There is a natural barrier between Jiacheng and Xucheng, the Wuxi River. The river is about tens of feet wide. Sun Lang and the others rented a large boat. Yang Ying, who had never been on a big ship, was standing on the deck, holding on to the railing and looking at the scenery, her eyes full of curiosity. I saw that the river was wide, and the gentle breeze was caressing the river, causing ripples.
"How was your talk with Ning Yuanzhou yesterday?" She and Ren Ruyi followed Yang Ying, not far away. Yuan Lu was afraid that Yang Ying would fall, so he stayed close to the side.
"How was your talk with Qian Zhao yesterday?" She asked Yuan Lu again this morning when she saw that Qian Zhao was no longer as air-conditioned as yesterday, knowing that the misunderstanding between the two people had been resolved.
"I asked you first, you answer me first." Yuan Qingxiao was not satisfied with Ren Ruyi's change of topic and stared at her.
"He will be a good father in the future." Ren Ruyi said this without talking about it.
"Tsk, tsk, do you recognize him?" Yuan Qing raised the corner of her mouth. With Ren Ruyi's behavior now, it doesn't look like she only wanted a child with Ning Yuanzhou Chunfeng. She was clearly thinking about the future. After a while, she can go to Jiang Bing and the others to ask for money! Two passes! Get rich!
"Where are you and Qian Zhao?" Ren Ruyi did not answer her directly, but looked at her with a smile.
"Let's focus on the mission of the mission first, and let's talk about it later when we return to Wu State." When both of them are relaxed, they can talk about feelings.
The two of them didn't speak anymore. The ship quickly docked, and everyone in the envoy was busy loading the horses and horses again. On the way, Ren Ruyi was showing her the files of Wang Yuan, the general who was currently guarding Xu City, and teaching her what to do and say when meeting people. Thinking that there might be many emergencies at any time after entering An, Yuan Qingyuan carried a lot of messy things in his sleeves.
When they were approaching the Xucheng government office, the caravan and the envoy soldiers split into two groups. Ren Ruyi followed Ning Yuanzhou, and Sun Lang, the cats, dogs, and Yuan Bao all followed the caravan.
Yang Ying's palms were sweating, and Yuan Qingxiao helped her get off the carriage. Du Changshi went to negotiate with the people of the government office, and then they were invited into the main hall of the government office. I sat there for half an hour and saw no one, not even a waiter serving tea.
"Calm down." Yuan Qingying wore the light blue female official uniform and stood beside her without moving at all. Seeing that Yang Ying could hardly sit still, she pushed her down on the chair again. As envoys from a defeated country, it was normal for them to be treated coldly. Yang Ying must slowly get used to it and deal with them patiently.
Qian Zhao and Yu Shisan stood at the door. He looked at the girl with a solemn face. He remembered that when they first met, the girl was so calm and self-possessed. Facing the scrutiny of the five of them, she showed no signs of panic and could counterattack wittily. Obviously He is only two or three years older than His Highness, yet so calm.
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, a waiter finally came over to serve tea. Yang Ying picked it up and took a sip. Hey, it’s cold!
She frowned and looked at Yuan Qingniao, who patted her shoulder and calmed her down silently.
Du Changshi couldn't stand it anymore. When he saw someone finally coming, he complained to the waiter, "We have been waiting for so long, Wang Yuan is too rude!"
The little waiter pretended not to hear, turned around and left. Yu Shisan stopped him and threw a broken piece of silver over him. The waiter said a few words and turned around and left.
"Wang Yuan who was guarding Xu City yesterday has been withdrawn. The new general is called Shen Tuchi. I heard he is very domineering."
Hearing this, Yang Ying panicked. Turning to look at Yuan Qingyuan, "What should I do? Sister Ruyi has never shown me this person's file."
"Your Highness, you will meet many people after entering An, and not all of them will have files for you to see. If you don't know this person well, talk less and observe more, and remain unchanged in the face of changes."
