"The princess has arrived home, then Butterfly will go back." Butterfly said politely.
"Sister Butterfly..." Jiang Hui wanted to stay and thank her, but Butterfly winked at her, and Jiang Hui immediately stopped her mouth with understanding.
Only then did Nan Guozhen realize the existence of the butterfly. Nan Guozhen let go of Jiang Hui, and his keen eyes discovered that Master Shen's carriage was different.
"Huier, who is this?" Nan Guozhen asked.
Jiang Hui was melancholy, thinking about how to introduce Butterfly so as not to arouse Nan Guozhen's suspicion.
"The little girl is from Dongpu country, named 'Butterfly'. She came to Youzhou with my master to do business. That day, the princess happened to be attacked by several men in black. My master and I rescued the princess At first, I didn’t know that the person I rescued was the princess of King Youzhou, and the princess was injured and unconscious at the time. In order to save Ye, I took the princess back to the inn. Later I learned that the person I rescued was the princess of King Youzhou. This is sent to King Youzhou." Butterfly was thinking about how to respond to King Youzhou's inquiry on the way to send Jiang Hui back to the city, so before Jiang Hui could answer, Butterfly responded.
Although Butterfly weaved the story perfectly, Nanguo Zhen still noticed some loopholes.
"Men in black? Miss Butterfly, does she know who these men in black are? What is their purpose?"
"I don't know. I just know that their martial arts are not ordinary. They attacked the princess probably because of her beauty!" As he spoke, his butterfly eyes turned to Jiang Hui. Jiang Hui lowered her head shyly, secretly telling Nan Guozhen that the man in black attacked her because of her beauty. Jiang Hui was afraid that Nan Guozhen's inquiry would sooner or later lead to Master Shen being found out.
Nan Guozhen still refused to give up and said, "Dongpu Kingdom is a small vassal state of Xianjiang State. Dongpu State borders Bei Kingdom to the east and Xianjiang State to the south. I am curious, what does your master do for a living, and come all the way to Youzhou?" Do you want to buy or sell? Who is your master?"
Butterfly smiled politely at Nan Guozhen and replied without any concealment, "My master is just a merchant from Dongpu Country. He came all the way to Youzhou to do business. Of course he is the most prosperous merchant in Youzhou?" "
Ironware? Nan Guozhen looked at this flower-like woman in surprise, never expecting Butterfly to be so bold and frank.
"What does your Dongpu country need iron tools for?"
"Dongpu Kingdom is trapped between two big tigers. If you don't take precautions, you won't know what has been eaten."
Butterfly deliberately compared the Northern Kingdom and the Border Kingdom to two big tigers.
Nan Guozhen couldn't help laughing, and he also asked teasingly, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by two big tigers?"
"Afraid! That's why my master went around in a big circle, from the North Country to Youzhou, and then back along the river from Youzhou." Butterfly replied with a sigh.
Suddenly Nan Guozhen's eyes became sharp, he got a little closer to the butterfly, and asked gloomily, "Then your master is not afraid of me, tell those two big tigers?"
Butterfly was not frightened by Nan Guozhen's insinuation, his face remained calm and composed, and a half-smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "My master knows that King Youzhou is a smart man and would not do this. Moreover, we also saved your princess, so we shouldn't retaliate for kindness, right?"
"Brother Zhen'er, although Hui'er didn't see clearly who the person who attacked Hui'er was, Hui'er is sure that it's not Sister Butterfly. Sister Butterfly is taking care of Hui'er these days."
Watching Butterfly and Nan Guozhen talking sharply, Jiang Hui began to feel uneasy. Lord Shen, Sister Butterfly, and Nan Guozhen all held important positions in her heart. Fate liked to play tricks on people, making the three of them antagonistic. . At this time, Jiang Hui's most painful and entangled choice was to choose among the three.
It's not that Nan Guoguo doesn't trust Jiang Hui, it's just that troubles have happened again and again in Youzhou City recently, and Nan Guoguo must strictly investigate all strangers who come in and out of Youzhou City.
