The Emperor was kissed by the Regent and cried again

"Is anyone coming to your fortune-telling stall?"

"I won't go if no one cares."

Shen Jingli tilted his head and smiled, then said lazily, "This is to save the person in prison, are you sure you don't want to go?"

Zhang Xiangyi suddenly straightened his back and asked, "What's the connection between the two?"

"I'm leaving now." Shen Jingli stood up and pretended to leave.

As expected, Zhang Xiangyi stopped him immediately, "Hey, Mr. Shen, don't go yet. I want to go, but to accomplish this, I need to climb walls and fly over rooftops, which I can't do."

Shen Jingli's heart tightened: "Aren't you from Qingshan Village? How come you don't know martial arts?"

"Even if I am...huh? How did you know?"

Shen Jingli sat back in his chair and said, "I guessed it. It seems I guessed it right."

The transcriber must have been tortured after being caught, as he refused to give out the author and the seller. Shen Jingli boldly guessed that the three of them must be a gang.

Among them...the copier and the author are most likely the same person. After all, the crime of copying is much less serious than that of editing a book.

Zhang Xiang's eyes jumped, "So...what else did you guess?"

"Don't panic, I've been to Qingshan Village. I collected those things just to save your village chief."

"The one who went to jail was the village chief. Do you know this?"

Zhang Xiang swallowed his saliva and thought to himself, how come they revealed all our secrets just because he hadn't been back to Qingshan Village for a few days?

Qingshan Village was short of money and food. He was considered the one with the best earning ability in Qingshan Village, so he settled down in the capital. He usually returned to the village once every seven days. He really didn't know what had happened in the village recently.

"Yes, they asked me to help save people."

Shen Jingli originally thought that if Zhang Xiangyi was really from Qingshan Village, he would ask him to collect information about which ministers had male favorites at home. He thought that Zhang Xiangyi would not shirk his responsibility, after all, the person he was saving was his leader.

But although Zhang Xiangyi is a bandit, he doesn't know martial arts, which is a headache.

"What are you talking about?" Chu Beixiao suddenly appeared, scaring the two silent people.

"Where did you come from? You scared us." Shen Jingli frowned slightly and patted his heart gently, still feeling scared.

Chu Beixiao pursed his lips, revealing a look of contempt, "Look at how cowardly you are."

Shen Jingli slapped the table, his brows gradually relaxed, "Eh? Don't you know martial arts?"

Chu Beixiao was completely confused. He was already helped over the wall, but now he knew that he knew martial arts?

"You...just found out?"

Shen Jingli pointed at Zhang Xiangyi and said excitedly, "How about being his bodyguard for a few days?"

"Goodbye." After hearing that, Chu Beixiao turned around and left, and Shen Jingli quickly grabbed him.

"Don't go, I won't let you work in vain, it's urgent, please help me!"

"No, I'd be better off being your bodyguard."

Chu Beixiao's martial arts should be pretty good, and he has the ability to lead people over walls. He is fully capable of doing the job of a bodyguard. Besides, he can't even afford a bowl of noodles, so he must be short of money.

"I don't need a bodyguard for now. You can consider it. There's money to be made."

Chu Beixiao stroked his chin and asked, "How much?"

"Old Zhang..." Shen Jingli winked hard. The money for hiring a bodyguard must be paid by Zhang Xiang. He was also eager to save people and would definitely not refuse.

"Twelve taels."

Chu Beixiao shook his head. Zhang Xiang was so angry that he panicked: "Add one or two more at most!"

Shen Jingli urged, "Master Chu, how about it? Eleven taels."

Chu Beixiao's eyes lit up, "What did you call me?"

"ah?…"

"I am leaving."

Chu Beixiao turned around and was about to leave again, Shen Jingli quickly called out, "Master Chu, please stay."

"Hahaha, that makes sense." Chu Beixiao returned to the fortune-telling stall, folded his arms across his chest, and looked very happy.

"You... agree?"

Chu Beixiao nodded, "Little dwarf, I'll give you a favor today and just do it for two or three days."

Last time in Long Xiao Palace, he didn't give me up. I'll help him this time out of loyalty.

Shen Jingli was delighted, "Old Zhang, time is tight, you know."

"receive."

perfect!

Sure enough, everything went smoothly today!

"Just connect them. I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

Chu Beixiao asked, "Little dwarf, why are you so busy every day?"

Shen Jingli jumped up and down and said cheerfully, "There are many social engagements."

"Then... where can I find you then?"

Shen Jingli continued walking and waved without looking back, "See you later."

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Stay at Langyuan.

In the private room, good wine and delicious food have been served, and there are still autumn flowers, moon flowers dancing, and orchids playing the piano.

Gou Yuanqin stroked Xia Hua, who was resting her head on his legs, and said, "Old Qian, how about we eat first?"

"No rush, let's wait until Brother Shen comes." Qian Mangui said with a smile.

Gou Yuanqin has been a good friend of Qian Mangui for many years, so he can naturally sense the other party's little thoughts. "You seem to care about him very much."

Qian Mangui stroked his beard, smiling, "Hahaha, we can be considered as friends regardless of age difference. Brother Shen is a very interesting person, timid, stingy, funny, and surprisingly true to his promises."

"He has a good temper and is sweet-mouthed. He always calls me 'Brother Qian'. Playing with him makes me feel a lot younger."

Qian Mangui paused and said, "If he is really my son, how great it would be, hahaha!"

……

"Knock down."

A knock on the door interrupted the singing and dancing. Qian Mangui waved his hand and Qiuhua went forward to open the door.

Seeing Shen Jingli coming, Qian Mangui waved to her quickly, "Brother Shen is here, come over quickly, the food is still hot."

Seeing the table full of delicious food, Shen Jingli's eyes lit up and he walked forward quickly.

"Wow, there are so many dishes? Crayfish, hairy crabs, and my favorite roast duck! Brother Qian, you are so kind."

Qian Mangui smiled proudly: "I have to let you know what a grand meal is. You can eat as much as you want, and there is more after you finish it."

Shen Jingli sat down and ate the meat with big mouthfuls, feeling extremely happy. "Brother Qian... this meal makes me sigh that it's so good to be alive..."

Qian Mangui: "Then eat more."

Shen Jingli was as happy as if he had eaten honey, "Okay, thank you, Brother Qian."

Although Shen Jingli was immersed in the delicious food, he was still thinking about the Yinshu auction.

"Brother Qian, can we enter the auction if we bring enough silver bills? Do we need an invitation or something?"

Shen Jingli didn't know whether he needed to make an appointment in advance for places like auctions, for he was afraid that even if he had money he wouldn't be able to get in.

Qian Mangui took a sip of wine and said, "No need for an invitation. The place is very big. Don't worry. Unless there are special circumstances, you can get in as long as you have money."

Shen Jingli suddenly put down his chopsticks and sighed, "Hey, where can I get the money in such a short time?"

"Qian is very curious. What exactly are you trying to achieve by following Qin Yejue? You don't even have 10,000 taels?"

Shen Jingli propped up his chin and said helplessly: "I... just want to stay alive."

Qin Yejue's face flashed through Shen Jingli's mind. She suddenly shook her head violently. Why did she keep thinking about him unconsciously recently?

[The male protagonist is not here in these chapters, but will be here tomorrow...]