freenovelworld Chapter 203 The Shocked Man
Chapter 203 The Shocked Man
"Oh, you are the goddess, right? I, Feng Tianmo, a mortal, kowtow to the goddess!"
All the people standing in the side hall were familiar faces, except for a sloppy-looking man whom Qiao Shinian did not recognize.
Seeing him kowtow to the ground so exaggeratedly, Qiao Shinian turned to look at Wen Jiu who was standing next to him, and saw Wen Jiu smiling and not saying a word, just chewing candy silently, not looking like a prince at all.
Qiao Shinian couldn't help but gently kick Wen Jiu. Wen Jiu shrugged and whispered, "He thinks this can bring blessings, and you will give him some good luck, so he specifically asked me not to stop him."
Qiao Shinian's mouth twitched slightly, but he finally squatted down and helped Feng Tianmo up: "I heard that you are Wen Jiu's uncle, so you must be here to help Wen Jiu. In this case, why bother about your identity? I am just an ordinary person here."
Feng Tianmo was about to kneel down again when he heard this, but Wen Jiu pulled him up this time: "That's enough, don't scare my sister."
"Oh, I understand. If the goddess wants to experience the life of a mortal, I will do my best to cooperate." Feng Tianmo nodded repeatedly with an expression that said, 'I am sensible, goddess, don't worry.'
Qiao Shinian has been facing Feng Tianmo's servile behavior for more than half an hour, and he can't even eat in peace.
"I don't know... cough, who caused the injury on Miss Qiao's face?" Although the slap mark on Qiao Shinian's face has faded, it can still be seen clearly.
Qiao Shinian put down his bowl and chopsticks and smiled: "Of course it was caused by the virtuous princess yesterday. Today I plan to let Mo Cheng take a look first."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Wen Jiu and said, "Which inn is Mo Cheng staying in? Can we call him into the palace to continue our friendship?"
When she went back yesterday, Qiao's father and mother felt heartbroken when they saw the marks on her face. After listening to her plans, they were still heartbroken and their brows were furrowed all day.
At night, when she saw that the mark was no longer obvious, she asked An Tian to slap her again.
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The capital of Zhou State and the capital of Chuwen State were thousands of miles apart. In this ancient time when there were no airplanes, the only explanation for traveling thousands of miles in one night was God.
Fortunately, An Tian's hand was steady, and the slap marks overlapped exactly.
After breakfast, many people came to Wen Jiu's place.
There were many princes reminiscing about the past and princes coming to watch the fun.
In addition, there was a banquet in the afternoon, so those who had connections would go to the palace early in the morning to have lunch with the prince, waiting for the afternoon banquet.
"You are the commoner girl who has always been with Wen Jiu. I remember you." When everyone else left at noon, Wen He came over with the help of servants. He looked at Wen Jiu. After not seeing him for a few years, Wen Jiu had grown into a young boy.
Wen Jiu had a very good impression of this brother. After all, he was the only one who gave him money.
"Sister, this is my ninth brother. He gave me half of the money when I first arrived in Zhou." Wen Jiu introduced him to Qiao Shinian with a smile. After the introduction, he looked at Wen He and said, "Ninth brother, I haven't seen you for a few years. How come you are not so..."
Wen He smiled and shook his head: "It wasn't that good before you left, but the disease is getting worse with age."
"Oh, it's true..." Wen Jiu thought for a moment and said with regret, "Ninth brother is such a good person but he has an incurable disease. God is really blind."
"Thirteenth brother, be careful with your words." Wen He started coughing violently. When Qiao Shinian saw red blood seeping out of his handkerchief, he held his breath and pulled Wen Jiu back two steps.
"Your Highness, coughing up blood is not a good thing. What did the imperial physician say? Did he say what the disease is?" Qiao Shinian poked Wen Jiu slightly, signaling Wen Jiu to step back a little, "Chunxue, go get me a cup of hot water."
Wen He looked at Qiao Shinian's actions with some dissatisfaction in his eyes, but he didn't say it out of consideration for Wen Jiu's face.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Shinian was so reserved. Wen Jiu covered his nose and asked directly, "Brother Jiu, I didn't notice it just now. Are you suffering from a contagious disease like tuberculosis? I just returned to Beijing and I'm waiting to do something big. I can't get infected."
