Chapter 348: Wan'an County
The maidservant went out and ran to the carriage.
"Mama, it's not good, it's not good." The maid shouted loudly, looked frightened, and ran to the carriage in a panic.
Princess Yu may have been too tired to play for the past two days, so she took a break in the carriage. Mama heard the maid's panicked shout, and was afraid of disturbing Princess Yu's rest, so she blamed the maidservant and said:
"Be quiet, don't disturb the princess. What happened, why are you so flustered, and what kind of system has it become. ”
"Mommy... Mama, something is wrong, the slave maid just asked, there are many people in this village who are infected with the plague, and they are all waiting to die here, let... We're going to get out of this place quickly. ”
The maidservant had not had time to rest all the way, so her speech was intermittent mixed with the sound of wheezing.
When the big guy heard the word plague, he unconsciously covered his nose, for fear of being infected by the plague. This is not a joke, and if you don't do it, you will die.
"The plague?" , Mama spoke with trembling.
"That's right! It's the plague. However, the slave maid has already inquired clearly, and along this road all the way forward, there is a county town called Wan'an, and we can go to the city and settle down first. The maidservant said eagerly, feeling only that her scalp was numb, and that any more breath of the village air would cause her to be infected with the plague.
Mama woke up Princess Yu who was sleeping softly and reported the incident to her.
After hearing this, Princess Yu hurriedly said, "Don't delay, let's start immediately."
So Princess Yu and her entourage hurriedly went to Wan'an County, and in the evening they finally saw the outline of the city of Wan'an County. As if they saw hope, everyone hurriedly drove the carriage to speed forward.
After a while, they entered Wan'an County.
"Mama, we're here! We're here! The servant girl spoke with excitement, and the troubles of being plagued by the plague on the road disappeared at once.
Hearing the voice of the maidservant, Princess Yu lifted her curtain and looked at the street.
On both sides of the street, there are large and small teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, and workshops. There are all kinds of small vendors on both sides of the street, some selling tea, some fortune telling, and it is very lively. It is a huge contrast to the barrenness of the small villages that passed before.
Seeing that the people here were all alive and well, Princess Yu's heart that had been hanging all the way was relaxed.
"It's okay, it's okay, the county looks so prosperous, there should be no plague." Princess Yu thought to herself.
After a day's journey, Princess Yu was already physically and mentally exhausted and wanted to go to the inn to rest early. So she instructed: "I guess everyone is tired, hurry up and find an inn to settle down."
"Yes! Princess. ”
The maidservant then went to ask the roadside vendors where there was an inn. She walked over to the stall selling pancakes.
"This little brother, do you know where there is an inn here?"
At this time, the merchant was busy with business and did not pay attention to the maidservant.
"Little brother? Little brother? You know..."
This time the vendor heard what the maidservant said, but he was obviously impatient, and just raised his head to scold. But he looked around and found that the maid was dressed like a maid from a large family, and the carriage behind it was not as simple as that of ordinary people, and the people sitting in it might not be ordinary people. The vendor thought about it, and he couldn't afford to offend such a big man.
So he changed his smile and said in a good voice:
"Girl, our street is called Xuanwu Street, there is a Suzaku Bridge on the left in front, and you will see an inn called Baihulou when you cross the bridge, which is the most luxurious inn in our Wan'an County!"
"Okay, thank you, little brother."
So they went to the White Tiger Tower, along the way we found that although the county is not very big, but the people here live and work in peace and contentment, there is no intrigue in the capital, everyone lives very comfortably, this is not a fairy-like life.
After crossing the bridge, they will see an antique pavilion, this floor is divided into two floors, the upper floor is bronze, the lower floor is light green, the tone is elegant, there are two towering vermilion hall pillars at the door, the gorgeous huge plaque couplet, all reveal "noble, elegant". Presumably this is the White Tiger Tower that the vendors are talking about.
As soon as Princess Yu and her party arrived at the door of the inn, the shopkeeper walked out from inside with a smile on his face.
"A few guest officers, are you playing top-notch or staying in the hotel?" The shopkeeper asked with a smile.
"We live in the hotel, clean up the best room in your store, and give it to our master. The room was secluded and our master didn't like to make noise. Mama said seriously.
The shopkeeper seemed to be afraid that they would not be able to pay the room fee, so he hesitated, "This, a VIP room costs a lot of money for a night, you..."
"Money is not an issue, you just need to arrange it." Princess Yu said.
After getting the owner's affirmation, the shopkeeper was relieved. "Okay, officer. How many of you, please. As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation and took Princess Yu and her party into the inn.
After entering the inn, the shopkeeper directly took Princess Yu and others to the corner of the second floor, pushed open a door that looked slightly larger than the others, and introduced: "Guest officer, this room is the best room in our inn, please follow me."
