The person was Qin Manman.
This funeral procession was exactly that of Qin Jiang and his wife!
Qin Manman was walking in this funeral procession, wearing mourning clothes and with a gloomy face. There wasn't a single tear in her eyes.
The wailing in the procession was from the people she had hired with money.
She herself couldn't shed tears. It was unclear whether she had cried all her tears dry and just couldn't cry anymore, or if her heart was as dead as ashes and she was so cold - hearted that she didn't have a single tear.
Just like this, Si Hongxi and Wan Ruo passed by the side of the funeral procession and brushed shoulders with Qin Manman.
On the way back, Wan Ruo said gratefully to Si Hongxi, "My lord, thank you so much this time!"
Si Hongxi was a bit embarrassed by Wan Ruo's sudden gratitude. His face flushed slightly and he said shyly, "Miss Ruo Ruo, you're being too polite. It was just a small thing!"
"Oh, right! The heir of the foreign vassal state will arrive in the next few days. There will be a banquet prepared for him. An Yao specifically told me to invite you. I'll send someone to pick you up then!" Si Hongxi said gently.
"An Yao. It's been a while since I last saw her. I'll definitely go then!" Wan Ruo said with a smile.
After Qin Manman buried Qin Jiang and his wife, she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
There were no white lanterns or mourning banners hung inside or outside the Prime Minister's Mansion. Mrs. Su said that since they didn't die of old age, it was inauspicious!
Prime Minister Wei also acquiesced to Mrs. Su's decision, so the Prime Minister's Mansion was as calm as if nothing had happened.
Everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion knew the real reason behind Mrs. Su's decision. It was just because Qin Manman had no status there and had lost her parents, so she was insignificant.
At this time, Si Hongxi and Wan Ruo had walked for a long time. When they were about to reach Shan'an Fang.
Suddenly, Mu Qing popped out from somewhere.
"My lord!"
"Mu Qing? Why are you here?" Si Hongxi asked in surprise.
Then Mu Qing whispered something in Si Hongxi's ear.
"Miss Ruo Ruo, I might not be able to send you back!" Si Hongxi said apologetically.
"It's okay. You should go and deal with your business first! I'm almost there. I can manage on my own!"
Wan Ruo saw that Mu Qing looked anxious, so she replied understandingly, thinking there must be something urgent.
Si Hongxi and Mu Qing nodded to Wan Ruo and then left.
Wan Ruo felt quite relaxed on her own. She strolled around on the street.
At the other end of the street, there were two young gentlemen who seemed to be new here. They were curious about all the new things on this street.
"Sir, the customs in the imperial capital are really different from those in our foreign vassal state!" The one who spoke was the attendant of this young gentleman named Ba Er.
The other young gentleman was his master, Danbatarqi - Bingtutu, the heir of the foreign vassal state.
The heir Bingtutu was very handsome. Probably because he had lived on the grassland for a long time, he was very strong.
The heir Bingtutu had already arrived in the imperial capital, but he hadn't made it public.
The two were walking on the street without knowing that they had already been targeted.
"Sir, look! There are steamed buns!" Ba Er was very excited when he saw the steaming hot buns just out of the steamer.
"I wonder how the taste of these buns compares to those in our place!" Ba Er looked at the fragrant buns and was almost drooling.
Bingtutu walked up to the bun shop and casually said, "Boss! Two buns, please!"
"Coming right up, sir. That'll be two copper coins in total. Here you are!" The bun - shop owner greeted him enthusiastically.
Bingtutu was fumbling for his money bag but couldn't find it after searching for a long time.
"Sir, don't tell me you didn't bring any money?" The bun - shop owner seemed to notice that he had no money and immediately changed his expression.
"My money was stolen!"
"What? When did that happen? What should we do then?" Ba Er asked curiously.
Before Bingtutu could say anything, the bun - shop owner started complaining impatiently.
At this moment, Wan Ruo, who was passing by, saw this situation and quickly stepped forward.
"Boss, is it really necessary? It's just two buns. I'll pay!" Wan Ruo said generously.
Bingtutu looked at this young man in front of him who was standing up for him. He felt both curious and grateful.
Unexpectedly, Wan Ruo fumbled around on her body for a long time and only found one copper coin, which was the money given by the old lady who asked for fortune - telling this morning.
