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Chapter 45 Noble Sentiment

"Little thief, you actually said that this jade bracelet is a fake." The servant girl Fuyi looked at Li Chongjiu's expression, and in an instant, complex expressions of ignorance, anger, ridiculousness, and the absurdity of the world emerged.

She thought in her heart that if this little thief knew that this jade bracelet was a tribute jade from the Kingdom of Khotan, how shocked he would be, such a bracelet could be worth thousands of elk, how grateful he would be when he learned the truth, and knelt down before the princess feet, to thank the other party for their generosity.

But what is so depressing and vomiting blood is that this little thief didn't know, and put this jade bracelet in a bright place, comparing the fineness, it is obvious that he is trying to identify whether it is a fake or not.

"How can you tell if it's true or not?" The woman wearing a fence on her head said calmly, Fu Yi at the side knew that the princess was really angry at this moment, the calmer her tone was at the moment, the more angry she was in her heart.

Li Chongjiu narrowed his eyes, although he is not an expert, but this jade bracelet looks like suet, and it has a warm and moist feeling when he touches it with his hands, it should not be fake.What's more, this woman has an extraordinary bearing, and even those maid-like women are usually used to bossing people around, so the jade given by such people is absolutely as they said, and it is priceless.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have accepted this jade a long time ago, and they still pretended to be at a disadvantage, and quickly greased the soles of their feet and ran away.

But Li Chongjiu is such a character, as the saying goes, a man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade, so the priceless jade bracelet falls into his hands, it may not matter to that woman, but what will the servant girl and the guard think, they will definitely feel at a disadvantage Abnormally, with their influence, they will track him down at that time, not to mention the jade bracelet, and then he will be punished for extortion.

What's more, he is still a wanted criminal.

Li Chongjiu put on the appearance of a farmer in a mountain village, and actually put the jade bracelet directly under his feet without even looking at it, and said loudly: "I don't know if this jade bracelet is real or not, I just want my deer."

Hearing Li Chongjiu's words, the woman felt that she almost fainted from anger. In the eyes of the other party, her bracelet is really not as good as this elk. What kind of ignorance is this.But Fuyi breathed a long sigh of relief, laughed and cursed in a low voice: "Princess, this little thief really doesn't know how to see gold and jade, whatever."

At that moment, Fu Yi said to the guards: "You have money on you, take it out."

Hearing Fuyi's words, several guards did not dare to neglect, and took out their purses one by one.Fu Yi took out all the copper coins from the money bag, and held these large strings of copper coins in his hand with a delicate embroidered handkerchief.Fu Yi secretly regretted that this silk handkerchief was the finest Suzhou embroidery, a tribute from the palace, but at this moment it was used to hold this vulgar money.

Anyway, the other party doesn't know the goods.

At that moment, Fuyi stepped forward and handed it to Li Chongjiu, saying: "Hey, that's all."

After speaking, Fu Yi calmly took the bracelet into his hand.

Li Chongjiu counted the string of copper coins, and said dissatisfiedly: "You big families are too stingy to scrape together this little money, no matter what, no matter what, I will be at a disadvantage."

At that moment, Li Chongjiu arched his hand and said: "In this case, the elk will belong to you. There will be a period later, no, there will be no period later."

Just as Li Chongjiu was about to get on his horse, suddenly there was a loud sound of horseshoes.

Li Chongjiu saw in the forest, large groups of cavalry pouring out from all sides.These cavalrymen were all wearing black silk and bright armor, and their horses were all covered with iron armor. They were the hussars that Li Chongjiu had just seen on the road.

Li Chongjiu didn't know why the hussars came here, but they all dismounted together when they saw the people sheltering from the rain under the tree.

At first, a person who looked like a general in iron leaf armor ran a few steps towards the woman wearing a fence, bowed down from a distance and said: "The last general of the imperial army, General Dou Xian, is going to see Princess Changle. The heavy rain delayed the schedule and missed the princess's carriage and horses, so please punish the princess."

After all, the hundred hussars behind him also bowed down together, their iron armor clanging, neat and uniform, extremely powerful.

"Princess?" Although Li Chongjiu expected the other party to be noble, he never thought that the other party was some nagging Princess Changle. Could it be the daughter of Emperor Sui Yang?

The woman wearing the fence first cast a glance at Li Chongjiu, and said gently: "The heavy rain is late, and there is nothing we can do about it. General Dou led all the soldiers to run around in the rain, but it was hard work. Excuse me."

"Thank you, Princess." General Dou Xian breathed a sigh of relief, he had heard for a long time that Princess Changle had a good reputation, and it was true when he saw her today.

Dou Xian stood up, he was very sharp-eyed, he had just seen this young man on horseback in sackcloth, obviously he and the princess were not going together, but confronting each other.

