idle mistress

Chapter 155: Unhappy thoughts in my heart
Xu Bijun said without even thinking about it: "The East Courtyard has been burnt down like that, and Prince Wang still stays there often, isn't he wondering what his mother is?"

Hongyan nodded: "Well, in the future, you can go to the east courtyard more often." She suggested.

"Why?" Xu Bijun turned to look at her with a puzzled face.

"No reason, Wang Shizi is your cousin. He misses your aunt so much. You are his cousin. Go and spend more time with him. Shouldn't you let him know?"

Thinking of the handsome face of Wang Shizi Zhao Yi, Xu Bijun couldn't help but nodded.

Seeing this, Hongyan unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth.

As the saying goes, the fat and water don't flow to other people's fields... Maybe her daughter of Hongyan has such a good fortune? ——
After a long journey, I finally saw people; there was a small market at the junction of several small mountain villages.

Mu Xiu got out of the car, led his horse to the market, and bought five liters of rice and a large bag of flour from a grain vendor.

The peddler is an uncle in his 50s and 90s. When he saw him buying so much grain at one time, he immediately smiled and said, "A strong man, I owe you [-] copper coins."

"Success..." Mu Xiu leaned into the carriage, took down the small bamboo beet hanging on the right corner of the carriage, took out a few pieces of silver and handed it to the uncle.

Seeing this, Lu Huijuan's eyes widened immediately. The bamboo basket had been hanging there, and she didn't know that there was money in it.

She looked at Mu Xiu, and then at Shen Qing...these two people have too many hearts, right?

When the uncle helped to load the grain into the carriage, Lu Huijuan noticed that Muxiu had hung the bamboo basket back to its original position...

After a long journey, Mu Xiu knew that everyone was exhausted, he didn't care, he was afraid that Shen Qing's body would not be able to bear it.

He planned to find a place to rest for a few days to recuperate, so he asked the peddler, "Uncle, is there any hotel where we can stay?"

The peddler shook his head: "There is no hotel in our small place. Where is the strong man going?"

"Let's go all the way south..."

The peddler was stunned for a moment when he heard the words. As the saying goes, people go to high places, and water flows to low places. I have heard of people going north, but I have never heard of people going south.

He couldn't help asking curiously: "Looking at the strong man's figure, he doesn't look like those southern barbarians, why did he go there?" He didn't know that he could easily offend people by saying that he was a southern barbarian.

Mu Xiu smiled, but said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the uncle didn't care too much, and continued enthusiastically: "Well, you go straight from the mountain road over there, and after walking for about twenty or thirty miles, you will reach Tongxian County. There are many people in Tongxian County. Shaodian, if you go further south, it will be a barren, bitter cold place, and I heard that the deposed prince was sent to that place for exile."

Mu Xiu nodded: "Thank you..."

Lu Huijuan's ears were sharp, and when she heard Mu Xiu said that she would like to stay in Tong County, she suddenly had other thoughts in her mind.

After leaving the mountain village, the carriage quickly went up the mountain road again. Lu Huijuan was sitting in the carriage. She glanced at the sleeping Shen Qing, with the corners of her eyes raised from time to time, secretly looking at the bamboo basket containing money. She really wanted to know what was in it. How much did it cost.

The carriage walked for a while, but Lu Huijuan couldn't bear it anymore, she called softly: "Shen Qing...Shen Qing..."

no respond.

She knew that this person seemed to be unconscious when he fell asleep, but she was still not at ease, so she stretched out her hand and pushed her, but there was still no movement from the person, and she was really asleep.

Now, Lu Huijuan felt relieved, she tiptoed to the other side, and reached out to take down the money basket.

Looking inside, she couldn't help but be speechless.

There were some copper plates mixed with broken silver in it, and there were more than half of the basket piled up. The broken silver was scattered all over the place, which dazzled her.

She had never seen so much silver in her life...

This Muxiu was dressed so ordinary, unexpectedly, he was a rich man.

The carriage bumped a bit, and she was startled. She quickly reached out and grabbed two pieces of silver from inside, and then hung the bamboo basket sideways back to its original position.

Glancing down at the woman lying down, seeing that her eyes were still closed, Lu Huijuan clenched her fists tightly, holding the money in her hands tightly, her heart beating so hard...

She thought it over, instead of staying here as a servant girl, she would run away when she arrived in Tong County. With this money, she would have no worries about food and clothing for a long time.

She stared at the sleeping woman, and carefully stuffed the money into the pocket of her coat.

After passing a hill, Shen Qing woke up, Mu Xiu immediately stopped and found an open place to rest.

The three sat together, Shen Qing still ate porridge, while Mu Xiu and Lu Huijuan each had a big bowl of white rice.

Lu Huijuan had a guilty conscience and was afraid that Mu Xiu would check the money basket, so she ate nervously with the bowl of white rice she had dreamed of.

As soon as Shen Qing heard that he could find a hotel to stay in after walking another ten or twenty miles, he seemed very happy, and he talked a lot, talking non-stop.

Lu Huijuan listened anxiously, she hoped that the two of them would eat quickly and continue on their way.

Until I heard from Shen Qing that the two met a woman leading two children fleeing famine on the way, Shen Qing saw that their mother and child were pitiful, and suggested that Mu Xiu give them some money. Three mothers and five taels of silver.

It was only then that Lu Huijuan realized that the two of them didn't care about money at all, let alone how much silver was in the money basket.

In this case, did I get too little?
Therefore, after resting for a while, Lu Huijuan hurriedly packed up her things and suggested to go on the road quickly, saying that it would be best to stay in Tong County before sunset.

After hearing this, Mu Xiu turned to look at Shen Qing, who nodded in agreement.

So they got into the carriage again.

Sitting in the carriage, Lu Huijuan had been hoping that Shen Qing would go to sleep quickly so that she could start again, but Shen Qing was so excited that she had no intention of going to sleep at all.

Lu Huijuan saw her chattering and dragging herself to talk non-stop; she thought to herself, why does this person talk so much all of a sudden, it's really annoying...

Shen Qing talked for a long time, and seeing Lu Huijuan's absent-minded answer, she thought she was just tired and exhausted, and she didn't expect that she was coveting the money in the carriage.

Making fun of herself, Shen Qing closed her mouth, and she lifted the curtain to look at the scenery outside.

Seeing that she didn't intend to sleep yet, Lu Huijuan was so angry that her teeth itch.

The carriage traveled a long way, and Lu Huijuan found a comfortable place in the carriage,

Just when she was drowsy, Shen Qing who was opposite her yawned. Seeing this, Lu Huijuan's drowsiness disappeared immediately.

She waited and waited patiently...

When Shen Qing fell into a deep sleep, she was overjoyed, and secretly took down the money basket again, reached out and grabbed a handful of broken silver, and stuffed her pockets to the brim...
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