Chapter 187 Encounter
Regardless of why Dou Xun came to see Xiang Zheng, as long as he was not on orders, it would be treason.
Su Qingqing immediately wrote a brief letter, briefly mentioning the matter. When the ink was dry, she handed the letter to Jixiang and said, "I will send the things back to Zhaoguo in a few days. I will put this letter here..."
Before she finished speaking, she frowned and paused.
"Forget it, why bother sending a letter? Go find Wang Yu and ask him to find a reliable person to keep an eye on Dou Xun. When he leaves the Great Yan State, capture him directly."
Jixiang was surprised, "Catch him after he leaves?"
Su Qingqing nodded, "Leave and catch it later."
"Why? Wouldn't it be more convenient to capture him in Great Yan? Once he leaves and enters the border of Zhao, it will be very difficult to catch him. Since he came here, he must have made all the security preparations."
Su Qingqing gently pinched Jixiang's cheek, "He went back to Zhao State, which was like going home. When he went home, his guard was naturally lowered. Who would have thought that he would be caught in his own yard?"
Jixiang understood instantly and said immediately: "I will go right away."
As soon as Jixiang left, Su Qingqing changed into going-out clothes and went straight to the fur shop.
Over at the shop, due to the explosion, the doors and windows were badly damaged. When Su Qingqing went there, two craftsmen were repairing them.
The shopkeeper instructed his waiter to hang some woolen leather cloaks and capes on the second floor of the shop.
Even though the first floor is under renovation, it will not affect the second floor from receiving guests normally.
When Su Qingqing went there, there were three or five guests choosing, one of whom happened to be the third lady of the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion.
The two of them were enemies, and when Su Qingqing saw her, she let out a low sound and wanted to turn around and go downstairs to avoid her.
She wasn't afraid, she just felt annoyed.
But there are some people that she cannot avoid just because she wants to. When she saw Su Qingqing, the Third Miss of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion immediately smiled and knelt down to salute, "Your servant greets the Crown Princess."
These guests all came with her.
Originally, when they saw the Crown Princess turning around and about to leave, they gave up the idea of greeting her. After all, their fathers and the Crown Princess were political enemies, and they didn't like her very much.
It just so happened that Rong San saluted, so they had no choice but to follow.
Su Qingqing wanted to turn a deaf ear and leave, but she was really unlucky today. Another person came up from the first floor, the queen's legitimate daughter, the seventh princess.
The Seventh Princess and Su Yunyun are best friends. The Duke of Zhenguo who was imprisoned and almost lost his life was her grandfather. So, the Seventh Princess and Su Qingqing have a greater hatred.
Did you not check the almanac before going out today?
Sighing in her heart, Su Qingqing turned around helplessly and accepted the gift from the Third Miss of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion. She stepped onto the second floor with a smile on her face.
The shopkeeper looked at the Crown Princess, then at the Third Young Miss of the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion, and suddenly felt overwhelmed.
One of them is his new master, and the other is his old master. The new master has a higher status, and the old master still controls the operation of the store.
He can't afford to offend any of them.
After paying his respects reluctantly, the shop owner quickly found an excuse and ran to the first floor with his two assistants as if escaping for his life.
As a result, just as he was about to go down, he bumped into the Seventh Princess who was coming up.
The shopkeeper was so frightened that he nearly died on the spot , and could only bow to the Seventh Princess tremblingly.
Fortunately, at this moment, the Seventh Princess didn't know that Su Qingqing was here too. She came here honestly to pick things up. She ignored the shopkeeper and proudly went upstairs with her skirt lifted up.
As soon as she went upstairs, the Seventh Princess was stunned, and then she said with a gloomy face, "What bad luck, why are you here?"
Su Qingqing sat down on the chair by herself, "Unfortunately, this is my store."
The Seventh Princess recalled that she seemed to have heard her mother and the Empress Dowager mention that someone had given the Crown Prince a fur shop, but she didn't expect it to be this one.
Rolling her eyes, the Seventh Princess wanted to turn around and leave, but she caught sight of a fiery red fire fox cloak hanging opposite her.
That's what she came for.
When the Seventh Princess arrived, Rong San and the other noble ladies naturally saluted her together, but this time, their salute was filled with a strong sense of gloating and waiting to watch the show.
The Third Miss of the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion bowed and did not speak directly to the Seventh Princess. Instead, she walked towards Su Qingqing and said, "My father told me today that the Crown Prince was going to our house to inquire about the shop. I came out specially to avoid suspicion."
Su Qingqing didn't expect her to say this. She raised her eyebrows slightly, played with the jade bracelet on her wrist, smiled and said nothing.
The Seventh Princess, on the other hand, looked away from the flaming red cape and towards the Third Miss of the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion. She looked her up and down, "Rong San, are you still willing to move your feet when you see the Crown Prince? I thought you were so eager to be born into the Crown Prince's body. Everyone in Kyoto knows that you almost became the Crown Princess."
The Seventh Princess emphasized the last sentence deliberately.
Su Qingqing ignored her.
The Third Miss of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion faced the Seventh Princess's ridicule with a guilty smile on her face, "In the past, it was because I was ignorant and made many rash mistakes embarrassed myself. Fortunately, the Crown Princess was generous and did not hold it against me."
She said this as if she had never suffered any serious loss at the hands of Su Qingqing.
"In the past, I pestered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which was really outrageous. Now, I have come to my senses and realized how ridiculous I was in the past. That's why I avoided His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time."
Originally, they wanted to see the funny quarrel between Su Qingqing and the Seventh Princess, but what they saw for a long time was the Third Miss of the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion apologizing and feeling guilty. The other young ladies who came with her suddenly found it boring.
Since they can play together, none of them will be content.
It was obvious that the seventh princess had taken a liking to the fiery red fox cloak as soon as she arrived. However, one lady said, "This fiery red cloak looks so beautiful. I remember that the Crown Princess seemed to have one. She looked so stunning in it that it made others pale in comparison."
The Seventh Princess's expression suddenly changed. She looked at Su Qingqing coldly, "You are an old woman, why are you wearing red!"
Su Qingqing ignored the young lady who was trying to sow discord and just smiled faintly at the Seventh Princess, "Even the Queen Mother is wearing it."
"You are worthy enough to compete with my mother?" The Seventh Princess glared at her and pointed at the fiery red cloak. "I want this one. In addition, I also want two full sets of fire fox fur. Wrap them up for me."
There was neither a waiter nor a shopkeeper on the second floor, so it was obvious who the Seventh Princess's arrogant order was directed at.
Su Qingqing looked at the Seventh Princess with a look that said "You are really not afraid of death", sighed, and thought that since she was free today, she might as well give in to her for once. It takes a lot of strength to always teach someone a lesson.
Just holding a cape.
However, before Su Qingqing could make a move, someone got there first.
