The whole body was soaked in warm water, as if all the pores were opening and breathing, and the sweat and bad luck that had been tortured by the pain seemed to be washed away together.
One of the maids served her and wiped her body, while the other washed her hair carefully. The movements of the two were very cherished and gentle, and when their slender fingers scratched their scalp, it was a sin to even lose a strand of her hair.
Qin Yining closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and when he had sorted out the four, he asked indifferently, "Where is this place?"
The two maids looked at each other, and one of them was thinner and said: "No wonder the goddess didn't know that when you came down from the sky with food, you were sick. This is Xiyue, an oasis in the desert of no man's land."
It turned out that it wasn't that she was taken out alone, but the people from the Mino Department took her to find an oasis! But why do these people say that she came down from the sky with food? Why do you call her a goddess
Qin Yining asked calmly, "Where are my clansmen?"
"Don't worry, goddess, except for a son surnamed Lu, the rest of your clan are properly placed outside the palace."
Outside the palace? So this is the palace
Qin Yining couldn't help but look around. He had to say that this palace was really rudimentary.
Seeing their cautious attitude and seeming to be afraid of her "goddess", they asked in a deep voice and deliberately displeased, "Where is Young Master Lu?"
Seeing that Qin Yining seemed to be angry, the maid said a little nervously: "The goddess calms down, it's really because Young Master Lu rammed into the county king, and was shut down."
"Collision? Why did you collide?" The tone was even more domineering.
The maid hurriedly bowed her head and bowed her knees in a panic: "Please, Goddess, calm down! You can come to our Xiyue with the seeds of food, you must have heard the devout prayers of our tribe! As early as we came here, generations of tribesmen and county kings Just praying that the goddess in our holy book will bring food to rescue us.
"The decree in the holy book, once the goddess comes to Xiyue, she must be the princess of our county king. However, Young Master Lu firmly opposes the county king's announcement that he wants to marry you. Young Master Lu is locked up. But because he is a member of the goddess' clan, no one embarrassed him."
Qin Yining was speechless for a while, the maid said that the prince was the uncle she saw just now, right
No wonder the prince looked at her with such fiery eyes!
Want to marry her, has he asked her what she meant
Qin Yining pressed his anger and doubts in his heart, and continued to ask with a deep expression, "So that's the case. It must have been more than a hundred years since your family came to this oasis, right?"
The two maids nodded: "What the goddess said is that our Xiyue people have been here for more than a hundred years."
Qin Yining saw that the two were so sincere and fearful, and seemed to be in awe of this inexplicable "Goddess" status. She couldn't say that she had discovered too much, and she had to conform to their impression of a goddess, so she didn't rush to ask more questions. .
From the information in their mouths, it can be analyzed that this is still a no-man’s land, and the Xiyue people have been here for more than a hundred years. The accent and etiquette of this ethnic group are somewhat similar to those in the south of Dazhou, which borders Dayan. generation, but looking at their clothes and totems can show that they are a minority.
Therefore, this tribe should have come to this oasis of no-man's land a hundred years ago.
But as far as she knew, this place was already a desert a hundred years ago.
That is to say, the people of the Xiyue clan, like the people of the Mino tribe, walked into the no-man’s land by themselves, crossed the desert, and came to this oasis with good luck.
The Mino tribe was hunted down and had no choice but to enter the desert of no man's land.
In such a harsh environment, people from the Xiyue clan must not come out to visit, right
Therefore, Qin Yining deduced that they should have been forced to come here for some last resort a hundred years ago.
Considering the complex topographical environment of the no-man's land, they should have been unable to find a way out, just like the Mino. Even if there is a general direction, it is difficult to go out.
And this oasis can support a tribe for hundreds of years. They still have spare energy to build a palace, and they are not stingy with water, which means that this oasis should be large and not lacking in water.
However, the two described her as a goddess who came down from the sky with food.
This shows that this tribe lacks food.
At least, when they first came to this oasis, they were short of food.
Qin Yining of the superiors knew in his heart that when food was scarce and they were afraid of civil upheaval, they would often try their best to appease the people, so they made a legend that the goddess would bring food down from the sky. The purpose is to give hope to the people, but in fact it is a kind of fool.
Even if the people below don't understand anything, the county king definitely understands.
However, the county king just called her a goddess. It can be seen that this county king is also trying hard to turn things in the direction of the "holy book", intending to advertise himself as a legitimate king.
Qin Yining can infer these conclusions for the time being, and she will have to wait for her to continue to investigate to find out. The most important thing now is to find a way to meet the clan and rescue Lu Heng.
Qin Yining made up his mind, and kept his eyes closed to maintain a sense of mystery.
