Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 633 Arriving at the Imperial Palace of the Sunset Kingdom: The Violent Side (3)

Shen Yi, after careful consideration, selected a rather large inn with an impressive exterior to halt the carriage. He dismounted and entered, casting a glance at the person standing behind the counter, and scanned him up and down with a cold-eyed gaze before saying, "Are you the Shopkeeper?"

"Ah, yes, yes, I am the Shopkeeper. May I ask who you are?" The Shopkeeper quickly circled the counter and stood in front of him, facing his stern demeanor, wondering if he had somehow offended this person.

With a ’snap’, two ingots of Silver were placed on the table, causing the Shopkeeper to tremble at the sight of one hundred taels of Silver on the table. "May I ask... what is this for?"

"I’ll take all the remaining rooms here. Is this Silver enough?"

"Enough, enough, much more than enough," stuttered the Shopkeeper in response, initially thinking he was looking for trouble, just to rent rooms.

"With the rest, get some food ready. We have many people, and if the Silver is not enough, we’ll add more later."

"Yes, yes, yes." The Shopkeeper bowed and cautiously safeguarded the two Silver ingots.

Seeing that he was honest enough, Shen Yi turned to invite his master into the inn. The Shopkeeper didn’t dare to be negligent, personally leading them to the guestrooms, and informed them that the kitchen was already preparing meals that would be brought up once ready. After none of the handsome men and beautiful women spoke, the Shopkeeper reluctantly turned and went downstairs.

Upon entering the inn, Feng Xuxu took a hot bath first. Feeling soft and tired all over after the wash, she intended to rest on the bed for a while, but unexpectedly, she fell asleep until the next day.

"Cousin, wake up." The previous day, when she had been called over to have a meal, her cousin had already gone to bed, looking peacefully asleep, so she didn’t wake her. Early this morning, Xiao Jiazhen came running over, sat by her bed, and waited for her cousin to wake up.

Barely opening her heavy-lidded eyes, Xuxu saw her looking at her with concern and asked in puzzlement, "Why are you here?"

"I’ve been here for a while, and seeing you were sound asleep, I didn’t wake you." Jiazhen lent a hand to help her cousin up from the bed, reaching for the clothes beside it, assisting her cousin to dress.

Yingsu entered the room carrying a basin of hot water. Seeing her young mistress aiding the master to dress, she quickly set down the basin she was holding and took over the task from her young mistress.

After busying herself, Xuxu was quickly dressed and freshened up. Yingsu helped her downstairs. Before they could settle properly, Lou Qianyu soon followed suit, and the three of them had a simple breakfast of steamed buns with pickled vegetables and porridge. Accustomed to fancy meals, they found the simple fare surprisingly sweet and flavorful.

Leaving the inn, they looked up at the clear sky, hardly recognizing it from the light snow the day before. If not for the melting snow on the ground reminding them, they might have thought it was all a dream.

Feng Xuxu tightened her cloak and slid back into the carriage. Once everyone was ready, the carriage slowly left the small town, heading towards the next Prefecture Government. Fortunately, the heavens were kind, and in the following days, they didn’t encounter another snowfall. Instead, the weather was very sunny, the snow on the ground had melted, and the once muddy roads had now dried out.

On the twenty-ninth of December, after half a month of travel, they finally arrived at the Imperial Palace at noon. Lou Qianyu arranged for Feng Xuxu to stay in a separate, large, and luxurious palace within the harem. The members of the Iron Cavalry Army who followed Feng Xuxu were treated as guards and stationed in the palace. None of the Palace Maids and eunuchs from the Sunset Kingdom were allowed to follow them in. According to Feng Xuxu, there was simply no need for so many people to attend to her; the few people by her side were enough. With no other choice, Lou Qianyu had to dismiss those Palace Attendants.