The guard at the city gate raised his eyebrows and smiled, looked at the carriage curiously, but didn't dare to ask any more questions.
King Qianhuang's affairs were not something they could interfere with.
Zhao Tongpan held his head high and led the way towards Qianhuang City.
The carriage followed closely behind Zhao Tongpan. When Ran Xiangyu heard what Zhao Tongpan said, her face turned pale instantly.
She lowered the curtains with trembling hands, looked at Aunt Zhang in panic, and said softly,
"Nanny, did you hear that?"
Aunt Zhang frowned, grabbed Ran Xiangyu's hand and patted it gently.
"Don't think too much. Maybe Zhao Tongpan really has something to ask King Qianhuang."
Just as Aunt Zhang finished speaking, her expression suddenly paused.
"That's not right. I've never heard of a prince like King Qianhuang."
"Your Highness!?" Ran Xiangyu was stunned, blinking at Nanny Zhang, and carefully recalled what Zhao Tongpan said.
She didn't even notice that Zhao Tongpan was talking about "King Qianhuang".
Nanny Zhang nodded, "Yes, Lord Zhao is talking about King Qianhuang."
"No wonder Fire Extinguishing City was renamed Qianhuang City. It turns out Qianhuang City was the fief of King Qianhuang."
"I just don't know who the emperor has appointed as the Qianhuang King."
When Ran Xiangyu heard this, her panicked expression suddenly turned into a bit of shyness.
If it's the prince, then...that's not impossible.
I think the newly-appointed prince should not be very old.
I really didn't expect that after going around in circles and busying myself for a while, I didn't find Chen Yong, but was noticed by King Qianhuang.
No wonder the prefect and Zhao Tongpan were so polite to her. It seemed that she was the type that King Qianhuang liked.
Thinking of this, Ran Xiangyu raised her hand and stroked her delicate face.
Nanny Zhang looked at Ran Xiangyu's shy movements and the corners of her mouth twitched twice.
Well, it seems that the eldest lady has set her eyes on King Qianhuang.
This is good, she doesn't have to follow the eldest lady around to find Chen Yong.
It is better to be a concubine to a prince than to be a concubine to a prefect.
As for the position of the main wife, Nanny Zhang didn't even dare to think about it.
She had a good idea of the status of her eldest daughter.
Ran Xiangyu pursed her lips and looked at Aunt Zhang with a blush on her cheeks.
"Who do you think is the most likely prince among those in the capital?"
When the emperor bestows fiefdoms upon princes, he certainly will not give them out randomly. Naturally, he will select them from among the princes.
She had some impression of several princes in the capital.
Those idle old princes would definitely not leave Beijing suddenly.
After all, Qianhuang City is on the border and is somewhat dangerous. The old prince is not willing to endure this hardship.
Nine times out of ten, they are those young and energetic princes.
Nanny Zhang frowned and thought carefully, "I can't say for sure."
Anyway, it must be a prince that the emperor dislikes, so he would be sent to the border.
There is war in Qianhuang City all year round, so no prince would be willing to come here.
It must be that some prince offended the emperor, so the emperor was furious and sent him to Qianhuang City.
However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how poor a prince is, he is still a member of the royal family and is not someone they can get in touch with.
Ran Xiangyu held her chin, her eyes shining, and went through the names of several princes in the capital in her mind one by one.
Every prince looks good, so any one of them can be him.
Nanny Zhang's frown gradually relaxed when she saw the busy people on both sides of the official road.
Smelling the aroma of rice in the air, she shouted excitedly,
"Miss, look, it seems like many cooks are cooking."
Nanny Zhang narrowed her eyes and tried hard to look at both sides of the official road.
I’m old and my eyesight isn’t very good, so I can’t see clearly, but I can still smell the scent.
She could clearly smell the aroma of meat buns and the sweet aroma of rice porridge.
Ran Xiangyu, who was daydreaming, heard this and hurried to the window to take a look.
Looking at the big steaming pots on the open space, she was excited.
"Nurse, there is no drought in Qianhuang City."
"Look at those people. They don't look like they've been hungry for a long time."
"Yes, yes!" Aunt Zhang smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Oh, Qianhuang City looks quite wealthy."
Nanny Zhang looked at Ran Xiangyu with relief, "Our hard times are finally over."
"Miss, when we meet the prince, we must pay attention to the etiquette."
Ran Xiangyu sat back and pursed her lips nervously, "Yeah, I get it."
Aunt Zhang grabbed Ran Xiangyu's hand and soothed her,
"Don't be nervous, Miss. Judging from Lord Zhao's attitude, King Qianhuang should like you very much."
Ran Xiangyu lowered her head shyly, her heart already pounding.
After entering the city, Zhao Tongpan also became a little anxious.
He escorted the future princess all the way to the prefectural government office, going much faster than before entering the city.
.......
"Your Highness, Judge Zhao of Bailong City requests an audience."
Shen Yong glanced at Sun Ren and asked, "President Zhao came alone?"
This is strange. What could be so important that Zhao Tongpan would make a special trip?
There are two walkie-talkies in Bailong City, one in Ji Yongjia's hand and the other in the hand of salt transport official Qi Zhiyong.
If it's really urgent, wouldn't it be faster to contact him using the walkie-talkie?
"No." Sun Ren shook his head. "There was a carriage following behind Zhao Tongpan."
"However, Judge Zhao did not tell me who was in the carriage."
He did ask, but Zhao Tongpan just smiled mysteriously and said that he would know after meeting the prince.
Chen Yong frowned doubtfully and took out the intercom from his pocket.
"Hey, hey, hey~"
After a few "sizzling" sounds, Qi Zhiyong's voice came from the other side, "I am here, what are your orders, Your Highness?"
"Has anything special happened in Bailong City recently?"
"Anything special? Nothing."
"Who did Judge Zhao bring to Qianhuang City?"
"This... I heard that it was a master and servant being hunted by a slave."
Shen Yong's brows suddenly furrowed. After talking for a while, he didn't hear Ji Yongjia's voice. He thought the phone was probably not turned on.
After turning off the intercom, Shen Yong looked at Sun Ren and said, "Let Zhao Tongpan come in first."
What kind of master and servant would need Zhao Tongpan to escort them all the way?
Judging from Zhao Tongpan's cautious look, this master and servant should be familiar to him.
Shen Yongzi looked outside the yard, frowned and thought for a while.
At this moment, he really couldn't remember who could have come all the way from the capital to see King Qianhuang.
The families of the six sisters-in-law probably don’t know that they are in Qianhuang City.
Before Shen Yong could figure out what was going on, Zhao Tongpan came in with a happy face.
"Greetings to King Qianhuang, King Qianhuang is very happy."
The corners of Shen Yong's mouth twitched twice, "Master Zhao, please stand up."
"Where does this joy come from?"
He's been having a headache from looking at the blueprints lately, and really needs some good news to clear his mind.
He has the final say on the status of the city's reconstruction and the construction drawings in the four directions of east, west, south and north.
The people in the Ministry of Industry were really good at drawing. They sent him a thick stack of drawings every day, which made his head numb.
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