A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 863: Tavern Meeting
The two of them changed into thin silk clothes that were very common on both sides of Jiangling and were often worn by ordinary people. They put their hair up and tucked it into the men's silk scarves on their heads.

Yuan Wuyou still had a two-inch stubble of beard that was neither too short nor too long, which made him look more scholarly.

But Yuan Wuyou was used to wearing black clothes and felt it was more convenient to move around at night.

However, Mi Qinlin was a Qiang person who admired white, so he insisted on choosing white. Therefore, the two of them wore one black and one white, inexplicably like the ghost of death.

Plus, Mi Qinlin was holding a child in his arms, which made the scene seem even more weird and special.

The two of them were walking on the street, with the child crying loudly, which could hardly help but attract the attention of passers-by.

Yuan Wuyou was a little annoyed by the crying, so he glanced at the man next to him, "Why is she still crying? Aren't you good at comforting children?"

"I've never given birth or raised a child, how good can I be at coaxing someone?"

"Then you should practice. When your Khan gives birth, you will probably be the one to take care of the child."

"..." Mi Qinlin inexplicably had the feeling that she was a servant passed down from her ancestors.

The two were on the street and originally wanted to go straight into the restaurant, but they found that some passers-by around them always looked at the man next to Yuan Wuyou with strange eyes.

Yuan Wuyou thought that Mi Qinlin was just holding a child, so he wouldn't be conspicuous, right? But when he turned his head, he found that he was holding the child with a frown and an angry look on his face. If the gangster tried to get close to him, he would glare back.

Yuan Wuyou quickly dragged him to a deserted place nearby, "What's wrong with you? Aren't you usually very free and easy? Why are you so careless today, looking like you're ready to chop anyone you don't like?"

Mi Qinlin complained, "I haven't even gotten married yet, but I have to help you take care of your children. Who else can be so free and easy?"

"That's not it. I mean you're usually quite frivolous, unruly and out of tune..."

"Hey, hey!" Mi Qinlin glared, "Isn't this a good thing to say?"

She said sincerely, "Yes, you are usually very open-minded, cynical and carefree. Why are you like your Khan today, with a murderous aura that keeps strangers away?"

She hit the point. Mi Qinlin snorted, "No matter how lively I am, I'm never like this! Those Dangxiang women are weird, but I'm used to it. I'm most relaxed among men, but here today!"

Once he started talking, he couldn't stop. He complained: "Those men didn't stare at you, but kept staring at me. What kind of habit do they have? Everyone here is like an uncivilized beast, seeming to ignore the rules. It makes me creepy..."

"That's right. This place has no laws and no one to restrain it. It's all run by hooligans and gangsters. The leader is the founding duke of Rang County, and he's also the leader of the Chishui bandits."

"Ah?" Shocked, Mi Qinlin's face was filled with disgust.
"Sure enough, it's you Han people who are playing tricks. I think they don't stare at you because you have a beard. You should also make a beard sticker for me."

Yuan Wuyou sighed, "There's no time. I've already seen that tavern."

As she spoke, she glanced sideways at a pub on the corner of the street.

The sign of the wine shop is clearly visible, with a plaque that reads - "One Drop of Drunk".

You can tell at a glance that the wine is not of good quality.

Mi Qinlin pointed at the tavern sign with a vigilant look in his eyes, "Is this where you meet? Don't drink the wine in there, there must be knockout drugs in it."

"I'm going to find someone to drink some wine."

After saying that, the girl in men's clothing, wearing a cross-collared black shirt, raised her legs and took a step forward, leaving him with only her heroic back.

Mi Qinlin hurried to follow.

When they were still a street away, he suddenly noticed that she always glanced at passers-by out of the corner of her eyes. At the slightest movement or when she was looked at, she would reach for the sword with her hand hanging by her side.

Mi Qinlin couldn't help but take a step closer to her and whispered:
"Are you nervous?" Yuan Wuyou frowned and turned his head slightly, "What do you mean?"

"You always touch the scabbard, which makes it easy to expose yourself."

"Do you still have time to observe me?"

"Our Khan said that you tend to get impulsive when you're nervous, so you carry weapons with you. When I was a kid, I couldn't recite my lessons and was scolded by my teacher. When I got angry, I wanted to kill people. So he told me to be more alert. If you get nervous, you'll easily cut me, so he told me to stay away from you."

Yuan Wuyou was suddenly enlightened when he heard the story of his past with Wan Yuwuyu from his subordinates.

Yuan Wuyou's mouth twitched slightly, "He really tells you everything."

"He also said that later your mother found a trick. When you couldn't recite the book, she punished him as your study partner by not giving him food and making him face the wall. When you offended the teacher, she also made him take the punishment on your behalf... Then you felt sorry for him and became much more obedient."

"...Hey, stop talking about that. I was such a jerk before."

If Mi Qinlin hadn't mentioned it, Yuan Wuyou would have really forgotten about it.

She also remembered that because Wan Yuwu would be punished on her behalf, she initially asked the imperial physician to treat him with the best medicine. Later, the queen mother did not provide her with finished medicine, so she was desperate and taught herself how to make medicine...

So much so that later on, Yuan Wuyou learned his medical skills by practicing on his playmates.

Therefore, Wan Yuwuyu knew a little bit about medicine, and also had her habit of carrying life-saving medicine with her. Just like the time in Wuyin this year, he recognized at a glance that Yuan Wuyou's medicine was produced in his hometown, and Yuan Wuyou was stunned.

Mi Qinlin said with a sigh, "I thought you, the Lord of Huaxu, were not afraid of anything."

"I'm not afraid, I'm afraid of being exposed. To be honest, I've never been in the underworld, so I don't know much about its customs."

"Then I don't know much about your Han customs."

The two people's jokes about reminiscing about the past really dispelled Yuan Wuyou's nervousness and made her more determined to meet Wan Yuwu and rescue her Yu Meiren.

As soon as Yuan Wuyou entered the "Yidizui" tavern, he went straight to the counter where a female owner in a red shirt was sitting.

The woman in red behind the counter also started chatting enthusiastically:

"My dear guests, are you here for a quick meal or to stay overnight?"

Yuan Wuyou: "Eat noodles."

The female shopkeeper smiled and said, "Yes! You know how to eat. Our specialty is mutton noodles."

Mi Qinlin got goosebumps as he listened to this. Even though he had been there for a while, most of the Chinese he had heard in Dangxiang was Qinqiang, and he still couldn't get used to the Central Plains Mandarin.

Immediately afterwards, the words of the girl in men's clothing also left him confused.

The handsome face of the girl in men's clothing looked gloomy under the light. Despite such a sharp and cold face, she slightly curved her eyebrows and smiled:
"I have gout and can't eat two-legged or three-legged lamb. Don't you have other meat dishes on your menu?"

Hearing this, the smiling female shopkeeper suddenly frowned and asked, "What kind of meat do you want to eat?"

Yuan Wuyou still spoke in a nonchalant tone, only slightly raising his brown eyes with a smile.

"Snake meat."

Only then did Mi Qinlin realize that he couldn't even understand what his accomplices were saying.

But he could guess that the two were communicating with each other in secret.