Chapter 178: King of Song
The sunlight shone through the wooden window onto her head and face. Zhou Tangtang was already awake and was looking at her with a smile.
"woke up?"
"how are you feeling?"
"It's okay. You stayed with me all night last night?" Zhou Tangtang's face was still a little pale, but he was conscious and had no other discomfort.
"Um."
Xie Yanyan got up, her legs feeling a little numb.
The oil lamp on the table has burned out.
"Princess, please change your clothes. I will go and tell them."
Xie Yanyan pulled down the bed curtains and walked out of the inn. Standing at the door were four guards and Zhou Tu. They all had greenish-yellow faces and red eyes.
His beard had sprouted, and he looked very worried.
"How is the princess?" Seeing her open the door, everyone rushed over.
"The princess has woken up and is fine now, but don't rush to leave today. Stay for two more days to observe."
Zhou Tu was about to say something but stopped talking.
[I will definitely miss the competition if I stay for two days]
[But nothing can compare to the princess]
[Yuheng Salt Mine, let’s just give up]
Xie Yanyan looked at Zhou Tu and said, "The snake venom has been cleared, but the body is still weak. It's best to rest for two days. I will go back with you about the salt mine competition, so we won't delay anything."
Zhou Tu said excitedly: "In that case, I'll trouble Miss Xie."
Xie Yanyan didn't respond.
The snake venom in Zhou Tangtang was treated with a special anti-snake venom serum, which is also the only effective medicine. She is definitely fine now, but it is better to take a rest.
Just in case, Xie Yanyan still gave her some internal medicine.
The wound was cleaned again with the hydrogen peroxide solution left over from yesterday and the ointment was changed.
"The princess has just had her snake venom removed. She should rest for two days, just in case." She changed the ointment and said, "Zhou Tu and I will go to Chencheng to participate in the competition first. We will not stay here any longer."
Zhou Tangtang said: "Is this a medicine specifically for treating snake venom?"
"Um."
Zhou Tangtang was already familiar with her silence, and knew that these medicines must have an extraordinary origin. She did not ask any more questions, knowing that Xie Yanyan had saved her life and would definitely repay her in the future.
Everyone was busy working, so there was no further talk. Xie Yanyan took her package, changed into the men's clothes that Song Lingling had made for her, and rode back to Chencheng.
Xu Wenrong was determined to protect his cousin, so he packed up his things and followed her.
Zhou Tangtang asked two guards to escort Xie Yanyan to Chencheng. The guards asked, "What about the princess's safety?"
"My martial arts is better than yours, are you afraid that you can't protect yourself?" Zhou Tangtang urged, "Go, you must protect Miss Xie. If she loses a hair, I will chop you off."
The original Dayuan horse was still in Xie Yanyan's space, but when she looked at Xu Wenrong's eyes, she knew what he was thinking, so she did not transfer the Dayuan horse out. Instead, Zhou Tu arranged a more obedient horse.
Five men and five horses galloped from Longmen County to Chencheng.
Riding a horse was much faster, and we arrived in Chencheng in three days.
Zhou Tuyou had a badge to enter and leave the city, and he showed it to the guard at the gate. The guard immediately said politely, "It's Master Zhou. Let's all go and show our support to Master Zhou tomorrow."
Zhou Tu nodded and stuffed a few copper coins into their pockets: "Brothers, have a few drinks. I'm busy these two days and can't take care of you."
"Master Zhou is busy, don't worry about us." The guard took the big money and immediately whispered, "Master Zhou, the King of Nanzhong is going to participate in the competition for the Yuheng Salt Mine again. He has set up all the equipment in the next few days."
"Princess Xiyue is competing on behalf of the Nanzhong Palace?"
"No, it was the Prince of Nanzhong who came down personally."
The Prince of Nanzhong, the elder brother of Princess Xiyue, is also an expert in making salt.
Zhou Tu had no expression and nodded: "Thank you brothers, I will treat you to a drink at Wanghai Pavilion later."
Several people rode to the exclusive courtyard of Keyue Inn. Huang Han saw Zhou Tu coming back and hurriedly reported: "Manager Zhou, it's not good. The Nanzhong Palace said it would not participate, but now they are not only participating, but also joining forces with Han Long to seize the Yuheng Salt Mine."
