Chapter 371 The Princess Who Refuses to Marry 40
When the second prince heard this, he immediately fainted.
The prince became happy. Did you hear that the eleventh sister's marriage is not just what she wants. But worries came again. There was also a tigress's concubine at home, and it was not easy for the tigress to give way.
At this moment, the prince wished that the little princess would grow up quickly, while the concubine had better not have a child in the next five or six years.
The second prince's face was deathly gray. The two people sat motionless in the car in a daze. After the third prince and the fourth prince looked at each other, they did not dare to say anything and pretended to look at the scenery outside the car.
Xining sat in the carriage with a thick blanket and a straw mat under him.
Pharaoh felt sorry for her and let her sit in a chariot alone. Even the four princes gathered together, while Akhenaten sat with his teacher Ibudu. Except for the pharaoh, the only person who received such treatment was the queen.
In fact, the pharaoh should sit with the queen, but the pharaoh also wanted to "take care" of the queen and make her sit more comfortable. As a result, the queen took Isenophreus with her without notice from the pharaoh.
Du Ya sat next to him and asked softly: "Your Highness, do you want some water or something to eat?"
Xining shook her head, just like that, she still felt a little uncomfortable. Can't this damn body be better?
In this way, the team moved toward the middle reaches in a mighty manner. It is said to be the middle reaches, but in fact it is only three to four hundred kilometers upstream, and then return to port by boat. There will be other carriages to pick up people along the way. After changing carriages, they will drive through the night holding torches. You can reach your destination in about two days.
Xining just lay on the carriage, dazed. Because we have a separate car, everything is provided in the car, including food, drinks, and toiletries, and Du Ya is there to serve us.
When changing cars at night, Xining felt like his feet were stepping on cotton and he couldn't stand firmly.
In the end, Du Ya carried her to the car. You must know that this body is only 8 years old, and the bones are very thin. The body is thin, and it weighs less than 30 pounds by visual inspection.
The Pharaoh, who was changing cars, felt heartbroken when he saw her. He originally thought that the little princess would leave a few days early so that she could get some rest on the way. But when he thought of the queen, he decided to go together, as it was safest to be under the nose. Who knows what may happen along the way.
The next morning, we changed cars and continued on our way.
Xining lay drowsily in the car, covered with a thin blanket, and Duya kept fanning her. In order to prevent the heat wave from outside the car from entering, the car was tightly closed, trying to retain the cold air from last night.
If you know that, you won't agree to come out. You have to stay up all day and night and won't arrive until noon tomorrow. Don't let the queen attack her before she dies on the way.
No matter how cold the night was, before noon, the temperature inside and outside the car was already the same, so the windows had to be opened for ventilation. In fact, it is a hot spot under the sun. With cover, the temperature of 34 to 5 degrees is not considered extremely hot for Xining. It’s just that my body can’t bear it!
It felt like it was less hot today than yesterday. Xining propped up his body and wanted to take a look at the scenery outside. It’s a rare visit, and you might never see it again after you leave, so you should see it anyway.
I found that the road on the ground was actually wet.
Duya replied: "The local officials ordered people to sprinkle water along the road."
It wastes people and money! But here, it’s nothing. You must know that Pharaoh's wealth is unimaginable. If you sow the seeds, they will grow by themselves, as long as there are no insect pests. There are also a large number of gold and gem mines around, and there are more than a dozen dependent countries.
Even if civilians go to work, build mausoleums, etc., they can get gold as reward. Now sprinkling water can be regarded as labor, and it is serving the Pharaoh, so the common people must be happy.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the village ahead, several maids took bread, linen, jewelry, and golden beans and scattered them to the waiting villagers to show Pharaoh's generosity and celebrate with the people. The villagers also brought melons and fruits from their fields and threw them into baskets on the following bullock carts. After a while, the bullock cart where the guards sat was full.
Xining ate some figs and continued to look at the scenery outside the car.
By noon of the next day, I had almost adapted and the place to board the boat had arrived.
As soon as we got off the bus, the officials all flattered us, saying how majestic and huge these ships were. There were probably no ships that big in the world.
The Pharaoh looked at the sun boat, which was dozens of meters long. The raised bow alone was six or seven meters high. He held his head high.
If we go by age, perhaps these ships are among the best in the world. After all, it is still around 3,000 BC, but I have seen a federal warship that can carry tens of thousands of people, is as big as half a city, and can travel in the universe. This scale is not shocking. We must know that in the future there will be three- and four-story wooden warships, cruisers, and aircraft carriers.
But I couldn't seem to be very different, so I imitated others and pretended to be amazed and praised a few times.
The sun boat was used for sacrifices or transporting the mummies of the pharaohs and queens, so the priests were in the lead and had already boarded the boat. Several two-story warships followed behind, with cabins and tents above; on both sides of the bottom floor, hundreds of slaves could sit side by side, rowing the boat neatly with oars according to the command.
According to the rank, the royal family members are on the first ship, followed by the noble ministers, and then the officials. Each boat is patrolled by guards.
A boat that can travel on the sea is quite stable when traveling on the river. The river water has just started to rise and there are not many waves on the river surface.
The cabin is small, so everyone is willing to lean on the big tent in the boat and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Pharaoh Nakhat asked the prince and the little princess to lie close to each other, on either side. However, he found a reason for the queen and Isenofre to rush to a place far away from him, praising the beautiful scenery there.
Nakhat asked people to tell some mythical stories and things about the river.
Xining listened very well and understood that when the river water starts to turn green, it is a precursor to flooding. After three or four months at the top, the tax collector will take a pole to measure the depth of the water and survey how much land has been submerged. Next year's food tax is designated according to the degree of flooding.
The boat was deliberately driven slowly. When the people along the coast saw the huge boat sailing like clouds on the river, they all knelt down. Some knew it was Pharaoh, others thought it was a miracle.
Nakhat was very happy to be able to have his sons swim in the river with the little princess, and to be surrounded by adoring people. When his eyes turned to the moon boat in front, on which were priests with bare heads, wearing linen robes and luxurious jewelry, he felt a little unhappy.
Nakhat made a nasal sound: "Humph, a swarm of locusts!"
The Pharaoh is a god, but in order to maintain his rule, he can only treat the priests who serve the gods well. In some dynasties, the property of the high priests was greater than that of the nobles, and they even owned one-third of the country's land and tens of thousands of slaves. Priests can also get married and have children, and are responsible for making everyone believe in gods and believe that the pharaoh is a god.
Nakhat hated these priests and had to use them. You must know that Pharaoh is still supreme, otherwise, he would rather be a priest.
Xining couldn't help but wonder why the high priest who was involved with the body master in the previous plot hadn't appeared yet... Forget it, let's not think about it for now. There is something very important about coming out this time, and it depends on the queen.
Thinking about it, I’m really looking forward to it!
(End of chapter)