"The girl is a knowledgeable person, since this is the case, I don't need to hide it, the price of this rouge in the past is indeed not so high, but isn't it the market has been different in the past two years, the taxes of the imperial court are becoming more and more heavy, and the price of this transportation is also rising, if the price does not rise, where will our small shops survive."

The shopkeeper sighed, but he could hear the sincerity between his words.

An Shuangchi was surprised, put down the sword he had been holding in his hand and walked over.

"You say, the taxes of the imperial court have increased? This is a matter of when. ”

It may be that An Shuangchi's eyes are too scary, and the shopkeeper is a little trembling when he looks at An Shuangchi's stunning momentum, he is just a small merchant who sells rouge gouache, except for the black price, but he didn't do anything hurtful, this little boy stared at himself like this, it was really a little unbearable.

Wiping the cold sweat that came out of his forehead, the shopkeeper sighed and poured bitter water at the two.

"The two of you don't know, since the last battle, General An Da won the battle and returned victorious, our life has been even more sad, I originally thought that after winning the battle, our life can be better."

"Who knows that the result is just the opposite, this real benefit has not been obtained, but the tax has increased by 10%, where can we small shops still live."

The shopkeeper sighed, An Shuangchi was shocked when he heard it, and even he couldn't see through the emperor's approach.

Now is obviously the time to recuperate, why do you want to increase taxes, isn't this self-defeating, the position of the crown prince has been decided, why do you want to be so aggressive.

Although he has been away from the court for a long time, he is still subconsciously sensitive to these things.

"Why did the emperor do this?" An Shuangchi frowned, looked at the shopkeeper and asked.

"How do we grass people know about it, it seems to be related to a secret incident that happened in the palace, but how do small people like us know that we can only survive under this tax, barely making a living."

The shopkeeper's sigh is a picture of people's livelihood being difficult.

Knowing what An Shuangchi was thinking in his heart, Mo gently grabbed An Shuangchi's hand and squeezed it gently, signaling that he was now in front of the public, so don't be too excited.

Feeling the pressure in his hand, An Shuangchi silently took a step back.

The last victory directly caused the barbarians to retreat dozens of miles, at least for more than ten years, they did not have the ability to start another war, at this time, the emperor did such a thing, which really made him a little confused.

Palace secrets? What kind of secret will it be, can make the emperor make such an unsober decision, and the prince doesn't care.

A terrible thought suddenly flashed through An Shuangchi's mind.

The emperor's move is not to prepare for the war, and wants to take advantage of the current strength of the army to take Pingqi in one fell swoop, but it is a barbarian capital, if this is the case, I am afraid that the emperor's purpose is to destroy the country.

Turning her head, she bumped into Mo Qingrou's eyes that were also full of worry, she was afraid that she had thought of the same thing.

At that time, the current peaceful days will be completely broken, although Lake City is far enough away from the barbarians, but if the war really starts, this place will definitely not be spared.

The lives are devastated, the people are not able to make a living, this battle will definitely not be able to fight, and when the time comes, it will not only be a catastrophe for the barbarians, but also for themselves.

After the last battle, the treasury was empty, and it was impossible to support a war, and the worry in An Shuangchi's eyes couldn't be concealed, but he couldn't show up at all now.

"Shopkeeper, you keep this for now, and we'll come back later." Mo said hello softly and pulled An Shuangchi out.

"Why do you think that?" Mo frowned softly.

This matter, will it be related to Shuangchi's departure, perhaps, the emperor's move was deliberate, in order to force Shuangchi out.

Although she bears the name of a general, what Shuang Chi is most afraid of is war, and what she doesn't like to see the most is the scene where the people are not living.

But what can they do now that they are too busy to take care of themselves?

"Zhang Liangyu." The two men looked at each other and said the name together.

"Where is he now?" Mo asked softly.

"I'll let Dark Night investigate, and I'll be back soon, and if necessary, we'll probably have to go to him."

An Shuangchi frowned and said.

This battle must not be fought, not for the sake of this emperor, but for the sake of the soldiers and people who unconditionally trust him.

Along the way, he saw their respect for the name of An Shuangchi, and if he even sat idly by, it would really be in vain for their trust in him.

These people still don't know about their departure, I'm afraid that the emperor didn't tell this matter in order to take care of the overall situation, but this news must not be hidden for too long.

