Princess Promotion

After several days of trekking, Lin'er and her group finally arrived at a small town.

Unlike the previous rush, this time Lin'er did not rush to the market to purchase supplies, but decided to have a good rest.

Lin'er took out a silver note and handed it to Bai Da, asking him to take Xiao Er to purchase the necessary items.

Lin'er still remembers Xiao Er's reckless behavior last time. Li San not only did not stop him, but also got involved in the trouble.

Lin'er felt that Bai Da was more reliable. Even if Xiao Er meddled in other people's affairs again, at least Bai Da could protect himself and prevent things from getting out of control.

Lin'er took Xiao Liu and Xiao Yun to the teahouse in the town, intending to relax there.

In the teahouse, the storyteller's voice rose and fell, attracting the attention of many tea drinkers.

Lin'er chose a seat in the corner and sat down. The waiter quickly brought a pot of fresh tea and several plates of dried fruit snacks.

They listened with great interest as the storyteller narrated the strange case of Lord Mengchang.

After the story was told, the storyteller began to tell interesting anecdotes.

His voice suddenly became mysterious. "Your Majesty toils day and night for the affairs of state. Your hair has turned white at such a young age. I wonder if it's because Heaven is jealous of your talent and your life span is drawing to a close."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin'er and Li San, who were drinking tea, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea at the same time. They looked at each other in shock.

Li San immediately slammed the table and stood up, cursing, "This is simply alarmist talk. Your Majesty is in the prime of life, how can his life be coming to an end?"

The storyteller also said innocently, "I heard it too."

"That bastard said it. Tell him to come out and I'll tear his mouth apart." Li San said as he was about to step forward and grab the storyteller.

The waiter hurried forward to stop him and said, "Sir, calm down!"

Li San's face was gloomy. He raised his hand and waved it with a swift and powerful movement. The waiter was caught off guard and was pushed away. He lost his balance and fell on the wine rack.

The wine rack shook violently under the impact, and the wine jars on the rack rolled down with a dull sound, and finally shattered on the ground.

The aroma of wine, mixed with the smell of earth and broken pottery, filled the air.

The customers in the store were so startled by this sudden change that they turned their heads around, and the waiter was lying on the ground wailing in pain.

Lin'er's chest heaved violently as she roared, "Li San! Stop it!"

Lin'er clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white, and walked towards Li San angrily and punched him.

Lin'er turned to face the waiter, her voice apologetic: "Sorry, waiter brother, we will compensate for all the losses."

Upon hearing about the compensation, the waiter quickly stood up and looked at Lin'er and said, "Okay, Miss, the total amount is thirty jars of Qianlixiang, which is fifty-seven taels of silver."

While Lin'er was looking for silver, she glared at Li San fiercely.

On the way back to the inn, Lin'er walked in front with a gloomy face, and Li San walked behind with his head hung, just like a big dog that had made a mistake and was being led home by its owner by the ears to be taught a lesson.

When they returned to the inn and found that Bai Da and the others had not returned yet, Lin'er sternly said to Li San, "Go back to your room and reflect on your actions. Don't come out before dinner."

Although Li San's face showed no expression, his tone still revealed a hint of grievance as he asked, "Are you mean to me?"

Lin'er didn't know where Li San got the confidence from. Did she think that she would tolerate everything he did, just because of his handsome face?

Lin Er frowned and said, "You almost demolished the teahouse. You made me pay so much money. Shouldn't you reflect on this?"

When Li San heard that it was all about money, he felt even more aggrieved and said, "Are you going to put me in solitary confinement just for this little bit of money?"

Lin Er suppressed her anger and asked, "How come when you were a bodyguard, your employer would applaud you for smashing their things?"

Seeing Li San tilt his head and think for a moment, Lin'er nodded without hesitation.

Lin'er's voice rose several decibels: "Get back to your room right now."

Li San asked in confusion, "Why?"

Lin'er curled her lips into a sinister sneer and gritted her teeth as she said, "Because I'm poor!"

To be honest, Li San was frightened by Lin'er's sudden madness, so Xiaoyun quickly pulled Li San away.

Xiao Liu poured Lin'er a cup of tea and said, "Miss, have some tea to cool down your body."

Lin'er's complexion looked a little better. She took the teacup and just took a sip of tea when she saw Bai Da coming in, supporting an old man who was soaking wet, and Xiao Er following behind him with empty hands.

Lin'er spat out another mouthful of tea. Xiao Liu hurried forward and asked, "What happened?"

Xiao Er stepped forward and said, "First, find some clothes for this old man to change into, otherwise he might catch a cold and it would be bad."

Xiao Liu looked at Lin'er, Lin'er nodded and led the old man to change clothes. Bai Da also went back to the house to change clothes. Seeing this, Xiao Yun went to the kitchen to cook ginger soup for the two of them.

Lin'er looked at Xiao Er and asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Er sighed and said, "After shopping with Bai Da, we met this old man on the way back. He committed suicide by jumping into the lake..."

Only then did Lin'er realize that the old man was forced to sell his children because he could not pay the taxes, and now he even had no land. He was too old and no one wanted him, so he committed suicide because he had no way to make a living.

