Chapter 422: It seems like I know him
Because they were not wanted in Xiling, Tianbao and his group of nine did not put on any disguises. They showed their true faces and went straight to Du'an.
We set out around noon, and all we saw along the way were people flocking to Du'an, chatting and laughing happily.
Naturally, those conversations also reached the ears of the people in the crowd.
"Last year I was out of town and missed the excitement of the Moon Festival. This year I absolutely cannot miss it!"
"We can't miss the day when the common people can see the Empress's face. Unfortunately, every year the land under the city wall is occupied early by the people in the city, so we never get a share of the sweet-scented osmanthus wine given by the Empress!"
"Being able to see the Empress from afar is already a great blessing. Even if you were truly gifted with wine, you might not even be able to drink it. Last year in town, Old Zhu received a small cup, but before he could even hold it firmly, it was snatched away by the people around him. In the end, when he finally climbed out of the crowd, he didn't even know where his shoes fell, hahahaha!"
"Hey, he's not the only one in such a mess. We should just be content, enjoy the lanterns, and pray for blessings."
"Then I want to pray for the emperor! The fact that Xiling is in such a good situation now, with a peaceful and stable country and a prosperous people, is all due to the emperor's wise governance and his love for the people!"
The people's words were full of admiration and love for the queen.
Bai Yu glanced around and saw that the smiles on the people's faces were all from the heart.
He had never seen such a scene in Darong, Longyuan, or even in the great country of Dongpu.
"It seems that Queen Xiling is indeed a wise ruler. Not only does she make her people safe and prosperous, but she also makes other countries dare not bully her. For a woman to achieve this, she needs to be more courageous and make more sacrifices than men." Su An sighed in a low voice.
Su Wen also said, "I really admire him, but Xiling's stance is unclear, and whether he is an enemy or a friend is still unclear. Wenren Jing dares to act so recklessly in Xiling, and the Queen may not be unrelated to him."
The poisonous old man smacked his lips and poked Bai Xiaofeng, "Don't you claim to know everything in the world? Do you think the Queen of Xiling is our enemy or friend? If she is an enemy, I will poison her to death when I get the chance. If she is a friend, then I will let her go!"
"With your mediocre skills, you have the nerve to say you'll let her go? Without help, you can't even get within ten feet of her." Bai Xiaofeng stabbed the old man without hesitation. After he finished, Fang Weiwei said, "Xiling has been closed off from the country and ignored the disputes in recent years. There is a reason behind it."
The boy and the girls were curious, "What's the reason?"
"Since the late emperor, there have been no male descendants of men in the Xiling royal family. The late emperor had only three daughters, and the current empress is the third. After ascending the throne, she devoted herself to ruling the country and never took a husband, so we don't count her. But the other two princesses in the royal family also have only daughters." Bai Xiaofeng said calmly, "It's not that those two princesses didn't give birth to sons, but the princes all died young, none of them lived past the age of ten. Later, rumors spread that the Xiling royal family was cursed, and no prince would survive for a hundred years."
The old man was shocked. "Who is so vicious as to place such a vicious curse on the royal family of a country? I admit defeat!"
Bai Xiaofeng glanced at him sideways and said, "I don't know. How about I send you to find the ancestors of Xiling, and you ask them?"
"Getting information is your specialty. You should go and ask in person. Grandpa can send you away right now!"
"laugh!"
"snort!"
The old man and Bai Xiaofeng quarreled for as long as the group walked, and the young ones were miserable.
When he arrived at the East City Gate and was stopped by the guards, he showed his identity document and rushed into the city like a fly, hoping to escape from the suffering as soon as possible.
Only when they were standing on the busy street did they come to their senses and looked at each other in shock.
Little Wheat Ear, "We just got in like that? Aren't they saying the Xiling City Gate has extremely strict inspections? This is too easy to get through, isn't it?"
Bing'er: "Yeah, it's so easy!"
Su Wu, "Who cares? Now that I'm here, I might as well join in the fun! Let's go!"
The nine of them turned around and put the matter behind them.
Regardless of whether it was a trick or not, their goal was to enter the city.
The moon worship ceremony only started after nightfall, but Du'an City was already bustling with activity since morning.
The city is decorated with lights everywhere, and lanterns have been hung on both sides of the streets, waiting to be lit at night.
The doors of shops along the street were all decorated with old mugwort to ward off evil spirits, and the air was filled with the rich aroma of osmanthus wine.
The Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere is warm.
As time passed, more and more people gathered, and the streets and alleys in the city were bustling with people.
At the hour of You, the sun begins to set in the west.
Soldiers lined up on the main street, stopping the people on the street outside the cordon.
Two quarters of an hour later, a bright yellow dragon chariot appeared at the other end of the street, flanked by palace maids and sword-wielding imperial guards, and followed by civil and military officials.
The streets of the imperial city, which had been bustling all day, immediately became quiet. Apart from the uniform sound of footsteps, you could hear a pin drop.
"The Queen is coming... The Queen is coming!" Someone in the crowd murmured excitedly in a whisper.
Tianbao mingled in the crowd, quietly watching the approaching dragon chariot, and then his eyes swept over the young man beside him inconspicuously.
When she withdrew her gaze, the young man's eyes flickered for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.
As the dragon chariot approached, the people of Xiling began to kneel down and shout "Long live the dragon".
The nine people standing still immediately became conspicuous.
A jade-white hand lifted the bright gauze of the Crazy Dragon Chariot slightly, and dark eyes looked over here.
The gap was so small that only one eye of the person sitting on it was visible.
Tianbao frowned at this moment and stared at the eye.
Peach blossom eyes, she saw them almost every day, they were so familiar to her.
Queen Xiling has a pair of eyes as beautiful as Bai Yu's.
When the other party looked over here, although his gaze only passed by lightly and then dropped the veil, the final landing point of his gaze... was Bai Yu.
Tianbao's eyes darkened slightly, and he grabbed Bai Yu's wrist and pulled him behind him.
"...Senior Sister?" The young man asked with a puzzled smile.
"She's looking at you." Tianbao pursed her lips.
"Maybe the Queen also thinks I'm handsome, don't you think so, Senior Sister?"
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If it weren't for the wrong occasion, Du Bujin would have kicked the brat right away.
wild ambition!
It's obvious!
Bai Yu stood behind the girl, his voice smiling as he spoke, but there was no smile in his eyes.
A strange feeling of disharmony inexplicably arose in my heart.
When the Queen looked over, he met her eyes.
Those eyes were indeed very similar to his, and what was even more strange was that the look in their eyes was extremely gentle when they looked at him, and there was an unmistakable hint of familiarity.
As if she knew him.
Bai Yu's eyes flickered as he recalled the strange look his father showed whenever he mentioned Xiling, and the strange look Mo Liren gave him when they were on the Shu Road.
It seems that there really is a secret that he doesn't know about.
Dadada——
As the dragon chariot moved away, the guards followed immediately. The people who were blocked behind were freed and talked and shouted excitedly.
"Tianbao, do you want to grab a glass of osmanthus wine?" Bai Yu tilted his head and winked at the girl.
Tian Bao raised an eyebrow and walked towards the direction where the dragon chariot was parked. "Want to drink? Let's go."
Seven people rushed up from the back, "Grab nine cups! One for each person!"
Du Buqin took off his shoes and held them in his hands. "Old man, I'm ready. If I take off my shoes, no one can step on them!"
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