Huo Xiaolong and Hou Xiangxiang were still a little reluctant to part with their second sister, and felt somewhat depressed. However, they were woken up by Hua Luan at the Fengyue Tower before they even got out of bed the next morning.
"Long'er, wake up quickly, your Uncle Wang needs to talk to you."
While Cen Ang was sleeping, the woman came directly to talk to the girl.
He went to sleep as soon as he got home yesterday, and now that it's already daylight, Huo Xiaolong wasn't too sleepy, so he asked...
"What's wrong, Aunt Hua?"
"Go take a look at the county gate. There's a group of well-dressed Huns blocking the way, shouting that they want to enter the city."
"A group of guards followed behind him."
The girl sat up and continued to ask.
"How many men did they bring? Do they even dare to fight back?"
“It’s not the army, it’s just guards. There aren’t many guards, maybe a few hundred, but that won’t do either. A few hundred Huns blocking the gate would be terrifying.”
Sun Zixi and her brother also returned with Huo Xiaolong. Wang Zheng had taken them to the county gate early on, and by the time Huo Xiaolong arrived, the two siblings had already learned the whole story.
So, the magistrate's daughter, filled with righteous indignation, said to Huo Xiaolong...
Do you know what they're here for?
"What are you doing?"
Huo Xiaolong was still eating a pie wrapped in oil paper when she mumbled a question.
"They've come looking for their grassland king!"
"ah?"
"Where is Wang Tianci?!" Sun Zixi continued to ask.
Huo Xiaolong shook his head and said
"I don't know either, she didn't come back with us yesterday."
Hou Xiangxiang arrived shortly afterward and spoke to the dark-skinned girl beside her.
"I told you there would be some excitement, didn't I?"
Several pairs of eyes at the county gate were fixed on Wang Dani'er. Hou Xiangxiang then realized that this was not a normal time for everyone to gather together for fun. Originally, Xiaohaijie had heard that there was something interesting to see at the county gate, and Huo Xiaolong had gone there first.
Miss Hou instinctively knocked on the door of Wang's Pancake Shop, saw Da Ni'er eating inside, grabbed her and ran, and then they arrived at the county gate.
"Why are you here?" Hou Xiangxiang asked.
The dark-skinned girl said matter-of-factly.
"I'm done with my work."
"When did you get back?" Huo Xiaolong asked.
"Last night, we were right after each other, but I saw you were both asleep, so I didn't go looking for you. What's up?"
Wang Dani'er's tone was as if she were saying, "Why are you all so surprised that I'm going back to my own home?"
“No, sister, do you know you’re the king of the grasslands now?” Hou Xiangxiang said to Wang Dani’er.
"I know, but that can't stop me from getting home."
Da Ni'er was also carrying breakfast. Before leaving, she didn't forget to pack two sesame seed cakes for her friend. Seeing that Huo Xiaolong was eating, she handed the other one to Sun Zixi, and then continued...
Want some?
Miss Sun took it casually, took a bite, and the girl frowned, not knowing how to describe the incident.
Is it really appropriate for you, the King of the Grasslands, to still be living in the Great Yan?
When the high-ranking official from the grasslands saw the new king eating a flatbread inside the city gate, he hurriedly tried to rush in, speaking and gesturing in broken Central Plains dialect to Sun Zixi.
"Your Excellency, you can let these people in first, and let the guards behind them wait outside the city."
Wang Zheng nodded and gestured to the soldiers guarding the city. Those high-ranking officials on the grasslands didn't need to hire any guards anymore; the new king had disappeared when they woke up that morning.
The new king's guards relayed the message.
"I've finished what I needed to do. Now each of your tribes can just follow the farming methods taught by the people of the Central Plains. I'm going back to Pingyang County. Come find me if you need anything."
When the people of Yalan Royal Court heard this, they thought, "This won't do. The new king is in Da Yan. Wouldn't that just be giving them a handle to use against us?"
The group traveled to Pingyang County under the stars and moon.
"Your Majesty, you must return to us. The grasslands cannot do without you."
"What are you good for? Are you useless? Why am I spending so much money to raise you? If you can't handle something, then come ask me." Da Ni'er said, chewing on a sesame seed cake.
I doubt I'd be able to handle it then, and I'd still have to come back and ask Huo Xiaolong. It's so convenient now.
The dark-skinned girl looked at the sesame seed cake in her hand and handed it to the balding man in front of her who was dawdling over it. She was a little too full to eat anymore.
The salty and fragrant aroma was irresistible; this was a gift from the king, so he would eat it.
The Xiongnu followed Huo Xiaolong and Wang Dani'er towards the red-light district. When everyone saw Dani'er, they didn't know how to laugh.
These girls knew that Da Ni'er was just as stubborn as Huo Xiaolong, stubborn and opinionated, but you can't just stay on the grassland for one day and then go home after we leave.
Aunt Wang said she couldn't go against her daughter's wishes, and she didn't understand the intricacies of the situation. She figured if her daughter wanted to come back, she could. She was getting a sore throat from eating beef and mutton every day.
Then look at the old man in the house, he's lost weight.
"No, I can't handle what they can't handle either. Can you help me handle it too?"
Huo Xiaolong stared at Da Nier with his mouth agape in disbelief, then said...
"You are the boss of the grasslands, you are the new king."
"But I'll listen to you."
The girl in red learned for the first time what it meant to lift a stone only to drop it on one's own foot.
In her plan, the grasslands were just grasslands. She could simply send the peace document to the capital and try to get a better position in return. Therefore, she specifically made Da Nier the leader. Da Nier was good to her, so they could talk about their relationship in the future, right?
Now, people practically want to treat me like the second-in-command of the imperial court.
"I don't care, I'm going to stay at home."
"Your Majesty, these actions are true..."
The new king's gaze was like that of prey being watched by a wolf on the plains, frightening the high-ranking officials into silence. Then, Da Nier gave each of them twenty taels of silver and said...
"Go have some fun, but don't bully anyone, or you'll embarrass me."
Wang Zheng and Hua Luan returned to the government office in a daze. What were they going to do? The person didn't want to go back, and Da Ni'er's official document was still being registered in her own territory. Could they really stop her from going home?
As for whether Pingyang County has any secrets, yes, the biggest secret is Huo Xiaolong.
But everyone knows about Huo Xiaolong's affairs.
This scene was widely circulated throughout the county, especially among the elderly intelligence group under the big tree at the alley entrance.
"Hey, have you heard? On that street in Hualiu Lane, the Wang family, the ones who run the pancake shop, don't they have any children?"
"Yes, a few years ago we picked one up from outside and raised her as our daughter. She was such a good girl, with a very upright posture, and she even helped me take the door off the ground."
"Yes, that little dark-skinned girl. You didn't even see her this morning. A group of Huns came looking for her and even kowtowed to her."
"That little girl is really amazing."
"That's right, I heard she's the newly appointed Queen of the Grasslands."
"Oh my god, this is too much! Is this for real?"
"Authenticity guaranteed! It must be authentic!"
“Look at those Mediterranean men, they’re all so respectful here. It must be our daughter who’s keeping them in check.”
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