On the eve of leaving Leah City, I took Du Ruo, as well as Cuiyun and Yutang, to Yunyi Courtyard, at this time Ziyu had just made a plate of pastries, and when she saw me coming, she warmly invited me to sit down.

"Niangniang really has the courage and scheming, and she will go to the Nacuo tribe for His Majesty the Emperor."

"Did Qi Yan tell you?" I sat down with a smile and naturally picked up a piece of pastry and tasted it, "It's delicious." ”

Ziyu was a little embarrassed, "His Majesty the Emperor did come, but he only said something to me, and every sentence he said was about the queen mother, it seems that the queen mother already has some place in his heart." ”

"I'm sorry Ziyu, this palace may be going to break its promise." I apologized and said, "Many times, things that should come always have to come, not so much that the palace went to the Nacuo tribe for the crescent moon, but for the future of the palace. ”

"Whether Niangniang believes it or not, Ziyu can understand Niangniang's thoughts." Ziyu sat down on the side, "It's just Niangniang, are you really tempted by Your Majesty?" Or, just to take advantage of him? His Majesty looks strong and cold, but his heart is still very fragile. ”

I was amazed at what Ziyu knew about me, but her face remained calm.

"I can't say this Hongu clearly, maybe it was a big part of the use at first, but now, I'm a little moved." I told half the truth, but it could be seen that Ziyu was only half convinced.

"No matter what Niangniang chooses, Ziyu just hopes that Niangniang will not hurt others and hurt herself." Ziyu reminded with a smile: "Actually, I always thought that the first thing that touched Niangniang's heart may be the flute song. ”

"Do you mean Ye Liuyun?" I shook my head and sighed helplessly, "Maybe there were, but now it doesn't matter." Okay, I won't stop staying longer, go to the Nacuo tribe early, and come back early. ”

Ziyu nodded, "Ziyu has been waiting for Niangniang in Yunyi Courtyard. ”

"This palace arranged for Yutang to stay in Yunyi Courtyard, these days when this palace is not here, it is estimated that those concubines in the harem will not be too dissipated, there is Yutang here, just in case." I reminded: "If His Majesty the Emperor wants you to enter the palace, you don't have to care about the attitude of the palace, just follow your own wishes." ”

"Niangniang, Ziyu said that unless her father's case can be rehabilitated Zhaoxue, Ziyu will not enter the palace."

I sighed, took Ziyu's hand and said, "Okay, come as you want, take care." ”

Ziyu nodded, "Niangniang should also take care." ”

I left the Yunyi Courtyard with Du Ruo and Cuiyun, while Yutang stayed in the Yunyi Courtyard and did not leave with me.

Leaving the Yunyi Courtyard, just as he was about to board the carriage, a melodious flute suddenly sounded in his ears.

It's really strange that when I heard this flute before, I thought it was difficult to hear it, but now I hear it, and I think it is very melodious.

"Niangniang, it's "Scattered Clouds"." Du Ruo reminded me by my side, and I searched for his figure in the voice. Among the figures coming and going, I finally saw him dressed in black, riding a black horse, and playing the piccolo. On the side, there was also a young man in blue clothes, none other than Sun Zheng.

I smiled at him, and he nodded at me. I didn't say a word to him, but it was as if we had a long conversation.

Cui Yun on the side reminded in a low voice: "Niangniang, national teacher." ”

I suddenly remembered that Su Kun, the national teacher, revealed in person that I had sent someone to investigate him, and I couldn't help but make no more noise, even so, I felt a lot more relieved, because I knew that someone would always accompany and protect me in the dark.

The journey to the Nacuo tribe was not far, and it took five or six days to arrive at the location of the Nacuo tribe.

This time, the guide was an old acquaintance, Moss, the messenger who had greeted me at the border.

"Queen Mother, in front of you is the city of the Nacuo tribe."

Du Ruo and Cuiyun helped me and stepped down from the carriage, and I looked up at the scene in front of me, and found that this Liru City was not much different from the appearance of Leah City.

