Chapter 199 Caught
Gu Huan successfully brought Zhao Luoxuan to the porridge shed, and then went to the orphanage to visit the orphans.
Overnight, the people knew that the legitimate princess had arrived in Juzhou, and the whole city was in an uproar.
Sweeping away the sadness and frustration of Mu Junyan's death in battle, they all flocked to the streets waiting for the princess to arrive.
Wherever the princess and her entourage went, the people followed.
The Black Armored Guards and the City Guards protected the princess very carefully and did not allow any strangers to approach.
Zhao Luoxuan had never felt the love of the people before. Seeing the crowds of people and soldiers in the city kowtowing to her and shouting "Long Live the Princess", she was so excited that she trembled all over and forgot to speak for a moment.
Gu Huan supported her and gently squeezed her arm: "Princess."
Zhao Luoxuan immediately came back to her senses and raised her head gently: "No need to be polite."
Seeing that everyone was still unwilling to stand up, Zhao Luoxuan's eyes turned red and she choked up and said, "This palace, my father, the emperor, my mother and I all care about the people of Southern Xinjiang. This palace, under the order of my father, led the peace delegation to negotiate peace with the Dali Kingdom. It is because we hope that there will be no more wars in Southern Xinjiang from now on, and the country will be peaceful and the people will live in peace."
"Your Highness, please allow me to report."
A man dressed as a general stood up.
Zhao Luoxuan could tell that he was a general of high rank, and hurriedly said, "Please speak, sir."
"The people of Daliang in Southern Xinjiang do not want to negotiate peace! They do not need the princess to marry! Daliang is a big country, and Dali is a small country that has bullied Daliang for decades. Now, under the leadership of Duke Yong, the Mu family army has invaded Dali. Why do we still need to negotiate peace?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Luoxuan of course believed what Gu Huan said to her last night.
She also felt aggrieved.
We are clearly the victorious country, so why should we condescend to send our princess as a bride to seek peace?
My father must have been deceived.
Zhao Luoxuan nodded: "Your Excellency is right. So, I came here to ask you, if we don't negotiate peace, can we win?"
"sure."
“We must win.”
"The soldiers and civilians of Southern Xinjiang are united. All of us men have joined the military camp. If there are not enough soldiers, we women and children can also go!"
Everyone was very passionate, talking one after another, which made Zhao Luoxuan's blood boil.
She turned to look at Gu Huan: "Sister Huan, it turns out that what you said was true. Then why should we negotiate peace? Can't we just fight directly?"
Gu Huan held her arm and whispered, "Although Duke Yong died in battle, the Mu family army is still led by other generals, and they have not all withdrawn. Therefore, we cannot let the peace delegation bow their heads first, otherwise the blood of our soldiers and civilians will be shed in vain."
"you're right!"
Zhao Luoxuan looked at the people and soldiers excitedly, but didn't know what to say, so she quickly turned around to look at Gu Huan.
He asked in a low voice: "Sister Huan, what should I do now?"
Gu Huan smiled and said, "The porridge will be distributed soon. Why don't you go with me, Princess?"
Zhao Luoxuan was excited: "Okay, that's great. I've never done anything like this before."
The group returned to the porridge shed, where the porridge had been cooked and the steamed buns had been steamed.
Zhao Luoxuan was very happy: "I will serve porridge to the people."
"Princess, wait a minute." Gu Huan grabbed her.
He took out an armband and tied up her sleeves, and Zhou Zhilan also tied up her armband.
The two stood in front of the porridge pot together, one handed out steamed buns while the other scooped the porridge.
The people were so excited that they were reluctant to drink the porridge served by the princess herself.
"The princess and Madam Mu are both fairies who have descended to earth."
"The princess is kind and virtuous, and is a blessing to the people of Daliang."
The singing made Zhao Luoxuan blush and she worked harder to serve the porridge.
But she was a princess after all, and after a while, her arms were so sore that she couldn't lift them.
Gu Huan quickly took the spoon and passed it to the others: "Princess, let's share the steamed buns."
"Okay." Zhao Luoxuan happily followed her and took buns from the bun basket and distributed them to everyone.
