Chapter 630 - Activating the Talisman (1/2)
Xu Jiao automatically grumbled on the inside at Granny Niu’s stinginess, but she still faked an embarra.s.sed smile before taking the pouch of millet with her to make arrangements.
Outside, the roads were piled with acc.u.mulated snow, making it difficult to tread on.
Xu Jiao stood on the side of the street and weeded people out for half the day before deciding on an old beggar that looked to be on the verge of death. She gave the old beggar half of Granny Niu’s pitiful pinch of millet before hiding the remaining bit inside her pocket in case of unforeseen circ.u.mstances.
However, no matter how much Xu Jiao was furiously scheming on this end, she had no idea that the old beggar wouldn’t even be able to step into Minshun Boulevard.
It seemed that ever since Xu Jiao and company stirred up a commotion last time, the royal guard had started patrolling Minshun Boulevard. Loitering beggars, hoodlums, and the like would be chased away before they could even get close to the various estates’ entrances.
Therefore, Xu Jiao was happily daydreaming of living the good life after returning to the marquis’s estate, yet she had no idea that Qiao Zhongbang and the rest had absolutely no clue as to where they had gone.
Of course, Qiao Mu also wouldn’t pay attention to Xu Jiao and company again.
To her, these people had already lost their significance in her life, and she regarded them as if they didn’t exist.
After finis.h.i.+ng breakfast, the crown prince draped a thick cloak over her shoulders and held her small hand as they walked to the garden together.
It was only after seeing the drifting snow that filled the entire sky once she stepped out the door that Qiao Mu felt a chill hitting her in the face.
Yet the crown prince’s hand was comfortably warm, like a ball of burning flames. Holding his hand was like holding a small stove, and she didn’t feel cold at all.
As the two people ambled along, they left behind two lines of crooked, differently-sized footprints that were imprinted unevenly into the snow.
After turning her head around for a look, Qiao Mu’s eyes brightened slightly as she curled her lips.
“If this snow continues, it’ll become a calamity.” While holding up an umbrella for the two people, Shaoyao also treaded unevenly as she followed behind them.
“There’s no need to worry about that. Two days ago, the Ministry of Works’ Sir He had already reported to His Highness the Crown Prince about the possibility of a calamity. All the large fortifications have already been alerted to give out orders to repair the roads,” Huifeng couldn’t help cutting in.