Chapter 27: The Sleeping Princess (Part II)
For seven days, Hanks was closed, and if there was anything, he told the two handymen to do it, and he stayed at Princess Sophia's bedside during the day. At night, I either slept directly downstairs, or practiced magic for a while and then slept without any abnormal behavior.
The prince has already sent back the news that the demon princess was injured and unconscious. Liu Xiang's reply has been sent to him, and he must do his best to save the demon princess so as not to cause a rapid deterioration in the relationship between the two countries, and at the same time, he must also be prepared to prevent the demon clan from asking for guilt.
It is not appropriate to convict Fu Tianlei now, after all, he has given him high glory, and he is still holding an important position in the army. When the demon clan has not yet asked for any explanation, killing him so rashly will not necessarily be able to resolve the dispute, but will snub the hearts of the people and easily cause the army to mutiny. Of course, if killing him can resolve the contradictions between the two countries, Liu Xiang will not mind doing so. In short, everything depends on the attitude of the demons.
Liu Xiang had already left a secret decree for the crown prince and prince Zhang Pinyuan, instructing him to take it out and hand it over to the prince in the worst case, and let the prince follow the instructions above.
Wang Junqing has been staying in Fu Tianlei's mansion these days in order to keep abreast of Princess Sophia's situation. The news he got from the second child made him mixed feelings, happy that Hanks did not do anything to hurt the princess, and worried that Princess Sophia still did not show signs of sobering up. After so many days, Princess Sophia is still not awake, I am afraid that hope will become more and more slim, how good is this!
Fu Tianlei didn't think so, although Princess Sophia was still in a coma, but his intuition told him that such a situation was only temporary. It won't be long before Princess Sophia will come to her senses, even better than she was before she fell unconscious, that's his answer from experience. Judging from Princess Sophia's appearance, she is not a short-lived person, and there is no reason why she would die young. Besides, now Princess Sophia's situation is very strange, she has been in a coma for so long, she has not eaten any food, not only has her body not been emaciated, but her vitality is getting stronger and stronger, how can this be explained?
The crown prince Liu Xin would come to greet him once a day, and Hanks would always deal with a few words lukewarmly, and then politely send him away on the grounds that the princess needed to recuperate. Liu Xin didn't want to stay too long, put down the gift, said a few comforting polite words and left.
Jackson hasn't come back from the Demon God Empire yet, and he doesn't know what the attitude is over there? It is estimated that the Demon Emperor is also very troubled now, right? The war with the beast clan continues to lose, and if he gets involved with the human race again because of this matter, the demon race may not be able to please anything. Besides, now that the province of Lasgar is still under the control of the orcs, if the demon army wants to attack the human fortress, it must first pass the orcs.
This is probably the real reason why Jackson has not returned yet, and the Demon Emperor is also waiting. Until there is no final outcome in Princess Sophia's situation, neither side will act rashly, so as not to fall into a disadvantageous situation.
Now Wang Junqing can be said to have nothing to do, and Princess Sophia is injured and unconscious, and he also has a lot of responsibility. Although he has not been locked up, at least for now, he will not be allowed to continue to serve in the army, and at the same time, he is also restricted from leaving Mengliang Fortress. This is also his deep background, and if he is an ordinary person, I am afraid that Niu Ziru will not even ask, and he will click on the matter.
Playing with Xiaolong and Xiaohu every day in Fu Tianlei's mansion, Wang Junqing was bored to death. Sophia couldn't go there again, so she could only get news of her from Uncle Yan. Uncle Yan is the person Fu Tianlei called the second child, after a long time of contact, Wang Junqing also knew him, and knew that his name was Yan Yun, so he called him Uncle Yan.
Today, Wang Junqing couldn't help it, so he found Yan Yun when he came back to rest, and begged him to take him with him when he went to spy on Hanks at night.
Originally, Yan Yun didn't plan to take him there, but he couldn't stand his soft grinding and hard bubbles, so he could only take him with him in the end. However, the premise is that Wang Junqing must obey Yan Yun's command in all his actions and must not interfere with Yan Yun's work. For this, Wang Junqing naturally agreed.
Before it was dark, Yan Yun took Wang Junqing to the vicinity of Xiaolong's house. Of course, they are disguised. Yan Yun dressed up as an old man selling snacks, pushed a cart full of greasy, and stopped at the door of Xiaolong's house, ready to go out to do business. Wang Junqing pretended to be a handyman for Yan Yun, helped him pack his things, and greeted guests.
Wang Junqing still hasn't figured out where Yan Yun got this snack car. The car was too much like that, with a thick layer of grease on the worn frame, apparently not cleaned in a long time. In the place where the car set the stove, due to the perennial smoke and fire, some places have left traces of being burned, and the surface has been carbonized and blackened.
As soon as the car stopped, Yan Yun instructed Wang Junqing to help him set up the car, move two tables and a few stools from the car, and set them up on the side of the road. And he himself has begun to make a fire and boil water, and he is constantly busy. Looking at Yan Yun's skillful movements, Wang Junqing couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Yan, are you usually doing a side hustle in your free time? Why are you so professional in selling snacks?"