As soon as Yuan Qingxiao finished speaking, the guard at the door shouted loudly. "Lord Shentu is here!"
An eight-foot-tall middle-aged man wearing golden armor walked in with a pamphlet, walking quite casually.
Du Changshi quickly stood up and saluted, "Shi, the head of the envoy to welcome the emperor from Wu State..."
Before he finished speaking, Shentu Chi passed by without paying attention. He glanced at Yang Ying and then at Yuan Qingxiao who was standing next to him. He continued walking forward casually, "Are you the Prince of Li?"
Du Changshi looked unhappy, stood up straight and looked at the man. Yang Ying glanced at Yuan Qingyao and saw that she was still calm and unaffected. She took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
"Exactly, I was invited by your country to go to An as an envoy. I passed by Xucheng and came here to pay my respects."
The man walked to the desk and said casually, without raising his head to look at the crowd, "Bring me the credentials."
Du Changshi's face was serious and he lost his courtesy. He said, "Since the certificate of credence contains the Chinese character "国", it should be handed over to the leader of your country. I'm afraid the commander is not good at reading it!"
Shen Tuchi casually leaned back on the chair and heard what Du Changshi said, "Your king has been stepped on by me and eaten dirt. How can you pretend to be dignified with me?"
What he said was quite unpleasant, and it almost rubbed Wu Guo's dignity to the ground. Du Changshi and Yang Ying were about to get angry. Yuan Qingyuan pushed them down on the chair and glanced coldly at the man sitting above them.
The man's face was full of contempt, and he didn't care about their anger. His character was really domineering, and he didn't even want to show his dignity to the people in the envoy. They had just entered Anguo territory and encountered such a provocation. If they couldn't bear it, the road ahead would be even more difficult.
Yang Ying took a deep breath and looked at Yuan Qingniao, who shook her head gently. "Okay, it's okay for the commander to insist on seeing it. This is a crime against Yue in Anguo. Master Du, just write down the commander's actions and hand them over to the leader of Anguo."
"Yes." Du Changshi saluted. Only then did Shen Tuchi, who was at the head, take a serious look at Prince Li who was sitting below, and closed the book in his hand.
"Hey, I heard something. Aren't you the girl from the foot-washing palace?"
When her biological mother was brought out and laughed at, Yang Ying couldn't help but want to get angry. She stood up and wanted to rush forward, but Yuan Qingxiao held her back. She could see now that this person was deliberately irritating them!
"Okay, I'm a bit brave. Hey, your Wu country is really interesting. I don't know where I got a treasure like you from!"
Sun Lang took the lead and couldn't bear it any longer. He and Ding Hui drew their swords. Yu Shisan also drew his sword, and Qian Zhao held him back. "How presumptuous! The Lord humiliates his subjects and dies!"
"No force is allowed!" As an outsider, Yuan Qingniao is much calmer than them and has a longer-term perspective. Shen Tuchi looked down on the people of Wu State in his words, but he was receiving them on behalf of Anguo. On the surface, he could not do anything to them, but could only provoke them with words. If they took action today and gave Shen Tuchi a reason, it would be a question of whether he could leave the county office safely.
Yuan Qingyuan looked at Qian Zhao, who had always been calm. As a member of the Six Paths Hall of Heaven, Qian Zhao knew better than she did that the most important thing in coming to Anguo was to welcome back Emperor Wu. A little impatience would mess up the big plan.
"Put it away." Qian Zhao whispered to the thirteen people. They looked at Yuan Qingxiao with a solemn face, then looked at Qian Zhao, and then slowly returned to their original position and put away the saber.
Shen Tuchi sneered and looked at the female official. This little lady looked delicate and frail, but she didn't expect that she was not weak in aura.
Yuan Qingyuan pinned Yang Ying to the spot, stood up and bowed, then looked at Shentu Chi and said: "Master Shentu, your Highness is young and tired from traveling and traveling. Can you arrange a rest in the post for us first?"
