106: Prince Rong Feels His Brain Is Not Enough
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One hundred and fifty taels is not too much, but it is not cheap to buy only one jar of wine. If the term of thirty years is added, it seems to be okay. Google search reading
Su Xinyi's disgust and hatred for Xu Yurong is deeper than Shang Junyan. If it weren't for her, how could she fall into the water?
If the two met, she could still pretend that nothing happened and try not to let hatred dominate her emotions. After the meeting, Xu Yurong knocked over her wine jar and apologized. She could raise her hand with gritted teeth.
However, she wanted to raise her hand to let her go, and she wanted to step on her face, which was unbearable.
The question Xu Yurong asked before was so unreasonable that it was easy to be misunderstood. People thought that she was a person who loved alcohol and came to buy wine in person. What good would it do to her reputation if it spread out?
She could imagine that after the rumor spread out, if someone asked Xu Yurong the truth, she would definitely pretend to be unclear and put the blame on her.
Tsk, Su Xinyi's new and old hatreds surged in her heart, and she couldn't suppress her anger.
"Why, Miss Xu can't even afford to compensate for a jar of wine?"
Xu Yurong certainly couldn't admit defeat. She looked at Su Xinyi and said calmly: "I just came out to enjoy the scenery, and didn't expect such an accident. I didn't bring so much silver for the time being. I'll ask someone to go back to the mansion to get it."
Su Xinyi looked at Xu Yurong. This person was still difficult to deal with. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would be too embarrassed to raise their heads, but she could still compete with her here.
"Since Miss Xu has such sincerity, I'll wait." Su Xinyi said.
Xu Yurong's hand holding the handkerchief tightened. She thought that after she said this, Su Xinyi would have to take a step back for her own reputation, but she didn't expect it to be so aggressive.
Because her reputation was damaged by pushing Su Xinyi into the water, her family was very dissatisfied with her. Now they are fully training her sister. In this way, the family takes care of her sister first in everything, whether it is monthly salary or other things, they are stretched.
She never thought that one day, she would be ridiculed by Su Xinyi for 150 taels.
Xu Yurong could not retreat, and could not lose face in front of Su Xinyi, so she had to bite the bullet and let the maid go back to the mansion to get the silver.
She could imagine how her mother would scold her when she returned home for this mere 150 taels.
Su Xinyi looked at Xu Yurong and didn't understand why her face was so pale. Gao Muhua next to her knew something about the situation, so he turned his head and whispered to his cousin to explain a few words.
Su Xinyi really didn't expect that, as expected, the family that could raise Xu Yurong's temperament would be a kind family.
The maid walked fast, but came back a little late, and there was an obvious red on her cheeks. It can be seen that it was covered with powder, but the traces can still be seen.
Xu Yurong felt the eyes of the people around her, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She looked at Su Xinyi with cold eyes. It was all because of her. If it weren't for her, how could she be so embarrassed.
She gave the silver to the shopkeeper, took the jar of wine and gave it to Su Xinyi, and left without looking back.
Su Xinyi looked at her back with the jar of wine, and a cold look flashed in his eyes.
Gao Muhua also looked unhappy, looking at his cousin and said: "This Xu Yurong is really getting more and more unbecoming now. She used to be a well-known person of rules, but now, it's good that she did something wrong, and this wine is given to us as if we are bullies."
Su Xinyi sneered, "How can such a person think that he is wrong? Wait until one day you taste the bitter fruit, this is the best lesson."
She lived so miserably in the Prince of Pingjing's Mansion in her previous life. Xu Yurong would ridicule her every time she saw her. This person's nature is so vicious, and it can't be changed.
This little episode made Su Xinyi lose interest in shopping, and she and her cousin left the Xinghua Tower and prepared to go back to the mansion.
Gao Muhua got on the Gao family's carriage, lifted the bamboo curtain and looked at her, "You should go back home earlier, and we can go out and play again when we have time another day."