At most, at the sacrifice a month later, he has not been to the court for more than a month, and rumors have been flying in the capital, and the emperor suppressed the news, only saying that he was sick and could not go to the court.

But a month later, when he did not attend the ceremony, there was no reason for him to do so, and during this month, the emperor would inevitably sift through the manpower and look for someone to take his place.

A month, that's enough.

But for them, a month is still a little nervous, if Zhang Liangyu refuses to help them, it will be a different situation.

"Don't think about it so much, I don't think the emperor will be so stupid, at this juncture, how can he do such an unclear thing, isn't this shaking the country's foundation, you say, will he have other purposes, such as."

For example, borrowing this move to force An Shuangchi back.

But Mo Qingrou didn't say the latter sentence, after all, it was just a guess, and for An Shuangchi, this was the last thing he wanted to see.

Using this method to force him to appear is too tragic, if you know that it is because of your own reasons that these ordinary people have been affected, I am afraid that An Shuangchi will not be able to pass this level in his heart.

"It's fine." Mo gently swallowed the words that had reached his mouth, and gently held An Shuangchi's hand.

glanced at her, An Shuangchi shook it back, anyway, no matter what happens, there is always a gentle companion by his side, what are you afraid of, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, everything has been decided in the dark, and there will naturally be other ways at that time.

"It should be that we are sensitive, it's okay." An Shuangchi smiled softly at Mo.

"I hope that the letter came from this morning, they have sent those children back safely, and the rewards given by those parents have also been refused, and they will probably be back tomorrow."

Huzhou is still some distance from the place where they started, but there is no place to use them for the time being, and everything will not be determined until Zhang Liangyu's whereabouts are found out in the dark.

"I don't know how Zuo Shun and Zuo Yan are doing now." When it came to Zuo Shun Zuo Yan, Mo Qingrou couldn't help but think of his angry uncle who couldn't wait to tremble all over.

Thankfully, it's all in the past now.

"There is fifteen, there should be no accidents, although fifteen usually looks a little childish, but with Liu Zhaoxue by his side, he looks a lot calmer, Zuo Shun Zuo Yan should not have too many problems with his help."

An Shuangchi comforted.

The two of them walked around the street, and after a while, An Shuangchi already had a lot of things in his hands that only girls liked.

Among the bunch of things I was holding, the most eye-catching was the top pair of rabbit ears.

"Frost Chi, look, is it good-looking." Mo gently put on rabbit ears and looked at him cutely.

"Beautiful." An Shuangchi's eyes also softened a little.

"The shops over there seem to be going to be redeemed, let's take a look."

Mo Qingrou was just about to open his mouth to tease this man who had a straight face all day long and didn't have much expression, when he saw a shop opposite that was preparing to rent out, and hurriedly pulled An Shuangchi and walked over.

This is the most crowded street, and the location of this shop is excellent, if you really want to redeem, it is a good choice.

This shop was originally an inn, Mo gently went in and looked up and down, just right, the first floor can be used to sell things like rouge gouache, and the second floor can be used for accommodation, or they live in the inn all day is not the same thing, it is inconvenient to say otherwise, the main thing is that there is no feeling of home.

It's so remote and prosperous, if one day two people are tired of wandering outside, it's also a good choice to come back to retire, and it's very convenient in all aspects.

Mo Qingrou had a small abacus in her heart, looking at her constantly rolling eyes, An Shuangchi knew what she was thinking in her heart.

"Shopkeeper." An Shuangchi screamed.

"Come on, the two guest officers are embarrassed, the small shop is about to be sold, there is no way to live in the store for the time being, you see, there is another one not far away, why don't you go over there and have a look?"

The shopkeeper said politely, pointing to another inn not far away.

Mo shook his head gently, "No, no, no, we are not here to live in the store, we want to ask you how much you plan to sell this store." ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and glanced at the two of them in disbelief, "You two are outsiders." ”

An Shuangchi nodded.

When the shopkeeper saw them admitting it, he hesitated.

The two glanced at each other, this shopkeeper, I'm afraid there is something unspeakable to say, perhaps, it is related to this inn.

"The shopkeeper might as well have something to say." An Shuangchi said, and put the Lingshuang Sword in his hand on the platform, his eyes, no matter what he looked at, were cold.