The so-called "heroes don't eat immediate losses", they can't be tough with the king of Chu, and they have other means to disgust him.

She wants His Royal Highness the King of Chu to understand - don't provoke her!

The carriage went forward for a while, and suddenly stopped, and the coachman said through the curtain: "There are many ox carts lined up in front of the Anyue Marquis Mansion in front, as if they are transporting something, blocking the street, and the carriages can't pass. ”

The King of Chu lifted the curtain and glanced at it, and said, "It should be the turn of the Marquis of Anyue's Mansion to give porridge." ”

When Xue Jinyi heard this, she said, "Let's get out of the car and take a walk, shall we?" She picked up her hat and looked at King Chu expectantly.

The king of Chu hesitated, nodded, and instructed the coachman: "You turn around and go from the other road and meet at the intersection in front." ”

"Yes."

The king of Chu took off the coachman's straw hat, buckled it on his head, jumped off the wheel, and then looked back at Xue Jinyi.

This time, the carriage and horses were prepared in a hurry, so they did not bring footstools.

Xue Jinyi lifted the hem of her skirt slightly, jumped to the ground steadily, and then raised her eyebrows at King Chu, who seemed to be watching a good show, then put on her hat and walked quickly towards the Marquis of Anyue's mansion.

As she got closer, she saw a group of people carrying rice bags onto the ox cart, and equally curious passers-by stopped to watch.

She slowed down, paying attention to the chatter around her.

"The Marquis of Anyue's Mansion is going to give porridge again?"

"It's not, it's not your turn in less than twenty days, and if you're busy, sooner or later you'll have to empty out the Hou Mansion."

"I heard that after the death of the marquis, the youngest son inherited the title, but the orphans and widows have a resounding name, relying on a little family wealth to sit and eat empty, sooner or later it will be over."

"Alas, if the court doesn't come forward to solve it, what can be done?"

Hearing the discussion of passers-by, the steward of the Hou Mansion shook his head and sighed: "We would rather give some money to assist the imperial court in relocating refugees, and don't ask the Hou Mansion for soup soup in the future, but ...... Other families are giving porridge, and everyone is not agreeing, what can we do? ”

"I'm afraid that someone will be willing to take out real money if they take out moldy rice?" Xue Jinyi muttered in a low voice, and when she thought that the Sun family actually drove out that kind of thing, she became angry.

Now I can't expose them, so I have to stop them from continuing to use moldy rice porridge.

The king of Chu lowered the brim of his hat and looked sideways, "You already know that the Hou Mansion is unwilling to give porridge anymore?" ”

"I don't know." Xue Jinyi shook her head, "I just want to have a proper way to resettle refugees, and I don't want to see someone doing things that harm people's lives under the banner of doing good deeds." ”

The pouch of rice was loosened, and the white rice leaked out, and the "rustle" was scattered on the ground.

The housekeeper hurriedly called someone to clean up, "...... You can't waste a grain of rice, just wash it after it gets dusty. ”

Xue Jinyi walked closer and took a look, and what the Marquis of Anyue Mansion took out was the most ordinary rice mixed with some broken rice, at least it was not moldy, and it could be eaten with confidence.

"Be careful!"

A low shout suddenly sounded in her ears, and before Xue Jinyi could see it clearly, while her arm was grabbed, a strong force took her steps around, and then she crashed into a warm and solid embrace.

The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded behind her, and she opened her eyes to see that two bags of rice had slipped from the ox cart and smashed into the place where she had just stood.

If she hadn't dodged, it would have been hard to weigh at least fifty catties of rice on her body.

"Are you alright?" A deep male voice drilled into his ears.

Xue Jinyi was stunned and looked up at the hand that was holding her arm.

It was the king of Chu.

His complexion was very flat, like the faintest boiled water.

"Thank you."

King Chu let go of her arm and took two steps back, "I don't want you to get hurt before you meet the eldest princess, you also need to be more careful." ”

"Hmm." Xue Jinyi nodded.

King Chu turned around and continued to walk forward, "The coachman is still waiting for us. ”

Xue Jinyi hurriedly followed, the coachman was waiting for them at the intersection, and after re-driving, they came all the way to the eldest princess's mansion.

A steward was waiting for them at the door.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Miss Xue, please."

"Wait a minute." Xue Jinyi didn't move, looked around, and asked King Chu, "What about Zhao Wen'er?" ”

The king of Chu also looked around, and said with some confusion: "I asked her to wait here for my ......"

"It's not like it's running away, is it?" Xue Jinyi asked, "She shouldn't be so stupid...... right?"

"Miss Xue, what's wrong?" The steward asked curiously and with concern.

"I just want to see if I'm dressed properly." Xue Jinyi smiled dryly, and glanced to the side from the corner of her eye, but still didn't see Zhao Wen'er appear, which felt really strange.

"Very decent." King Chu said, grabbing Xue Jinyi's hand, "Don't let your aunt wait for a long time." ”

Xue Jinyi hurriedly stretched out her other hand, grabbed King Chu's wrist, and said with a smile: "Let me see if you are also decent." ”

She took advantage of the fact that the steward was not paying attention, and glared at the king of Chu viciously.

The king of Chu said to the steward, "My maid has gone shopping, and when she comes over in a while, please let her in." ”

The steward nodded, "The little one knows." ”

"Can you go?" King Chu looked at Xue Jinyi again, and without waiting for her to agree, he directly dragged people into the door of the princess's mansion.

"Hey." Xue Jinyi lowered her voice and shouted, glancing at the housekeeper in front of her from time to time, for fear that he would hear their voices, "Where did Zhao Wen'er go?" ”

"Maybe we were a little delayed on the road, and she was bored waiting, so let's go have some tea." King Chu looked ahead, "I'm going to say a lot of things in front of my aunt and grandmother later, in case my voice is hoarse, wouldn't it be in vain for Miss Xue's hard work?" ”

Xue Jinyi pursed her lips, although her words made some sense, how could it be strange?

She looked at King Chu, maybe this person couldn't be trusted and secured.

Xue Jinyi sighed silently, it seems that she can only find a way to delay for a while, and wait until Zhao Wen'er comes back to "officially start the show".

The steward enthusiastically led the two to the flower hall.

The eldest princess was sitting behind the desk, pruning a few peony flowers, ready to insert them into the vase, and when she saw them coming, she put down the flowers and scissors with a smile, and watched them both greet her in front of her.

"What a beautiful couple." She smiled and nodded, motioning for them to get up.

Xue Jinyi handed the food box to the maid beside the eldest princess, "Your Highness, this is a dim sum made by Jinyi herself, you can taste it and see if it is appetizing." ”

"Jinyi can also make dim sum?" The eldest princess's eyes were full of surprise, and she watched the maid open the food box and place the plates of colorful snacks in front of her, "It's delicious to look at." ”

She picked up a piece of emerald pastry and took a small bite, and the aroma of tea instantly spread between her lips and teeth.

Xue Jinyi was just about to ask if it was to taste, but she didn't want King Chu to speak first-

"Auntie, Jinyi has something to say to you."

Xue Jinyi felt inexplicable, she was about to speak, but what did he do?

"Oh?" The eldest princess took another bite of the snack before asking, "What's the matter?" ”

"Jinyi ......"

As soon as Xue Jinyi spoke, the King of Chu grabbed the conversation again, "Jinyi has come up with a clever trick to help the imperial court settle refugees outside the city." ”