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Chapter 198 Countdown to the North

Zhao Wanyi's mother was a member of the royal family and her surname was also Li, so she was a relative of the princess.

After the two met, Li Jinghe couldn't help but think more.

My brother said that although the Zhaohou Mansion did not take sides on the surface, it had actually been leaning towards the prince for a long time.

Did Zhao Wanyi appear here on purpose?
She was indeed speaking up for her brother, wanting to win over the Imperial Master through this woman. If it didn't work, she would not be able to let this woman leave today.

Otherwise, why would a princess like me wait here to meet this woman!

"Shouldn't this girl bow when she sees the princess?" The female official spoke calmly, yet with a condescending tone.

"When the master left Beijing, he said that the girl is the same as him and does not need to bow to anyone," said Uncle Lin.

Even at the palace banquet, he never performed etiquette when meeting the emperor, let alone now.

They had to rely on you to deal with foreigners, but once you left Beijing, they became tough again.

The female official wanted to say something else, but when she thought about how the imperial master usually behaved in the capital, she suppressed her dissatisfaction.

"It's okay. I will have a chat with this girl." Li Jinghe curled her lips and smiled, her tone leaving no room for doubt.

An official of a higher rank can crush people to death, let alone the imperial power that is above all else.

Zhao Wanyi couldn't go with them, so she deliberately fell behind and walked to Shen You's side, her voice anxious.
"Why did you get off the carriage? See, there are the princess's guards outside the door."

Shen You looked at her strangely, "I didn't expect you to care about me so much."

"Who cares about you!" Zhao Wanyi stamped her feet, "I care about the good things in your hands."

"Don't worry, Jiao Ren Xiao specially left one for you."

After all, Miss Zhao is really rich!
"You" Zhao Wanyi was stunned. She was still thinking about leaving something for herself?

Zhao Wanyi wanted to give a few more reminders, but the female official beside the princess had already turned around and made a gesture of invitation to Shen You.

Although he said please, his behavior was very forceful.

Zhao Wanyi watched Shen You walk towards the private room in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. She felt anxious and didn't know what to do for a moment.

It wasn't until he saw someone walking quickly into the courtyard that his eyes suddenly lit up.

Someone who can help is here!
Zhao Wanyi quickly called Li Heng and told him what had just happened.

"Jinghe had someone stop Miss Shen from the Imperial Master's residence?"

Li Heng came here just because he received the news, but in order to prevent others from knowing Shen You's identity, he could only pretend not to know her.

When he said 'Miss Shen from the Imperial Master's Residence', he felt extremely reluctant.

"That's right." Zhao Wanyi nodded.

By helping Miss Shen, she could also gain a favor from the Imperial Master. She felt that His Highness would not ignore it.

"People from Prince Cheng's mansion are here today. You should wait outside first." Li Heng said gently.

Zhao Wanyi readily agreed, for she knew that the Crown Prince was afraid that she would be involved.

She and her personal maid left the teahouse first. Li Heng strode towards the pavilion in the center of the lake. Some people wanted to stop him, but after all, he was the prince, and these people could not stop him.

Inside the pavilion in the center of the lake.

As soon as Shen You sat down, he started looking at the princess' hair accessories. He almost moved closer to take a look, which made him feel uncomfortable.

This is a flower tree-shaped hair crown. The butterfly on it was inlaid later and is made of machine-carved jadeite that she sold.

This combination looks good.

"What are you looking at?" The prepared words turned into this one.

"The princess's hair accessories are beautiful. I also make jewelry, so I took a closer look."

Li Jinghe: ??? Do you look like a lowly craftsman?
The hairpin on her head was really nice. There was no such finely polished crystal in the palace. The core of the hairpin was made of diamonds from the Western Regions, which made it particularly shiny.

At the same time, Li Jinghe also understood some things.

She has a similar vibe to the Imperial Master, careless and without any respect for the imperial power, which is really annoying.

"Miss Shen likes it. I have many jewelry like this. I can have someone send it to the Imperial Master's residence later."

