Chapter 039: Greeting Relatives
In the early morning of the next day, several maids were helping me freshen up in the tent, when I heard Gu Shoucheng asking for instructions outside the tent.
"Your Royal Highness, the envoy of the Crescent Moon Kingdom asks to see you."
I put on my coat and sat in a chair at the back end. After a few maids had briefly tidied up the room, they stood on either side of me.
Cui Yun and Yu Tang stood on the left, and Du Ruo stood against my right hand. When everything was ready, I said, "Come in!" ”
"Yes." Gu Shoucheng took yesterday's two envoys into the tent. I don't know if they figured it out this night, or if they also relieved themselves, and today has become much more respectful than yesterday.
Especially that Zuo Duolong, his attitude was obviously respectful, and even the range of salute was much deeper than yesterday.
"Your Royal Highness the princess forgives the sin, yesterday it was Zuo Duolong who was abrupt."
"Well, it's all yesterday, I didn't take it to heart at all, and likewise, I don't want you to take it to heart." I replied lightly, and the two messengers saluted respectfully.
"Come to see me so early, is it because the wedding party is about to arrive?" I asked slowly, and the two messengers bowed their heads and hesitated, but finally Moss responded.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess, I have just received a report that the carriage of the welcoming team is broken down halfway and is being repaired, and it may be delayed to come over. Therefore......" Moss seemed to ponder how to use the words, "in order to save time, and to allow Her Royal Highness to enter the palace to rest earlier, I beg Her Highness to give the order of Her Royal Highness to let the convoy set out first, and on the way to meet the welcoming procession of General Urhan, and then march together to the capital." ”
I didn't respond to him immediately, and glanced up at Gu Shoucheng, "General Gu, what is your opinion?" ”
Gu Shoucheng bowed and responded: "Minister, obey the arrangement of Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”
I frowned slightly. Although I understand that this is a time-saving method, I always feel that this is too bad for the face of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Seeing that I didn't respond for a long time, the envoy Zuo Duolong couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped forward to ask: "Your Royal Highness Princess, everyone in the Crescent Moon Kingdom is looking forward to your arrival, and I ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to make plans early." ”
Moss pulled Zuo Duolong and arched his hand to the side: "Her Royal Highness the princess shouldn't have breakfast yet, we have prepared some hot milk from the new moon, please ask the princess to taste." With that, Moss turned his head and shouted, and a young soldier walked in with a silver pot and several silver bowls.
The maid Yutang stepped forward to take it, and then took a silver bowl and poured some pure white milk.
"This is the freshly milked milk in the morning, it is very fresh, please taste it with Her Royal Highness the Princess, and we will wait outside the tent." As he spoke, Moss turned around and pulled the somewhat reluctant Zuo Duolong, ready to wait outside the tent.
"Alright, after breakfast, let's go."
Hearing that I had agreed to set out, the two messengers hurriedly turned around and saluted in gratitude.
"Her Royal Highness the princess, let's go back and prepare!"
With that, the two of them saluted me again, then greeted Gu Shoucheng, turned around and exited the tent. Coincidentally, the purple jade girl came in with breakfast, and when she saw a silver kettle and a silver bowl on my table, her eyes flashed.
"What fragrant milk, it seems that the two envoys of this Crescent Moon Country are quite caring."
Ziyu said as she put the steamed buns and side dishes on the table. Gu Shoucheng saw that I was about to start a meal, so he bowed and quietly withdrew.
I was surprised that this purple jade actually knew that it was milk. But considering that she is a cook, it is not surprising that she knows milk.
"Miss Ziyu, you can also sit down and eat some."
I invited her to eat with her, but Ziyu hurriedly saluted and pushed her away. "By all means, Ziyu is just a grass people, how can she be at the same table with Her Royal Highness the Princess?" As she spoke, she took the food plate and retreated, but in less than a moment she turned back again.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, this milk needs to be served with some caramel to be delicious, can you try it!?"
Ziyu placed a little precious caramel in the corner of the table, I took a piece and put it in the milk to melt, and then tasted it again, and it was even sweeter and more delicious than before.
"It's worthy of being a chef, Miss Ziyu knows a lot."
Obviously, I was praising her, but for some reason, Ziyu smiled unnaturally on her face, "It's all from others, Her Royal Highness the princess likes it, I heard that I will leave in a while, I'll go down and clean up." ”
I nodded and said, "Okay." ”
Stop and stop all the way, stop and stop, this time I really have to step on this boundary, but my mood is much calmer.
