new reputation was built up by the script.
After Qu Yunmie came back, Xiao Rong wanted to ask him how he was, but Qu Yunmie quickly walked past him, entered the room and closed the door. Xiao Rong thought he was unhappy, but after Jian Qiao, who was grinning foolishly at the back, finished speaking, Xiao Rong realized that he was not unhappy but just embarrassed.
Jian Qiao was sincerely happy for Qu Yunmie. Who would want to be regarded as a monster by the people? After Mr. Xiao's strategy, the king should understand what it feels like to be loved by the people in the future. It's all thanks to Mr. Xiao!
Jian Qiao never stopped praising people. Xiao Rong listened patiently for a few words and then sent him back. When he got home, he still kept praising people. It was fortunate that Xiao Rong was a man. If he was a woman, Zhang would have cried Jian Qiao's bed down. ...
Because he was in a good mood, Jian Qiao didn't even scold Zhang Biezhi when he saw him. Instead, he invited him to sit down and drink with him.
After Zhang Biezhi sat down and looked at the drink in the glass, he suddenly said something shocking: "Brother-in-law, I want to follow Mr. Xiao in the future."
Jian Qiao spat out the wine, which just happened to spray on the beautiful face of Zhang opposite him.
Zhang: “…”
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