Chapter 5: Finding Faults

Thinking that he would have to live a life without food and clothing in the future, Zhao Yuanling was lost and sad.

It turns out that ordinary people have such a hard time to live.

The pedestrians were in a hurry, and they seemed to be out of place in this piece of smoke.

When he came back to his senses, Mo Bai didn't know where he had gone.

She hasn't been able to pay her respects to her father's imperial tomb, and Xiang Tao doesn't know if she has been buried properly. Did the ministers of the court find any clues when they heard the news of her death?

Thoughts were like a mountain, weighing heavily on Zhao Yuanling's heart.

Suddenly, I felt someone tap on the shoulder.

"Mo Bai, where have you been?" She turned her head as she spoke, only to find that the person who came was not Mo Bai, but the female shopkeeper of the tailor's shop, Hu Niang.

Seeing her, Zhao Yuanling subconsciously took a step back.

This move did not escape the eyes of the tiger lady, and a mocking and sharp tone sounded, "In broad daylight, are you afraid that I will harm you?" ”

Zhao Yuanling said unhappily: "Is it not possible to choose day and night when demons harm people?" ”

"You!" Thinking that her tiger girl had never harmed anyone, she was angry when she said this, and she said viciously: "I knew that I would have picked your skin, smoked your tendons, and then brought you to stew meat to eat......"

"Bold!" After saying this, she realized that this was not in the imperial city, and even Mo Bai didn't know where she went.

Zhao Yuanling turned over and took the kitchen knife on the bun table in his hand, staring at the tiger lady with his eyes like a torch.

"You come back and try again."

"Oh? I'd love to try! ”

Seeing her approaching her, Zhao Yuanling quickly put the kitchen knife across his neck.

"Then don't blame me for being rude."

Tiger Lady: "......"

You're welcome.

Looking at the little girl's tense and serious face, she burst out laughing. She rolled her eyes and took out a small stone lion from her sleeve, "Well, you fell into my shop, and I looked for a long time to find you." ”

She put it in the palm of her hand, "Hmph, we're not greedy for your little thing!" And then he walked away without looking back.

Zhao Yuanling looked at the small stone lion in his palm, looking a little stunned.

Mo Bai came out of nowhere at this time, and threw two taels of silver in his hand.

The silver soon turned into a bun and appeared in front of Zhao Yuanling.

Zhao Yuanling took the bun he handed over, and suddenly asked, "Where did this silver come from?" ”

"Nature is mine." The inky white eyebrows were raised, and the remaining copper coins rustled in his hand.

Although he wants to teach the little princess who doesn't know the dangers of the world a lesson, it doesn't mean that he wants to be a cheap bad guy.

There was a thymetic leaf in the money bag, and even if the liar ran to the ends of the earth, he could smell the smell and chase after him.

In order to let the little princess know the importance of money, Mo Bai took out a piece of silver and put it in the palm of his hand, "This is one or two pieces of silver." ”

"Well, I recognize." Zhao Yuanling nodded.

Mo Bai pointed to the meat bun she was holding on her chest, "I can buy five hundred." ”

"......" Zhao Yuanling looked at the pile of meat buns and was instantly speechless, silver is the most worthless thing in the palace.

She sneered, "It's good to get the money back." ”

Being deceived for the first time, Zhao Yuanling was ashamed, and she handed the uneaten meat bun in her hand to Mo Bai.

Said very proudly: "It's all for you!" ”

In the face of her overtures, Mo Bai took it all, "Remember to pay me back the money you owe me." His tone sounded languid, and there was a smile on his lips, clearly teasing.

However, Zhao Yuanling didn't hear it.

She took a deep breath and looked at the money bag around his waist in disbelief, "Isn't it all here to borrow your money?" ”

The money bag is bulging, and when I open it, I see that there is a lot of money inside.

Under her stunned gaze, Mo Bai withdrew the money bag from her hand without a trace, and then put it in his own corset in front of her and covered it tightly.

"The money I lent to the princess has already been spent, has it already been spent?"

"Yes, but ......"

Without waiting for the words to finish, Mo Bai asked again: "Did the princess spend it herself?" ”

"Yes."

"Did you borrow the money you spent?"

"Yes."

"Did the princess give it back to me?"

"Nope."

"So the princess still owes me a hundred taels of silver."

“…… Be. ”

Zhao Yuanling: I don't know why I always feel that something is not right.

The corners of his white lips curved slightly, and he picked up a meat bun and ate it into his stomach.

Zhao Yuanling was a little painful, it was sad that she had no money, but it made her worry even more when others had money.

The two of them walked around the bazaar and bought some daily necessities and some food and rice.

When he was about to go back, Zhao Yuanling stopped.

Mo Bai: "What's wrong?" ”

Zhao Yuanling: "I want to eat wild boar, and I want to buy a few clothes." She raised her head slightly, her dark and translucent eyes with a bit of confusion.

Mo Bai paused slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled: "Okay." ”

In the evening, the glow covered the sky, and the golden afterglow was a little dazzling, reflecting a little comfortable warmth on the face.

Several houses have lit up their cooking smoke, and the smell of fireworks spreads through the countryside.

There was a dilapidated stove room outside the house, except for a stove, there was a lack of firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Fortunately, the two of them had already bought some from the market.

