Cheng Wanwan lived in this house.
Because there was a request from her, the person responsible for guarding was not so strict and she could walk around in the yard.
She inquired about it and found out that this was the palace of Xirong Kingdom, near the Leng Palace on the southwest side. Outside the wall, it was deserted and no one passed by.
Except for the four guards guarding her and the two maids serving her, there was no one else inside the wall.
If she was the only one caught, she could find a way to escape, but there were more than a hundred people who were imprisoned.
As for foreign aid...
After the Xirong people captured them, they must have slaughtered the local people. No one knew that they were kidnapped by the Xirong Kingdom.
It would probably be a few months before the imperial court knew that their group was missing and sent people to investigate.
It is better to seek help from others than to seek help from yourself. She must save herself.
On the third day, the Prime Minister of Xirong came again: "I wonder what Madam Sui is thinking about?"
"I can't decide on such a big matter." Cheng Wanwan said, "I need to discuss it with the people around me before I can give an answer to the Prime Minister. I wonder if the Prime Minister can arrange for me to meet with them?"
The smile on the prime minister's face faded: "We are polite to Mrs. Sui because Mrs. Sui is very talented, but to be honest, the king has not seen Mrs. Sui's ability so far, so before Mrs. Sui used her real Before I have the ability, I’m afraid I won’t be able to comply with this request.”
Cheng Wanwan's lips curved: "I don't want gold or silver, I don't want rights or status, I just want to meet the people around me, but the Prime Minister refused so completely. It seems that Xirong Kingdom doesn't really want to negotiate terms with me. In this case, the Prime Minister should go back."
She turned away and refused to talk anymore.
The Prime Minister opened his mouth, stood up and left.
Cheng Wanwan was sure that the Xirong Kingdom had not killed Sanniu and the others, but what if?
More than two hundred people have died because of her, and she doesn't want anyone more to die in Xirong.
That night, when she was getting ready to go to bed, the footsteps of many people sounded outside the door.
She put on her coat and sat up. Two maids immediately opened the door. First, two nuns came in, and then a woman in her forties who was gorgeously dressed crossed the threshold and walked in.
Almost the moment the woman came in, Cheng Wanwan guessed her identity.
The woman has an oval face, almond-shaped eyes, and a typical Dayu appearance. But she is in Xirong, surrounded by so many people waiting for her, and she has a distinguished status. Then, she can only be Princess Taiping who was married to the king of Xirong twenty years ago.
"I've met Princess Taiping."
Cheng Wanwan stood up and gave a big salute.
No matter what camp Princess Taiping is in now, she did end the war between the two countries and saved many people from being displaced. She is an admirable woman of Dayu Kingdom and left a glorious mark in the history books of Dayu Country.
"Mrs. Sui was able to guess my identity when she first met me. She is really smart." Princess Taiping waved her hand and asked everyone around her to get down, then sat down at the table, "There are no outsiders here, Mrs. Sui, please sit down. "
Cheng Wanwan did not refuse, sat down at the table, and raised her hand to pour Princess Taiping a cup of tea.
She raised her eyes and said, "Princess Taiping came here at night, maybe she came as a lobbyist."
"I am no longer Princess Taiping. Mrs. Sui can just call me queen." Princess Taiping said quietly, "I am not here to be a lobbyist, but for the sake of the face of all of us being Dayu people, I am here to kindly remind you. In one sentence, before Xirong turns against you, you should give up when things get better, otherwise you will be the one who suffers in the end."
Cheng Wanwan narrowed her eyes slightly: "Princess, can you speak more clearly?"
"I was only fifteen years old when we got married. Now I am thirty-five years old." Princess Taiping touched her cheek, "But I look older than Mrs. Sui. I am from Dayu Country." Princess, I am the queen of Xirong, do you think my appearance is not as good as that of a peasant woman?"
Cheng Wanwan really didn't know this.
The people of Dayu Kingdom only knew that Princess Taiping became the queen of Xirong Kingdom. Because Princess Taiping was in charge, Xirong and Dayu were able to maintain peace for many years... But no one knew what kind of life the princess lived in the palace of Xirong.
Now it seems that the princess's life does not seem to be going well.
"I'm not complaining when I say this." Princess Taiping's voice was very calm. "I just want to tell you that even if I am so noble, King Xirong has never put me in his eyes. Although you have some abilities, if you think of yourself Too high, Wang Da can pretend that he has never caught you, do you understand what I mean?"
Cheng Wanwan understood.
If she relies on some capital to negotiate terms, then the talks will definitely collapse.
She said, "I want to know how the others are doing."
"If you work for the Xirong Kingdom, they will not be in danger in the short term." Princess Taiping's eyes were a little dim, "Mrs. Sui should think carefully about how to weigh it."
She got up and left.
Cheng Wanwan also stood up: "After the princess entered, she asked all the palace people to leave. I observed that the people around the princess were all from Xirong. I would like to ask who married the princess to Xirong back then. Where have the more than a hundred slaves gone?”
Princess Taiping's fingers tightened suddenly: "This is not something you should ask."
"They should all be dead." Cheng Wanwan pursed her lips, "Even if I agree to work for the Xirong Kingdom, the people around me will die, right?"
"I don't know if they will die in the future, but they are not dead now." Princess Taiping avoided her direct gaze, "But if you refuse to work for Xirong Kingdom, you will all die now, and no one can escape."
After she finished speaking, she opened the door and walked out.
The palace attendants who were guarding the outside followed suit. There were more than a dozen maids and maids in a huge formation, and they looked very majestic like a queen.
But, is this really the case?
Cheng Wanwan stood at the door and watched quietly until Princess Taiping and her group disappeared into the night, then turned back to the house.
She sat on the bed and sighed involuntarily.
The next morning, the Prime Minister arrived again.
Before he could speak, Cheng Wanwan said: "In the past two years, I have been improving rice seeds, selecting rice seeds from the most productive areas, and cultivating them from generation to generation. It is now the fifth generation of rice seeds, but in barren areas Dryland cultivation…”
The prime minister's breathing suddenly became rapid.
The land in their northwest is too barren and lacks water to grow rice. They can only grow barley, but the wheat yield is horribly low.
If rice could be widely spread, there would be a lot of food harvest, and we no longer have to worry about not being able to keep up with food and grass when fighting in the future...
"Ordinary rice can produce two hundred kilograms per mu, but the rice seeds I cultivated can reach four to five hundred kilograms." Cheng Wanwan took out a bag of seeds from his sleeve and handed it over, "In order to successfully develop this kind of rice, Our emperor has allocated 50,000 taels of gold to me. I will show my ability by taking out the research results, and can I make some demands?"
The Prime Minister took a deep breath: "Why does Mrs. Sui carry these with her?"
"Isn't this nonsense? I naturally have to carry my ability to eat with me." Cheng Wanwan grabbed a handful of golden rice seeds, "Set up a test field according to my method, and you can see the yield per mu of these rice before the Chinese New Year. Is it really what I said, Prime Minister, am I sincere enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough." The Prime Minister was overjoyed, "Sure enough, it's easy to talk to fellow countrymen. The Queen and Mrs. Sui can move around more. It just so happens that the King has a banquet tonight. Mrs. Sui should dress up and come to the banquet. She won't let Mrs. Sui down. .”
Cheng Wanwan knew that she should be given a chance to meet Sanniu and the others.
