Chapter 152. Juyuan
In order to avoid trouble, Ah Ran once again hid his identity on this trip to Juyuan, pretending to be a caravan and heading west.
This time, Ah Ran didn't bring other female dependents except me, and the accompanying guards were headed by Zhuyu, and Liuyun was left in Shengjing.
I walked this way for more than a month, and when I left, the heat had not yet subsided, and when I arrived, it was already the golden autumn season.
Just as my excitement was about to wear off, the scenery outside the carriage suddenly changed, and there was an endless golden wave as far as the eye could see.
"Prairie! Ah Ran, look at the grassland! ”
I grabbed his sleeve and shook it vigorously.
He gave me a funny look before he looked out of the car with a soft smile on his face.
I also looked out of the car again, this time more closely:
Although the eyes are full of endless grasslands, the colors are rich. Golden, orange and yellow, layer by layer, densely woven together, mixed with bright red, but a little far away you can't see what the red is.
My hand was still gripping his sleeve.
"Ah Ran, shall we do it again next summer?
I also want to see the green grasslands! ”
After not hearing his response for a while, I withdrew my gaze to look at him, and found that he was not looking at the scenery outside, but looking at me with a focused expression.
I was so uncomfortable with him that I couldn't help but rub my face with my hand.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Dirty on my face? ”
He tapped me on the forehead and turned his head to look out the window without speaking.
"Why don't you ignore me? Shall we do it again next summer? ”
"Not coming." He was somewhat nonchalant.
"Why?"
"You're too noisy." He lengthened his voice, as if he was deliberately trying to me off.
"Cut, if you don't come, I'll come by myself, if you give me silver, I will definitely not bother you!"
"Yes, there is silver."
His voice was a little lazy, and he closed his eyes against the wall of the car as he spoke.
"Are you going to sleep? I don't even see such a beautiful scenery, but I actually sleep!?
Are you a little interesting!? ”
"Don't be noisy......"
He looked a little tired from his sleep.
Also, so many big things happened before, and he was in charge, I'm afraid he was really tired.
I took the cloak from the side and put it over his body and continued to look at the scenery.
After a few more days, we finally arrived at the Juyuan Palace.
It is said that it is a royal palace, but in fact, Juyuan belongs to the nomadic people, and there is no fixed place to live, and the "imperial palace" is actually just a luxurious felt tent. The people of Juyuan call this "palace" "royal court", which is actually the king's tent.
The royal court was in the center and occupied the most abundant land in this season, and the remaining princes, nobles, dignitaries and dignitaries spread out in all directions with the royal court as the center.
King Juyuan is known as Zamba by the locals, which means son of the god of fire in the Juyuan language. From this, it can be seen that Juyuan is a people who worship fire.
On the day of arrival, the day was close to the West Mountain.
The bearded King Juyuan personally came to greet him and gave Ah Ran the highest one-knee salute in Juyuan.
It seems that this old man has made up his mind to hug my Fengli's thighs.
The king of Juyuan ordered me and Ah Ran to be settled in two adjacent felt tents near the royal court.
The tents were covered with a thick carpet, and I don't know what kind of animal fur it was.
When night fell, a bonfire was set up in the open space outside the tent to welcome me and Aran.
Before the dinner began, King Juyuan personally introduced his prince to Ah Ran.
The one closest to King Juyuan is Sang Qinuo, which means the crown prince.
The prince of Juyuan Country looks like he should be thirty years old, and he looks like a typical Juyuan person: deep eye sockets and three-dimensional facial features.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had just sat down, and there was a contemptuous look in his eyes, afraid that he would not approve of his father's self-surrendering behavior, and I don't know if he would cause trouble for Ah Ran after he succeeded to the throne.
The expressions of the other three princes were quite friendly, but they all looked absent-minded.
Ah Ran probably didn't want to let King Juyuan's face be too much, so he took the initiative to get up and toast a glass of wine, showing that he wanted to be friendly with Juyuan for a hundred years, and his words were sincere, without the slightest gesture of a superior, King Juyuan was very happy.
The prince thought that he was also a straightforward person, and when he saw Ah Ran like this, he unconsciously let go of the mustard in his heart and drank with Ah Ran.
The banquet was in full swing, and the music gradually rose, with an ethereal melody from far to near.
After a while, the music is gradually rising, and it seems that something is about to come out.
Curious, I craned my neck to look, and saw a woman in a fiery red floor-length dress, walking briskly to the center of the banquet.
This woman is quite tall, if she is in Fengli, I am afraid that she will be compared to many men.
Her appearance is not as beautiful as the women in the Central Plains, but with big eyes and a high nose, and slightly undulating cheekbones, but she is unstoppably beautiful.
She wore a belt around her forehead, which was wrapped around her head and braided into her hair, and a pair of lambskin boots struck a bright rhythm.
She deftly twisted her waist and stretched her arms, showing the agility of various grassland animals, which was vivid.
It is worthy of being a nomadic who can sing and dance, the grassland grows and the grassland grows, and the animals are accompanied by them since childhood, so they can imitate the essence with light dancing.
