King Fan had already dismounted and said apologetically to He Ran: "Don't be alarmed, military advisor, this is a domestic animal raised by my naughty cousin." After saying this, he scolded a girl of about 17 or 18 next to Hongkong'er.
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In order to make He Ran understand, he spoke in the Central Plains dialect, scolded her sternly and asked her to come out and apologize to the military advisor.
The girl could also speak the Central Plains dialect. She squinted at He Ran with disdain and said, "How can a leopard scare him like this? How can he be a hero? I won't apologize. Huh, that's what the magic strategist has to do.
A false name!"
The etiquette of honor and inferiority in Fan people is much looser than that in Zhongyuan. She is King Fan's cousin, and relying on her cousin's usual favor, she has no intention of giving in at this moment. King Fan was a little unable to get off the stage, and stepped forward with eyes wide open to pull her over.
He Ran hurriedly got off his horse and caught him and said: "Forget it, don't worry about the naughty kid. I was just a little frightened, and I wasn't really hurt."
Unexpectedly, the girl showed no appreciation and snorted: "There is no need for you to pretend to be a good person. If it weren't for the sake of taking care of A'duo, Xue'er would have to kill you!" A'duo was talking about the little princess.
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King Fan was about to whip the girl, but He Ran held him back with force, and said with a helpless smile: "Military advisor, please don't take it to heart. Alas, Zhu'er's father is...my uncle Wang who died in the Zhao Kingdom."
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He Ran suddenly felt relieved and secretly lamented that that battle had really caused him too much trouble. After calming down his pounding heart, he smiled generously and glanced at the girl named Zhu'er.
She has apple cheeks and big eyes, and looks somewhat like a little princess. She is very cute with gold beads and silver pieces on her head. He Ran just nodded to her without saying anything. He noticed that there was a beautiful woman next to Zhuer.
, this beauty is older than Pearl, and she looks like she is in her early twenties. Although she is also dressed in gold, jewelry, and silver, the color of her clothes is much more elegant. She has an oval face, delicate eyebrows, and a bookish look in her expression that is rare for prairie women.
At this time, she was frowning and saying something to Pearl, as if she was blaming her.
At this time, some of the elders and relatives began to scold Zhuer. Zhuer pouted and turned away while holding the snow leopard that had been lassoed.
King Fan apologized to He Ran repeatedly. Seeing Xiao Xiao's pretty face was slightly cold, he explained a few more words to her. He Ran smiled and said: "It's just a kid's joke. Let's go to the city."
The drum music sounded again, and He Ran and Xiao Xiao walked into the city gate surrounded by everyone. Geqiong City completely imitated the style of a large city in the Central Plains. The urn city, arrow tower and other defense facilities were all complete, and such a strong city was built using rammed earth.
It's not easy.
The roads in the city are criss-crossed and criss-crossed, dividing the city into four parts. The buildings cannot be compared with those in big cities such as Dingyang. There are mostly mud houses and wooden pavilions along the main roads, and there are more in other places.
It's a tent, and there are many kinds of tents. Some are temporary ones commonly used by herdsmen, while others are made permanent, several times larger in size, and shaped like a small courtyard.
There are not many residents in such a big city, and many places are empty. King Fan pointed while walking. From what he said, the main function here is more like a big market. Fan people are not used to living in the city, but in
They only come here when they need to trade, and some craftsmen and craftsmen are mostly forced to live here. In recent times, with the prosperity of trade, more and more people are willing to settle here.
Arriving at the palace, he smiled happily. This was the only palace he had ever seen that was simpler than Su Pingjiang's palace. Earthen walls as tall as one person surrounded a square palace garden that was no more than a hundred feet long and wide. There were only a handful of pavilions and pavilions inside.
The numbers, specifications and styles are also shabby compared to those of wealthy households in the Central Plains.
King Fan chuckled and said: "It makes the military advisor laugh. The wilderness is naturally inferior to the rich Central Plains."
"This just shows that the king is diligent and thrifty and loves the people. Although the grassland has little wood and stone, Geqiong is close to the mountains. It is not difficult to build a palace comparable to Zhao Palace."
King Fan sighed: "It has taken too much manpower to build such a large city. If we waste money and people to build palaces, there will be even more people who will rebel against me."
He Ran also said with emotion: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the people here are far simpler than those in the Central Plains. It is okay to learn some of the fine skills of the Central Plains to make the people's lives more comfortable. As for not learning anything else, the human heart
Once it is dirty, no matter how good your life is, you will no longer feel comfortable, and no amount of money can buy it back."
King Fan smiled and said nothing more.
The banquet was held in the main hall of the palace. After coming to the grassland for so many days, I finally had a decent meal. Although the various grassland delicacies were not exquisite, they had a bold taste. Xiao Xiao's meal was more to his taste. He Ran
He joked in a low voice: "Wang Jia, don't really eat the whole sheep in one meal." This was what he said when the two met for the first time. Xiao Xiao rolled his eyes at him, and then couldn't help but purse his lips and smile.
The enthusiasm of the grassland people is really unparalleled. The luncheon was directly connected to the dinner. Most of the day was spent singing and dancing besides drinking. Xiao Xiao left the party in the middle, but He Ran couldn't hide. He didn't know how much he drank. It was more than 20 years ago when he turned on the lamp.
Few of the officials were awake, and many were asleep at their desks. He Ran was carried away.
When He Ran woke up early the next morning, he felt dizzy. When he came to the courtyard, he saw that it was a large courtyard. Hong An pointed out and told him that the palace was not far away and that Wang Jia lived in the adjacent courtyard. He Ran
Ran is very satisfied with this arrangement. It seems that his brother still has some subtleties in his roughness.
