novelones Chapter 441: The Regent’s Reward for the Contribution
Chapter 441: The Regent’s Reward for the Contribution
In Ximu Village, Bei Xiuyan and Xiao Ruohan bid farewell to Hong Shuo and prepared to rush back to Kyoto.
After walking for more than half a day before arriving at Beijing City, Xiao Ruohan tapped his legs tiredly and said, "It's getting late. Let's find an inn to rest for the night before leaving."
After a long time, there was no response from Beixiu Yan.She raised her head in confusion and saw Bei Xiuyan looking at the guards at the city gate with a dark expression.
She followed Bei Xiuyan's line of sight and saw nothing, so she couldn't help but ask, "Is there something wrong?"
Beixiu Yan was still dressed as a farmer, wearing a wide felt hat, but his eyes were unusually sharp and bright, making him look intimidating.
"Many sentries have been added to the city, as if to prepare for war." Beixiu Yan directly expressed his inference.
Xiao Ruohan didn't take it seriously and said calmly: "There are a hundred thousand troops in the north, and General Shen is proficient in the art of war and brave and good at fighting. Even if Bei Liao invades, nothing will happen."
Beixiu Yan raised his head, looked at the snowflakes floating in the sky again, and frowned slightly, "It has been snowing heavily for many days, and it is still so cold here. I am afraid that life will be even worse over there in Beiliao. If the cattle and sheep are frozen, If they die, if they have no food, they will definitely risk their lives to attack, and their fighting power cannot be underestimated."
Hearing what he said, a chill ran down Xiao Ruohan's spine, and he realized that there was going to be a fierce battle soon.
Xiao Ruohan asked worriedly, "What should we do? You and I came from the Northern Territory secretly out of Beijing. Now it's not easy to expose our identities and go to the Northern Territory camp to help."
Hearing this, Beixiu Yan pondered for a moment and seemed to have an idea in his mind: "Let's go to the Governor's Mansion."
The Governor's Mansion is located on the main street in the city. The tall door has a golden plaque with the government's name hanging on it, which is particularly eye-catching.
Beixiu Yan and Xiao Ruohan put on the costumes of guards and came to the Governor's Mansion.
At this time, the governor of the palace was having a banquet with his concubine, and there was noisy singing and dancing of silk and bamboo in the main hall, creating a beautiful and charming scene.
The housekeeper of the governor's house came in to report and said it again. The governor obviously didn't hear clearly and still leaned on his concubine's neck and let her feed him wine.The butler had no choice but to raise his voice and shout at the top of his lungs: "Sir, the guards from the Prince Regent's Palace are here and they have something important to say."
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like thunder.The governor was suddenly startled. He raised his head in panic and saw two tall and elegant guards standing in front of the door. He quickly got up to greet them.
"I don't know that the noble envoy from the Regent's Palace is coming to visit, but the subordinates are not far away to welcome him." The governor bowed his hands and looked up secretly, feeling very uneasy in his heart.
Bei Xiuyan glanced at the smoky main hall, with a chill in his eyes, and said unhurriedly: "The governor is so excited."
Hearing this, the governor broke into a cold sweat and quickly apologized, "I just have nothing to do. I had a few drinks with my concubine to make your envoy laugh."
He winked at the butler, who immediately understood and waved the musicians and dancers in the hall to leave.
"Your Majesty, please." The governor lowered his eyebrows and invited the two people into the house with all courtesy.
At the Beixiu banquet, the hall was empty and there were no more outsiders.Then he strode into the main hall with long legs.Xiao Ruohan followed, and when he passed by the governor, he glared at him with contempt in his eyes.
"Your envoy has come all the way, but what are the orders from the Prince Regent?" the governor asked cautiously, looking back and forth with a pair of narrow mouse eyes. He felt that the guards of the Prince Regent's palace had their own majesty, so he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.
Beixiuyan Changshen Yu stood in the middle of the main hall, coughed slightly and said: "The Tianshan Snow Lotus sent by the governor earlier is very useful for the regent to recover from his illness. The regent sent us here as a reward."
Such a good thing happened to him.The governor couldn't help being happy, all the anxiety in his heart was swept away, and he had a bright smile on his face.
Two months ago, he heard that the regent was seriously ill, so he prepared the best snow lotus and sent it to Kyoto to pay tribute to him. Unexpectedly, he actually caught the regent's eye.
"As long as the regent likes it, I don't dare to take credit for it." The governor refused, but his eyes couldn't help but glance outside, wanting to see what rewards they had brought.
