Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

You guys have finally gotten back what you did to harm Jiang Jiu.

If Jiang Jiu wasn't such a kind person and you guys hadn't raised her to adulthood, Xiao Yimo would want more than just money now.

Of course, Jiang Jiu didn’t know about these things.

When she woke up, Zhao Zhuoxi had already returned.

Zhao Zhuoxi pulled a piece of dogtail grass and dangled it in front of Jiang Jiu's nose.

Jiang Jiu couldn't help but sneeze and woke up.

"The sun has set, the day has dawned, let's go back."

Zhao Zhuoxi pulled Jiang Jiu up from the ground.

"I've made up my mind. Since you don't want to go back to the palace, and I don't want to go back either, I'll take you on a secret tour around the world."

Jiang Jiu stared at Zhao Zhuoxi in a daze, and for a moment, he didn't react.

"I'm traveling around the world, and you're following me?"

Zhao Zhuoxi nodded: "I'm worried about you being alone."

Jiang Jiu frowned and thought for a long time before raising a very realistic question.

"That's fine, but you're the emperor, you have plenty of money, I don't. If you want to take care of everything from eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, and sleeping, then I'll let you follow me."

Lu Ming, who was following behind Zhao Zhuoxi, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Zhao Zhuoxi smiled and rubbed Jiang Jiu's head with a doting look.

"I'll take care of it, and I'll give you a hundred taels of silver every month. Do you agree to let me follow you?"

With food and accommodation provided and money to spend, one hundred taels of silver was already a lot. Jiang Jiu thought about it for a moment and agreed.

"But we have to make three rules."

The corners of Zhao Zhuoxi's lips curled up: "Tell me about it."

"First, you can't restrict my freedom."

The main reason why Jiang Jiu was unwilling to follow Zhao Zhuoxi was that he was not free.

After all, he is the emperor and has a certain degree of dominance. If Jiang Jiu goes against the emperor's wishes, she is afraid of death.

It is said that being with a king is like being with a tiger.

"Okay." Zhao Zhuoxi agreed readily.

"Second, we are equal."

Jiang Jiu is a modern man and is not willing to follow the ancient hierarchy. Besides, Zhao Zhuoxi is now at the highest level.

She didn't want to kneel down when she saw Zhao Zhuoxi, as her knees would hurt.

"Okay." Zhao Zhuoxi agreed readily this time. "You are my fiancée, so we are naturally equals."

"As for the third one... I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I do."

Seeing that Zhao Zhuoxi agreed so quickly, Jiang Jiu always felt that there was a trap, so he kept something in reserve.

In the Guanyin Temple, Jiang Jiu recited scriptures devoutly and prayed for his modern parents, family, and good friends.

When he returned to the inn, Jiang Jiu found that Chu Yu and her man Xiao Yimo were also there.

Chu Yu took her pulse as soon as he saw her: "You are weak and need to recuperate. Take the pills for a while."

Taohua quickly agreed: "Okay, I'll go buy some medicine later."

Jiang Jiu withdrew his wrist, but found that there was a look of worry between Chu Yu's brows.

"What's wrong with you? You seem worried and unhappy."

Chu Yu raised his eyelids and looked at her, wanting to say something, but swallowed it back.

Jiang Jiu advised: "You should be happy now that you are pregnant. Otherwise it will be bad for the child. Your bad mood will affect the child."

Chu Yu sighed quietly, "Something went wrong in my hometown, Miaojiang. My mother wrote to me and asked me to go back as soon as possible."

Jiang Jiu became interested when he heard this: "Miaojiang, is it that mysterious place in the west? I heard it's the descendants of Chi You."

Chu Yu nodded. "My mother is the chief of the Miao tribe. Women are respected in our area. But last year, Bai Yue, the daughter of the tribe's high priest, rescued a man from somewhere. Now, that man is colluding with the enemy and has kidnapped Bai Yue."

"Ah?" Jiang Jiu didn't quite understand the significance of the High Priest to the Miao people, so he asked, "High Priest? Can we get married?"

Chu Yu sighed: "Of course, our high priest is chosen by everyone. He is the one who can best communicate with the gods. The gods have not said that people cannot get married."

It turns out that in Miaojiang, women are respected and are in charge of the tribe.

In the tribe, men mainly farm, work, and fight.

It has status, but it is not high. It is a labor force.

Women serve as clan leaders and lead the entire clan. The main task of the high priest is to carry out annual sacrificial activities.

Chu Yu learned medical skills from the high priest. She and Bai Yue are good friends and they grew up together.

It was not until Chu Yu had to travel abroad as a doctor that he rarely returned to Miaojiang.

Last year, Chu Yu went back once when she got married to Xiao Yimo.

However, because of Jiang Jiu's matter, he didn't stay in Miaojiang for long before being called back to the capital by Zhao Zhuoli.

Jiang Jiu was worried about having nowhere to go, so he made up his mind.

"Then we will go back to Miaojiang with you. I want to see what kind of stinky man is so brave as to kidnap and sell the daughter of the high priest."

Everyone rested in Xiang County for two or three days. Early in the morning of this day, the weather was clear and Zhao Zhuoxi prepared two carriages.

If we want equality, we can't just treat Jiang Jiu as a maid.

Everyone simply got on a horse-drawn carriage and started their journey to Miaojiang.

Zhao Zhuoxi did not let Jiang Jiu recall the past. Chu Yu was right. Instead of always thinking about the past, it would be better to let her fall in love with him again.

However, Jiang Jiu has always been slow in feelings.

Zhao Zhuoxi found it difficult to make her fall in love with him again.

Miaojiang is not far from Xiangxian County, so they did not walk fast because Chu Yu was pregnant and needed proper care.

Her carriage was the most spacious and the softest.

The carriage is equipped with various snacks and treats.

This made Jiang Jiu unwilling to stay in his own carriage and he had to squeeze in with Chu Yu.

Xiao Yimo was extremely resentful, but he could do nothing about Jiang Jiu.

In the carriage, Chu Yu told Jiang Jiu about the customs and culture of Miaojiang.

It turns out that more than a hundred years ago, Miaojiang became a vassal state of Daning. However, due to the special customs here, the Emperor of Daning let them govern themselves.

However, the Miao people were exempt from paying taxes, but they had to pay some expensive medicinal materials to the imperial court every year.

The people in Miaojiang can go out and live in other places in Daning, but they rarely go out, and even if they do, they cannot adapt.

I will go back sooner or later.

But people from other places in Daning cannot live in Miaojiang.

Not only do the Miao people live far away from Daning, they also raise poisonous insects, snakes, and other things. Outsiders who go there are afraid of being poisoned to death by accident.

However, those who raise Gu in Miaojiang are not allowed to go out, and only women in Miaojiang can raise these things.

Jiang Jiu had never known that the ancient Miao area had so many details. Listening to it was like listening to a story, which was very magical.

As for the high priest, they took them to worship every year, not some gods or Buddhas, but Nuwa and Fuxi, because they felt that Nuwa and Fuxi were their real ancestors.

Our ancestor Chi You was also their descendant.

Jiang Jiu didn't understand these ancient legends. He didn't know whether he should listen to them as history or as stories.

Seven or eight days later, the group arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw Chu Yu pointing.

"After crossing this mountain, you will reach Miao territory. Most people can't get in without a road. I will take you in."