After letting the maids clean up the mess, Qian Jiujiu sat on a chair to digest the food. Mu Yexiao came over and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Jiuer, your husband has something to tell you."
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Mu Yexiao: "What's the matter?"
"Just now I noticed that you were quite curious about that little vegetable girl, so I asked someone to investigate. The person who went to investigate has returned. Do you want to listen?"
Qian Jiujiu was shocked when she heard what Mu Yexiao said. Mu Yexiao's actions were so fast that the corners of her mouth twitched. "Since you have sent someone to go, I must listen."
Mu Yexiao then called the guards outside to come in: "Come in and tell me what you saw."
The guard's face was clearly anxious, which surprised Qian Jiujiu: "What happened?"
The guard knelt down at once and said, "Master, that little girl selling vegetables is going to be burned to death."
Qian Jiujiu stood up all of a sudden: "What did you say? Burned to death? Go and save him quickly. Can you explain what happened on the way?"
When Mu Yexiao heard that Qian Jiujiu was going, he naturally wanted to go along. Dong Chen quickly harnessed the carriage, and the group headed towards Xiaolinzhuang.
When we arrived at Xiaolin Village, we saw a little girl about ten years old with a dirty face. She was tied to a pillar with a pile of wood underneath.
When Qian Jiujiu and others arrived, they happened to see the villagers setting the wood pile on fire. Everything was burning instantly, and the little girl had a look of fear on her face.
Qian Jiujiu, who saw this scene, was immediately shocked and angry, and looked at Dongchen: "Dongchen, bring the person down immediately."
When Dongchen heard Qian Jiujiu's voice, he had already flown out and picked up the little baby. Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene.
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao also got off the carriage at this time. Looking at the villagers, a hint of anger flashed across their eyes: "Can someone explain to me what is going on?"
The village chief of Xiaolin Village was surprised when he saw Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu. “My lord, there is only one prince in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and that is Mu Yexiao. Why would the prince find a time to come here?”
He looked a little angry and knelt down all of a sudden: "I greet your Highness. I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"
Mu Yexiao snorted and looked at Qian Jiujiu. At this time, Qian Jiujiu had already untied the ropes that tied the little girl to the wood. Looking at the frightened look of the little girl, he felt very uncomfortable.
"Little sister, are you okay?"
When the little girl heard Qian Jiujiu's voice, she turned around and looked at Qian Jiujiu, then fainted all of a sudden. Qian Jiujiu frowned and took the little girl's pulse.
Only then did they realize that the little girl was just too frightened and fainted. She was almost burned to death, and anyone would be frightened, so they gave the little girl to Qinglian.
Then he looked at the village chief and said, "Village chief, can you explain to me what mistake this little girl made that made you want to burn her alive?"
At this moment, a man limped over from the ground, still shouting: "My Xiaoman..."
Qian Jiujiu frowned. The man looked extremely embarrassed. Qian Jiujiu glanced at Dongchen and said, "Dongchen, go and bring that man over here."
"Village leader, you can explain now."
The village chief looked at Qian Jiujiu. That was the princess, the one who taught their children to read and write. His eyes were shining with golden light.
"Princess, we have no choice but to do this. This little girl is a monster."
Monster? Qian Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, and was shocked again. Could it be that this little kid had just traveled through time and space, and failed to hide his true nature, so he was discovered by others
"Why do you say she is a monster?"
The village chief saw that Qian Jiujiu's expression changed and thought that Qian Jiujiu believed his words. He was not so scared anymore. Just as he was about to say something, the embarrassed man had been helped over.
She knelt down directly in front of Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu: "My Lord, Princess, please understand clearly that my Xiaoman is not a monster."
When the village chief heard this, he couldn't help but snorted: "If you can produce green vegetables in the middle of winter, what else can you do but be a monster? I tell you, we don't even know where those green vegetables came from."
"Who knows what might happen to someone who eats it!"
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch. Damn, he was almost burned to death just because he took out vegetables in the middle of winter. These people are really ignorant.
Qian Jiujiu felt upset, but didn't know how to start. It was possible to grow vegetables in this warm climate, but how could she explain such a high-tech thing as the greenhouse effect to the ancients
The man looked at Qian Jiujiu and said nothing. He panicked and started to talk nonsense: "That was the blessing of the mountain god. My Xiaoman is not a monster."
