The capital city is undoubtedly the richest and most prosperous city in Dongyun Kingdom. The cries of vendors on the streets are endless, and there are always pedestrians. Merchants and envoys from other countries also stay here. Since the reign of the previous emperor, Dongyun Kingdom has been in a golden age, and it has always been a place where all countries come to pay tribute.
Feng Guang refused Gu Yan's suggestion that she wear men's clothing. She still wore a red dress. Of course, at Gu Yan's insistence, her outfit was very proper, so that she wouldn't accidentally reveal large areas of skin.
With Gu Yan's help, she got off the carriage and stretched rather ungracefully as soon as she landed, but Gu Yan could only pretend not to see it.
"Where does Fengguang want to go?" Since they were outside the palace, he could not call her "Your Majesty." As for her four maids, they were all protecting her in the shadows.
Feng Guang didn't answer his question, but walked straight to an old man selling candied hawthorns. "I want two skewers... no, I want three skewers of candied hawthorns."
Seeing that it was such a pretty young girl, the old man immediately smiled and handed her the candied hawthorn, saying, "Two coins a skewer."
"Gu Yan, give me the money." Feng Guang said without turning her head, holding the candied hawthorn, and ran towards the osmanthus cake shop.
Gu Yan took out a silver ingot and gave it to the old man, saying, "Keep the change," before hurriedly following Feng Guang's steps.
When the two came out of the pastry shop, Gu Yan was the one holding the candied hawthorn, because Feng Guang was happily eating the osmanthus cake in the paper bag.
She looked up and said, "You're not allowed to steal my candied hawthorns."
Gu Yan chuckled and said, "Okay, I won't steal any food."
He's way past the age of eating this stuff.
The crowd on the street suddenly stirred, and pedestrians spontaneously stood on both sides of the road. Flowers lined the road, and surrounded by many maids, a woman with a charming figure walked slowly with lotus-like steps. She wore a golden hairpin, and the pearls on the hairpin made a delicate sound with her steps. Her face was covered by a veil, with only the upper half of her face exposed, but her captivating eyes made people think of the stunning beauty under the veil. Her light white dress gave her a charming but not seductive quality.
Feng Guang asked Gu Yan with dissatisfaction, "Who is she? How come her entourage is even bigger than mine?"
Her dissatisfaction lay in the last sentence.
"Her name is Su Xu, and she is the owner of Su Ling Xuan. It is said that she has the ability to communicate with spirits, can see what others are thinking, and can calculate the past and future. It is said that countless people seek to see her every day."
"Request an audience? Didn't she just swagger out like that?"
Gu Yan smiled and said, "She leaves Su Ling Xuan on the fifteenth of every month to go to the temple to pray for the people."
"So, she was a very insightful shaman."
The word "witch doctor" is really... Gu Yan coughed lightly, "If others heard you say that, you would be condemned by the people."
"Who dares to denounce me?" she laughed arrogantly. "I'll cut off their head."
When the young lady Su Xu passed by the two of them, she suddenly stopped. It seemed that she had changed direction on a whim, and the people on the roadside hurriedly made way for her.
She walked up to Feng Guang and Gu Yan, first curtsied, then smiled and said to Feng Guang, "You live a carefree and unrestrained life, but if you don't do your duty properly, you might harm yourself and others."
"I spend my days eating, drinking, and having fun. Where would I find the leisure to harm others or myself?" Feng Guang raised her eyebrows, crossed her arms, and glanced at her sideways, her attitude extremely arrogant.
Su Xu added, "I'm just stating what I saw, merely offering a kind reminder. The final decision rests with you, Miss."
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