Chapter 51: Traveling around the country
The next day.
Yan Minglan woke up early in the morning, and her back was covered in cold sweat.
Except for the time when her father and mother had an accident, she has not experienced being awakened from sleep for a long time.
She sat up, leaned her back on the stepping bed, grabbed the hair that was messed up by sleep with one hand, her fingers unconsciously circled around the hair, and the other hand pinched the horn of the quilt, and the horn was about to be pinched and deformed, but Yan Minglan couldn't calm down for a long time.
Yan Minglan was thinking about the dream she had last night in her mind, and a picture appeared.
A strange dream.
Even though the other pictures in the dream were already fragmented and ethereal, Qiao Tianshuo's face was extremely clear.
A picture before waking up flashed in her mind - she took the initiative to kiss Qiao Tianshuo's thin lips, and seemed to smile slightly.
Then she woke up with a spirit.
Yan Minglan didn't understand why she was like this when she was in her dream.
But now that she woke up, she was ashamed in her heart.
Although she doesn't like the three princes and doesn't want to marry them, but after all, she has already made a marriage contract with the three princes, how can she be obscene and blasphemous, an innocent person?
Even if it is a girl who has not left the cabinet, it can't be like Meng Lang.
Yan Minglan wanted to cry for a while.
She may need to make up for the female ring, Yan Minglan laughed to herself in her heart, relieving her emotions.
It's just that she subconsciously ignored the palpitations when she woke up.
As soon as Amber pushed open the door, she saw her young lady's stunned appearance, and couldn't help but laugh: "Miss, I was dazed last night, why are you so soulless today?" ”
Yan Minglan's face turned red when she heard this, the roots of her ears were dyed with a faint pink, and she said softly: "It's okay, it's just that I was a little greedy last night, and my body is a little tight now." ”
"Miss, hurry up and dress up, didn't you and Miss Zhang make an agreement a long time ago? Don't be delayed. Amber put down the wooden basin and stepped forward to put on Yan Minglan's coat.
Yan Minglan suddenly sobered up at this moment, and secretly scolded herself in her heart for being unproductive, but she was disturbed by a man who was in love with each other.
There's no time to think about it now, and she's reminding herself in her heart.
I hope I don't see Qiao Tianshuo today.
Yan Minglan was secretly looking forward to it.
Unfortunately, it always backfires.
As soon as Yan Minglan approached the envoy's residence, she saw Qiao Tianshuo talking with a cold face not far from the gate, with a tall posture, like an arrogant pine.
She nearly collapsed.
Why do you come here when you're worried?!
Fortunately, Qiao Tianshuo didn't see her, Yan Minglan hesitated twice and hid directly outside the door.
Let's wait for Zhang Qian to come together.
While standing outside the door and waiting, she kept secretly looking at Qiao Tianshuo's direction with her spare eyes, and she hinted in her heart that she was trying to prepare herself mentally so that she could adapt to the next trip.
Can't go wrong, can't go wrong......
She took a deep breath, and the turbulence in her heart gradually subsided.
It just so happened that Zhang Qian also arrived at this time.
"Minglan, I'm so sorry to let you wait for me for so long." Zhang Qian said apologetically.
Yan Minglan knew that she was mistaken, so she hurriedly explained with a smile: "No, I'm just waiting here, just to pass the time." ”
It was still early, and the two of them stood in place and chatted a few words.
It happened that some political opinions were spoken, and both sides were surprised by each other, looked at each other and entered the gates of the embassy side by side with a smile.
The person who was standing not far from the gate and talking, naturally quickly noticed the two of them, and the person who was standing and talking with him before smiled apologetically and greeted him.
"Hello two beautiful young ladies, it is really fate to be fortunate to meet you today." The envoy had a smile on his face and his eyes were blazing.
"Hello, welcome to our Feiyue Country." Yan Minglan had a friendly smile on her cheeks and stretched out her hand slightly to greet her.
"Feiyue Country is worthy of being the first big country of spar jadeite, the treasures of the world, the outstanding people, and the customs have opened my eyes!" The messenger couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Hearing the sound of laughter here, the people around couldn't help but cast curious glances.
Qiao Tianshuo, who was originally being hung by the ambassador, also walked silently to them, he approached the three of them step by step, and Yan Minglan, who was negotiating with others, began to stiffen step by step.
Yan Minglan began to make as little noise as possible to avoid the possibility of attracting Qiao Tianshuo's attention.
But no matter what, no matter what Yan Minglan did or what she did, Qiao Tianshuo still stood beside her, although he closed his lips and did not speak.
Fortunately, Zhang Qian and the ambassador were different from Yan Minglan, who was distracted, and the two discussed very seriously, and they didn't notice the churning tide under the undercurrent here.
Qiao Tianshuo did not speak during the entire conversation, only looked at Yan Minglan from time to time, and Yan Minglan was also rolling in the river tide in her heart.
Last night, I had a kind of beautiful dream for some reason, which made people blush, and in the morning, she would be close to the main master, and there would be a whole day of walking together, Yan Minglan only felt that she wanted to get into the cracks in the ground.
She was suppressed, and because of this, she became more and more silent, until Zhang Qian and the ambassadors had all discussed.
Yan Minglan and Zhang Qian were warmly welcomed into the hall by the ambassadors, made tea for the two and served melons and fruit plates, and took care of them very thoughtfully.
Zhang Qian held the teacup and elegantly lowered her head slightly to drink the hot tea inside.
She saw Yan Minglan in her spare eye, and suddenly turned her head to look at Yan Minglan, her eyes were full of worry, and when she spoke, there were doubts in her voice.
