The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Princess Huachao went to visit the residence of the Yellow River God at the invitation of her seventh aunt.

The Catfish Prime Minister escorted the Sixth Princess all the way. She tried to escape several times but failed. The Catfish Prime Minister watched her very closely and would not let Princess Hua Chao leave his sight.

Soon, the mighty River God Guard escorted the Sixth Princess to the residence of the Yellow River God.

As expected, the Yellow River God's Mansion is extraordinary, majestic and magnificent. The small River God's Mansion of Princess Huachao's father is not on the same level as this place.

There are many Shui people, including many brothers and sisters. When they arrived at the main hall to meet the Yellow River God, they saw hundreds of Shui people standing there in a dense crowd. The Sixth Princess did not dare to slack off in the slightest. She was very respectful and performed the proper etiquette. She presented the rare treasures sent by the River God and hurried down the hall.

After paying her respects to her aunt and the Yellow River God, the Sixth Princess followed her entourage into the inner hall to meet her aquatic brothers and sisters.

The Catfish Prime Minister followed closely behind, still following closely and muttering non-stop: "Sixth Princess! When you meet your cousins, you must be careful and don't lose your manners. There are many brothers and sisters here, you must follow your aunt's instructions and behave well. This is not our Water Palace, there are many rules and etiquette. If you call the wrong person or show the wrong courtesy, you will be laughed at! ......"

"Okay! Prime Minister, you've been nagging me all the way. My ears are getting calloused. I will be careful and cautious, talk less and do more. Is that all right?"

"And Xiao Lingmi, you better hide well. It's best to sit quietly on your princess' hair and don't make any noise. Otherwise, if you say something wrong, others will laugh at us, the Jinghe Water Palace."

The little flower fairy was somewhat reluctant, but she did not dare to contradict him: "Oh... I understand, Master Xiangguo."

After passing the long coral path, a side hall appeared, with pavilions and many courtyards of different sizes arranged in an orderly manner.

As soon as I stepped through the main entrance, I heard a noisy voice inside: "Here she comes, here she comes... The Sixth Princess is here..."

The sounds continued into the inner hall, and Princess Hua Chao saw that the whole hall was filled with servants, all of them beaming with joy.

A capable carp aunt came over, took the princess's hand, looked her up and down, and praised: "Wow! As expected of the Sixth Princess of the River God, who can compare with her beauty and figure!"

"Old lady, the Sixth Princess is here to see you!" She stretched out her hand to lift the curtain of the main hall and led the Sixth Princess into the house.

In the middle of the room sat an amiable old lady, and around the fat old lady were a group of beautiful fairies and fairy boys dressed in gorgeous clothes.

The room was filled with crowds of people, and the Sixth Princess couldn't tell who was the older sister and who was the younger sister.

When everyone saw Princess Hua Chao enter the room, they all came over and surrounded the Sixth Princess, greeting her in a flurry of voices.

"Sixth sister, you are here..."

"Sixth Princess, you are so pretty. Let's go catch shrimps together tomorrow!"

"No, no, the princess is my sister, she has to play with me..."

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Aunt Carp, who led the princess in, said with a smile, "My dear princesses, your highnesses and princes, the Sixth Princess has not yet paid her respects to the old lady. Please make way first. It will not be too late to talk after you have met the old lady."

The crowd dispersed, and Princess Hua Chao stepped forward and kowtowed: "Grandmother, I, the Sixth Princess Hua Chao, the daughter of the God of the Jing River, pay my respects to you. I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea, and a long life as great as the Southern Mountains!"

"Hahaha... come on, stop with the false formalities and let me take a good look at you. I held you in my arms when you were a child, but later I only heard from your aunt that you were so beautiful that no one in the water tribe could rival you. I never had the chance to meet you, but now I finally see you. It's really amazing. How can I not cherish you more when you look like this?"

As the old lady spoke, she leaned forward, vacated her armchair, and let the Sixth Princess sit next to her.

"Come, come, come... Look, these are all your cousins. You should stay here for a while and let them take you around to have fun. I can also benefit from it. Haha..."

A princess in an apricot-yellow dress came forward and took the Sixth Princess' hand: "Grandma, have you forgotten? Tomorrow is the 'Coral Festival' that is held once every ten years in our aquatic tribe. My sister is here, and we must ask her to help us win face."

"Yes, yes, yes... How can the 'Coral Festival' be without such a beautiful Sixth Princess? Make good preparations for your sister. We in the Yellow River Mansion must take the lead this time." The old lady smiled so much that the wrinkles on her face were smoothed out a lot.

Princess Huachao was arranged to rest in a palace on a pink coral reef. After her aunt settled her down, she went back to report.

The Sixth Princess looked around. The wall of the courtyard was not very high and it seemed easy to climb out. There were not many guards in the courtyard. She thought she could try to escape at night.

Just as I was thinking about where to climb up from, I heard a string of silver bell-like laughter in the yard.

"Hahaha... Sister Hua Chao, are you there?"

"Princess Huachao, we're here to play with you!"

Even before she saw who came in, the soft and tender voice made the Sixth Princess' heart flutter, and the maids beside her all laughed so hard when they heard the voice.

Princess Hua Chao was very curious. Aren't there many rules in this palace and one has to be careful in doing things and speaking? How could someone be making such a loud noise?

The door curtain was lifted, and three little princesses came in, all of them gorgeously dressed, with hair full of pearls and jade, and wearing light gauze.

The sixth princess hurriedly stood up to greet them, "Hello, sisters!" She really couldn't remember who these three princesses were.

At that time, there were many cousins ​​in the old lady's palace, each of them was outstanding, and there were too many brothers and sisters. There were thirty or forty princesses alone. It was impossible for her to recognize them all at once.

A princess in pink garb bowed, "Sister, I'm Princess Feihong, two years older than you."

The princess in light blue garb bowed and said, "Sister, just call me Sister Qingsha!"

"Sister, I'm Cuicui." The princess was dressed in emerald green and had a chubby little face, looking very cute.

"Sisters, Hua Chao hasn't come to visit me yet. It's really rude of you to come and see me first. Please allow me to express my respect to you here." The Sixth Princess said as she bowed.

"Hahaha... sister, don't be so polite. If you visit them one by one, I'm afraid you will have to wait until next year. I have three or four hundred brothers and sisters in my family. How can you visit them all?" Princess Cuicui said with a smile.

"Ah... Hua Chao didn't see that many at grandma's place!"

"The ones you see at grandma's place are all legitimate princesses and princes, as well as many illegitimate princesses and princes. They are not qualified to enter grandma's inner house and can only wait outside the palace. Where can you see them?" Princess Feihong turned around and sat on the chair, answering with a slight smile.

"So many..." Princess Hua Chao's eyes widened in shock.