"Have you ever sent someone to pass the word forward?" I stepped out of the carriage and asked Moss, "Why didn't anyone come out to meet us?" ”

Moss's face was embarrassed, "Back to the queen mother, since the previous leader Wu Heng, this Nacuo tribe has not recognized the Naqin tribe of Leah, and it has never been very close to us. ”

"Ha, it's stupid, they're all the same people, in the same land, and they have to distinguish between you and me. Or, Moss, you bring someone over, and say that the princess of Da Zhou has come to congratulate the chief. ”

Listening to my suggestion, Morston happily agreed. "Okay mother, Moss will go and pass it on."

As he spoke, Moss got on his horse and galloped towards the city of Liru of the Nacuo tribe with a few accompanying soldiers.

Ji Li came to me and saluted and asked, "Niangniang, should we move forward, or should we rest on the spot?" ”

"It's a nice view, let's wait here for a while." I walked to a small high ground on the green grass, and stepped on it to look out at the lake in the distance. It was a deep blue lake, sprinkled like a jewel on the tender green grassland, and it was very beautiful.

"What kind of lake is that, it's not small."

"Hui Niangniang, that is Nacuo Lake, and it is precisely because the Nacuo tribe has lived around this lake for generations that they claim to be from the Nacuo tribe." Ji Li explained on the side.

"I see, it seems that this lake is still very important to the Nacuo tribe." I looked at this lake, and suddenly felt that it was like the emerald platform of Broken Leaf City, the same beauty, the same preciousness.

"The people of the Nacuo tribe are brave and good at fighting, and they can be regarded as heroes in the Crescent Meadow."

Hearing Ji Li say this, I suddenly felt something interesting.

"Reckless? Does that mean there is still controversy? I grabbed the words left by Ji Li, and asked in turn: "Is it that they have some behaviors, in your opinion, they are not worthy of the title of hero?" ”

Ji Li nodded and responded: "The Crescent Moon tribe advocates a fair and upright competition, and the most taboo is to make stumbling blocks in secret, but when fighting against the Yasukuni invasion before, the Nacuo tribe obviously promised to send troops to help, but when they were in battle, they hid aside to watch the excitement, and not a single soldier or foot came out, so the Naqin tribe suffered heavy losses, if it wasn't for the help of the Great Zhou later, I am afraid that the Naqin tribe would have disappeared on this grassland." ”

"In this way, this Nacuo tribe is really not authentic." I secretly analyzed that I still have such an impression of the battle that Ji Li said, but I still have some doubts in my heart, the current enemy, how can the Crescent people of the same clan be inconsistent and affect the battle situation?

"Is there a misunderstanding here?"

"This villain doesn't know, but since then, our Naqin tribe has rarely interacted with them. It wasn't until Usun became the leader that he sent a letter to our city of Leah that it slowly eased up a bit. ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, "In this case, that Wusun still intends to befriend us, I hope he is a person who understands." ”

As he was talking, there was a movement at the gate of Liru City, and a team of black iron horsemen walked out, followed by a general and two people who looked like civil officials.

Soon, the black riders came to me.

Moss turned and dismounted, and was the first to come to my front and saluted, and the general of the Nacuo tribe with the civil official dismounted and came to salute me.

"The right guard general of the Nacuo tribe has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"The military advisor of the Nacuo tribe has seen Her Royal Highness the princess for the rest of his life."

My heart sank, this person from the Nacuo tribe actually used the title of Queen of the Crescent Moon and respected me as the princess of Da Zhou, it was obvious that this was unwilling to accept Qi Yan's identity.

I glanced at Moss beside me, and Moss had a hint of embarrassment on his face, but he remained calm. It seems that he also used my identity as the princess of Da Zhou to invite these two out.

I stood on the high ground, looked at the two of them, and the iron horseman behind me, and asked with a smile, "Why, the leader of Wusun is not in the city?" ”

"Well, back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, the King is taking care of the Queen and the Prince, and I also ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to enter the city with the last general to rest, and then the King will make arrangements."

A trace of surprise passed through my heart, this general of the car dealer actually called Wusun the king, and called Mrs. Wusun the queen? What is Qi Yan in Nalia City? No wonder they don't recognize my status as queen.

I turned my head and glanced at Moss, who nodded at me and whispered, "Niangniang, we are here to congratulate, just bear with it first." ”

I sighed, indeed, this bear thing with a hot face and a cold ass must be endured after all.

