Chapter 45 Nothing to do
"Do you want to tell me the clue," the young man's dark eyes were half-closed, and he subconsciously reached out to smooth the folds on his sleeves, and added slowly, "Naturally, there is." β
"Don't take your tricks to sell others here, I don't have time to listen." Casting a contemptuous look, Jiang Fenghao snorted angrily, he really couldn't see that he was always wasting everyone's time like a 10,000-year-old turtle with a gentle appearance, "Say, what else have you found?" β
The smile on the young man's face remained unchanged, and he only took the teacup, but when he was about to drink, he suddenly said, "...... The same forces also exist in the area of Yuzhou, although the scale is not large, but there are many of them. And ......"
"And what?"
"As far as my people know, not only in Yuzhou and Huaizhou, but also in Jiangnan and Xuchuan and other places, especially Huaizhou."
"Huaizhou too?" The long eyelashes drooped to cover the emotions in his eyes, Jiang Fenghao repeated in a low voice, curling his slender fingers and tapping on the table, "Yuzhou, Huaizhou, Jiangnan, Xuchuan and a Xiangxiang ......"
Every time he said the name of a place, he dipped his hand in tea and clicked it on the table, Jiang Fenghao was silent for a while, and slid his finger to connect several places with water stains, which happened to be the shape of a circle.
The young man glanced down, then he put his finger in the middle of the circle with a knowing hand, and said jokingly, "General! β
The smile in Jiang Fenghao's eyes disappeared, but the corners of his mouth were still hooked upward, looking a little weird, "So blatant...... It's kind of interesting. β
"I have checked that although the leaders of these small forces do not know each other and do not interfere with each other, they have one thing in common, that is, at the beginning of each month, they secretly meet with a person they call 'messengers' and hand over the looted silver taels to him."
"Just silver taels?"
"What do you think?" The young man knew Jiang Fenghao quite well, and smiled slightly before saying, "In addition to the silver taels, of course, there are all kinds of news collected in their territory, as well as ...... List of new dings. β
"Can you get those lists?" Jiang Fenghao lowered his eyelids, not at all surprised.
"Yes, yes, but it will take some time." The young man groaned for a moment and continued, "Those who have been recruited and who are struggling to make ends meet in most of their families in the vicinity of the capital, will find out with a little inquiryβthe more troublesome ones are those that have already been sent to the 'messengers'. β
"To collect so many things at the same time, one 'messenger' is definitely not enough, right?" Jiang Fenghao rubbed his smooth chin thoughtfully, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, "Unless ......"
"Unless they're just minus pawns, too." The young man took the conversation casually and said with a little regret, "I have followed one of them before, but unfortunately, before I could get useful information, he took the lead in biting the poison sac and committing suicide. β
"So, those so-called messengers should all be dead?"
The young man bowed his head, "Nine times out of ten." β
"Actually, there is another thing," Seeing that Jiang Fenghao just half-hung his head and did not speak, the young man was silent for a while and then hesitated to speak, "I found a letter in the place where the person was temporarily staying, although the specific recipient is not specified, but I think you will be interested in the content." β
As he spoke, he reached out and took out the envelope that had been folded in half from his bosom and handed it over.
Jiang Fenghao was not polite to him, he opened the envelope on the spot and looked at it, the more he looked at it, the more strange his face became, like a puzzle and a relief after a big solution.
After a long time, the letter paper was refolded and put back in the envelope, and the expression on Jiang Fenghao's face was unprecedentedly calm.
Glancing at his own senior brother who was leisurely sipping tea, Jiang Fenghao got up and walked to the door, and commanded in a deep voice with his hands behind his back, "Go and find Bai Shou and Hong Fang for me immediately!" β
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"Aunt Seventeen, this ...... Is this really a belly pocket? In He Xiaoqiao's bedroom, Princess Jinghe, who had already changed her clothes, pressed her chest with her hand, and let He Xiaoqiao circle around her twice, seeing her nodding her head with a satisfied look, her ears were hot on the spot, and her face was so red that she almost dripped blood, "How can I do it...... It feels so weird! β
Although the key areas are blocked and lifted up by the new underwear, there is no cover below the chest but it feels empty, and the skin around the belly rubs against the slightly cool underwear, as if there is no clothing to cover the body.
Jinghe said that although she was a little shy, she was more excited to discover new things.
"It's inevitable that you won't get used to wearing it for the first time, but it'll be fine later." He Xiaoqiao comforted, reached out and picked up her hair to adjust the underwear strap tied at the back of her neck for her, "Do you still feel out of breath now?" β
Jinghe shook his head, and said softly with a rare pink face, "No." Feel ...... now Not bad. β
The burden on the chest is shared by the underwear, and it seems to be a lot easier to walk, and more importantly, because the chest has become straight, the figure has become more and more slender.
"I'll give it to you if you like it." He Xiaoqiao clapped his hands and said casually.
Cai Lian and Suo'er shouted almost in unison, "Miss (Princess)!" β
Princess Jinghe glared at the two of them fiercely, and when she faced He Xiaoqiao, she couldn't help but laugh happily, and accepted it without much politeness, "Thank you, Aunt Seventeen." β
After saying that, the person seemed to let go, opened his hands and turned around in place twice, his eyes fell on his high chest, and his expression was indescribably satisfied.
"You're welcome, if you like it."
Stretched out his hand and patted Cailian, who was still elongating her face, He Xiaoqiao silently comforted her, and calmly signaled her to continue to prepare to make the second piece - the first one was sent out, and her own has not yet been settled.