"Sideline? This is a necessary skill for scouts, if you can see at a glance that it is fake, how can you deceive that stupid guy of the demon clan! I am also the captain of the reconnaissance team of the 45th Army, and there are so many things waiting for me to deal with every day, I don't sleep enough, and I still have time to engage in side business, I am full of food!" Yan Yun said without raising his head, "Xiao Wang, don't just stand and don't greet guests." ”
Seeing that there are only hawkers like them busy on the streets, there is not a single pedestrian passing by. Wang Junqing said helplessly: "Uncle Yan, I can't even see a figure on the street, who do you want me to call?"
"Then you can't just stand still, wipe the table and bench again, don't wait for the guests to come and think it's not clean, you have to work again. Yan Yun commanded again.
Wang Junqing really didn't understand what Yan Yun thought, saying that he was here to investigate, but who knew that he was starting a business. Looking at this posture, he is going to be busy here all night today, and I don't know how he will conduct investigations? However, he has already promised to listen to him, and Wang Junqing can only pick up a rag and wipe the table and bench again.
Usually eating at a roadside food stall, Wang Junqing felt that the conditions there were bad enough, and now he knew that there were even worse. Forget about those benches, the thick layer of greasy on the table, I can't tell what color it is, if you want to clean it up, it is estimated that the rag is useless, at least you have to use a shovel to shovel.
Yan Yun's pot of water was already hot, and he could start processing the food when the guests came to the door. Before there was anyone yet, he took out the bowls, plates, chopsticks, and all kinds of spices and laid them out one by one. Wang Junqing wiped the table there for a while, and couldn't help but want to glance at the window on the second floor.
Before he could raise his head, he was hit the head. "I didn't pay you to ask you to look around, you don't want to work hard all day long, you know that you are lazy!"
Wang Junqing didn't understand what was going on, and just as he was about to resist, he was pulled by Yan Yun. Yan Yun whispered in his ear, "Don't look up, be careful of being discovered by Hanks." Their demons are the most sensitive, you just need to look at him a little more, and he can feel it immediately. ”
Letting go of Wang Junqing's hand, Yan Yun was busy with the work in his hands, and said to Wang Junqing in a low voice: "Xiao Wang, Hanks will come out to buy wontons in a while, don't show your stuffing when the time comes! After so many days, he still hasn't eliminated his suspicions about me, and he is constantly tempting." But I covered it up well enough that he didn't notice anything. If you want to reveal his true colors, you can't reveal your identity, otherwise my efforts these days will be in vain. ”
"But how can we find out the news if we stay here like this?" Although Wang Junqing knew that he couldn't startle the snake, how could he gather information when he stayed on the street? "Uncle Yan, we don't know what's going on in the house here!"
"Boy, you have to do it with your heart to do investigation. With your eyes alone, you won't be able to get the most authentic information. Yan Yun said solemnly, "For now, do you know what Hanks is doing, and what is Princess Sophia's situation like?"
Wang Junqing shook his head.
"Do you hear the sound coming from the house?"
Wang Junqing pricked up his ears and listened carefully for a while, and then said, "The room is very quiet, I can't hear anything." ”
There were four breaths in the room, the most subtle of which was from Hanks. The breathing of the two handymen was disordered and muddy, stubby and lacking stamina. Princess Sophia's breathing was long, powerful, steady and rhythmic, and it was easy to tell. ”
"What does this mean?" asked Wang Junqing curiously.
"It means that Princess Sophia is not in danger at all now. Yan Yun rolled her eyes, "Okay, it's time to work, there's a guest coming." If you're interested, I'll teach you that later. ”
It was getting dark, and the streets were bustling with people, with vendors selling snacks filling the streets. Some civilians living at the bottom and ordinary soldiers stationed in Mengliang Fortress kept coming here from all directions to eat some snacks and drink a little wine to relieve their fatigue of the day.
Wang Junqing was also busy, constantly greeting guests. I don't know if Yan Yun's craftsmanship is really good, the business of their stall is very good, and in just half an hour, more than a dozen bowls of wonton noodles have been sold. was busy and chaotic, and Wang Junqing didn't have time to think about other things.
As soon as a few bowls were cleaned, the food that Yan Yun had prepared Wang Junqing had not had time to serve for the next batch of guests, when he heard Yan Yun whisper to him: "Hanks is coming out soon, don't be nervous, when you receive him, just keep your normal words and deeds, don't worry, he won't recognize you." ”
Glancing at the door of the house out of the corner of his eye, Wang Junqing asked suspiciously, "Uncle Yan, the door hasn't opened yet, how do you know?"
"Don't look there, don't ask too much, there's no time to explain right now, just do what I say. Yan Yun was busy with the life in his hands, and said without raising his head.
Wang Junqing hurriedly retracted his gaze and brought a few bowls of wontons to the table. Before he could get ready, he heard a "squeak", the door had opened, and Hanks slowly walked out wearing the usual clothes of ordinary people in the Dragon Empire. His face has also been retouched, covering up some of the characteristics of the demons, which is difficult to spot in the dim light of the night if you don't observe carefully.
Seeing Hanks walking to the front of his stall, Wang Junqing could no longer avoid it, there was no reason not to do the business delivered to the door, right? )