novelhk Chapter 376 The Muzhen Tribe Sends a Messenger
Chapter 376 The Muzhen Tribe Sends a Messenger
He couldn't help but ask, "It's been almost seven days. Why hasn't the man who kidnapped you come to propose marriage yet? Does he really have an endless supply of supplies? Have you found out which tribe he is from?"
After asking these questions, King Tieshi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed with the daughter he had raised so carefully.
I gave my heart away without getting any useful information out of it.
It's been several days, and there's still no news about the marriage proposal.
The little princess has been going through the most torturous time of her life these past few days.
Although the women of the grassland do not pay special attention to reputation, they also attach great importance to everyone's first tent meeting.
It is rare for a woman to be abandoned by a man after meeting him in a felt tent.
Even though she was a princess, people would gossip about her behind her back.
These past few days, she would always recall the day she spent with that man late at night, and feel sweet in her heart. However, during the day, she would feel sad when facing the looks of her father, mother, and servants.
A heart is also wavering between determination and melancholy.
Just when the Tieshi tribe was in panic because of the rumors from the Muzhen tribe, King Tieshi received a letter from the Muzhen tribe.
A paper letter!
Messages between grassland tribes were usually transmitted orally or written on parchment scrolls, and precious paper was rarely used.
But the Wooden King was so extravagant that he wrote several whole pages on paper!
Just the compliments and pleasantries took up two full pages.
King Tieshi felt his scalp tingling when he saw this.
As a result, when he read it for the first time, he didn't notice what King Muzhen wrote.
After he was over the shock, he regained his composure and began to read the contents of the book carefully.
To sum up, there are two things. First, the Muzhen tribe wants to send envoys to visit. Second, it implicitly expresses the intention to form a marriage.
It was really very subtle, so subtle that one could guess that this was the meaning, but it was not easy to ask directly, otherwise it would seem that one had this intention.
But no matter whether his guess was correct or not, King Tieshi was unwilling to agree to these two things. If it were before, he would have definitely refused them outright.
But now, there are rumors that the Muzhen tribe has powerful weapons, so when answering, one has to be cautious.
I had no choice but to nod and show my agreement.
"Go back and tell your king..." King Tieshi said.
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the visitor, "King Tieshi, our king, asked me to bring the special paper and pen for our Muzhen tribe when he came.
Our king said that this is your first communication, and the meaning is different. We hope to get your reply. King Tieshi, please look, this is our paper and pen, I can teach you how to use it. "
As the messenger said this, he waved his hand and asked his follower to present a small wooden box.
King Tieshi's followers also took over at the king's signal.
He placed it on the low table next to the throne, opened it towards himself, and after checking it and finding no problems, he opened it towards his own king.
When King Tieshi saw the pure white paper in the box, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
However, in front of the Muzhen tribesmen, he did not show the shock in his heart.
Next, under the guidance of the messenger from the Muzhen tribe, he learned how to use it.
Once I got used to the feeling of the pen tip gliding smoothly across the paper, I immediately fell in love with this way of writing.
He suppressed his joy, recalled the contents of King Muzhen's letter, and began to reply.
After writing the letter, he found that he didn't need to dry it at all. He could just fold it up and put it into a dark paper envelope. "This is really convenient!" King Tieshi couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes, our tribe now uses this kind of paper for writing and recording. It is very convenient."
Blah blah blah…
The messenger said happily.
He was thinking that when he came here, Lord Song had told him to show as many differences as possible about their tribe, so once a key word came up, he would talk about it.
He was not worried at all that if he spoke too much, he would anger King Tieshi and get into trouble. After all, he was a messenger. It was the rule of the grassland tribe that messengers should not be killed when they were communicating with each other.
King Tieshi gritted his teeth secretly: ...I am not curious at all!
The people from the surrounding Iron Stone Tribe listened with shock and disbelief.
[What? When the Muzhen tribe relieves themselves, they actually use precious paper to wipe! ? ]
[What? They actually let the ignorant children scribble and practice calligraphy on paper! What a luxury! What a waste of fortune! The Muzhen tribe is courting its own destruction! ]
【But why do I feel sad? 】
[Okay! They are not envious! Really, they are not envious at all! Woo woo woo…]
The people present had wooden expressions, but they were already crying in their hearts.
I couldn't help but cast my eyes secretly towards the messenger. [That's the messenger! ]
[Yes, that's the messenger! ]
The messenger, who was speaking happily, suddenly felt a chill around him, so he stopped praising his own tribe.
On to the next business.
He waved his hand and handed over two boxes, one large and one small. "King Tieshi, this is a gift from our Third Prince to the princess. Please pass it on to her."
As usual, the followers of King Tieshi took it and inspected it before opening it for the king to see.
I saw that inside the small box was a set of exquisite and luxurious accessories, which were obviously something a girl would like.
Moreover, in the past few days, his daughter seemed to have a similar one hanging around her neck. Thinking of this, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
Looking at the "silly and innocent" Muzhen messenger in front of him, he saw an inexplicable excitement in his eyes, as if saying, "Ask me, ask me." King Tieshi did not ask.
Never mind. Anyway, I have to meet Mu Zhen’s envoy. I’ll know what’s going on then.
Then he looked at another box, and saw various oil paper packages and a letter inside. Thinking that this was clearly for his daughter, it was not easy for him as a father to open it privately.
He waved his hand at his followers and said, "Send it to the princess. Just say it was sent back by the third prince of the Muzhen tribe."
"Yes!" He followed the order and found someone to carry out the task.
After completing all the tasks, the messenger gave the remaining papers and pen and ink to King Tieshi. Then he left the Tieshi tribe with the return gifts that King Tieshi excitedly gave him after receiving the papers.
King Tieshi was amused by the paper and pen for a while before he remembered his little princess.
So he went to the little princess's tent with his followers.
At this time, the little princess was also in a daze looking at the gifts she received.
She really didn't expect that the man that day was the third prince of the Muzhen tribe.
No wonder the idea of merging the tribes was proposed!
But she just thought that the man was from one of those scattered tribes and had resources and was looking for a backer.
She had a preconceived idea and thought that given the relationship between her family and the Muzhen tribe, they would not cause trouble for themselves.
Unexpectedly, not only did they come, but the third prince, the future King Muzhen, also cheated her of her promise and her heart.