"Then there are two people in front of you to lead the way." I smiled in response, and got back into the carriage. When he passed by Ji Li's side, he saw that he was angry, so he hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, don't put on a stinky face, smile!" ”

Ji Li was stunned for a moment, and then obediently squeezed out a very uncomfortable smile, I couldn't help but laugh in my heart, it was even more ugly than crying.

The carriage followed the carriage and Zuo Yusheng slowly, I lifted the side curtain of the car, looked at the Nacuo Lake in the distance, and whispered to Cuiyun sitting in the sedan chair: "Why is the color of this lake still so dark blue?" ”

"Niangniang, the lake is too wide, and it will take some time for it to work, but after calculating the time, the color of some of the lake water should change tomorrow morning."

I nodded, "It's okay, you can't destroy their water source, since they attach so much importance to this water, then some of the anomalies are enough." ”

I lowered the curtain and turned around, just as I saw Du Ruo looking at me and Cuiyun suspiciously.

"Niangniang, what do you say, what does it matter about the color of the lake?"

I asked knowingly, "Cuiyun, why didn't you tell Du Ruo about this?" ”

Cui Yun shook her head, "The slave doesn't dare to reveal Niangniang's deployment casually. ”

"This is your fault, Du Ruo is your young master, even though I told you to block the news, but you don't have to do it to Du Ruo."

Cuiyun nodded, and then explained to Du Ruo in a low voice: "The queen mother has already learned about the water of Nacuo Lake, so let me arrange it earlier and add some materials to this lake water to make the lake water look different." ”

"I see." Du Ruo was a little clear, "But Niangniang, in this case, we are still very dangerous, if this Wusun leader thinks that we have brought bad luck, or finds out that we are making trouble, then ......"

"Then we're dead, aren't we?" I smiled and continued to explain and reassure: "Don't worry, this thing is not poisonous at all, but it is just something that can be solved by a rain, don't worry." ”

Du Ruo was confused, "Rain? Mother, how do you know it's going to rain? ”

At this time, Cui Yun took a small clay pot from behind her and pointed to the inner wall of it for Du Ruo to see.

"Young master, look, this is a clay pot with salt, and the inside began to re-damp yesterday."

Du Ruo looked at it, stepped forward and touched it again, "Well, then, what does this have to do with rain?" ”

"Hehe, the young master doesn't know that the resurgence of the clay pot containing salt is a sign of rain." Cui Yun smiled mysteriously, "This is still taught by the purple jade girl." ”

Du Ruo couldn't help but look at me in surprise, "Niangniang, you believe her words, she is ......"

"She's someone who's been here at the crescent, and she's familiar with the crescent climate. From the beginning, I was only suspicious of her identity, but I fully believed in her actions, and even if it didn't change, it didn't matter, and we didn't have a solution, right? ”

I gestured to Cuiyun, who was snickering on the side, and Du Ruo couldn't help but put his mind at ease, "Alas, sure enough, it's still our young lady who is the smartest." ”

I sighed and said, "Alas, I was forced to make this decision because I was helpless." ”

The convoy slowly drove into the city of Liru, and I opened the curtain of the sedan chair and found that the scenery inside the city of Liru was so similar to the city of Lia. The flow of people is quite dense, although it is not as prosperous as the city of Lia, and it is not withered. The most important thing is the look on people's faces, which is very friendly and peaceful, which is rare.

After looking at it for a while, I closed the curtain.

"It seems that this Nacuo tribe still likes to emulate our Naqin tribe. After all, they are of the same clan, and they don't match each other in face, but they are still very similar in their bones, maybe there is really some misunderstanding between them. ”

"Well, it looks like the Crescents are doing well." Du Ruo echoed on the side.

"Mother, let's go to their palace." Ji Li sat on the carriage gang and reminded me in a low voice.

I suddenly had the illusion that Li Da had returned. This position was originally Li Da's, but now Ji Li, who has a huge age difference, has taken over.

"Got it."

I replied lightly, straightened my clothes briefly, and motioned for Cuiyun and Du Ruo to get ready.

Sure enough, after Ji Li had just been reminded, the carriage quickly stopped. I was still sitting in the carriage when I heard the door open outside, and in a moment the carriage moved again, and unlike the slight bumps in the road, this time the road was noticeably smoother.

"It seems that we have entered the palace again."