But now, in front of his soldiers, he couldn't show any weakness, so he bowed slightly to the opposite side and said, "So it's His Highness Prince An of the Great Zhou!"
Lu Xiaoyun smiled faintly and said, "General Saihada, I had the chance to meet you once in Shengjing City five years ago. How have you been?"
Saihada gave an awkward smile: "Half an hour ago, I already delivered your letter from Great Zhou to the Prefect of Liangzhou City. Why is Your Highness Prince An in such a hurry to come here in person?"
Lu Xiaoyun, with Zhu Yu in her arms, sat high on her horse: "My younger sister has been in Liangzhou City for several days, but I don't know why your Third Prince of Southern Liang is so reluctant to set off. My new Emperor of Great Zhou is worried about my sister, so he specially ordered me to personally escort her to the capital of Southern Liang."
Saihada said, "In that case, Your Highness, please wait a few more days. After my Liangzhou City Prefect, Flying Eagle, delivers a message to His Majesty, I will come to welcome Prince An of Great Zhou to see Princess of Great Zhou."
"In that case, I shall humbly accept your offer. Farewell!"
"Your Highness, please take care and we will see you off."
Lu Xiaoyun and Zhu Yu let Saihada meet them, then turned their horses around and headed back.
Saihada was baffled. Was Zhu Yu out of his mind, or was he bored out of his mind, riding a horse for an hour just to say a few words to him?
Oh well, I guess Zhu Yu and Princess Ruoling have a deep sibling relationship and he wants to see her as soon as possible, so he came here specifically to urge him. Whatever, anyway, the princess of Great Zhou is now in their hands.
Lu Xiaoyun, Zhu Yu, and a few others settled down in Anyang City, a border town in the southern border region of the Great Zhou Dynasty. During this time, Ayan stayed with Ruoling in the government office and did not come out.
Lu Xiaoyun, along with Zhu Yu, Feng Yan, Qi Yu, and others, spent a good time exploring Anyang City.
Anyang City was a mixed community, including people from the Great Zhou, as well as people from the Chen Kingdom and the Southern Liang Kingdom.
Lu Xiaoyun and her group were extremely high-profile. Coupled with their demeanor and good looks, it was hard for several handsome men and beautiful women to go unnoticed in the windy and sandy city of Anyang.
Moreover, these people are generous spenders; they never haggle over prices, and they buy things based solely on their liking, whether useful or not. Their arrival revitalized the entire commercial sector of Anyang City.
Soon, people from the Great Zhou, the Chen Kingdom, and the Southern Liang Kingdom all knew that the extraordinary man was His Highness Prince An of the Great Zhou, and the person beside him was presumably Princess An. As for the others, they were probably His Highness Prince An's attendants.
"So he is His Highness Prince An. I saw them arrive yesterday evening and thought they were just passing by. I didn't expect they were here for sightseeing."
"You mean Prince An and his entourage arrived yesterday evening?"
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes yesterday evening at 5 PM."
"Yes, I saw it too."
"Yes, I saw it too."
The people of Chen and Nanliang were all talking at once, and it turned out that dozens of people had personally witnessed His Highness Prince An of the Great Zhou and his entourage arriving in Anyang City at dusk yesterday.
Five or six days later, the governor of Liangzhou City received a reply from the emperor of Southern Liang, agreeing that Zhu Yu, the Prince of An of Great Zhou, would personally escort Princess Ruoling of Great Zhou to the capital of Southern Liang for a marriage alliance.
However, the condition is that the number of attendants brought by King An of Zhou shall not exceed four.
Zhu Yu and Lu Xiaoyun naturally had no objections, and immediately brought Feng Yan, Jiang Chuan, Wu Chuan, and Xi Yi with them.
As for Zhu Yu, he was her beloved wife, not a follower.
As for her feathers, she has other plans.
The group of six arrived at the pass. When Saihada saw Lu Xiaoyun again, he couldn't help but let out a soft hum.