"Okay, I know, cousin, you should go back quickly too." Su Xinyi said with a smile. The eldest cousin was preparing for her wedding, and she took time to accompany her shopping, but she encountered something that spoiled her mood.
After Gao Muhua's carriage left, Su Xinyi handed the wine jar to Zhan Qiao, who was one of the guards her grandfather found for her. The other was Cao Qing, but he was not asked to come with her today because they were just shopping.
"You should send the wine back to grandfather first, and I will just walk around on this street, it's okay." Su Xinyi looked at Zhan Qiao and said.
Zhan Qiao refused and said directly: "The old man has instructed that as long as the girl is outside, the subordinates shall not leave without reason."
"You are not leaving without reason, you have to go back to send wine." Su Xinyi said.
Zhan Qiao turned a deaf ear to it. The eldest young master had seriously instructed that the sixth girl was not prone to trouble, but she would always get into trouble, so he must stay with her.
Zhan Qiao and Cao Qing were both members of the Su family army. Their military status was passed down from generation to generation. Many of the Su family soldiers were dismissed, but some of them stayed. Although they were few in number, they were very useful.
When the fourth master Su went to war, he took a group of people with him. Zhan Qiao and Cao Qing's father were among them. They died on the battlefield and could not return home.
After they died, the old man took both of their families here. Now he wanted to find a guard for the sixth girl. Zhan Qiao and Cao Qing didn't want to eat the free food in the mansion all the time, so they signed up. In the end, they were successfully selected and stayed.
Su Xinyi was angry and laughed. It was fine after thinking about it. She had already known about Zhan Qiao and Cao Qing's father from her eldest brother, so she didn't treat them like ordinary guards.
Zhanqiao was relieved to see that the Sixth Lady did not chase him away, and followed quietly behind.
Su Xinyi saw that Xu Yurong was in a bad mood, and did not want to go back to the mansion for a while, so she walked slowly along the street.
Golden Square is worthy of the name of gold. There are all kinds of cloth shops, tea houses, restaurants, embroidery shops, and ready-made clothing shops everywhere. No matter which door you enter, you will not want to leave without paying some money.
Su Xinyi now has money in her hands, a lot of money. She has the income from the shop and farm that the lady gave her, her mother's private subsidies, and various gifts for meeting her. In addition, her mother also took out a part of her father's property and gave it to her.
With Zhanqiao here, and the carriage from the mansion slowly following behind, Su Xinyi really went shopping in the street.
Whether in her previous life or this life, she has never seriously gone shopping in the street according to her own wishes.
Zhan Qiao looked at the increasing number of things in his hands, and put them into the carriage when he couldn't hold them. When the carriage was full, Zhan Qiao asked the driver to go back home and come back.
Su Xinyi was thinking about everyone in the family, and she picked gifts for everyone. She spent money like water, which made Zhan Qiao's eyelids jump.
Su Xinyi had money in her previous life. Her stepmother gave her a lot of dowry, but what's the use of having so much money? She didn't go out much, and her daily expenses were not much. The money was just piled up in the warehouse.
Su Xinyi raised her foot and entered another shop. After entering, she found something wrong. It was actually an iron shop.
There were all kinds of weapons hanging on the wall of the iron shop. Su Xinyi couldn't move her legs. She called Zhan Qiao in and asked him, "What do you like to use?"
Zhan Qiao was stunned for a moment. Looking at the things on the wall, he understood what the girl meant and said, "My subordinates mostly use knives."
"What about Cao Qing?"
"He likes to use whips."
Su Xinyi nodded and said to Zhan Qiao, "Pick a knife you like and a whip for Cao Qing. It's my gift to you."
Su Xinyi likes the word "gift" very much now.
After saying this, she also thought about making a handy weapon for herself. She liked the folding spear she used when she went to the Duke of Qin's mansion before. It was easy to carry and very powerful when fighting.
But the gun was not hers. She borrowed it from the guards in the mansion and returned it to them after use.
