Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2448 Isn’t This a Coincidence?

"This..." Xia Chen looked at Shen Cha, then at Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian, "It shouldn't be that serious, right? Xiao Meng shouldn't hold a grudge that much, right?"

"Guess why Old Lu took his men out of the camp so quickly?" Xue Ruitian chuckled. "Isn't it because he was afraid that Xiao Baizi would take revenge on him after he came? That guy is very smart. He asked you to remind him so that he wouldn't run into him on the street and would be more careful."

"But." Xia Chen sighed and said, "We are bound to meet sooner or later. He wants to go back to Xijing with me, it's inevitable. It doesn't matter if it's sooner or later. It's better to get hurt sooner, right? If Xiao Meng gets revenge now, his anger should subside, and Lao Lu's life may be a little better. But if he can't find anyone, his resentment may accumulate to a great extent. When he meets Lao Lu, he will be more miserable than now, right?"

"Now that you put it that way," Xue Ruitian said hesitantly, "it seems to make sense. It's going to happen sooner or later anyway, so why not just do it quickly?"

"This is not our decision. Old Lu has to make his own decision." Shen Haolin looked at Xia Chen, "Tell him that the commander-in-chief and the prince will be back tomorrow. Should he go to Xiaotian and the commander-in-chief to apologize?"

"That's fine." Xia Chen yawned, "Let him choose for himself. Even if the choice is wrong, he will finish it crying."

"Yes, that's what it means."

The group walked and talked, and soon arrived at the main tent. They handed their horses to the guards and asked them to help lead them back to the stable. Before they entered the main tent, Ying Wu suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Boss!"

"what happened?"

Shen Cha took the bamboo tubes handed over by Ying Wu. There were two of them. He looked at the patterns on them and found that one belonged to the Yelu brothers and the other one belonged to King Jing.

"The news from both sides is the same." Ying Wu sighed, "Wanyan Qingmu has appeared again."

"It appeared again?" Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian looked at each other and said, "What's going on?"

"Let's go in and talk."

Shen Cha took the bamboo tube and pulled Shen Haolin into the big tent first. Ying Wu asked Xue Ruitian to go in first, and he, Jin Jing and Jin Miaomiao followed behind them.

Merlin had already brought the latest sea charts found by the Third Master, Old Madam Ning, and Xiao Fengqi from the Marquis' Mansion, as well as a message from Ning Cheng and Qi Zhifeng.

"A message? What do they want?"

"Sister Ning Cheng wants to do business, doesn't she?" Seeing Shen Cha nod, Merlin sighed softly, "The shop they found before is not doing well anymore."

"It's not working again? The old lady went to discuss it in person, didn't she?" Jin Miaomiao frowned slightly, "Why is it not working this time?"

"The landlord's daughter recently got married, so..."

"Oh, dowry." Shen Cha nodded. "If it were you, I would just rent one of our shops to them and collect the rent. They don't have to feel embarrassed, right? Our shop is empty anyway. If they can find a suitable shop, we can also collect some money, right? Kill two birds with one stone. Moreover, we have a shop right next to the shopkeeper, so we can take care of each other."

"Old Madam Ning and Sister Ning Cheng said that we should look for a shop on our own and not bother us again if we can't find one." Ying Wu has also been paying attention to the matter of finding a shop these days. He thought for a while and said, "They said that there is no rush to decide now. It would be good to decide after the war is over."

"That's right." Xue Ruitian nodded, "But, what does this have to do with Ning Cheng and Qi Zhifeng?" "They thought that they couldn't find a shop during this period, and they were idle at home, so they might as well go out and set up a stall." Mei Lin spread his hands, "This is not just their idea, it was Ning Cheng's sister who had this idea. She felt that staying at home all the time was not a good idea, so she thought about making some snacks and selling them. She didn't care about how much money she could make during this period, she just wanted to have something to do."

"That's true." Shen Cha nodded, "Have you found a good place?"

"It's already been found. Second Master gave the stall in front of the teahouse that originally belonged to Zhou Erniang to Sister Ning Cheng." Mei Lin watched the tea boil, poured a bowl for each of them, and handed it to them, saying, "Didn't Shen Zhonghe take Second Niang and her son back to Xijing City? That place has been empty. No one dared to set up a stall there without Second Master's permission."

"Sure!" Shen Cha took a sip of tea, "When do they plan to open?"

"We need to prepare for two days first. Now we are preparing for the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"Are you planning to just sell dim sum? Will it conflict with some of the dishes in the teahouse? Will it affect the teahouse's business?"

"No." Merlin shook his head gently, "They have already checked with the Second Master. Some of the snacks prepared by Sister Ning Cheng are not available in the teahouse."

"That's good."

"Also, the Second Master said that if the customers in the teahouse need anything, they can ask the waiters to buy it and settle the bill together at that time." Merlin thought for a moment, "That's probably what he meant."

"That's good, it's mutually beneficial."

"By the way, go back and tell Xue Mu that Sister Ning Cheng and the baby's safety is in his hands. He must protect them." Xue Ruitian touched his chin and chuckled, "If anything happens, it will all be his responsibility."

"Got it." Meilin nodded. "Ning Cheng and Qi Zhifeng also said they wanted to go with us. Xiao Fengqi also said he would go over when he has time and would not leave Sister Ning Cheng and the baby alone at the stall. If they really can't spare the time, we can ask Second Master to look after them."

"That's reassuring." Shen Cha looked at the latest sea chart information on the side, then looked at the bamboo tube in his hand. He opened the bamboo tube first and took out the information about King Jing and the Yelu brothers to look at it. "Well, Wanyan Qingmu showed up."

"Were you met?"

"Not really. He sneaked into the palace and was discovered by Hei Luer, but someone helped him escape."

"Helped him escape?" Shen Haolin frowned slightly. "Who? Yi Ting and Yi Xu's people?"

"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded and handed the secret letter to Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian respectively. "Now Yiqing Prefecture has returned to normal life. Those who besieged the city with Wanyan Qingmu before have either fled the vicinity of Yiqing Prefecture or asked Wanyan Ping for forgiveness, handed over their private soldiers, and waited obediently for punishment. However, Wanyan Ping did not make it too difficult for them. Although he took back the military power, he did not incorporate them into his own team. Instead, he let them retire and live an ordinary life."

“I don’t know what those who handed in their private soldiers think, but they must be very happy that they can go back to live a normal life.” Jin Miaomiao chuckled, “Wanyan’s little sister finally understands what some people want better than her sister, and knows how to win people’s hearts.”

"Yes!" Shen Cha sighed, "After this incident, at least Wanyan's image in the eyes of the people of Yiqing Prefecture is positive."

"Boss, do you want a reply?"

"No need." Shen Cha shook her head gently, "We can notify them when we are ready to start the battle." She heard the sound coming from outside and asked Meilin and Yingwu to stand in the corner, "The Eagle Leopard is coming, you two should not make any noise easily, so as not to be entangled by him."