The palace is quiet, and the empress of the cold palace is acting as a demon

Chapter 38 The Empress Has No Bodhisattva Heart

Qin Wan took Liu Ying out of the palace again, accompanied by Yuan Ying, and went to the most prosperous market in Yingyang City.

The location of the shop is particular about golden corners and silver edges, and there is a lot of traffic around it. The shop given by Bai Zixian is just at the intersection of two main roads in the city. There are shops on both sides. It can be said to be the best location in Yingyang City.

The last time she was out of the palace, Qin Wan didn't notice this shop, but she thought about the money in her pocket, and gave up without even looking at it.Who would have thought that this shop would be given to her by Bai Zixian, which made her overjoyed.

Yuan Ying went to park the car, Liu Ying opened the shop door, and Qin Wan happily entered to check it out. No matter the size or height, it was very in line with her imagination. Even the display cabinets and cashier counters were tailor-made, and they looked very new. It doesn't look like it's been used a lot.The display shelves next to the wall are neat and the height is right, as if tailor-made for her.

What surprised Qin Wan even more was that there was a small courtyard in the back hall, with a few cypress trees planted in the courtyard. Even though it was mid-winter, the cypress trees were evergreen, adding a lot of green color to the courtyard.On the west side of the small courtyard is a small kitchen and warehouse, and on the east side is a lounge, all of which are well-equipped, there is no need to add or remove any furniture, as long as her kimchi is placed and a sign is placed on it, it can be sold.

Qin Wan turned around and couldn't be more satisfied. She walked out of the shop door, looked up at the lintel, and wondered what a suitable name for the shop should be.

"Liu Ying, you said we are opening a pickle shop, so what is a better name for the shop?" Qin Wan asked.

Liu Ying shook her head: "The dishes are pickled by the empress, and the shop is opened by the empress, so the name is naturally chosen by the empress."

Qin Wan folded her arms, smiled and said, "Why don't we just call it Qin's Pickled Vegetable House?"

Liu Ying said: "Your Majesty is wise, your name is very popular and easy to remember. Hehe..."

Qin Wan proudly said: "That's necessary. Let's go shopping."

The Kingdom of Liang is destroyed, but Yingyang City is still Yingyang City. After the storm in the court, the people still have to live normally.On Yingyangcheng Street, the hustle and bustle of the past has been restored, merchants sell goods, and ordinary people go shopping, it is almost impossible to tell that the person in power has changed here.Qin Wan felt that it might be some kind of wise move for the city guards of Nanliang to surrender to Beirong.But after thinking about it, it's not necessarily true. No one can predict whether the generals who lead troops in will slaughter the city.

Fortunately, Ning did not.

After buying some snacks and rouge, there was a commotion on the road ahead.It is common people's preference to join in the fun, and this preference remains unchanged even through thousands of years of time and space.Qin Wan felt that she also belonged to the common people, and it was her consistent principle to keep the same preferences as the masses, and it was not in line with her principles to not join in the excitement, so she dragged Liuying and Yuan Ying along.

In the center of the crowd, two men were arguing in the street, and the content seemed to be related to a girl who was being held by one of the men with a hemp rope.

Liuying asked the aunt beside her why.

It turned out that the man wanted to bring his own daughter to the singing and dancing studio, and the price had been negotiated by both parties, but the owner of the singing and dancing workshop sat on the ground and bargained for the price, and was only willing to pay half of the agreed price at that time.After hearing this, the man felt that the daughter was sold too cheaply, so he quarreled with the people in the singing and dancing workshop.

Knowing the ins and outs, Qin Wan thought for a moment.

The girl who was sold deserves sympathy. According to the routine, she should rush forward and do something brave.One is that she is also a woman and has a compassionate heart, and the other is that she has the identity of the empress in the palace and the bodyguard of Yuan Ying, so there is a great chance of saving this girl.

But to be honest, she is already a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, so how can she have the heart and strength to save sentient beings?

Thinking of this, Qin Wan said a few words to Yuan Ying who was beside her. Yuan Ying nodded and took the order to leave, while she was about to leave with Liu Ying.