Su Xinyi was about to ask the shopkeeper to come over to ask about the custom-made spear, but when she turned around, she saw a familiar figure approaching the door. She looked closely and was stunned.
"Ayuan, we meet again, what a coincidence." Yan Junchu walked in with a faint smile on his face.
Su Xinyi:...
The word Shiyuan jumped in Su Xinyi's throat a few times, and she couldn't say it out loud.
She couldn't understand why the prince could call her by her nickname so naturally?
This wasn't a disguise to inquire about the news.
However, the prince called her by her nickname, which was obviously a reminder that she didn't want to reveal her identity. She hesitated for a while, and finally said, "Brother Shiyuan, it's quite a coincidence."
Yan Junchu saw that the little girl's face was about to turn red. At this moment, she didn't look like the famous Miss Su Liu in the capital, and she looked a little girlish.
Yan Junchu nodded slightly in response, took another step forward, stood beside her and asked: "Do you want to buy a weapon?"
Su Xinyi's weird feeling came again. She was familiar with the prince, after all, they had met many times and investigated cases together, but that was all official business, right?
They should not be familiar with each other in private, but looking at the attitude of the prince towards her, she was a little unsure.
Hey, so the prince is a good person. He would come over to say hello when he met her here.
Thinking in this way, Su Xinyi felt much more normal, after all, the prince was a good person.
"I don't have anything handy now. I used to have one when I was at home, but I gave it to my neighbor before going to Beijing." Su Xinyi felt more comfortable when she thought normally, and she was not nervous when she spoke.
"Good weapons are hard to come by, and you can't buy good ones in the shops here." Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi and said, "What kind do you like?"
Su Xinyi certainly knew that good weapons should be made of fine iron, but she was not going to fight in the battlefield, so she didn't need to be so particular, so she wanted to order one from the iron shop.
"It doesn't matter, I just buy one that is convenient to use. It's mainly for the convenience of going out, so I want to make a telescopic spear."
"Spears, this kind of weapon is very common, but if you want to use it well, you have to like the length and weight." Yan Junchu told her slowly about the details of different weapons and different effects of use, especially listing the famous generals of the Southern Qi who all had their own famous weapons.
"Your Highness is right, good things are really rare." Su Xinyi was unknowingly led off the topic by the prince.
Before, I thought about buying a spear to make do, as long as it can be used, it's fine, it's not going to fight in the battlefield, so why be so particular.
But after the prince's words, Su Xinyi felt that weapons were not something that could be made up. This was something she loved from the bottom of her heart. How could she be so casual?
"It's a pity that Master Su Si's Jingyu Sword was lost on the battlefield and could not be found. It was really a good sword." Yan Junchu sighed and said, "Your father used this sword to kill people everywhere and made the enemy terrified."
Su Xinyi knew about the Jingyu Sword, but she had never seen it. Listening to the prince's praise, she felt regretful and yearning.
Su Xinyi didn't want to make a random weapon here. She looked at His Highness the Crown Prince and said softly: "Forget it, let's talk about it another time." After saying that, she looked at Zhan Qiao again, "Have you chosen it yet?"
Of course Zhan Qiao knew that the Crown Prince of the country would attend the Imperial Sacrifice Ceremony, and the Crown Prince would accompany His Majesty to worship him. He had the honor to see him once.
Zhan Qiao was slightly embarrassed at this time, but he still held his chest high as he could not embarrass the house, so he said, "It's done."
Su Xinyi nodded, threw his money bag to him to check out, and walked out. Since he was not making weapons for the time being, there was no point in staying here.
Yan Junchu walked out with her, and their figures blended into the pedestrians on the street. After walking a few steps, Yan Junchu said: "The Wujiguan case is about to be closed, and justice will be given to the deceased soon. Ayuan, your Hard work will not be in vain.”
When Su Xinyi heard this, his somewhat depressed heart became happy, "That's good, how can the evildoers go unpunished, and how can the innocent and unjust dead be able to rest in peace? Your Highness is truly alive."
