Probably because she was so stunned, even Princess Louise had almost forgotten the etiquette habits she had developed since she was a child. In any case, it is very impolite to stare at someone like this.
Princess Louise even forgot to answer the other party's question. Fortunately, Miss Delly behind her came to her senses and gently pulled the princess.
The princess came back to her senses, but when she heard what the other party said clearly, she was even more surprised.
That guy...servant?
What shocked Louise was that the "servant" in the mouth of this beautiful and shameless guy, who was so powerful and powerful, was actually just a servant? This weird guy looked so arrogant, even with his outstanding appearance.
His arrogant temperament seems to be born from birth. This naturally awe-inspiring aura is clearly a temperament that can only be developed by being aloof... Such a guy is just a servant?
I am afraid that the vast majority of people in the world are only worthy of being his servants!
However, it was so natural that these words came out of the mouth of that beautiful and shameless guy. The strange thing is that this beauty (Louise called this guy in her heart), his (her?)
Every word was clear and gentle. If the servant's temperament was like a proud solitary peak, then this man seemed like the vast sky! No matter how arrogant the mountain peaks were, they seemed to be unable to reach the sky.
"...Ah." Louise finally spoke. She took a deep breath. After all, she had received palace education since childhood. She panicked for a moment, then calmed down and said with a smile: "Well, you are right, we
We are going to Loulan City, may I ask, what do you have..."
There was an unabashed smile in the other party's eyes, and every move he made seemed to contain indescribable grace: "Well, that's great. I have a very presumptuous request. My servant and I are
We came from other places and wanted to travel in the northwest and enjoy the scenery outside the Great Wall. Unfortunately, we were just told in this town that the Tulip Duke issued a special decree here. I heard it was because Loulan City was too prosperous.
There are too many mainland merchants coming in and out every day, so Duke Tulip has ordered restrictions on entering the city. In addition to spending money to pay entry duties, you must also obtain a customs clearance permit before you can enter the city. Moreover, it is busy now.
I heard that at this time of year, all the hotels in the city will be full. If you don’t have a caravan clearance permit, you won’t be able to find a hotel even when you enter the city... Beautiful lady, look, our master and servant
The two of you are just ordinary tourists, not businessmen. Moreover, we came all the way and did not know about this special law in the northwest. Therefore, I see that you and your companions seem to be the original caravan. I think you must be sure.
There is an entry permit, so I took the liberty to block your way. Could you please take us into the city with you?"
Princess Louise was stunned for a moment.
Customs clearance is a new decree promulgated by Du Wei. Starting from the year before last, in order to prevent spies from the Northwest Army or prairie people from entering his territory at will, he ordered checkpoints to be set up in the border areas of the entire Desa Province.
The caravan must be enthroned and undergo customs clearance procedures before it can enter the country.
Princess Louise came from the imperial capital. Although she did not show her identity as a princess, when she came, she had already asked her subordinates to go through the formalities in the name of a noble of the imperial capital. She had the customs clearance procedures, but
...Bring these two strange people into the city together?
Louise's curiosity finally took over. Taking two people in was not a big deal for a majestic imperial princess, but she was really curious about this ridiculously beautiful guy.
She had seen all kinds of rich and noble children since she was a child, but she had never seen a person with such a beautiful demeanor! As she stared at this guy, she secretly guessed the origin of this guy.
Judging from his appearance, he should be very young, and this standard Roland Continental accent must have been acquired by the aristocratic family who studied strictly since childhood. And this kind of demeanor, as well as his gestures, are simply not picky at all.
The imperfect elegance made Princess Louise believe that this guy must be a young man from a wealthy family.
It's just that I have never heard of such a young and outstanding person coming out of any big family in the empire. Is it one of those ancient families in the north? But this guy looks so gentle and delicate, he doesn't look like a northerner.
As generous as he should be, then, a southerner? But looking at his fair skin, and his eyes are so clear and crystal clear, he doesn't look like those southerners who are too shrewd. The most important thing is that Princess Louise feels that everyone on the mainland
Most of the top wealthy families gathered in the imperial capital. If any family produced such a talented person in the younger generation, there was absolutely no way he would not know about it.
"Okay." The princess and Miss Delly looked at each other and said, "It is not difficult to take you into the city. However, my dear sir, before asking others for help, can you first explain your identity and origin?
Woolen cloth?"
"Well, my name is Luo Xue, and I come from the north of the mainland." This man smiled. What he had to admit was that when he smiled, even Princess Louise was temporarily lost in his smile.
"...Well...Luoxue, what a lovely name." The princess concealed her gaffe: "Compared to your hometown, you must have seen the beautiful northern scenery with colorful falling snow." After a pause, she looked at the one behind her.
Servant": "Well, where is your companion?"
Even Princess Louise would never believe it. How could such a man with such an outstanding temperament and even a hint of coercion be a servant?
"Oh...he is just a servant, you just need to call him mistress." Luoxue replied lightly. His tone was still gentle, but when he mentioned this servant, his gentleness was just right.
It's like the gentleness of a kindly master to his slaves. Although he is kind, the feeling of being aloof and superior is very real.
And...he is really a servant.
But...Xiaosan, this name is so...so strange.
Soon, the princess immediately decided to take them on the road together. When she saw that these two people didn't even have horses, she asked the accompanying knights to give up two horses for them to ride.