This little thought could not escape Bei Xiuyan's eyes. He raised his eyebrows and a light flashed in his eyes, "The regent wants to reward you for your great contribution."
The city is bustling with people coming and going.Shen Ruzhou shuttled through the streets with Jian Yu.
The war is approaching, but there are not many medicinal materials left in the military camp.Shen Ruzhou decided to come to the city to buy some for emergencies.
It was also strange. She went to several medical clinics today, and when she asked, they were all out of stock.Shen Ruzhou wondered how it could be such a coincidence.
Shen Ruzhou refused to give up and decided to try his luck at the largest pharmacy in the north.She entered the drug store, took out the list of medicinal materials and handed it to the clerk, "I will buy as much of these medicinal materials as you want."
The clerk at the drug store quickly looked at the list, looked embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Girl, what a coincidence, we don't have the medicine you want here."
Out of stock again?Shen Ruzhou looked suspicious, feeling that there must be something fishy here. He immediately slammed the table and shouted: "These are just the most common medicines for treating trauma. How come a drug store as big as yours doesn't have them?"
"Indeed not. When we are open for business, there will always be medicinal materials that we do not sell to you, but yesterday..." The clerk was about to explain, but suddenly he covered his mouth in alarm, looked around hesitantly, and continued, "Anyway, there isn't one. Girl, it's better to look elsewhere."
Shen Ruzhou keenly caught the waiter's words and asked, "How was yesterday?"
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Let's go quickly." The waiter was obviously told to keep it secret and did not dare to say anything more. He held out his hand to see the guests off.
With a "swish" sound, a cold feeling came from the man's neck. He lowered his head in shock and found a long sword on his neck.
Jian Yu held a long sword with a stern face and a cold light in his eyes, as if he was going to cut his throat the next moment.
The man's legs were so frightened that he quickly begged for mercy.Shen Ruzhou stepped forward, looked at him with cold eyes, and asked word by word: "What happened yesterday?"
"Yesterday, yesterday, the governor sent people to take away all the medicinal materials, and still didn't let anyone know." The waiter was so frightened that he didn't dare to open his eyes. He finished speaking tremblingly. Just as he was about to kneel down and beg for mercy, he found that in the medicine shop There is no one left.
Shen Ruzhou and Jian Yu turned the corner and saw the tall and majestic Governor's Mansion.
Jian Yu's cold eyes were filled with ice and his words were sarcastic. "Could it be that the governor got the news that Bei Liao was going to attack, so he stocked up on medicines in preparation for the country's financial difficulties?"
Shen Ruzhou secretly clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "We can't help him misbehaving. Let's go in and meet him."
The guard in front of the door saw Shen Ruzhou showing General Shen's token and quickly invited them into the house.
As soon as he entered the gate, Shen Ruzhou saw that the house was piled with food and medicinal materials. The governor was instructing the guards at the house to pack and load the cars. His voice was hoarse.
Upon hearing the guard's announcement, the governor hurriedly ran towards Shen Ruzhou. Before he could stand upright, he gasped and saluted, "I didn't know that the princess is here. I missed her from a distance. Please forgive me."
Shen Ruzhou snorted coldly and said angrily: "What are you doing, Lord Governor?"
The governor said with a smile on his face: "I see that the northern defenders have strengthened the defense of the city, and there is fear of war, so I have prepared some food and medicinal materials in advance to send to the military camp."
Hearing this, Shen Ruzhou's face was full of surprise, wondering that this governor, who always indulged in wine and sex and ignored serious business, could be so enlightened.
Worried that he was deceiving himself and hiding his true purpose of making money for the country, Shen Ruzhou thought that he should simply transport the things to the military camp immediately to avoid further mishaps.
"In that case, I will take my people to transport these things back to the military camp. The governor has worked hard all day, so he no longer has to go and deliver them in person."
"The princess is willing to do this for me. I would be very grateful to you." The governor bowed and bowed, then turned and shouted to the guards: "Hurry up and load the car, don't miss the princess' return to camp."
Shen Ruzhou nodded slightly to the governor and waited quietly.Somehow, I always feel like there is a deep gaze coming from behind me.She turned around suddenly and saw that the doors and windows in the attic in the distance were closed, and it didn't look like there was anyone there.
Shen Ruzhou felt uneasy and wanted Jian Yu to go up and have a look, but found that Jian Yu was no longer around.