Nan Guozhen asked Hui'er to stop talking, and he smiled and said, "Haha! Indeed. But, do you think this is not the case?"
Butterfly seemed a little confused, and asked in surprise, "What does King Youzhou mean by this?"
"You said it was you and your master who saved the life. Who among my concubines can testify?" Nan Guozhen's words made Butterfly angry. Butterfly snorted angrily and said angrily, "My good intentions were struck by lightning. Does King Youzhou mean that he suspects Butterfly to be attacking the princess?"
"I just want to solve the mystery in my heart. There has been some instability in Youzhou City recently, and everyone who is unfamiliar is suspicious."
"It's funny! It's funny! My master and I have never met the princess. Why did we attack the princess and send her back again?"
'We've never met before' Jiang Hui couldn't help but shudder when she heard that Sister Butterfly didn't need to make a draft when she lied, and she didn't blush.
"But your carriage is telling me that you and your master are not from Dongpu. This carriage is so noble and luxurious that only emperors or nobles can ride on it. How can a small Dongpu businessman afford it? And you have a distinct accent." They are from Xinjiang. Tell me quickly, who are you and your master?"
Butterfly couldn't help but laugh: "King Youzhou really has good eyesight. If I say that my master is the prince of Dongpu, he deserves to ride in this carriage, right? And Dongpu country is a small vassal country of Jiangguo, with the accent of Jiangguo." What's so surprising?"
Prince Dongpu? When Nan Guozhen heard the name 'Prince Dongpu', he couldn't help but froze in shock. After a while, he said, "I heard that Prince Dongpu has been frail and sick since he was a child and has never left the palace. Then, how could Prince Dongpu come to Youzhou City?" Nan Guozhen said that Butterfly was lying.
Butterfly secretly sighed in admiration that King Youzhou was really powerful, it was really not easy to deceive him.
Butterfly pretended to sigh helplessly, and joked with a bit of humor, "Being weak and sick is just a cover-up. How can you eat a tiger if you don't pretend to be a pig?"
Nan Guozhen smiled in admiration, began to reduce his suspicion towards Butterfly, and sincerely bowed to Butterfly to express his gratitude. "It was Prince Dongpu who saved my princess. Then I should prepare a banquet to thank Prince Dongpu. I wonder where Prince Dongpu is now?"
Butterfly also cheered up to Nanguo and bowed in return. "Butterfly appreciates King Youzhou's gratitude on behalf of his master. My master is doing business this time. It's natural to go back after doing business, otherwise the two big tigers will notice." I believe we will meet again one day in the future, and my master has admired the name of King Youzhou for a long time, so he will definitely come to visit one day, so I will say goodbye here now!"
Butterfly politely declined Nan Guozhen's thank-you banquet, not daring to stay. She said goodbye to Nan Guozhen and Jiang Hui, turned around, got on the carriage and left in the wind.
Nan Guozhen wanted to take advantage of the thank-you banquet to see the true face of Prince Dongpu, but he was rejected by Butterfly on the spot. He watched Butterfly drive away in a carriage with some regret.
The princess is back!
The princess is back!
Dingxiang heard the announcement outside the door that Jiang Hui was back, and she was so excited that she ran outside to greet her. The moment she saw Jiang Hui, she couldn't help but rush to hug Jiang Hui and burst into tears.
"Ding Xiang was unable to protect the princess, and she was injured! Princess, let Ding Xiang see if you were injured." After speaking, Ding Xiang nervously picked up Jiang Hui's sleeves to see where Jiang Hui was injured.
Jiang Hui couldn't help but smile, took out a handkerchief, wiped Ding Xiang's tears, and comforted her, "Don't cry, my Xiao Xiang. I have my own destiny, isn't it right for me to stand in front of you now?" ?" In order to reassure Ding Xiang, Jiang Hui turned around on the spot.
"Dingxiang has been regretful these days. If the princess doesn't come back, I'm afraid Dingxiang will hit the wall and die as an apology." Although Yuzhu was exaggerating, Dingxiang was definitely living in regret.
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