Capítulo 898: Chapter 715: What a Lovey-Dovey Display!
“I will! Actually, I prefer to be an ordinary couple with her!”
As soon as Borjigin Nian’s voice fell, Zhou Mu looked at the woman in front of him, spoke confidently, with his heart and eyes filled with only one person.
Gu Changsheng: “…”
She raised her hand to touch her nose. Could it be, this is what falling in love is about?
Alright, having lived two lifetimes, she had never been visited by shyness before. At this moment, Gu Changsheng suddenly felt a tad shy!
Indeed, strolling around is the perfect situation for love and romance!
More meaningful than being in bed!
Thinking of her and her family’s evildoer’s interactions, they could only be alone while in bed, cough cough! She was overthinking it! A bit distracted!
Gu Changsheng felt her cheek getting warm, instinctively wanted to lower her head, but suddenly realized she was wearing a felt hat, right? Covering with a veil, right?
The ancient person in front straightforwardly speaking sweet words showed no shyness, why should she feel shy, damn it?
After all, she had received modern education and somewhat glanced at Japanese action films, right? How could she lack enlightenment? Something wrong! Needs change!
Therefore, Gu Changsheng immediately set aside the shyness before it could flourish, nodded with much arrogance, “Exactly, exactly!”
Being an ordinary couple is wonderful! The man ploughs while the woman weaves, sharing daily life, also memorable!
Borjigin Nian, even if peculiar, is still a leader, utterly lacks commonality!
“See! The trap is indeed waiting here, right?” Seeing this, Borjigin Nian suddenly wore an expression of exasperation, “Senior Brother, I’ve been putting up with you for quite a while. To put it nicely, we are out on the street to seek refuge today. To put it bluntly, it’s to say sweet words and show off our love under the moonlight, right?”
Look at these numerous ways, the showcase of love, truly dazzling, making people envious, jealous, and resentful!
“What are you talking about? You can’t get ivory from a dog’s mouth!” Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately raised the item in hand wanting to hit Borjigin Nian, abruptly noticing the clay doll she was holding. So she retracted, instead kicked her, spoke angrily, “Why is it that when I and the evildoer are under the moonlight, it’s considered the unpleasant kind?”
“Can’t I be upset? In front of someone who has failed in love proposals, is your display really appropriate?” Borjigin Nian stiffened her neck, pointed at the hat vendor, “Vendor, tell me, aren’t these two love birds mushy?”
The stall owner was stunned by the extraordinary presence of his customers, especially Zhou Mu’s big and small hat theories regarding his small stall. When suddenly asked, the vendor came back to his senses, listening to Borjigin Nian’s charming voice, he blushed a little, “Well, not mushy, not mushy. I’ve just got married and am like this as well. If I weren’t afraid my wife would get sunburned or tired following me to set up the stall, I’d tie her to my waistband!”
“…”
“…”
Borjigin Nian and Yue Xilou heard this, their faces suddenly froze.
“Pfft!”
“Haha!”
Gu Changsheng suddenly buried her head on Zhou Mu’s shoulder, bursting into laughter, even Zhou Mu couldn’t hold back and laughed aloud.
“What kind of support is that? It’s undermining us!” Yue Xilou looked at the dumbfounded Borjigin Nian, rubbed his forehead with some frustration.
Tying to a waistband? Would you ask Zhou Mu to try tying Gu Changsheng to his waistband?
Those words are spoken… too plainly and clearly, making one both anxious and have overactive imaginations! The ambiance of ordinary household truly isn’t something everyone can comprehend and accept!
“I immensely agree with you!” Over there two people were still struck by the thunderous shock, Zhou Mu had already laughingly picked up on the hat vendor’s words.
“Right, right? Have these two guests just gotten married too?” The hat vendor suddenly experienced a sense of finding a kindred spirit, spoke excitedly.
“Not yet, but soon.” Zhou Mu’s brief reply carried an inexplicable joy, completely devoid of the usual princely demeanor.
“Ah, that’s great news! Guests, it’s always good to prepare early. The one you’re holding is a little tiger-head hat, for children!” Saying this, the vendor switched the big hat in Zhou Mu’s hand with a rabbit-ear cat hat, “A tiger-head hat and a rabbit-ear cat, symbolic of a harmonious marriage, and wishes for children in the future, congratulations!”
“Congratulations to you too!” Zhou Mu replied graciously, showing no reservations about his cheerful mood, gathered up the two cute yet not exquisitely crafted small hats, paid appropriately, but gestured to the person hidden among the crowd behind him. It meant, there’s a reward!
“Senior Brother, I’m truly defeated by you!” Borjigin Nian fervently covered the felt hat, expressing admiration.
Not only Borjigin Nian, even Gu Changsheng found herself admitting defeat to Zhou Mu.
How did she not know her family evildoer was so approachable? Or did this nearing grand wedding mess up his psyche?
Pre-wedding jitters? Doesn’t seem like it!
Damn, even if it were pre-wedding jitters, shouldn’t it be hers to have? What kind of madness is this for the evildoer?