The five parties that were originally the most popular were the King of Nanhai, Dongguan County, Hou Wu Kingdom, and the King of Nanzhong.
Among the four major salt fields is the Nanzhong Palace, which has announced that it will only go through the motions and will not participate in the competition.
Both the Nanhai Palace and the Dongguan County are determined to acquire the Yuheng Salt Mine, each relying on their own abilities.
The sudden and aggressive fight of Nanzhong Palace now is definitely related to Princess Xiyue losing the Linjiang Salt Well.
Hanlong Company also emerged in recent years. It was originally a salt dealer, but it developed so fast that it had fast transportation, was extremely trustworthy, and was determined to accomplish its mission. It developed even faster than Tongyuan Company.
Now we have to squeeze in and get a piece of the pie.
However, compared with the other four major salt fields, no one is optimistic about the company.
Zhou Tu was in a heavy mood. Huang Han was still anxiously reporting. Zhou Tu said, "Okay, I know everything. Everything is going according to plan."
"Where's the princess?"
"Huang Han, let's do the competition tomorrow. Don't lose your mind when the princess is away."
Huang Han heard what Zhou Tu said, and seeing that there was no change in his expression, he hesitated and stepped down to check the entire equipment again for tomorrow's game.
The news that Xie Yanyan and Zhou Tu arrived at Keyue Inn together reached Princess Xiyue's ears at the first opportunity.
She had been waiting for Zhou Shaoyu to invite her back. As long as Zhou Shaoyu came to invite her back, all the past would be wiped out.
But the information she found out was that Emperor Xuanwen had regained consciousness and Zhou Shaoyu had returned to Kyoto.
"He is quite promising. He is addicted to being a hostage." Princess Xiyue couldn't describe the feeling. She had met Zhou Shaoyu when she was a child, and later heard that he had become a hostage. Her brother's marriage with Zhou Tangtang fell through. She looked down on Zhou Shaoyu from the bottom of her heart.
But the last time they met, she fell in love with him. This man couldn't be a hostage who had been under someone else's control for a long time. He had a majestic appearance and an extraordinary demeanor, so she wanted to marry him.
As long as Zhou Shaoyu came to propose marriage or arranged a marriage, she would do her best to make her brother withdraw from the competition and give the Yuheng Salt Mine to the Nanhai Palace.
However, Zhou Shaoyu disappeared without a trace.
It is said that the King of Nanhai went to Kyoto to serve the emperor and has not returned yet.
When Zhou Tangtang came to Chencheng, he just took a walk around and then went to Boluo County, Dongguan County.
Go and invite Xie Yanyan.
Princess Changping would rather invite a fugitive than her.
Does this mean that everyone from top to bottom looks down on Princess Xiyue?
What does it mean that she helped the King of Nanhai to take over the Yuheng Salt Mine?
I won’t help you. The King of Nanhai deserves that he can’t get the salt mine.
"Princess, Qingxiu has entered the city." The maid Qinglian received the news from outside and hurriedly told Princess Xiyue.
"Oh, who did she come with?"
"Lord Song, the Lord of Song is here too."
"What, why is Lord Song here? Quick, Qinglian, tell the housekeeper, no, no, no, contact my brother immediately."
"Okay, Princess," Qinglian said flatteringly, "I think Lord Song thinks highly of you!"
"Stop being so mean and go!"
What Prince Zhou, what Princess Changping, what King of Nanhai, the King of Song came to see Princess Xiyue in person!
On the street, a golden nanmu carriage moved slowly forward, and the sound of horse hooves stepping on the stone road made a crisp sound.
There was no decoration on the outside of the carriage and it looked very low-key at first glance, except for the dozen or so majestic guards around it, who were obviously not ordinary people.
Qingshan rode on his horse and bowed his head to the window to report: "Your Majesty...Second Master, Keyue Inn is just ahead."
Liu Yu, the Emperor Wu of Song, was the most powerful god of war during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the best martial arts master in the world. Here, our Master Chu is here in disguise~~~
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