Several greetings from the Crescent Moon Country led the way in front, and Gu Shoucheng commanded the convoy to march towards the Crescent Country in an orderly manner.
I lifted the side curtain of the carriage sedan chair, poked my head out, and looked in the direction of Da Zhou. At this moment, the sun is rising in the east, and the soldiers on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty are holding spears one by one, as if they were lined up to welcome the arrival of the convoy.
The convoy walked for most of the day, and finally met the greeting team of the Crescent Country.
"Princess, the general of the Crescent Moon Country is here." Li Da parked the car and reminded me outside the sedan chair.
I lifted the side curtain slightly, revealing a gap, and peeked in. Sure enough, a few people dressed as soldiers followed Gu Shoucheng towards my carriage.
"It seems that the Crescent Country attaches great importance to this peace, and even sent a general to escort the relatives." Ye Liuyun whispered on the side: "The posture is quite sufficient, but the appearance is too ugly." ”
"That's right, there are a few people like Ye Guard." Sun Zheng praised Ye Liuyun on the side, but this word was really a bit excessive.
But Ye Liuyun didn't feel much disgusted, but enjoyed it a little, and responded unashamedly: "No way, born." ”
"Yes, natural beauty, haha."
I was disgusted when I heard this, and hurriedly pulled the curtain, turned my head and told Du Ruo: "Du Ruo, you are optimistic about Sun Zhengzheng, why do I think he is a little broken sleeve complex, Du Ruo, did you hear it?" ”
Seeing that Du Ruo closed her mouth and didn't reply to me, I put my hands on her shoulders and shook her a few times. It didn't matter for a moment, Du Ruo hurriedly lifted the side curtain, poked his head out, and vomited whining.
"Oh, it seems that you really don't have an easy time."
I was secretly worried about Du Ruo in my heart.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the welcoming party of the Crescent Moon Country has arrived."
It was Gu Shoucheng's voice, and I hurriedly pulled Du Ruo back to the sedan chair, and then held my breath and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"The last general, Urhan, is here to meet Her Royal Highness Princess Qianjin of the Great Zhou." It was a powerful voice, and it made people feel that this person must be tall and mighty.
I motioned for Du Ruo to go out, lifted the curtain, bent over, and got out of it. When the greetings and messengers of the Crescent Kingdom saw me come out, they hurriedly bowed down and saluted.
"Okay, let's get rid of it." I pretended to be calm and gave the order.
"Your Royal Highness Princess Xie."
Everyone thanked them in unison and stood up straight.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, why don't you change to a new car, in order to welcome Her Royal Highness the Princess, we have specially built this large carriage, which can accommodate seven or eight rides, and it will not be crowded."
The general of Urhan pointed me to the location of the carriage, and I followed the direction he pointed and saw that the carriage was indeed a little spacious.
"Thank you, General, it's just that I'm used to riding in our carriage, not to mention that it will add a lot of trouble if I change trains, so I don't have to."
What worries me more is that such a big car, how inconvenient it is, and it has just been repaired, who knows if there will be any more accidents.
When General Urhan saw that I had rejected his kindness, he immediately lowered his face, darkened his face, and continued to suggest in a low voice: "Your Royal Highness Princess, we have spent a whole month building this carriage, it is unique in the world, it is absolutely comfortable and spacious, and I would like to ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to come forward and enjoy our carriage." ”
Urhan used an accent in every adjective, and he was very proud and arrogant. And after saying that, he directly reached out a hand and asked me to sit.
I hate this kind of strongman approach, maybe I turned him down, and it made him very shameful, but since it was me who invited him, he should follow my comfort level.
"Such a carriage is not allowed on the road in Kyoto in the Great Zhou because it requires a lot of horses and it is dangerous to turn. But I've been in such a carriage in the suburbs, and to be honest, it's not comfortable. I tried to keep a smile on my face and said in a soft tone.
Naurhan's hand was withdrawn with a look of anger on his face. And I was still smiling, and my feet didn't move a step in the car.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. At this moment, I realized that Ye Liuyun was right, this General Urhan is indeed a little ugly.
"General Urhan, this carriage is too big, if it is carried by people, I am afraid that the action will be heavier and the speed will not be too fast." Gu Shoucheng persuaded on the side: "In my opinion, Her Royal Highness the princess still took the original carriage, stayed in the Crescent Moon Capital, and then transferred to this big car to enter the city, I don't know what to do?" ”
Gu Shoucheng's idea can be regarded as giving Urhan enough face, but in fact, their main purpose is to show off in front of the Emperor of the Crescent Moon Kingdom and see how beautiful they are doing.
