"No... no..." Under Wen Yuan's aggressiveness, the third prince gradually collapsed, "Who are you?"
Wen Yuan stood up and straightened the folds on her dress, "I am Princess Shuyang, Wen Yuan."
This simple sentence almost frightened the man to the ground. On the day he entered the capital, he sneaked out to drink flower wine. He has not yet entered the palace. Who knew that he could meet such a noble person on the street.
Almost everyone in Nanata has heard of the name Wen Yuan and the title of Princess Xianyang, but they have never seen Wen Yuan in person, so even if Wen Yuan stands in front of them, they may not recognize him.
"Then what I just said..." He began to regret it, but it was already too late.
"I heard you all, Chunhua, it seems that we just came out of the palace and have to go back again."
This time is not a trivial matter. As long as they have the breeding technology of earth lizards, the Dragon Kingdom can increase the amount of earth lizards used in medicine in the field of military equipment. Then the recovery rate of their Dragon Kingdom's warriors after serious injuries will be greatly improved.
Of course, when entering the palace this time, you have to bring the third prince of Nanata, Qita.
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As soon as the King of the Desert and his favorite concubine finished their work, they were admitted to the Mingde Palace again. He was almost annoyed to death. As soon as he sat down, he asked Wen Yuan dissatisfiedly, "What's the matter with you this time?"
"Presumptuous." Since the matter concerned the entire Dragon Kingdom, Wen Yuan also invited the Queen Mother this time. At this time, it was Nanny Zhu who was beside the Queen Mother who reprimanded her.
"Who dares to talk to Princess Xianyang like this?" Aunt Zhu scolded the people in Nanata at the same time. They are such a small tribe attached to the Dragon Kingdom. Even if the king who leads the entire tribe comes, they are not as good as the Dragon. A princess of the country.
When the Dragon Kingdom is happy, their king is the king. When the Dragon Kingdom is unhappy, their king is a prisoner.
The King of Desert suddenly got up and slapped the case and scolded Nanny Zhu angrily, "What status do you, an old servant, dare to talk to this king like this?"
"King of the Desert, Nanny Zhu is the maid of the Ai family, and her status in this palace is not as low as you think." The Queen Mother suddenly said this to remind the King of the Desert not to lose control.
Seeing that the Queen Mother was unhappy, the man did not dare to say anything more and sat down angrily.
The third prince was brought into the palace by Wen Yuan. Others did not know his identity yet, "Uncle Huang, this is Qita, the third prince of Nanata. A Yuan met him outside Caixiang Pavilion."
"Then why do you want to enter the palace together? But what happened?" The emperor naturally understood that if Wen Yuan could call the Queen Mother, things would not be simple. This was giving them a chance to admit it.
Although the third prince looks very smart outside, he wilts when it comes to formal occasions, with his head raised and he dare not say a word.
Wen Yuan originally thought that if he took the initiative to tell the matter and gave the soil lizard breeding technology as a gift to the Dragon Kingdom, there would still be room for relaxation in everything. Let her tell her, but the nature of this would be different.
"Since you don't say it, I will say it for you, but you have to know... if some words come out of my mouth, it will be serious."
She walked back to her seat and stood up, and in a deep voice told everything she had heard today, "Uncle, the third prince coveted my beauty and invited me to drink. I saw him spend a lot of money in Caixiang Pavilion, so I gave him a reward." It’s a hundred gold pieces, so I’d like to find out more.”
"But I didn't expect that I heard something important. A Yuan felt it was necessary to let the emperor know, so he took him into the palace."
When they heard the amount of a hundred gold, the emperor and the empress became suspicious, but it was the Queen Mother who was the first to ask, "Nanata's annual offering is only a hundred gold. How did you get a hundred gold in Caixiang Pavilion? Is it possible?" Nanata…what’s the way to make money?”
As soon as the four words "How to Make Money" came out, the tea cup held by the Desert King fell with a "bang".
It seemed that there was indeed some big secret hidden. The emperor stared at the third prince intently, "Yuanyuan, please continue."
"The third prince proudly told me in Caixiang Pavilion that Nanata had mastered the breeding technology of earth lizards and traded the cultured earth lizards with Ke Khitan Li."
The Desert King took a breath and looked at the emperor with a guilty conscience. Seeing the gloomy and ugly face of the man in charge, he firmly believed that he was probably dead this time.
I thought that God knew about this, but I didn't expect that this bastard would shake it all out after taking a few sips of horse urine.
The emperor turned his left hand and turned the jade ring on the thumb of his right hand. He didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, but there was a gloomy look in his eyes that could not be ignored, which made people fearful.
"I remember that the truce agreement proposed back then was that the lizards of Nanata must pay tribute every year, and the Dragon Kingdom will take half of it, and you can keep the rest. Starting from the front, your tribute will be less and less every year, I Let’s just believe what you say, so what’s going on?”
The emperor's questions became louder and louder, causing the Desert King to change from sitting to kneeling and finally to lying on the ground, "We did find a way to breed soil lizards... but we did not trade with other countries."
