SFS Chapter 307: Heading to the Frontier
Chapter 307: Heading to the Frontier
Qian Duoduo scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He looked at Lin Rusi with a restrained expression, but he did not refuse their request.
"Of course, Fang Yun had better not let me find any fault with her!"
Although Qian Duoduo didn't suffer any loss last time, Fang Yun and he have formed a grudge no matter what.
"It's getting late, we should get going." Lin Rusi nodded, looked up at the sky, and prepared to say goodbye.
"Wait!" Qian Duoduo quickly called out to them again.
"That was a thank-you gift, but since Your Highness and Princess are leaving, I have another parting gift for you."
As she spoke, Qian Duoduo had someone bring out a large box.
Lin Rusi's eyes widened slightly; such a large box.
Although I don't know what's inside, judging from Qian Duoduo's foolish and rich nature, I reckon there must be a lot of valuable things inside.
Lin Rusi cleared her throat and subconsciously pushed it away: "I can't accept this. If others don't know, they might think I've taken your bribe. Besides, you just gave me a gift."
“That’s different. This is a parting gift, and that is a thank-you gift. How can you mix them up?” Qian Duoduo shook her head, firmly refusing.
His resolute demeanor left the two with no choice but to make an excuse to refuse.
But to everyone's surprise, Qian Duoduo became unhappy.
"I don't care. If you don't accept my money and gifts, it means you don't consider me a friend. So I think we should just forget about correspondence in the future."
Qian Duoduo crossed her arms, looking somewhat arrogant.
Hearing him say that, how could the two not understand what he meant? They immediately exchanged a glance.
Lin Rusi sighed softly, "Alright, we'll accept the gift and leave. Let's consider ourselves friends from now on. But we'll still have to trouble you with Fang Yun's matter."
As he spoke, Li Jingyang gave Ye Qing a look, and the latter immediately accepted the gift.
"Of course, then I won't keep you from leaving." Seeing that they had accepted the gifts, Qian Duoduo didn't press the matter any further.
The two quickly set off. Lin Rusi leaned against the carriage window and closed her eyes to rest. The journey was smooth until they reached the outskirts of the capital. The carriage swayed and then suddenly stopped.
Lin Rusi was so frightened that she leaned forward to cushion the fall, but fortunately Li Jingyang reacted quickly and pulled her back.
Meeting his concerned gaze, Lin Rusi smiled slightly, shook her head, and then asked, "What happened? Why did you suddenly stop the car?"
Just then, Ye Qing's voice came from outside the carriage: "Master, there are bandits!"
Mountain bandits?
The two were somewhat puzzled; the bandits in the area must have seen them some time ago.
It's near the outskirts of Beijing, but if she remembers correctly, the bandits here should all be Li Xiao Kui's men.
Logically speaking, weren't these people taken to Suzhou City as guards some time ago?
Seemingly finding it strange, the two stopped the carriage and slowly got out. At this time, the person leading the way was no longer Li Xiao Kui, but another burly man they had never seen before.
He brandished his knife, his voice rough and menacing, and at first glance, he was indeed somewhat frightening: "If you want to pass through, leave your toll!"
However, Lin Rusi and her companion were not frightened.
Lin Rusi frowned slightly: "Who are you? Are you a bandit from this mountain?"
The man snorted coldly, somewhat smugly: "Of course, but little beauty, don't think that just because you say a few nice words, I'll let you pass. You still have to leave the money behind!"
Lin Rusi sneered, thinking that the bandits here must have found a new master after Li Xiaokui left.
She narrowed her eyes and smiled, raising her lips slightly.
Before he could finish speaking, a familiar male voice came from behind him: "Alright, I'd like to see who can steal the prince and princess's money today."
Everyone looked in the direction from which the voice came. When the bandits saw that it was Li Xiao Kui, they immediately became somewhat timid: "Young Master, why are you back?"
Some time ago, Li Xiao Kui left with a number of bandits, saying he no longer intended to be a bandit.
Naturally, some people are unwilling to leave, and he is one of those who are unwilling to leave.
I thought Li Xiao Kui wouldn't come back, but I didn't expect him to appear here again. I was a little scared for a moment.
After all, the brothers in the village all listened to him.
Li Xiao Kui merely sneered at him: "The Prince and Princess are on their way to Suzhou for earthquake relief, how dare you block their path!"
Upon hearing Li Xiao Kui's question, the bandits immediately waved their hands: "Of course we wouldn't dare, of course we wouldn't dare, we're leaving now!"
"Stop! Who told you to leave?!" But Li Xiao Kui stopped them again, gesturing for them to come to Lin Ru Si and the others.
"You haven't apologized to the princess yet!" Hearing this, the group hurriedly came over to apologize, and then ran away as if fleeing.
Seeing Li Xiao Kui so imposing, Lin Ru Si smiled and said with a hint of teasing, "I didn't expect our Li Xiao Kui to be so imposing now, he's got quite the presence."
But when Li Xiao Kui turned his head, his face showed some grievance. He looked at the two of them with pleading eyes and snorted, "Your Highness and Princess are so cunning. You left Suzhou City without telling me. Didn't you promise to take me with you?"
Although he didn't know why, Li Xiao Kui himself felt guilty. He had been dwelling on Yao Shi's death and hadn't been able to move on.
If it weren't for the fact that they were a prince and princess, he would still be holding a grudge about this matter to this day.
Hearing Li Xiao Kui say that, Lin Ru Si finally realized what was happening, and she looked at Li Jing Yang with a guilty conscience.
To be honest, the two of them had already forgotten about Li Xiao Kui, but it was also because of Fang Yun's matter, which happened suddenly.
Lin Rusi quickly explained, "Of course we didn't intentionally abandon you. It's just that some things happened suddenly. Now that the Emperor has summoned us back to the capital, we didn't have time to tell you."
Li Xiao Kui wasn't angry at Lin Ru Si's explanation; he just waved his hand dismissively.
"I knew the Prince and Princess wouldn't have abandoned me on purpose!"
He laughed again, and then, seeing that the two were silent, he immediately said, "Your Highness, the Princess Consort wants me to go back to the capital with you. I also want to work with you and serve you."
Seeing that he said that, Lin Rusi would of course not refuse, but it was up to Li Jingyang to decide.
She turned to look at Li Jingyang, nodded, and then took out a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone from the carriage. She casually wrote a letter and handed it to Li Xiaokui.
Her voice was soft, and her eyes were full of encouragement as she looked at Li Xiao Kui: "This is a letter I wrote myself. Take this letter to the frontier and find General Dai. He will guide you, and you will naturally be able to make contributions to the country. That would also be doing something for me."