Yan Junchu's eyes lit up when he saw Su Xinyi, looking at her faint smile, and then he said: "But the matter is very important at this time, and it is deeply related to the Yan Yin case, so it will not be made public for the time being."
Su Xinyi thought that this could not be temporary. She had never heard of this case in her previous life, and it must have had a bad impact.
"As long as the bad guys can be brought to justice, it doesn't matter if they can't tell the world." Su Xinyi said with a smile, "What about Yan's case? When will there be a result?"
"It's hard to tell now. The people who collected the evidence have gone south. The salt merchant Ma Rude is on the run. We can't make a conclusion until he is arrested and brought to justice."
Su Xinyi was stunned, "Did Ma Rude run away?"
Yan Junchu nodded, "Someone should secretly send him a message. When his arresters arrive, only the old, weak, women and children will be left at home."
"Has An Jingqi, who was involved in the Wujiguan case, been arrested?"
"We are ready to arrest him. If nothing happens, he will have to go to jail tonight."
Su Xinyi collected her thoughts and then said: "If An Jingqi is arrested, maybe he can know who gave the news to Ma Rude."
"Ayuan, are you very interested in investigating the case?"
Su Xinyi shook his head, "No, I just happened to meet him. Since it's the beginning, I want to know the ending."
Of course that wasn't the case, but that was the only way she could explain it.
"I heard from your elder brother that you didn't stop practicing martial arts after you returned home?"
Su Xinyi smiled and said, "I'm used to it. If I don't practice for a day, I always feel like something is missing."
"How old were you when you started practicing martial arts?" Yan Junchu asked, looking sideways at Su Xinyi when he heard this. She was dressed very beautifully today, and she didn't look like she had worked hard to practice martial arts at all.
Her eyes slightly curved when she smiled, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised, making people want to laugh too.
"My mother said, I'm about three or four years old. I've been thick-skinned since I was a child, walked early, and am stronger than the average child, so I started training earlier." Su Xinyi said nonchalantly, "There's nothing wrong with children in the countryside. As a pastime, my mother also knew some rudimentary kung fu. I learned from my mother at first, but later she couldn’t teach me, so she hired a master to teach me.”
How can practicing martial arts not be painful, but there is no point in saying this.
When she could remember, she often fell off the plum blossom pile, and her mother stood aside, watching her fall, and quickly gave her a hand.
One time, her front teeth fell out, and she cried so hard that her mother told her that she had coaxed her for a long time and kept promising that they would grow back, so she stopped crying.
Her mother also said that she never cried so loudly when she came out of her belly.
When Yan Junchu heard Su Xinyi speak so relaxedly, he felt a little unexplainable in his heart.
How could practicing martial arts be easy? When he was a child, he also learned kung fu from the palace instructor. He would get up before dawn and could not slack off all year round, no matter the scorching heat or the severe winter.
People around him said, Your Highness, you are the crown prince and a role model for other princes. You cannot retreat.
When he first started practicing, there was no good spot on his body, and he felt it was very painful for a man.
However, Su Xinyi did not complain when talking about these things, and even had a smile on her face.
Yan Junchu lowered his head slightly, looked up at the sky, and then said: "It's time for lunch. It's better to meet by chance than to invite us. The drunken duck in Yiyuanju in front of us is delicious. How about I treat you to a try?"
Su Xinyi said somewhat uncomfortably: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but no, I have to rush back home and I can't let the elders in the family worry."
"Ayuan, it's just a meal. I want to treat you to a meal. I also want to thank you for your help in the Yanyin case and the Wujiguan case. You and I have known each other for so long, so we can be considered friends. Why treat me as a savage beast? ? That’s all, I know that with my status, it’s hard for anyone to treat me as a friend.”
Su Xinyi listened to the prince sighing quietly, and couldn't help but remember that in his previous life, his highness had always been alone.
It turns out that His Highness doesn't want to make friends, but because of his status, it is difficult for anyone to treat him as a friend.
Look, even she is a little frightened towards His Highness, isn't she?
