In this way, they ran unimpeded in the territory of Annam for about ten days, and finally caught up with the convoy of tributes that they set off first; After converging with the tribute convoy, he went north along the official road of Annan, and after about half a month, he came to the border of Annan and Daming.

Enter Guangxi and cross Lingnan and walk in the direction of the capital. When I first entered Guangxi, I could still travel day and night, and when I was tired, I slept in the barren mountains and mountains, but the farther north I went, the colder the weather became, after crossing the Lingnan and stepping into the Hunan boundary, in addition to a few native-born Ming people, other people who have been living in the tropical places of Nanmian have begun to can't stand the cold of sleeping in the wilderness, and people who are sick with cold have appeared one after another.

As a last resort, I could only slow down the pace of progress, hurrying with all my might during the day and looking for an inn to stay at night. There were a few heavy snowstorms on the way, so they stopped and stopped, and when they finally arrived in the capital, it was already the end of February.

In the capital where March was approaching, on the day they arrived in the north, the gray sky was drifting with snow as big as a bean's grain, and every grass and tree in the entire capital, including the people walking on the road, was dyed a cold white.

After arriving in the capital, Chen Yu and the dart master said goodbye to the invincible east and the north, and went home separately.

After bidding farewell to the two, Ruan Jinglun, who was responsible for sending tribute to Daming several times, walked in front of the carriage and took everyone to the "Huitong Pavilion" of Daming to entertain foreign tribute envoys.

The hall is managed by the main and guest division under the Ministry of Rites. Soon after Ruan Jinglun entered the Huitong Pavilion, an official from the host and guest department came out to receive them. After verifying their identities, the official ordered his men to check and collect the tribute from the Nanmian Kingdom and then arranged a place for them to live.

Because Nanmian is a small country with a low status and little weight in speaking, the officials of the host and guest department arranged for them to go to the most remote courtyard in the Huitong Pavilion.

After sending the tribute to the Huitong Pavilion, the group of them in the North Absolute Color can be regarded as having nothing to do. The matter of counting the number of tributes is done by the guild hall, and the matter of evaluating and inspecting the price of tributes is operated by the inner government; What they have to do is to wait for someone to bring food every day, and when they are idle, they can go out of the hall to watch the scenery of the capital, and then wait for the Ming side to send them tribute to make some rewards, as well as return gifts to Nanmian Kingdom.

However, the amount of tribute paid by the Nanmian Kingdom this year is not enough, and the time of tribute is much later than in previous years, so Ruan Jinglun is a little worried. He didn't dare to expect any rewards and returns, he just begged the Ming Emperor not to blame him, and let them return to Nanmian safely.

Meng Qing didn't have as many worries as her grandfather, she was just jumping around in the yard where she lived very excitedly, shaking the tree for a while to shake some snow down, and then jumping into the thick snowdrift to step on the footprints, and she had a lot of fun alone.

Soon after, someone brought them tea and rice.

After eating and getting drunk, it was just after noon. Meng Qing, who was bored, came over and encouraged Bei Juese and Meng Chao to say: "His Royal Highness the Prince, brother, it's still early and we have nothing to do, why don't we go outside for a walk, okay?" ”

Ruan Jinglun glared at Meng Qing and said, "This is Daming, not Nanmian, what are you running around?" Stay in the museum for me! ”

Meng Qing retorted: "Grandpa, just now the official uncle said that we can visit and play in the capital. ”

Ruan Jinglun raised his voice a little upset and said, "Do you want to take your grandfather's words as wind now?" ”

Meng Qing flattened her mouth, lowered her head and stopped talking.

Bei Juese came out to play a round and said: "Minister Wen, it's rare to come to the capital, and it's a bit unreasonable not to let Xiaoqing go out for a walk." ”

Ruan Jinglun said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm afraid that this kid Xiaoqing will run around and make some trouble. ”

Bei Juese said: "Just don't let Xiaoqing go out alone." In this way, let me and my senior brother go out with her, and there will be no problem. ”

Ruan Jinglun hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Everyone has been working hard for so many days, let's have a good rest today and go out tomorrow." ”

Hearing Ruan Jinglun say this, Meng Qing was overjoyed, raised her head and pounced on him, and said with a sweet smile: "Grandpa is the best!" ”

The next day, as soon as he had breakfast, Meng Qing couldn't wait to drag the north to the north and asked him to lead the way to the capital.

So, under the leadership of the North Absolute Color and the East Invincible, he walked out of the Huitong Hall in a low-key manner with the Meng family brothers and sisters and a few guards.

It snowed for a day and a night, but today the weather is clear, and the bright sunlight shines on the snowdrifts and then reflects everywhere, and everywhere it looks white and dazzling.

After walking out of the same hall, Meng Qing asked, "His Royal Highness the Prince, where do we go first?" ”

Where to go first? I haven't thought about this problem. When Meng Qing asked him this, he stood still and began to think about where to go. In fact, what he is most familiar with here in the capital is only the palace, and he has no concept of the rest. Suddenly, he remembered the first day he had arrived in the capital.

At that time, he was deceived to come to the capital by Le Longyang, a businessman with ulterior motives. When he first arrived in the capital, Le Longyang said something to him, and when he remembered it, he couldn't help blurting out that sentence: "If you don't come to the capital and don't go to the Four Seasons, you won't be counted as having been to the capital." ”

Meng Qing looked at him puzzled and asked, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, what is the Four Seasons Incense?" ”

Bei Juese said with a smile: "It is a restaurant that can make very delicious dishes and pastries. Speaking of Sijixiang, he couldn't help but think of the first meeting with Song Gongbao, as well as the extraordinary and delicious breakfast - cave plum blossom buns. The image of the bun instantly surged in his mind, and the indescribable delicacy also made his newly full stomach feel hungry again.

Without any hesitation, Bei Juese raised his hand and said, "Let's go to Sijixiang now!" ”

With that, the North Absolute Strode in one direction. But he couldn't walk a few steps, and Dong Wushu called out to him from behind: "Senior brother, you are on the wrong path." Four seasons incense should be on this side. ”

Dong Wushu calmly pointed in the opposite direction. Seeing that Meng Qing and Meng Chao were looking at him, Bei Juese smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Really? Then, please lead the way, senior brother. ”

Under the leadership of Dong Wuving, a group of people soon saw the eye-catching signboard of Sijixiang's black background and gold lacquer.

"Wow!" Meng Qing couldn't help but be startled by the human dragon in front of the store that was hundreds of meters long, "There are so many people! ”

Bei Juese said with a smile: "There is a very delicious breakfast called 'Cave Plum Blossom Bun' in the Four Seasons Fragrance, and many people come here to eat that bun." ”

"Isn't it?" Meng Chao, who has always been sullen and reticent, couldn't help it, "What buns are so powerful?" Want to line up to eat? ”

Bei Juese affirmed: "As long as you try the deliciousness of that kind of bun, I guarantee that you will never forget it for the rest of your life." ”

Meng Qing said excitedly: "Then what are we waiting for?" His Royal Highness the Prince, let's hurry inside! ”