With a single shot, Chu Qing pushed his elbow back to the lower abdomen of the fake Zhao shopkeeper, and then bent down, and the sharp arrow passed through Chu Qing's bun and hit the throat of the fake Zhao shopkeeper behind him.

Blood splashed everywhere, and the fake shopkeeper Zhao covered the bubbling blood, staring at the beads of his eyes and falling stiffly to the ground.

Xu Xiaoxiao trotted forward to check on Chu Qing, "Are you okay?" ”

Chu Qing looked at the extra crossbow arrows in Xu Xiaoxiao's hand in a daze, Xu Xiaoxiao followed his gaze, only to find that she forgot to hide herself in a hurry, she smiled embarrassedly, scratched her head and turned around and left the room.

Chu Guo and Liu Qiao'er found the shopkeeper Zhao who was tied up by Wuhuanda in the firewood room, and after they rescued the shopkeeper Zhao, several people ran towards the study.

Several people came to the courtyard of the study and saw Chu Qing covered in blood, Chu Guo ran forward out of control and cried and touched Chu Qing.

"Brother Huang, what's wrong with you?"

Chu Qing touched his head and said gently, "It's okay, it's not the blood of the imperial brother." ”

Chu Guo flipped through Chu Qing's clothes and made sure that they were not damaged before wiping away the tears on his face with peace of mind, and Liu Qiao'er followed him to Xu Xiaoxiao.

"Are you alright?"

Xu Xiaoxin shook his head weakly, and looked at Chu Qing from time to time.

She's miserable, how can she round the field now.

Liu Qiao'er raised her hand and shook it in front of her eyes in confusion, "What's wrong?" ”

"Everyone's okay." Shopkeeper Zhao was supported by the housekeeper and stood in the courtyard, his face was pale, and he looked at everyone weakly.

Chu Qing pulled Chu Guo to Zhao's shopkeeper, "Uncle, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, it's just that I've been tied up for too long and my body is a little weak." Shopkeeper Zhao shook his head weakly.

"Xiaoxiao, please take a look at your uncle's situation." Chu Qing turned his head to look at Xu Xiaoxiao and said anxiously.

Xu Xiaoxiao nodded and motioned for the housekeeper to help the shopkeeper Zhao into the room, and several people followed after confirming that they were safe.

In the room, Xu Xiaoxiao checked the injuries of the shopkeeper Zhao, picked up the wolf howl and wrote down a few pieces of Chinese medicine and handed them to the housekeeper, who left the room to grab the medicine after taking it.

Chu Qing took the handkerchief handed over by the maid and wiped the fine sweat on the forehead of the shopkeeper Zhao, and at this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the courtyard.

"Sir." A woman entered the room with the help of the maid, her expression was anxious, and her haggard face still had tears on her face, and she came directly to the bed and half-squatted next to Zhao's shopkeeper.

The woman was followed by a man and a woman, the woman was wearing a flower-pulling skirt and the man was wearing an ink-colored black dress, and the two stood behind the woman with frowns uneasily.

"Dad, are you alright?" The woman squatted down beside the woman and held the hand of the shopkeeper Zhao.

Shopkeeper Zhao opened his eyes weakly, he raised his hand and pointed at the three people in front of him, "Lord Wang, His Royal Highness the Prince, this is your aunt Huang Yan, this is your cousin Zhao Xiyue, cousin Zhao Kai." ”

Huang Yan and Zhao Xiyue, who were paying attention to Zhao's shopkeeper, Zhao Kai only found the people in the house at this time, and they were stunned for a moment before turning to face Chu Guo and Chu Qing.

"Folk girl Huang Yan."

"People's girl Zhao Xiyue."

"Chen Zhao Kai"

"Knock on His Majesty the Prince, knock on the Prince."

"No need to be polite." Chu Qing and Chu Guo wanted to support the three of them in unison.

Zhao Kai knelt on the ground and refused Chu Qing's support, "The courtesy of the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished. ”

Chu Qing had no choice but to put his hands behind his back and said, "Flatten." ”

Zhao Kai got up from the ground and stretched out his hand to support Huang Yan, Huang Yan raised his handkerchief to wipe away the tears on his face, and said sadly, "Who wants to murder the master." ”

Chu Guo lowered his head guiltily, and Chu Qing patted him on the shoulder to comfort him when he saw this.

