Chapter 24: The vast mountains and rivers, the news that the fourth princess went north to Khalkha, mentions...

The news that the Fourth Princess was heading north to Khalkha was spread one month in advance by postmen on horseback to all places along the route so that they could prepare to receive her.

As soon as the news reached the local people, the officials immediately informed the local people that on the day when the princess's carriage passed through, all shops along the street were to be closed, people along the street were not allowed to open windows, and the roads were forbidden to be walked. The county's officers and soldiers were all drawn out, washed their blue uniforms, polished their swords, and rehearsed twice how to welcome the princess.

For three days in a row, the Changping clerk led the people to level the road, fill the potholes that needed to be filled, and remove the cattle, sheep and pig manure that needed to be removed. One day in advance, before dawn, he urged his subordinates to pour water on the yellow soil to prevent large amounts of dust from being stirred up when people and horses passed by.

"Hurry up, hurry up." The clerk had obvious dark circles under his eyes and urged while he kept moving his hands, scooping water from the wooden barrel with a ladle and pouring it on the ground.

Suddenly, four riders came galloping over, all dressed as soldiers of the Eight Banners. The scabbards on their waists shone brightly compared to those worn by the county soldiers beside them. They shouted as they galloped along, "The princess' carriage is five miles away."

The clerk quickened his movements, wishing he could be thrown out like water. He hurried on, and finally caught up with the advance guards, who were leading their horses in the distance. He led his men to hide in a tent at the corner of the street, and knelt down and bowed his head.

First came the eight leading horses, with yellow, white, red, and blue flags fluttering in the wind. Then came the horses of the inner court guards, escorting the prince and his wife to marry, with the sound of horse hooves. The Eight Banners guards surrounded a sedan chair, followed by ox carts and horse carriages for the nobles to ride. Further behind was a long convoy, led by the cart drivers and camel drivers, carrying the princess' dowry, tents, etc., and the princess's dowry followed closely, and further behind were the soldiers guarding the rear.

Even though the streets had been sprinkled with clean water and the road paved with yellow earth in advance, such a huge wedding procession still stirred up a lot of public excitement.

Muxue fell into a deep sleep in the sedan chair until the maids on both sides reminded her.

"Princess, we're at the Juyongguan Great Wall ahead." Rong'er, who is usually calm, sounds a little excited at this moment.

The wedding procession set out at dawn, and now it is dusk. The afterglow of the setting sun illuminates the towering peaks, and the Great Wall stretches up the winding mountains.

This was the first time she had seen such magnificent mountains and rivers since she traveled through time, and she couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

It had been so long that she almost forgot that there was such a vast world outside the red walls.

The strong spring breeze blew her hair. Muxue covered her face and almost wanted to cry.

The Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince, who were walking towards this side, were somewhat puzzled by the Fourth Princess's expression. The two brothers looked at each other and each had their own guess.

The Fourth Prince wondered if his Fourth Sister was still sad about leaving the palace.

The Fifth Prince thought that the Fourth Sister must be feeling nauseous after riding in the sedan for so long.

But the Prince Consort Dorji was stunned for a moment, then walked forward and said, "This Great Wall has a beautiful view, doesn't it?"

Mu Xue calmed down, nodded, and smiled with red eyes: "It is indeed very beautiful."

As dusk fell, the wedding procession set up camp in a flat, open area under the Great Wall. There were about a thousand people, and the tents of all sizes were set up, which was quite a spectacular sight.

Everything Mu Xue saw was new to her. The nanny and mother had advised her to wait in the sedan chair, but she refused and insisted on coming out to observe the soldiers setting up camp.

It was a large tent, supported by a hundred oak trees, with a dome and six walls. The soldiers were already familiar with camping, but now that the princess was watching them, they worked even faster. After they finished building a large dome tent, they were busy building several smaller tents around it.

Mu Xue asked: "What are these little ones for?"

Nanny Wu, Aunt Zhao and the others didn't quite understand and didn't respond for a while.

