"Hey, let's talk about you. You are already twenty and you are still... I am still two years younger than you. Why is there such a big gap?" Auntie complained again and put a few pieces of jewelry back into the box.
"Haha, grandma, calm down, people are more irritating than others." I said with a smile, and pinched grandma's shoulders: "Is the lady who wished you just now Long Yuhan's aunt?"
"Well, yes, I went to give Mrs. Zhao a red dress and met her on the street. Like me, she also raised her son by herself, but fortunately she also has a good sister who is always helping her. Her sister's son
Long Yuhan is the leader of the Sky Eye Team. When the Sky Eye Team was recruiting people at the beginning of the year, she recruited her son to join the team. Now that she is favored by the Imperial Envoy, she will definitely have a bright future in the future. What about you? You are not even considered a secret agent, right?"
"Auntie, you're here again." I smiled bitterly, feeling a little sour in my heart: "I heard Long Yuhan say that his cousin Qin Yong has been secretly in love with Madam Mu for a long time, so he helped pull a red line. Unexpectedly, Madam Zhu...
I don’t have a good impression of Madam Mu, and I feel that Madam Mu is not worthy of Qin Yong.”
"It will take years and months to pay off the money Mrs. Mu owes. What mother wants her son to be dragged down by others? What's more, she is still a widow. Fortunately, you don't have any evil intentions, otherwise I would have to worry about it."
I thought about what my mother-in-law said that morning, and smiled slightly: "Didn't my mother-in-law say that? Madam Mu is like that beautiful butterfly, which can only be admired from a distance. I know that I am of low status, how can I reach such a high place?"
Qin Yong is truly lucky to have the opportunity to win Madam Mu's favor, I just hope he cherishes it."
"I think Mrs. Zhu always praised her son for being so obedient along the way. I'm afraid he doesn't have any opinions since he was a child. If she strongly objects, I wonder if Qin Yong will stick to it." Auntie said, continuing to rummage under the box.
Got up.
"What are you looking for?"
"Let's see if there are any old knick-knacks. Madam Zhu said that she heard a few days ago that Liao's Wenzhai was collecting antiques, so she found an old thumb ring from home and ended up getting twenty taels of silver."
"Twenty taels of silver!" I was shocked: "What kind of ring? Is it so valuable?"
"I heard that it was from the late Han Dynasty." Auntie said, feeling around in the box, suddenly remembering something, and ran out.
"Aniang, what's wrong?" I followed out of the house and saw Aniang coming over with a piece of earthy stuff.
"Go, get a basin of water and wash yourself. Is this worth it?"
"What is this?" I asked, filling up the water obediently.
Auntie threw it into a basin and washed the mud, and finally I could see that it was a door lock. I touched the material, and it should be made of copper. It was mottled with patina, and it looked like it had been around for a while.
"I don't know when this lock was abandoned. I remember throwing it in the corner when I got married. I wonder if it can be considered an antique."
I smiled: "This doesn't even have a matching key, it's just a rusty lock. Is this valuable? Who would want this thing?"
Auntie was no longer confident, but she still argued: "There are so many rich people in the world, how can we understand their thoughts? Some people like to collect scrap metal. Go and get Liao
Shi Wenzhai asked, if it's valuable, give it back some money, if it's not valuable, just throw it away."
"Ah? Shall I go?" I was very unhappy in my heart: "If it's worthless, how embarrassing would it be? People think I'm crazy for money."
"You kid, I can't call you now!"
"Hey, hey, grandma, don't pull it, it hurts." I covered my ears, grabbed the copper lock and ran away.
…
"Liao's Wenzhai." I silently recited the big characters above. My eyes moved down and landed on the three characters "Huichun Hall".
I wonder if Li Huichun is here. He is a friend of the imperial envoy. He must have seen many treasures with the imperial envoy. I wonder if this lock...
Hey, if you can exchange money for such a broken lock, it would be... I thought about it, feeling a little uneasy. I felt ridiculous, but I also looked forward to being able to exchange some money.
"Excuse me, do you want to see a doctor or take medicine?"
"Ah?" I came to my senses, and it turned out to be the medicine cabinet clerk. He probably saw me lingering in front of the hospital for a long time, so he came out to ask.
"I'm looking for Dr. Li and want to ask him to help me look at something."
“Isn’t it about seeing a doctor and getting medicine?”
"no."
"Oh, Doctor Li is out."
"Then I'll wait for him to come back."
"This..." The waiter looked confused: "Doctor Li has a day off today. When he went out just now, he seemed to have said that he was going to see the imperial envoy."
"Goed to the Governor's Mansion?"
"That's not clear. You should have heard that our imperial envoy is elusive. Who knows where he is at the moment?"
"Oh, excuse me." I glanced at the sign upstairs, but after all, I still didn't have the courage to step up the stairs and ask what happened.
The Governor's Mansion? Is the Imperial Envoy here? Although I know that with my status, it may be difficult to get in in this life, but thinking about Li Huichun and Xiao Mu, it makes people think that the Imperial Envoy must be a very easy-going person.
I wonder if Nuan Xin's injury has healed, so how will she assassinate the imperial envoy again? But it is certain that she will not do it directly this time, because in addition to Mu County Captain, the imperial envoy also has a more powerful master guard
.
