Cao Xiwan got up, picked up the pot, washed the dishes, and poured crude tea for Liu Ruhai. It was a courtesy at least, and she explained:
"I'll have money in a few days."
"Oh?" You're the fat kid who sweeps the streets? He smiled.
"The Daxiangguo Temple is in Mr. Ma's jurisdiction. Do you know that there are market and temple fairs every month? There are also nobles who come to offer incense. You do the math, the monk's filial piety is worth the money, the market money is the market money, and the nobles will get
The rewards for you can be at least a dozen taels a month. I am a diligent and flattering person, so I will inevitably get one or two thousand coins."
With a shrewd look on her face, she sat down and talked about the old rules. When she worked at the Jinyiwei Yamen, she had to take care of the public security and streets in the capital.
She used to patrol the streets and not allow shops to litter, so sweeping the streets was Jin Yifanzi's main job.
Liu Ruhai was unable to refute.
The bowl was brightly lit, and she smiled: "Mr. Ma, he must have done meritorious service to get this high-level district. He is really fat and poor. I have followed him, and he has three children at home, all of whom are small. My wife's family is also ordinary. His family
My burden is so heavy, I have to work hard!"
He smiled knowingly and nodded.
That's right, Ma Xiaoqi was not so serious about his future that he didn't dare to hire someone from the Jinling Yamen.
"Where is the little grandson?" he asked suddenly.
"Let Su Jintian be taken outside the Great Wall." She replied without changing her face, "If you don't go back to the Central Plains, just live in peace and quiet." She asked tentatively, "Isn't this matter your business? The Imperial Master is in charge of this matter?"
"Su Jintian is willing to take this trouble?" Liu Ruhai said nothing at all. Of course he had people watching over Su Jintian. It was impossible for a three or four year old child to be silently taken outside the Great Wall by Biying Palace.
"I want to kill the big demon lord for him. That's the national master." She was surprised and set out a hot rice bowl for him. "I still have to fight with you. Isn't that your brother? Such a price
,isn’t it enough?”
He smiled and nodded. She and Su Jintian had always been brothers. He had originally thought that the two of them didn't look like they were going to be husband and wife. He held on to the yellow wooden chopsticks and picked up a few dishes at random: "That's right, little one.
Taisun is being arrested by the Imperial Guard."
It's none of his business, he can just turn a blind eye.
"Oh oh oh, is this so? I don't even dare to recognize my parents." She sighed, "I'm afraid it will hurt them."
"In the East Palace, as long as you don't assassinate His Majesty, your parents will not be harmed."
"I think so. I'm an honest person." She tried it and found that none of the six dishes was poisonous. Liu Ruhai also ate all of them. She then ate the food with confidence.
Liu Ruhai stopped using his chopsticks and looked around at the shabby house to see her: "Where will you sleep at night?"
"Here -" she pointed to the two chairs in the corner of the room, "I can sleep on a bed board. It's been like this before."
"You and Su Jintian are just over it? There's no future?" He asked directly.
"……Um."
She nodded.
Under the lamp, she ate three bowls of rice in a row.
He looked at her for a long while.
He had expected that she and Su Jintian would be impossible. Did she come to Yanjing City for her parents? Or because he was here?
But because she left on Su Jintian's boat, he actually thought that maybe he didn't understand Qingluo Biying's life-and-death relationship. He stood up, took off his cloak, put it on the back of the chair, and said with a smile: "I am on duty at the Yamen tonight.
Let’s go now. Come back tomorrow to get the box.”
"Huh? Okay. Hey, your cloak..."
"You take the pawn bed." He got on his horse and rode off on the moon.
She didn't care what Liu Ruhai thought. She was very proud and said to the new Shangguan Ma Zongqi: "A Shangguan with a good eye like me will win over me. Boss, with such a good eye, just wait for your promotion!"
"...I'm asking, Princess Jincheng's steward, why did you just be called over?"
"Give me a reward." She looked at Shangguan defensively, "When the princess's carriage arrived at the front gate of the temple, I went up to flatter me. Boss, I haven't had enough to eat in several days -"
"I don't want you!" Ma Zongqi simply suspected that there was something wrong with his vision. Where did this woman come from to be stingy and stupid? He mused, "Why did Princess Jincheng come suddenly? She doesn't believe in Buddhism."
She blinked her eyes, this Shangguan was a shrewd one and would be promoted 90% of the time. She smiled and said: "Her husband is from the royal family of the previous dynasty. I know that, but he is from the Khitan family of the Liao Dynasty, not the Mongolian. The Khitan Kingdom and the Yuan Emperor are enemies.
.What are you worried about? The princess’s surname is Li, there is no way she is a spy outside the Great Wall.”
"We must be on guard..." Ma Zongqi thought for a while.
She was worried about what Shangguan was worried about: "Should I go to the princess's house to see you tonight?"
"...Don't get caught."
"Boss, I am a loyal person! Even if I get caught, I will never speak nonsense!" She patted her chest hard.
Mr. Ma laughed loudly. It is true that the Princess Mansion has Khitan guards, but they are all good at riding and shooting. They are not real masters like Sister-in-law Wu.
Just as he was talking, the door to the check-in room was pushed open, and the steward of the Princess Mansion stood in front of the door, looking at the two of them.
"...is something wrong?"
"The princess invites Madam Wu to speak."
Mr. Ma was overjoyed and exchanged glances with her.
Cao Xiwan swaggered into the Daxiangguo Temple. The courtyard was filled with green cypresses and green pine trees. She immediately saw that not only the princess was in the room, but also the distinguished guest Jiayinba Guoshi. She was a little surprised, but she smiled and stepped forward to salute.
The princess, who was forty years old, liked her very much. She summoned her and asked her to pay her respects to the imperial master.
Cayin Baheshi: "The princess is very happy. This lady is destined to be your wife just by looking at her face. Were you from Yanjing City before?"
"Yes. I was in Yanjing City when I was a child."
Princess Jincheng was surprised. Kayinba suddenly came to Daxiangguo Temple today and approached her. She said that she had great luck today and met the noble Taibai. So she came here to inform her.
Noble? Princess Jincheng thought about it. She didn't see any strangers today. She only saw a sweet-talking and flattering woman in front of the temple. So she was invited.
At this time, she heard that Cao Xiwan actually grew up in Yanjing City when she was a child and went to Jinling City when she was older. Her expression changed drastically, she held her hand and asked in a trembling voice: "You... your surname is Wu? Your father?"
Where is your mother?"
"...Uh..." She was embarrassed, "My parents are gone." This is what her Luyin household registration said.
"Why aren't you here?"
"...Separated." She was worried. Princess Jincheng was looking for her daughter, and she knew it. But she had to answer this way. After all, Princess Jincheng had been looking for her daughter for more than 20 years, and she was also very cautious, and quickly looked at Jiacheng.
Yinba: "National Master, look -"
"Since the parents are not here, the date of birth is also inaccurate. I will take her back to the house and perform a ritual ceremony. We will see the results later."
"The Imperial Master is right. My child, please come and thank the Imperial Master!" The princess restrained her excitement and quickly asked her servants to prepare a box of satin clothing to be donated to the temple, and asked her to bring it into the palace to perform rituals.
Cao Xiwan felt pity for the princess's motherly heart, but glanced at Kayinba, what did this charlatan and liar want to do by detaining her into the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion? To ambush her?