C4 Marching into the Capital

"What is it, Princess?" Nini asked, cocking her head in wonder as the party settled down and the master stared pensively at the inn door.

"Nothing, let's go in!" Cheng Luoluo suddenly came back to her senses. The Morse Inn was built on the border between the two countries, and its business seemed to be quite good. Although it was already night time, it was still bustling with noise and excitement inside.

When the waiter saw Cheng Luo Luo and the others, he knew that they were either officials or dignitaries. He had already greeted them with a smile, "Yo, guests, do you want to stay or eat?"

"Waiter, give us a top class room and four normal rooms." Nini took out two taels of gold from her pocket. Not only the waiter, but even Cheng Lolo's eyes lit up. She turned to look at Nini.

"Excuse me, sir, but we are divided into the Presidential Suite and the Standard Room, the Big Bed Room, the Family Room, and what do you need?"

Presidential Suite? Standard Room? Big Bedroom, Family Room...

"One presidential suite, five standard rooms..."

The Presidential Suite was grand, and there was a touch of modernity in the antique style of the room. It was spacious, and the walls were decorated with white roses.

After dinner in the evening, Cheng Lolo was alone, leaning over the railing of the long corridor and looking down at the dwindling crowd. Her thoughts returned to the moment of the assassination.

"Princess, you should take a bath and rest." Nini made the bed and called out to her, but no one responded. She walked to the corridor and saw Cheng Lolo lying on his stomach with his chin in his hands and a silly smile on his face. "Princess, what are you thinking about?"

Cheng Luoluo did not even raise her head. Her face was still filled with infatuation. She stuck out her tongue to lick her lips and said with a smile, "Hehe, it's nothing."

[What kind of man is the man that Lu Xue Ming arranged for me? Will he be like this general I met today?]

Cheng Luoluo slowly recalled what Lu Xue Ming had told her in the document today. Who would be the first prince she met?

It was her first time in an ancient bath, and she was excited. She jumped into the tub, and the water, covered with petals, came up to her shoulders. She picked up a petal from the water and blew it on her lips, just like the beautiful women in TV shows.

"Oh, that's right. Nini, how much do you know about the imperial heirs of Cang Yuan Country?"

As for this, she had heard of it before. Seeing that Nini was very promising, Cheng Lolo's body went soft and fell onto the edge of the bath barrel.

"I heard that the Cang Yuan Country has a total of seven heirs..."

The eldest prince was born a fool, and the second prince was the eldest princess, but because of his mother, he had been stripped of his title and sent to the royal monastery. The third prince was a gentle and modest man; Their fates were the worst. They were twin sisters, but they had only lived for a month before their waists were bent. As for the Seventh Prince, he was a prince revered by Cang Yuan Country as the God of War. He was like a god. He was brave, good at fighting, and handsome. He was someone that all women dreamed of marrying, but his harem was empty. He didn't even have a concubine who usually slept with him. Thus, there were rumors that the Seventh Prince had gotten sick after years of leading troops to war, especially when it came to men and women.

That was all Cheng Luoluo knew from Nini. He did not expect Lu Xue Ming to be so cruel.

However, after thinking about it, her true son of heaven was definitely between the Third Prince and the Seventh Prince.

The next day, Cheng Luoluo woke up early in the morning due to Nini's chatter, "Princess, someone from the palace is here."

Cheng Luoluo laughed and it was obvious that she had not slept enough. The weather was very good today, and the sun was shining brightly. The entrance of the inn was filled with people, and most of them had come to see Huang Jia. In order to show the sincerity of the Cang Yuan Country, the palace welcomed them with the highest etiquette. The bright yellow Luan Feng carriage was accompanied by palace maids and eunuchs, and the guards of honor followed closely behind the food. Even Cheng Luoluo was shocked by the scene in front of her.

This Lu Xue Ming was too much.

In an instant, Cheng Luoluo became alert and his identity was exposed. The people of the inn all respectfully retreated to the side. The person who came to greet them was the eunuch in charge of the palace, Eunuch Zhang. Eunuch Zhang was the Emperor's favorite.

