"Your Highness, would you like to read or practice martial arts today?" Chunhua asked after Yan Shuangshuang got up and washed.
"Chunhua, how many years have you been with this princess?" Yan Shuangshuang asked instead of answering, her gaze fixed on Chunhua.
Chunhua's heart skipped a beat, wondering why her princess was asking such a question, but she still answered politely, "This servant has been with the princess since I was eight years old, and it has been twelve years now."
"It's been twelve years," Yan Shuangshuang said with emotion.
Chunhua was even more frightened. What did the princess mean by this?
"Let's not read or practice martial arts today, let's go for a walk." Yan Shuangshuang stood up and walked outside.
Chunhua quickly followed, feeling completely confused and a little uneasy.
"Princess Zhaohua." Just as she was about to leave, she encountered Nangong Ye.
“Your Highness Ye.” Yan Shuangshuang nodded in response.
"Is Princess Zhaohua going out?" Nangong Ye asked.
Seeing that Yan Shuangshuang was about to go out, he took painkillers to stop the pain and then went out to chat with her.
Yan Shuangshuang is the Crown Princess of Western Yan and is very likely to become the next Emperor of Western Yan. If she can be on the same side as me, then I will essentially have the support of Western Yan.
With the support of Xiyan, what right does that bastard Nangong Xu have to compete with me?
The way to get a woman to be completely devoted to you is to conquer her and make her your woman.
"Mm." Yan Shuangshuang nodded.
"I also want to go out for a walk, why don't we go together?" Nangong Ye smiled charmingly.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, it's not convenient," Yan Shuangshuang declined.
She still vividly remembered the way he took off his clothes and danced the grassland dance last night; she really had no liking for him whatsoever.
"Is there something inconvenient?" Nangong Ye's expression darkened for a moment; he had been rejected.
Even though Xiyan is the smallest of the four kingdoms, Yan Shuangshuang dares to refuse him!
"Is it hard to understand what 'inconvenient' means?" Yan Shuangshuang crossed her arms, looking disgusted.
"It's not hard to understand. I hope Xiyan can be just as assertive in the future." Nangong Ye chuckled coldly and turned back to his small building.
“Heh…” Yan Shuangshuang chuckled.
"Your Highness, won't we offend Southern Chu by doing this?" Qiuju asked with some concern.
Southern Chu is currently the second strongest of the four kingdoms, so it would be easy for Southern Chu to make things difficult for Western Yan.
“We did offend Nangong Ye today, but not to the point of offending Nan Chu.” Yan Shuangshuang waved her hand. “Let’s go.”
The group left the inn and strolled along Beiyin Street.
Yun Qingran woke up early in the morning, washed up, and prepared to go out. She wanted to go to Gaga Xiang to see how business was going and how the chain store opening was progressing.
"Miss Yun, out shopping, huh!"
"Miss Yun has become more and more beautiful lately."
“Princess Rongchang, Miss Yun is now Princess Rongchang.”
“Princess Rongchang, these are some vegetables that I grew. Please take them home and eat them.”
"This is my old hen, raised by a commoner. Princess Rongchang is giving it to you."
“I have just acquired a bolt of cloth with a beautiful pattern. Princess Rongchang, please take it and make a few clothes.”
...
As soon as Yun Qingran stepped out, the people on the road greeted her warmly, and many even gave her gifts.
She found a cure for the plague, saving the entire capital city; she was the savior of the people of the capital.
"Everyone, thank you very much, but I can't accept these things, I really can't accept them." Yun Qingran resolutely refused to accept anything from the people.
"Princess Rongchang," someone called out to Yun Qingran.
Turning around, I saw Yan Shuangshuang dressed in red, with a turquoise and ruby headdress.
"Greetings, Princess Zhaohua." Yun Qingran stepped forward and performed a Northern Yin salute.
Yan Shuangshuang returned the gift from their Western Yan, then smiled and looked at the enthusiastic people, "The Rongchang County Lord is so popular."
"It's the people of Beiyin who are so hospitable." Yun Qingran smiled at the people and waved for them to go about their business.
After receiving her signal, the people returned to their stalls to continue selling their goods or continued strolling around the streets, showing great awareness.
"Is Princess Zhaohua out shopping?" Yun Qingran asked Yan Shuangshuang in a warm tone. The two had some acquaintance, and she liked her quite a bit.
"Hmm." Yan Shuangshuang nodded, then said with a smile, "I wonder if Princess Rongchang has time to accompany this princess to stroll through the streets of Beiyin?"
"Of course! Let's go, Beiyin is so much fun!" Yun Qingran readily agreed.
The two started shopping together.
"Princess Rongchang, your Northern Yin is truly prosperous!" Yan Shuangshuang exclaimed excitedly as she walked along the bustling streets.
The Northern Yin Dynasty valued both agriculture and commerce, reducing or exempting taxes on both. They encouraged those suited to farming to cultivate the land and those suited to business to engage in commerce, thus finding a balance between the two. As a result, both the economy and agriculture were highly developed and prosperous.
"Princess Zhaohua, you can just call me Ranran," Yun Qingran said amicably.
"Ranran, don't call me Princess Zhaohua anymore, just call me Shuangshuang." Yan Shuangshuang returned a bright smile.
Women's friendships are as swift as a tornado!
The two continued shopping. As the host, Yun Qingran bought many local specialties of Beiyin for Yan Shuangshuang and introduced her to the local customs and culture of Beiyin.
By evening, the two were as close as conjoined twins.
"Shuangshuang, let's meet again tomorrow." Yun Qingran escorted Yan Shuangshuang to the entrance of the post station.
"Okay, I'll come find you tomorrow morning," Yan Shuangshuang said reluctantly.
"Okay, bye-bye." Yun Qingran waved to Yan Shuangshuang.
Upon returning to the Zhen'an Marquis's residence, they found Ning Jitang standing at the entrance, looking around as if waiting for someone.
"Tangtang." Yun Qingran saw her and quickly stepped forward.
"Ranran, do you have another dog?" Ning Jitang asked with a resentful and aggrieved look in his eyes.
She came to visit her today, but found she wasn't there. She went to Gaga Xiang, but she wasn't there either. She only came back now.
Yun Qingran looked at her, both amused and exasperated, "Nonsense, you're my only dog."
Ning Jitang: I'm touched, but something about that sentence feels off. [Grinning]
"But I did make a new friend," Yun Qingran said guiltily, touching her nose.
Friendship, like love, cannot tolerate a third party!
?????????
"Who?" Ning Jitang asked jealously.
“Princess Zhaohua,” Yun Qingran quickly assured her, “we met on the road and went shopping together. But don’t worry, if you and Princess Zhaohua fall into the water, I will save you first.”
Because frost is watery! ???
"Hmph~" Ning Jitang chuckled and snorted.
"Tangtang, Shuangshuang is a nice person. I'll introduce you two tomorrow," Yun Qingran said, linking her arm with Ning Jitang's.
“Sure. I really like Princess Zhaohua. I think she’s very beautiful and has a refreshing and spirited vibe,” Ning Jitang said.
"A cool and aloof woman," Yun Qingran described her in four words.
After chatting for a while, Ning Jitang took a carriage home.
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