Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 631 Arriving at the Imperial Palace of the Sunset Kingdom: The Violent Side (1)

The carriage stopped in front of the largest and best inn on Loka Town, and Lou Qianyu got off the carriage, glanced up, and felt quite satisfied, then proceeded to walk towards the Dragon Carriage at the back.

Standing at the edge of the Dragon Carriage, he respectfully invited the person inside out, "Sister-in-law, we have arrived at the inn. Let’s rest for a while. After eating, it won’t be too late to continue."

"Alright, Young Master Lou, just arrange whatever you see fit." A languid voice came through the heavy cotton curtain. Lou Qianyu nodded and turned away.

Feng Xuxu, lying on the soft couch, looked extremely haggard. Lazily rising, Lenglei stepped forward to attend to the empress while Xiao Jiazhen assisted on the side, feeling very sorry for her cousin’s wife. Whenever the carriage moved too quickly, she’d suffer from motion sickness. If it slowed, she showed no signs of discomfort, but throughout the journey, she insisted the carriage rush ahead despite her own discomfort, never uttering a word of complaint, only gritting her teeth and bearing it.

After donning her cloak, Lenglei lifted the cotton curtain, and Yingsu, standing on the edge of the carriage, opened an oiled paper umbrella. Only then did Feng Xuxu slightly bend to exit the carriage, supported by Lan Lengyun’s hand, step by step.

Seeing the Empress disembark from the Dragon Carriage, Lou Qianyu hastened his steps and looked at her, weary in spirit, with guilty eyes, "Sister-in-law, everything has been arranged. Please, go inside and warm up quickly."

She lifted her eyes to the three-story high inn and then turned to him, parting her somewhat cracked lips, "Okay."

Lou Qianyu nodded and led the way, with Feng Xuxu supporting herself on Lan Lengyun’s hand following behind.

Once inside the inn, a waiter was at the ready. Upon their arrival, he led them to a private room upstairs while outside, the coachman drove the carriage to the back yard. Feng Qing, not trusting the stable boys to feed the horses, decided to feed the four horses himself, and the waiters from the inn, eager to please their guests, scurried off to fetch hay.

In the private room, Feng Xuxu felt herself getting better and took off her cloak, holding a cup of freshly steeped tea, she sipped it lightly, then frowned and set the cup down. Looking around the luxuriously decorated room, she smiled faintly, "I didn’t expect such extravagance in an inn on a small town, it seems Sunset Kingdom is not as the Sunset Emperor described it."

Lou Qianyu, looking around, gave a wry smile, "I would not dare to let you down, sister-in-law, for inns like this can be found in various places of the Sunset Kingdom."

Feng Xuxu turned her gaze towards him with a hint of curiosity, "Oh! It seems the owner of the inn is quite familiar to the Emperor."

"Alas, it’s not familiarity per se, but rather, every citizen of Sunset Kingdom knows him well. He is the wealthiest man in the Sunset Kingdom, ’Zi Weijiang’."

"Hmm, the wealthiest man must be very rich indeed. You should be happy about that. Why then do you look troubled?" she inquired.

"Indeed, one should be happy, but can I be pleased knowing the wealthiest man harbors ulterior motives?"

Feng Xuxu nodded in sudden understanding, realizing it was best not to inquire too much into the affairs of others, especially since she was a foreigner and an empress of another country no less.

Before long, the waiter brought up several local specialties. Feng Xuxu looked at the steaming dishes that were appealing in both color and fragrance, though she had yet to taste them. Picking up some squid strips with her chopsticks, she sampled a bite, "Hmm, not bad. It seems the chef here is quite skilled with seafood."

Since arriving in the ancient times, Xuxu hadn’t had the chance to eat seafood again, as Xueyan Country had no sea, only rivers. She took the rare opportunity to enjoy a few more bites of the seafood.

"Indeed, the seafood here is quite exceptional," Lou Qianyu praised generously, indeed better than what the Imperial Kitchen could offer.