Xiao Er persuaded the old man and followed them to Huayang City to file a complaint with the emperor.

Lin Er had no objection to taking the old man along. Taking one or two was the same, but the problem was...

Lin'er looked at Xiao Er, who had nothing on him, and questioned him: "Where are the things I asked you to buy?"

Xiao Er was a little afraid to look at Lin'er's murderous eyes, so he avoided her sight and whispered, "When I was rescuing someone, I wasn't paying attention and it was stolen..."

Lin'er's eyes went dark. That was fifty taels of silver!

Bai Yehan returned to his room and changed into clean clothes. He passed by Li Yinhan's room and found him sitting there. Curious, he walked in and asked, "What are you doing sitting there?"

Li Yinhan looked at Bai Yehan and asked, "The storyteller in the inn is actually spreading rumors that His Majesty will die young. Do you know who fabricated this rumor?"

Bai Yehan nodded and said, "I know!"

Li Yinhan pressed on, "It's that bastard. I'm going to chop off his head."

Bai Yehan shook his head and said, "He was beheaded a long time ago. Even Zhang Huaijin was shouting before he was beheaded, saying that he rebelled because he knew His Majesty was dying."

Li Yinhan held his breath tightly in his chest, but finally he let it out: "Send a message back to me, and dig up that guy's body and whip it for me."

Bai Yehan: "It's too late. I've already burned his body to ashes and scattered his bones and ashes."

Li Yinhan was stunned and stared at Bai Yehan with wide eyes. He had to admit that this kid was much more ruthless than himself.

Bai Yehan patted Li Yinhan's shoulder and said soothingly, "Alright, Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. Such a ridiculous rumor is only fresh now. Few people will take it seriously. How can a living person be killed by rumors?"

Li Yinhan thought so too. He was just angry for a moment. Later he thought it was quite ridiculous. After a while, when Achu was alive and well, the rumors would be proven false.

Seeing that Li Yinhan's anger had subsided a lot, Bai Yehan suggested, "Let's go for a walk on the street!"

Li Yinhan shook his head helplessly and said, "I can't go out."

Bai Yehan asked in surprise: "Why?"

Li Yinhan was silent for a while before he spoke vaguely, "I... smashed the wine rack in the teahouse and was fined for paying fifty taels of silver..."

Before Li Yinhan finished speaking, Bai Yehan raised his hand to stop him from saying anything else, indicating that he knew what was going to happen next without him having to say anything.

Li Yinhan saw Bai Yehan ponder for a moment, then quietly return to his room and close the door.

Now it was Li Yinhan's turn to be curious. Why did Bai Yehan also have to be put in solitary confinement while he was being punished?

After thinking for a while, he recalled Bai Ye's action of returning to his room cold and wet to change clothes.

After Li Yinhan checked that no one was at the door, he tiptoed over to Bai Yehan's door and whispered, "Did you lose your silver too?"

The room was silent for a long time before he replied muffledly, "Yes!"

"Why are you lying at Brother Bai's door?" Xiao Liang's confused voice came from behind.

Li Yinhan didn't know why, but after realizing that he was not the only one being punished, he instantly felt balanced.

He stood up and laughed, "Ha! Ha! Ha! This guy has also been punished to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors."

The moment Li Yinhan turned his head, the smile on his face froze.

Lin'er stood behind Xiao Liang with a dark face and asked, "Then what are you doing here?"

Li Yinhan ran back to the room as fast as he could and slammed the door shut.

Lin Er turned to look at Xiao Liang and said coldly, "You too will be put in solitary confinement."

Xiao Liang immediately walked back to his room with his head down and closed the door.

Lin'er looked at the three locked doors in front of her, and it took her a while to catch her breath. She knocked on Bai Yehan's door and said, "Bai Da, you don't have to stay with them in confinement."

Before Bai Yehan could respond, Li Yinhan opened the door and came out, yelling, "You're biased. Why is it that you're the only one who lost fifty taels of silver, but Bai Da doesn't have to accept the punishment?"

When Lin'er saw Li Yinhan, her head started pounding and she said, "He was trying to save someone, but you broke something. How can that be the same?"

Li Yinhan pointed at Xiao Liang's room and said, "Then why is it that Bai Da didn't get punished when he lost money saving someone, but Xiao Er did? You're biased!"

Lin Er gritted her teeth and said, "That's because when Bai Da went into the water to save someone, Xiao Er couldn't help, but he couldn't even keep an eye on something. He just stood on the shore and watched Bai Da save people, and didn't even notice that something was stolen."

Li Yinhan was speechless and didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, Bai Yehan opened the door and came out to mediate: "Miss, don't be angry. I will keep an eye on them next time and they won't cause any more trouble."

Lin'er felt a little better, fortunately one of them was reliable and steady.

Lin Er said to Li Yinhan, feeling very disappointed with him: "You! Learn more from Bai Da and stop causing trouble in the future."

Li Yinhan wanted to say something, but Bai Yehan covered his mouth and dragged him back to the room!