coobybook Chapter 391 Staying in the Border Inn
Chapter 391 Staying in the Border Inn
The grassland is soft and warm under the sun, but when the wind from the grassland gently touches your cheek, it feels like cold ice chips sticking to your face, chilling your heart.
Luo Yu couldn't help but shiver.
She never expected that Zhu Jinyou would say such cheesy love words, and she didn't know what to say in response. After a long while, she just said "Oh".
Zhu Jinyou was so angry that he was speechless, but he did not stop talking. He gently bit her earlobe and rubbed her ear.
Luo Yu's face couldn't help but flushed: "What are you doing?"
"Luo Yu, you are mine. No matter where you go, I will find you. Don't even think about escaping."
It seemed that he really didn't care about her identity as the princess of Qiyue Kingdom. Luo Yu sighed, not knowing whether he was happy or melancholy.
Is the person he likes only her, Qin Luoyu? It has nothing to do with anyone else.
As soon as she thought of this, she quickly rejected it in her heart. She must not be shaken by his love words. Thinking of the miserable days of being locked up in the palace and being surrounded by intrigues for the rest of her life, love words really had no appeal.
Seeing that Luo Yu stopped talking, Zhu Jinyou felt a little powerless. He lowered his head slightly and buried his face in the back of her neck.
Luo Yu's heart was so tired. He didn't look like a lovesick person! Could it be that he felt that she, Luo Yu, was a useful person? If he gained real authority in the future, he would naturally need her ability.
When Luo Yu thought of this, she could no longer feel any affection for him. She wanted to bury it deeply and forget it quickly.
The two men entered the town, and because Zhu Jinyou was wearing armor and combat uniform, ordinary people stayed away from them.
Luo Yu couldn't help asking again: "Do you have money to eat?"
Zhu Jinyou smiled and said, "Let's find an inn first."
The town wasn't too small, with several inns. Originally a necessary trade route for people from the Central Plains and several western nations, it was generally quite prosperous. However, due to the recent disruption of trade between several nations by ethnic minorities on the grasslands, the town was relatively empty of Central Plains people.
Fortunately, they found an inn owner who could speak Chinese, and when he heard that they were from Central Plains, he was not too opposed.
When it came to the accommodation fee, Zhu Jinyou rummaged through his chest and took out several silver bills worth thousands of yuan. The shopkeeper was very embarrassed when he saw them.
Luo Yu touched his forehead. This person never carried money before, and now he only carried silver notes. How could foreigners recognize your silver notes from the Central Plains?
The shopkeeper quickly explained, "We used to accept it, but now trade between several countries has been blocked, and we can't spend this banknote at all."
Luo Wei glanced at Zhu Jinyou without saying anything, waiting to see how he would solve the problem.
Zhu Jinyou rummaged through his pockets and found the Miao hairpin he had bought in Qianzhou. He hesitated for a moment and did not take it out. Instead, he asked the shopkeeper how much his armor was worth.
Luo Yu thought, he is really crazy.
Thinking of this, she quickly took off a headdress on her head. It was a particularly exquisite wintersweet hairpin with kingfisher feathers, coral and brocade. When Xuelian put it on her, she said that this hairpin was one of Princess Helian's favorite headdresses in the past.
Luo Yu thought that she was no longer Princess Helian, and the things she liked should remain on her land. If they were taken away by outsiders, it would be a slander on the preciousness of such jewelry.
The shopkeeper, who was also a connoisseur of value, saw the hairpin and said, "We're quite far from the pawnshop, but I can tell this hairpin is a good item. However, it would only be valuable if I could exchange it for money. If you don't mind, how about ten taels for it, young lady?"
Zhu Jinyou was just about to ask him, there are no jewelry shops nearby, and the price will be higher than this if you ask any of them.
Unexpectedly, Luo Yu nodded quickly: "Ten taels is ten taels, but I'd like to trouble you not to exchange it for silver during this period. How about you exchange it for silver after we leave?"
The shopkeeper was a sensible man and agreed immediately.
Then they listened to the innkeeper's quote. Because this was a harsh environment in the Northwest, prices were much higher than in the Central Plains. Eating at the inn would cost an estimated two taels of silver a day, and a good room would cost five hundred wen a night. At that rate, they would be homeless after three days.
Luo Yu thought it would be better to stay in two ordinary guest rooms, which would cost exactly 500 wen. Before he could say anything, he heard Zhu Jinyou say, "Just arrange for one of the superior guest rooms."
Luo Yu glared at him, then heard him say, "We are husband and wife."
The shopkeeper handed him the room card and told them to have their meal and then the waiter would take them to their room.
Luo Yu puffed out his cheeks and was very angry.
Zhu Jinyou laughed dumbly and explained to her: "You know I can't get used to sleeping in a room with such a poor environment, but renting two rooms is too expensive. We have to save money now."
Luo Yu snorted coldly: "That's just specious talk."
Hadn't she slept in a cave before? Now she's being very particular about spending her money.
"Miss Luo Yu is my fiancée. She will be betrothed to me sooner or later. There's no need to worry about gender differences. Besides, there's a bed in the superior guest room. You can sleep on the bed and I can sleep on the bed. No one here knows us, so why bother about what others say?"
Luo Yu lazily replied: "Okay, as long as you are happy."
I only have this little money left, so I can't stay a few more days. Now I don't dare to go back for fear that Chinar's people will catch up with me.
Luo Yu was in a dilemma. She hoped that Chi Nur's people could take her away, but she was also afraid that they would recognize Zhu Jinyou as a Rongguo man, which would be detrimental to Zhu Jinyou.
Luo Yu just wanted to leave Zhu Jinyou, but didn't want him to get hurt.
She was so confident, but the moment she finished her meal and entered the guest room, her heart couldn't help but beat faster and faster, and she was very panicked.
Zhu Jinyou looked around the room, walked to the window, opened it, and said with satisfaction: "It's much bigger than I imagined. The scenery outside is also nice. It's the border where the desert meets the grassland."
Luo Yu walked to the window. Because it was on the third floor, the view was indeed excellent and the scenery was unique.
"I'd rather stay in a superior room. If I were in an ordinary room, I'd be worried that the person next door would snore so loudly that I wouldn't be able to sleep."
When Luo Yu heard him say this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Is there anyone who has ever lived next door to your Highness?"
Zhu Jinyou leaned over to look at her and said with a smile: "Miss Luo Yu has slept next to me."
"I don't snore."
"how do you know?"
"..."
Zhu Jinyou walked to the bed and prepared to take off his heavy armor. Luo Yu wondered what was wrong.
She asked Zhu Jinyou: "Don't we have any change of clothes?"
"I just asked the waiter to bring up some hot water for bathing, and also to bring two sets of clean clothes. Wearing the battle robes these past few days has been really stuffy."
Luo Yu then noticed the screen on the other side of the room. Behind the screen, of course, was a large bathtub. This room was truly well-equipped. However, she could resist showering, having just showered the day before. She could just peek at Zhu Jinyou showering later. After all, it wasn't against the law to seduce a handsome man.
Seeing that she was silent, Zhu Jinyou asked her, "What are you thinking about?"
Luo Yu blinked, feeling guilty and embarrassed, and turned his head away without watching him change his clothes.
"Men and women shouldn't touch each other, don't you know how to avoid it?"
"It's okay. I've seen all kinds of girls before. I think we've already been husband and wife, so why should we be afraid of other people's gossip?"
Zhu Jinyou smiled particularly evilly. Ever since he saw the mole on Luo Yu's left chest, he believed that the erotic dream he had had was not a erotic dream at all.