Chapter 716: Dancing Princess vs. East Factory Admiral 75
Naituanzi ran happily to the Yangxin Palace holding the sugar man, but was told that Quan Jiu and Shen Lang had already left the palace.
"What are they doing outside the palace?"
There was a big look of doubt in the small eyes.
Eunuch Zhang bowed his head and said, "Ahem...I'm not quite sure either."
As a bachelor, Shen San also had a hint of unnaturalness on his face.
"Your Highness, since they are not in the palace, I will escort you back to Fengyi Palace."
Milk ball touched the sugar-roasted chestnuts in the bag and said: "But I brought sugar-roasted chestnuts for Changxi, so they won't taste good tomorrow."
Shen San: "How about this, you go back to Fengyi Palace first, and I will help you bring the things to His Majesty and the Queen."
“…That’s fine.”
He probably guessed what was going on.
That old man is so childish.
…………
Although Quan Jiu tried her best to conceal it, Shen Lang's attention was on her, and after a few days, he discovered that something was wrong with her.
She was hiding something from him.
He pulled up the quilt and covered her white shoulders tightly. Under the quilt, he held her in his arms to prevent her from catching a cold.
Shen Lang's tone was nonchalant, as if he was just asking casually.
"Changxi, have you been troubled recently?"
Quan Jiu leaned in his arms, his entire back warmed by his chest.
As Milk Balloon gets older, if he doesn't grow taller and his mind remains that of a child, people will soon notice something is wrong with him.
So going to the Far North is urgent.
But going to the Far North means she has to go to the next plane, so what about Chen Lang?
It's not impossible to go secretly without telling him, but she doesn't want to.
Quan Jiu pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that there is a temple in the far north where gods are enshrined."
Shen Lang immediately understood what she was thinking: "Because of Xiao Zhuo's matter?"
His slow growth and development has always been a hurdle in her heart.
Quan Jiu: "Well, I heard that the gods there will grant any wish, I want to give it a try."
She couldn't guess Chen Lang's attitude. Meng Kingdom was in the southern end, thousands of miles away from the far north. It would take at least two months to go back and forth.
The more likely possibility is that she and Naituanzi will never come back after going to the Far North. The journey is long, so it is normal for something to happen. Compared to suddenly disappearing, this may be the most gentle way of saying goodbye to Shen Lang.
"Then go and try it."
Shen Lang didn't even hesitate and spoke tolerantly.
His attitude made Quan Jiu even more uncomfortable, his dark eyes fell on his face:
"Don't you think I'm sick, running so far to worship Buddha?"
Chen Lang pecked her eyelids:
"As long as you are happy, I support you no matter what you want to do, except for one thing."
"What?"
"Leave me."
“………”
Quan Jiu's body stiffened for a moment, and she asked 001 calmly.
"After I leave, can you use the data to create an identical version of me to stay in this dimension?"
001: "This trick can only fool ordinary people. He is so sensitive that he will definitely notice it."
"What's wrong?"
Shen Lang felt a little depressed when he saw that she was silent.
Quan Jiu remained calm: "It's okay, I just think you're really nice to me."
Chen Lang: "Wait for me for a while. Once I finish what I'm doing, I'll go with you."
Quan Jiu was stunned: "...You want to go too?"
Does he still want the throne?
"The mountains are high and the road is long. It will take two or three months to get there. Even if I send all the guards of Meng State to accompany you, I will not feel at ease as long as you are not in my sight."
Shen Lang just wanted to see her with his own eyes.
………
After agreeing to her request, Shen Lang really changed.
In order to ensure a smooth trip, he began to deal with official business for the next two months in advance. He was busy every day and often stayed in the imperial study until midnight.
After half a month of this, he finally made enough time.
A family of three took a carriage to the Far North.
The further north you go, the longer the days and nights become.
Chen Lang wore a low-key black robe with a crow feather cloak on the outside. He opened the carriage curtain and looked out the window at the night scene:
"It's only 3 p.m. and it's already dark."
Shen San controlled the speed of the carriage. After almost a month of traveling, he was already familiar with the route:
"Sir, there is a town ahead. Shall we stay there tonight?"
"You go and arrange it."
After a while, Shen San came back with intelligence.
"Sir, this is the town of Gill, the closest town to the Far North. If you go any further, there will be no inns."
Quan Jiu pushed open the carriage door, and in an instant, all the wind and snow in the world rushed into the carriage, and the biting cold wind took the opportunity to blow into people's collars.
Even though she had wrapped herself in layers of clothes, she still shivered from the cold.
Chen Lang took her hand and walked into the inn. As soon as they entered, they found that the room was much warmer than outside.
The shopkeeper's wife was particularly enthusiastic and came forward to greet him:
"Room 3, number one, please come in, sir. This is our Ginger Tea for dispelling cold in Jill Town. If you're interested, you can try it."
This shabby place has almost no visitors on weekdays. Occasionally, two guests come, and most of them ask for ordinary rooms.
Quan Jiu took a sip of tea, and the chill in her body faded away a lot. She glanced at the night scene outside the window and asked:
"Boss lady, does it get dark so early in Gill Town?"
Converted to modern time, it is around five o'clock in the afternoon, but looking out, it looks like two or three o'clock in the morning.
The proprietress wiped the worn wooden table with a handkerchief:
"It's always like this here. It's completely dark before 3 p.m., and it won't be light again until noon tomorrow."
"So late?" Shen Sandu exclaimed in surprise.
The proprietress smiled and said, "Are you from out of town?"
This is the reaction of outsiders who come here.
Shen San: “We are from the south.”
"South? That's not close, at least a thousand miles away." The proprietress was surprised.
Shen San just smiled.
The proprietress served them some food, put a stove in the room, and then returned to the lobby.
Before going upstairs, Quan Jiu approached the front desk and knocked:
"Boss lady, I want to ask you something. Is there a temple near here?"
The boss lady's expression suddenly became strange, and she had a complicated look:
"Why do you ask that?"
Quan Jiu remained calm: "I heard that this temple is very effective, I want to give it a try."
The boss lady's expression became even weirder, as if she was a big victim:
"Madam, you must have been deceived. We only have one temple here, but the statue inside has long been abandoned. I think the temple is now overgrown with grass..."
When she mentioned the statue, her emotions naturally leaked out. To Quan Jiu, her tone sounded more like...complaint???
"Oh? Why?"
Quan Jiufeng narrowed his eyes slightly.
Most ancient people believed in gods and Buddhas, so a good temple would not fall into ruins at worst.
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