"They are the accounting clerk of the dining room, the tea room and the bathroom." A man's voice floated over. Muxue turned her head to look. Dorji was standing in the dim light, not far away.

"When did you come?" Muxue was puzzled. According to the rules, they, the Fourth Prince, and the Fifth Prince each had their own tent. The Fourth Prince always did things by himself, and feared that the servants would mess around, so he went over to command them to do things. The Fifth Prince was lazy and took a nap. Muxue thought that Dorji was probably also watching his own tent, but she didn't expect him to be here.

"I've been here for a while." Dorji walked towards her.

Things like camping were not new to him at all. Instead, the Fourth Princess, who was watching people camping with great interest, was new to him. He felt that once she came out, her eyebrows and eyes were much more relaxed. So the Fourth Princess watched the camping, and he watched the Fourth Princess.

He couldn't help but say, "The princess looks very excited."

Muxue snorted, turned her head and continued to look at the camp.

The big tent was set up, and the eunuchs and maids were busy laying carpets and moving beds. When everything was ready, Mu Xue walked in and took a look, and exclaimed: "This is quite complete."

"It can be even better. They are in a hurry to travel, so many decorations are not put up." Dorji followed her and said, "Wait until you get to my golden tent in Khalkha and you will see it. The ceiling and walls are all woven with gold, and the pillars are also decorated beautifully, with coiled dragons painted on them. It is even bigger than this one, and can accommodate a thousand people when holding a banquet."

Mu Xue deliberately said sarcastically: "Oh, it's all golden, it sounds tacky."

Dorji was not annoyed, but still smiled: "It's tacky, but there's nothing I can do about it. I was a bachelor at that time. Now I have a very tasteful Erhe (wife), she can change the tent into any shape she likes."

Mu Xue stopped and turned the tables on him: "You are so good at saying sweet words, I wonder how many lovers there are on the grassland!"

"You finally asked this!" Dorji took the lead, turned around, and stared at her with burning eyes: "God of Heaven, I don't have any lover except you."

This is true. At the age of first love, he was filled with anger because of his parents' death, and wanted to kill Galdan for revenge. Later, when the war went a little smoothly, he received a hint that he might marry a princess. Even if it was to show his loyalty and respect for the Qing court, he did not want to have a romantic affair. Moreover, a good man from Mobei like him could only be matched with a noble and lovely lady like the Fourth Princess.

Mu Xue stared at Duo Erji, snorted, and turned to walk in another direction: "What is there to be proud of? I don't have a lover either."

"So, we are a match made in heaven."

"roll."

Dorji "rolled" out of the Fourth Princess' tent with a smile on his face, and ran into the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince.

It turned out that the two of them had settled down and were planning to invite the Fourth Princess and her husband to have dinner together later.

Who knew that as soon as he arrived, he heard the fourth princess's loud and clear voice say "get out", and the prince consort who was forced to "get out" but was smiling happily.

The corner of the Fourth Prince's mouth twitched. The Fourth Sister was usually quiet, but was she so aggressive towards her husband? The wives and princesses in his house would never yell at him like this.

If it were someone else, he would definitely scold the husband for being unruly, but... but this is his own sister.

Si Aziz silently said "be patient and avoid haste", and decided to pretend he didn't hear it.

The Fifth Prince laughed: "Oh, did you make her angry? It just so happens that I was planning to invite you two to have a drink. I, your brother-in-law, can pressure you to take the blame."

Dorji smiled and replied, "It was just a joke, but now I can't go in and call the princess. It doesn't matter if she hits me, I'm afraid her hand will hurt."

The Fifth Prince burst into laughter. The Fourth Prince could no longer bear it and strode forward with a cold face, ready to call the Fourth Princess out.

The curtain was lifted, and Mu Xue caught a glimpse of a man's shadow from the corner of her eye. Thinking it was Dorji again, she laughed and cursed, "Get out—"

The sound stopped abruptly.

After Muxue saw who was coming, she was stunned for a moment.

Why is it the Fourth Prince Yinzhen?

My next thought was, what a great guy I am, yelling at the future emperor, "Get out!"

This is truly a rare experience.