Jiang Duo and the others watched from afar with extremely ugly expressions.
"Master Jiang, what should we do? Does the princess seem to not want to go to the marriage?"
"Master Jiang, if the princess doesn't leave now, I'm afraid the time has passed."
Some officials also noticed something was wrong and were very worried: "But don't you see that the people and soldiers all support the princess and oppose the marriage and peace talks?"
"Yes, if we insist, what will we do if it really arouses public anger?"
"I also think it's inappropriate. Why don't we send him back to the capital in an emergency of 800 miles? Your Majesty, please make the decision."
Jiang Duo glared at them fiercely: "We are all here on orders from the emperor. When we encounter problems, we ask for his judgment. This will take at least a month to go back and forth, delaying the opportunity for peace talks. Who of you can afford it?"
Everyone fell silent and dared not speak anymore.
"Go, take the princess away."
Jiang Duo squeezed over with five or six officials and about thirty Tianwu soldiers.
Jiang Duo bowed and said, "Princess, it's getting late. We should set off."
Without waiting for Zhao Luoxuan to speak, he waved his hand and said, "You, protect the princess and get on the carriage."
Several Tianwu soldiers surrounded Zhao Luoxuan.
She was startled and quickly hid behind Gu Huan.
"I will not go. I will follow the will of the people and will not negotiate for peace!"
Zhou Zhilan and Donghua drew their daggers and protected them on both sides.
Gu Huan hugged Zhao Luoxuan and shouted, "Protect the princess!"
Akabane and his men also surrounded them and isolated the Tenmu Army.
The people present couldn't stand it anymore when they saw this, so a group of people surrounded them, three or five people lifted up one, and forcibly lifted up several Tianwu soldiers and threw them out of the crowd.
The bustling crowd rolled the person out over their heads like a baton.
Immediately afterwards, someone secretly rushed towards Jiang Duo and the others.
There were bursts of screams, and several officials were lifted up, like rollers. Countless hands were stretched out to roll them in the air, and soon, they were all thrown out of the crowd.
Zhao Duo and his comrades' official hats had fallen somewhere, their official robes had been torn, and they were thrown heavily to the ground, looking in a miserable state.
But they didn't know who would join them, and they were outnumbered and didn't dare to really take action.
Zhao Duo was so angry that his eyes were blazing, but they couldn't squeeze into the crowd at all.
Zhao Luoxuan stood on tiptoe to look at them with disheveled hair and giggled with joy.
Suddenly, Gu Huan saw a familiar figure passing by.
Red flame?
Gu Huan quickly looked towards Chi Yu and asked in a low voice, "I saw Chi Yan. Is there any news?"
Chiyu quickly stretched his head to look, and sure enough, he saw Chiyan standing with his arms folded in a corner of the crowd.
The two of them spoke a secret code using gestures, then nodded, and the red flame quickly disappeared.
Gu Huan didn't understand their gestures and asked hurriedly, "How?"
"Caught it!" Akabane said excitedly.
Gu Huan widened her eyes and lowered her voice: "Caught..."
She mouthed the word "king".
Akabane smiled and nodded.
Gu Huan felt relieved immediately.
In this way, Mu Junyan will be safe.
Alas, I don’t know when he will be resurrected.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Luoxuan became anxious when she saw how mysterious they were.
Gu Huan held her back and whispered in her ear, "Princess, the King of Dali has been captured. You don't have to marry him anymore."
"Really? Really? Is it true?"
Zhao Luoxuan was so excited that she was about to cry.
"Really." Gu Huan smiled brightly, giving her endless courage.
Along the way, Zhao Luoxuan mustered up her courage and tried hard to maintain the demeanor of a legitimate princess of the royal family, not wanting to embarrass her mother and sixth brother.
Sixth brother also promised her that once he had the chance, he would personally pick her up.
But she knew that princesses who were married off to foreign countries in every dynasty had no chance to return to the court.
I heard that the King of Dali is over 40 years old, about the same age as my father.
But she is only fifteen.
She was actually very afraid of the marriage.
She didn't expect that Gu Huan saved her. When she returns to the court, she will definitely report to her father and reward Gu Huan handsomely.
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