My Lady is well

Chapter 173 Prying the corner

Since returning from Jingxin Temple, Shen Yueyao has developed a strong interest in Buddhist scriptures.

She sent people to buy a large number of Buddhist scriptures, and read them to pass the time when she had nothing to do.

She felt that she was desperate and was trying all kinds of treatments, but she listened to what the monk said.

It rekindled her hope of getting it back on.

Shen Yueyao has always been a lazy person, especially after she became pregnant, she was even too lazy to go out to the yard.

But in the past two or three months, she went to Jingxin Temple almost every day, just to see Master Kongzhi again and discuss "Buddhism" with him, but she has never been able to fulfill her wish.

Jin'er felt that her master had become a different person since coming to Jingxin Temple.

He was either reading Buddhist scriptures or staring at the red rope in a daze.

She couldn't help but ask.

"Master, didn't you dislike going out before? Why have you been going to Jingxin Temple these past two or three months?"

Shen Yueyao could only hum weakly twice and took out the red rope that she had seen countless times, but she still could not comprehend the mystery behind it.

Now she is getting heavier and pregnant, and it is really not suitable for her to go further.

I’m really afraid of giving birth to a child on the road!

She supported her head, thought hard for a while, sighed, and couldn't help but complain.

"What on earth is this broken rope used for?"

Jin'er also frowned.

"Master, you read it dozens of times every day, and you don't know, so how can I know?"

Shen Yueyao tilted her head and stared at the red rope with a sad face for a while. Not knowing what it meant, she put the red rope around her wrist and raised her hand to ask Jin'er to help her tie a knot.

Jin'er was clever and skillful, and she tied a beautiful knot. She looked out of the house and pouted.

"Master, I just saw Qi Feng."

Shen Yueyao said indifferently.

"Isn't he in the yard all day? What's so strange about seeing him?"

"I just heard that Mr. Zhu from the next village came to see him."

"Mr. Zhu? Why are you looking for him?"

"I eavesdropped for a while. Mr. Zhou said he was quite skilled and wanted to pay him a high price to be his bodyguard."

? !

Shen Yueyao's thoughts were interrupted. She raised her thin eyebrows slightly, her long eyelashes flickered a few times, and said with a bit of disbelief.

"It's just him. Someone else is trying to steal his girlfriend?!"

Jin'er put one hand on her waist, stamped her feet and said angrily.

"Isn't it? Master, we must not let him go. I heard that the neighboring village has been in turmoil recently. Several wealthy families have been robbed. I heard that a young lady from another family has been kidnapped."

Shen Yueyao held her lower back with her hands and struggled to stand up. Calculating the time, she would be giving birth next month or so, and nothing could go wrong at this time.

Although Qi Feng was determined to assassinate the emperor, his methods were honest and he had been relatively well behaved in the past few months.

Someone is robbing him, so it seems we have to raise his salary!

She supported her waist and walked slowly into the yard. From a distance, she saw Qi Feng walking in from the gate with two paper bags hanging on his slender fingers. The young man had a flamboyant look and a defiant look.

It was quite pleasing to the eyes. Every time she saw him, she would think of Nian Nian and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Shen Yueyao walked to the pavilion and sat down. Qi Feng also walked over and threw two paper bags on the tea table.

Shen Yueyao glanced at him and asked.

"what is this?"

He glanced at Jin'er and said.

"She said you wanted to eat this thing and asked me to buy it yesterday, but I didn't have time yesterday."

Shen Yueyao opened it and saw that it was a red plum pastry.

This person is reliable in doing things.

He frowned slightly and asked, "How much silver did Mr. Zhu give you?"

Qi Feng became interested when he heard this, sat opposite her and raised his eyebrows.

"So, you're planning to give me a raise?"

Shen Yueyao did not answer him immediately. She took a piece of red plum pastry, put it in her mouth, and took a small bite.

"Just tell me first, how much does he give you a month?"

He stretched out a finger and waved it in front of her eyes, raised a smile and said proudly.

"One hundred taels!"

Shen Yueyao paused and really wanted to throw the pastry at his face, but before she could move, Jing'er yelled at her.

"You shameless little thief, why don't you just go and rob?"

"I didn't say that. If you don't believe me, go to Mr. Zhu. Since we know each other well, you just need to offer the same price as him, and I will stay."

Jin Er snorted coldly, "You shameless bastard, don't think I don't know that you work as a guard in our courtyard, and you also secretly take private jobs and help Landlord Chen transport a convoy. Aunt Wang saw you."

Shen Yueyao said "Oh" meaningfully and looked at him indifferently.

"I was wondering why you took three days off for no reason."

Qi Feng frowned, his eyes slightly embarrassed, and glanced at Jin'er and said.

"Hu Zi is sick, and I'm in urgent need of money."

Shen Yueyao glared at him and said, "Your monthly allowance is twenty-five silver coins, which is not enough for his medical treatment. Are you kidding me?"

"I have a lot of people under me, but none of them have a proper job. They can only do rough work at the docks and earn very little money. Some of them have families, old and young, and they work hard with me. I can't let them starve to death, can I?"

Shen Yueyao was shocked when she heard this. Her red lips swelled slightly. She stared at him for a long time, then quickly dodged a few times. After calming down for a while, she nodded and said silently.

"So the people under you are all dependent on you as a security guard for their livelihood?!"

Qi Feng explained: "I originally wanted them to work as guards in other rich families' houses first. Alas, who knew that these rich families, relying on their own money, would be so picky and even think that they are ugly! Choosing a guard is not like choosing a son-in-law, so what's the point of having good looks? To be a useless person? Alas, not many of them can succeed."

He then asked in a negotiating tone: "How about...you want two more?"

Shen Yueyao closed her eyes and had a sinful expression on her face.

It’s hard to imagine what Jing Ruzhang’s expression would be if he knew that she had a group of assassins who were going to assassinate him in the future?

She couldn't even think about it!

Killing her is the easiest thing to do, just chop her up and feed her to the dogs!

She stood up holding the edge of the table and looked at him seriously.

"Qi Feng, or should I call you Wei Feng. I want to ask you, do you know that they are guilty of exterminating their families if they follow you to assassinate the emperor? The whole world belongs to the king, and your Wei family is their fate. You planned the assassination carefully last time, right? Can you kill him? There are many experts around him, even the queen, you may not be a match for him."

Qi Feng pursed his lips tightly, his face turned pale, and he stared at her coldly.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm just telling you the truth. You think you can do it next time, but what if you fail? Have you thought about their fate? Who doesn't want to live and has to risk their life? I'll make this clear. If you are willing to let them live a peaceful life, I can give them some money to settle down. It will also save you from getting in trouble later. But if you don't agree, I won't need you as a guard anymore. It's your business how you want to mess around. After all, your life is your own. I just want to live a peaceful life."

I saw that his face was ferocious and he laughed in anger.

"Do you think that if they can't live in peace, you can live in peace?"

"you!"

Qi Feng raised his lips coldly, turned and left.

Jin'er pursed her lips and said.

"This man is too ignorant to even think about assassinating the emperor, even though he knows it's impossible. But master, if we really let him go, where can we find an expert to serve as a guard?"

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