Cai Lian secretly glanced at Jinghe, who was still enjoying herself, and muttered in a low voice with unwillingness, "Miss, you worked hard to make this, why did you give it to her for nothing?" β
It turned out to be struggling with this.
"Of course it's not for nothing, not to mention that we won't lose money if it's given away for free-" He Xiaoqiao smiled, as if casually turning over the needle and thread basket, and also lowered his voice and said, "I have other plans, you will know later." β
Seeing that Cailian was still distressed, He Xiaoqiao couldn't help but pull her cheek with his hand, and said jokingly, "Don't keep stretching your face, beware of the horses you see on the road and treat you as a relative, come, hurry up and smile." β
"Miss loves to joke with slaves!" Cai Lian snorted, but her face slowly smiled.
Knowing that He Xiaoqiao had her own success, she relaxed on the spot, glanced in the direction where Jinghe was, and began to thread the needle with a precipitated mood.
There was a sudden silence in the room.
After a while, Princess Jinghe suddenly spoke, "Aunt Seventeen......"
"You still call me Xiao Qiao, Aunt Seventeen sounds awkward." He Xiaoqiao interrupted her, she was really not used to being called aunt by a girl who looked about her age.
"Nope." Jinghe seemed to be shaken for a moment, but soon shook his head firmly, and said seriously, "Uncle Seventeen has explained, and the ceremony cannot be abolished." Therefore, I can only call Aunt Seventeen, and I am not allowed to shout anything else. β
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He Xiao Qiaomo β
What a dead-eyed child.
"Forget it, whatever you want."
"Aunt Seventeen, I ......"
Jinghe walked to the table and sat down, seemed to be a little unaccustomed to touching his neck with his hand, and just opened his mouth, he saw Cailian and the lock that were still in the house, and slowly closed it again.
"You go out first, I have something to say to Aunt Seventeen alone."
"Miss......" Cailian and both of them were a little uneasy.
"Go ahead, it'll be fine."
"Yes."
Only then did the two of them stand up and retreat with their heads down, but they were still uneasy to guard not far from the door.
"What does the princess want to say?"
"That, I'm ......" Princess Jinghe muttered for a long time, and finally weakly choked out a sorry sentence from between her teeth.
He Xiaoqiao subconsciously plucked his ears with his fingers, almost thinking that he was having auditory hallucinations, "Why did you tell me sorry?" β
The glamorous little face turned red, and Jinghe's voice was still low, a little awkward, "I was not good before, but I didn't mean to be so ......fierce to Aunt Seventeen."
It turned out that she was here to apologize, no wonder she wanted to separate everyone else, this girl is quite good-looking.
However, this split personality seems to be two before and after, and it really looks like taking the wrong medicine to get nervous.
Although he thought so in his heart, He Xiaoqiao was not stupid enough to say this. Seeing that Jinghe completely lost her previous domineering appearance, she hung her head pitifully like a child who had done something wrong, and the tip of her tongue turned, but comforted her, "It's okay, everyone has a time when they are young and frivolous and ignorant, don't keep shouting at every turn in the future to pick off someone's head or beat someone." β
Jinghe's mouth opened, and his face seemed to be a little unhappy, but he still responded obediently, "Yes, Jinghe listens to Aunt Seventeen." β
He Xiaoqiao affirmed once again that this girl must have taken the wrong medicine, and the dose is not small!
"You ......" He Xiaoqiao tried to control the urge to put the back of his hand on Jinghe's forehead to probe the temperature, and asked tentatively, "When you came here, nothing happened, right?" "Could it be that my head accidentally caught the door panel, and I am not awake yet?
"It's nothing." Jinghe made He Xiaoqiao's sympathetic gaze a little inexplicable, "Except for a few people who didn't want to stop me just now," when she said this, she suddenly became excited, her eyes sparkled and she raised her chin proudly as if she was inviting merit, "But Aunt Seventeen, don't worry, I didn't take off their heads, I just scared them and told them to get out." β
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"Hehe," the corners of He Xiaoqiao's eyes twitched, "That's good, that's good." β
Jinghe didn't seem to see He Xiaoqiao's coping, and after a while, he asked cautiously, "Aunt Seventeen...... You, are you still mad at me? β
"Angry? Why should I be angry? He Xiaoqiao was dazed for a moment, until she saw her eyes drifting to Cailian outside the door, "Oh, so you mean that......"
"I know that Xia Bing and the others are the ones who bullied Aunt Seventeen on their own initiative, and they deliberately came to the door to scold Aunt Seventeen for being my fault," Jinghe looked a little nervous, eager to make his position clear, "But I swear this is the last time, I will definitely not in the future, Aunt Seventeen, you have to believe me!" β
He Xiaoqiao almost burst out laughing, but after thinking about it, he immediately controlled it, and his scrutinizing gaze fell on Jing He, who looked expectant, and said nonchalantly, "I can trust youβbut you have to tell me frankly, what are you here for today?" β
The sudden inaction in the broad daylight is definitely either a traitor or a thief. Not to mention that Jinghe has been so well-behaved since he entered the door that even a blind man can see that something is wrong.
originally thought that He Xiaoqiao would be angry when he mentioned the matter of picking lotus, Jinghe was dodging and didn't dare to meet He Xiaoqiao's eyes, so she couldn't help but ask her like this, and almost subconsciously blurted out, "How do you know that I came today to ......"
Before he finished speaking, the person had already reacted, and hurriedly covered his mouth with his backhand, raised his head to meet He Xiaoqiao's expressionless face, and his liver immediately trembled uncontrollably.
"Aunt Seventeen, listen to my explanation......"