Chapter 673 Can She Defend It?
Almost every night, Fang Wujiu would open the coffin and take a look.
At first, apart from the graying of her face, there was no major change in Xiao Xixi. From the third day, countless white filaments like spider silk began to emerge from her body.
The fine threads wrapped around her whole body, layer after layer, until they formed a thick, airtight white cocoon.
On the twentieth day, when Fang Wujiu opened the coffin again, he could only see a long, oval-shaped white cocoon.
Xiao Xixi was wrapped in a white cocoon, and no one knew what was going on with her inside.
After forty days, slight noises began to be heard from inside the white cocoon, as if someone was struggling inside.
Fang Wujiu noticed something strange and placed his palm on the surface of the white cocoon.
“Hehehe!”
No one responded from inside the white cocoon, but the sounds of struggle were not minor.
There was nothing he could do but continue to observe with peace of mind.
The delegation arrived in Shengjing on the forty-fifth day.
At the same time, a secret letter written by the Great Witch himself was also delivered to the hands of the King of Mobei.
In the letter, the Great Witch begged the King of Mobei to send troops to help him.
After the matter was accomplished, he was willing to send 100,000 tons of salt to Mobei every year.
There are two salt lakes in Nanyue with very high salt production, but Mobei happens to be short of salt.
To the people of Mobei, salt is as precious as gold.
The Great Witch's request was like hitting the sore spot for the King of Mobei.
After receiving the letter, the King of Mobei was overjoyed and immediately ordered his eldest son to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to Nanyue.
Twenty thousand elite soldiers may seem like a small number, but for Nanyue, whose total population does not exceed 60,000, it is already a lot.
After the Nanyue delegation entered Shengjing, they first rented a secluded courtyard to stay and rest.
It is midsummer now, the hottest time of the year.
However, this little bit of heat is nothing to the southerners who are used to the high temperature and humidity in the south.
They even found it comfortable.
There are still three days until Xiao Xixi wakes up.
Taking advantage of the free time, Fang Wujiu took the delegation on a tour around the city twice, allowing these country bumpkins who had always lived in Nanyue and had never seen the outside world to experience the prosperity of the Great Sheng Dynasty.
The fifty people from Nanyue were shocked by the prosperous scene here.
Here there are delicious foods they have never tasted, beautiful clothes they have never worn, and many strange things they have never seen.
Yue Gang deliberately wore his two best sets of clothes when he went out this time.
But at this moment, when he looked at the high-quality silks displayed in the cloth shop, he suddenly felt that he was being outdone.
In fact, the clothes he was wearing were not badly made, but the material was far from being as soft and smooth as silk, and was several levels lower in quality.
Yue Gang waved his hand and immediately bought all the fabrics he liked.
Along the way, he learned a lot of Dasheng Mandarin from Fang Wujiu. Now he can already carry out some simple communication. For things like buying things, he doesn't need Fang Wujiu's help with translation, he can easily solve it by himself.
In addition to fabrics, Yue Gang also bought a lot of other things, some for his own use and some to take back to his family.
The Nanyue people who were accompanying them were not as rich as Yue Gang, the village chief, but they couldn't help but buy a lot of things.
It’s a rare opportunity to come here, and no one wants to go back empty-handed.
Yue Gang looked up at the sign in front of him and took great effort to barely recognize the word in the middle.
"What light is this?"
Fang Wujiu: "This is Liuguang Pavilion, a famous restaurant in the city."
Yue Gang: "Since it's famous, let's go in and try it!"
He was about to walk inside but was stopped by the waiter.
The waiter smiled and asked, "Does the distinguished guest have an appointment?"
Yue Gang said no.
He never thought about making a reservation for dinner.
The waiter was still smiling and said, "We are full here. If you don't have a reservation, you can't come in. I hope you will forgive me and come back another day."
Yue Gang was very unhappy. After all, he was a village chief in Nanyue Country and was in charge of the entire village. Many people had to act according to his will. Had he ever been rejected like this?
Fang Wujiu noticed his mood change and advised him in a low voice.
"This is the property of the King of England. The King of England and the current Emperor are brothers. We'd better not cause trouble here."
Yue Gang had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction and left with his men.
It was also a coincidence that the carriage of the British king's palace happened to stop at the gate of Liuguang Pavilion at this time.
King Luo Yechen and Princess Bu Shengyan got out of the car.
When the waiter saw them coming, he hurried forward and saluted them politely.
At this time, Fang Wujiu, Yue Gang and others had turned around and left, but Luo Yechen still caught a glimpse of Fang Wujiu's back.
But it was just a glance
Soon the figure disappeared around the corner and could no longer be seen.
Bu Shengyan asked, "What are you looking at?"
Luo Yechen: "I think that person just now looks familiar, as if I have seen him somewhere."
Bu Shengyan followed his gaze and saw nothing.
She asked, "Do you want to chase him and ask?"
Luo Yechen was too lazy to move: "Forget it, everyone has gone far away, leave him alone, let's go in and eat."
The couple entered Liuguang Pavilion.
The shopkeeper rushed over upon hearing the news and entertained them warmly.
Because they were still in mourning, the British king and queen could only eat vegetarian food and could not drink alcohol, but only drink tea.
After the shopkeeper finished his greetings, he tactfully left the private room, leaving the space for the young couple to be alone together.
Bu Shengyan glanced at the roses on the windowsill and suddenly sighed.
"It's been a year."
Luo Yechen looked towards the pot of roses and remembered that he confessed to Bu Shengyan here a year ago. A woman threw a pie down from the second floor and scattered rose petals on their heads.
Thinking of that woman, Luo Yechen felt complicated.
Originally he hated that woman, but now that she was really gone, he felt that a lot of fun was lost, and even his life became much duller.
Bu Shengyan suddenly asked, "Do you think she can come back?"
Luo Yechen curled his lips: "Who knows."
Bu Shengyan: "If it weren't for her, we might not have been together. I miss her a lot. I hope she can come back soon."
Luo Yechen said, "I think it would be better if she didn't come back."
Bu Shengyan was surprised: "Why?"
Luo Yechen: "She is too eye-catching. If she comes back, she will block the way for many people."
The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and the court situation was not yet stable. Personnel transfers in the court had never stopped in the past year, and various forces were competing secretly, all wanting to get more benefits for their side.
Not only the former dynasty, but also the harem.
It would be fine if the new emperor had a legal wife, but when the new emperor was still the crown prince, he didn't even have a legitimate crown princess.
The position of Queen remains vacant to this day.
This naturally gave many people the urge to go a step further.
Once Concubine Xiao comes back, she will become a stumbling block for others to move forward.
Many people wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible.
Moreover, in order to save Concubine Xiao, the Crown Prince disregarded the danger to his life, ignored the obstruction of people around him, and rushed back to Shengjing at all costs.
That crazy look of risking everything still scares people who have witnessed it.
Those who are loyal to the new emperor will definitely not allow a woman who can make the new emperor lose his mind to stay in the palace.
Can she defend herself against so many attacks from both sides in the court and the harem?
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