Tang Xiluo nodded blankly. She didn't understand what was so surprising about it.

Lin Fang swallowed fearfully: "Is it...the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words?" Otherwise, it's impossible for such a beautiful girl to marry such a vicious man, right?

Tang Xiluo nodded. The emperor's order could not be disobeyed. The late emperor was his father, so it could be said that it was the order of his parents and the words of the matchmaker.

"Yes."

After she said this, Lin Fang looked at her with even more sympathy. What a poor beauty! It was a pity that she didn't have much ability to help her. At most, she could only give her some money. But they didn't know each other, so she wouldn't accept it even if she gave it to her, right?

Zhan Jingchen was also confused. What was the matter with the way this woman looked at him? It was as if she was looking at a bully on some mountain.

Lin Yan noticed the man's dissatisfaction and quickly pulled his sister's sleeve: "Let's go, eat and rest quickly, we have to travel tomorrow."

Then he bowed to Tang Xiluo and the others and said, "I'm sorry, today's events were all misunderstandings. We won't bother you any more."

Lin Fang shook her head and refused to leave: "Brother, it is fate that we can meet, and it's okay to chat."

Lin Yan glanced at his stubborn sister and felt helpless.

Shen Jingbei took a sip of tea: "In that case, let's sit down and eat together."

Lin Fang immediately sat down with a smile: "Thank you, sir."

Lin Yan was shocked by his sister's shamelessness. He had no choice but to sit down as well: "I'll treat you to breakfast tomorrow morning. Sorry to bother you all today."

Shen Jingbei shook his head, then asked: "It's okay, where are you going?"

Lin Yan smiled and said, "We are merchants, doing cloth business. If I'm not mistaken, you are also merchants, right?"

Judging from their attire, they are indeed ordinary vendors, but each of them has an extraordinary temperament, and more like a large family with deep-rooted family background and strong financial resources.

Shen Jingbei nodded: "Young Master, you have a good eye. We are in the medicinal materials business."

Lin Fang was stunned: "The medicinal materials business!" Nowadays, the imperial court controls medicinal materials very strictly. If you are not careful, you may find banned medicinal materials. Outsiders can be framed with the slightest trickery.

Lin Yan frowned. He only knew three herbal medicine business families, and they all looked familiar to him...

"May I ask your surname, sir?"

Shen Jingbei smiled and said, "My last name is Shen."

Lin Yan was puzzled because there was no one with the surname Shen among the three major medicinal materials families.

Lin Fang was curious: "Are you transporting medicinal herbs from the capital?"

Aren't all the places supplying goods to the capital? Besides, only the prices in the capital are high, so they can sell them at a good price. She rarely sees people buying goods from the capital and shipping them out.

Zhan Jing spoke up at this moment to dispel their doubts: "We not only have orders in Beijing, but also in other places."

Lin Yan nodded, thinking that they should deliver the ones to the capital first, and then go on to deliver the other batch.

"I see."

Lin Fang looked at Tang Xiluo: "Are you the only woman?" The other three are all men, and it would be very inconvenient for a woman like her.

Tang Xiluo pursed his lips and said, "There is still my maid in the carriage. She didn't feel well so I didn't let her get off."

Sure enough, Lin Fang shut up and the worry in her eyes was less.

Lin Yan glanced at the sky outside and said, "Everyone, take a rest after you finish eating. It's tiring to transport goods all the way, so conserve your energy."

They themselves are merchants and often encounter things like robberies, so there is a sense of sympathy between them.

Baili Yu nodded: "Thanks for the reminder."

After the Lin brothers and sisters left, Shen Jingbei looked at Zhan Jingchen and said, "I didn't find out anything. They shouldn't be near Chi County."

Zhan Jingchen put down his teacup: "The cloth business should be in the Jiangnan area."

Tang Xiluo was curious: "Then where are we going?"

Shen Jingbei was stunned: "No way? You followed me out without even knowing where I was going?"

Tang Xiluo nodded: "As long as it's not the underworld, is there any place we can't go?"

Baili Yu: “…” It seems to make sense.

Shen Jingbei shook his head. This princess was still too naive. There were many places in this world where life was worse than death.

Zhan Jingchen stood up and said, "Go back to your room and rest. Everyone, be careful."

Tang Xiluo was the first to return to his room. He checked everywhere around the room and only went to the bed after making sure it was safe.

"Dong dong dong."

She stood up quickly: "Who?!"

"it's me."

Tang Xiluo was a little surprised and went to open the door: "What are you doing here?"

Before she invited him in, the man walked in, bypassing her.

Zhan Jingchen sat on the chair: "Outside is different from inside the mansion. It is very likely that you will encounter danger. I will live in the same room with you to protect you."

Tang Xiluo: “…Not really necessary.” She is no longer the same person she was two months ago. She is now a big shot with a golden finger.

Zhan Jingchen raised his eyelids and glanced at her nonchalantly: "If anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain to the general when I go back."

Tang Xiluo: “…” Speechless.

"There's only one bed here."

Zhan Jingchen said calmly: "No problem."

Tang Xiluo's mouth twitched: "Get out of here!" He was fine, but he was the one who was in trouble.

The man sighed: "I can sleep on the floor."

Anyway, he would not go out. Although their whereabouts this time were kept secret, they still could not guarantee how safe they were.

Tang Xiluo was stunned by his shameless attitude. Is this still the prince in the rumors? He seemed like a different person after leaving the house.

Since I can't drive it away, forget it. Just don't let it affect me.

"Whatever you want." Then he turned over on the bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

I'm so angry. I was planning to go to the space to have some midnight snack, but now it's all ruined.

Zhan Jingchen asked the waiter to bring up bedding, and he spread out a bed on the floor without caring about his status.

After living in the frontier for a few years, I'm used to the rough life and don't care about anything.

At night, when everyone falls asleep.

A dark shadow flashed outside the house.

Lei Er opened his eyes instantly, and Lei San also remained alert.

Some guards were guarding the boxes carefully.

The woods outside were rustling in the wind, and from time to time there was the sound of birds flapping their wings.

Baili Yu had not fallen asleep in the first place, and now he could not fall asleep even more. He just sat up and listened attentively to the noise outside the room with held his breath.

Shen Jingbei was sleeping soundly, without any vigilance at all.

In the darkness, Zhan Jingchen also opened his eyes and moved carefully. He turned his head and glanced at the bed. The little girl was sleeping soundly and was not awakened by the abnormality outside at all.

He sighed helplessly. She still said she didn't need protection? The assassin was already in front of her, but she didn't even notice it.

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