Chapter 193: Autumn Execution
Master Zhong’s complexion was still terribly bad, but he insisted on going: “Your Highness doesn’t need to worry about these trivial matters now. Although the silver is tight, it’s almost New Year in just over a month. The food in the residence is more than enough, plus what we can sell in the black market, it will definitely be enough.”
Zhou Chang had to persuade him: “Mister’s complexion is not good, perhaps he was too excited just now. It’s better to go back and rest. Selling the grain isn’t urgent.”
Zhong Yu thought for a moment, but then said, “We must keep moving forward. After selling this batch of grain, we can tidy up the rest and offer congee.”
Zhou Chang had been in contact with Zhong Yu for so long and knew that he appeared calm on the surface, but was impatient inside, always wanting to do things early rather than late, and wanting to finish things immediately, so he also got up and said, “In that case, I will also go with Mister.”
Therefore, Zhong Yu led Zhou Chang, along with Gao Yuan and Skinny Monkey, loaded two carriages of grain, and prepared to go to East Market.
“Wait, Your Highness, you haven’t had your backbone soup today.” Aunt Jing ran out with a tray, on which there was also a covered bowl.
Zhou Chang stood at the Main Gate and looked at a new pair of Stone Lions, and her stomach twisted at the words “backbone soup.”
The Stone Lions were replaced on the fifth day after the right leg was smashed. Accompanying them was a bank draft for Ten Thousand Taels and Precious Medicinal Herbs.
Zhou Chang struggled for a while and didn’t see Zheng Tu, and returned the items he sent with the Golden Pixiu.
Zheng Tu’s intention of giving gifts was also sincere. He forced it on them, refusing to leave unless they accepted. Finally, Zhong Yu tore up the bank draft of Ten Thousand Taels in front of Zheng Tu, only then did he “flee in panic.”
As a result, looking down, he found that the medicinal materials and the Golden Pixiu were still left at the Doorway.
There was no way, and Skinny Monkey took back the medicinal materials and the Golden Pixiu.
Zhou Chang kept the medicinal materials, considering it as compensation for the medical expenses from the foot being smashed, then glanced at the Golden Pixiu and asked, “It’s okay that the bank draft was torn up, right? The money shop would still recognize Ten Thousand Taels.”
“Perhaps it would be recognized…” Skinny Monkey focused all his attention on searching for the medicinal materials, looking for anything that could be chewed directly.
“I said they are medicinal materials, how could there be anything to eat? You quickly take them to Four Flavors Pharmacy and give them to Shopkeeper Fu, let him handle it, before Aunt Jing sees it,” Zhou Chang instructed again.
Skinny Monkey raised his head from a pile of medicinal material boxes: “Doesn’t Your Highness want to stay and do Body Strengthening?”
“I’ll be on fire if I do Body Strengthening again.” Zhou Chang was afraid of this, and then thought of something, “After the medicinal materials are sent out, if Mister Zhong asks, you also tell him where they are going.”
“Then where do we send this Golden Pixiu?” Skinny Monkey asked a sensitive question.
Zhou Chang glanced at it again, and also shook his head inwardly: “Put it here first, it will always come in handy.”
Afterwards, Skinny Monkey went as instructed.
Even so, although there were no medicinal materials, Aunt Jing still insisted that a large backbone soup should be used for Body Strengthening, forcing Zhou Chang to drink two bowls every day.
“Ah, okay…” Zhou Chang had long given up struggling, and drank the soup bowl with a gulp.
Aunt Jing was very satisfied, and gave Skinny Monkey two boxes of ointment: “Send this to the Palace and give it to Li Zhi. The last ointment may have been used up.”
Skinny Monkey took it and put it in his arms: “Okay, don’t worry.”
Zhou Chang also remembered that before Prince Yi was not yet an adult, Li Zhi had taken care of them: “Aunt Jing, Your Highness should thank him if there’s a chance, but I don’t know what I can do for him. Just sending an ointment, is that not enough?”
“Your Highness doesn’t need to worry, otherwise it will make him uncomfortable,” Aunt Jing was talking about an old friend of many years, “this ointment, Qiu Chang’s legs also need to be medicated all year round. Whenever giving Qiu Chang medicine, I also make this ointment at the same time, it doesn’t take much effort, and he doesn’t feel burdened using it.”
