The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

Qingle County was a small border town, close to the State of Yan. Fifty thousand border guards from the Nanmen Pass were stationed there. All the families of the garrison settled in Qingle County. Consequently, Qingle County was significantly larger than Yongkang and incredibly prosperous.

At noon, Ximei had just left Village Chief Fang's house when she saw Fang He hurriedly heading out of the village. The whole village was busy diverting water down the mountain, so why was this guy leaving the village now? Suspicious, Ximei followed him without hesitation.

The two of them entered the city one after the other and came to the Nantong Pawnshop, the largest pawnshop in the county. Ximei was not unfamiliar with this pawnshop because she had just been there two days ago and exchanged one of Mu Qingcheng's clothes for two taels of silver.

Fang He strode into the pawnshop, not noticing that someone was following him.

He had come to pawn the Silver Fox Mask. The Nantong pawnshop owner, with nearly forty years under his belt, could tell at a glance that the mask was a good find. After a careful inspection, he was even more astonished. He was certain the mask had come from the capital because of the carving. Although it lacked the imperial seal, it was undoubtedly the work of a palace craftsman; ordinary artisans wouldn't possess such skill.

He took another closer look at the young man behind the counter. He was about fourteen or fifteen years old, handsome, and dressed in a long gown. He must have been a scholar. However, the fabric of his clothes wasn't good, and they had faded and turned pale from washing. It was obvious that he came from a poor family.

This thing must not be his!

This reminded him of the little girl who pawned her clothes two days ago. She was also dressed very shabbily, but the clothes she pawned were made of top-quality brocade, and each piece of cloth was worth a thousand gold coins.

Although the dress was torn, it could be repaired by finding a skilled embroiderer, and it would still be worth a fortune after repair.

The shopkeeper tried to give her two taels of silver, but she didn't even bargain and just left with half a frame of copper coins. This made the shopkeeper very regretful, thinking he should have given her a few copper coins and sent her away.

So, how much should this young man be paid for the mask he brought?

The shopkeeper was a bit embarrassed. He asked tentatively, "Young Master, I've seen this mask. It's made of pure silver. How about I weigh it for you and convert it into silver?"

Fang He was furious when he heard this: "Shopkeeper, you're bullying me! This mask was brought back from the capital by my ancestors. I bought it from a palace craftsman. I spent over two hundred taels of silver on it, and you're only charging me the silver price. You don't know your stuff, so I won't be pawning it to you anymore. I'll find another dealer."

The shopkeeper understood as soon as he heard this. This child's ancestors must be from a wealthy family. One can tell from the child's appearance and temperament that he is not from an ordinary poor family, but must have fallen on hard times.

"Don't be angry, young master. I'm old and my eyes are blurry. Let me take another look. Let me take another look."

In the end, after bargaining, the two men pawned the mask for one hundred taels.

Ximei saw it all clearly from outside the door. She gritted her teeth, thinking that the bitch didn't trust her. Hadn't they agreed that after becoming a mask, she would only want thirty taels, and the rest would be hers?

Liar, liar, she is a liar, and she wants to swindle her elder brother away too. No way! No way...

Fang He left the pawnshop with his heart still pounding. He didn't expect that the mask was really pawned for a hundred taels just as Mu Qingcheng said.

One hundred taels, Fang He's palms were sweating. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to be casual so that others would not see that he was panicked.

Fang He went to the carriage dealership again, hired a carriage and a driver, negotiated the price and paid a deposit, and then went to the grocery store.

Coming to the grocery store was his excuse. Only the village chief knew what he was doing there. The villagers only knew that he was following the village chief's orders to buy materials for repairing the canal.

After buying the materials and loading the car, Fang He also got on the ox cart that was used to deliver the goods and returned to the village. This way, the road was safer. Otherwise, he would have been scared to death on the way with such a huge amount of money in his pocket!

Ximei followed Fang He to the car dealership and found out that they were leaving Fangjia Village early the next morning.

At this moment, Ximei's world seemed to collapse in an instant.

They were leaving Fangjia Village together, and they had no intention of taking her with them. This sudden news made Ximei feel extremely sad.

Why, why didn't the eldest brother tell her about this.

Even her elder brother didn’t want to take her with him? Thinking of this, Ximei felt a surge of despair in her heart. She felt that she had been abandoned by everyone.

Ximei's heart felt like it had sunk into an ice cellar, a chill spreading from the depths of her heart. Her hatred, like a cancerous tumor, rapidly spread from the depths of her heart, corroding every inch of her soul.

Why? Why? After all these years of dedication, all she got in return was abandonment. This ending made her feel so painful that she could hardly breathe.

So she turned around and went to the pawnshop in Nantong.

The owner of the Nantong pawnshop was admiring the silver fox mask and couldn't let it go.

When he looked up, he saw a little girl in tattered clothes running in. He was very unhappy. How could such a little beggar dare to enter their store?

"Boss, I want to pawn something!" Ximei was familiar with the experience and this time she was not nervous at all like the first time.

The shopkeeper took a closer look and realized that this was the girl who had come to be a floating brocade that day. He was wondering how it could be such a coincidence. He had just been thinking about her in his mind, and now she appeared in front of him.

The shopkeeper immediately put on a smile and said, "It's you! Little girl, what are you going to do today?"

Ximei took out a rag from her arms, which contained something wrapped inside. She didn't open it and gave it directly to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took it with a look of disgust, opened it, and was shocked.

Wrapped in the rag is a jade hairpin, a two-color jade hollow carving, with a pale yellow blooming lotus and emerald green lotus leaves. The exquisite carving is vividly presented before your eyes.

The shopkeeper examined it carefully, his hands shaking. How could this skill, this carving, this technique be so similar to the craftsmanship of the Silver Fox Mask? Could this be the work of the same person?

The shopkeeper was more and more frightened the more he looked at it. Could it be that it came from one person? He looked at Ximei again, and thought of the torn clothes from a few days ago, the silver fox mask on the table, and then looked at the jade lotus hairpin in his hand.

The truth immediately surfaced! These things all came from the same person. Moreover, this person must have met with an accident.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper's heart trembled. Anyone who could possess these three items at the same time must have an extraordinary background. He hesitated whether to accept them or not. Would it cause trouble?

Ximei was still thinking about how much money she should ask the shopkeeper for later. She wanted to ask for more than Fang He, so that she would have more money than them.

Her plan was to wait until she got the money, find a few idle men on the street, and follow them quietly.

When they are halfway there, have these people pretend to be bandits to rob Mu Qingcheng's carriage and steal all their money.

Those men are all old bachelors, they will not let that hateful bitch go, they will snatch her away with her. They will make her suffer and then sell her to a brothel.

Humph! Who told her to disobey and take her eldest brother away? This is what happened to that bitch. She deserved it!

This way, her eldest brother and his bastard brother were left without support. A cripple and a powerless idiot, thrown in the middle of the road, must have felt helpless!

Hahahaha! Just thinking about it makes me feel sorry for myself! Humph! Serves me right, it's all my fault!

She would leave them alone for a few days, letting them suffer from cold and hunger in the wilderness. Then, she would suddenly appear in front of them and save them from danger.

By then, they must be feeling extremely guilty and will never dare to abandon her again!