During this period, he secretly raised his head and glanced at the emperor. When his eyes met, he immediately lowered his head and said, "As for why I only offered these... it's because the technology is not yet mature. Although it can be cultivated, many people died... so..."
"Then how do you explain your son's lavish spending?" Those few hundred gold were just the price for letting the kite fly today. Wen Yuan asked the old madam. He had been staying in the Caixiang Pavilion these days. Nearly two thousand gold has been spent.
"this……"
The King of Desert couldn't make it up anymore, and he began to regret bringing his child Meiji to the Dragon Kingdom. If it weren't for them, there wouldn't be so many things.
Everything else was fine. What happened today, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape the Dragon Kingdom's sanctions.
"If you are willing to hand over the breeding technology and ensure that all farmed and wild lizards are owned by the Dragon Kingdom, then this matter is not without room for negotiation, right Uncle Huang."
Wen Yuan was speaking for them. If not... I'm afraid the only way is for Nanata to be annexed by the Dragon Kingdom.
"Yeah." In fact, the emperor didn't really want to let Nanata go.
However, considering that the climate of the desert is hot, many soldiers cannot adapt to the climate and environment there, and it is close to Keqi. If Keqi makes small moves when attacking Nanata, it will not be worth the loss.
"Yes... all the lizards belong to the Dragon Kingdom. I dare not hide anything anymore." The Desert King prostrates on the ground in shame, just like his tribe, surrendering at the feet of the Dragon Kingdom.
At this time, Wen Yuan proposed that he wanted to visit the desert, "Uncle Huang, let me go. I can also help you supervise. Besides, you have to send people to study anyway, and there are not many of me." one."
"No." The Queen Mother did not agree with Wen Yuan going to such a wild place, and she was the first to stand up and object. The Queen was also worried, and in response to the Queen Mother's words, she told her not to run around.
The Queen Mother called Wen Yuan to her side and persuaded her: "You have been afraid of heat since you were a child. How can you go to the desert? It's really nonsense. What's more, the people there are fierce. What if you go there and get bullied?"
"Oh, grandma~" Wen Yuan hugged the Queen Mother's arm and acted coquettishly, "Just let me go. With Shen Huaiyan by my side, I won't be bullied."
"Shen Huaiyan?" The Queen Mother became interested, "Is this the one I brought last time?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
"That's okay..." Now that Shen Huaiyan was following her, she felt relieved and agreed to Wen Yuan's request to go to the desert.
The Queen Mother agreed, and the Emperor couldn't say anything else. Moreover, with Shen Huaiyan accompanying him, he felt more at ease and agreed immediately.
It was the King of the Desert who suffered the most. When he heard that Wen Yuan was going to the desert with them, his heart dropped. Who knew if there would be any trouble on the ancestral road.
The matter was settled like this, and the team was scheduled to set off in half a month.
After returning to the princess mansion, Wen Yuan immediately told Shen Huaiyan the news, "Stinky fox, we are going to the desert in half a month! The emperor agreed! I just told my father!"
Desert?
Shen Huaiyan didn't understand why she suddenly wanted to go to the desert. "You won't be able to bear the hot weather there, so don't go."
"I'm here to monitor the Desert King, and the other one is to see how Nanata is developing and whether it's colluding with other tribes or even countries."
This is her real purpose, otherwise why would she go to such a hot place with nothing to do.
Shen Huaiyan was worried about danger along the way, "How about taking Ah Yue with you?" He suggested that with Chi Zhaoyue around, he might feel more at ease most of the time.
Especially in a place like the desert...
There are the most evil monsters there, and we have to guard against those Gu Masters, "Okay, if he goes, he can help go out to find out the news, but... can he, a snake demon, really adapt to the climate and environment there?"
"Monsters of our age are no longer troubled by the environment. Extreme cold and heat are almost the same as normal temperatures."
"That's good. Then get ready. We will set off in half a month. We will probably stay there for a long time."
Wen Yuan looked at the bracelet that Shen Huaiyan gave to him and giggled, "This is really a good thing. I used to carry large and small bags when traveling far away, but now I just need to put it inside."
"Yes, Yuan'er should prepare early. I'll go to Banfeng Building to find Ah Yue."
"Okay, go ahead and call Chunhua in for me."
The master and servant chatted excitedly about what they would do after arriving in the desert, while Qiuyue eavesdropped sympathetically outside the door.
"Aren't you going to take me there, Miss?"
Take her there?
Are you kidding me? Why take her there? Adding trouble to yourself?
Wen Yuan rejected her without even raising his eyes, "You'd better not go. The Queen Mother has arranged for me to have many maids following me. If you go, there will be too many people."
"But they don't know..."
Before she finished speaking, Chunhua interrupted, "Qiuyue, go down first. The lady and I have to pack things and don't have time to explain to you. If we go somewhere next time... I'll take you with me."
At this point, Qiuyue was not stupid. She knew that they just wanted to leave her, so she stopped asking Wen Yuan for anything, turned around and left the bedroom.
