Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

Chapter 113 Questions before giving gifts

After some packing, it was already past midnight when they went out. The damage in the inner city was less severe than that in the outer city, but Mu Qingchen took Qiao Shinian to an older shop in the outer city, where there were no customers.

Perhaps because it was not yet time for lunch, the old shopkeeper was dozing off behind the counter.

Hearing the noise, the shopkeeper opened his eyelids and showed a hint of surprise: "Your Majesty, you are here!"

As he said this, he quickly greeted the two of them and sat them down at the best seat in the store. His old face was full of smiles, and his expression and tone were full of respect: "I thought the prince would not come today."

"Serve the dishes first." Mu Qingchen seemed a little indifferent to the old man's enthusiasm. He looked at Qiao Shinian curiously and said, "Although the shop is small, I think the chef's skills are very good."

Qiao Shinian nodded.

Along the way, most of the shops were being rebuilt and very few were open.

Qiao Shinian supported his cheek with one hand and looked out the window with a distracted look.

"What are you thinking about?" Mu Qingchen followed Qiao Shinian's gaze and saw a collapsed tavern.

Realizing his own feelings, he couldn't help but pay more attention to everything about Qiao Shinian.

Qiao Shinian whispered, "I also once dreamed of becoming a great hero, doing justice, wearing flowing clothes, standing there with a sword in my hand, and shouting with great momentum, 'This female hero will not allow you to bully others!'

I also wanted to travel the world with a sword.

However, the facts are completely different from what I thought.

When we were little, the three of us would run around on country roads, gesticulating with branches and giving ourselves catchy names.

Now, being here, I can only think of the innocence of my childhood dreams.”

Listening to Qiao Shinian's words, Mu Qingchen asked, "Where is your friend now?"

"I'm at home, I haven't gone out." Qiao Shinian suddenly saw a group of people in festive clothes on the street. The middle-aged man in the lead was holding a pig's head in his hand, and two rows of people behind him were holding various meats and dried fruits.

There were also people playing suona and other wind instruments around the couple, playing some slightly weird tunes, which seemed completely different from the festive atmosphere.

"What are they doing?" Qiao Shinian turned around and asked.

Mu Qingchen retracted his gaze: "Today we will first pay homage to the gods, and tomorrow night will be the ceremony of praying and asking for divine advice. If you are interested, you can come and take a look."

"Oh my God..." Qiao Shinian whispered. She looked down at the old wooden table that was full of traces of time. The deep and shallow holes on it and the marks worn smooth by sleeves all told the long story of this store.

This was a strange era, an era where she shouldn't have existed.

"Oh my God..." A hint of inspiration floated in Qiao Shinian's mind, but she couldn't grasp it. She felt that this hint of inspiration must be a brilliant idea.

While waiting for the food to be served, Qiao Shinian looked at the line passing by the window for the third time and felt a little distracted. She couldn't grasp the inspiration floating in her mind and she was very anxious.

"Not to your liking?"

"It's delicious. I was just thinking about what to give you. After all, I said something nasty, and I should give you a gift to apologize." Qiao Shinian looked at Mu Qingchen and asked, "Do you have anything you like? I'll find a way to give it to you. Or do you like something weird?"

Qiao Shinian smiled and suppressed her annoyance. She would go back and discuss it with Wen Jiu. Maybe Wen Jiu would understand!

"In that case, why don't you make me a calming sachet?" Mu Qingchen turned away from Qiao Shinian's gaze. He could almost hear the trembling in his voice. How could he be so reckless! ?

Qiao Shinian felt a little embarrassed when he heard this: "Well, actually, I may not be that skillful with my hands. Wen Jiu helped me sew my torn clothes. Now Chunxue and Yueyu help me and Wen Jiu sew clothes and make some handkerchiefs and the like."

Mu Qingchen turned to look at Qiao Shinian and breathed a sigh of relief. She seemed to be unaware of the meaning of giving sachets to each other between men and women.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel more suspicious of Qiao Shinian.

"You like sweets, how about I bring you two pieces of chocolate when I come to see you tomorrow?"

"Chocolate?" Mu Qingchen followed Qiao Shinian's words uncertainly.

Qiao Shinian smiled awkwardly: "Yes, I am the one giving the gift, so I should be the one to choose the gift. It is really insincere to ask you this."

·

After entering the palace gate, Qiao Shinian looked back at the person standing outside the palace gate and wanted to wave his hand to signal him to go back.

As soon as she raised her hand slightly, she suppressed it and turned back to greet Qingdian.

After nearly a year in the Zhou Palace, she could already find her way back to the dilapidated palace from the various palace roads.

As they walked further and further away, until the palace gate no longer appeared behind her, the smile on Qiao Shinian's lips gradually disappeared.

She looked at the high palace wall in front of her and the road passing by under her feet, and she almost had the illusion that she was running away.

"Miss Qiao." A palace maid stepped out and called out to Qiao Shinian who was walking quickly.

Qiao Shinian turned around, trying to be as relaxed as before, but the expression on his face was not what he usually showed when facing her.

"I've said it, and said it my way, as you provided it."

The maid nodded and replied, "Miss, we will do what we promised you before."

After the palace maid finished speaking, she nodded slightly at Qiao Shinian and said, "It seems that you are a very lucky person. They were absolutely right to choose you." Then she turned and walked into another path.

Just as Qiao Shinian was about to keep walking, he saw Princess Yu'an coming towards him, followed by four maids.

The first time he saw her, Qiao Shinian wanted to turn around and leave, but the distance between them was already very close.

“Don’t you know to kneel and kowtow when you see me?” Princess Yu’an stopped when she saw Qiao Shinian just kneeled and stepped aside.

Qiao Shinian clenched his fists and knelt down to salute: "Greetings, Princess. May the Princess be blessed with good health."

"Hmph!" Princess Yu'an turned around and looked at the person kneeling on the ground with his head bowed. "I'm telling you, don't be unruly in front of me! Lowly people will always be lowly people. You must recognize your own status. Don't think that you can forget your dignity just because your master is praising you."

"Thank you for your teaching, Princess. I will keep it in mind." Qiao Shinian stared at the ants circling on the ground. She didn't notice it just now, but this kneeling must have crushed a lot of ants to death.

Looking at the panicked scene of the ants on the ground, Qiao Shinian felt that the scene was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Pushing open the door and returning to the yard, Qiao Shinian looked at the scene in front of him, feeling slightly surprised.

The two young eunuchs knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy, while Wen Jiu sat on a chair and looked at them indifferently. The rest of the palace people stood in two rows with their heads bowed, as if waiting for Wen Jiu to speak.

Besides Chunyu, there was a strange man behind him. Judging from his dress and aura, he looked like a cold-blooded killer in a movie.

"Sister, you're back." When Wen Jiu turned around, the coldness on his face disappeared. He stood up and ran to Qiao Shinian, asking, "What did Gu Ah Hua ask you to do today?"