Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 114: The Meeting of the Two Shus
"Well, every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. Although my elder sister is not originally from the imperial capital, she has lived in the imperial capital for a long time. The previous generations of the family have been doing business for a living. Now the Taiping army controls the east of Longdong, and the people in the west The countries in the Western Regions are said to be in constant conflict with the Northwest and Northern Luzon. My father felt that this business route was not safe enough. He wanted to come here to see what the situation was. If the risk was too great, my father wanted to change to the southern business route. Or transport it into the sea by water, and transport the goods to the west by ship. My brother was supposed to do this, but my brother accidentally broke his leg while riding a horse before setting off, so my sister had to take on this burden.” In the imperial capital. Having lived for a few years and seen a lot of ups and downs, Sophia has already trained a sharp mouth to lie to people without paying for their lives, and she makes up stories one after another.
Both parties are trying to find any loopholes or flaws in the other party's rhetoric, hoping to see the other party's origin. After all, it is too coincidental. Servants, and the most important thing is that both masters have discovered that there are many unusual sides hidden behind each other.
"Oh? It seems that the elder sister and the younger sister are the same, and they came here to replace their father and brother." The snow-clothed girl smiled faintly. Maybe she also found that the other party was just like herself, and she was actually unwilling to expose herself. The purpose, and the reasons are so fully and seamlessly compiled.
"Well, we are both fallen in the world, sister, don't you think so?" Sophia also smiled back.
Seeing that there was nothing to be heard from the other party's mouth, the two girls both talked about the customs and customs of their respective hometowns as a topic, hoping to find out something from the other party's words, but the snow-clothed girl was of course impeccable, And Sophia has lived in the imperial capital for a long time, and she has always been fascinated by Situ Yushuang's house. She has long been familiar with the customs of the imperial capital, and she is also eloquent. Curiosity arose.
It wasn't until the lights came off and the night was dark that the two girls had a very speculative conversation. It wasn't until the second girl's maid reminded that it was getting late, and the two girls reluctantly ended their first meeting, each with speculation. The mind of the other party's identity returned to their respective rooms and fell asleep. But when it comes to the itinerary, the two daughters both invited each other to travel together. Anyway, the long distance from Zheguguan to Qingyang is the only way for the two daughters to pass. Fortunately, the road is already under the jurisdiction of the Northwest, and the security situation It has always been good, so there is no need to worry about any surprises.
Going out of the west gate of Zhegu Pass is to embark on the road to the northwest. The repair and widening of this section of road was put at the top of the priority list. It took only three months to double the width of the 60-mile road from Yangmakou to Zheguguan. After leveling, the road was in good condition enough to It is still very loose to accommodate two large carriages in parallel.
The carriage is running briskly on the wide avenue, with the sound of gusts of wind. The wind chimes hanging on the head of the carriage are imported from the Western Continent. It sounds refreshing.
"Sister, do you think the scenery in the northwest is different from the Central Plains of the Empire?" The snow-clothed girl sitting on the left opened the curtains of the carriage while pointing to the farmers who were already busy in the field.
"Well, the northwest is vast and sparsely populated, but it seems that this area is still very peaceful, and I can't see anything different from other places." Sophia's gaze was also cast on the scenery outside the window. Can't get rid of some chills, but hard-working farmers can't wait, and start working non-stop, making various preparations for the next season's harvest.
"Well, it is said that this area has been taken over by Mr. Li Wufeng, the military and political governor of the northwest of the empire and the governor of Northern Luzon. Now it starts from Zhegu Pass in the east and ends at Zijing Pass in the west of Northern Luzon. It stretches for two thousand years. The Duoli area is the territory of our imperial hero." The snow-clothed girl's tone was very flat, without any tendency.
"Hey, my sister is very familiar with the situation in Luzon, even the Bauhinia Pass in North Luzon?" Sophia asked pretending to be puzzled.
"Uh, um," the snow-clothed girl's heart trembled, she didn't expect the other party's sense of touch to be so keen, and if she was not paying attention, the other party noticed a little flaw in her mouth, "Oh, although my little sister is at home, it is not easy to go out. Many, but there are many relatives in the family who make a living in business, and they often travel to Northern Luzon and even Indiana in the west, so my younger sister has heard about the customs and customs there.”
"Oh, it seems that the girl is also caring, and she knows the geographical situation thousands of miles away." Sophia didn't say anything more, she just took it casually, but it has already made the girl in snow feel happy. secretly vigilant.
"My sister is laughing, but my sister seems to be familiar with the situation in the west of the empire." The snow-clothed girl took advantage of the opportunity of grooming to cover herself, while counterattacking calmly.
