Princess Xiangrui in Huanzhu

Early this morning, before it was light, Benjamin got up impatiently and hurriedly left the palace to go shopping.

He had to go outside the palace to purchase some important items, which had become one of his daily tasks recently.

However, unlike the rest of the court, Benjamin preferred to select and purchase these items himself.

He feels that this will not only ensure quality, but also enable him to better understand the outside world.

In addition, his and his master's situation is no longer as good as before, and he hopes to improve his living conditions through his own efforts.

Despite this, Benjamin remains optimistic and positive.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Benjamin was fully armed and put on a veil to completely cover his face. After all, his unique foreign appearance would always attract curious looks and comments.

He really didn't want to be treated as a monster anymore and just wanted to complete this journey out of the palace peacefully.

Benjamin had gone out of the palace several times before and had not encountered any problems. But unexpectedly, an unexpected situation occurred this time.

Unscrupulous merchants have existed since ancient times. Benjamin noticed something was wrong when he was purchasing - the goods were clearly worth 120 taels, but the actual quantity was much less than expected.

Benjamin was a straightforward person and a foreigner, so he could not beat around the bush. So he said what he was thinking without hesitation. At this time, he did not know that the store owner did this on purpose.

In public, he expressed his thoughts without any reservation, which immediately made the waiter with ulterior motives frown.

Where did this stupid boy come from? He is so disrespectful.

The waiter felt guilty and denied Benjamin's statement in a timid manner, and then tried to chase Benjamin away.

"What's wrong with you, waiter? This thing is obviously short of weight. I spoke to you in a nice tone, but you have such a rude attitude." Benjamin's stubborn temper came up and he argued.

The waiter secretly groaned. He had originally thought that Benjamin's attire was a bit odd and he would not mind it. But who knew he would meet someone with such a stubborn temper.

It happened to be market time, and the streets were crowded with people. A group of people who loved to join in the fun soon gathered in front of the shops.

Those people were still pointing fingers at the waiter and Benjamin. Some said that the waiter was dishonest and that the shop was a shady one. Some said that the man might have something wrong since he was dressed so strangely.

The waiter was worried that the matter would get out of hand and the shopkeeper would definitely not let him go, so he became more and more anxious.

I couldn't help but secretly groan in my heart. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have done it so obviously. All the money that was deducted would go into his pocket.

"Our store has always adhered to the principle of honesty and trust, and we never cheat anyone. You, a weirdo in strange clothes, are obviously looking for trouble on purpose!" The more the waiter thought about it, the more he thought it was possible.

After all, how could a normal person wrap himself up so tightly? There must be something wrong with this person.

The waiter was eager to find evidence that there was something wrong with this man, so he immediately raised his voice, pointed at Benjamin and started to put the blame on him.

Benjamin was unhappy when he heard this. He had always been careful in his words and deeds since he came to the Qing Dynasty. Except for when he deviated a little after meeting Xiaoyanzi, Ziwei and others, he was very well-behaved at other times.

Lang Shining told Benjamin that Yongqi and Ziwei had the capital to squander Qianlong's favor, and even Xiaoyanzi was protected by Yongqi, but what about him?

A person from a foreign country already has a hard time getting around here, and if he hangs out with that bunch of crazy people, he simply won't be able to tell his own weight.

Now he is back on track. He just needs to wait here for the time to end before he can go back to Great Britain. Everything here will return to dust, and he will regard all of this as a dream.

When the waiter saw that Benjamin never took off his veil, he felt that there was something wrong with him and thought that he might even get a great credit for it.

"Okay! You speak so strangely and cover up things. You little scoundrel, why don't you surrender now?"

The waiter noticed that Benjamin's accent seemed a little strange and could not wait to point it out.

The people who were watching for fun were gradually convinced by the waiter. Benjamin's behavior was indeed very strange, and the waiter might have been right.

Benjamin felt angry and anxious as he watched more and more people being led astray by this bad waiter.

But his Chinese was far from being good enough to engage in an argument with others, so he could only worry.

"No! Don't believe what he said. It's obvious that they are shortchanging us!"

The waiter seemed to have caught something wrong: "Everyone, come and see! What did I say? This guy must be a spy! He said exposed! Isn't that what happened?"

The onlookers looked at each other in bewilderment, and it seemed that what the waiter said made some sense.

They are all poor people, living a hard life. Not to mention going to school, even basic food and clothing issues are difficult to solve.

For these people, English as a foreign language is simply a fantasy and they have no idea about it.

In fact, in that era, there were very few people who could understand and master English knowledge.

The waiter rolled his eyes and thought to himself: Maybe I am really lucky today, maybe I can really catch a criminal. Thinking of this, a sly smile appeared on his face.

Benjamin felt very helpless. He couldn't explain the situation clearly and take the initiative. He was obviously the victim, but the eloquent waiter diverted the focus.

He couldn't help but start thinking whether he should give up the argument, after all, the other party didn't understand what he said, and the current situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to him. However, his inner reluctance made him unwilling to give up easily.

When Benjamin was hesitating, the waiter suddenly rushed forward and quickly took off the hat on Benjamin's head. This move was completely unexpected by everyone, and even Benjamin, who was highly skilled in martial arts, did not have time to react.

"what!"

"Ah - a monster!"

"Monster! Run!"

When the people around saw Benjamin, they screamed in fear. They ran away as if they had seen a scary monster. It turned out that Benjamin's appearance was very different from that of ordinary people, which made people feel very surprised.

Benjamin's heart tightened, and he secretly said that it was not good. He realized that his appearance might cause unnecessary trouble.

"No, no, no, don't panic, I'm a good person!" Benjamin explained quickly.

Although this was not the first time he had encountered something like this, he still felt sad and helpless every time he faced rejection and fear from others.