The shopkeeper introduced as he walked: "The guest officer is really a blessing, this kind of room is only available in our White Tiger Building in the entire Wan'an County." This room is transparent from north to south and has plenty of sunlight. ”
Then the shopkeeper pointed to a set of tables and chairs in the room and said: "This set of tables and chairs are carved from a whole piece of sandalwood, and the hollow carving is customized by the best master in the county."
After speaking, he continued to introduce: "There is also this guqin, which is made of... In short, the furnishings in this room are the best in Wan'an City, so you can stay at ease. ”
The shopkeeper introduced this room in an endless stream, and Princess Yu was also very satisfied with this room.
"Alright, you all stand down, I'm going to rest." Princess Yu gave the order. Only Mama was left to serve by his side.
Early the next morning, Princess Yu, who had rested for the night, was in a good mood, and she asked the maid to comb her a simple hair ornament, after all, it was in a small county town, and Princess Yu didn't want to attract attention like that. Princess Yu plans to take a walk around Wan'an City today to see if there are any local specialties here, and bring them to Xiao Jue and Sheng Zi'an when she returns home in a few days.
Before going out, she wrote a letter to Xiao Jue, saying how good the scenery she had been playing in Jiangnan in the past few days, and she was very happy, so that Xiao would never worry about herself and deal with things in the court with peace of mind.
"Cleaned up?" Princess Yu asked Mama a little anxiously, her heart couldn't wait to go out to play.
"It's all packed, princess." So they went out.
On the way to the market, the ground is covered with bricks, and the damp soil in the south of the Yangtze River is moist, and people can barely walk without laying masonry, but chariots and horses can't walk. Most of the wealthy households in Jiangnan travel by car and horse, so the road is paved with bricks and stones, and the bricks and stones are covered with speckled moss. This is also a unique scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.
Princess Yu wants to choose some jewelry for Sheng Zi'an today, since Sheng Zi'an's family married into the prince's mansion, she has not given her any valuable jewelry. I happened to see a shop called Zhu Lang Fang here, so I stopped the carriage and went into the shop to choose.
"You're inside, please." A graceful woman said. "Hello, madam, I'm Liu Ruzhi, the owner of this store, I don't know what kind of jewelry you need, let me introduce it to you."
Princess Yu ignored Liu Ruzhi and looked at it to herself.
Then she picked up a hairpin, only to see that the hairpin was green all over, the hairpin body was carved with a lifelike colorful phoenix, a snow lotus bloomed quietly on the hairpin, and a lotus-like pendant, which was elegant and dusty.
"Madam, the name of this hairpin is Ziduo, which means that there are many sons and many blessings, and the children and grandchildren are full." Liu Ruzhi introduced.
"Many sons, many blessings," muttered Princess Yu. That's it, wrap it up. Princess Yu thought that Xiao Jue and Sheng Zi'an had been finished for a long time, why Sheng Zi'an's stomach hadn't moved yet, and she still wanted to hug her big fat grandson as soon as possible and enjoy the joy of family.
"All right, ma'am!" The first order of the door was opened today, and Liu Ru's happy eyes narrowed into a slit.
Before I got into the carriage, I heard the vendor next door shouting: "The best fabric unique to Wan'an County, don't miss it when you pass by, there is no such shop after this village."
Princess Yu wanted to buy a few more pieces of fabric for Sheng Zi'an to sew new clothes, so she turned around and entered the fabric shop next door.
"Madame, who do you want to pick the fabric for? Do you have a favorite genre? My blue calico is our specialty, and the embroidery on it is embroidered by our best embroiderer, which is very delicate......" The boss enthusiastically introduced.
"Look at this, only our family has this product in this place." The boss pointed to a piece of pale yellow cloth and said. I saw that this piece of fabric is finely woven, the pattern is exquisite, and the brocade pattern is gorgeous and colorful, and it is indeed a silk fabric that is not available in the capital.
"Okay, this, and that... Wrap it all up for me! Princess Yu said with her finger.
"What a vision!" The boss was overjoyed in his heart, thinking that he would make a lot of money today! While wrapping Princess Yu with the fastest hand speed, for fear that she would regret it.
Then Princess Yu went around almost everywhere in this Wan'an City, bought a bunch of food and carriages for pulling goods, and walked around for a whole day, and then Princess Yu returned to the inn satisfied.
It's another morning.
In the past, Princess Yu got up early every day and told the maidservants to freshen up, never lazy and slept more, but today she slept until noon and didn't get up. Everyone just thought that it was because Princess Yu was too tired yesterday, so she slept a little more today and didn't pay much attention to it.
As a result, when the maid went to the room to wake up Princess Yu, she found that Princess Yu's face was pale, her brows were slightly frowned, and fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, and she looked very weak.
"The king, the princess. What's wrong with you. Mama was so frightened that she knocked over the food she was holding.
The maidservant touched the princess's forehead and found that Princess Yu's forehead was unusually hot, as if her whole body was steaming. At this time, Princess Yu was already unconscious, and the maidservant was frightened, if the princess had three long and two short, even if she had ten lives, she would not be able to withstand the anger of the son.