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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Since there was no need to rush, and no one dared to come and disturb them, Shen Ninghua and the rest of the group were extremely leisurely on their journey. If the two children weren't too young to be taken out for sightseeing, they wouldn't know how long it would take to reach their destination.

They had been leisurely walking for more than half a month, but the influence they had on the capital continued to ferment.

After this incident, most of the powers in the imperial court suffered a huge blow. Even the princes stopped thinking about it and did not dare to act rashly. They were afraid that they would be caught red-handed by Baili Qingfeng once again. Besides, even if they wanted to do something, they didn't have the money to do so.

Shen Ninghua and Baili Junyi exchanged glances and smiled at the news that had arrived from the capital. This could be counted as a gift to their Imperial Father, and they believed that after this incident, the officials would be honest and not make any mistakes in the near future.

By the time this deterrence weakened and their minds began to move again, they would almost be able to return to the capital.

After about ten days, Shen Ninghua and the rest finally arrived at Zhou City.

Zhou City was the wealthiest city in the northwest of the Great Yue State. The mountains on the north side of the city were endless and the grassland on the west was endless. It could be said to be the most important strategic city between the Great An Country and the Great Yue State. As a result, this place was also extremely wealthy, even more so than the capital.

The streets were filled with Hu and Great Yue people, dressed differently from the Great An Country.

Before the carriage had even reached Zhou City, the Prefect and his men were already standing outside the city, waiting. Following them were the twelve prefectures of the prefectural city, all dressed in formal attire.

Ye Yi, who went out to scout, rode his horse back and said, "Reporting to the Duke and Princess, Zhou City is just ahead. Prefect Zhou Da is already waiting at the city gates."

"En, enter the city."

Prefect Zhou Da stood upright at the doorway with a smile on his face. He did not seem anxious at all. It was impossible to tell that he had waited nearly two hours.

The county magistrate of the twelve counties behind him did not dare to complain. When he saw a troop of about a thousand people coming, his heart began to thump wildly.

The rows of fluttering flags, the tall, strong steed, and the fully armored guards were all people they couldn't afford to offend.

"This official is Zhou Cheng Prefect Zhou Da. I request to meet with Duke Yi and his wife."

As the sound of Zhou Da's voice faded, the guards orderly spread out to the sides, revealing the carriage in the center of the group. Zhou Da glanced at the carriage and saw the four horses. He couldn't help but marvel at the quality of the carriage. As expected of Duke Yi, the cost of this carriage was probably more than his salary of three years.

Suddenly, the curtains of the carriage parted, and Baili Junyi, dressed in her usual attire, jumped down from the carriage.

He was dressed in dark engravings and long distance running, making him look even more slender and handsome. He wore a light colored auspicious cloud belt around his waist, a dragon jade pendant hung on his left side, and an orchid purse on his right.

After he steadied himself, he looked at Zhou Da and asked, "You are Zhou Cheng's father and mother officer, Zhou Da?"

"Yes, that's me. I pay my respects to Duke Yi." He raised his eyes a little to catch a glimpse of Baili Junyi's features.

His brows were grave and grave, his eyes were like stars, the jade crown had tied up all of his hair, causing his eyes to become increasingly cold, his thin lips slightly pursed.

Zhou Da retracted the shock in his heart, feeling that the person in front of him was like a god.

Baili Junyi only nodded slightly. After the guard set down the bench, he turned around and walked to the side of the carriage. He said softly, "Ninghua, get out of the carriage and take a look."

"Yes." A gentle voice was heard. It was clearly just a single word, but it caused one's heart to tremble. They couldn't help but want to listen more carefully.

Zhou Da couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He had heard that the Yi County's royal concubine was a heavenly immortal, and was called the number one beauty of the Great An Country. Was this reputation not for nothing?

A jade-like hand stretched out. Her slender fingers were white and flawless. Her pink fingernails were like petals. The hand holding onto Baili Junyi slowly rose from the ground.

When they saw Shen Ninghua's appearance, the surrounding officials were stunned. They stared blankly at Shen Ninghua's direction, as if they were looking at a fool. There was only one thought in their minds, 'Beautiful!'

Before meeting Shen Ninghua, they had also imagined how Great An Country's number one beauty would look like and had made many plans in private. However, when they saw the real person, they realized how lacking their imagination was.

Her face was pink, and her hair was also tied up with a long jade flower hairpin and a simple white dress. However, with such a simple dress, she still exuded a magnificent and noble air.

As she got off the carriage, a gentle breeze blew her hair, which was like ink, into a mess behind her back. She lifted her jade-like fingertip and gently stroked her hair behind her ears.

If the light clouds cover the moon, like the wind blowing back the snow.

It was hard to find a suitable language to describe a beauty that was too many to add, but it was also hard to find any other way to describe her beauty.

Baili Junyi swept a cold glance at the stunned official, and the corners of his lips curled up in a cold smile.

Zhou Da's entire body shuddered as he suddenly regained his senses. "This official greets the Crown Princess."

The others were jolted awake by his voice and quickly followed suit.

He then shifted his gaze onto a tree not far away on both sides of the city gate. The space between his eyebrows tightened slightly as he noticed that the tree leaves were sparse and its bark had been peeled off. The tree trunk was mottled with a hint of bleakness.

Baili Junyi looked away. "We've just arrived, so we'll have to trouble Prefect Zhou to arrange a residence for us. We'll be staying here for a while."

"Yes, yes. Reporting to the Duke, everything has been arranged. Please follow me."

The line of people entering the city was very grand, but no one came out to watch. There weren't even any people watching. The entire Zhou city was like a dead city, quiet and filled with a strange feeling.

Zhou Da's face was full of smiles, as if he had seen Shen Ninghua's doubts. He explained, "Princess, was it an accident that there weren't any commoners around?"

"Yes, indeed." Shen Ninghua indifferently replied.

I am afraid that the people in the surrounding area have not seen the world and have offended the prince and the princess. Furthermore, you brought along young Bas and the young Canton Princess, so if they were to be alarmed, I would be unable to redeem myself even if I were to die.

What Zhou Da said made sense, but when Shen Ninghua heard it, she couldn't help but furrow her brows. Quiet Street two days ahead of time, even if it was an imperial trip, it would still be about this posture. Even so, the people of Zhou City didn't know how to think about them!

Baili Junyi swept a glance at Zhou Da, wondering if he had done it on purpose or not. Now that they were here, they might as well settle down first. They weren't even afraid of the capital, much less a small Zhou City.

After walking for a short distance, a large house appeared. There was an empty signboard on top of the new gate, and on both sides of the gate stood two especially grand stone lions.

"Your Highness, Princess, this is the mansion that this official has prepared in advance. The things inside are up-to-date, and the garden has also been meticulously repaired by craftsmen from the capital. If there's anything that the two of you are dissatisfied with, please inform this official, this official will immediately send someone to fix it."

Baili Junyi nodded as he led Shen Ninghua and the rest in. The scenery of the garden was elegant, and as soon as he saw it, he said, "That's right. Thank you for your hard work, Lord Zhou."

"No, no." Zhou Da spoke with a modest tone, but his face was full of smiles. "It is this official's honor to have the princes and concubines stay here."

Baili Junyi smiled. "It'll probably cost a lot of money to fix up such a garden, right?"

"We didn't spend much. The garden was originally owned by a benevolent family in the Zhou City. When we heard that the two of you wanted to come, we gave it to you. The Zhou family also provided the cost of repairing it."

Shen Ninghua turned her head and asked with a slightly doubtful tone, "The Zhou Family? Could it be Lord Zhou's family? "