Lady forced to seek prince

Chapter 679 Three Years (Part )

In October of the sixth year of Xingwu, nearly three years had passed since the Taishi rebelled.

Compared with three years ago, Taozhou has a completely new look. There are many pavilions in the city. It cannot be compared with the capital city, but it is on par with Daming Mansion and other places. It is the most prosperous place in the northwest.

The reason is, firstly, because the Prince of Yu’s palace is in Taozhou, and secondly, Taozhou was the first to plant cotton, and there is a huge pastoral area to the west. The official wine brewed in Taozhou is also different from other places. Just based on these three factors, it is It can keep merchants coming, not to mention buying some beautiful fireworks from Taozhou every year.

If the government hadn't banned the circulation of large quantities of fireworks, this would have been another profitable business.

In the wine shop, the merchants were discussing the price of cotton this year.

“There is a good cotton harvest in the northwest, and no merchant in my opinion returns home empty-handed.”

After the promotion of cotton, the supply has been in short supply. In the past two years, when it was not time to harvest cotton, merchants came to the domain early to wait. In order to grab the goods, they did not hesitate to pay a deposit to the farmers. Even so, there were still many people Returned empty handed.

The good thing about the vassal land is that the palace will not really let the merchants suffer big losses. If you can't buy cotton, you can go to the palace to get the brand and buy the palace's official wine.

The merchant didn't take it seriously at first. Only after he got the wine did he realize its benefits.

"Mr. Zhang bought cotton and didn't leave yet, is it for the mare milk bar?"

"Where, where," Mr. Zhang said with a smile, "I'm just going to buy some furs."

The merchants nearby naturally didn't believe it. Everyone could buy cotton this year. They didn't know how the official wine was sold. The people who stayed came here just for the wine.

A few people were talking when they saw a few people leading horses walking under the wine shop, and their eyes immediately widened.

Those horses have high shoulders and long legs, and they look like extraordinary horses.

"Is this a horse bought from a stockyard?"

Several people put down their wine glasses and went downstairs to check.

The horses in Daqi are relatively short, and they don’t look as powerful as those in foreign countries. After the negotiation between Daqi and Tubo started, some people spent a lot of money to buy horses from Tubo. Maybe the horses were bought by a family of military generals, and ordinary people were not allowed to ride them. The merchants holding the money in their hands looked at such horses with great greed.

The more you can't have it, the more you want it, even if you just sit around and look at it. So when a few horses appeared, many people immediately gathered around them.

"Did you just buy it from the market?"

The servant leading the horse looked proud: "The horse was bought, but it didn't come from a stockyard."

"Where is that?"

More people are asking.

The man leading the horse was delighted and replied happily, "This is the horse that our master ordered from Taozhou Ranch two years ago."

No one expected that the horses in Taozhou Ranch could be so tall.

"Two years ago?"

"What year is this horse?"

"So that everyone knows that this horse is not fully grown yet. What a majestic horse it will be when it reaches adulthood?"

This aroused everyone's curiosity even more. The horses in the market cannot be bought by ordinary people, but the horses in Daqi Ranch may be sold to ordinary people at some time.

After standing around for a while, everyone's enthusiasm continued, but the person who bought the horse wanted to go back.

"There are also horse breeds on the pasture. You can go there and have a look."

After receiving the news, everyone began to call friends to go to the ranch. Only when they arrived at the ranch did they realize that they were ignorant. The number of people coming to see the horses in Taozhou Ranch was no less than the merchants buying cotton. But there really weren't many horses in the ranch, so I didn't want to come here in vain, so I took a look at the market next to the ranch. There were a lot more livestock in the market, and it turned out that the pasture had expanded twice as much. So the merchants who came to Taozhou discovered that they could still make a lot of money on the pasture this year.

The inns inside and outside Taozhou City are full of people. Such prosperity requires peace at the border.

"With the armed guards here, who dares to invade?" This was what made them most proud.

"Zampu from the Tubo Royal Court is from Daqi."

"Yep."

"However, without King Yu, we would not have been able to repel the troops of the Tubo Royal Court."

Speaking of this, merchants who came to Tubo to do business during the war told everyone about the dangers at that time.

"I have also met Prince Yu. One look from a distance on the official road made my feet weak with fear. His power is truly unrivaled."

"You say that Prince Yu is the military god of our Daqi. Who can refute that?"

Many people around agreed.

"However, I haven't seen the prince in the past few years."

There were many rumors about King Yu. Everyone drank too much and became more courageous. They began to talk in low voices: "They all say that King Yu defeated foreign enemies, quelled internal troubles, and suffered many injuries. These days. He was recovering from his injuries in the palace."

"Some people also say that the prince... fell ill and has not recovered yet. If you don't believe me, ask if all the famous doctors in Daqi have been to Taozhou?"

"I've also heard people say that the people who work in the palace have never met the prince."

"Could it be that your lord..."

When everyone said this, they heard an angry voice saying: "What are you talking about?"

Lamei, the daughter of Shi Dajiang's family, pinched her waist, with anger in her eyes: "That's because Da Qi is at peace. The prince is staying in the mansion to handle official duties. He goes in and out with the princess on weekdays. You guys haven't seen it. Find someone. The people of Taozhou asked them if they knew."

"And you, the person you know, what is he doing in the palace? Tell me, so that you can know. My eldest brother is in the armed guard and often goes in and out of the palace to see if he can see that person and help you guide him. A word."

The merchant who spoke before was livid and did not dare to answer the question again.

Lamei ignored everyone and went on to do their work. This inn was opened in the village. She didn't care what these people said elsewhere, but it was not okay to say that in front of her.

Moreover, what she just said was true. She had indeed seen the prince and the princess traveling in a carriage together, but she had never spoken to the prince.

After her eldest brother joined the Armed Guards, he had been under Nie Ping's command and never saw the prince patrolling the camp again.

They also had some guesses in private, but they were just guesses, but they didn't want others to make irresponsible remarks. Even if the prince was sick, he would definitely recover.

Lamei returned to the kitchen and served food to her two brothers. After the eldest brother finished eating, he would go to the palace to stay overnight.

The palace is the place with the strictest security. Since the birth of the princess three years ago, the number of guards in the palace has doubled, and it was the same after the prince came back.

But what exactly happened to the prince, Lamei tried her best to find out from her eldest brother.

Before leaving, Shi Ping told Lamei: "Don't say anything to them. There are many rumors. The princess said to let them go and there won't be any trouble."

Wintersweet responded.

On the way to the palace, Shi Ping touched the things on his waist. He found a small sword that he had sharpened, and a small purse sewn by the old lady Cao in the village. They were all children's playthings. I didn't know if they could be given as gifts. go out.