Chapter 307 - 245, Intercepting the Hu
The newly replaced Tianzi Room C was clean and tidy, with a firethorn bonsai that stays green in winter placed inside, and the beddings had been changed to silk. On the table were arranged melon seeds, candied fruits, desert dates, and pastries, and even two charcoal braziers had been brought in.
Xiao Man looked on as Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu got busy for a while, then pointed to a brazier and said, "One brazier is enough for the room; we are not paying for the superfluous one!"
Xiao Wu hurriedly bent over and smirked, "The shopkeeper feels extremely guilty for startling all the honored guests just now and has specially instructed this lowly one to prepare these to apologize. Moreover, your room fees have been waived from now on, stay as long as you wish."
Zhang Zheng grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table, cracking them one by one and mused, "Don’t your inn want to make money? Why always do this kind of loss-making business?"
Xiao Wu’s face turned bitter, "This lowly one does not want to engage in loss-making business either, but who knew what madness those Jing Dynasty spies would get into."
Chen Ji’s mind stirred, leaning against the window sill, cradling the Whale Blade in his arms, he casually asked, "Did you know from the beginning that the brothel owner of Red Sleeves was a Jing Dynasty spy, or did you just find out? Can you talk about it?"
Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment.
Zhang Xia took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and placed it on the square table.
Xiao Wu waved his hands in haste, "There’s no need, there’s no need. The shopkeeper has just instructed that if you have any questions, this lowly one will tell you everything, with nothing held back. No need for silver!"
Chen Ji exchanged a glance with Zhang Xia; this Xiao Wu in the afternoon insisted on receiving silver before revealing information.
But they heard Xiao Wu explain, "Red Sleeves has always been a den of thieves for the Jing Dynasty. The trade caravans from the north of Jing Dynasty would travel a detour through Yinchuan and take a rest in Red Sleeves when they arrive in Guyuan. Those caravans seemed to be patronizing prostitutes, but in reality, they were exchanging information."