The accompanying knights are all elite followers who protect the princess and Miss Delly. Originally, they were very unhappy when their way was blocked by these two strangers, and they had to give up their horses. Naturally, some people were dissatisfied, but the princess
The knights did not dare to disobey the order. Anyway, these knights traveled a long distance, riding two men and bringing spare horses.
At this moment, in order to embarrass the two guys who were blocking the road, someone brought out the two most violent horses among the spare horses.
These two tall horses are both high-quality war horses among the Royal Forest Army, but ordinary people cannot ride such war horses.
Seeing the two horses brought in front of these two people, the other knights sneered in their hearts: I'll take you off your horses later!
But next, everyone was stunned!
When the two tall war horses came to the front of the two men, they were still scratching their hooves anxiously. Even one of them seemed to be slightly afraid and neighed uneasily. The name was "Xiao San"
The servant just sneered "Hmph", but with just such a "Hmph", the horse next to him actually neighed and then retreated anxiously. If it weren't for the fact that these war horses had all entered
If he had been trained strictly, he would have broken free from the knight's reins and run away.
Even the surrounding knights, under the eyes of this weird "mistress", felt a strange sense of fear and oppression in their hearts.
At this time, Luoxue smiled softly and took two steps forward. He stretched out his hand and caressed the horse's back. There seemed to be a natural softness about him. The anxious horse immediately calmed down.
In full view of everyone, Luo Xue's hand gently fell on the horse's head, and he stroked it back and forth. The war horse actually bowed its head obediently, and then, with its four hooves bent, it knelt down in front of Luo Xue, and it unexpectedly changed.
He was extremely docile, allowing Luoxue to sit on the horse easily, and then the horse stood up on its hooves.
"Mistress, don't scare our companions." Luoxue was riding on horseback and looked back at his servant. There was a hint of fear in the mistress's expression, and he did not dare to disobey Luoxue's order. He snorted and said,
He pulled the reins, got on his horse, and made no further movements.
The group went to Luo Lancheng, and after easily going through the formalities for entering the city at the city gate checkpoint, they arrived at Loulan City.
This season is indeed the most prosperous time in Loulan City. In the spring, everything revives. After the harsh winter, the consumption of various materials is huge. It is precisely when a large number of caravans from the mainland swarm out of the customs and enter the grassland to sell various daily necessities and food from the mainland.
The best time to wait for the goods.
Entering Loulan City, the streets are bustling with people, and caravans and carriages are crowded on the roads. Although the northwest has just experienced a war, it has not reduced the enthusiasm of the merchants. The empire of Loulan City
The largest city on the border has turned into a prosperous commercial city under Du Wei's more than two years of management.
Although the streets were busy and crowded, they were in order. Teams of cavalry wearing the uniforms of the Tulip Family City Guards were patrolling back and forth on horseback. On the notice board at the city gate, the latest decree of Duke Tulip was posted, and there were even
Some clerks specially appointed by the Government Affairs Department stood beside the noticeboard and read the content loudly.
From the moment they entered the city gate, in the eyes of Princess Louise and her party, the entire Loulan City was a scene of prosperity.
Several streets in the distance are even being expanded, and tall houses are being built one after another. What is even strange is that there are actually people who look like ordinary citizens in twos and threes beside the construction projects.
, holding baskets filled with food and water to reward those who are building roads for houses.
The workers were all wearing strange and uniform gray clothes, with a large word "construction" embroidered in Rolandic on the front of the clothes.
Princess Louise looked a little strange. She had never seen such a scene before. It seemed that those who were building projects were all a unified group. In the Roland Empire, whether it was building roads or building houses, etc., if it was an official
All major projects directly recruited coolies and migrant workers, and even slaves were used for construction. Some noble families also used slaves and servants from their own families to build their own houses.
The princess was curious, so she sent someone to ask, and got an answer that made them feel weird.
"Master." A knight who came back after asking had a strange look on his face. In front of outsiders, he called the princess "Master" instead of "Your Highness." The knight answered honestly: "I asked
, It turns out that those construction workers wearing gray clothes are said to be a team under the provincial government of Desa that is responsible for the construction of various projects, and it is said that they are also part of the army. This is an original creation of the Duke of Tulip. It is said that it is called
'Engineer soldiers'. All these guys' daily work is to build various projects, open roads, bridges, break ground, etc... And like soldiers, they get military pay every month."
"Well, but why do the citizens bring food and water to comfort the engineering soldiers? Are the troops here so loved by the citizens?" the princess asked.
"This... is not land." The knight scratched his head: "I asked them, these people are all ordinary people here. The road you see being built and the houses being expanded on both sides are their land. These
The people carrying food and water are the residents of this street, the owners of the houses being built."
The princess was moved. She looked at the distance and saw that the houses built were not small... Could it be that the Province of Desa was already so wealthy? Even ordinary people were already wealthy enough to live in such a
A big house?
Fortunately, the knight quickly gave the answer: "Master, this also surprised me. They told me that whether it is a house or a road, it was announced by the Duke of Tulip by the Desa Provincial Government Affairs Office. Official
It was built with money. It is said that all the dozens of streets in Loulan City will be widened and built within this year, and all the expenses will be paid by the government here. These residents only have to promise one thing, which is to let
From now on, all the men in my family who are over the age of 18 will receive reserve training from the private army of the Tulip family in Dessa Province."
To be continued...