After putting everything in place, Zhao Yuanling lit up the first fire skill in his life.

In the palace, she will also cook for King Zhao's birthday, but the grandmother next to her resolutely refuses to touch the fire for her.

"That fire bites like a snake, don't touch it, princess!"

But now looking at the raging fire, Zhao Yuanling felt that there was nothing to be afraid of.

Mo Bai came back from fetching water and saw a pungent smoke filling the entire stove room, and a red orange fire was even more dazzling than the sunset on the horizon.

His heart tightened, and when he saw the people sitting next to the stove, he was instantly relieved.

"You're back." Zhao Yuanling stood on the edge of the stove, the firelight behind her reflected in her eyes, shining.

Mo Bai's throat tightened, and he lowered his eyes and poured the water from the bucket into the pot.

"Look, I've set the fire up."

The little princess smiled, and there was a hint of inadvertent invitation together.

It was a happy thing, but Mo Bai couldn't laugh when he saw the small bundle of firewood left on the ground. He sighed silently, it looked like he was going to chop wood again tomorrow morning.

He coaxed people out before he cleaned up the mess.

Zhao Yuanling washed her face and changed into clothes, she came to the stove, rolled up her sleeves, and prepared to take a hand.

"I'll see if there's anything I need help with."

"Just sit down." Mo Bai looked sideways, and his subordinates moved quickly and non-stop, as if they were afraid that she would come to grab the work.

Zhao Yuanling had no choice but to sit on the wooden bench and watch Mo Bai busy in front of the stove.

He has a bright face, and even in this dilapidated stove room, which is not even as good as the ear room, he can't feel the slightest depression and shabby.

The only sound in the stove room was the sizzling of torches, and the atmosphere was somewhat quiet.

"You look so handsome, why did you enter the palace as a guard?"

Seeing that Mo Bai pursed his lips and didn't speak, Zhao Yuanling didn't continue to ask.

After a while, the aroma of food began to rise, and she couldn't wait to grab all the dishes and chopsticks.

As soon as the lid of the pot was opened, a burst of aroma filled the air, and thick white smoke dispersed in the air.

Zhao Yuanling learned Mo Bai to pick up a piece of dough with his hand, sandwich the meat in the middle, and then eat it in one bite.

Such a rude way of eating would be beaten by her grandmother in the palace, but she felt that it tasted different.

In addition to the meat, there were some strange shapes, but those were all eaten by Mo Bai.

She took a piece and put it under her nose and sniffed it curiously, it was the smell of meat, but she had not seen it in the palace.

She tried to eat it, but in the blink of an eye, she was caught in the ink white.

She looked dazed, and the flesh in her mouth actually flew.

Mo Bai didn't explain, and sandwiched all the strange-shaped meat in the pot into the bowl.

There were still some slices of meat left in the bowl, "Those are what you eat." ”

"But I want to eat from your bowl." Zhao Yuanling said.

Mo Bai: "It's not delicious." ”

Zhao Yuanling: If it weren't for you gobbling it up, I would almost have believed it.

She ate the meatloaf and drank the hot soup, both physically and mentally warm, comfortable and satisfied.

As soon as the chopsticks were put down, there was a sound of footsteps at the door, and then a sharp female voice suddenly sounded, startling Zhao Yuanling.

"Yo, the little hoof isn't dead yet."

Zhao Yuanling turned his head and saw that it was Song Liuqing, the original mother-in-law, known as Song Niang.

"Mother." She snapped.

Song Liuqing snorted coldly, didn't look at her, and sniffed in the stove like a dog.

"How can there be a smell of meat here...... Where did you get the meat to eat, little hoof! ”

Her eyes widened as she looked at the leftover broth on the table.

I think she can only drink broth when she is a concubine in the Zhao family, but since she gave birth to a daughter and was kicked out of the house, she can't even touch the meat foam!

"You say, did the Zhao family send you silver!?"

In the face of her vulgar roar, Zhao Yuanling endured a little discomfort and frowned and said, "Isn't the silver sent by the Zhao family every month all with you?" ”

It seems to be too.

Song Liuqing was a little angry, but she still couldn't get used to this little hoof, it would be great if she had given birth to a son, so that she could rest assured that she would not have to worry about food and clothing in the Zhao family, which is like now!

It's just a daughter, it's still a sick seedling. If I had known, I might as well throw it into the river when I was born!

But fortunately, because of this illness, the silver taels given by the Zhao family are more generous than those of other dismissed concubines. However, where is this enough!

Looking at Zhao Yuanling's outstanding face, Song Liuqing always felt that she was different from before, but she couldn't say it.

The complexion is still as pale as a ghost, but there is always an indescribable feeling in his facial features.

It's a little weird, it's weird and good-looking.

Looks like she's with her! Since it was the beauty given by her Song Niang, how could she not use it.

She cleaned up the meanness on her face and smiled like a chrysanthemum.

"It's all because my mother is not good for you to suffer, and the dignified Miss Zhao family can't even eat a meal of meat." She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and when she looked closely, there were no tears.

While surprised why there is broth to drink, there are more important things these days.

She grabbed her daughter's hand and looked a little excited: "Do you want to eat meat for every meal?" ”