Chapter 399: Entrance to the Palace Assessment
The two of them now don't know where the person Yin Mu said to protect them is, but they both say that they are shadow guards, and it is normal not to see them.
Now that he has successfully infiltrated the Imperial City of Wu, the next thing to do is to find out where Su Yi'an lives, and then decide on the next step.
Early the next morning, Jing Lan went out alone to inquire about the news, and An Ge walked around the inn casually, wanting to feel the customs of Wu Kingdom.
The country of Li is rich in land and resources, melons, fruits, grains and rice are very common, and the price is also affordable for ordinary people.
The country of Wu is close to the sea on one side, and a river on the border with Li on the other, almost surrounded by water on all sides, and the rain is almost all seawater.
Even if it grows up, the taste is not very good, so it is said that when there was no contact with the Li Kingdom before, the people here mainly relied on seafood to support the people's livelihood.
Emperor Taizu had reduced tariffs on goods from the two countries, so the people in the northeastern region of the Li State were planting sorghum and rice and transporting them to the Wu State to sell.
Therefore, many people in the Imperial City of Wu are Li people, and therefore, almost all the people who do business in Wu can speak Li dialect, even if they don't do business, in order to better bargain with Li people, they will learn a few words.
An Ge knew that without war, the people of the two countries would be able to trade and live a good life. When I see Su Yi'an in the future and settle the matter of Yuan Qilu with him, I must persuade him not to use the power of Wu to start a war with Li State.
Seeing that there were small clay figurines selling on the side of the road, An Ge picked up a little tiger, and some wanted to buy it, but remembered that he hadn't had time to exchange Wu Guo's copper coins, so he took out the smallest piece of broken silver and asked, "Is this enough?" â
The Wu vendor took the silver with a smile, said "enough, enough" twice, and then took out a handful of Wu Guo's coins and found it for her.
These coins are different from those used in the LĂŞ Kingdom, but the silver is common to both countries.
If you think about it, the trade between the two countries is close, and there must be at least one kind of coin in common, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble.
The peddler packed the clay figurine for her, and was about to hand it over to her, when a horse ran rampant, and the hawker quickly pulled An Ge by the hand, and when the people passed by, the vendor explained to An Ge in a broken Li dialect: "This is the princess Yunna of our Wu Kingdom, isn't it beautiful?" â
"Princess Yunna?" An Ge was stunned for a moment, "Yes, it's really good-looking." â
In fact, the horse ran too fast, and she didn't see it clearly at all, but seeing that Ji Yue and Fufeng didn't look bad, this Yun Na shouldn't be bad.
The peddler sighed with emotion: "But it's a pity, I heard that Princess Yunna is also going to Li Guo and kiss." â
An Ge was surprised: "Still close?" Aren't there already two princesses who have reconciled with the Emperor of Li? Is this going to be reconciled with Emperor Li? â
The peddler shook his head and said, "No, no, no, the two princesses were close to the emperor of the Li Kingdom, Princess Yunna, it seems that they want to make peace with the Li Kingdom...... Several princes and relatives. I've heard about it in a teahouse, and I don't know if it's or not. â
And the prince of the Li country? An Ge thought about it, all the princes of the Li Kingdom have princesses, is it possible to ask this princess to be the concubine of which prince? Wouldn't that be too bad for her?
No...... With a flash of inspiration in his mind, An Ge came back to his senses, and there was another prince who had not yet married a concubine, and that was the real Seventh Prince Su Yi'an.
Su Yi'an's mother is the former princess of Wu Kingdom, Yun Na is his cousin, and her cousin and cousin are married.
If nothing else, Su Yi'an should also be in the Wu Palace at this time, even if there is a mansion outside, he should often go out to the Wu Palace.
If you can blend into the palace, it will be much easier to see Su Yi'an.
But how do you get in?
An Ge returned to the inn and waited for Jinglan to come back to discuss together, and it was not until midnight that he came back from outside.
Without waiting for An Ge to ask, Jing Lan took the initiative to say, "I just came back from the Wu Imperial Palace. â
Seeing that there was still fine sweat on his forehead, An Ge hurriedly poured him a cup of herbal tea, and said in surprise: "How did you get in?" â
Jing Lan took a sip of the teacup and said, "I stunned a waiter and changed into his clothes and blended in." The Wu Palace is the same as the Li Palace, there are so many palace maids, and no one knows about the more one they don't know. â
"Okay, is Su Yi'an there?"
Jing Lan nodded: "Yes." â
Today, Su Yi'an was found in a place similar to the Imperial Garden in the Wu Imperial Palace, and he was carrying a short crossbow on his body, which could have killed Su Yi'an with one arrow.
If that was the case, his duty would be completed, and he would send the Seventh Prince, who might have rebelled, away in advance, and he and An Ge would be able to leave for the Kingdom of Li tomorrow.
But considering that An Ge was still bent on thinking that Su Yi'an could apologize to Yuan Qilu, Yin Mu was getting older and his heart was soft, and he wanted to let this seventh brother live. In the end, he didn't make a move, and quietly sneaked out of the palace, planning to take An Ge in with him to persuade Su Yi'an.
