Bai Zhi’s eyes lit up. Right, she didn’t expect it, but she heard things about Prince Xiao in there before. So they might also hear something about the battle in the border in the teahouse.

The three hurried to go to the teahouse. The weather was cold, the business in the teahouse was getting better and better, and it was almost full.

The waiter led them to a big table where there were already two people sitting.

The two were men in their early forties. They looked very kind. When the two saw that they were cold, they didn’t wait for the waiter to serve them tea, they offered their tea to them immediately.

Bai Zhi thanked them. At this time, the gentleman on the stage was talking about anecdotes. No one was discussing the war on the border. Bai Zhi was a little disappointed, but she didn’t stay idle.

“Are the two uncles a local here?” Their clothes were not the same as those people who lived in Qingyuan Town. Their accents were also somewhat different.

The man with a mustache said: “We are from the capital. We are here to deliver goods. We will leave tomorrow. To be honest, it’s much colder here than in the capital. We can’t sleep at night in cold.”

Bai Zhi nodded with a smile: “Don’t say that you people from the capital feel cold, even us local here feel cold. We came here to the teahouse to warm ourselves.”

There were many people in the teahouse. The windows were covered with cotton quilts, and there was a small stove for warming tea on each table. So the temperature was naturally much warmer than the outside.

The man smiled: “Who says no!”

Bai Zhi asked again: “You came so far, aren’t you afraid?”

The man laughed: “What are we, two big men should be afraid of?”

“The Northwest is in chaos. It’s not far from the border. I heard that many businessmen don’t want to come here to deliver goods. They’re afraid to get entangled in war and lose income.”

The man wearing the navy blue jacket took the lead and said, “It seems you don’t know yet.”

Bai Zhi busily asked: “What I didn’t know?”

The two men smiled at each other and then said: “Prince Jin is back. The G.o.d of War of Chu Country is back. After he regained control of the Northwest Army, they break through to the enemy forces in Xiye Country. This good news has been sent to the palace. People in the capital had been talking about this.”

Bai Zhi tightly clutched to her clothes, as her heart skipped a beat: “So, did they won the battle? Is the war in the Northwest has ended?”

The man immediately waved his hand: “Although we have won several consecutive battles, the war hasn’t stopped. The Xiye Country is determined to fight until the end. They even sent reinforcements. This war, I’m afraid they will continue fighting.”

Zhao Sue asked anxiously: “So, how long will it take?”

The man looked at Zhao Sue strangely. The woman in front of him looked abnormal. It seemed that the war had a lot to do with her. As a commoner, it would be enough to live an ordinary life. So why is she asking such things? Not to mention, she is a woman.

Despite his doubts, he still said the truth: “No one knows how long it will take. I heard that Prince Jin and the General of Xiye Country had been fighting for years before. The Xiye Country was forced to retreat, but it didn’t stop them to try seizing the great mountains and rivers of our Chu Country. ”

Bai Zhi held Zhao Sue’s hand under the table, reminding her to calm down. They shouldn’t let these people notice something.

Zhao Sue took a deep breath and suppressed the panic and anxiety in her heart. She pretended to be calm and took the teacup on the table to drink, but her pale face and trembling hands sold her.

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