Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 659: Seven Twenty-Seven:
Xiangyang.

In a leisurely and elegant courtyard room.

Chen Mo glanced at the two beautiful ladies with shining eyes and said, "Don't worry, there is a share for you. I will give it to you when we leave Xiangyang."

By that time, the poison test of Qingwu Pill will be almost done.

Hearing this, the two were delighted. Although they wondered why they had to wait until the day they left Xiangyang to give it to them, since the young man said so, there was no need to lie to them.

Madam Xiao hugged Chen Mo's arm, and placed Chen Mo's arm between her half-exposed crescent moons with her soft and smooth arms. The candlelight shone on her face, making her look even more beautiful and charming: "My Lord, you are so kind."

"Stop it, I'm drinking soup."

"Your Highness, I will feed you." Madam Xiao let go of Chen Mo's arm, picked up the bowl of soup, and gently fed Chen Mo one spoonful at a time.

Chen Mo was not pretentious and enjoyed being served by Madam Xiao.

Madam Gan, who was standing by, had a light blush on her face. In order not to look like an outsider, she said softly, "Your Highness, now that Xu Guozhong and Lu Sheng have been eliminated, the foreign invaders have been pacified, and the world is in your hands, the people's hearts are in your favor. The Chu family is no longer worthy of being the ruler of the Song Dynasty. When will you take the next step, Your Highness?"

After hearing this, even Mrs. Xiao stared at Chen Mo's face, quite curious.

After all, Chen Mo is not Xu Guozhong and Lu Sheng of the past. He has every capital to become emperor. The most important thing is the people's support. There is no need to worry about the unrest caused by the change of dynasties.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows: "Who taught you to say that?"

Madam Gan drank a mouthful of soup, licked her red lips that had been kissed clean of rouge, and said in a greasy voice: "No one taught me, I just felt that the current emperor is just a puppet supported by the traitor Lu Sheng, and he has no ability to be in that position. Besides, the political affairs of the court are in your hands now, so why should I be under him anymore."

"Aqin, this is treason, aren't you afraid of being beheaded?"

"If the prince can make one more step forward, I will have no regrets even if I die." Madam Gan felt that if she wanted to gain the other party's attention, it was necessary to persuade him to advance.

next moment.

"Your Highness, it's itchy." Madam Gan snorted in disgust.

While Mrs. Xiao was feeding him, Chen Mo, who had his hands free, grabbed Mrs. Gan's feet, put them on his legs, took off her embroidered shoes, and started playing with her fair feet.

Although Mrs. Gan's bound feet were not as beautiful as Wu Mi's and others', she was a noble lady who did not do dirty or tiring work, so her bound feet were still very delicate and beautiful.

Mrs. Gan was sitting next to Chen Mo. When Chen Mo held her feet and played with them, she fell sideways to the ground with her legs raised.

Madam Xiao took a glance and her face froze slightly. The next second, her face felt like it was on fire and she quickly retracted her expression.

Mrs. Gan was actually naked under her skirt.

Mrs. Gan also realized that Mrs. Xiao had seen it, and she immediately let out a cry, covered her face with her hands, and kicked the little feet that were held in Chen Mo's hands to express her dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty, do you still want to drink?"

Soon, Mrs. Xiao finished the bowl of ginseng chicken soup. Although there was still some in the big bowl, she was worried that if Chen Mo drank more, he would have no appetite for food later.

"Drink after dinner. But Madam has to continue feeding you. My hands are all covered with Aqin's athlete's foot." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Prince, you are so annoying." Madam Gan felt that Chen Mo was so annoying. It was obviously you who wanted to play with him, but now he said this.

After playing around like this, the meal took nearly half an hour.

"Aqin, you can clean up the dishes. Madam, let's go and digest the food." Chen Mo said, gently stroking Madam Xiao's smooth and delicate skin.

Mrs. Xiao blushed and nodded.

This time it was Mrs. Gan's turn to have a hint of resentment in her eyes.

Seeing Chen Mo hugging Madam Xiao's plump body and walking towards the inner room, Madam Gan bit her lower lip and said, "My Lord, let me see what I look like."

"Your Highness, what is your sister talking about? What do you mean by look at yourself?" Mrs. Xiao asked in confusion.

Chen Mo smiled but said nothing. When she was placed on the untidy dressing table, he was suddenly stunned. A trace of shame and anger appeared in his misty eyes. He said to the outside: "Sister, you have no conscience."

Chen Mo: "..."

