Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

When Lu Che returned from fetching water, Tao Yao was holding a large package in her arms. Grandma Tu, leaning on a cane and holding Tao Yao's arm, was leaning against her side, looking at him with a kind smile on her face.

Lu Che walked over, put the shoulder pole and the bucket filled with water on the ground, and hurried forward to support Grandma Tu. He said, "Grandma, why are you out of bed? You're not feeling well. You'd better stay in bed and rest."

Aunt Xing'er, who was sitting nearby picking vegetables, also agreed, "That's right, you should also be more understanding of us young people. Since you know you're not in good health, you shouldn't always try to be so strong."

Uncle Tu, who was chopping wood in front of the boiler, heard this and quickly defended his mother: "My mother heard from Miss Taoyao that she and Brother Lu would be leaving for the Northwest in a few days. She sewed two fur coats overnight for the two children. This is a token of my mother's love."

Only then did Lu Che notice that the bulging cloth package in Tao Yao's arms contained two neatly folded fur coats.

"This wool is made from the fur of wild cats and rabbits I hunted a few months ago. It's made of solid material. My mother also carefully sewed it stitch by stitch these past few nights. Although it's definitely not as good as the coats sold in the clothing stores in the capital, it's definitely warm enough to wear."

After Uncle Tu's explanation, Tao Yao and Lu Che finally understood the old lady's painstaking efforts. They were so moved that they were speechless and stared at Grandma Tu in a daze.

Grandma Tu simply smiled kindly, the wrinkles around her eyebrows and eyes smoothing out. This was the first time Tao Yao and Lu Che had seen her smile so happily since their first day staying at the Tu family's house.

"I heard that the temperature difference between morning and night in the Northwest is quite different from that in the Central Plains. You've been traveling hard, so you should dress warmly. Now that I'm old and sick, I understand the importance of taking good care of your health while you're young. You two little ones, take good care of yourselves so that you can live a long and healthy life."

Tao Yao was a little embarrassed holding the large package, her eyebrows and eyes furrowed. She said, "Grandma, you don't have to go through so much trouble. We have money on us. We will definitely see many shops selling clothes on the way. We can just buy a couple of pieces."

Grandma Tu placed her withered hands on the back of Tao Yao's, patted them gently, and said with a smile, "Miss Tao Yao, you are being polite. You and Brother Lu have helped our Tu family so much these days. We can only treat you with some food and drink. We really have no way to repay you. As for me, although I am sick, I am fortunate to still have a pair of hands that are still quite useful, so I thought I would do something for you within my ability. These two coats are a token of my kindness. The gift is small, but the thought is great. Please accept them. Don't be polite to me, an old woman."

When Grandma Tu said this, even Aunt Xing'er beside her was moved to tears. She pulled a silk handkerchief to cover half of her face and sighed, "Oh my God, this is really a sin. If you two children are sensible, please accept the jacket and try it on to see if it fits you. If there is anything that doesn't fit, tell me and I will make some changes."

Having said that, it would be rude to refuse.

Tao Yao and Lu Che put on the two coats with mixed emotions, smiled at each other, and in an instant, their eyes suddenly warmed.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that the two of them had received such a loving gift.

When Tao Yao was in the Shi Mansion, she always picked up clothes that Shi Lanxin didn't want to wear. She wore the same clothes for ten years until they were patinaed and she had no new clothes to replace them with.

The same is true for Lu Che. He lost his parents and family when he was young, and single-handedly broke into the unfamiliar Central Plains. He has been struggling alone in Wuyan Pavilion for so many years. The best clothes he has ever worn is the assassin uniform distributed by his superiors when he first entered Wuyan Pavilion.

It is said that clothes are a person's face. Tao Yao and Lu Che have lived like this for eighteen or twenty years. Now, for the first time, they receive clothes tailored for them by others. Naturally, they feel a mixture of emotions.

Grandma Tu looked at the two people wearing fur coats and said with a smile: "It suits them very well, very well!"

Tao Yao stroked the soft fur of her coat, a beaming smile on her face. She pulled Lu Che along and bowed respectfully to Grandma Tu: "Thank you, Grandma Tu!"

Aunt Xing'er was watching the two of them with a look of satisfaction on her face. She clicked her tongue and quietly pulled Taoyao's wrist and winked at her.

Tao Yao knew that she was hinting to herself that she should hold on to Lu Che, a good man, and so on. She could only force a smile and pass it off to Aunt Xing'er.

After breakfast, Tao Yao and Lu Che planned to go to the Qingshui Town market to buy some dry food to fill their stomachs during the journey. They also planned to buy horses and carriages if they saw them at the market at a suitable price.

Lu Che had originally suggested that horses wore out quickly, so renting them was the better option. He could then trade in a few copper coins for another when he reached the next town or village with a stable. But Tao Yao winked at Lu Che with a gleaming look, insisting that she was sentimental and wouldn't trade in a horse she'd used for a long time, preferring to buy and keep one.

Upon hearing this, Lu Che scolded her for being pretentious and nosy, but there was nothing he could do. After all, after sending her back to Mobei, he planned to return to the Central Plains. She would have to find a way to live the rest of her life on her own. If he could help her buy another horse to fulfill her wish, there would be nothing wrong with that.

Before setting off, Aunt Xing'er told Taoyao and Lu Che that the most famous specialty of Qingshui Town is the local "lotus date steamed buns", saying that these are both delicious and filling, and are perfect as dry food for traveling, so she asked the two of them to buy more and store them.

As soon as they arrived in Qingshui Town, they were lucky enough to meet a horse dealer. The dealer said that he was about to move his family and had two horses in his stable that he couldn't sell. If the two of them liked any of them, he would sell them to them at a low price.

Tao Yao looked at the two horses he was leading. They were shiny, muscular, and had long legs. They were good horses.

So Tao Yao happily asked for the price, and the horse dealer raised three fingers.

Tao Yao's eyes immediately lit up with stars, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Boss, you're doing charity, right? You only sold a horse for three taels of silver?!"

Upon hearing this, the horse dealer slowly shook his head and said slowly, "No, no. I mean, thirty taels."

Tao Yao almost dropped her jaw in shock and quickly grabbed Lu Che's arm and tried to escape.

"You're such a profiteer! You just said you'd sell it to us at a discount. How can thirty taels be considered a discount?"

The horse dealer sighed and shook his head, then said, "No, no. Little girl, you're obviously uninformed. Times are different now. These days, wars are frequent, and a horse is worth a fortune. I really don't want to bother moving with these two horses, so I thought of selling them to you at such a low price. Honestly, this price is like giving them away for free. I see you don't look like locals, so you must be in a hurry to get on with your journey, right? I guarantee you, the horses we raise are more resistant to hunger than camels and can run faster than Red Hare. Hurry and buy them! If you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to find another one."

Tao Yao couldn't stand the horse dealer's deceptive tactics one after another and turned around to leave.

But the next moment, he heard the horse dealer's cunning laugh from behind him: "Hey, hey, boss, you have good taste. Deal, deal."

Tao Yao immediately turned around and saw that Lu Che had already placed sixty taels of silver in the horse dealer's palm with one hand, and was about to hold the horse with the other hand.