At the beginning of the Great Xia Dynasty, due to years of war in the previous dynasty, many areas around the capital were sparsely populated and barren.
This is especially true for Haozhou City, which was once the place where the current emperor started his rebellion.
So the emperor issued an order to start large-scale immigration.
Especially in his hometown, Haozhou City, the emperor issued an imperial edict, and more than 100,000 wealthy families in Jiangnan had to leave their hometowns and forcibly move to Haozhou.
Therefore, the prosperity of Haozhou today is not inferior to that of the capital. Moreover, the influx of people from all over the country, the various dialects, and the various cuisines have made Haozhou City even more prosperous.
Xia Xiaoxian lay in the brocade bag on Zhang Yu's chest, with her round little head showing. Her big black eyes looked around.
She wanted to see the prosperity of Haozhou in this mortal world.
Zhang Yu also walked slowly along the way, so that the little princess could enjoy the show more.
When passing by the brothel, Zhang Yu was almost hit by the bouquet thrown by the woman upstairs.
Xia Xiaoxian was still laughing and yelling, "Uncle Ai, it's so beautiful!"
Zhang Yu's handsome face turned red all the way to his ears.
"My dear little fairy, you can't look at it!"
"Uncle Ai, why can't Xiaoxian see it?"
"this......"
"Hahaha, Uncle Ai, you're blushing."
Zhang Yu just felt that the little princess was quirky and very cute.
Zi Su sat in the carriage, kept the curtain open, and followed Zhang Yu's horse, watching the two of them.
The group was having a great time strolling through the busiest market in Haozhou City, and it seemed as if Xia Xiaoxian's happy giggles could be heard throughout the entire street.
Zhang Yu rode his horse to the Xiankelai Restaurant. It was noon. Xia Xiaoxian smelled the aroma of food and clamored to go in and eat something delicious.
"Uncle Ai, eat meat!"
The cute voice seemed to have a magical effect on Zhang Yu. He dismounted with a smile, untied Xia Xiaoxian from his chest, and let her stand beside him.
"Xiaoxian, don't move. I'll feed the horse." Zhang Yu squatted down and touched Xia Xiaoxian's head.
Xia Xiaoxian responded obediently, "Okay, Uncle Ai."
When Zi Su saw that they were preparing to go to a restaurant for dinner, she asked the driver to pull over.
"Waiter, take the horse to the stable and give it some water and food."
Zhang Yu handed the reins in his hand to the waiter who came over.
But when he turned around and wanted to hold Xia Xiaoxian's hand, he found that Xia Xiaoxian was gone!
In the blink of an eye, the little princess disappeared right under his nose!
Zhang Yu was horrified and turned to walk towards the carriage that Zi Su was riding in, but he bumped into Zi Su who was walking towards him.
"Huh? Cousin, where's the little princess?"
Zi Su looked at Zhang Yu in confusion.
For some reason, when she got off the carriage just now, she only saw Zhang Yu from a distance, but not Xia Xiaoxian, and she immediately had a bad feeling in her heart.
"It was on your chest just now. When I got off the carriage, it disappeared?"
"Well, I took the horse to the waiter to give it water, and the next moment the little princess disappeared."
Although Zhang Yu tried to keep his tone calm, he was really anxious in his heart.
In recent years, due to the influx of immigrants, Haozhou City has become home to all kinds of people.
If anything goes wrong with the little princess, killing Zhang Yu ten times would not be enough to pay for it.
The two looked at each other, their hearts filled with confusion.
Zi Su felt that her legs were so weak that she could not walk.
"Miss Zisu, tell the coachman to hurry back to the Duke's Mansion and report this to the Princess."
Although Zhang Yu is young, he is much calmer than Zi Su.
He continued in a deep voice, "I'm more familiar with Haozhou City than you are. Let me go and look around first."
"If there's any news, I'll set off fireworks in the sky. If you see them, you'll know I've found the little princess."
"Your servant, I will go right away." Zi Su's voice trembled slightly.
The two of them acted separately.
At this time, Xia Xiaoxian had already entered the alley opposite the Xiankelai Restaurant.
At first, Xia Xiaoxian was just being naughty and wanted to play hide-and-seek with Zhang Yu. She only jumped out and laughed when Zhang Yu got anxious.
So she hid under the horse's belly and avoided Zhang Yu's sight.
The waiter led the horse to the stable, fed it some water, and then returned to the restaurant without even noticing that the little girl was following him.
As Xia Xiaoxian skipped out of the alley, she saw Zhang Yu walking towards Zisu. She wanted to run out and give them a big surprise, but someone suddenly covered her mouth, picked her up, and ran away.
Who dares to touch me?
But don’t regret it!
Is this how Haozhou City welcomes me?
Humph, now it’s going to be fun!
Xia Xiaoxian couldn't stop feeling ecstatic.
Since she was born into the mortal world, she has been well protected by Shen Yuyao. She has finally waited for such an exciting game.
Xia Xiaoxian was put into a backpack and placed in a cart. After about a quarter of an hour, a burly man opened the backpack and threw Xia Xiaoxian into a shabby carriage like a chicken.
There were already two little boys in the carriage, both asleep.
"Why did you bring back a girl?"
Xia Xiaoxian looked up and saw that the person who spoke was an enchanting woman who looked to be in her thirties.
"It's good to have such a large quantity." The burly man complained, "It's hard to find boys and girls in the market nowadays."
"This girl deserves it. She's only a little over a year old and already alone."
"The girl is wearing Shu brocade. She must be from a wealthy family." The woman pulled Xia Xiaoxian to her side and took a closer look. "I hope she doesn't cause any big trouble."
"What kind of trouble could she cause? This girl looks less than two years old."
"Besides, even if it causes trouble, we're not afraid." The burly man looked nonchalantly at Xia Xiaoxian, who had just been thrown into the car. "Who else can sue the palace?"
"Shh!" The woman put her index finger on her lips. "Be careful what you say. Don't let others hear you."
The enchanting woman paused, then continued, "If the prince knew that it was us who leaked it, wouldn't he punish you and me?"
"Hahaha, look at you, you're such a coward,"
"Can this girl understand what we are saying? She is less than two years old." The man glanced at the two boys next to him.
"These two people who were drugged are only four or five years old. Don't scare yourself!"
"Always be careful." The enchanting woman suddenly smelled a fragrance, which was quite pleasant.
She put her nose close to Xia Xiaoxian and sniffed carefully, "You know what, your little girl smells quite good."
The burly man didn't feel anything. "The girl's family might have burned some incense for her."
"Chun Niang, you don't want to take this girl to your brothel, do you?" The burly man seemed to suddenly think of something and turned to ask the charming woman.
"We're still a long way from the amount the prince wants, so don't think about anything else. First, raise these children in the mountain temple at Blackwood Cliff."
"Tomorrow is market day. I'll go to the market again and try my luck."
"Liu Laowu, these three plus the ones from a few days ago already have dozens of people here. Do you want to move to another place?"
"Well, let's see tomorrow if we can catch them and change our place of residence."
"When will it be delivered to the palace?"
"It will take several days to get to the palace, and we should capture more in Haozhou City."
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