He was also a little surprised. This Aqin, the "bitterness" that he had experienced, had to be experienced by Madam Xiao as well, right?

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Chen Mo woke up quietly on the couch.

The night before last, Chen Mo played blindfold guessing game with Xiao Yunxi and the others. Last night, he played with Madam Xiao and the others. Besides, the two of them were experienced people and too greedy. There was no need to be as compassionate to them as he was to Song Min and Xiao Ya, so he satisfied the greed of the two ladies.

Fortunately, he was young and a third-rank warrior. After a deep sleep, he woke up refreshed in the morning.

If it were in my previous life, I probably wouldn’t even be able to get out of bed.

Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Gan actually woke up earlier than Chen Mo, and they both used their fingers to draw circles on Chen Mo's chest tacitly.

Seeing that she was awake, he asked almost at the same time: "Are you hungry? I will make some breakfast now."

“You guys can cook?”

"I learned something when I was bored in Tongqueyuan." Since being settled in Tongqueyuan, their daily life has been almost just sleeping and eating.

"Then just eat something." Chen Mo did not refuse.

As the saying goes, the head follows the butt. As his strength grew stronger and his status rose, he felt more at ease enjoying the service of others.

"Sister, you worked harder last night. Have a good rest. I'll prepare breakfast for you." Mrs. Xiao, who was sleeping outside the bed, said.

After learning cooking for so many days, it’s time to let Chen Mo see my progress.

She also felt happy when she could cook for Chen Mo.

And now she has to please the other party.

Apart from this, Mrs. Xiao is more than ten years older than Chen Mo.

In the Song Dynasty, this age difference was a terrifying number.

Moreover, older girls are naturally more willing to take care of others.

This is also related to women's early puberty.

After a simple tidying up, Mrs. Xiao went out to the kitchen to busy herself.

When Mrs. Gan saw that she had been overtaken, she pouted in dissatisfaction.

Chen Mo sat up and stretched. Seeing Mrs. Gan's expression, he smiled and turned over to press her under him, with his hands on both sides of her head: "Since she has gone to cook, we can't be idle."

"My Lord, what are you going to do?"

"You're asking even though you already know the answer. It just so happens that she's done cooking and ours is almost done too."

Madam Gan: “…”…

Liu's steamed bun shop.

Huang Zhaodi got up early to pack. Although there was not much to pack, just a few sets of clothes, it took her almost a quarter of an hour, crying as she did so.

"Mom, why are you crying again?" Dai Feng woke up and saw his mother crying again. He was already somewhat sensible, so he quickly stood up and stepped forward to hold Huang Zhaodi's hand, saying, "Mom, don't cry, I will protect you."

"Good boy." Huang Zhaodi hugged Dai Feng and stroked his head.

"Oh." A light sigh was heard, and Dai Ling walked in carrying a basket of buns.

Huang Zhaodi quickly wiped her tears, turned around and called out "Uncle Ling".

"Eat it while it's hot." Dai Ling placed the bun in front of her. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Zhao Di, are you really willing to leave like this?"

"After all, he is Xiaofeng's father. He has been cruel to me, and I cannot be unloyal to him. Besides, I am also afraid that this matter will implicate Uncle Ling." Huang Zhaodi also considered many things in her mind. What if what he said was true, then Uncle Ling would really be implicated.

"Oh." Dai Ling sighed deeply again.

After eating the buns, the three prepared to leave Xiangyang.

"Before you leave, go say goodbye to Brother Liu. He has taken very good care of us." Dai Ling said.

Old Man Liu took them in last night and didn't ask for their money yet.

After coming out, I didn't see Old Man Liu at the stall, but a young man in a long robe who was rolling up his sleeves, opening the steamer, and giving buns to people who came to buy them.

When Dai Ling was surprised, the young man who had just finished the business turned around and said with a smile: "You must be the Uncle Guo Ling that my father mentioned. Hello, I am the son of the owner of this bun shop. My name is Yi."

As he spoke, the young man Liu Taoshu saw Huang Zhaodi's son behind Dai Ling, and suddenly remembered something: "Did I see you outside the examination room yesterday? Remember, Brother Guo Ning told me that he was the one who talked to you yesterday. He said that you are Guo Xian's relatives, huh? That's not right. If you are Guo Xian's relatives, why are you here? Didn't you find the person? I can take you there."

Liu Taoshu asked several questions in a row, which shocked Huang Zhaodi and Dai Ling.

It's no wonder that Liu Taoshu is so confused. After all, if they were Guo Xian's family, how could they have fallen to the point of being taken in by his father last night?

