The second princess sneered.
"Defeated generals, why do you not kneel before this lord!"
A fleeting hint of anger crossed Jiang Xinwei's face, but before she could say anything, Xiao Ling tugged at her sleeve and gracefully bowed down.
"Xiao Ling of the Yu Kingdom pays respects to the Second Prince!"
"Who are you? What right do you have to pay homage to me?"
This is a rhetorical question.
"I thought the Second Prince was undertaking some extraordinary mission, but it turns out he's so poorly informed!"
The second princess was slightly angry and was about to speak in rebuttal.
A man stepped out from the crowd and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Where did this person come from? His appearance is different from the people of my Wushui Kingdom. Could he be from the Yu Kingdom?"
"This humble general pays his respects to the Seventh Prince!"
The Seventh Prince smiled at Jiang Xinwei.
Jiang Xinwei remained calm and composed, ignoring the commotion.
The second princess sneered, "This person claims to be the third princess of the Yu Kingdom, but who knows if she's an imposter! What do you think, seventh brother?"
"Royal sister, you're playing tricks on us again! Be careful, Mother will punish you! Third Prince, you've come from afar, please have some simple wine in the city before you go to Wangdu to pay your respects to Mother!"
Jiang Xinwei breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, one of them is normal.
She nodded and followed beside the Seventh Prince.
"Your Highness must be tired from your long journey!"
"It's acceptable, Seventh Prince, you're too kind."
The Second Princess snorted coldly and said nothing more. Although the Seventh Prince was a prince, he was born to the Empress's most beloved Empress Feng, and she dared not offend him.
The group entered the city without incident.
Xiao Ling got up from the ground and followed behind, but was stopped when entering the city.
"The Seventh Prince has decreed that, apart from the Third Princess of Yu, no other people from Yu are allowed to enter the city!"
Xiao Ling was furious, but he understood that one had to bow one's head when under someone's roof, so he politely said:
"I am the Third Princess's servant. Please, elder sister, show mercy. I will surely repay you in the future."
The city gatekeeper chuckled and reached out to touch Xiao Ling's face.
"The Third Princess's servant? Hahahaha, the Third Princess has arrived in my Wushui Kingdom, so naturally there will be others to serve her. I'm afraid we won't need you. If you don't leave, believe me, we'll take advantage of you."
Xiao Ling was furious, but dared not pursue the matter any further.
They retraced their steps and settled temporarily in a piece of abandoned land they had found on their way there.
He loitered near the city gate every day, hoping that Jiang Xinwei would come to find him or find out when she would set off for Wangdu so that he could follow her.
Before long, he actually managed to find out the information.
Jiang Xinwei, the third princess of the Yu Kingdom, will marry Jingwu Diqing, the seventh prince of the Wushui Kingdom, as her principal husband...
Upon hearing the news, Xiao Ling, who had been suffering from hunger and thirst for days, fainted.
Who was it that said they would never betray each other in this life, only to marry someone else in the blink of an eye?
My heart is cold!
...
The Royal Palace of the Yu Kingdom.
When Linghu Lan saw the news of Jiang Xinwei's marriage reported in Guo Feng's memorial, she felt as if a thousand horses were galloping across the grasslands.
Wow, the female lead is amazing!
Not only did he survive, he also married a prince from another country.
This luck is just unbelievable.
But what about Xiao Ling?
Where is Xiao Ling?
The soldier who had traveled a thousand miles to deliver the message was taken aback and hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, Xiao Ling seems to have disappeared after arriving in Wushui Kingdom. It is feared that he has been separated from Jiang Xinwei."
Linghu Lan raised her head, her tone leaving no room for argument.
"Prepare manpower to track down Xiao Ling!"
"Yes, sir!"
After dealing with Xiao Ling's matter.
Linghu Lan buried himself in his documents again.
Not long after, a decree was issued from the palace, which can be summarized as follows:
The Regent Prince wants to issue national bonds. Those who are willing to lend money to the national treasury can receive bonds of a corresponding amount. With these bonds, they can receive interest once a year, and the principal and interest will be returned together after three years. The minimum amount of a bond is ten taels of silver, and all people in the world can buy them.
The moment this decree was issued, the whole country was in an uproar!
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