"Why do you have to make things difficult for me? My shop is small and profitable. If there is food, it must be sold. Now there is really no food. I'd better go to another house to ask."

In a small alley facing the street, an elderly shopkeeper was blocking the door, allowing Yi Ren to beg him without moving a step away.

"Don't bully me, my father-in-law, I clearly saw someone who bought food and left, why did he be so coincidental? But I didn't have food as soon as I came." Yi Ren was full of anger, grabbed the shopkeeper's sleeves, and walked along the gap at the door, and could vaguely see the granaries behind the shopkeeper. There was no food, it was obviously a deliberate way to make things difficult.

The shopkeeper was a kind family. Although he sympathized with him, he really didn't dare to sell food and he looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. The shopkeeper suddenly whispered: "You should go out of the city and think of a way. You can't buy food in Handan City. The old man said this. You should take care of yourself. The shop is closed today, so the shop should leave."

After saying that, he asked the guy to clean up the storefront, but he didn't even do business.

Yi Ren retreated to the street in vain, and the hunger in his belly seemed to burn his flesh and blood, which was extremely panicked. From morning to noon, he went to all the shops he could go to, but the result was all the same. They always had one excuse or another. In short, no rice shop was willing to sell grain to him, and some grain sellers in the shop didn't look at him at all. The father-in-law just now was quite kind.

He returned to the hosts' mansion in a daze. The door of the mansion was wide open, and there were a row of strong men standing in the yard. The leader was talking to Xia Ji with a flattering smile.

"Madam, our marquis sincerely invites you to the banquet. As long as you nod, these things will be yours." Zhao Kang said with a smile, looking at Xia Ji's eyes as if looking at a piece of meat on the chopping board. The things he brought cannot tolerate Xia Ji's rejection. Even if she doesn't think about herself, she has to consider the people around her. Moreover, these food, jewelry, and silk are enough to buy those hungry people.

"Who are you"

Yi Ren pushed away the wall and walked to his mother's side. He turned his head and asked Zhao Kang.

Zhao Kang bowed respectfully to Yi Ren and smiled, "The butler of Julu Marquis' Mansion, Zhao Kang, have met the young master."

"Julu Hou" Yiren suddenly appeared in his mind that middle-aged man who always looked at his mother lustfully. For this man, he was always full of guard against him. For such a guy with a high position, power and naked aggression, he would not think that he was so kind. It was as simple as treating his mother to have a meal.

"us......"

"Let's go"

Before Yi Ren finished speaking, Xia Ji suddenly interrupted: "Please keep these gifts and order the kitchen to cook these things and divide them for the people." After a change of the topic, Xia Ji said to Zhao Kang: "I'll ask the Marquis to send someone over in the evening. We need to prepare some more."

"This is natural. As long as the lady agrees, we will do other things naturally." Zhao Kang had a smug smile on his face, but he could no longer help but reveal his true thoughts. He originally thought they could be tough for a few more days, but he didn't expect that he had just been hungry for a few meals. So he let them compromise.

"Since that's the case, Zhao Kang will no longer disturb him, so he will say goodbye."

He waved his hand and signaled the people to put down the things, then bowed to Xia Ji, turned around and left.

After sending out the servants around him, Yiren was dragged into the house by Xia Ji with a reluctant face.

"Mom, that Julu Hou didn't take good intentions at all. We will never be able to go."

"Do you still have to say this?" Xia Ji turned around and sat on the couch, and called Yi Ren to her side and said, "The things that happened recently must be done by the Julu Marquis' Mansion. Only he can make the grain merchants in the city dare not sell us a grain of food. Looking at Zhao Mu's face, do he really think I don't know what he was thinking?"

Yiren opened his mouth wide in surprise. After a while, he asked, "Mom, since he already knows that he has not been kind, why should he go? We don't have any self-protection power in Handan. If we really enter the Marquis' Mansion, it's not so easy to get out."

"We have to go. Let's see what the mansion is like. Do you want the hearts of the mansion to be dispersed? Besides, as long as we don't leave Handan, we will always have to live under Zhao Mu's power. It's not a solution to drag it on, it must be solved."

"Solved" Yiren scratched his head in pain and said to himself: "It would be great if General Ying was here. Mom, you always say that I had never suffered any pain at all when I was a qualifier of Yuezhi. No matter what happens, General Ying will always come forward to solve it for us. But looking at the one we brought this time, I died in the ditch in an unknown way..."

Ying Guangmo Xia Ji seemed to have been pulled away from all her strength and leaned softly on the side. This iron-blooded soldier who was sheltering her from the wind and rain in Yuezhi was probably no longer here.

Time did not stop because of personal preference. Under the night sky, a luxurious carriage stopped in front of the Proton Mansion. Two guards in armor cleared the streets on both sides early. The mansion door opened, Xia Ji changed into thick makeup and dressed up, and the strange man behind him was wearing a light armor and followed closely behind. Next to the carriage, Zhao Kang was waiting with a smile on his face. Seeing Xia Ji come out, he quickly put down the bench. Xia Ji took the air of a princess, but ignored Zhao Kang and walked onto the carriage.

The stranger turned over the horse and guarded the side of the carriage. Zhao Kang stood up and waved his hand to the convoy. The two rows of guards quickly gathered together, and the convoy slowly drove towards the Julu Marquis' Mansion.

The Julu Hou Mansion under the night sky looks more luxurious than during the day. Rows of bright candles shine the entire mansion in magnificent light. The exposed dancers are dancing in the hall. On both sides of the dance floor, there are several tables. Behind them are some high-ranking officials from Zhao State. In the closest position to the door, Lu Buwei sat there quietly savoring the wine in the glass, while opposite him is empty. It is obvious that the owner of the seat has not arrived yet.

"Have you heard that the princess of Qin is coming today, too?"

"It's not that the Princess Qin is very noble and has always been rude to the Marquis, but why did he suddenly change his attitude today?"

"Then you need to say that people have to bow their heads under the eaves. In our Zhao State, how many people can oppose the Marquis?"

"The sound of banning sound seems to be someone coming"

The singing and dancing in the venue suddenly paused, and Xia Ji appeared at the door like a proud swan. Her beautiful face and gorgeous clothes made countless beautiful women in the venue pale.

Zhao Mu smiled and clapped his hands, stood up to welcome Xia Ji's arrival. The guard at the door bent and led Xia Ji to the second seat next to Zhao Mu. The stranger was about to follow him, but he saw another guard at the door saying coldly, "Master Proton, your location is there" to be continued.

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