Looking at me, I secretly guessed the identity of this woman, and I always felt that she was full of arrogance between movements.
I suddenly found that all the royal relatives were men, didn't I say that King Juyuan had a daughter? Could it be the one in front of you?
As soon as she thought of this, the music gradually faded away, and the woman danced, but cast a look in the direction of Ah Ran. The look was not charming, but rather scrutinized, and it was meaningful.
I couldn't help but laugh wickedly, it seems I guessed right.
I looked at Ah Ran mockingly, and he happened to be looking at me. He took my look in his eyes and raised his hand.
I saw that he didn't know this action, so I hurriedly grabbed his hand and pulled it down, and whispered:
"How are you doing on different occasions?"
He snorted softly and lowered his voice: "It turns out that you also know that you owe a beating." ”
"You!" I glared at him closer.
"Pay attention to the occasion."
I flattened my mouth and sat back down.
The woman bowed down to the king of Juyuan and said a word in Juyuan, which should be a greeting. King Ju Yuan smiled and nodded.
The woman stood up, put her right hand on her left chest, and bowed towards Ah Ran.
I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows, this etiquette is obviously inferior to kneeling, it seems that this woman is a stubborn person.
"Alyssa has seen His Majesty Emperor Fengli."
The woman's voice was slightly hoarse but very nice, and her tone was neither humble nor overbearing.
Listening to the voice, you can see that this is a mature woman with great charm. In modern times, it is simply a standard royal sister.
Ah Ran smiled at her, his eyes were meaningful, and before he could speak, King Juyuan introduced:
"This is the king's princess, named Yalisa."
"I heard that the princess danced well, but when I saw it today, I still couldn't help but sigh......"
Hearing Ah Ran say this, I had a chill, and it was the first time I heard Ah Ran praise someone, and I don't know if it was sincere.
The second half of the dinner was a bonfire ball, which was supposed to be a group of people singing and dancing around the bonfire, but because of their identities, Ah Ran and King Juyuan could only watch from the sidelines.
But looking at Ah Ran, it doesn't look like he has regrets.
The maid on the side invited me to join me, and I was also interested in music and dance because I had recovered my memories of the other world.
As soon as I wanted to get up, my hand was grabbed by Ah Ran's guy under his sleeve, and I couldn't pull it out if I wanted to.
The maid looked puzzled. "Liz?"
Liz is the meaning of princess in the Juyuan language. I smiled awkwardly at the maid, and continued to draw my hand, but I still couldn't, and his hand was pinched by him.
I glared at him, but he didn't look at it at all, and drank a little wine leisurely.
Stinky Ah Ran!
I scolded secretly, suppressed my anger and said embarrassedly to the maid:
"I'm sorry, I just drank some wine, and now I'm dizzy, so I won't participate."
The maid had a sudden expression, and enthusiastically came up with milk tea for me, so she retreated.
As soon as the maid left, he let go.
"You're so bad at drinking, why did you faint before you drank it?"
This bad guy really doesn't forget to hurt me anytime and anywhere, even if I lie casually!
"Why don't you let me go?" I rubbed my hands and complained.
"You went, how boring was it for me to sit here alone?"
I grinded my teeth, and suddenly remembered that King Juyuan intended to marry Alyssa to him, so I stretched out my palm and gestured.
I first compared the position of his chin, felt that it was wrong, and then compared it with the tip of his nose. It still didn't seem right, and finally compared to the position of his eyes.
"Why?" He looked at me with a smirk.
"Wasn't that Alyssa my sister-in-law? She's so tall, I'm guessing where you are. ”
His eyes narrowed dangerously, and after a pause he pulled my hand to the tip of his nose. "Here." Then let go of me and continued:
"Who allowed you to climb your relatives?"
"You're not going to marry her?"
I pretended to be amazed. "She's so good-looking, why don't you want to marry her?"
He smiled mockingly. "She's not as good-looking as you."
I pouted.
"Are you complimenting me, or are you saying that we are both not good-looking?"
He didn't answer, but I didn't want to admit defeat, so I said:
"Ah Ran, to be honest, don't you want to marry her, do you think you can't control her?
It is said that their steppe sons and daughters are very arrogant. ”
He gave me a blank look and ignored me.
The young men and women dancing around the campfire danced a few songs, and the music stopped.
I saw King Ju Yuan get up as if he was about to leave.
Ah Ran gave me a look, and I would get up with him, go to King Juyuan's side and say a few polite words, and say goodnight to each other, so I also planned to leave the table.
At this moment, the princess Alyssa walked towards us, obviously looking for Ah Ran.
I decided I should leave some space for them, so I said hello and slipped away.
As I passed by the bonfire, I realized that the men and women who had just danced around the bonfire had no intention of leaving, but were still holding hands, as if they were waiting for something.
Waiting for music?
I subconsciously looked at the musicians' seats around me, but found that the musicians had long since dispersed.
I was wondering when I suddenly heard a soft sigh from the seat opposite, followed by a very simple monotone, a penetrating sound that only a true singer can have.