Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 997 Where does he get so much money?

The weather is getting hotter.

At noon that day, they found a place under the shade of a tree to get off the car to rest and eat something. There were not many pedestrians on the road, but there were always a few people walking in groups of three or two. Although they were frightened by the ferocious appearance of the guards in plain clothes who accompanied them and dared not approach them, no one could help but take a second look at the beautiful woman who was as gorgeous as a peach or plum.

In just the time it took her to sit and drink a sip of water, countless pairs of eyes were already hanging on Lu Xiao's body.

Wo Xue brought some snacks to Shang Ruyi and said softly, "Master, we have to be more careful as we go forward."

"how?"

"We have crossed the Yellow River and are no longer in Dasheng's territory. What if..." She carefully looked at Lu Xiao who was sitting next to Shang Ruyi. Such a beautiful woman would become the scenery for many people. Shang Ruyi immediately understood and nodded, "I understand."

After that, she handed the snack in her hand to Lu Xiao and said, "Eat quickly and let's continue on our journey."

Lu Xiao asked, "Wouldn't you like to rest for a while?"

Shang Ruyi shook his head: "This section of the road is a bit chaotic. I heard there are some bandits around. It's better for us not to stay too long."

Hearing this, Lu Xiao looked around, then looked at the guards surrounding them, and then said, "I thought that with these people, at least we wouldn't have to worry about those thieves and bandits."

Shang Ruyi smiled faintly and said, "No matter how good a guard is, one cannot underestimate the human heart."

"..."

"What's more, the world is in chaos right now. I don't know how many people can't afford to eat and have turned to banditry. They also want to survive. If it really comes to that, who cares about so many things?"

Lu Xiao sighed.

In fact, along the way, especially after leaving Guanzhong, almost everything in sight was desolate and dilapidated. The once prosperous cities have now become poor and dilapidated, and some villages are completely deserted, with only broken walls and crows standing on the branches of dead trees, howling sadly, revealing a sense of desolation.

Lu Xiao said: "It's Emperor Yang's fault that the world has become like this."

After saying this, she suddenly seemed to think of something and turned to look at Shang Ruyi: "You won't be unhappy when I say this, will you?"

Shang Ruyi glanced at her and said nothing.

Lu Xiao said: "I thought you would protect him. After all, he treated you very well in Jiangdu Palace at that time."

Shang Ruyi said: "I want to defend him, but I can't refute what you said. But as you said, he treated me very well when I was in Jiangdu Palace, so I will indeed be unhappy when you say these words."

Lu Xiao looked at her: "What are you and him doing——"

Shang Ruyi smiled faintly and said, "Didn't Wang Shaoji and the others say that?"

When Wang Shaoji was mentioned, Lu Xiao's face changed slightly. The unhappiness immediately infected her emotions like an epidemic, but she just took a deep breath and said, "His words are not pleasant to hear. I am afraid that they pollute your ears. Besides, I never really believe what he says."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "It's right that you don't believe it."

"..."

"Many men with ill intentions are keen on making up unbearable rumors about women, because rumors can easily ruin a woman. As a woman, you must not help the evildoers, after all, such rumors may fall on you one day."

"..."

"As for me and him, the matter is long over. I don't want to mention it again, and there is no need to mention it again."

Lu Xiao nodded gently, as if she was quite touched by the "unbearable rumors" she mentioned, and said with a wry smile: "I understand this point very well."

At this point, he was silent for a moment, then continued: "He is the only one who doesn't despise me."

Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly and he turned to look at her.

Lu Xiao was talking about Xiao Yuansui. She looked a little dazed for a moment, as if she had thought of something. She suddenly sneered and said, "Don't look at those men who hold me in their hands like their precious baby. In fact, they only regard me as a beautiful dress or a piece of jewelry that can decorate their appearance and make themselves look good among men. But I am just something like this." "..."

"Compared to fame, wealth, status and position, I am nothing."

"..."

"No man would give up fame, wealth, status and position for me."

Shang Ruyi sighed softly in his heart.

It cannot be said that Lu Xiao sees this clearly. It can only be said that she has experienced too much and learned too many lessons and suffered too much, so she came to such a conclusion. However, Shang Ruyi understands that if he meets the right person, even if he is in a dangerous place or alone, he will give up everything, even risk his own life to save himself.

But there is no need to say this in front of Lu Xiao.

And Lu Xiao continued, "But he treats me differently."

Shang Ruyi said: "Oh?"

"At the beginning, after I followed him, many people came to him, shamelessly trying to please him, and even used threats and inducements. Even Zuo Heng asked him for me."

"..."

"But he never agreed."

Shang Ruyi was indifferent when she heard her previous words, but as soon as the word "Zuo Heng" appeared, a gleam of light immediately flashed in her eyes.

The leader of the Zuo family's massive rebellion, although the Daye Dynasty has now been destroyed and replaced by the Dasheng Dynasty, many people and things have been forgotten by time, including his original heroism and desperate situation, but some things will still remain, even if they only exist in people's minds.

Shang Ruyi asked: "You, have you also met Zuo Heng?"

Lu Xiao chuckled, as if she felt that her question was unnecessary, and said, "It wasn't long after I followed Xiao Lang that he joined Zuo Heng. I followed him, so naturally I had seen this person."

"Oh……"

Shang Ruyi nodded, his mind was a little dull as he had not thought of this.

However, even Zuo Heng asked Xiao Yuansui for Lu Xiao, which shows how stunning she was back then. Even after many twists and turns and wandering around the world, she is still as charming as ever.

Then Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "It's the nature of men to be greedy for money and lustful."

"..."

"However, Zuo Heng doesn't seem to be a person who is too greedy for money."

Lu Xiao didn't know why she mentioned Zuo Heng's character, so she just glanced at her and said, "Oh?"

Shang Ruyi said: "Generally, after the rebels occupied a town, they would often allow them to plunder or even massacre the city in order to reward the soldiers. However, such things almost never happened in the cities occupied by Zuo Heng. It shows that he is not greedy for money and is very strict in managing his army."

Lu Xiao said, "He is good at commanding the army... Xiao Lang also said that he is a good hand."

"Ah."

"But to say he is not greedy for money would be an exaggeration."

"Oh?"

Shang Ruyi looked at him with confusion: "Why?"

Lu Xiao said, "You just said that most rebels would allow their men to plunder or even massacre in order to reward the soldiers, but he has plenty of money to reward his men, so naturally he doesn't have to do things that offend the common people."

Shang Ruyi asked, "Where does he get so much money?"