Chapter 49: Yunyin Jun Family
Those people were relieved to see that Su Shengsheng did not pursue the matter, but unexpectedly Mu Ze suddenly asked a question, and their faces immediately turned pale.
Mu Ze keenly sensed something was amiss and said in a deep voice, "We have just returned from patrolling the border with the general and have been inspecting the defenses in the city. Could it be that you have done something shameful?"
There was anger in his words.
The aroma of wine on these people is clearly that of an exotic brand, which is only sold in the Red House in Chiyan City.
Although Su Shengsheng accidentally disrupted the situation last time, there were no omissions in the deployment.
However, although the border town and the checkpoint were blocked immediately that day and searched for half a month, the man still escaped.
The general once said that the army's defense was lax, but he didn't believe it at first.
However, soldiers are not allowed to leave the barracks without permission, let alone stay overnight outside.
Even though Mu Ze was usually easy to talk to, Xie Xuan was present at the moment, and everyone knew that if they continued to deceive him, the consequences would be disastrous.
They kowtowed and begged for mercy. "There is indeed a gap here, directly connecting Guanzhen and the city. We simply heard that a new courtesan had arrived, and we were tempted to see her... We had no intention of communicating with the enemy."
Only after hearing this did Su Shengsheng understand why these people suddenly appeared in front of her.
When Mu Ze heard this, he was so angry that his hair almost stood on end: "General, you have defended this city like an iron wall, and you are digging your own grave here. You are really courting death!"
Those people naturally knew about Xie Xuan's arrest of the forgers who were causing chaos in the army. When they heard something was wrong, they kowtowed and begged for mercy: "I only go to the city occasionally. I beg for mercy, General."
"Mu Ze." Xie Xuan immediately spoke, "I'll leave these people to you. Make sure to find out who knows this route."
Mu Ze immediately obeyed the order. Xie Xuan turned his horse's head and slightly tilted it towards Su Shengsheng. "Don't come here again."
He didn't specify who it was, but Su Shengsheng understood what he meant and replied, "Yes."
Mu Ze also understood why the prince didn't interrogate him on the spot.
He ordered the soldiers to get up and follow, and when he looked back at the three men's pale faces, he angrily cracked his whip a few times.
"You dare to bully a decent girl, right? You'll be in trouble when you go back." Then he clasped his fists towards Su Shengsheng and the others, "Don't worry, ladies. I will definitely seek justice for you."
Qing Ning was frightened this time and has not yet recovered, but she also knows that if Mu Ze and others had not appeared in time, the consequences would be disastrous.
She quickly thanked him: "Thank you, General Mu."
Seeing that they were really in a mess, Mu Ze did not tease them this time. He clasped his fists and turned his gaze away.
As soon as they walked away, Qing Ning and the others hurriedly changed Su Shengsheng's wet clothes for fear that something else might happen.
"The road leading to the city..." Su Shengsheng looked at the barely noticeable slope, seeming to be lost in thought.
The sounds of a bustling city could be heard faintly. She asked Qing Ning and the others to hide their changed clothes and said, "Let's go and take a look in the city."
Qing Ning hadn't recovered from the shock yet, and her heart trembled when she heard that. "Ah? Going to the city?"
After what happened, we can no longer come to this place because it is very likely that Xie Xuan will send troops to guard it, or simply block the road.
But the opportunity was too great to miss, and Su Shengsheng didn't bother explaining further. "We have to hurry and get there before they seal off the area."
Qing Ning and the other person were so frightened by her that they were dragged away in a daze.
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Red Flame City
Su Shengsheng later learned that this Chiyan City was one of Xie Xuan's fiefdoms.
Although the Su family passed by here during exile, they had no time to enjoy the scenery along the way.
Unexpectedly, they happened to arrive at the temple fair today.
Just like a modern bazaar, mobile vendors from all over the place are all over the long street, and the shouts are one after another, forming a continuous sound.
"Miss, let's go back early." Qing Ning used to be a brave person, but she was scared by this accident.
As family members of exiled prisoners, they were not allowed to leave their place without official approval.
Su Shengsheng observed the goods in the shops and vendors' hands, and said perfunctorily, "Okay, it will be ready soon."