The village chief didn't believe it and snorted coldly: "Who are you trying to bully? The mountain god blesses your family? What good things have you done? Why do you do that?"
The man was speechless now and insisted that the little girl was not a monster.
On the way here, the guard also explained clearly what had happened to the little girl.
He is the little girl's father, the man who climbed over from the back. He broke his leg on the mountain and had no money to treat the illness. And the little girl named Xiaoman.
He wanted to go to the mountain to find something to sell, but he saw the vegetables near the hot spring, so he picked them and sold them. He happened to meet Qinglian, so he sold them at a good price.
With the money, the little girl naturally wanted to use it to treat her father's illness. But when so much silver was suddenly taken out, some people who were greedy for money would set their sights on Xiaoman.
Xiaoman was forced into a corner and had to tell his story of going to the mountains to find vegetables. Coincidentally, the vegetables were indeed grown by Xiaoman himself.
The little girl had a crazy idea. She thought that it was so warm here, almost like spring, so she decided to plant some green vegetables that can be planted in spring to see if it would work. As a result, she accidentally grew some.
Xiaoman was very happy at first because she could save her father this time, but who knew that she almost got burned to death because of this. When Qian Jiujiu heard this, she began to doubt.
I'm afraid that the little girl in front of me is not a time traveler, but she took it for granted. However, it's also true that it's extremely rare to meet a time traveler like this.
It would be terrible if there were time travelers everywhere. He sighed, but since this had already happened, he had to take care of it. Looking at the village chief, Qian Jiujiu finally spoke.
"Village chief, let's explain this matter tomorrow. It's getting late now, so let's all go back and rest. Also, this little girl is really not a monster, and this princess can prove it."
With Qian Jiujiu, Princess Xiao's testimony, the village chief was naturally convinced, but his expression became a little nervous: "Princess, we..."
"You little villains, you little villains are so foolish that you almost killed a person."
Looking at the uneasy look on the village chief's face, Qian Jiujiu's anger dissipated a little. These people didn't really want to harm anyone, nor were they doing it for profit.
It was just because he was too ignorant and had no experience. This was ancient times and this kind of thing was very normal. After comforting himself in his heart, Qian Jiujiu finally spoke.
"Okay, luckily we didn't make a big mistake, let's all go back first."
The villagers listened to Qian Jiujiu's words and turned away. At this time, the little girl named Xiaoman had not woken up yet. Qian Jiujiu could not help but frowned: "Take the man and go back to the palace first."
After arriving at the palace, Qian Jiujiu asked someone to invite a doctor for the man and asked him to recuperate. Qian Jiujiu also personally treated the man's leg and put on a splint.
After a month, if there is no problem, you can walk. After arranging the man and handing the girl named Xiaoman to Qinglian, Qian Jiujiu returned to the room.
He sighed, "These foolish people."
When Mu Yexiao heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched and he said, "Jiu'er, you really can't blame the villagers for this. They just don't have the knowledge."
"Everyone would be afraid if they encountered something abnormal."
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "Yes, so it seems that it is necessary for everyone to read. At least after reading and learning to read, it will broaden their horizons."
Mu Yexiao smiled and said, "Okay, don't think too much. No matter what, Xiaoman is lucky. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sold you some vegetables and saved her life!"
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Mu Yexiao and said, "Mu Yexiao, am I the same in your eyes as Xiaoman is in the eyes of those villagers?"
Mu Yexiao glanced at Qian Jiujiu and raised his lips: "Jiuer, why would you think so? Those villagers are ignorant, but as a prince of a country, you still have some knowledge."
"Jiu'er is born with wisdom. If some people open their wisdom by chance, I'm afraid they will be even smarter than Jiu'er. So don't think too much. Jiu'er will never be a demon in my eyes."
Even though she was different from everyone else at the beginning, this was her unique Jiuer, wasn't it
He didn't say this out loud. He could tell from many of Qian Jiujiu's behaviors that she was different from the women nowadays, but so what
She is the woman he has chosen to spend his life with, his Princess Xiao, and that is enough.
Qian Jiujiu glared at Mu Yexiao and said, "You are good at talking. Okay, I am tired too. Why don't you go and warm the bed?"
Mu Yexiao laughed: "Okay, my lady, wait a little longer. Once I have washed up, I will go and warm Jiuer's bed."