"Brother Jianghu!" It was Wang Jiajia's voice.
I looked back and saw that it was really her.
"Jiajia? Why are you here?"
"I..." Wang Jiajia lowered her head and rubbed the hem of her clothes: "I was still worried about Sister Nuanxin, so I couldn't help but go to Brother Long's house to have a look."
"Is she okay?"
"She's gone. Uncle Long and the others said that Sister Nuanxin's injuries are no longer harmful."
"Gone?" I felt a little disappointed, but also a little happy. Nuan Xin is Wang Jiajia's only friend, but he is also a killer who is preparing to assassinate the imperial envoy. She is gone? Has she left Xiangzhou? Will she come back? Wang Jiajia must be
I was extremely sad, but did the imperial envoy make Nuan Xin let go of her hatred?
"Brother Jianghu, tell me, where will she go alone?"
"I..." I smiled bitterly: "How would I know."
"Jiajia."
This voice... I was shocked: "Heartwarming!"
"Sister Nuanxin!" Wang Jiajia has already rushed over.
I was stunned: "You...you didn't leave?"
Nuan Xin smiled coldly: "I have not avenged my revenge, so how could I leave so easily?"
"You..." I looked around and waved to a corner. When they followed me, I continued: "You failed in the assassination and the imperial envoy will not pursue the case. Are you really planning to attack again? Are you sure you can beat me?"
The secret guard next to him?"
"I can't beat him. I can't even take two of his moves." Nuan Xin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "So this time I plan to sneak up on him and poison his food."
"Sister Nuan Xin." Wang Jiajia bit her lip and looked around. When she saw no one around, she breathed a sigh of relief, but her brows were still furrowed: "Sister Nuan Xin, why don't we think about it in the long term."
Nuan Xin stared at Wang Jiajia fiercely, with a ferocious look on her face: "Do you also want to persuade me to give up? The person who died is not your relative, and you can't understand the pain in my heart."
"I...I just don't want you to take risks, you are my only friend." Wang Jiajia begged, swallowing even harder.
"I have had no friends since I was a child. I only have my sister who can talk to me. Now that I have met you, I am also very happy. However, everyone has their own mission. Kill that dog officer and pay for my sister's life. That is mine.
mission."
She is indeed a stubborn person. I looked at her helplessly: "Back then, did you watch your sister being killed by him? Is there any misunderstanding in this?"
"Brother Li, what do you mean?"
I avoided her sharp gaze and turned my back: "I think the imperial envoy is a good official. It has only been less than five months since I came to Xiangzhou. The entire city of Xiangzhou has been completely renewed. Officials at all levels are more diligent and caring for the people.
The people live and work in peace and contentment. It is rare for such an upright official to be so honest. If you really kill him, the people in the entire Xiangzhou City will resent you."
"Then let them hate me." Nuan Xin's eyes were still filled with determination: "The day before yesterday, I already talked to him on the street. He said that he asked me to go to the Governor's Mansion to find him if I have something to do."
"What? Sister Nuanxin? You..." Wang Jiajia held her hand: "Are you talking to the imperial envoy? Did he recognize you?"
"No. I found a corpse and put it on the street to sell it to bury my father. As expected, the dog official didn't change his lust. He took my hand and gave me some money. He also said that he would bury my father first and come back later if he needed anything.
He...hehehe, I am considered his maid now, as long as I am by his side to serve him, do you still have to worry about not having the chance to take action?"
I just felt cold and shivered: "Then when will you decide to take action?"
"We'll see what happens when he comes back."
"Isn't the imperial envoy not in Xiangzhou City?"
"No, I heard that I went to the surrounding counties for inspection." Nuan Xin looked at Wang Jiajia again: "Don't worry, I will be fine. I am staying in a small inn now, and I will go there when the imperial envoy comes back.
Take revenge, then leave Xiangzhou City and continue to travel around the world, doing chivalry and justice."
"Sister Nuanxin."
"Stop crying, just treat me as a friend and keep it a secret for me."
I saw Nuan Xin and Wang Jiajia hugging each other, but their eyes were on me. I knew that she was talking to me, so I nodded: "Don't worry, I... I will... keep it a secret."
"Did you come out specifically to find me today?"
I smiled: "No, we thought you were gone. I...my grandma found an old thing and asked me to go to Liao's Zhai to see if I could exchange some money for it."
Nuan Xin became interested: "What?"
I know her identity as a palace maid. She was the palace maid of the former Supreme Emperor's favorite prince An Wang. She must have seen all kinds of treasures, but I don't know if she has any research on antiques.
After hesitating for a moment, I took out the copper lock wrapped in an old veil from my arms.
"That's it?" Nuan Xin snorted softly: "This kind of lock was the most popular pattern among the people during the Emperor Gaozong's period. I remember that my family used this kind of lock when I was a child. It was something from that dynasty, and it was broken.
, it’s not valuable, if it’s from the previous dynasty, maybe it can be exchanged for a few copper coins.”
"Oh, I'm just telling you, grandma still doesn't believe it." I smiled, thought about it, and put the copper lock back into my arms.
"It's time for me to leave, so take care of yourself."
Wang Jiajia and I couldn't say much, so we could only say "take care" to Nuan Xin. This chapter has been completed!