Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 480: Information (2)

Chapter 480: Information (2)

Entering the small building, Xu Xiang saw several groups of servants eating and chatting. Seeing that there were only two empty tables left, she chose the one in the middle and sat down calmly.

As soon as she sat down, the servants around her turned to look at her. When they saw the quality of her clothes, they turned away and ignored her. Judging from her clothing, she was either a low-ranked servant or her master was not someone important or wealthy. Therefore, there is no need for them to have anything to do with Xu Xiang.

Xu Xiang didn’t know that the servants were looking down at her, so she calmly took a cup on the table and poured boiled lake water into it. As she calmly drank water, she focused her hearing on her surroundings.

A few minutes later, three servants sitting behind her were arguing fiercely. The oldest servant snorted, lowered her voice, and said, "You two can say everything is normal because you don’t know what I know."

The other two young servants looked at her expectantly and asked, "What do you know? Tell us quickly."

The oldest servant motioned for the two to come closer, and then said, "I overheard the conversation between my master and the former Minister of War last night. It seems that our emperor is preparing to welcome a new emperor. That’s why the emperor suddenly reopened the imperial examination and looked for talents to fill the vacancies."

When the other two servants heard her words, they gasped and exclaimed in surprise before quickly covering their mouths. The oldest servant was surprised and hurriedly said, "Hush! Lower your voice!"

The two younger servants nodded quickly, and then the youngest servant asked curiously: "How did your master know about this?"

The oldest servant rolled her eyes at the youngest servant and said, "Have you forgotten that my master is General Yao Zhen? Currently, he is the highest-ranking general and the Emperor’s right-hand man. It’s natural for my master to know about this matter."

Remembering that the oldest servant indeed worked in General Yao’s mansion, another servant asked doubtfully: "Since it is General Yao, how could you eavesdrop on his conversation without his knowledge? It is said that he can even hear footsteps from two hundred meters away."

The oldest servant snorted and said, "I was working in the main courtyard and they were talking about this when I was serving tea to the former Minister of War."

Listening to her answer, the youngest servant said, "You are so lucky that the general did not kill you after you overheard such important information."

The oldest servant touched her neck when she felt chills run down her spine, suppressed her fear, and said, "At that time, I pretended not to hear anything and left the yard quickly. Fortunately, our general was kind-hearted and didn’t do anything to silence me."

After saying this, the oldest servant quickly glared at the other two other servants and said, "If something happens to me because of this matter, I will find you two even if I become a ghost."

Seeing her terrifying eyes, the other two servants nodded quickly and swore to keep this secret. On the other side of the room, two servants were also chatting about what happened three days ago. In one day, more than a hundred high-ranking officials were beheaded. At this point, everyone knows something big is going on, but they don’t know how big it will be.

One of the servants sitting at the table in the corner sighed and said, "I wonder what will happen to us after this."

The younger servant looked at his worried look and asked, "Elder Brother, will the mistress really sell us today?"

The old servant shook his head and said, "I don’t know. But if we are lucky, maybe we can find a better master after today."

After hearing his words, the younger servant lowered his head and muttered in despair: "Where can I find a better master? Almost all the dignitaries have been punished by the emperor. In the imperial capital city, only the common people and the generals’ mansions were spared."

As soon as these words came out, the old servant quickly covered his mouth and asked in panic: "Do you want to follow our master?! You are so brave to even dare to say such a thing."

Looking at the older servant’s panicked expression, the younger servant knew that he made a mistake. He quickly shook his head and didn’t dare to speak anymore.

Seeing his frightened face, the old servant pushed a plate of hard buns in front of him and said, "Don’t think too much. What we have to do now is to eat to fill our stomachs, because this may be our last decent meal."

After listening to his words, the boy cried silently and ate the hard buns. Sitting on her seat, Xu Xiang sat for a while before she stood up and left. When she left the small building, nobody noticed her or even cared.

Returning to the main building of the restaurant, Xu Xiang calmly walked up to the third floor. She stood in front of the private room, knocked on the door, and waited. Two seconds later, the door opened, and Mu Yucheng pulled her in without saying a word.

Looking at his gloomy expression, Xu Xiang poked his arm lightly and said, "Yucheng~ Don’t be angry. That servant doesn’t know about our relationship, and I think that it was a good opportunity to find information."

Seeing her acting cute, Mu Yucheng walked to the table and sat down. He looked out the large window and refused to talk to her. Looking at his angry face, Xu Xiang smiled as she thought he looked like a puffer fish.

She sat next to him and reached out to take his hand. She said calmly while playing with his long and well-defined fingers: "I found some interesting information."

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