Yet, this feeling isn’t bad!
Strolling is relaxing, at least away from the traveling palace and the constantly visible Female Officials and Imperial Forest Army, Gu Changsheng felt exceedingly relaxed, exceedingly joyous!
This trip turned out to be quite authentic, as Zhou Mu, the host and Crown Prince Mu of Great Zhou, led them through the streets and alleys of the Capital City, experiencing its local customs and culture.
Of course, he didn’t forget to sicken the two people who followed along by stirring up emotions.
With their hands full of gains, the four finally decided to stroll towards the traveling palace.
Shortly after they left the street, rows of female officials dressed in Southern Country Miao Ethnicity attire appeared on the street.
“Catch them! Catch them! All the good-looking, decent looking young men, grab them all!”
Hongyan Jiaojiao, riding a tall horse, shouted with great gusto.
In the blink of an eye, female officials decked out in silver ornaments dispersed across the streets, checking men’s faces. The handsome ones without families were taken away, while the less attractive or married ones were left behind!
“What’s going on? Aren’t these the Southern Emperor’s ceremonial troops?”
“Yeah, yeah! Didn’t you see all that brocade and silver ornaments on them? Those are people from Southern Border Bashu! Godfather, they’re really Miao girls! Finally got to see a live one!”
“Why are they grabbing men? And why must they be good-looking and decent? What is this all about?”
“They say in Southern Border Bashu, women can choose husbands, and they can have many husbands, just like our men have three wives and four concubines…”
“Then… what about the Southern Emperor?”
“This… could it be…”
For a moment, the entire street was stirred by this sudden Southern action of seizing strong men. Although Hongyan Jiaojiao adhered to a principle of non-violent cooperation, their seizing action proceeded quite smoothly since they encountered no resistance at all!
The men who were taken, despite their bewilderment, were not very afraid. If it had been in the past, people from the Central Plains would have been scared stiff hearing about the Southern Border Bashu Miao people, but times have changed. Now Crown Prince Mu is about to marry the Southern Emperor!
After all, they’re family, aren’t they?
Within one family, there’s no need to speak in separate terms. With His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mu on their side, they certainly wouldn’t lose their lives.
Don’t even think about resisting, come on, these are the Southern Emperor’s ceremonial troops. In the Capital City, they’re untouchable, nobody dares to make a sound, let alone rebel!
“Reporting to you, My Lord, on this street, there are barely over a dozen passable ones.” The female official in charge of seizing recruits reported back to Hongyan Jiaojiao in front of her horse.
“Hmph! The small Zhou Dynasty really lives up to its name as a small country. The quality of men is so poor, not one that can rival the Imperial Prince in brilliance?” Hongyan Jiaojiao asked, displeased.
“Reporting, My Lord, none.” The female official, breaking out in a cold sweat, raised her head and replied sincerely, “My Lord, trying to find someone who compares with the Imperial Prince, this is simply impossible!”
Who is the Imperial Prince? Like a Jade Tree of Qiong Branch, endless charm akin to a Divine Residence. That aloof temperament, that imperial air of surveying the world from on high, if you could find someone on the streets to match the Imperial Prince, that would be a miracle!
Not to mention comparable, even matching the Imperial Prince’s aura in one or two aspects, you can’t find anyone, you just can’t!
They didn’t know, their aloof and cold-tempered Imperial Prince, whom they thought of as a Jade Tree of Qiong Branch, was very amiably strolling the streets the whole day, appearing quite close to the people, without being recognized at all!
“Capture! Keep capturing! I refuse to believe it! I must seize a group of handsome men who will catch Your Royal Highness’s eye!” Hongyan Jiaojiao, full of visions of the Heavenly Palace being lively and scenes of little princes and princesses running around.
Finally, as the Sovereign opens up, she, as a subject, mustn’t drop the ball at this critical time!
This task must be done perfectly, done beautifully!
“Yes!” The female official obeyed and left.
The two of them openly chatted on the street, inevitably catching the ears of the people nearby.
In no time, the people around them were first stupefied, then suddenly stirred into a commotion!
“Your Royal Highness? Southern Emperor?”
“Handsome men? Caught in Your Royal Highness’s eye? Heavens! Pinch me!”
“This can’t be true! This must not be true! It’s not Miao girls capturing husbands, but for His Majesty the Southern Emperor… then what about our Crown Prince…?”
“That’s the Southern Emperor! Who holds dominion over more than half the world! Though she once hid in the Central Plains, she… she’s also a Miao woman!”
“Godfather! So, all this street’s men being captured is for the Southern Emperor? This…”
“…”
The capture of strong men was carried out in full swing, and rumors, aided by this fervor, quickly spread throughout the Capital City like wildfire!
The entire Capital City was in an uproar!
Rumors and speculations abounded, with everyone talking about the much-anticipated marriage within the Imperial Family; oh no! Perhaps, besides this couple, there will be the captured strong men, the third party, the fourth… Courtiers in the thousands?