Dai Ling was about to speak, but Huang Zhaodi got there first. She greeted Liu Taoshu first, saying, "You are Mr. Liu," and then she said,
"Thank you for your kindness, Master Liu. To be honest, we recognized the wrong person yesterday. We are ready to leave Xiangyang today."

Hearing this, Liu Taoshu felt a little strange just like his father, but after all, they were not close friends. Since the other party didn't say anything, he would not ask in detail and said:
"In that case, I won't keep you here any longer. You are here to say goodbye to my father, right? He is away visiting friends today. His family asked me to leave these buns for you to eat on the way."

As he spoke, Liu Taoshu handed a bag of buns wrapped in paper to Dai Ling.

Dai Ling could tell it was a gift, so he immediately declined it, saying, "How can I accept this?"

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Dai Ling simply gave the money.

Liu Taoshu didn't accept it, but smiled and said, "My father said that everyone has difficulties in their life, and we should help them whenever we can. Although he doesn't know what happened to you, there is always a way to solve it. Just think of it as a good relationship."

Dai Ling was already old, and upon hearing this, he felt like crying. He said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, and thank your father for me. We'll see you in the martial arts world."

"The road ahead is long, so be careful." Liu Taoshu said with a smile.

……

On a street in front of the North City Gate, a yellow cloth was placed on the side of the street. It was embroidered with the Eight Diagrams. A fortune-teller was placed in front of the cloth. Behind the cloth sat a fortune-teller who looked quite realistic but quite young. He shouted:

"Come and have a look at marriage and fortune. You can't ask for money."

Fortune tellers are usually quite old or Taoist priests, which makes them more trustworthy.

As for young people, naturally no customers come to visit.

At this moment, the fortune-teller stood up and stopped Dai Ling. After looking at him and the two people behind him, he smacked his lips and said, "I see that this fellow's forehead is black and there is a faint black air lingering on his head. He may have a bloody disaster in the near future. If he doesn't find a way to avoid it..."

Before the fortune teller finished his words, Dai Ling, who heard such unlucky words, glared at the other party and left with Huang Zhaodi and her son.

The fortune-teller watched the three people leaving and walking towards the city gate. He immediately packed up his stall and followed them.

But he didn't know that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Not far behind him, someone was also staring at him.

Because the imperial court issued a policy to restore the population.

Wei Linchun, who had just been promoted by Chen Mo to be the prefect of Linzhou, formulated a series of measures after taking office.

This includes a statewide census to minimize the number of unregistered residents.

Crack down on trafficking in women and children.

During this process, a man named Peng Si'er was investigated and was involved in many cases.

Therefore, the Xiangyang government planned to use Peng Sier as a breakthrough point.

Zuo Gang is the chief constable of the Xiangyang government and a seventh-rank warrior.

Just based on his strength, he could be a county magistrate.

But Zuo Gang is not good at studying, and he has the ability but not the ability to govern.

Moreover, Xiangyang is different from other counties, so it is not a grievance for him to be the chief constable in Xiangyang.

"Boss, now that the person has been found, why don't you arrest him?" Zuo Gang brought two younger brothers, both in plain clothes, and one of them asked.

"To catch a thief, you have to be dirty; to catch an adulterer, you have to do it in pairs. So far, we have only found him, but we have no evidence yet. Besides, we have to play the long game to catch the big fish. From now on, we just have to keep an eye on him." Zuo Gang said.

The man who had just spoken said again: "Boss, why bother? Just catch him and torture him, and we'll have evidence."

Another companion said, "You didn't hear what the adults said before. The palace examination has just ended and the results have not been announced yet. There are many scholars in Xiangyang, and many of them like to "stand up for the weak". You should pay attention to the impact."

"You're a good kid. You learn very quickly." Zuo Gang turned around and said with a smile.

"It's all because of the boss's good teaching."

"Stop flattering me. I didn't teach you that."

"Boss, if you solve this big case, you should be able to be promoted to county lieutenant."

"The head must be able to do it."

"Okay, stop talking. This kid has left the city. It seems that he has set his sights on that family of three. Hurry up and follow him." Zuo Gang's face suddenly became serious when he saw Peng Si'er walking towards the city gate.

They quickly followed.

After leaving the city, there were fewer and fewer people, and Zuo Gang and his companions did not dare to follow too closely.

Peng Si'er didn't follow too closely at this moment. He had just changed his clothes and there were passers-by nearby. It was not the best time to take action.

(End of this chapter)