Chapter 296 Going to Flower City
Xie Shuangbai analyzed, "Nanzhao is just a small country. How could they possibly have so many troops to deal with Rongye? If I were the emperor, I would definitely choose not to fight. Why bother fighting when you know you'll lose?"
Mu Ning: "That makes sense, but the people of Nanzhao are a little weird. I wonder if this emperor is the same as the previous one."
Xie Shuangbai asked curiously, "Why is it strange?"
Mu Ning frowned. "It's hard to explain. I just feel like they're all... like, they keep staring at you. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes, that's right. As expected, people with knowledge speak differently!"
Xie Shuangbai: Mu Ning, your filter is a bit thick.
Because of the long journey over the past few days, everyone was a little tired. After enjoying the breeze for a while in the evening, they went to bed early.
The boat was much faster than the carriage, and they arrived in Ningcheng the next afternoon.
As soon as the boat arrived at Ningcheng Wharf, eunuchs from the palace were waiting for them on the shore.
Rong Ye frowned slightly as he looked at the eunuch on the shore.
It seemed that someone was watching him all the way, and even the time of his arrival was calculated at just the right time.
Xie Shuangbai also saw a group of people from afar. They looked like they came from the palace because of their clothes.
He wondered if the emperor was going to cause trouble again.
Rong Ye looked coldly at the eunuch below. He knew that it was Rong Yu's confidant Chang Xi.
He ordered, "Give me some time to go and ask."
Rong Yi quickly understood the reason and said, "Master, the emperor has issued an oral order, requiring you to attend the hearing."
After saying that, he glanced at Rong Ye carefully.
Rongye stood on the deck and looked at Changxi below for a while with cold eyes.
Although Changxi greeted him with a smile, Rongye could see a hint of indifference in his eyes. He snorted and walked down slowly and leisurely.
Eunuch Chang Xi was very respectful when he saw Rong Ye. He bowed and said, "Your servant greets His Highness Prince Liang. Your Highness, His Majesty has a message for you. Please listen to it!"
Chang Xi cleared his throat and said, "Today, I have received a letter from the Nanzhao Kingdom requesting peace. This war is now over, and the King of Liang will return to his fiefdom immediately."
Eunuch Changxi smiled and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Liang has announced the order. Please return to the northern border immediately!"
Rong Ye looked at him without saying anything. Chang Xi felt uneasy when Rong Ye looked at him, so he forced a smile and said, "I will take my leave now."
Rong Ye nodded and turned to get on the boat.
Xie Shuangbai looked at the departing eunuch and asked hurriedly, "What decree has the emperor issued?"
Rong Ye: "Don't worry, it's not a big deal. Nanzhao Kingdom suddenly sent a saint to ask for peace, and the emperor asked me to return to the northern border immediately."
Xie Shuangbai felt relieved. He had just told Mu Ning yesterday that the war would not break out, but he did not expect to receive the imperial edict today. It seemed that the king of Nanzhao was not a fool.
Mu Ning was surprised: "Shuangshuang, you are really amazing. Yesterday you said they couldn't fight, and today they surrendered?"
Qin Yan glanced at Xie Shuangbai when he heard this.
He smiled awkwardly: "I was just talking nonsense, who would have thought they would actually surrender!"
Xie Shuangbai asked doubtfully, "But what about this Saint Girl?"
Mu Ningshen said mysteriously, "I've heard before in Huacheng that the Saintess of Nanzhao Kingdom is extremely beautiful. I wonder if it's true."
"But they're coming to Ningcheng soon. Why don't we wait and see her to see if she's as beautiful as the legend says." He looked at Xie Shuangbai and smiled, "I'm really curious, can she be more beautiful than us?"
Xie Shuangbai glanced at Mu Ning.
He was not interested in this saint, but since he was out, he might as well have some fun before going back.
He looked at Rong Ye and said, "We finally got out here, why don't we go south for a walk before heading back."
Rong Ye nodded. Since there was nothing to do in the army, he looked at Qin Yan and ordered, "Leave three hundred men to escort us. The rest of us will return to the northern border immediately."
Qin Yan took the order and made arrangements.
Xie Shuangbai said, "Then let's go to the next city."
Rong Ye: "Don't you want to go to the capital?"
"It won't be too late to see it when we come back."
Xie Shuangbai wanted to go and take a look, but when he thought about the fact that the emperor had just issued an edict, it was really embarrassing for Rong Ye to take him shopping in such a public manner.
He was afraid of this petty-minded emperor, and also felt that Rong Rongye was trying to intimidate him, so it was better to have less trouble than more.
As if to leave Ningcheng quickly, the ship increased its speed and arrived at the next stop, Yuncheng, in just one day.
As soon as Xie Shuangbai arrived in Yuncheng, he felt very damp and his skin was sticky.
The climate here is more like modern Jiangnan, and is obviously much more humid than in the north.
The two children, Rong Chi and Qin Yibao, are currently not feeling unwell and are playing happily on the deck.
"Daddy, I'm so hot!"
Xie Shuangbai pulled him over and felt that he was sweating all over.
"Mu Ning, look at Yibao, he must be sweating too!"
Mu Ning's face flushed as he saw Qin Yibao running.
He shook his head and said, "You two are having a blast! Go change your clothes."
Xie Shuangbai and Mu Ning each took a child in to change clothes.
As soon as Xie Shuangbai took off his clothes, he found many red spots on Rong Chi's body.
He touched it and said, "Little Daddy, it's itchy and a little painful."
Xie Shuangbai frowned, it looked like eczema, he took out a cotton pad and secretly added spiritual spring water to wipe it.
"Feeling better?"
"It doesn't itch anymore, little daddy is so awesome!" Xie Shuangbai touched his little head.
He looked at the foggy sky and didn't expect that Yuncheng was so much more humid than the northern border. Rong Chi couldn't stand it for a while.
Mu Ning had already changed Qin Yibao's clothes. When he pushed the door open, he saw Xie Shuangbai frowning.
"What's wrong?"
"Chi'er has eczema."
Mu Ning: "The climate in both Cloud City and Border City is very humid. Coming here suddenly from the northern border will definitely make it difficult for you to adapt."
He poured a glass of water and drank: "I was not used to it when I first arrived in the North. The climate was too dry and it took me a long time to adapt.
But Flower City is different. It's not so humid, and the wind is strong, so the humidity is definitely not as high as in Cloud City and Border City. Why don't we go straight to Flower City?"
Xie Shuangbai was also quite curious about what the Flower City was like. It sounded similar to modern Yunnan.
They took the child to the bow, and he said to Rongye:
"How about we go straight to Flower City first, and then take a leisurely stroll on the way back?
Xie Shuangbai thought that he should go to Huacheng for a while. Once the child got used to it, it wouldn't be so hard to come back.
For Rong Ye, he had no interest in visiting these cities. He just wanted to accompany Xie Shuangbai. As long as he liked it, it was fine!
The crew members in the cabin were riding at full speed. Xie Shuangbai had given them a lot of delicious food these days, and everyone was trying their best to speed up.
It took them less than three days to get from Ningcheng to Huacheng.
Huacheng is the world of Mu Ning and Qin Yan, and they are very familiar with Huacheng.
Mu Ning did not tell the Mu family that he came back this time, so he did not plan to let them know.
Mu Ning has his own secret manor in Huacheng, which no one in the Mu family knows about. It was his mother who asked someone to buy the manor for him after it had been passed down through several hands.
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