The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Lu Yun, having changed her clothes, appeared again at the door of the flower hall.

Seven or eight dishes were already placed on the table, with a small copper pot in the center, placed on a charcoal stove. The overbearing, spicy aroma of hot pot wafted into Lu Yun's nose, and her eyes lit up. "Today, we're having Bo Xia Gong."

Roujia asked her to sit down. "Caihe said you like it, so I prepared one according to her request. Do you think it's okay?"

Lu Yun poured all the venison into the pot and shouted, "I want to eat meat today."

After eating and drinking to her heart's content, Roujia put down her chopsticks with a reluctant look on her face. "This seasoning is really good. I like it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun asked Caihe to bring a pen and paper, and wrote down the recipe for the hot pot base and handed it to Roujia. "It's not difficult to make, you can make it at home. When I get there and settle down, I'll make some other flavors and send them to you."

Roujia smiled and nodded, but as she smiled her eyes turned red and finally she burst into tears.

"Lu Xiaosan, we are so sorry for you, I—wuwuwuwu."

Lu Yun bit her lower lip, held her in her arms with trembling hands, and patted her back gently. "I know you've tried very hard. I never blame you. Be good."

In the open space in front of the Taiji Hall, as the first rays of sunlight shone on the sundial, under the gaze of all the civil and military officials, Lu Yun wore a red, double-breasted, wide-sleeved shirt embroidered with auspicious clouds and phoenixes in gold thread, a flowery blue, multicolored shawl with cranes and auspicious clouds, a golden crown with eight phoenixes holding pearls and a pavilion inlaid with various precious stones, and phoenix-shaped shoes with bright red, gold, and cloud-thread brocade inlaid with pearls.

Amidst the solemn and dignified sound of drums and music, he climbed the stairs step by step, finally standing in front of the Fifth Prince and taking the document he handed over with both hands.

"Ning'an, farewell to the evening, fireworks every year, wish you spring prosperity, summer peace, autumn ribbons and winter happiness."

Lu Yun looked at the Fifth Prince's expression through the tassels in front of her eyes, and finally lowered her eyes and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

A long convoy drove out of the palace gate and passed through Zhuque Street, with both sides crowded with people watching the excitement.

"Whose convoy is this? It's quite grand."

"What do you know? This is the carriage for Princess Ning'an's marriage. The King of Nanyue has deployed 100,000 troops on the southwest border, waiting for this princess to fill the hole."

half a month later.

Lu Yun, dressed in casual clothes, sat by the fire, eating the pheasant shot by Ajia with big mouthfuls.

After eating four in a row, Lu Yun barely felt 70% full. Taking the hot water brought by Cai He, Lu Yun washed her hands and said, "You guys eat. I'll go back to the carriage first."

Ajia stood up and said, "Princess, according to the rules..."

"Oh, I forgot. You eat first and I'll wait for you here." Lu Yun yawned, sat down by the fire, propped up her head and watched them eat.

Today they missed the inn where they were supposed to stay, so they had to find an open space along the way, set up a pot to cook, spend the night there and continue their journey tomorrow.

It was getting hotter as they walked, and Lu Yun had already taken off the formal dress she wore when she left Beijing and changed into lighter clothes.

"Ajia, how long will it take us to reach the South Vietnamese border?"

The dark-faced guard put down the roast chicken in his hand and replied without thinking, "Your Highness, we are already halfway through the journey. We estimate that we will reach Shu in another two weeks."

"It turns out that half a month has passed." Lu Yun was filled with regret. "Ajia, you mean that when I arrive in Shu, people from Nanyue will come to pick me up?"

Ajia nodded. "But the others still have to go to Dali with us. They can only return to the capital after the princess and the prince of Nanyue officially hold their wedding."

Lu Yun was indifferent. "This princess knows."

What she didn't expect was that she would meet an acquaintance here.

Ajia: "Princess, the guards just reported that they have arrested two suspicious individuals."

Lu Yun frowned. "And then, did our team suffer any losses?"

"No." Ajia shook his head. "However, these two people said they knew the princess and asked you to meet them."

Do you know me? Lu Yun lifted the car curtain with doubt in her heart and looked at the figure on the ground in front of her who was still struggling with his shoulders twisted.

They looked very familiar. Lu Yun tried hard to distinguish the two "beggars" in front of her. Cai He was not sure, "Master, they look like Bai Xiaolou and his sister to me."

Bai Xiaolou? Really.

Lu Yun nodded. "I do know them. They are not assassins. Ask them to release them."

After a quick wash, the brother and sister Bai Xiaolou and Bai Fengjiao were brought to Lu Yun by the guards.

As expected, fame nourishes people. As the pillars of Xiyuan in the past, the two men were disheveled and stood timidly, becoming darker and thinner.

The one who changed the most was Bai Xiaolou, who went from a handsome young man to a bearded young man.

Lu Yun was puzzled. "I have already redeemed you two from Xiyuan and restored your freedom. Why are you two still following me?"

Bai Fengjiao knelt and saluted, tears welling up in her eyes. "I will never forget your kindness, Princess. But the Western Garden has been sealed off by the government, and the owner is nowhere to be found. My sister and I have nowhere to go. I think it would be better to follow your carriage all the way to Nanyue to negotiate for a living."

Lu Yun remained noncommittal. "In that case, Ajia, you don't have to worry about them. If they want to follow, then let them follow." There were many travelers along the way who wanted to feel safe, but most of them didn't dare to get close and just followed from a distance.

Bai Xiaolou suddenly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "Princess, please accept me and my sister. My sister and I can do nothing but sing opera."

Bai Fengjiao blushed and tried to pull her brother who was kneeling on the ground, "Brother, get up quickly. This behavior is really unjust." Halfway through, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Cai He was a little disgusted. "Princess, what should we do now?"

Lu Yun's face turned cold. "Caihe, give them a few taels of silver. Ajia, drag them to the side of the road, out of the way."

As soon as these words came out, Bai Fengjiao, who had fainted on the ground, jumped up immediately. She took out a ring from her bosom and said, "Princess, I have something to say."

The moist and transparent ring emits a warm luster in the sunlight.

Lu Yun stared at her closely. "Ajia, let the team find a place to rest and have dinner before leaving."

In a makeshift tent, Lu Yun looked at Bai Fengjiao who was sitting opposite her and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Bai Fengjiao placed the ring on the table and said, "Please, my lady, give me and my sister some food."

Lu Yun's face was calm. "Miss Bai, I'm going to Nanyue to marry the crown prince of Nanyue. The information you have may not be useful to me."

"When I was little, I once followed the troupe master to Nanyue," Bai Fengjiao said nervously. "Nanyue is rich in jade. This ring is thick and round, and engraved with a colorful divine bird pattern that only Nanyue nobles are qualified to use."

Lu Yun's eyes narrowed slightly, and she took the ring and rubbed it carefully. Sure enough, she found a pattern of a mythical bird on its inner wall. The so-called mythical bird looked like the peacock we see in modern times.

Lu Yun put down the ring and stared at Bai Fengjiao. "Is there any other information?"

Bai Fengjiao shook her head. "That young man's comings and goings are mysterious. The class master has warned me several times not to mess with him."