Mentioning “Qiu Chang,” Zhou Chang also remembered: “Why haven’t I seen Uncle Qiu?”
Every time going out or coming in, although they may not necessarily talk, they always see Uncle Qiu carrying a wine pot wandering around the Main Gate.
Skinny Monkey took the footstool from the carriage and helped Zhou Chang into the carriage: “Uncle Qiu drank a lot of wine last night, he must still be sleeping.”
Zhou Chang was really worried about the health of these people around Prince Yi, Mister Zhong fainted from time to time, Skinny Monkey was a Foodie without restraint, and Uncle Qiu obviously had a tendency towards Alcoholism: “It seems that Uncle Qiu’s Alcoholism is Impossible to quit, but drinking less is always possible. Monkey, you should often advise him, if he can drink less, then drink less.”
“Uncle Qiu has only this one hobby, if he doesn’t drink, what else can he do? If Your Highness can persuade him, Your Highness, go and persuade him. The servant is only responsible for buying Uncle Qiu wine.” Skinny Monkey usually drinks with Uncle Qiu whenever he has time.
Yes, what does Uncle Qiu rely on to pass the Days?
Zhou Chang shook his head in his mind, and with the help of Skinny Monkey’s arm, got into the carriage.
Zhong Yu followed shortly after.
Skinny Monkey and Gao Yuan each drove a carriage, and the group went to East Market.
The war between Lin Country and Mirage Country could never decide the Victory or Defeat, the Entertainment Ban was still in place, and there were never many Passersby on the Street.
But today, for some reason, Zhou Chang could hear the increasingly noisy voices of the Crowd in the Bouncing of the carriage.
The carriage bounced for a while before gradually stopping.
Zhong Yu couldn’t help but lift the Curtain and glanced out, and habitually Frowned: “There are still two streets away, and there are never so many people on normal Days, what happened today?”
Zhou Chang was originally Close Eyes and Resting, and also opened his Eyes.
Skinny Monkey directly pulled the Reins, stopped the carriage, turned around, and lifted the Door Curtain: “Your Highness, the road ahead is blocked, I don’t know what the Reason is, the servant will go and find out, and there is a Post Station not far away, the servant will also send the ointment over there.”
The Post Station is where people from the Inner Palace receive letters and Items from Family Member outside, and also buy some private Items from the outside through this route to take them into the Palace.
“Okay.” Zhou Chang was indifferent and looked out the Carriage Door.
Skinny Monkey parked the carriage on the side of the Road, and also Instructed: “Your Highness still shouldn’t get out of the carriage, there are a lot of people, it will probably disperse in a while.”
Zhou Chang nodded, and didn’t Plan to go down, entering November, it was the real winter, Jindu even had two snows earlier than the previous Years, if waiting for people, it was better to stay in the carriage.
After a short while, Skinny Monkey returned with small steps: “Your Highness, it turns out that today is the day of executing the criminals. These people are going to the execution ground to watch the beheading. Many carriages are blocked in front, it seems that we have to go around.”
“Beheading?” Zhou Chang was stunned.
Zhong Yu then patted his thigh: “Oh, I forgot, today is the fifteenth of November, the day of the autumn execution. This road is the road to the execution ground in front of East Market.”
Zhou Chang’s mind first thought of the Case of Yuan Yu.
After the Former Minister of Revenue Min Xing’s Treason Case was ruled, Min Xing’s Nine Generations had been executed, but the remaining accomplices who were sentenced to Death Penalty had to wait until the autumn execution.
That was in April, half a year had passed in a blink of an eye.
“Yes, there are too many Onlookers, they can’t disperse for a while, let’s change the route, but it will Delay the Work.” Skinny Monkey said, put down the Curtain, and jumped on the carriage, preparing to change the route.
Time passes so quickly, half a year has passed.
Doesn’t that mean, the Shen Kingdom Ruler was Seriously Ill, but he surprisingly survived for half a year without dying.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chang’s heart felt like it was falling into the Bottomless Pit, constantly falling, and only falling.