Before he could go to see Xiao Xiao, the soldiers on duty in the front yard ran in and reported that there was a woman outside who claimed to be Princess Jinglan asking to see her.
He Ran saw a slight panic on his face and looked at him curiously. The soldier grinned and said, "She brought the leopard with her yesterday."
He Ran was shocked, "Princess Jinglan is the little girl yesterday?"
"No, this villain will not admit his mistake." The soldier was very sure.
He Ran was really afraid of the leopard, and wanted to send a message asking her to tie the leopard before the meeting, but since the other party was a princess, it was very rude for him to make such a request. Thinking that she brought the leopard openly, there should be no ill intentions.
He whispered to Yun Ye: "Keep an eye on the leopard. Don't worry about anything else."
There was a cold light in Yun Ye's eyes, "Okay!" He hated the leopard so much that he wished he had the chance to kill it with his sword.
He Ran braved his courage and walked out to greet her. When he came to the door, he saw that Princess Jinglan was actually the girl who stood next to Zhu Er yesterday. He had a good impression of this girl and felt a little more at ease. He could see that he was lying next to her.
The leopard at his feet was still trembling, and he did not dare to go too close even though he was still far away.
Princess Jinglan handed the leopard's rope to her maid, stepped forward and returned the gift respectfully, saying: "The military advisor has broken my daughter, how can I dare to be a military advisor?"
He Ran turned sideways to give way and said with a smile: "Princess Zhongyuan speaks so well."
Princess Jinglan's pretty face always had a shy blush, and she lowered her eyebrows and said: "It made the military advisor laugh. Your Majesty admires the education of the Central Plains, so he asked us to learn the Central Plains dialect from an early age. Duo'er and we learned it together."
He Ranxiao asked: "You speak much better than her. Is it because she is naughty and playful that she didn't learn well?"
Princess Jinglan was a little reluctant to let him go, but when she saw how easy-going he was, she smiled and said, "The military advisor has really seen through her, that's right."
When they came to the lobby, before He Ran could ask questions, Princess Jinglan blushed and said: "I hope the military advisor will not be punished for my sudden visit. I am here to apologize on behalf of my cousin. She is used to being naughty and no one can care about her. Yesterday,
I frightened the military advisor and asked him to forgive me."
He Ran waved his hand and said: "This is nothing. I can't bear what the princess says."
Princess Jinglan then said with a slightly shy expression: "The military advisor is generous and generous, and I will not blame you. I thanked you on behalf of my cousin. Well... Zhu'er is too willful. She felt dissatisfied after receiving everyone's blame yesterday. I'm afraid she will do it again."
If Xue'er does something ridiculous, if she really hurts the military advisor, she will die, so I brought Yun'er here to protect the military advisor."
"Yun'er? That leopard you brought? Isn't it the one yesterday?" He Ran asked in surprise.
Princess Jinglan smiled and said: "No, but these two leopards are biological sisters. My brother picked them up during a hunting trip. They were not weaned at that time and they were very cute. So my cousin and I raised one.
Even those raised by my own hands are not afraid. They are also very smart and never hurt anyone." He sighed, "Zhu'er is really fooling around. In order to scare the military advisor, she let Xue'er do such a thing and opened the attack.
It’s a precedent that will be terrible in the future.”
"Oh, that's it. Haha, thank you princess for your kindness. I think she did this kind of thing because she was angry when she saw my enemy. She probably won't let Xue'er bite me again in the future. This Yun'er... Hehe,
It’s better to take the princess back, to be honest with the princess, I’m really scared.”
Seeing his grinning look, Princess Jinglan couldn't help but smile and said: "The military advisor is really an honest person, and he is not afraid of hurting his face by saying this."
He Ran laughed and said: "Saving your life is important. If you don't tell the truth, how can you evade the princess's kindness? No matter how docile Yun'er is, I don't dare to stay."
Princess Jinglan said slightly anxiously: "Yun'er will never hurt the military advisor. It is very spiritual and listens to my words the most." After saying this, fearing that He Ran would not believe it, she changed the maidservant in a loud voice and brought the leopard in.
When Yun'er came in, He Ran took a closer look. Although it was also completely white, upon closer inspection, he could still tell that it was slightly different from the leopard yesterday. It was slightly larger and there was no such fierce light in its eyes.
Princess Jinglan took the rope, stroked the leopard's forehead with her hand and said to He Ran: "Commander, look at how good it is, come and touch it."
Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, He Ran couldn't bear to offend her, so he bravely walked up to her, while Yun Ye followed him tightly holding the hilt of his sword.
Princess Jinglan knelt down and patted Yun'er, pointed at He Ran and said: "This is a famous magical strategist. You must be obedient and not scare him. You must protect the strategist."
He Ran smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that the princess insisted on keeping Yun'er here. He wanted to touch it lightly and stop, and then found an excuse to decline the princess's kindness, but when his hand touched Yun'er's
When he touched his forehead, Yun'er raised his head slightly, slowly stuck out his tongue and touched his hand, appearing extremely friendly.
"Look, look! It likes you very much!" Princess Jinglan said excitedly.
From the leopard's eyes, He Ran noticed its docility, and became bolder. He gently stroked its smooth coat, and Yun'er nuzzled his leg with her head like a kitten. He Ran realized
Interesting, it was his first time to have close contact with such a ferocious animal.
"It really likes you. Although it is very docile, it is rarely so affectionate to others. That's great. Come on, let me teach you some commands. Yun'er is very smart and can do many things."
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