That road was closed from then on, and it was unknown when she would get the approval from the government.
Qing Ning and Ning Yu looked at her with a headache, but they didn't dare to urge her loudly, so they could only follow her closely.
Unexpectedly, there are more vendors wearing exotic costumes here than in the border towns.
Su Shengsheng was watching curiously when she heard the sound of a horse-drawn carriage driving a crowd away.
"Make way, make way!"
There was a convoy of ten richly decorated vehicles, and it was unclear whether they were passing merchants or dignitaries.
Seeing that their car was extremely wide and almost cutting across the street, Su Shengsheng hurriedly pulled Qing Ning and the other two to the side.
There was an exotic woman next to them, and she had so much merchandise that she was occupying one aisle.
When the carriage got closer, it was obvious that it was too late.
When Su Shengsheng saw this, she and Qing Ning went forward to help, and finally they carried the shelves away before the carriage.
The foreign woman thanked him stiffly: "Thank you, ladies."
Su Shengsheng looked at her clothes and just when she felt that they looked familiar, she saw a carriage with two horses pulling side by side passing in front of her.
"What a grand display!" the foreign woman exclaimed in amazement. "They're using Fragrant Snow Silk from the Miluo Kingdom as curtains. You know, this is a tribute to Nanling, and each piece is worth tens of thousands!"
Su Shengsheng looked up and saw that this was the only car in the convoy with glittering golden gauze curtains.
It is not a fully enclosed frame, but a semi-open dome, a bit like a military tent.
When the weather is hot, the lower curtain is pulled up and tied up, leaving only silk gauze to block the wind and dust.
It's very similar to the style of this border area.
On the remaining layer of golden silk curtain, on the right side, there was a two-foot square black bird emblem embroidered.
Phoenix, only available to the royal family.
The phoenix, the king of birds, originated from the black bird.
The people in this car are either rich or noble!
Sure enough, someone who knew the goods soon recognized it and said, "Don't you know? This is the emblem of the Imperial Merchant."
Emblems are usually only found in large families.
Using tribute to make carriage curtains, in a gold color that was only available to the royal family, and using the black bird as the emblem, only the imperial merchants could explain this.
Some uninformed visitors, temporarily trapped by the convoy on the street, heard him and asked, "You're a royal merchant! No wonder you're so extravagant. Who's sitting inside?"
The person being questioned didn't want to be stumped, so he thought for a moment and said, "Seeing how light they are, they don't seem to be going to sell goods. They must be visiting relatives. And among the thirteen cities nearby, only the Yunyin family has businesses spread across various states."
When some people saw the carriage going away and the people were no longer in sight, they couldn't help but turn their gaze back.
The man glanced at the people who were waiting for him to speak and said slowly, "Except for the current head of the Yunyin family, the other young masters are all accompanying him on horseback."
At this time, everyone around him had been whetted with anticipation and couldn't help but urge him to speak quickly.
The man then continued, "Ms. Jun Yao is the only one in the Jun family who is so favored that she dares to use the tribute from the Kingdom of Miro, which costs ten thousand taels per piece, to make carriage curtains."
But some people couldn't help but wonder, "How do we know it's not the Jun family's Patriarch sitting inside? Doesn't he also ride in a carriage?"
The man didn't get angry when questioned, but instead said mysteriously, "You all don't know this, do you? The only jewel in the Jun family's crown has fallen in love with our King Xuanming and will not marry anyone else but you!"
Hearing this, Su Shengsheng and the other two couldn't help but look over as they didn't expect that the one who would eat the melon would be King Xuanming.
"But how does this mean that the person sitting inside is Miss Jun Yao?" Some people were still puzzled.
"Do you know what festival is coming up?" the man patiently explained, enjoying everyone's admiring gazes.
"Mid-Autumn Festival!" Someone quickly replied, "But what does that have to do with this?"
The man still kept everyone in suspense, "Do you know who lives on the sacred mountain in Guanzhong?"
Soon someone who knew blurted out, "Princess Shuhua, the mother of King Xuanming."
After the convoy had completely passed, the man walked out unsteadily, pushing the shelf.
"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the perfect couple will meet and good things will happen!"
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