Eunuch Zhang really did look like a eunuch in his court attire. When he saw Cheng Lolo, he waved the horsetail whisk in his hand and smiled as he bowed to Cheng Lolo, "Hehe, this servant greets the princess."

"Ah, so she's the princess!"

"Princess?"

Eunuch Zhang's words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding people. When the waiter found out who Cheng Luoluo was, he was the first to kneel down and pay his respects. The next moment, everyone respectfully knelt on both sides.

This was a scene that could only be seen in television dramas, but it actually happened to her. Cheng Luoluo was unable to react for a while, until Eunuch Zhang's duck-like voice rang in her ear again, and she woke up from her stupor, "Princess, the carriage is already waiting outside. The Emperor has ordered this servant to personally receive you to the resting point in the city to rest for the time being."

Cheng Lolo curtsied, smiled and nodded, "Thank you, father-in-law."

Cang Yuan Country was indeed worthy of being called the number one country in the novel. The capital city of Cang Yuan City was even more prosperous than Muxi City. On both sides of the street, there were teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, and workshops.

The street stretched east and west, all the way to the busiest part of the city. Cheng Lolo's royal carriage followed this street, and as she listened to the noise outside, she couldn't help but open the curtains and look out.

The people did what they were doing: carrying their loads, driving their carts, driving their donkeys and carts, stopping to look at the river bridge, trading, but when they saw the royal carriages coming, they took the initiative to back off to the sides of the street and stop for a glimpse of the royal family.

As the procession continued, Cheng Lolo gently pushed aside the curtains of the carriage and looked out at the crowd, letting out a long breath.

"I heard that the Duke of Tianmu wants to come to our Cang Yuan Country to propose marriage. Looking at such a grand occasion, I believe that the princess of the Tianmu Kingdom is sitting in this royal carriage."

"Also, I've also heard that the Tianmu Kingdom only has one princess. She might be here to select a son-in-law."

Although Passerby A and B had lowered their voices to the lowest, they were still heard by the sharp-eared Cheng Luoluo.

She giggled. This Lu Xue Ming had indeed said something about her true love, but my task was only to find him and wait for him to ascend to the throne. I did not say that I would marry him. What a bunch of ignorant people!]

Soon enough, Cheng Luoluo arrived at the Royal Guest House. Eunuch Zhang settled them in and left.

Ever since Cheng Luoluo had been scammed into a novel by a heartless author, she had been exhausted from the long journey. Before Cheng Luoluo could appreciate the beautiful scenery of the Royal Guest House, she had already fallen asleep on her bed.

When she woke up again, it was already ten minutes into the evening. Nini was lying on the bed and gently shook her awake. "Princess, Princess, it's time to get up and have dinner."

Cheng rubbed his eyes and asked, "Nini? What time is it?" Cheng didn't like to be woken up in his sleep, so he sounded a little grumpy.

The novel was set for late summer and early autumn, so it was cool in the evening. Nini took a thin shawl and draped it over her mistress."

Time? Cheng Luoluo calculated that it should be between five to seven in the afternoon.

"Princess, Eunuch Zhang has specially transferred the chef from the palace's imperial kitchen here. Have a taste." Nini pointed at the table full of scrumptious food as she explained.

It had to be said that delicacies could indeed make a person's mood turn for the better, "Hmm, not bad. It's even better than all the meals I've eaten before!" In the face of such delicious food, how could Cheng Luoluo still care about her image as a princess? She wolfed down a pork trotter and then wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth, "This emperor of the Cang Yuan Country is really something. If he could transfer the chef from the imperial kitchen here, why didn't he just let me enter the palace? It would have saved me a lot of trouble. Why did he have to make us stay here for seven days?"

Ninny heard this and looked at her master's greasy mouth. She could not help but cover her mouth and laugh, then explained, "Princess, you may not know this, but this is the rule of the Cang Yuan Country, and also the highest form of courtesy."

"The highest etiquette?" This was another joke set by Lu Xue Ming?

Ninny nodded. She put away her smile and became serious." Hmm, it's said that this Royal Guest House used to be a place where a monk who went to the Western Paradise to seek the scriptures stayed. After he came back, he stayed here for a few days. "