If we can use these things to build relationships with the Imperial Master's Office, it would be worth it.

"No need." Shen You smiled.

What she wanted was the craftsmanship. It was not easy to take something that was given away for free. Li Jinghe heard her refusal and his expression darkened.

"Miss Shen, my brother, King Cheng, has always admired the ability of the Imperial Master, but..."

At this point, Li Heng arrived.

"Jinghe, if you stop the people from the Imperial Master's residence and something goes wrong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain."

Li Heng raised his eyes, his face showing no emotion but his eyes were stern.

In Li Jinghe's impression, this half brother rarely got so angry.
"I just want to have a cup of tea with Miss Shen, why is my brother so anxious?"

"We are brothers and sisters, so there is no need to beat around the bush. Prince Cheng is here too." Li Heng said meaningfully, "What you are doing is really not a good idea."

For both public and private reasons, he could not allow Prince Cheng and Jinghe to provoke Shen You.

The entire Da Qi still depends on Miss Shen's business.

If Miss Shen is unhappy, there will be problems with supplies in the north!
At this critical juncture, if we insist on provoking Miss Shen and the Imperial Preceptor, we will put Da Qi in danger!

At the same time, he would never give Prince Cheng the opportunity to make a deal with Miss Shen.

"Miss Shen, Jinghe was naive today, please don't take it to heart."

Seeing Li Heng treating Shen You so politely, Li Jinghe showed a bit of disbelief on his face.

Normally the Crown Prince and the Imperial Preceptor don't seem to get along well. Could it be that they have been in private contact for a long time?

Now that things have come to this, it is impossible to detain the person today.

Li Jinghe could only watch helplessly as the person he had finally waited for the opportunity to intercept was sent away by the prince.

Shen You left the private room and walked out while thinking about the information about Shouling Village. One of the villages that could not be avoided was the one in charge, and someone in his family had a connection with the Princess's Mansion.

Not sure if this line is useful yet.

Just as he was thinking, Li Heng's voice suddenly rang beside him, "The situation in the capital is complicated, why don't I take you back?"

He had a smile on his face and hope in his eyes.

"Thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary." Shen You politely declined and turned to look at Zhao Wanyi who was standing at the door. "Thank you too, Miss Zhao. When the new lipstick color arrives, I'll give you one as a thank you gift."

Zhao Wanyi couldn't believe it, "Really?"

She didn't know that Shopkeeper Shen never did business at a loss and that not a penny was cheap. It was really not easy for him to give such an expensive gift.

"real."

Miss Zhao bought so many things, and the gift of a lipstick in return was only three or four hundred yuan, which is nothing.

After saying goodbye to them, Shen You turned around and got on the carriage without noticing Li Heng's lost look behind him.

Soon after returning to the shop, Liu Zheng brought the saltpeter and sulfur that Shen You wanted. The extraction level in ancient times was relatively poor and contained many impurities.

It shouldn't be a problem for the people in the [Lancheng] shelter.

She told Liu Zheng that they would arrive in Beidi today and that no one would be in the shop in Qingshi Lane during this period.

Shen You prepared to have dinner and then switch coordinates.

In the afternoon, order some fried chicken pad d’etat that’s on sale on Crazy Thursdays.

There is something magical about fried chicken. When you eat too much of it, it all tastes the same. If you don’t eat it for a while, you’ll want to eat it again.

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At this time, in Shuozhou City in the north.

It's already dark here.

As usual, Liu Yunyan burned a stick of incense for his father before heading to the city gate.

They had to guard against nighttime sneak attacks by foreigners and could not let their guard down for even a moment.

"Second Miss, the people we sent out reported that the foreigners have gathered a large number of troops and will probably formally attack the city in the next two days." Uncle Zhou said worriedly.

Except for the first attempt, the foreigners kept consuming them.

For foreigners, it is just a small fight, so they really have to fight with all their might.

There was such a huge disparity in combat power, and there were no more supplies and troops left in the city.

Even if you know you are going to die, you still have to persevere until the last moment.