The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Shaodian Sishui entered the city and randomly found an inn with more people to stay in, preparing to leave Dusk City after dawn.

She left the inn and headed to the city lord's mansion.

Reveal her identity and ask the lord of this city to escort her to Yui Castle tomorrow.

The city lord wanted her to stay, but she refused.

However, not long after she walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, she discovered that someone was following her secretly.

"Grass!"

She cursed a lot. She had lived two lifetimes and seldom cursed, but this time she really couldn't help it.

Another tracking and assassination, could it be someone from the City Lord’s Mansion?

Otherwise, who could be following her here?

Or she was careless.

When I met the city lord just now, I didn't see that she had any intentions, nor did she look like someone who had ulterior motives. I didn't expect that she had made a mistake.

Shaodian Sishui returned the same way without making any noise.

Passing by a small vendor selling paper and pen, I gave him a deerskin coin, used the paper and pen, wrote a few words, then put away the paper and returned to the inn.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the inn, I realized something was wrong. The inn was bustling before, but now it was completely silent. There must be something wrong.

Shaodian Sishui did not enter the inn, but quietly retreated to the stable, mounted his horse, and galloped towards the west of the city at the moment the city gate closed.

She came from the west of the city, so naturally she was closer to the west of the city.

Thinking of the location mentioned by the little beggar, Shaodian Sishui rode his horse directly towards the small hill in the distance.

When she saw the light of the torch, she could see clearly that the beggars lived in temporary small houses built of wood that could only accommodate one person.

The sound of Shaodian Sishui's horse riding was so loud that it soon alarmed the beggars inside.

The beggars all stood up and looked at the newcomers, huddled warily in their own shabby shelters.

Finally, among those heads, Shaodian Sishui saw the little beggar.

When the little beggar saw her, his eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly ran up and looked at her excitedly.

"Noble man!"

"Have you got a meal yet?"

Shaodian Sishui asked casually, but looked around vigilantly.

The little beggar lowered his head and said nothing.

Shaodian Sishui noticed something was wrong and looked down at her.

The little girl lowered her head, playing with her dirty fingers, and seemed to be struggling with how to tell her.

"What's wrong? Didn't that person give you food?"

The little beggar shook his head; "No, she was taken away by someone."

Was he taken away by someone?

Shaodian Sishui's eyes narrowed instantly, and he reached out and took her hand and walked to a deserted place.

"Why was that person arrested?"

The little beggar showed confused eyes, thought for a moment, frowned and said, "The jade pendant given by the noble, they asked where it came from, I didn't tell her, and she didn't tell me either."

"Then those people said that if we find the person who gave us the jade pendant, we should go to the city and tell them in time, and they will reward us."

The little beggar said, hastily explaining, "Sir, I didn't say anything. She followed those people."

Shaodian Sishui understood just a few words.

Probably no one else except the people of Shanrong could recognize Yue Chemu's jade pendant. Even the heroine and Shaodian Ziqing might not know it.

So the beggar followed the group into the city and betrayed her.

So those people in the city were not sent by the City Lord’s Mansion to follow her secretly, but were people from Shanrong?

No wonder, she said, the city lord didn't seem to have so many bad intentions, and she really thought she had made a mistake.

But then again, why did the people of Shanrong go to so much trouble to find Yue Chemu? They were about to get a marriage alliance, so was it necessary?

Since he is not from Shanrong, why would he go to so much trouble to find Yue Chemu, unless he is an enemy.

Enemy? A tribal name suddenly flashed through Shaodian Sishui's mind.

Could it be that those people are...from the Guyang tribe?

If those were really enemies, and if there was anyone who could have a grudge against Yue Chemu, it seemed that apart from the Guyang tribe, there were no other people like them.

The Guyang tribe is quite courageous. They dared to sneak into Da Zhou and kill the prince of Shanrong. They wanted to provoke Da Zhou and Shanrong to continue the war!

Shaodian Sishui narrowed his eyes, a gleam of brilliance flashed across his eyes, he touched the little beggar's head and asked her.

"You are very good. Would you like to follow me and leave here?"

The little beggar's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly; "I do."

As long as she can follow the noble man, she will never go hungry again.

They will not be driven away, nor will they be beaten or have their food snatched away by others.

Moreover, this noble person is very kind. Only by following her can she survive and find her mother and father.

Shaodian Sishui said, "If you want to follow me, you have to pass the test."

The little beggar nodded repeatedly, she would accept any test.

"Do you know where Yuyi City is?" Shaodian Sishui asked.

The little beggar paused, his eyes dimmed instantly, he nodded obediently and said crisply.

"know."

She ran away from the village outside Yui City, which was often harassed by the Shanrong people.

Her mother and father lost her, and she couldn't find them.

As he thought about it, the little beggar sobbed and cried out of grievance.

"Why are you crying?"

The little beggar sobbed and wiped his tears with his dirty hands.

"My family originally lived in Xinghua Village, not far from Yuyi City. A few months ago, the Shanrong people burned, killed, and looted the place, and my mother, father, and I got lost."

Shaodian Sishui nodded in understanding, took out the paper she had written long ago, stuffed it into her hand, and then took out the only remaining shell coin and gave it to her.

"I know you don't have feathers, but since you can pass through the city without feathers, it means you can enter the city."

"After daybreak, find a way to get into the city and head to Yuyi City to look for the general guarding the border. Her name is Shaodian Ziqing."

Shaodian Sishui paused and said seriously, "Remember, you only have two days. If you cannot reach Yuyi, find the person I mentioned and give her the paper within two days, it means that your mission is not completed."

"Then you have failed the test, and you cannot follow me from now on."

"But if you can give this note to Shaodian Ziqing within two days, you will stay with me from now on, and I will help you find your mother and father. If your mother and father are gone, then you will follow me from now on, how about that?"

The little beggar listened attentively. His eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded heavily.

"Well, don't worry, my lord. I will definitely pass the test."

Her brows were furrowed, her eyes were full of determination, and she tightly grasped the paper and shell coins she was given in her hands.

It seemed as if this piece of paper was her only hope for survival in the future.

Shaodian Sishui touched her head and asked gently.

"Remember what I just said to you? Say it again."

It's not that she looked down on the little beggar, it's just that she was too young, only about six years old. Modern people's thinking is deeply rooted, and they always think that six years old is still a child.

The little beggar nodded heavily again and repeated in a clear voice everything she had just said, word for word.

Shaodian Sishui touched her face in astonishment.

"You are very smart and you will definitely have a bright future."

With such a good memory, it would be a pity if she wasn't the one.

Just as she finished her words, a commotion was heard from the crowd in the distance.

The little beggar looked up and saw those people coming. He lowered his voice and said, "Sir, those people are the ones who came before."