Everyone was used to Yan Zhihua's behavior. Seeing that she was about to leave, Rong Xun didn't say much.
The dampness from the well made Rong Xun frown involuntarily.
It seemed that Tang Youyou and the others probably went down from here.
As he was thinking, Rong Xun was about to step into the well when he was stopped by a voice behind him.
"Your Majesty, a country cannot be without a king for a single day. If anything happens to you, this servant will have committed a grave mistake."
Hearing this, Rong Xun just stood still. Although what Su Ningde said made sense, Tang Youyou couldn't just disappear without a trace.
Now that he had found the direction to look for her, he must get to the bottom of it. Even if... even if she didn't want to come back, he had to confirm that she was safe.
"In that case, you go and search for her."
Rong Xun looked at Su Ningde behind him and suddenly said this.
Su Ningde naturally couldn't decline. With a reluctant smile, he took on the task assigned by Rong Xun and slowly climbed down along the well rope.
When he got close to the water cave, he carefully probed the entrance of the water cave with the tip of his horn, afraid that something strange might appear.
Seeing that nothing happened, Su Ningde finally felt relieved and stepped into the well cave, taking two steps forward and one step back.
Rong Xun, who was now at the wellhead, could only hope that Su Ningde would find someone.
In the bustling market, Tang Youyou was strolling leisurely in the alleys. The basket in her hand was filled with silver.
If it weren't for her handsome young appearance, passers-by on the street would have thought she was a nouveau riche.
It was precisely because of Tang Youyou's ostentatious appearance that she attracted a lot of attention. Men were jealous of her generous demeanor, while women envied it.
Many girls deliberately dropped their handkerchiefs on the ground. The fragrant handkerchiefs with silk flowers on them seemed to be guiding Tang Youyou all the way, one after another falling on the ground.
Tang Youyou was in a good mood. She didn't mind bending down more than a dozen times to return the handkerchiefs to those infatuated girls.
Her intention was not to let the girls be heartbroken, but she didn't know that her actions made the girls even more infatuated and out of control.
There were also some bold girls who stepped forward to ask about her residence and whether she was married.
Tang Youyou naturally answered truthfully. This gave hope to everyone present.
The girls swarmed in, making the whole alley jammed. The exaggeration was comparable to the emperor walking among the common people.
Yi Ran gently tugged at Tang Youyou's sleeve and whispered a reminder.
"Sir, if you keep flirting like this, there will be big trouble later."
But Tang Youyou was nonchalant. While returning the girls' things, she asked,
"What big trouble could there be? It's just the feelings of girls."
Yi Ran quickly explained, "This is more than just the feelings of girls. These girls want to marry you directly, sir. Have you forgotten that you are actually a girl and the queen of a country!"
Yi Ran's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it was clear enough for Tang Youyou to hear.
"So, sir, you'd better restrain your womanizing nature. When the time comes, people come to propose marriage, you'll know the pain of such things."
It must be said that before the emperor ascended the throne, there were rumors that many girls from good families came to propose marriage. Even being a concubine was a great blessing for them.
But now, Tang Youyou's popularity was probably no less than that of the emperor at that time. Now the emperor was still alone in the palace, while the queen was wandering among the flowers in the market.
It was really worrying.
Qing Yu was also a little surprised. The shallowness of these girls was such that they could be infatuated just by looking at a face. The situation had really changed too much. She couldn't keep up.
Qing Yu also whispered a reminder, "Your Highness... sir, this servant still wants to remind you that we've only been out for an hour. If you keep doing this, we may not be able to go back even in three hours."
Her words hit the nail on the head. Hearing this, Tang Youyou immediately changed her attitude. She quickly bought the things needed for production and rushed back to the rouge workshop.
Kang Fuhai, who was basking in the sun at the door, saw Tang Youyou out of breath and thought something big had happened. He quickly sat up and looked behind the three of them.
Apart from those girls who were closely following, there were no bad guys.
"Sir, are you... being chased by a ghost?"
Tang Youyou gave Kang Fuhai a glance, which made Kang Fuhai shrink his neck back. The words he wanted to say were immediately swallowed back.
Tang Youyou put the things on the table, called the workers, simply taught them the production process, and arranged the work before finally taking a breath.
"You all hurry up today. The Western Region people will come to pick up the goods early tomorrow morning."
"Yes."
Seeing these people full of energy, Tang Youyou felt comfortable. She just needed to wait for those people to come and deliver the money tomorrow.
Although she was not short of money, it was always worth being happy to earn money by herself.
But things didn't go as she wished.
The next day, the person who came to pick up the goods was not the leader of the Western Region envoys at the beginning, but a beautiful Western Region woman.
This woman was wearing a purple dress. Although the dress barely covered her body, there was an indescribable beauty about it.
She casually glanced at the environment in the rouge workshop, and finally her eyes fell on a mess in the middle of the shop.
Tang Youyou said, "I wonder what you would like to buy, miss?"
The woman snorted, with a disdainful tone. She glanced at Tang Youyou, then strode into the main hall, casually rummaged through the things wrapped in the cloth, and kept clicking her tongue.
"Such things are worth this princess coming all the way here."
As she said, she looked at Tang Youyou. "How much do these things cost?"
The impatient words of the girl immediately made Qing Yu angry. She looked at Tang Youyou, who remained calm, and suppressed her anger.
Tang Youyou still smiled and said, "Three hundred taels of silver."
The girl just threw a small bag of things on the table and was about to ask the people behind her to carry the things away.
Tang Youyou slowly picked up the bag of things, opened it, and saw that it was full of gold. She casually poured the gold on the table.
Then she looked at Kang Fuhai and said, "Kang Fuhai, check if these things are real."
Hearing this, the girl's face suddenly changed. Her original beautiful appearance was gone. When she looked at Tang Youyou, her eyes were scarlet and she angrily scolded,
"You! This is what this princess gave you. How could it be fake!"
Hearing the commotion in the shop, the old man inside slowly came out. The old man rubbed his head and looked at Tang Youyou.
"What are you all arguing about here?"