Chapter 1402: A small inn on the border
Princess Min'an came to the inn on the orders of Emperor Shan.
The first was to bring back the Fuso people that Xuanyuan Lin had imprisoned, the second was to bring back Zhou Lingyu and Zhou Heng, and the third was to bring back several boxes of rich rewards for Xuanyuan Lin.
Shi Li followed Xuanyuan Lin back to the inn and saw a heroic young beauty in light armor sitting in the lobby. Her features were somewhat similar to Zhou Heng's, but she was more majestic and dignified.
Compared to her, Zhou Lingyu and Zhou Heng are obviously not good enough.
But Shi Li had also heard that this princess had been hiding her incompetence for ten years, and no one had discovered who she was, and they still thought she was just a timid little princess in the deep palace.
Once she was discovered by the Single Emperor, she was finally able to stop being shy and lifted the veil covering her body, sparkling like a pearl.
Princess Min'an also saw her and Xuanyuan Lin, and stood up and nodded, "Mr. Xuanyuan, Miss Shi."
Her attitude could be described as calm. She was neither as enthusiastic as Zhou Lingyu, nor as condescending. Her every move showed respect for Xuanyuan Lin.
Then he suddenly took a step back, bowed deeply to Xuanyuan Lin, stood up and said concisely: "This is for all the soldiers and civilians on the border. Thank you Mr. Xuanyuan for your righteousness."
"Princess, you are too polite." Xuanyuan Lin turned slightly, half accepted her greeting, and glanced at the boxes she brought and placed in the corner.
"Your Majesty said that no matter what you want to do in the future, it is always good to have more money."
Princess Min'an saw what he meant and slowly explained, "Sir, you have made great contributions. If you don't receive any reward, it will be a shame for everyone in the Shan Dynasty. Sir, please don't refuse."
In this era, there are always hypocrites who think that gold and silver are tacky, but as a human being, no one can be short of a few taels of silver, and countless people bow down to this for their money.
Xuanyuan Lin did not refuse, but nodded slightly and said to Princess Min'an: "This time, I will also go back to the imperial city with Your Highness."
Before Min'an came here, Shan Huang had already told her about Xuanyuan Lin, so she never thought of forcing him. When she heard that he was going back to the imperial city, she was finally a little surprised.
But after all, it was her, so she reacted immediately and glanced at Shi Li quietly, "On the day of your big wedding, I will definitely go to your house to congratulate you, please give me a glass of wedding wine."
"must."
When they were saying these words, Shi Li stood beside them with a smile on her face. She did not interrupt them casually and her attitude was very calm and confident.
When she heard Min'an mention the "big day", she did not show any shyness like a noble lady from the imperial city. Instead, she looked at Xuanyuan Lin with a smile.
Everyone was very happy, except Zhou Lingyu and Zhou Heng.
They were well prepared, but when they actually heard the conversation between Princess Min'an and Xuanyuan Lin, they were still dismayed and lowered their heads involuntarily.
Unconvinced, yet convinced.
I never thought that after all my calculations, the emperor would choose a princess as his heir. But when I think of how Princess Min'an defeated Fusang, I can't say a word of dissatisfaction.
In the end, Yuan Shang and Xu Su decided to stay and look after the inn and not go to the imperial city.
Before leaving, the people brought by Princess Min'an escorted out the Fuso people who had been locked up in the woodshed for several days, including Tang Rouzhi, who had been secretly making troubles but had never succeeded.
She really was determined not to give up until she got to the Yellow River. When she was escorted out of the woodshed, she still looked innocent and aggrieved. A cloth was stuffed in her mouth and she couldn't speak. She just stared at Zhou Lingyu with tearful eyes.
Zhou Lingyu was uneasy, and finally couldn't help but walk to Princess Min'an.
"Is there something?" Princess Min'an had already mounted her horse, and when she saw him coming, she lowered her head and asked.
Zhou Lingyu couldn't help but look back at Tang Rouzhi who was about to be taken to the prison van, and said carefully: "Aunt, did Miss Tang misunderstand..."
"Misunderstanding?" Princess Min'an looked at him with interest and pointed at a soldier beside her. "Tell His Royal Highness Changsun what the Miss Tang he knows has done before."
The soldier who was named was a close follower of Princess Min'an. He did not give Zhou Lingyu any face in public and directly revealed all of Tang Rouzhi's secrets.
This included her using the beauty trap to assassinate three court officials of the Shan Dynasty and trying to seduce the border guards.
Zhou Lingyu's face turned completely pale.
"Your Highness Zhangsun, this woman tried to get close to me at the inn before." Zhou Heng was not satisfied with just watching the fun from the side, so he walked over and stabbed her hard.