Of course, he also wants to show off in front of Da Zhou, and he can match Da Zhou in all aspects, or even surpass Da Zhou.
Looking at his appearance, and looking at several other soldiers of the Crescent Moon Country, including that Zuo Duolong and Moss, all of them were unsightly in appearance and temperament.
I was very sad in my heart, "It seems that the second prince of Qi Yan will not be handsome." ”
Urhan discussed with several lieutenant generals and finally agreed to Gu Shoucheng's plan.
"Okay. Then we will lead the way in front, this road is flat, move quickly, and it is estimated that we will reach Shattered Leaf City in the evening. ”
"Alright, we'll set up camp in Shattered Leaf City tonight."
I stood in the carriage and commanded calmly. Urhan was stunned for a moment, Gu Shoucheng hurriedly bowed in response, and then Urhan reacted and saluted to receive the order.
After receiving the order, Urhan led his men to turn the direction of the convoy and march in a northwesterly direction. Gu Shoucheng commanded the convoy and followed the team of Urhan to greet his relatives.
Du Ruo sat next to me and asked curiously: "Miss, the carriage looks good, why don't you refuse without looking at it?" ”
I poked Du Ruo with my hand, "You, when you think about problems, it would be good if you could be as thoughtful as General Gu." ”
"It looks pretty sturdy."
"Even if the carriage was sturdy and fast, I wouldn't have run to the carriage right away. I am the princess of Da Zhou, I have never seen any carriage, how can I covet a carriage? ”
"Oh, you're giving them a dismount."
"Look at that Urhan's aggressive appearance, why don't you want to give me a dismount?" I sneered and said disdainfully: "Hmph, this is called giving back to the other in the way of the other." ”
"I don't know what else I am, but I'm a little hungry right now." Du Ruo touched his belly and complained: "Looking at it like this, it is estimated that there will be food in Broken Leaf City." ”
I shrugged my shoulders in frustration.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the sedan chair.
"Du Ruo, quick, open the sedan curtain!"
It was Sun Zheng's voice, Du Ruo angrily pulled open the curtain and said angrily: "What are you doing?!" ”
"Get out of the way."
As he spoke, a package was thrown in, but fortunately, Du Ruo dodged in time and was not smashed.
"Sun upholds, you ......"
"Open it and look inside." Sun Zheng continued to lower his voice and instructed mysteriously.
Du Ruo opened the package with a dark cloud, and there were several steamed buns inside, as well as steamed bacon wrapped in oil paper.
"It seems that Sun Zheng still cares about you." I picked up a steamed bun, took a bite, and said with a smile: "I also enjoy the pleasure of following." ”
Du Ruo blushed, "This was originally for Miss, and I am the one who is loved." Du Ruo opened the sedan curtain and wanted to thank Sun Zhengzhen, only to find that Sun Zhengzheng had gone away.
"It seems that Du Ruo followed Sun Zhengzheng, and the idiom level improved faster and faster."
After eating the steamed buns thrown by Sun Zheng, I was finally able to support it for a while, and I was worried that Cuiyun and Yutang who were sitting in the car behind me, as well as other people, I don't know if they were hungry.
"Li Da, you can eat some too." I asked Li Da, and Du Ruo got up to pull the sedan curtain, but Li Da smiled and said, "Don't worry, princess, the purple jade girl has already prepared steamed buns for each soldier." ”
I couldn't help but be a little surprised in my heart, it was rare for this purple jade to think of so much in advance.
I opened the sedan curtain and watched Ziyu ride a horse, wandering leisurely through the convoy, sometimes running to the front, sometimes moving to the back. Looking at the cloth bag that drooped immediately, there must have been a lot of steamed buns in it.
"It seems that our cook is really much more reliable."
I muttered. Turn around and look ahead. Under a blue sky, on the green grass, a strip of white buildings appeared.
Presumably, this is the city of broken leaves that Urhan said.
At this moment, a few birdsongs in the sky, a column of high-flying geese, changing formations between the word "one" and the word "human", flew from south to north, and flew in the direction of Broken Leaf City.
I suddenly remembered the song of Ziyu, and I wondered if this wave of geese also flew over the sky of Luoyang, Kyoto.
And when will I be able to fly back to my familiar hometown like a wild goose?