"That's true. My sister has been fond of traveling since she was a child. She spent two years traveling through the Nanyang Alliance, Milan, Mahad, and the southern countries of Andako, the Jiangnan, East China Sea, Five Lakes, The sister of Heshuo counties has also traveled to many places, although she has not taken the west, she is very interested in this area, so she usually likes to collect information about this area, so she is familiar with it." Sophia replied quite proudly .
What she said was not a lie. Since she was a child who loved to travel, she has already visited almost all the scenic spots in the Eastern Continent, and what she owes is a trip to the west, but she has not had time to fulfill her wish. Misfortune had already befell her, and as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she recalled a trace of her past travel life, and even remembered her homeland, which had become a part of the Machi Khanate, and a gloomy mood slowly returned to her. My heart floated.
The snow-clothed girl was also keenly aware of the change in the other party's mood, first she was proud, then depressed, but of course she couldn't understand why the other party's mood changed so much.
"Oh, it seems that my sister has really traveled thousands of miles and read thousands of books." The snow-clothed girl echoed with a smile, "It's just that the situation in the west of the empire is not stable now. If my sister wants to take this opportunity to travel, I really need to plan my itinerary carefully to avoid any accidents."
"Well, I didn't plan to travel around at first, but I don't think even Longdong occupied by Taiping County seems to be chaotic. Should have passed through Hanzhong and Xikang, these two places are also areas controlled by the Taiping Army, isn't the situation the same?" Sophia's eyes moved, but her expression remained calm, she could already feel that the companion opposite her was definitely not Ordinary people are by no means the famous lady that the other party said. Although the identity of the other party is still unclear, after this period of conversation and observation, she can be sure of one thing. The other party's identity is definitely not an ordinary wealthy family. Miss Qianjin, this is an intuition. Although there is no definite basis, Sophia has always believed in her intuition.
"Well, it should be considered pretty good, at least I didn't encounter many troubles, everything seems to be similar to the original empire rule, the girl heard about the relatives who had taken the two places before leaving , It seems that the evaluation is very good, so I dare to go, and the situation is indeed as they said." The snow-clothed girl also quietly observed the other party's demeanor, until now, she still can't understand the purpose of the other party's asking these words. What is it? Although she usually has less contact with outsiders, she can also feel the extraordinary demeanor of the other party behind the light veil with delicate and rich emotions. That kind of innate noble temperament is definitely not something that ordinary merchants can cultivate , there is a taste of an imperial family, a feeling suddenly surged in the snow-clothed girl's heart, and even she herself felt a little ridiculous.
"Well, even the territory under the management of the Taiping Sect that those dignitaries in the capital are afraid of like a tiger is like this. Presumably the territory under the jurisdiction of Li Wufeng, who is known as the Northwest King, should be better. It can be seen that this Master Li seems very unusual." The topic slowly turned to the veritable local emperor in the northwest, and the look of anticipation in Sophia's eyes was fleeting.
"Well, maybe, but I heard that Mr. Li seems to be having trouble with several countries in the Western Regions~IndoMTL.com~ I heard that there was a war a while ago, and I don't know if this is true. Son?" It wasn't until the words came out that the snow-clothed girl realized that she had unknowingly exposed her knowledge of the situation, which seemed to contradict her identity as a lady who never went out, so she quickly covered it up with a question, By the way, he quietly glanced at the other party to see the other party's reaction.
Glancing at the other party lightly, Sophia secretly smiled in her heart, but pretended not to notice on the surface, "Well, it seems that there is a war going on, but it doesn't seem to be in the northwest, but in Northern Luzon, right? Mr. Li seems to be also the governor of Northern Luzon. Naturally, the relationship between the countries in the Western Regions and the Northwest has become tense. I don’t know what the situation is now? But looking at the situation in front of me, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it. It's too tense."
"Well, maybe this place is far from the western border, and it's a barren village, so the common people can't feel it yet. Maybe they will know a thing or two when they arrive in Bonan." The snow-clothed girl was also a little surprised by the other party's information. Lingtong, even if it is a family of merchants, it may not be clear where the war broke out, but the other party can accurately say that it happened in Northern Luzon instead of the Northwest. This cannot but make people suspicious, but Xue Yi The girl didn't say anything more.
In fact, the two girls are not spies who spy on information. They have never experienced professional training in this area, and they just deal with it based on their feelings. Not only is it difficult to justify their respective identities, but also the things exposed in the gestures and speeches are full of loopholes. It's just a novice against a novice, and the two girls still think that their performance is perfect, and they are still aware of each other's omissions. And proud, if there are professional intelligence personnel sitting on the sidelines to observe, maybe they will laugh their teeth out of the second daughter's clumsy performance.