"Are you sure the person in the portrait is a thin young man?"
After what Di Xue said, the innkeeper's wife was not sure anymore. She tried hard to think about it and returned:
"Looking like he is dressed like a man, but when you think about it carefully, he has the softness of a woman. By the way, he is accompanied by an equally thin little book boy. Although the two of them are in the caravan, they always look nervous."
"Then have you ever robbed them?"
After hearing Di Xue's words, the proprietress quickly shook her head: "Sir, we really didn't rob them, it's just..."
Seeing the landlady hesitating, Di Xue asked, "What's the matter? If you haven't confessed yet, it seems like you'll have to go to the government to make it clear."
"Sir, I say, I say! Due to the poverty of Jiangcheng, these caravans often resell some things from other places to sell near Jiangcheng, so they often pass by here. They also know our rules, so they will come in advance Pay part of the toll, and then we will ensure that they pass through here safely!”
Di Xue nodded after listening to the words of the landlady. She did not lie based on the analysis of the situation here, but what is the purpose of the princess going to Jiangcheng?
There's no way it's just for fun.
Thinking of this, Di Xue's heart was once again in suspense. The mission was attacked at the border, and the purpose was probably to provoke a conflict between Soochow and South Vietnam.
So who is most advantageous to this contradiction?
The first one is Wala. They have just been defeated and need to recuperate, and provoking disputes between the other two countries is exactly what they want.
They are more likely, but it cannot be ruled out that the attack on the mission was caused by the internal political disputes between South Vietnam and Soochow.
Could the person who attacked Di Xue be with this force?
Di Xue suddenly had multiple guesses in her mind.
She sat irritably by the side of the inn, no longer paying attention to the others, but took out the silver needle from her bun and a piece of purple silk thread from the purse at her waist.
He grabbed the corner of Chu Ran's clothes next to him and embroidered flowers.
As for why it was shown on Chu Ran's clothes, it was because Chu Ran was wearing a white robe today, and the brocade robe was embellished with purple embroidery, which fit better with Di Xue's silk threads.
Here, Di Xue was embroidering flowers wholeheartedly, while Chu Ran looked down at her.
He neither took out the hem of his clothes nor refused, but let her leave traces on the hem of his clothes.
For a moment, Chu Ran actually wished that time would stop like this. Maybe he would have to take good care of this dress in the future!
But unlike Chu Ran's thoughts, Di Xue concentrated on the case.
It is speculated that no matter which force they are, they are not the original people of Jiangcheng. Then they may have passed through here when they came to Jiangcheng, and the boss lady and others may have robbed them.
However, although they are highly skilled in martial arts, they will not confront the people in the inn like Di Xue and others, because their trip is very secretive and will not be exposed, so there is a high probability that they will pay the money.
As for the mission, they have probably been to this inn. Because Xiancheng is remote and small, and it is adjacent to the big city of Xuanfu, so the official inn is located in Xuancheng, but it takes a lot of time to get to the official inn. It’s a half-day’s journey.
In addition, dignitaries who can usually live in official hotels are not willing to come to this small town.
Over time, those who went to Jiangcheng stopped staying in the official residence of Xuanfu.
However, the envoys were dressed in strange clothes and were very conspicuous. This place was close to the South Vietnamese country. The proprietress and others could not figure out the details and did not dare to take action easily, so they probably let them go.
Thinking of this, Di Xue repaired a small purple flower, then stood up and asked the innkeeper:
"Let me ask you, did you receive a group of people with many carriages and horses, strange accents, and strange costumes mostly in red and blue colors a few days ago?"
The landlady thought for a moment and then nodded:
"That group of people wore the clothes of the Nanyue Kingdom and came to live in my hotel. They also stayed in our hotel when they entered the Soochow Kingdom. We knew that they were envoys, so we didn't feel embarrassed and sent them off respectfully. Yes, we are afraid of causing trouble for us!"
"Are there any strange people around the time that the South Vietnamese people came? They didn't seem to be easy to mess with, but they paid the toll obediently?"
After Di Xue finished speaking, the landlady immediately replied:
"Yes. The day before the mission came, this group of people came to the inn. They looked well-trained and didn't look like ordinary people. We hesitated for a long time and decided to take action. However, the Mongolian sweat medicine failed like you, but they didn't. Instead, they gave us money and asked us not to tell anyone that they were here."
"What other unusual behaviors do they have?"
After Di Xue finished speaking, the landlady returned:
"They just had some food and left before dawn the next day."
"But they left before the mission arrived?"
The landlady nodded, and then continued as if she suddenly remembered the club:
"And they didn't seem to talk much. There was only one person who communicated with us throughout the whole process. This person was the one who ordered everything, but this person!"
"Can you recall the faces of this group of people?" After Di Xue finished speaking, the landlady had difficulty, but she still described the face of the person with whom she had the most contact.
After half a stick of incense, Di Xue drew the portrait. Chu Ran took it and said:
"This person looks just like a Central Plains person."
After listening to Chu Ran's words, Di Xue knew that Chu Ran's guess was similar to his own, and she suspected that this group of people were Oara people.
However, it cannot be inferred from the face alone. If it is really a person from Wala, then in order to avoid being exposed, they will definitely choose some people with similar faces to the Soochow people to attack.
However, some people's silence made Di Xue suspicious.
Wara and the Soochow Kingdom were at war all the year round. Many people of the Soochow Kingdom were taken captive in the early days of the late emperor's lifetime. This phenomenon did not change until the Soochow State became stronger and the late emperor moved its capital to Yuanjing in the north. Soochow's Only then can the people live and work in peace and contentment in the border city.
If that group of people are really from Oara, they are likely to be the descendants of the captive people of Soochow.
He was trained as a killer in Wala.
Thinking of this, Di Xue decided not to stay any longer and took Chu Ran and others to Jiangcheng.
As for the people at the inn, Di Xue asked them to stop robbing. Since they were not harming people's lives, she asked them to donate the money they earned to their neighbors and to give porridge every month.
Di Xue and others set off towards Jiangcheng as the people in the inn looked on with gratitude.
Passing through a wasteland on the road, Di Xue found traces of a fight, and many soldiers were searching for it.
Di Xue guessed that these were sent by the Jiangcheng government office to look for the envoys.
So he said hello and headed towards Jiangcheng. The city was quite orderly.
The government office seems a bit plain.
However, after meeting people from the Jiangcheng mission at the inn arranged by the Jiangcheng government office, Di Xue also met someone who surprised her.
