bet?
For some reason, the Fourth Prince's heart trembled slightly when he heard those two words.
Last year at the Eastern Palace, both Helian Jue and Lady Xie had said to him, "Let's take a gamble."
At that time, he didn't dare to gamble at all.
Now that he no longer associates with the Fifth Prince, he no longer needs to pretend every day.
There's no need to be the one to rush ahead of the fifth brother and become a hated scoundrel.
He didn't provoke Helian Jue and his wife today, so they shouldn't be threatening me, right?
Besides, I'm not alone now; I also have a princess with incredibly strong fighting skills.
The fourth prince caught a glimpse of his princess out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly felt more confident.
But, cough cough, why is our princess so close to Lady Xie?
I've never heard of any old friendship between the two of them.
The fourth prince had some doubts, but he still stubbornly asked, "What are we betting on?"
Princess Xu looked at Xie Yuan with curiosity.
Princess Xu didn't care at all whether her idol was going to harm her husband.
My foolish husband's mouth is really too annoying.
He deserves to be taught a lesson!
Only Helian Jue truly understood Xie Yuan.
Seeing the light in her eyes, I knew she had a brilliant idea.
As for the fourth prince, he foolishly bumped into it himself.
It's good to trick him, so that this brat won't forget his place and seniority.
All eyes were on Xie Yuan, but Xie Yuan did not speak immediately.
She led everyone directly up to the city gate tower.
The city wall of Hexian New City was very tall, more than 20 feet (nearly 7 meters) above the ground, which is equivalent to the height of a two-story building in later times.
Standing atop the high city wall, one can see the sea not far away.
as well as--
"Huh? Is that little pointed corner the Crescent Moon New City?"
As a martial arts practitioner, Princess Xu needed to be sharp-eared and sharp-eyed.
She stood beside Xie Yuan, shading her eyes with her hand, looked around, and finally her gaze settled in the direction of Crescent Moon New City.
While wandering through the city gathering information, Princess Xu heard people talk about the origins of Crescent Moon City—
Originally just a small fishing village, when the King of Yue and his wife first arrived in He County, they were ostracized by that damned corrupt official, Cui Boyong.
The couple could not build a royal palace in the city, nor could they occupy the land of powerful families and officials; they could only go to the most remote and desolate countryside.
Princess Xie had a keen eye and discovered Crescent Moon Village.
In fact, even the name Crescent Moon Village was given by Princess Xie.
Originally, this small fishing village didn't even have a name.
Princess Xie felt that this place was just a small, pointed corner protruding from He County.
Like a crescent moon, it plunged into the sea.
Therefore, it was named "Crescent Moon Village".
With the arrival of the Yue King's Mansion, Crescent Moon Village quickly developed and gradually formed Crescent Moon Town.
Later, Princess Xie wanted to build a new city, and Crescent Moon Town became a new city that was even more prosperous and bustling than the old one.
The Yue King's Palace funded the construction of high, thick city walls for the new Crescent Moon City and also planned residential neighborhoods for the residents...
Compared to the capital or some bustling cities in the Jiangnan region, Crescent Moon New City is not very large.
But, though small, it has all the vital organs.
The key is that the new city has a brand-new look everywhere. It is safe, clean, and well-organized, to the point that you can almost leave your doors unlocked at night.
Therefore, the residents who moved from the old town of Hexian County to the new town of Yueya are very satisfied with the new town.
Subsequently, after the reconstruction of the old town of Hexian was completed, many people who had made money in the construction of the Crescent Moon New Town rushed back to the old town to buy houses and properties.
Although the two new cities are quite far apart, they have faith in Princess Xie's "Midas touch".
The fact that the princess attaches such importance to the new town of Hexian County shows that this place has great development prospects.
As expected, in addition to the powerful families who were the first to claim their territories, wealthy merchants and middle-class families followed suit and also purchased shops.
Just as everyone had almost finished subscribing to the shops in the new town of Hexian, news spread from the Yue Prince's Mansion—
Build a sea bridge!
"That's right! That place is Crescent Moon New City!"
Upon hearing Princess Xu's words, Xie Yuan nodded slightly and replied with a smile.
"These two new cities don't seem to be very far apart!"
Princess Xu extended her thumb and forefinger, making a gesture in the air.
She stood on the high city wall, looking down from a superior position.
Therefore, the view appears somewhat smaller.
The new town of Hexian is a good two or three miles away from the new town of Yueya, but it is only two fingers away from where Princess Xu is!
"It's not far at all, only a little over two miles as the crow flies."
Xie Yuan nodded, then said in a very casual tone, "So, I want to build a bridge between these two new cities."
"Build a bridge? At sea?"
Princess Xu stared wide-eyed, her face full of surprise.
How is that possible? How can people build a bridge over the sea?
Princess Xu had traveled extensively and seen much of the world.
She knew that the local people had tried every means to build bridges over many major rivers.
However, those bridges are basically built between two dikes, with land on both ends.
And the ocean?
Yes, both ends of Crescent Moon New City and He County New City are indeed land.
However, the ocean is too vast, and with so much water, it is extremely difficult to drive bridge piers and transport stones.
Also, I've heard that the tides rise and fall at sea, and the bridge piers driven into the seabed are easily corroded and destroyed by repeated erosion.
Building a bridge over the sea is nothing short of a pipe dream.
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