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

There is a small town at the foot of the mountain, and outside the town is a small mountain village. After passing this small mountain village, there is the road to Miaojiang.

In fact, there are many Miao people in this small mountain village.

They married people from other places and were unwilling to return to Miaojiang, but they also did not want to go too far away from their hometown, so they lived at the foot of the mountain.

They reclaimed wasteland and cultivated land here and became the people of Daning.

Together with the small city of Yunzhou, it is under the jurisdiction of Daning.

They are free to choose. If the taxes in Daning are too high, they may return to Miaojiang.

There are several villages in Miaojiang. Chu Yu is the chief of the Miaojiang tribe, and his family lives in the Wu village closest to Daning.

If the taxes in Daning were low and the weather was good, they would live in the village.

Looking around, the farmland they cultivate is lush green, the rice they plant is about to mature, and the rice ears are heavy. It is obvious that it will be another bumper year.

Zhao Zhuoxi and the others were invited by Chu Yu to be guests.

He didn't bring many people with him. Apart from Lu Ming and Lu An, Jiang Jiu only brought Taohua and Yunshu.

After Zhao Zhuoxi had the carriage driven to the foot of the mountain, the group prepared to go up the mountain.

Some of the other guards stayed in the village to provide support, while others stayed in the county town to secretly investigate the situation there.

Xiao Yimo had followed Chu Yu into the mountains before, and he told Jiang Jiu to bring more food with him, because they were just climbing the mountain, which would take two days and two nights.

Jiang Jiu didn't care: "It doesn't matter, just take good care of Chu Yu."

Jiang Jiu is being taken care of by Zhao Zhuoxi here.

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the scenery is great, but after seeing it too much and getting tired of climbing the mountains, it just feels like that.

But there is so much game in this mountain.

Especially wild rabbits, pheasants, and mushrooms.

But when it came to picking mushrooms, Jiang Jiu, Taohua and the others were complete outsiders.

I picked up a bunch of mushrooms, and they were all poisonous.

Jiang Jiu was devastated.

"No wonder others can't enter your Miao territory. If they enter the mountains, not only will they get lost, but the poisonous fog and various foods on the mountain are also terrifying."

Taohua also said: "Yes, look at this mushroom, it's so beautiful, but it's actually poisonous."

"And there are so many snakes here. You can run into one every two or three steps."

Poisonous snakes and poisonous mushrooms would emit poisonous mist at night. They took the pills given by Chu Yu and then dared to walk in the poisonous gas. If outsiders broke in, they would all die here.

Indeed, Jiang Jiu and his companions encountered several skeletons in the mountains.

Jiang Jiu was still curious and panicked: "Chu Yu, you Miao people have already lived so deep in the country, why do you still want to submit to Daning? Can't you just make your own decisions?"

Chu Yu was also speechless: "Actually, more than a hundred years ago, we were a tribe that made our own decisions. Later, someone spread the rumor that we had the elixir of immortality. As a result, our tribe was frequently attacked by others."

"My grandfather was also the chief of the tribe at the time, and he led the tribe in a counterattack. Who would have thought that one of our tribesmen would escape from the tribe that year and become a soldier of Daning? It was he who led Daning's army to attack us."

"But they also suffered a great loss. Later, the then Crown Prince Daning personally led the army and confronted us for half a year. Finally, we reached an agreement. We surrendered without paying taxes, but our men had to serve in the military, and we also had to provide precious medicinal herbs every year."

"My grandfather agreed for the safety of his people. However, the good thing is that from then on, other countries never harassed us again, and we lived and worked in peace for over a hundred years."

So that's how it is. It seems that Prince Daning at that time was also a wise man.

Zhao Zhuoxi knew that period of royal history and nodded: "It was my royal grandfather."

The group walked in the mountains for two days and two nights and finally arrived in Miaojiang.

This is a beautiful place with mountains, water, fields and orchards.

The local people here are self-sufficient, as if they were in a paradise.

As soon as Jiang Jiu arrived, he fell in love with this place.

"Really? The environment here is really great..."

But before Jiang Jiu could finish her words, Xiao Yimo suddenly caught a big mosquito and held it in front of her.

"The environment is good, but there are too many small animals, spiders, mosquitoes, centipedes, poisonous snakes, they all live in the trees, it's hard to guard against them..."

Jiang Jiu stopped talking for a moment.

"The mosquito is so big..."

Xiao Yimo smiled and said, "Not only is it big, it's also very poisonous. I was bitten once and it took me half a year to heal..."

Also no one.

Fortunately, they all had Chu Yupei's sachets, which could not only repel snakes and scorpions, but also mosquitoes.

As soon as they entered the village, someone saw them. Seeing that it was Chu Yu leading them in, they naturally welcomed them.

"Chu Yu, you're finally back. Go see the high priest. He's been so worried these past few days that his hair has turned white."

The high priest was Chu Yu's master. When he came back, he didn't even go home but went to look for him.

Fortunately, Xiao Yimo was the son-in-law of the village and everyone knew him. He led them directly to Chu Yu's home.

"The last time I came back, I gave Chu Yu a betrothal gift and asked them to expand the house by many rooms. Otherwise, you would have no place to stay when you come this time."

Even the village in Miaojiang is called Wuzhai, where "Wu" means witch, and there are certain witchcrafts that cannot be explained by science.

The village within a hundred miles has been cast under a spell, and people are not allowed to run around.

The place where the patriarch lives is quite luxurious.

Others do live in wooden houses built in trees or in stone houses built on the mountains.

Only Chu Yu's house was built of stone, located halfway up the mountain. It was very large and luxurious.

But this is not Chu Yu's own home, their family lives only in the back.

The front yard is where the high priest lives, and the middle yard is where the tribe discusses matters and stores supplies.

Only the yard at the back is where Chu Yu's family lives.

After Chu Yu and Xiao Yimo got married, Xiao Yimo had a courtyard, a main house, and east and west wing rooms built at the back so that Chu Yu could live more comfortably.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy as soon as it was repaired.

Zhao Zhuoxi and Jiang Jiu are both here.

When Chu Yu's parents heard the report, they also came out from the yard to greet them.

"Master Xiao is back? Where's Yu'er? Did she go to her master's place?"

Chu Yu's parents are not very old, but they are dignified and wise.

For some reason, when Jiang Jiu saw Chu Yu's mother, he always felt that her eyes were as sharp as a torch, as if he could see through her at a glance.

"Yes, I went to see the high priest as soon as I got back. Dad and Mom, these two are honored guests. They came with Yu'er to help."

Because of Zhao Zhuoxi's request, Xiao Yimo did not reveal his identity.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yu's mother just glanced at them and knelt down with everyone.

"Wu Caifeng, leader of the Wu Village, greets His Majesty."

Zhao Zhuoxi was also surprised. Xiao Yimo didn't say anything, so how did she know?

"No thanks. I came here to relax. My identity must be kept secret."

Jiang Jiu was also curious: "Auntie, how do you know his identity?"

Wu Caifeng smiled and said, "There is a golden glow on your noble person."

Jiang Jiu looked at Zhao Zhuoxi seriously. She was short-sighted and didn't really see where Zhao Zhuoxi's golden light came from.

However, it is no longer important.

The group was led to the backyard, and just as they were settled, Chu Yu came over with the high priest.