Wen He was stunned. Just as he was about to say something, he started coughing violently again.
After he said that the disease was not contagious, Wen Jiu invited him to sit down and poured him hot tea.
"I'm sorry, Ninth Brother. I didn't mean any other thing when I questioned you like that just now. You know I've been a hostage in Zhou Kingdom for these years, so sometimes I have to be careful. Now I'm back again. Yesterday, the Emperor said that I had been wronged for so many years and wanted to reward me. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to receive the reward alive."
After Wen Jiu's words, Wen He's expression looked a little better and he waved his hand.
"Back then, the silver was given to you by your mother." After taking a sip of hot tea, he looked at Qiao Shinian who was standing behind Wen Jiu and frowned slightly. "The girl is really loyal and faithful. She has always been by my side. I'm sure she has suffered a lot of grievances in Zhou Kingdom, right?"
"Yeah." Qiao Shinian raised his hand and touched his slightly swollen cheek.
"Your Highness, Envoy Mo Chengmo has arrived." Yue Yu said in a low voice after entering the house.
Wen Jiu turned to look at Qiao Shinian, and they smiled at each other.
This smile made Wen He, who was sitting next to him, twitch his eyes. How could his brother smile so sinisterly and cunningly!
Mo Cheng also walked in with full of doubts. As soon as he entered the room, he was stunned on the spot. When he saw Qiao Shinian, he could not believe his eyes.
Qiao Shinian stood up and saluted Mo Cheng. She smiled, and her voice was filled with joy of reunion. "Master Mo Cheng, when I was in Zhou Kingdom, I was taken care of by your brother. I wanted to repay you, but I never had the chance. Now you are in Chu Wen Kingdom."
As he spoke, Qiao Shinian turned his head and looked at Wen Jiu, who continued, "Since you have come to my country, I must do my best to entertain you as a good host."
Mo Cheng didn't say anything for a long time until Wen He asked, "What's wrong? Seeing Envoy Mo like this, did something happen? Don't worry, if Thirteenth Brother is naughty and teases you, Father will punish you."
"When did you arrive in Chuwen Kingdom?" Mo Cheng asked almost in a questioning tone.
Qiao Shinian smiled and replied, "I just arrived this morning and had breakfast together."
"When did you leave Zhou Kingdom?"
Qiao Shinian took two steps forward and said with a smile, "Guess."
Mo Cheng turned his head to look at Wen Jiu, then looked at Qiao Shinian. He took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, "I wonder why the Thirteenth Prince asked me to come here?"
"It's okay, let's reminisce about the past. My sister and I are both grateful people. Since you are here in Chu Wen Country, why don't I invite you to visit the brothel tomorrow? Your princess is not with you, and you accompanied me all the way back. It was really hard. I guess you must be very lonely. I will take you to see my Chu Wen brothel."
Mo Cheng's face darkened immediately, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, please don't make such a joke."
Wen Jiu smiled and walked forward, holding Mo Cheng's shoulders with one hand, "Hey, why do you have to fall in love with one woman? I will take you to see other beauties. I guarantee that you will never want to leave again after you go back."
"Ahem. Thirteenth brother, since you are reminiscing about the past with Envoy Mo, I will go back first." Wen He stood up.
Wen Jiu let go of Mo Cheng, his previous playful smile gone: "Brother Jiu, you haven't told me what disease you have yet. Maybe I can help you get some good medicine from the goddess."
Wen He's eyes lit up after hearing this, and then he seemed to have thought of something, and said to Wen Jiu: "Thank you for your kindness, Thirteenth Brother. I will come to visit you again after these two days."
Mo Cheng's eyes were fixed on Qiao Shinian: "Your face?"
"Oh, I had some arguments with Princess Xian, and she slapped me in the face." Qiao Shinian smiled, and she looked at Mo Cheng: "Wen Jiu was just joking with you, since it's a reward, you can't be so careless."
Mo Cheng's back was still soaked with sweat. He watched Qiao Shinian's every move and listened to Qiao Shinian's voice. A terrible guess emerged in his mind.