Far away and yet so close

"Huh? When did you disappear?"

Su Shixia stood up and walked to Xiao Qin Zhan, touched him and helped him find the purse.

"Did you leave it in the carriage? Or did you put it somewhere else on your body and forget about it?"

"There is nothing in the carriage. Before getting out of the carriage, I carefully checked the carriage to make sure that the purse was not left in the carriage."

Su Qiu replied respectfully from the side.

Seeing that Su Shixia and Xiao Qin Zhan couldn't find the purse after searching around, she hesitated for a moment and said uncertainly: "Princess, the young master may have been... pickpocketed."

Su Shixia and Xiao Qinzhan looked up at her at the same time, and heard Su Qiu say: "If I remember correctly, the young master was hit by someone when he got out of the car."

"At that time, I felt that the man hit the young master on purpose, but seeing that the young master was fine, I didn't pay much attention to it. But now it seems that the man probably targeted the young master's purse.

"

The purse Xia Yilian gave was full of broken silver. Su Shixia was too lazy to count it himself, so she handed the purse to Xiao Qin Zhan when they were on the carriage. After he finished counting the money, Su Shixia put the purse in the small pocket.

On Qin Zhan's body.

Now that her wallet was lost, Su Shixia didn't think much about it. She just felt that the public security in the capital was really bad. Some people dared to steal things at the door of the restaurant in broad daylight.

"Don't worry, someone has paid for the banquet for us anyway, so we don't need any money for the time being."

Seeing Xiao Qin Zhan shrugging his little head, looking depressed and self-blaming, Su Shixia gently rubbed his little head soothingly, "You didn't lose the money on purpose, it's not your fault.

."

"But the total amount of silver in the purse is several taels. We couldn't save that much money even if we saved it for a year..."

The little guy has experienced hardship and poverty, and knows how hard it is to make money. Now that the money has been lost in his hands, it is difficult for him to forgive himself.

Seeing his appearance, Su Shixia knew that she could no longer persuade him, so she simply changed her mind.

"Don't be sad, didn't you just lose your money? Mother will just find a way to help you get that wallet back."

Xiao Qin Zhan's eyes lit up when he heard Su Shixia's words. He raised his head and looked at her excitedly and asked, "Then we are going to report to the government?"

"Silly boy, even if you really report this matter to the government about a few taels of silver, the government won't bother to take care of it."

As Su Shixia spoke, she stretched out her finger mysteriously and waved it in front of Xiao Qin Zhan, "Mom has special skills. We can get the wallet back by ourselves."

Xiao Qin Zhan and Su Qiu both looked at her expectantly, but Su Shixia deliberately let it slip.

"But we have to eat first, and then we can look for it after eating."

Su Shixia said: "In order to get back a few taels of silver, I wasted dozens of taels of food, which is not worth the gain."

When Xiao Qin Zhan heard this, he thought it made sense. He immediately cheered up and forgot about retrieving his wallet, and focused on looking forward to lunch.

Su Shixia sat down next to Xiao Qin Zhan and casually made a prediction about the whereabouts of the purse.

The result made her raise her eyebrows slightly, and looked sideways at the private room on the opposite side of the room with a strange expression.

It turns out to be... far away in the horizon and right in front of you?

Oh, that's really interesting.

…

"With such a small amount of money, they actually dare to come to the Juying Building to eat? This is really a shame. With such a small amount of money, let alone paying for the meal, I feel shabby even for giving a reward to the servants.

!”

In the private room opposite, a young man in brocade clothes who looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old was throwing a purse casually, his expression full of disgust.

If Xiao Qin Zhan were here at this moment, he would definitely recognize immediately that the wallet in the young man's hand was the one he lost before.

"Hey, I said Jingzhi, when they pay the bill later, how about I play the bad guy and you play the red face? I force them to pay, and you step forward and lend them the money. As long as she borrows the money, it means she has money.

The handle is in our hands! By then..."

