ATBLM [QT] Chapter 178.3

“I just discussed the spring trade with them. This kind of thing is really taxing. I’m even hungrier than usual when I’m riding a horse, but we still didn’t come up with any specific results. Otherwise, why don’t Yanshi help me?”

Normally, Jiang Rui would not take the initiative to get involved in tribe affairs unless she happened to meet it by herself, but Urhan always wanted to involve her.

This could be regarded as his selfishness. He hoped to have as many common connections with his Yanshi as possible. Although she never showed any intention of leaving him, he still wanted to tie the two of them together with thousands of invisible threads.

Jiang Rui looked at him a few times before putting the book aside and said, “Show me your plan.”

Urhan hurriedly took out a rolled sheepskin, and the two of them touched it and made gestures on it.

Although the Jokhang Emperor had agreed to open trade zones with Beidi, there were still many details that needed to be resolved.

For example, where should the location be set, who from the tribe would participate, who would stay to guard the Royal Court, what goods would be exchanged, what the standards for exchange would be, and even how often the trade would occur.

All of these need to be negotiated.

This matter had been discussed throughout the winter. At the beginning of spring, all matters were finally settled. When they returned to the spring pasture, Urhan designated some tribe people to go with him to the Jokhang border, and Jiang Rui went with him.

This route was the same as the one that she took when she got married, and at that time, it was also the same season. It was just that Jiang Rui was sitting in a Princess’s chariot at that time, but now she was riding a horse.

The horse was given to her by Urhan. It was a docile white little mare, usually with a good temper, but when Urhan’s black horse shamelessly approached, it became very anxious and always wanted to kick the opponent with its front hooves.

It took them half a month to arrive at the most northwest border town of Jokhang, and they camped thirty miles outside Yongzhou City. Standing on the gentle slope behind the camp, they could just see the Yongzhou City Wall. Outside the city was their trading area.

After resting, early the next morning, Aguda took people and goods and approached the city wall.

Urhan didn’t go. He came here just to sit in charge, not to trade in person, and…

He turned to look at Yanshi’s tent. Even though the closer he got to Jokhang, the more he was afraid of her leaving, but he still wanted to accompany her on this trip, even if it was just to let her take a look at her homeland from a distance.

“Princess, why don’t we go take a look?” Qiuhua asked in the tent.

“If you want to go, just let Amul take you there. You don’t have to follow me all day.” Jiang Rui replied with a smile.

Qiuhua blushed.

Jiang Rui shook her head and chuckled. She was not the real Princess Chaoyang. She had no deep feelings for Jokhang. So, it didn’t matter whether she saw it or not.

Moreover, a certain person had been a little worried about gains and losses recently. She didn’t know what was going on in his head. Jiang Rui didn’t want to irritate his fragile little heart under his rough appearance.

She persuaded Qiuhua a few more words, letting her follow Amul and leave with peace of mind, and then slowly walked out of the tent alone.

Outside the tent, Urhan was standing there holding two horses. The black horse rubbed against the white horse again and again, but it was kicked away again and again, but it still pressed against it again and again. It looked very familiar with a certain person’s perseverance and cheeky look.

Jiang Rui raised her eyebrows slightly and walked toward him, “Where are you going?”

Urhan pursed his thin lips, and the corners of his mouth were sharply curved, “Go to the city and have a look.”

She just decided to take care of her lover, but he appeared with a forbearing, strong, and melancholy look on his face. Could it be that he was worried that she would abandon him and ride into Yongzhou City on horseback?

In this case, why bother pretending to be generous?

And until now, she still didn’t understand what she did to cause the other party to have such a misunderstanding.

She snorted in her heart and reached out to hold the reins. She pulled the reins twice before pulling them off the other party’s hands, turning over neatly and riding on.

Turning her head around to look at him, she could see a bit of pitifulness in that big and thick face. She felt angry and funny but a little bit soft-hearted.

After thinking for a while, she lowered her head and pecked him lightly on the lips, then whipped off, and left.

She made up her mind to let him suffer for a while, and when he caught up with her, she would tell him that she would not leave.

However, Urhan stayed where he was because Yanshi was getting close to him for the first time.

Seeing its favorite horse running further and further away, the big black horse was so anxious that it put down its hooves and finally couldn’t help but take a bite of its owner. When the other person let go, it followed its favorite horse.

There were two horse hoof prints left on the snow that had not completely melted. One of them was even and steady, but the other didn’t look like a serious horse.

Not far away, the black horse was once again kicked away by the white horse’s hoof, letting out an optimistic and strong neigh.

 

 

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Translator’s Comment:

Woo woo woo…

It’s the end of this arc!

Why did it end with the black horse’s POV? The horse is just like its master, very clingy and persevering.

Only one arc is left! I am so sad!

 

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