Everyone has a heart to please the princess, so Dou Xian shouted at that moment: "The little people in the mountains and fields dare to bump into the princess's car, take it down for me!"

After Dou Xian finished drinking, two burly and sturdy armored soldiers came to pick up Li Chongjiu, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Wait!" Li Chongjiu shouted loudly, like a thunderclap in the middle of the sky.The expressions of the two soldiers were shocked, as if they were forced by Li Chongjiu's expression, they also stopped.

Li Chongjiu said: "General, you said that I ran into the princess' car, where is this car? Where is the car?"

"What's more, Princess Cai didn't report her identity just now. We met each other by accident. I didn't know that the other party was a princess. How could there be a collision?"

That Dou Xian was taken away by Li Chongjiu's words, and he couldn't discern a reason, so he became angry and said: "Bastard, I said you collided, and you collided. Where did you get so many reasons. Brothers, take it for me." .”

"Idiot." Li Chongjiu said secretly.

"Wait." Princess Changle stopped yelling, and all the hussars and soldiers stepped back when they heard the princess's order, and they all apologized in unison.

Princess Changle moved lightly, and the attendant at the side immediately covered him with an umbrella, and walked a few steps in front of Li Chongjiu.

At this time, the maid at the side flicked her clothes and said: "I have seen the princess, and I still don't bow down."

Princess Changle stopped her hand and said softly: "The people in the mountains are ignorant and ignorant. Complaining with him would be a loss of our identity. Now you know that my bracelet is real, right? Do you regret it?"

Princess Changle smiled slightly, watching Li Chongjiu's expression.

Li Chongjiu said calmly: "Returning to the princess, if the grassroots really accepted the bracelet, I am afraid that the general would have been tied up by now."

Princess Changle was taken aback, nodded slightly, and said: "You little thief, you really have some knowledge."

Princess Changle has been living in the palace since she was a child, and she has long been used to the attitude of being condescending to everyone she sees, but at this moment, she still can't see that he has the slightest respect for her.

It's fine that she didn't know that she was a princess before, but after learning about it, she still remained calm and tested it with a jade bracelet to see if he had any regrets, but unexpectedly, the other party was indifferent to gains and losses.

Princess Changle studied since she was a child, and she understands a truth that one can be strong without desire.

For example, Dou Xian respects himself because he hopes to please himself and gain appreciation for promotion.His guards were trembling, not even the slightest mistake, because he was worried that if something happened to him, his own life would not be guaranteed, but he was afraid of death.The servant girl, Fuyi, was close to her since she was a child, but she didn't dare to cross the line, otherwise, if the maid found out, she would be dragged to death with a stick.

And the man in front of him, he is greedy, he can shoot an elk, but he is not tempted by the priceless jade bracelet.After hearing about her status as a princess, she was also respectful and polite on the surface, but she was still very arrogant in her heart.

At that moment, Princess Changle said: "I think you have some courage. The imperial court is using troops in Liaodong. The emperor values ​​heroes. How about I recommend you to your majesty for a future?"

Liaodong again!

Li Chongjiu frowned slightly, thinking in his heart that this is the place where he will die, if he can't avoid it, where will he go.At that moment, Li Chongjiu said: "I am used to being free and unrestrained in the mountains and fields, and I can't be reused. Thank you princess for your love."

"I don't know how to flatter you!" Dou Xian couldn't help cursing immediately.

Princess Changle was also surprised, thinking that this little man really has nothing else to ask for.

Princess Changle was upset at the moment, and she asked in a delicate and angry tone, "You little thief, you don't love money, and you don't love officials, so what do you want?"

Seeing that Princess Changle couldn't bear it, Li Chongjiu secretly smiled.

He thought for a while, and said solemnly: "Reporting to the princess, Xiaomin does have what he dreams of."

Princess Changle nodded slightly when she heard this, thinking that you still don't ask for me, so Princess Changle said calmly: "But it's okay, I will fulfill your wish."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "I told you the princess."

"En." Princess Changle nodded lightly, but the eyes under the fence showed a fiery look. "Well," Li Chongjiu cleared his throat and said loudly, "I hope that the world can be peaceful, that the common people can live in a fixed place, that they can eat and drink three meals a day, that they have no worries about food and clothing, that there will be no excessive taxes and corvees, and that the common people can work in peace and contentment. , do not pick up lost items on the road, do not close the door at night..."

Li Chongjiu spoke so resonantly that Dou Xian's mouth was wide open when he heard it.

After Li Chongjiu made such a long speech, he looked at Princess Changle and said respectfully: "This is a wish of the grassroots. I wonder if the princess can fulfill it for Xiaomin."

At this moment, Princess Changle was at a loss for words for a long time, and then she sighed and said: "Your Majesty always said that there must be virtuous people in the mountains and fields. This statement is true. I didn't expect that Your Excellency's sentiments are so noble, but I am disrespected."

(End of this chapter)