The young man in brocade clothes spoke excitedly, while the young man in green clothes sitting opposite him didn't even raise his eyebrows from beginning to end.

Hearing that the young man in brocade clothes had included him, he frowned slightly and replied, "Not interested."

As he spoke, he tore a piece of boiled beef and threw it out.

The white thin dog that had been squatting neatly next to the young man in green shirt immediately rushed over, grabbed the piece of beef in its mouth, and swallowed it in two or three mouthfuls.

A satisfied smile flashed across the eyes of the young man in green shirt. He patted the thin dog on the head and gave it a gesture. The thin dog immediately fell back to the ground obediently.

"Runxing, you are not young anymore, so stop engaging in these unflattering tricks."

The young man in blue shirt patiently advised the young man in brocade clothes named Ning Runxing.

"What's the point of deliberately letting people steal their money bags, and then humiliating and plotting against them when they have no money? In the end, they are just women and children. You are a seven-foot-tall man and the third young master of the prime minister's house. Why bother to fight with them?

They can't live with it. If this thing really gets out, it won't just be the mother and son who will be embarrassed? Do you want to lose your reputation?"

"Hey! What's the big deal? Don't you know me? I'm not a talented person. Who in the capital doesn't know that? I, Ning San, am a dandy and a loser. Even my father, the prime minister, said it myself.

It’s the mud that can’t hold up the wall.”

Ning Runxing leaned back on the chair and swayed back and forth, unable to sit down. If he hadn't been concerned that there was still food on the table while eating, he would have put his feet up on the table.

"What's the use of a good reputation to me? I, Ning San, only do things with one word in mind - 'pleasure'! I'll get it if I'm happy myself."

"Moreover, I deliberately targeted the mother and son this time, not only for myself, but also for my good cousin, your good niece."

The young man in green shirt frowned slightly, "You mean Mr. Ning Xiang?"

Ning Runxing is the third son of Prime Minister Ning Weiyuan.

Ning Weiyuan has a younger brother who is married to the eldest princess of the dynasty, Mo Yunxian. As we all know, the eldest princess Mo Yunxian has only one daughter, the one who had a "scandal" with Qin Yi before - Ning Xiang, the princess of Xiangning County

Jun.

Judging from the relationship between the Ning family, Ning Xiangjun is Ning Runxing's cousin.

The identity of this young man in green shirt is even more special. His surname is Mo and his first name is Jingzhi.

Mo is the national surname of the Dongling Kingdom, and he is naturally from a royal family. His father, Prince Yu, is the uncle of the current emperor. He is the old son of Prince Yu. He is younger but has a higher seniority.

In terms of seniority, the current Holy Emperor is his cousin, the eldest princess is his cousin, and Ning Xiangjun, the princess of Xiangning County, is naturally his niece... When they meet, they have to call him uncle.

Mo Jingzhi and Ning Runxing are similar in age. Since they were young, they learned the art of bow and horse from a martial arts master, so they have been close since they were young.

Today we just made an appointment to have dinner together. When he was at the door, Mo Jingzhi saw Ning Runxing letting someone steal the child's wallet, and thought he had some personal grudge against the mother and son.

When he heard Ning Runxing say that he took action because of Lord Ning Xiang, Mo Jingzhi's expression immediately changed.

"According to your opinion, the mother and son at the door just now...are they the wife and children of King Qin Yi of Pingxi?"

"Yes, let's not talk about that kid. Princess Su Shixia of Pingxi is very arrogant. Haven't you heard? She was holding a knife to assassinate my cousin that day!"

Ning Runxing threw the purse in his hand higher to the ground, "She has been hiding in Qin's house before, and I couldn't do anything to her, but now that I have met her, I have to treat her well."

Some color..."

Before Ning Runxing finished speaking, Mo Jingzhi stood up with a dark face.

"Runxing, you are confused! Give me your wallet! Now hurry up and return the things to others!"
Chapter completed!