They couldn't stay any longer, otherwise Shen Tuchi would say something even more unpleasant, and even Qian Zhao might not be able to bear it.
Shen Tuchi's sharp gaze came straight at him, and the woman in the hall did not dodge at all. The emperor of Wu State was not very good, but the envoy who came to pick him up was quite courageous.
"Send the gift king to the inn!"
Yuan Qingyuan looked at Yang Ying with a clear warning. Yang Ying took another deep breath before turning around and leaving. When they walked into the courtyard, a waiter happened to bring a cup of tea in. Yuan Qingxiao walked over deliberately and smiled at the waiter.
The waiter was stunned. This female official was so beautiful. As he walked sideways, some fine white powder bounced into the tea cup. It melted into water and was colorless and odorless.
After walking for about half an hour, Yuan Qingyuan felt something was wrong. The inner city of Xu City was not that big. I lifted up the car curtain and saw that I had arrived at the outer city. There were few people outside, and it looked even more desolate after the war.
"This way." The soldier leading the way couldn't salute, so he just walked forward. Master Du followed the man with a bad expression. Yuan Qingniao and Yang Ying were walking side by side half a step behind Master Du.
The gate of the courtyard was dilapidated, and Mr. Du was very surprised, "Is this a post house?" Even the post houses in remote towns probably looked better than this one.
The soldier ignored him and led everyone into the courtyard. The courtyard was full of fallen leaves, and the tables, chairs and benches were rickety.
Mr. Du couldn't bear it anymore and stopped him, "Why is this place so dilapidated?"
"Xucheng's posthouse was burned down during the war, so you just have to deal with it! The firewood is there, and there is rice in the stove." The soldier said this with a straight face and turned around to leave. Du The adult stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, why aren't there even people serving here?"
"Hmph, a country with a defeated army still has the nerve to find someone to serve. This is already Anguo's territory." The soldier snorted coldly, and his words instantly angered Yu Shisan. He was about to draw his sword when Qian Zhao stopped him.
"This man is so rude!" Mr. Du pointed at the soldier angrily, but a scholar couldn't say anything worse.
"Sister Niao Niao! Can you spread Luo Itchi on him?" Yang Ying asked in her ear.
Yuan Qingniao gave her a smile, and Yang Ying understood and immediately took out a medicine bottle and gave it to Yu Shisan. Yu Shisan had used Luochisan before, so he naturally knew that this thing was used to torture people and was a sharp weapon. He put it in his sleeves with a smile and went out. Seeing this, Qian Zhao did not stop him.
"Let's tidy up first. It's much better here than in the wilderness." Yuan Qingniao asked the chamberlain to clean up the main house first, and Master Du took Yang Ying to the inner courtyard to wait.
"Brother Lang, where do Ruyi and the others live?" Sun Lang left midway, and Yuan Qingyuan caught a glimpse of him.
"In the inner city, it's quite far from here, separated by four or five streets." Yuan Qingxiao called Yuanbao, but he was still within the signal range.
"Does Mr. Ning know the situation in the government office?" Qian Zhao looked at Sun Lang, who nodded. "Ning Tou'er and the others have already known about the replacement outside. Miss Ruyi knows that the new Shen Tuchi has a surname from the east of Sha. This family has been famous for generations and looks down on people from the south. Let us be patient. She will be here soon. Come here."
"Okay, I'll go in and settle down His Highness first." Knowing that Ren Ruyi would be here soon, Yuan Qingxiao didn't say anything more and turned around to find Yang Ying in the inner courtyard. The inner courtyard was not much better than the front courtyard. As soon as the door opened, everyone It's dust.
"Xiaoluzi, take them to clean the main house first. Xiaodongzi, go to the kitchen and boil a pot of water." After staying in the government office for so long, I didn't even have hot tea.