But Liuying didn't move, her eyes stayed on the girl whose wrist was tied.

Qin Wan looked at Liuying's expression, took a deep breath, and looked back at the girl.

His hair was dirty and messy, his skin was dark, his eyes were small and dull, his face was covered with scars from daily exposure to the sun, his clothes were torn and dirty, his shoes didn't fit well and had holes in them, and he was shivering in the cold wind .

At this moment, the man who sold his daughter yelled, "Fuck you! I won't sell you!"

Then he looked around, stretched out five fingers and raised them above his head: "Which uncle or madam gives me this number, I will sell my daughter to you! Is there anyone?"

The people in the song and dance studio looked disdainful, stood with their arms folded, and laughed: "You are such an ugly girl, and if you want this number, a fool will give it to you!"

Qin Wan looked at Liuying, biting her lip, with a gloomy expression.

"Liuying, do you want me to help this girl?" Qin Wan asked.

Liuying was stunned for a moment, looked into Qin Wan's eyes, and nodded again: "Madam, our pickle shop also needs people..."

Liuying's voice became softer and weaker, it could be seen that she didn't want to embarrass Qin Wan, but she sympathized with the girl's experience, maybe because she remembered herself who was sold into the prime minister's mansion back then.

Qin Wan thought for a while, sighed helplessly, and led Liu Ying to squeeze into the crowd and walked to the front row.

The man saw Qin Wan, looked up and down, and immediately flattered him: "Oh, madam, you are so precious. My girl can endure hardship and do rough work. You see, it's only five taels of silver, which is not a big deal for you." , it’s better to buy it home and be a rough servant girl, or a servant, it’s fine.”

The onlookers all turned their eyes to Qin Wan. Everyone looked sympathetic to the little girl and waited for her, a wealthy lady, to save her life.Even Liuying looked at her with compassion.

Qin Wan saw it, no matter what, so she took a step forward and looked up and down the little girl carefully.Then he turned around and asked, "Do you eat a lot?"

"Not much, not much... You can live by giving dry-mouthed steamed buns." Seeing that Qin Wan intends to buy it, the man is even more flattering, wishing he could bend his back like a hunchback.

Qin Wan asked: "Is there anything wrong with your body? How are your teeth? Have you ever been married?"

The man grabbed the little girl's chin and squeezed her mouth open in public: "Madam, you are quiet, your teeth are neat, and there is nothing wrong with you. No one has ever touched a big girl with yellow flowers."

"Hmph, yes, you are specially raised to sell, no wonder you dare to ask for a price." Qin Wan crossed his forearms and hugged his chest, raising his eyebrows.

The man chuckled: "That's it, it's worthless if it's dirty, if you're worried, just find someone to check it, I can guarantee it."

There was a sigh in the crowd.

Qin Wan looked at the girl, she lowered her head indifferent to the man's words, like a numb puppet.

Qin Wan asked again: "It looks so thin, like a skeleton, do you have strength? Can you do heavy work?"

The man nodded like a hen and replied: "Yes, yes, she must have strength, she can do dirty work."

The people around began to point and point, all of them were displeased with Qin Wan's critical and disgusting appearance.Some people even said that Qin Wan, a woman who looked so mean, was not only not a living Bodhisattva who saved the girl, but maybe the girl would not have a good life after being bought by Qin Wan.

Liuying's eyes were full of surprise, Qin Wan was never harsh on people or things, why is it completely different today?

Qin Wan didn't care about the surrounding discussions, and pointed to a sack full of potatoes and sweet potatoes in front of the nearby shop: "There is no evidence for what you say, untie the rope for her, let her carry that sack, let me see. "

"Ah, ah, no problem." The man quickly untied the hemp rope on the girl's wrist, and cursed, "Did you hear what Madam said, go and carry that sack, if you can't carry it, I won't kill you!"

The girl lowered her head, obediently walked towards the huge and heavy sack, and slowly bent down.

Qin Wan said loudly to the man in a critical tone, "If she can't move it, I don't want her. If she can move it, it will be of some use."

(End of this chapter)