The young master leaned over to Tang Youyou and whispered an explanation, "Among the people around you, one has an unwanted mark on them."
Just as Tang Youyou raised her eyes to look at the young man, he had already disappeared. Along with him, a bag of rice was also gone.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou wasn't angry. Instead, she found the young man quite interesting.
The others were shocked to see the young man take things so brazenly. What was even more astonishing was that the unpredictable Tang Youyou and her husband weren't angry. This was...
Amid everyone's speculation, a person walked over from afar. Looking at Tang Youyou, the person said, "I only have this jade whistle. How much do you think it's worth? If it can get me a bag of rice, I'll give it to you."
Seeing this, Kang Fuhai immediately stepped forward and presented the jade whistle to Tang Youyou. As soon as Tang Youyou touched the whistle, she felt a cool sensation.
Then, she clenched the whistle in her hand. She didn't know what this thing was, but it felt very familiar. The jade whistle was entirely red, and on its back, there was a beautifully carved phoenix.
It was beautiful, but not astonishing enough. It could only be regarded as an ordinary item.
She put the thing away and motioned for Qingyu to place two bags of rice beside her. Looking at the person in front of her, Tang Youyou smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'll take this thing. For the rest of you, if you have similar items, you can all bring them for exchange."
At the same time, those who had been hesitating finally decided to take out some valuable items from their bodies in the face of life and death.
In a short while, Tang Youyou saw that the grain behind her was almost exhausted, so she left contentedly.
Among them, many people exchanged a lot of valuable things with her. When Tang Youyou entered the room again, Rong Xun said seriously, "Xiaoyou'er, you must take good care of the thing that person gave you just now."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou squinted her eyes. She naturally knew that this thing was not simple. But for Rong Xun to remind her so earnestly, it meant that this thing might have other implications.
"Rong Xun, do you know something?"
Rong Xun nodded and then said, "The jade whistle you saw is a relic left by a princess of the previous dynasty. Back then, the princess took great pains to keep this thing with her. Now that the princess has passed away, this thing has disappeared.
"Now, this thing has reappeared in front of everyone, especially in front of those down - and - out noble families. In the future, others will surely covet your thing. At that time, madam must be extremely careful."
After hearing Rong Xun's words, Tang Youyou knew that the thing in her hand could bring her disaster.
She raised her eyes to look at Rong Xun again and asked puzzledly, "So, do you know the real function of this thing?"
She had thought that Rong Xun could say something more about this thing, but instead, he fell silent and then shook his head.
This was the first time she had seen Rong Xun so helpless.
"In that case, I will surely hide this thing well. Those people..."
Before she could finish, she heard Rong Xun say, "I've already asked Ye Yue and Ye Bai to get rid of those people."
Get rid of them?
Her original plan was disrupted by Rong Xun once again. But at this moment, she had no other choice. Perhaps for her future path, Rong Xun's action was the right one.
However, she didn't want others to interfere in her affairs.
Frowning, Tang Youyou said seriously, "Rong Xun, I only hope that my affairs can be handled by myself."
Seeing Tang Youyou looking so melancholy, Rong Xun gently stroked her head, "I will surely listen to you, Xiaoyou'er. But those people had to die. They knew too many things they shouldn't have known."
As Rong Xun was speaking, his eyes were filled with a blood - thirsty killing intent. It seemed that for those people, their lives no longer had any value.
She always felt strange seeing Rong Xun like this.
"In that case, this will be the last time you interfere in my affairs. From now on, I'll have my own judgment on big and small matters."
She really wanted to know the real stories behind the scholar who had come to give her advice and the young man who had given her the jade whistle.
But Rong Xun didn't give these people a chance.
"Rong Xun, you didn't leave a single one of those people alive, did you?"
Rong Xun was silent for a long time and then shook his head, "There's still one left."
"Who? Is it that scholar?"
Rong Xun let out a long sigh and slowly said, "It's that young man, the one who gave you this jade whistle. This whistle should have disappeared forever just like the deceased princess of the previous dynasty. Now that it has reappeared, I naturally have to find out this person's real purpose and how he got this thing."
"So, what did you find out?"
Rong Xun gave a bitter smile, "I found out nothing. I only know that this person came to this remote place voluntarily, seemingly to escape from trouble."
Looking at Rong Xun's troubled face, Tang Youyou became interested, "So, this is the reason you didn't kill this person. This doesn't seem to be your style."
Seeing Tang Youyou looking so naughty, Rong Xun couldn't help but pull her into his arms, "Xiaoyou'er, are you trying to tease me again?"
Suddenly, Tang Youyou tensed up. Looking at Rong Xun, she felt a sense of unease.
She instinctively wrapped herself in the quilt on the bed and looked at Rong Xun pitifully. Her beautiful red lips slightly parted, which made Rong Xun feel restless.
"Xiaoyou'er..."
Tang Youyou immediately grabbed the big hand that was about to reach out and slapped the back of it, "Rong Xun, I'm warning you not to act recklessly. I'm on my period today. You... don't be rude."
After saying that, her face blushed. Not knowing what else to say to the person in front of her, she simply closed her eyes to rest.
After waiting for a while and hearing no sound from the person beside her, Tang Youyou opened her eyes and timidly poked her head out from under the quilt.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Rong Xun looking at her pitifully.
"Xiaoyou'er, I just want to stay by my wife's side. I won't do anything bad. Don't be afraid of me, okay?"
Looking at Rong Xun sitting pitifully by the bed, Tang Youyou softened her heart, "If you can behave yourself, then you can stay."
Hearing this, Rong Xun immediately nodded, "That's great."
After saying that, he lifted the quilt.