Chapter 3: The Pain of Longing
"Are there any problems in the store right now?"
"There's another shop that won't sell anything. I've raised the price three times, but they just won't sell. ”
"Huh? Have you investigated the cause? ”
"Hmm. But it didn't work out. The owners are a couple in their thirties who moved to Shuicheng seven or eight years ago, and the two make a living from this shop. I've checked the situation of this store, and the profit is very average. ”
So strange.
They don't want the money sent to the door?
"I'll go see it myself tomorrow and take it out to breathe."
Ouyang Jing said naturally, but Ouyang Qi couldn't help frowning.
Ouyang Jing, as the idle princess, had been burned to death in the fire two months ago, and now Jing'er, in what capacity should she face the world?
"Brother, you're worried again."
Seeing his brows furrowed, Ouyang Jing pouted rather dissatisfied, and pressed his brows flat with his hands.
"Don't worry. I have already thought about it, and I will be your sworn brother in the future, Yang Qing. ”
It's right in the middle of her name, and it's very easy to remember.
"Even if it's your sworn brother, I can still follow you. Wouldn't it be nice if you could follow me and protect me as a matter of course?
And ah, I really like to wear men's clothes, it's much more convenient than women's clothes. ”
"You ghost."
With such a strong and smart girl, it's really hard for him not to be spoiled.
Early the next morning, Ouyang Jing changed into men's clothes, held a folding fan, and shook it to the shop gracefully.
This shop mainly sells some decorations, knick-knacks. Everything looks pretty good, but it's not a boutique.
She walked into the store and wandered around, but the shopkeeper was still standing behind the counter to settle the accounts, completely ignoring her.
It's too unserious for the guests!
Ouyang Jing was a little surprised, picked up a wood carving casually, and asked, "Shopkeeper, how can this be sold?" ”
"Five taels of silver."
Five taels?
A broken wood carving costs five taels! Why don't you go and grab the money!
Ouyang Jing couldn't wait to smash the things in his hand directly in his face, no wonder this store can be profitable, the cost is low and the price is high, it is strange if it does not make money.
However, does it mean that someone can buy it at such a high price?
"This stuff is really good. It's a pity that such a good thing is hidden in this alley, why don't you change places to operate it? ”
"Small business, mixed food, not seeking to get rich."
Hey, that means money doesn't appeal to him anymore.
"It seems that the shopkeeper is a life-oriented person. Seeing that your store is doing well, why not change to a more beautiful place, so that you can enjoy life and continue to earn some money. Wouldn't it be better? ”
The man looked up and glanced at her faintly.
"If Childe buys something, I welcome it, if you are a lobbyist for Young Master Ouyang, please go back, I don't sell this store, and I won't move."
Hell, don't you want to be so straightforward about refusal. Ouyang Jing smiled slightly, turned around and left the shop.
Not long after she left, a carrier pigeon flew out of the backyard of the shop, headed straight for the main city, and finally landed in the hands of a black figure.
The thing tied to the pigeon's leg was untied, and with a quick glance, it appeared in the ink garden in an instant.
Inside the Ink Garden.
Ye Moxuan still sits at his desk and paints, and since Ouyang Jing's death, painting seems to have become his only hobby.
"What's wrong?"
His tone was still faint, but he could clearly feel that it was different from before, he was indifferent but still cared before, and now he really didn't care about anything.
Ming's hand tightened slightly, grasping the news he had just gotten in his hand, and suddenly began to hesitate to say it.
He still clearly remembers the day the princess died, how grief-stricken the princess was when he woke up, holding a charred corpse for half a month, and no matter who came to persuade him, he refused to let go.
Later, the shadow was still ruthless, and knocked him unconscious with another palm, which took the body away. However, in order not to make the prince too excited, they could only freeze the corpse.
Unexpectedly, the prince was much calmer when he woke up, and every day in addition to going to the ice cellar to see the corpse, he stayed in the study to paint the portrait of the princess.
Today's news, he rushed over excitedly when he got it, and he didn't have time to verify it, in case it was wrong, could the prince withstand the second blow.
"It's okay, my subordinates just came to see the prince."
"Hades, you are the king's hand, do you think you can deceive the king?"
In order to prevent herself from being distracted by talking and drawing her ugly, Ye Moxuan simply put down the pen.
"Tell me, what is it that makes you so flustered."
Forget it, even if he doesn't say it, the prince will find out sooner or later if he wants to know.
"Lord, when you asked the princess to disguise herself as a man, we passed the portrait of the princess to all the secret guards scattered around the main city.
Just now, news came from Shuicheng, saying that he saw a son, who was almost exactly the same as the princess dressed as a man.
Moreover, this son appeared to help Ouyang Qi. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
Obviously he already had the answer in his heart, but Ye Moxuan couldn't believe it.
"Lord Wang, these days, Ying and I have always suspected that it was not the real princess who burned to death, and the corpse could not be proved to be the princess herself. It's just that you are too sad, and we dare not tell you, for fear that there will be more painful disappointment after giving you hope. ”
"So, these days, you've been investigating?"
Ye Moxuan clenched his hands unconsciously, the fire burned so coincidentally, he didn't doubt it, but he didn't dare to investigate, he was afraid that the truth found out was that she was really dead.
For now, at least, he could hold on to a little hope when there was no one around, even if he could see her in his dreams.
"Shadow went to investigate. I'm in charge of staying behind the prince. We thought that if the princess hadn't died, she would definitely show up again, so we informed all the secret guards to report the situation in time. ”
Water City?
Would she risk hiding in such an easy place to be found?
"Do you know what this son is doing to help Ouyang Qi?"
"It is said that Ouyang Qi bought a shop on a street, and it just so happens that this stronghold of ours is also on this street, and Ouyang Qi wants to buy this store of ours."
Buying a store? Or buy an entire street?
Such an exaggerated and incomprehensible style of doing things is not like Ouyang Qi, but very much like her who is always incomprehensible.
"Prepare, we'll leave for Watertown today."
"Lord Wang--"
"Don't worry, this king is prepared."
It doesn't matter if it's her or not, since he looks alike, he wants to take a look, and it should be a solution to the pain of lovesickness.
With a bitter smile, Ye Moxuan picked up the pen and still concentrated on painting the person he cared about the most.