Xiangmen Concubine: The Emperor's Abandoned Concubine

Chapter 222
There was a sound of horseshoes in the street outside downstairs, very neat and orderly.When dismounting, all movements are consistent and very neat.

"There are so many officials!" The young man guarding the entrance of the hall looked at him, a little surprised, put a rag on his shoulder, and hurriedly greeted him.

"Officer, please come inside!"

"Let's go, go in and have some tea!" said the leading guard.

Xi Rao saw a gleam of light flashing across his eyes, Gao Cheng was fully alert and blocked her behind.

Xi Rao tugged at his sleeve, and whispered: "Look, they all carry boxes on their backs, they don't come here to arrest people, but to deliver information."

After Gao Cheng saw it, he breathed a sigh of relief.They thought it was people from the Fengtian Dynasty who had discovered their tracks, and they came to arrest them at this time.

Once they find out that the princess of their Xiliu country is here, they will definitely not let the princess go.

Safety comes first. Thinking of this, Gao Cheng hastily whispered, "Princess, let's go. It will be difficult if they find out your identity."

Xi Rao smiled and said: "Gao Cheng, do you think I can leave now? Brother said, the person I'm looking for is right here, and I haven't arrived in Lausanne yet."

Looking around the hall for a week, he slowly fell to the upstairs guest room. After glancing at the upper guest room, Xi Rao whispered: "This inn is not small, maybe he is hiding here."

"In a while, let's go up to each room and look, I don't believe it, I can't find it!" Xi Rao's eyes were determined.

Gao Cheng sighed and could only nod his head.

The king asked him to protect the princess until he found the person the princess was looking for.When Gao Cheng heard what the king said, he thought he had heard wrong.

It stands to reason that the king would not let the princess act alone, and he only had one guard with him.It's not that he doesn't have confidence in his martial arts, but after looking for the boy for so long without any results, he was deeply shocked.

"Okay, I'll have something to eat, if you want to stand, stand aside, don't block my view, I still have to find someone." Xi Rao greeted the servant to serve the food, her eyes and eyebrows were full of excitement.

The officers and soldiers here have already entered the hall, glanced around, found a place with few people and sat down.

After sitting down, no one spoke, but waited for the food to be served, and then ate hard.

The men chatting over there were rather disappointed. They thought they could hear some information from those officials, but they didn't expect them to say nothing.

After an unknown amount of time, an official who had drunk a lot said, "Brothers, tell me, tell me about this, what the hell is this?"

A total of eight officials came in, the oldest was about 40 years old, and the youngest were eighteen or nineteen years old.The one who spoke was the youngest one.

An official answered, "What is this? This is our errand. Hey, who asked us to do this business? When we arrive at the government office, we will do what the higher-ups ordered us to do."

The young man drank a little too much, and said drunkenly: "I haven't rested for half a month, and more than a dozen horses are exhausted. If we continue to run like this, we will be the ones who are exhausted."

The older one was calmer, and his brows were wrinkled: "It's a matter of being loyal to the emperor. After running so far, I started to complain."

"Yeah, when you reach our age, you won't complain like this." Another older official said: "When I was your age, my mother-in-law happened to have a baby, and it was New Year's Eve .”

"Brother Chen, I remember what happened to you. I remember, your mother-in-law and your daughter, or your neighbor next door, hired Mrs. Wen to deliver the baby."

"Yeah, in the cold winter months, three mules froze to death, and I owed a whole debt." The old brother Chen sighed, "But what can we do? We are all members of the imperial court. , we have to do it.”

"Brother Chen is right!" The oldest official said, "These of us are older, none of us has a history of bitterness. Since you have done this business, you should have prepared yourself in the first place."

The young man hurriedly said: "I was prepared, but...but I'm really tired."

The older man took a sip of soju and said loudly, "I'll tell you one thing, as long as you think about it, you won't be tired."

The young man raised his eyelids with difficulty, and stammered and asked, "What's the matter? Come on, tell me."

"That is, if you delay the time, the people above will definitely treat you like this!" After speaking, the other seven people wiped their necks at the same time.

Someone smiled and said: "For big things, such as this time, if you delay, hehe, brother, don't blame me for not reminding you, it's... a matter for the whole family!"

"It's more than just a whole family!" Another said while drinking a little wine, "It's probably possible to dig the graves of the ancestors!"

The young man was stunned for a while because of what other people said to me, his drunken brain was mostly awake at the moment, and he hurriedly sat up straight.

Although he was still stuttering, he was much more awake: "Hurry up, hurry up, eat, finish eating, let's continue on our way!"

"You drink so much, can you continue on your way?" the elderly official asked.

The young official raised his chin, and said proudly: "Chen Tou, you can't underestimate me. If I have something on my mind, no matter how much I drink, I will be very sober."

Everyone laughed and continued to eat and drink.

Xi Rao watched, winking at Gao Cheng from time to time.

Gao Cheng kept frowning, then shook his head.

Xi Rao frowned, and after talking for a long time, it was that and that, but she just didn't say anything. Wasn't this intentional to whet her appetite?
If she finds important news here and brings it back to Brother Wang, Brother Wang will definitely look at her with admiration.

Thinking of this, Xi Rao's eyes lit up, looked at Gao Cheng and said, "Well, I won't move now. But Gao Cheng, come here, I'll tell you."

Gao Cheng leaned over and bowed his head, Xi Rao approached him and whispered a few words, then continued to eat with a smile.

Gao Cheng had a big head, but he still nodded, and slowly disappeared into the hall while everyone was not paying attention.

Upstairs, Tianzihao walked up to Ruan Mianmian and sat down: "When are you leaving?"

Ruan Mianmian said: "That Xi Rao is not simple, wait a minute. She wants to get the attention of those officials, so let's take a look."

"Do you want to see the man surnamed Qiu?" Tianzihao asked.

Ruan Mianmian nodded: "He's definitely not simple. When Xi Rao came in, he didn't even look at him, he was drinking tea quietly all the time."

At that time, she deliberately paid attention to Mr. Qiu, and the eyes of the rest of them were a little straight because of Xi Rao's appearance.And that Mr. Qiu remained motionless, as if he knew that Xi Rao would come over early in the morning.

Don't be in a hurry. At this moment, she wants to see who will be the first to hold back and make the first move.

"I'll go out for a while, you wait for me here." After speaking, Ruan Mianmian went out of the room directly.

After going down to the second floor, Ruan Mianmian looked for the direction of the kitchen and went directly to the kitchen.She didn't use light work, but walked in a neither fast nor slow manner, as if she was taking a walk.

Occasionally met a few servants on the road, and they all nodded politely.

Although her appearance is ordinary, her clothes are more delicate and her hair is combed meticulously.In addition, since yesterday, the servants have noticed the cruel husband next to her, and they are very respectful to her.

In the corner of the kitchen, Ruan Mianmian smiled when he saw Gao Cheng's back.

(End of this chapter)