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"Wow, Miss, this is Hangzhou! It's so lively!"

"Look at that, what are those people performing? Are they crushing rocks with their chests?"

"Wow, there's someone breathing fire over there!"

"Miss, look, so many people are looking at us!"

"..."

In the most luxuriously decorated carriage in the convoy, a girl who looked extremely smart was looking around with an excited look on her face.

However, the other woman riding in the carriage had a more solemn and reserved look on her face.

"Miss, it's a good thing we are here, otherwise we might not be able to see such a lively place like Hangzhou in this lifetime."

"This is much more lively than the capital!"

The girl kept talking and she was so excited that she almost danced.

"Indeed, this place is indeed more lively than the capital."

The quiet woman nodded, a rare smile appearing on her reserved face.

"Uncle Jiu, where are we going to stay?"

At this time, the woman glanced at the burly man riding on horseback next to the carriage and asked.

"The scouts came to explore the route yesterday. We stayed at an inn in the city center. It was said to be a very good place."

Xiao Yan responded.

It took them only five or six days to travel all the way from the capital.

Due to the turmoil of war in Zhejiang, they did not finally breathe a sigh of relief until they entered the city of Hangzhou.

Moreover, the bustle and prosperity of Hangzhou city really opened their eyes.

Not to mention anything else, the road surface in Hangzhou city alone is extremely clean and tidy, and the entire road is very flat, which is much better than that in Beijing!

Looking around, all the houses on both sides of the road, although all made of wood, are brand new.

Both the beams and eaves look clean and smooth, and there are all kinds of shops.

It had only been a few minutes since they entered the city gate, but they had already seen many things that they had never seen in the capital.

As for the crowds of people in Hangzhou City, they made Xiao Yan and others feel incredible.

"Miss, look, why are all these people wearing cotton and silk? Are they all rich people in this city?"

"The styles of their clothes are much better than those in the capital!"

Xiaoyun couldn't stop looking around. The bustling flow of people made her feel particularly incredible.

Although the capital city was prosperous, ordinary people only wore coarse linen clothes.

"Hmm... I don't know either."

The empress shook her head slowly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Only Xiao Yan, who was riding on a horse nearby, roughly judged in his heart that these people who were dressed quite well should be ordinary people in Hangzhou City.

Before entering Hangzhou City, he had sent out scouts to gather information.

The scouts’ report was that the prosperity of Hangzhou city was several times greater than that of the capital!

"Ling'er, we're here."

About a cup of tea later, when the people in the convoy were still shocked by the prosperity of Hangzhou City, a voice came from Xiao Yan's mouth.

The entire convoy then stopped.

When the Empress, Yun'er and others stepped down from the convoy, they were instantly shocked by the scene before them.

"This is... a palace?!"

The empress looked at the magnificent building that appeared in her sight, and a look of astonishment appeared in her eyes.

But the building in front of me is three stories high, square in shape, with a pyramid tip on the top.

The building is magnificent, and all the beams and supports are made of snow-white marble columns with intricate patterns carved on them.

Except for the marble columns, the entire surface of the building is covered with pure gold bricks, which shine brightly like real gold.

"Miss, who has the guts to build a palace here?!"

Yun'er reacted quickly and realized that the luxury of the palace in front of her surpassed all the buildings in the imperial palace in all aspects.

In the Daliang Dynasty, this was no longer just a simple matter of violating the rules.

This is an act of usurpation and treason!

Xiao Yan on the side was silent. He had already noticed this magnificent palace from a long distance away.

Needless to say, the only person who could build such a luxurious palace in Hangzhou city was undoubtedly Xia Yun!

While Xiao Yan was shocked, he couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

No wonder Xia Yun looked down upon everything in the capital. It turned out that everything in Hangzhou was far better than in the capital!

"Emperor...Uncle Nine."

The empress came back to her senses from her shock and almost called out the word "imperial uncle" for a moment.

"Is this where we're going to stay?"

There was a hint of uncertainty in the empress's eyes. In her opinion, such a magnificent palace should probably be privately owned by that bastard Xia Yun.

She is not a fool either.

Looking across the entire Daliang Dynasty, I'm afraid there's no one else except Xia Yun who has the ability and courage to build such a luxurious palace.

This is more prosperous and luxurious than the scene she saw in Dai County!

"should be."

Xiao Yan nodded, with a hint of uncertainty in his eyes.

It was at this time.

Suddenly, a lot of people dressed in silk and satin walked out of this magnificent palace in front of them.

At first glance, Xiao Yan thought those guys should be businessmen.

"Boss Zhang, this deal is settled. You must deliver the goods on time at the beginning of next month!"

"No problem, no problem. With our strong alliance this time, there won't be any mistakes!"

"Boss Li, let's say goodbye now. See you in Suzhou!"

"..."

A burst of laughter was heard from a group of businessmen, and they all showed extremely bold expressions.

Xiao Yan looked at those people, and the look in his eyes became deeper and deeper.

At this moment, a middle-aged man suddenly walked out of the palace.

"This is the reception center of the Zhejiang Provincial Governor's Office. Would you like to stay overnight or stay overnight?"

The middle-aged man walked quickly to Xiao Yan and others with a smile on his face.

Apparently he had just seen the convoy coming.

"The reception center of the governor's office?"

Hearing this name, a look of surprise appeared on the empress's face again.

When the middle-aged man saw the empress's reaction and heard her accent, he immediately understood what was going on.

"My dear guests, I'm sure you are not from Zhejiang. This reception center of the Governor's Office was built by our Governor to receive passing merchants and tourists. Of course, our local people can also stay here..."

The middle-aged man immediately began to explain.

The empress and others, including Xiao Yan, all had a look of disbelief in their eyes at this moment.

To put it bluntly, such a magnificent palace is actually used to receive ordinary guests!

How can this be? !

The empress initially thought that this palace was built by Xia Yun specifically for her own enjoyment.