The two maids saw that she closed her eyes and didn't speak, and there was no other expression on her delicate and charming face. They had an inviolable and noble temperament, and their movements were even more cautious.
After bathing, the two maids put on a red robe, woven from fine cotton and embroidered with the intricate totems of the Xiyue clan. The style is similar to what the women here are wearing.
The narrow sleeves were tucked in at the waist, and the skirt dragged on the ground. It was worn on Qin Yining's body, making her slender waist less than a grasp, and the curves of her body undulating like mountains.
Her long hair was carefully dried, and half of it was tied up with a sterling silver tassel hairpin.
This kind of bun is used by girls when Dayan and Dayan are not out of the cabinet.
Qin Yining guessed that they also have this custom here. But when he thought that the prince here still wanted to marry her as his concubine, Qin Yining understood their intention.
But now the situation is not clear, Qin Yining does not intend to break the word, how they want to play with them is temporarily up to them.
When he left the side room and came to the main hall, Prince Xiyue was still in the house.
Seeing Qin Yining walking with the help of two maids, her skirt swaying gracefully as she walked, her impeccable face made him stunned.
Prince Xiyue stood up, his face flushed, and he said inexplicably excited: "Goddess..."
The words came out, but he didn't know what to say next, so he just stared at Qin Yining.
Qin Yining was very disgusted by the look in his eyes, but she had to bow her head under the eaves, the safety of the Minuo clansmen had not been guaranteed, and she was not comfortable with random attacks, so she only said: "Prince King. Excuse me, who are those clansmen now? Where? I want to meet them."
"Ah! It's easy! It's just that the goddess hasn't recovered yet, and it's really not suitable to leave the palace. Why don't this king bring them into the palace? It's just that your clansmen are too numerous to come together, so you might as well choose. How many people are coming to see you?"
Qin Yining raised his eyebrows, and then said lightly: "Alright. I want to see my brother Lu Heng, and my three bodyguards, Aerhan, Harbala and Chaganbala, and my maids Su Rina and Wulan. to bring."
Prince Xiyue nodded and wrote it down. Just as he was about to instruct someone to call someone, he paused and said with a smile: "The goddess' request, this king will naturally agree to it. But I haven't asked the goddess's name yet."
Qin Yining said lightly, "My surname is Pang."
Prince Xiyue stepped forward eagerly: "What about the name?"
Qin Yining raised his eyebrows and said, "The prince can call me Pang girl."
The Duke of Xiyue was a little annoyed. Maybe it had been too many years since no one would disobey him. He was more angry than the people Qin Yining saw outside, and his anger was more visible.
"This king asked your name!"
Qin Yining said, "The county king is a person who knows the etiquette, so he should know that the girl's boudoir name can only be known by her relatives and her husband's family, right?"
Prince Xiyue looked gloomy, but after a while, he seemed to think of something again, and he laughed, "Okay, okay, if you don't tell this king, then the king can tell you, this king's surname is Zhou Meng, and the word is Lushui. Anyway, since we become a family in the future, this king can also know Pang girl's boudoir name."
Qin Yining pursed her lips, her eyes flashed, but she didn't get angry immediately.
This person can say anything, anyway, it's just a cheap talk. She hasn't figured out the situation yet, so she can't act rashly, so she has to endure for the time being.
"Can you bring in the person I want?"
"Yes. But Master Lu can't." Zhou Meng said.
Qin Yining frowned and said, "He is my brother, I must see him."
"Your surname is Pang, his surname is Lu, how can you two be siblings?" Zhou Meng mocked.
Qin Yining rolled her beautiful eyes and looked at him with a look of mental retardation, "Don't you have no cousins, the prince?"
Zhou Meng was stunned for a moment, he was indeed a beauty, and he forgot about this.
No wonder he wanted to marry the princess, and the surnamed Lu blocked it. It turned out that he was doing it for his cousin!
But since ancient times, cousins have not been able to tell each other!
Zhou Meng was even more displeased. Thinking of how other women in his harem looked like on weekdays, Zhou Meng changed his strategy and said with a gentle smile: "Beauty, don't be angry, this king asks others to come to see you, and look back. This king will get you the most beautiful gems and the freshest fruits, okay?"
Qin Yining frowned upon hearing this, and sneered: "The king of the county, please respect yourself. Judging from the appearance of the king of the county, it should be a family heirloom, and he should know the words of his parents' matchmaker, right? But I can't accept my family, why is this? I don't think I can accept your attitude."
After saying that, he turned around, leaving a back view for Zhou Meng.
But with such a slender back, Zhou Meng was also itchy when he saw it, and he could not wait to immediately press the person on the couch to spend the cloud and rain together.