"It is estimated that it was Zhao's shopkeeper's peers, who were jealous that we provided the secret recipe to Zhao's shopkeeper, so they pretended to be Zhao's shopkeeper and wanted to seize the secret recipe." Xu Xiaoxiao found the depressed Chu State, in order to keep Chu Guo from feeling guilty, she stood up without waiting for Chu Qing to speak.

Huang Yan found Xu Xiaoxiao and looked at Zhao Kai suspiciously, Zhao Kai said gently, "This is Miss Xu, who is a superb cook." ”

"Little girl, it turned out to be you, my lord has been talking about you every day for the past two days." After Huang Yan knew Xu Xiaoxiao's identity, she suddenly realized that she stepped forward and held Xu Xiaoxiao's hand.

Xu Xiaoxiao was embarrassed to be praised, and took a few steps back with a red face, "I'm really sorry for causing Shopkeeper Zhao to be affected by my business." ”

"Hey, how can people walk in the rivers and lakes without being stabbed, it's okay." Huang Yan patted the back of Xu Xiaoxiao's hand to comfort.

Chu Guo pursed his thin lips and watched Xu Xiaoxiao relieve himself, with mixed feelings in his heart, Chu Chu naughtily hugged Chu Guo's neck.

"Don't be too moved, when you become the emperor, give us some benefits to repay the favor."

Chu Guo was relieved in his heart and nodded happily, "It's a trivial matter." ”

When night fell, Xu Xiaoxiao and the others left the Zhao Mansion after dinner, and when they returned to the inn, everyone began to discuss the purchase plan of materials.

This time, the direction of discussion has expanded from the simple purchase of materials in Liujia Village to the reserve materials and military materials in Xin'an City.

Xu Xiaoxiao took a few sips of hot tea and said slowly, "Then it's decided, let Wang Duo and Da Zhuang purchase the materials, and we will wait at the inn." ”

Wang Duo stood behind Chu Qing and bowed his head, Liu Dazhuang sat on the stool with a serious expression, and patted his chest with a sense of responsibility.

Chu Qing was worried that Xu Xiaoxiao and the others would be too conspicuous to go out and be in danger, so he proposed to let Wang Duo and Liu Dazhuang go out to purchase.

Xu Xiaoxiao took out the three boxes of gold in his hand from the quilt, and Liu Qiaoer was reluctant to see that the three wooden boxes finally fell into Liu Dazhuang's hands.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Dazhuang and Wang Duo went out to purchase early in the morning, due to the huge amount of procurement, it was necessary to transport materials in several times, and the first batch of materials followed Xu Xiaoxiao and his party back to Xin'an City first.

Shopkeeper Zhao took Huang Yan, Zhao Xiyue and Zhao Kai to wait outside the door, and there were dozens of dart masters and officers and soldiers behind them.

Liu Qiao'er looked at the dart master and the officers and soldiers with a big knife in front of her, and felt a sense of security, and stepped forward to greet the shopkeeper Zhao with a smile, "It's really worthy of the shopkeeper Zhao, safe and proper." ”

Shopkeeper Zhao was embarrassed to be praised, smiled and waved his hand, "It's not me, it's my son's credit." ”

Zhao Kai bowed his hand to Chu Qing and Chu Guo, "This time, this official will go together to escort the prince and His Royal Highness the crown prince. ”

"You're going too?" Xu Xiaoxiao hugged Chu Chu and stepped forward to ask.

Zhao Kai nodded with a cold expression, "After so many things, this official is not at ease. ”

"What about the supplies in the back? I'm afraid of encountering bandits on the road. Xu Xiaoxiao said that she was uneasy in her heart.

The first batch of dart divisions and officers and soldiers escort don't have to worry more, she is most worried about the next few batches, now the soldiers are in chaos, materials are life, whether it is a homeless or a bandit wants to rob.

"Don't worry, the official will send someone to escort you." Zhao Kai said coldly with his hands behind his back.

"Since Lord Zhao has made all the arrangements, let's go." Chu Qing picked Chu Guo into the carriage and turned around to help Xu Xiaoxiao.

Xu Xiaoxiao came to the carriage and paused, looked at the wide palm in front of her, hesitated for a moment, and Chu Chu impatiently helped her raise her hand and put it on Chu Qing's palm.

When Chu Qing's wide palm held her palm, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, her cheeks were slightly red, and she walked up the steps in a trance.

Liu Qiao'er pursed her lips and snickered as she watched Xu Xiaoxiao blushing and putting her palm in Chu Qing's palm, and the interaction between the two fell in her eyes.