"Minglan, are you unwell? Why is your face so bad? ”
She hadn't paid much attention when she was outside before, and she couldn't find out until she was idle in the house.
Qiao Tianshuo and the envoys, who were sitting on the chairs next to them with the two of them, also looked at Yan Minglan when they heard the words.
The face is really very bad.
Yan Minglan was so distraught because of Qiao Tianshuo's matter that she almost forgot about this problem.
She was stunned for a moment before replying: "I was seriously ill a few days ago, and I relapsed from time to time, but I have recovered a little in the past few days, and my face just can't come back for a while, don't worry, it'll be fine." ”
Indeed, most of the time this is true, although the facts are somewhat different.
This is actually because Yan Minglan took the medicine prescribed by a doctor before, and in order to promote something, she is still taking it, this kind of medicine that can create the illusion of serious illness, so her face will always be pale and bloodless, otherwise how can she deceive those people in the house.
"Minglan, if you are uncomfortable, you must tell me, don't hold on." Zhang Qian grabbed Yan Minglan's somewhat cold little hand and said with concern.
Yan Minglan was a little moved in her heart, and a warmth spread from her heart.
At the same time, there was a little sadness in her heart, and even an ordinary colleague cared more about her than her relatives.
It's sad, it's ridiculous!
The corners of Yan Minglan's mouth hooked up a bitter smile, she missed her father and mother a little.
That's the only two people in the world who are good to her.
The air pressure around Yan Minglan began to decrease.
Zhang Qian and the ambassador didn't find it, only Qiao Tianshuo, who was silent and almost had no sense of existence, silently watched everything in his eyes again.
After a while, the envoys of various countries had all finished breakfast, and Yan Minglan and Zhang Qian traveled with a mighty group.
They came to the seaside market with a clear goal in mind, leading them to experience the seaside customs of their country.
"This fruit is called lantern fruit, crystal clear, ruddy and sweet and sour, hanging on the treetops like a string of small lanterns, the core inside can be cleaned and polished, which can be made into a text and play, and can be made into beads."
Yan Minglan picked up the lantern fruit and introduced it, and the messenger next to him stuffed one into his mouth, and was immediately shocked by the sweet and sour taste, and narrowed his eyes like enjoyment.
"This is the favorite food of the people of the country, it is hidden in the deep sea, it is plucked from the back of the thorny shell, with a rich sweetness, and it can be boiled with eight-treasure porridge."
The surrounding envoys also widened their eyes in surprise when they heard this, and stretched out their hands to poke at the shell's body, and sure enough, a small green fruit bead slipped down.
This green fruit bead has a faint mint fragrance, and at the same time has a rich aroma of milk, which is refreshing in the mouth, like eating the best pear paste candy.
"I have to say that this trip to Feiyue Country is really an eye-opener for me! There are so many new things, and your navigation routes are intricate, what a rich treasure country! ”
The more the envoy looked down, the more he felt that the Feiyue Kingdom was magical, and he wanted to ask more and more questions.
When she arrived at the destination, Zhang Qian understood Yan Minglan's physical condition, and took the initiative to serve as the person responsible for introducing customs.
There are also some of their own opinions on this, and those envoys who have seen a lot of knowledge were stunned, and Yan Minglan was still supplementing and guiding on the side, not only the envoys, but even Zhang Qian couldn't help but look at her.
Probably Zhang Qian was originally the same as everyone else, she only thought that Yan Minglan's admission to the translation institute was for the emperor's sake in Yan Lao's face, although the conversation at last night's banquet in the morning made her have a different opinion of Yan Minglan, but now Zhang Qian has changed her mind again.
But I really didn't expect that this Yan Minglan not only has unique insights, but also has extensive knowledge, Zhang Qian thought in her heart, while continuing to introduce to those envoys.
I don't know how many hours have passed.
When they stopped and walked to a teahouse, they proposed to rest and relieve their fatigue.
Yan Minglan felt that the proposal was very good, and it happened that Zhang Qian's throat was also dry and smoking, so she readily agreed, so she walked in with someone and said to the ambassador with a smile: "You can just invite all the envoys to taste the taste of some of the country's home-grown tea, if you have something you like, you can bring some back." There are the most tender tea tips and the most authentic tea masters. ”
The ambassador was said with anticipation in his eyes.
The envoys behind him were also very interested.
The group was a bit large in number, and it was divided into several tables.
Fortunately, this teahouse is very private, and there are very poetic screens between the tables in the hall, which will not disturb the other guests in the teahouse too much.
Until everyone settled down, Yan Minglan asked Zhang Qian to sit and chat with others to rest for a while, and got up and went to the counter by herself.
Yan Minglan found the shopkeeper of the teahouse and asked him to brew some good varieties of specialty tea for those tables.
The shopkeeper watched such a large group of people patronizing the business of his teahouse, and he couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and agreed to Yan Minglan's request very happily.
In particular, the shopkeeper found that there were many foreigners among them, and combined with the rumors that have been spreading in the past few days, he guessed that these people should be the envoys who came yesterday.
Thinking of it like this, the shopkeeper of the teahouse is even happier, if this news is publicized, there will definitely be many literati and ink writers who will come here! His teahouse will also be more profitable and prosperous because of this!
Therefore, he happily took out the best tea leaves in his teahouse and asked the most skilled tea master to entertain him.
I have always had to entertain these guests from afar, even if I can't make a profit, I can't lose the face of my countrymen, the shopkeeper thought in his heart.
When Yan Minglan finished ordering tea and raised her legs to walk back, she was suddenly pulled by a force that appeared out of nowhere and pulled her wrist and quickly pulled her into a box where no one was around.