Along the way, he looked at the autumn yellow. The white poplars stood tall and straight by the roadside. In the autumn wind, the fallen leaves fell one after another.
The line was neat and serious. No one said that they were noisy, and no one shouted that they were tired. It was a desolate silence. Occasionally, the sound of dogs barking and birds chirping could be heard from the nearby village. The farmers had long since hidden far away when they saw such a large group of people. They entered their homes and closed their doors tightly.
Suddenly, a soldier ran to the carriage and knelt down."Reporting to Princess Dong Yan, Peaceful Peace City is not far ahead. The original plan was to go to Peaceful Peace City for a day and set off the next day.”
The entire team stopped and everyone listened quietly.
A gentle voice came from the carriage.""Thank you for your hard work, soldiers. Since we have arrived at Peace City, we will go to the city's border to station. Everyone, have a good rest for the night.”
Everyone's hearts were especially excited because of this gentle voice. This was their princess, but she was so polite and empathetic.
The soldier immediately got up and ran to the front of the team.
The team slowly began to move forward again.
When they arrived at Kangping City, it was just past noon.
The army was stationed outside Kangping City.
Zhong Yan was supported by Ying Hua as they walked out of the carriage. This girl in white appeared in front of everyone, causing a commotion. However, because they were well-trained, no one said anything.
Zhong Yan walked to a place where most of them could see him. He paused and said,"Food and supplies are the lifeblood of the people, so they need us soldiers to protect them. Therefore, a portion of people will stay behind to protect the food, and the remaining portion will enter the city.”
She swept her gaze across these people. Each and every one of them had a tired expression. They knew that it was indeed difficult for them. Everyone hoped to enter the city for a walk and rest.
Just as he was about to say that he might as well stay, a young soldier stood up."Princess, let our team guard the provisions.”
Zhong Yan looked at the boy in surprise. He looked to be only 15 or 16 years old, but he was already a small leader. He was wearing a dark blue battle suit with a golden goshawk embroidered on his epaulet. His eyes were big and had double eyelids. When he smiled, he would reveal a mouthful of white teeth. His bronze skin looked very healthy under the sunlight.
He had a good figure and could be said to be very powerful. He held a spear in one hand.
He was not wearing a helmet, and his unruly black hair was slightly raised.
"What's your name? Which team are you from?”Zhong Yan walked over and stood in front of him. Looking at his brilliant smile, he almost wanted to reveal his teeth and smile, but he had to estimate his status and maintain his arrogance.
The boy looked at the little girl who was a head shorter than him with an indifferent expression. His heart suddenly twitched, and an unknown feeling welled up in his heart. He smiled and said,"Princess Dong Yan, I am Xi Feng, the leader of the third team of the Goshawk.”
Zhong Yan was slightly stunned and read out,""Your surname is Xi? Is it related to Great General Xi Chuang?"
Xi Chuang was the Great General of Li Kingdom. He had many achievements, but he was a loyal man. If Xi Chuang was not there, Li Kingdom would probably be in chaos.
Xi Feng's face turned red as he lowered his head and said in a low voice,""That's my father."
Zhong Yan was surprised. The son of a great general actually let him come to such a team that was escorting grain alone, and become a mere team leader? He was probably not helping his son at all. Xi Feng did not seem to regard his father's status as a general as an honor, and he spoke very softly. This attracted Zhong Yan's curiosity, but she couldn't show it.
"I understand. In that case, you will be responsible for guarding the provisions and other items today.”Zhong Yan paused for a moment before looking at the others and saying," From tomorrow onwards, I'll get someone to make a list. Everyone will take turns to guard the rations. Today, because of Xi Feng, the third team of the Goshawk will be able to guard the rations for one day less. This is their reward for today. Do you understand?”
Her voice wasn't loud, and it was even a very weak voice, but it was very clear to everyone's ears. In an instant, everyone knew that Princess Dong Yan was angry because no one stepped forward today. She did not punish anyone, but chose to reward the person who took the initiative to step forward. She also decided to directly set the rules, and everyone had to abide by them.
