Qin Yining asked curiously, "Who is it that wants to buy those useless stores?"
Master Zhong's eyes shone with excitement. "Boss, come with me. You'll know when you see them. Oh, right, you can only bring your trusted people with you. "
Qin Yining saw Master Zhong like this and couldn't help but narrow his eyes suspiciously. However, out of his trust in him, he still nodded and said, "Alright, I understand."
She only called for Bing Tang and Ji Yun. Then she and Master Zhong left the marquis fu and took a carriage to the north of the city.
"Who is the head shopkeeper talking about?" Qin Yining couldn't help but ask curiously in the carriage.
Master Zhong only smiled when he heard this, "Won't you know when you get there, boss?"
His secretive and excited expression was completely different from the worried expression he had a few days ago. This made Qin Yining even more curious.
Could it be that Master Zhong was just happy because someone wanted to buy the stores and residences that she had cheated?
The carriage traveled the entire way and exited the inner city gates to the outer city. This place was much quieter than the inner city.
On a summer afternoon, when the sun was high in the sky, the official road was covered in dust. Fortunately, when the carriage was moving, there was still wind blowing into the carriage to relieve some of the heat. Qin Yining lifted the curtains and looked outside. He could see people carrying backpacks or driving donkey carts in groups of three to five heading towards the inner city gates. These people were all covered in dust and had worried expressions. It was as if the sky was about to collapse.
His originally lighthearted mood could no longer be lifted after seeing such a scene.
In the face of war, people would truly understand how precious peace was. Just like the women in the family. In the past, they would be calculative with anyone for a bowl of bird's nest. They would ridicule each other when they saw each other. Now, they didn't care so much. It was as if they were trying their best to cherish the happy days. The whole family was very harmonious. Even Qin Huining, who used to be the most troublemaker, had become gentle and quiet.
Master Zhong saw Qin Yining's serious expression and guessed why she was upset. He could only remain silent.
Not long after, the carriage stopped outside the wooden fence of a manor in a remote part of the city.
Master Zhong got out of the carriage and carefully observed the surroundings. Seeing that nothing was out of the ordinary, he ordered the carriage driver to drive the carriage directly into the courtyard. After the wooden door was closed, Bing Tang and Ji Yun jumped out of the carriage and helped Qin Yining down.
Qin Yining straightened out her skirt and asked with a smile, "Why did you choose such a place to discuss business?"
"The other party's identity is special and it is not convenient to discuss in our building. However, don't worry, Boss. I have arranged everything properly. Please come in."
Master Zhong smiled as he led Qin Yining through the spacious courtyard toward the three thatched huts in the center. Bing Tang followed behind while fanning himself. Ji Yun was very alert and carefully observed the movements in the surroundings as they walked.
Qin Yining was very familiar with this kind of house. When she was young, she would be extremely envious of any family who lived in such a neat house and had such a large courtyard. Although she had enjoyed life in the marquis fu for a while, the residence that left the deepest impression on her was the cave she lived in on the mountain and the thatched hut she built herself.
Now, this manor's courtyard made her feel very secure.
When they reached the door, Master Zhong first lifted the brown-yellow curtain made of coarse cloth. "Boss, please come in."
Qin Yining nodded with a smile and stepped through the threshold.
There was a wooden square table in the central room facing the door. There were benches and small stools scattered around the room. Brown-Yellow curtains made of coarse cloth hung halfway in front of the door on the left and right sides of the room. Based on the shadows on the ground, there should be someone in the room on the right.
As expected, Master Zhong went to the right. He said "sorry for disturbing you" in front of the door and lifted the curtain to invite Qin Yining in.
Qin Yining did not suspect anything. Unexpectedly, as soon as she leaned in, a large hand suddenly reached out diagonally from the front and pulled her into an embrace.
Before Qin Yining could cry out in alarm, she was pressed against the wall. Her eyes were covered and her lips were passionately covered.
Qin Yining was really scared out of her wits. She punched the person in front of her with both hands and kicked her legs wildly. She could not stop whimpering for help. However, the person was very strong. His palm pressed her against the wall like an iron clamp. One of his legs pressed down on her, and her legs kicked wildly without any effort at all.
What was even more frightening was that Master Zhong, Ji Yun, and Bing Tang outside the door did not react at all!
However, the person in front of her was getting more and more eager. His strong tongue was trying to invade her mouth.
In a moment of desperation, Qin Yining deliberately let go of her teeth. When the person's tongue reached over, she fiercely bit it.
"Hiss! Are you trying to murder your own husband? "
Qin Yining was stunned when she heard this.
The large hands covering her eyes loosened. In a blur, she saw Pang Xiao's familiar long eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes. Under the high bridge of his nose, the corners of his captivating red lips were stained with blood. This person's face was very close to hers. Their breaths intertwined. He changed his grip and held her waist with both hands. Then, he bent down and kissed her fiercely on the cheek.
"It's been so long since we last met that you can't even taste me anymore? It seems like I didn't leave a deep enough impression on you last time. "Pang Xiao smiled mischievously and pressed his face against hers again.
"You, you …" Qin Yining raised her hand and gave him a slap.
"Pa!" The crisp sound made Huzi, who was guarding the door, grin.
Pang Xiao was not angry at all after the slap. He only felt that the person in his arms was fragrant and soft. She was like a warm, fragrant, and soft jade nestled against his chest. Even the way she stretched out her hand to slap people was extremely similar to the fluffy and soft Er Bai. Her eyes, which were filled with anger and mist, were wide and round. Her eyelashes were fluttering. His heart melted just looking at her.
No wonder there was a saying, "Spring nights are short and the sun rises high. From now on, the emperor will not attend court early." This kind of beauty was simply asking for his life!
"Are you scared? Does your hand hurt? "Pang Xiao intimately rubbed the tip of his nose against Qin Yining's.
Qin Yining was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. Just now, she really thought that she had been set up. She thought that Master Zhong had somehow betrayed her and tricked her into handing her over to some evil person. Even now, her heart was still beating wildly in fear.
Seeing that Qin Yining did not speak, Pang Xiao bent down to look at her carefully. When he saw that she was about to cry but was holding back her tears, Pang Xiao's heart ached terribly. He hugged her and shook her.
"Did I really scare you? I was just teasing you. Why don't you hit me a few more times? " He grabbed her hand and pressed it against his stubbled handsome face. "Then, then, then, hit me here. I'll hit you, okay?"
"Who wants to hit you?"
… …
Huzi, who was outside the door, shivered and had goosebumps all over his body. This shameless person who stretched his right cheek after being hit on the left was actually his Wang Ye? He could not bear to look at it!
He immediately got up and pulled the red-faced Bing Tang to the side to talk.
Ji Yun and Master Zhong also walked away awkwardly.
Qin Yining took a few deep breaths, but she could not hold back her tears. Ever since they parted, first, she was almost eaten by the Empress. Then, there were all kinds of things happening at home. Her father was arrested, and she had to scheme in every possible way. She had to manage the household and take care of thousands of refugees. At the crucial moment, the servants in the residence even quit their jobs … Although she was adaptable and steady in her schemes, no one knew how tormented her heart was.
Now that she was facing Pang Xiao, for some reason, the tight strings in her heart suddenly loosened. She was like a child who had been wronged. Her tears rubbed against his shoulder.
"Okay, okay, don't cry. It's my fault. I shouldn't have scared you like this. How about you hit me? I'll hit you! " Pang Xiao was flustered by her crying. He sat on the wooden bed at the side and hugged her to sit on his lap. He hurriedly wiped her tears.
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