Jinglan continued: "I also found out that the palace wants to find a maid for the fifth princess Yunna who knows the Li dialect and understands the folk customs of the Li country, tomorrow, we will try it." â
"We?" An Ge smiled faintly, "You also want to pretend to be a woman and blend in?" â
Jing Lan raised her hand and patted her head gently: "What do you want, my size, how can I have clothes that are suitable for me?" I mean, you go, I'll be in again as an attendant to protect you. â
An Ge looked at him and smirked for a while, but it's a pity, she still wants to see what Jing Lan looks like as a woman, he looks very confused, and he has a youthful temperament that is not sophisticated, ignorant of the world, and dragging, although he is more cunning than anyone else, but he can't see his appearance.
If he pretends to be a woman and puts on a little makeup, it must be just as easy to deceive people, thinking of this, An Ge couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker.
The next day, An Ge changed into a peasant woman's clothes and went to the palace gate to find the chamberlain to explain his intentions.
The chamberlain glanced at her, and tried to see if she spoke Li Guo's dialect well, whether she understood some of the rules of Li Guo, and after checking it, he asked her to stand in the line on the side and wait, there were about fifty or sixty women next to her.
In the end, the chamberlain selected about a hundred dignified women and brought them into the palace together.
When he was about to arrive at Princess Yunna's palace, the chamberlain stopped and reprimanded him first: "You have passed my level of audit, it can only prove that you are not scary." But Princess Yunna is going to a foreign country and relatives in the future, you are not only good-looking, but also clever, both civil and military, and can help Princess Yunna. â
"First of all, I want to test you, you should all know that the third princess and the fourth princess have married Li Guohe and have become Da Li's mothers, if Princess Yunna also marries, should she visit the two mothers immediately?"
"If you think you should go, stand on the right, and if you think you shouldn't go, stand on the left."
An Ge felt that it was necessary to go from the perspective of human feelings, after all, it was her sister, even if she was lonely now, it was too unreasonable to see her in a foreign country, so she followed most of the people to the right.
But if you think about it, if you have to choose one out of a hundred, the answer should not be so simple.
It is impossible for the royal family of Wu State not to know what kind of treatment the two princesses have in the Li Kingdom, they have almost become abandoned children, thinking from the perspective of the Wu Kingdom, if they go to see it rashly, it is easy for the emperor to suspect that Yun Na is not in her mind, this question should not be about human feelings, but about understanding the situation, right?
Thinking of this, An Ge immediately stood on the other side.
When they all stood up, the chamberlain really asked the team that chose to visit Jiyue and Fufeng to go out of the palace first.
Now there are only about forty people left, and the waiter asked another question: "If you don't go to see the two maidens, if someone outside says that our Princess Yunna is ruthless, how can you save the reputation of the princess?" â
Most of the people were silent, some whispered, and the chamberlain pointed out a girl and asked her, "Tell me about it." â
The girl said: "Princess Yunna is extremely noble, who dares to speak ill of the princess in private?" It's better to kill a random rumor-monger and make an example of the monkey, so that no one will ruin the princess's reputation. â
The attendant waved his hand, and a guard came and said that the woman had taken her.
"Does anyone else know? If you can't think of it, go by yourself, don't delay my work. â
As soon as he said this, there were really many women who took the initiative to give up, and there were less than twenty people left at once.
The attendants picked out one by one to ask, and An Ge stood at the front, and was the first to ask An Ge.
An Ge thought that he had just relied on his understanding of the situation, and now it should be a sophisticated person, so he thought about it and said: "Princess Yunna can neither take the initiative to have frequent contact with the two princesses Jiyue Fufeng, so as not to arouse the suspicion of others, nor can she ignore the two princesses and let others say that she is ruthless." When Princess Yunna arrives in the Kingdom of Li, she can lie about her illness and not see anyone, and privately send someone to send some gifts to the two princesses, preferably something from the royal family of the Wu Kingdom, to show concern. â
The waiter nodded, and didn't ask anyone to take An Ge down, An Ge guessed that he should have passed the second round.
The chamberlain asked the others again, and when she asked the second woman, she pointed to An Ge and said, "I think the same as her." â
The chamberlain snorted: "You will be opportunistic, come and take someone away." â
The woman yelled that she knew she was wrong, and begged the chamberlain to give her another chance, but the chamberlain did not answer.
So she was taken away.
Seeing this, An Ge secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and he was the first to say that it was still beneficial, so as not to collide with others.
When all the questions were over, only five people were left behind.
In the third round of assessment, Princess Yunna took the test herself.
She walked out of the main hall, considered all five people, and finally pointed to the one next to An Ge who said something in Wu Guohua, An Ge couldn't understand, but looking at the expression, she should have chosen her?
Sure enough, the chamberlain responded with a smile and told the other four that they could leave.
An Ge had no choice but to turn around and walk outside the palace, only to see that someone was unwilling to leave and was dragged away directly, and it was useless for her to be entangled at this time.
But what can I do? Her chance to enter the palace was just in vain?