Zhong Yan turned around with her back facing them. She felt like she was about to sweat. After all, this was the first time she had spoken to so many people so formally and asked them to go to work.
Ying Hua opened the curtain in front of the carriage in time.
Zhong Yan got on the carriage. She was indeed angry. She had thought that many people would take the initiative to come out and look after the rations, but she did not expect it to be like this. It seemed that not everyone could do things on their own. Sometimes, rules had to be set.
The carriage wobbled into the city. He lifted the curtain slightly and saw that the city was very lively. Those people did not panic because of the arrival of such a large number of troops. Instead, they seemed to be watching the show.
The layout of the city was peculiar. The three main roads were side by side, and any one of them could be taken. Zhong Yan and the others chose the middle one, so that they could see everything in a more comprehensive manner.
There were a variety of small shops by the roadside, including medicine shops, weapon shops, private houses, silk shops, pawn shops, and even some vegetable sellers who had vacated a little space in their houses to display their vegetables.
There were also jugglers in the streets, children chasing them everywhere, gongs ringing and people frolicking. The further they went in, the fewer people there were. There were only the residences of some wealthy families and a luxurious inn. The carriage stopped in front of the inn. The inn owner immediately ran out and knelt down with everyone." Princess, a thousand years!" Only then did someone realize that this was the princess 'carriage! A large number of people immediately knelt down on the road!
Zhong Yan looked at those people awkwardly and could only whisper to Yingshu,""Let them stand up and do their own things. Don't be affected by me.”
Yingshu nodded." The princess said that everyone should stand up and do their own things."”
The inn owner immediately stood up and said in a low voice," Princess, the room has been prepared. May I know who the princess is…"
"Let me go up and rest first," Zhong Yan said softly.”
This city was very big, even more than twice the size of the Imperial City. Therefore, there were many people coming and going. Trade was prosperous, and there were many wealthy families.
Zhong Yan was in the room on the third floor. She was calm. Anyway, in modern times, there were rooms that were hundreds of stories high, so it did not matter. However, Yingshu and Yinghua were a little timid. They had never stood at such a high place before, so they felt very uneasy at this moment.
Zhong Yan actually couldn't stay idle at all. Even though she was very tired, she still wanted to go out and play.
She changed into civilian clothes and took off all the jewelry on her body. She instructed Yingshu and Yinghua to change into ordinary women's clothes.
Ignoring their objections, he glared at them."Am I the princess or are you the princess? You guys are rebelling!"
The two of them immediately fell silent.
After changing her clothes obediently, Zhong Yan deliberately removed all her makeup and returned to her delicate appearance.
The three of them went downstairs. The boss was stunned for a moment and immediately came up to them."Princess…"
Zhong Yan shook his head slightly." I'm going out for a walk. Don't disturb me."”
Looking at the little girl's mischievous appearance, the boss wanted to laugh but did not dare to. He could only bow and say no more.
Chong Yan walked out of the inn and looked left and right. He could already see soldiers walking around on the streets. Soon, they would be able to eat at the various inns.
Ignoring his hunger, Zhong Yan pulled Yingshu and Yinghua to a quiet place. He was afraid that people would kneel on the ground again in a while. It would feel very strange.
As they walked on the road, they felt that the further they went, the more prosperous it became. Gradually, there were more people and it became lively. Having never been here before, Zhong Yan suddenly became excited, as if she was shopping in the mall.
She saw a corner of a three-story building and was suddenly startled by the noise in front of her.
"B * tch! I told you to follow me! You dare to bite me?" A man's rough voice reached Chong Yan's ears.
Zhong Yan and Ying Shu and Ying Hua looked at each other and immediately ran over.
Just as they turned the corner, they saw a bare-chested man and four thugs in black surrounding a woman in a pink coat.
"Stop!" A scream stopped the man from waving his hand.
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