Su Xinyi felt sad. She also wanted to have a friend in the capital in her previous life, but she could not make one even until her death.
The word friend is out of reach for her.
Maybe the sadness is always the same, so Su Xinyi said: "Brother Shiyuan, then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."
Anyway, today she is A Yuan and he is Shi Yuan.
Zhanqiao:......
He felt a little frightened.
Yan Junchu smiled when he heard this, "Let's go, in addition to the Drunken Duck, Yiyuanju has other delicious dishes, you can try them."
"Okay." Su Xinyi felt that if she didn't treat the prince as a prince, but as an ordinary Shiyuan brother, she would not be so burdened.
The two of them ordered a private room on the second floor, and Zhanqiao opened a room next door. His responsibility was to protect the girl, so of course he couldn't be too far away.
Even Zhanqiao didn't expect that not long after, his small room would welcome the two guards of the prince, Yang Jin and Pang Lan.
How to eat this meal?
Zhanqiao finally understood the taste of the girl rejecting the prince before, and he also wanted to drive Yang Jin and Pang Lan out.
The Drunken Duck of Yiyuanju is indeed well-deserved. The color is attractive, dry and fragrant, the steamed sea bass is fresh and tender, and the braised lion head is red and shiny, which is really appetizing.
Yan Junchu rarely eats at the same table with others. At the palace banquet, everyone has a food table. There are also rules for family banquets in the palace.
Even though he and his father are father and son, they eat at different tables.
That is not only his father, but also the monarch of the world, and he cannot go beyond the rules.
After leaving the palace, he is the crown prince, with a noble status, who dares to eat at the same table with him.
Yan Junchu saw that Su Xinyi's eating manners were not vulgar, on the contrary, her manners were elegant and calm, and when she ate delicious food, her eyes would shine and her face would be happy, and he even felt that it was really delicious.
For dishes like lion's head, no lady would eat it in front of outsiders, but Su Xinyi would use chopsticks to cut the lion's head into two, then into four, and then pick up a small piece and put it in her mouth, and a lion's head would soon enter her stomach.
The way she agreed to eat with him and ate sincerely made Yan Junchu feel very comfortable.
After the meal, Yan Junchu ordered a pot of tea to help digestion, and then heard Su Xinyi say, "I will invite a few sisters to come here for dinner someday, it really tastes good."
Yan Junchu chuckled, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Su Xinyi, "The chefs here are all invited from the south, and their skills are different from those in the north. It really tastes fresh, you can try it."
Su Xinyi took the teacup and took a sip. After the cup of tea was finished, she suddenly remembered, hey, how can I let His Highness pour her tea?
Sure enough, my brain is dull after eating.
Perhaps Su Xinyi did not hide this thought, and expressed it directly on her face. Yan Junchu saw that the smile in her eyes was even greater.
This Miss Su Liu is more interesting than he thought.
It is hard to imagine that the person who shot a prey with one arrow in the hunting ground, and the arrows were windy, frightened King Rong's legs, and the person who was as swift as the wind on the golf course would have such a silly look behind people.
After eating and drinking tea, Su Xinyi stood up and said goodbye.
Yan Junchu and Su Xinyi went downstairs and left Yiyuanju together. Who would have thought that as soon as they walked out of the restaurant, they met Prince Rong and a few people.
They just walked face to face.
Prince Rong looked at the prince in astonishment, and then looked at Su Xinyi beside the prince.
Su Xinyi, who was dressed so tenderly, made his eyes fall to the ground.
"Brother, how come you are together?" Prince Rong felt that his brain might not be enough. The prince was busy investigating the case recently and he was elusive. He looked for him several times but didn't see him. How come he had time to come out to eat with Su Xinyi now?
No, this is not the point!
The point is that Su Xinyi dared to eat with the prince in private!
Prince Rong's face changed again and again, and his eyes rolled around the two of them.
It's hard to deal with a prince. If Su Xinyi is mixed up with the prince, wouldn't his life be even more miserable?
How can he still live?
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