She said awkwardly, "Boss, how much are these buns?"
"Two copper coins! ... I'm just saying, don't tell me you don't even have two copper coins? If you don't have money, why are you pretending to be a good - hearted person?" The bun - shop owner said disdainfully.
"Right! You're absolutely right, boss! You said you wanted to buy buns, so why didn't you bring any money? If you don't have money, why buy buns? Don't let him go if he doesn't pay!" Wan Ruo suddenly changed her tune.
The bun - shop owner echoed, "Exactly! If you don't have money, why buy buns? It's really something!"
What was Wan Ruo up to? She wasn't playing by the rules!
It caught Bingtutu and Ba Er off guard. Didn't she just offer to pay for them? Why did she suddenly...
By this time, a crowd had gathered. When Bingtutu looked for Wan Ruo again, he found that this person had slipped away!
"Boss, look, we haven't even touched these two buns. Can't we just not take them?" Ba Er tried to persuade the boss.
"That's not possible. Once the buns are taken out, if you don't want them, who else am I going to sell them to?" The bun - shop owner insisted.
Helplessly, Bingtutu didn't want to make a big deal out of it. There were quite a few onlookers at this time, and it wasn't worth it for just two buns.
Bingtutu took out the jade pendant he carried with him and handed it to the bun - shop owner, saying, "Boss, do you think it's okay to use this to temporarily exchange for your two buns?"
The boss's eyes widened when he saw the jade pendant in his hand. This jade pendant looked extremely valuable!
"Sure, take the buns!"
At this time, Wan Ruo had just borrowed some money from Yun Jiu in Shan'an Fang and was about to go back and pay for them.
On the way, she just happened to see a pickpocket stealing someone's money bag!
She immediately shouted to catch the thief and chased after him all the way.
It had to be said that a pickpocket was a pickpocket. His legs were like they had wheels on them. He ran really fast.
Wan Ruo was exhausted. It seemed that the thief in front was about to escape.
Suddenly, a stick came flying from somewhere and hit the thief's leg. He stumbled and fell to the ground.
Wan Ruo was about to step forward to subdue him when she saw a person suddenly appear and subdue the thief.
She was just about to clap and cheer when she looked up and saw the person's face. He looked very familiar. It was Ba Er, the one who didn't have money to buy buns in front of the bun shop just now.
At this moment, Wan Ruo felt that something was wrong. The best thing to do was to run away. She quickly turned around and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, Bingtutu was blocking her way from behind.
As Bingtutu got closer and closer, Wan Ruo felt a bit embarrassed. She forced a smile and stepped back.
At this time, Ba Er grabbed the thief by the collar and dragged him over.
"Sir, it was really him who stole our money bag!" Ba Er was holding the thief's collar with one hand and weighing the lost money bag in the other.
"Sir, sir, please spare my life! I won't dare to do it again!" The thief knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Bingtutu gave Ba Er a look, and Ba Er immediately understood.
"If you ever do this again, I'll break your legs! Get out of here quickly!" Ba Er kicked him hard.
The thief got up from the ground. "Thank you, sir. I won't dare anymore, never again!" He scurried away.
Ba Er turned around and left. He took the money bag and went back to the bun shop.
"Boss!" Ba Er called out coldly.
When the bun - shop owner saw it was that person again, his enthusiastic face immediately changed.
"Why are you here again?"
"Give me back the jade pendant!" Ba Er casually threw two copper coins on the table and demanded the jade pendant from the boss.
At this time, the boss didn't want the two copper coins. "I said, sir, you've already paid for the buns. You can take the money back!"
Seeing that the shop owner didn't know what was good for him, Ba Er grabbed the boss's collar and pressed his head down hard.
The buns just out of the steamer were very hot!
Ba Er forcefully pressed the boss's face onto the steamer of steaming hot buns.
The boss's face was immediately burned by the steam!
"I'll give it, I'll give it! Sir, please let go!" The bun - shop owner took out the jade pendant from his pocket and handed it to Ba Er.
After getting the jade pendant, Ba Er let go.
He warned, "Remember this in the future. You should do business with a conscience! Humph!"
During this time, Bingtutu blocked Wan Ruo.
Bingtutu suddenly pulled off Wan Ruo's small sunglasses and said coldly, "Where do you think you're going? You seemed quite good at causing a ruckus just now!"