Unexpectedly, this King An of Zhou, who struck fear into the hearts of the people of Northern Qi, was also a womanizer. Look, he has brought the woman he had in his arms last time.
The woman looked delicate and frail, with a pair of captivating phoenix eyes, skin so fair it seemed like it could be squeezed to release water, and a waist so slender he could snap it in half with one hand. This woman had no other skills besides serving men.
However, he was in a difficult position because he had an imperial order to follow.
“Prince An of Great Zhou, His Majesty has decreed that a maximum of four attendants can be brought along, and you have exceeded that by one.”
Lu Xiaoyun drew out an "oh": "I only brought four attendants with me, no more."
"But including you, there are six people in total."
"Oh, General Saihada, are you referring to my beloved wife?"
Zhu Yu blinked, her small hand clutching Lu Xiaoyun's sleeve, her face slightly pale as she said, "Your Highness, I don't want to be separated from you, I'm scared."
"Good boy, I will not leave you." Lu Xiaoyun gently patted his little hand that was tightly gripping her sleeve.
“General Saihada, as you can see, this woman is very clingy, there’s nothing I can do about it. If she doesn’t come with me, then I won’t go either. Perhaps General Saihada could go and report back to the Emperor of Southern Liang.”
General Saihada had no choice but to send another message to the Emperor via hawk. The Emperor would surely think that he had offended this "demon king." Now was not the time for Southern Liang to break ties with Great Zhou. If he were blamed, it would be no laughing matter.
"Never mind, she's just a delicate young woman," Saihada said, making way for her.
Zhu Yu nestled her small hand in Lu Xiaoyun's large one, and as she walked past him, she gave him a soft hum.
General Saihada couldn't help but laugh. He couldn't bear to part with such a woman of exceptional quality.
The governor of Liangzhou personally came to this pass to welcome Lu Xiaoyun and her entourage.
"Your Highness Prince An of Great Zhou, by order of His Majesty, I shall take you directly to see the Third Prince of Southern Liang. Your Highness Prince An and Princess An, please."
Lu Xiaoyun nodded slightly to him: "Thank you for your trouble, sir. Please."
Lu Xiaoyun walked up to the prefect and asked, "I wonder how my sister, Princess Ruoling, is doing now?"
The prefect smiled and said, "Your Highness Prince An, please rest assured, the Third Prince is taking great care of Princess Ruoling. Princess Ruoling is experiencing some discomfort due to the change in environment since she first arrived in Southern Liang, and her appetite is not very good. The Third Prince was worried that Princess Ruoling, being of noble birth, might harm her health, which is why she stayed in the suburbs of Liangzhou for several days."
"However, I heard that Princess Ruoling has almost recovered in the past few days. Now that Your Highness Prince An, her own brother, has come, Princess Ruoling will surely be in a good mood and recover quickly. In that case, she can set off for the capital of Nanliang tomorrow."
"What a blatant lie," Zhu Yu thought to himself, rolling his eyes. He said it without batting an eye. If they hadn't already taken Ruoling back to Southern Xinjiang, they might have actually been fooled by him.
Oh, what a pity. Just hope you don't cry later.
“Your Highness Prince An of the Great Zhou Dynasty, we must hurry, otherwise we will not be able to meet up with the Third Prince before dark. We will just have some dry food on the way. When we arrive in Liangzhou City, your humble servant and the Third Prince will host a welcoming feast for Your Highness Prince An and Princess An.”
"Alright, I'll go with whatever the host says."
The prefect glanced at Zhu Yu, hesitated slightly, and then smiled, "This young lady looks delicate and frail. She has traveled over a hundred miles, and we still have to cross mountains. I wonder if she can handle it?"
It was obvious that she still didn't want him to come along, and Zhu Yu snorted at him.
The governor of Liangzhou smiled awkwardly. Women of the Great Zhou were so delicate. This wasn't a trip for fun; they couldn't possibly stick to a man every step of the way.
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