Queen Flower

Jiang Lan came out of the restaurant, a little depressed.

The carriage had been waiting on the side of the road and did not leave. Jiang Lan climbed into the carriage, feeling depressed, and felt that he had figured it out, but the most important thing was to find evidence.

Xia Henqiu looked at Jiang Lan whose face was changing constantly, put down the scroll in his hand and asked, "What happened to you? What did you find?"

Jiang Lan told him what he had heard and his doubts, and finally said hesitantly, "I just doubt and can't make a decision, because there are still some related things that don't make sense."

Xia Henqiu thought for a moment and nodded, "It is indeed doubtful, you are right, but, after all..."

He didn't go on, Jiang Lan knew that it needed enough evidence to prove that speculation and reasoning could not be used for the final conclusion, and the reasoning was not complete.

"So, after I go back, I want to find a chance to enter the Shen residence again. Is there any way you can change my face?" Jiang Lan considered the words to test. Since he was able to see through her disguise, it showed that he was well versed in it. Perhaps it is the master of Yi Rong.

Xia Henqiu looked at her without saying a word, and said after a while: "I can make a mask, but it's not as good as you are now."

Jiang Lan was very happy, "It doesn't matter, can you make one for me?"

Xia Henqiu shook his head, "I don't make masks for people who haven't seen the real face."

"But I'm disfigured." Jiang Lan retorted.

Xia Henqiu picked up the book, "No, you don't believe me."

Jiang Lan was speechless. In fact, what he said was wrong, she believed him, but... it really had nothing to do with whether she believed it or not, she just didn't want to cause trouble.

Xia Henqiu ignored her, leaving Jiang Lan to hesitate and struggle, and did not make a decision in the end.

Soon, the agreement was signed, and it was time to return to China.

Jiang Lan asked someone to go to Chu's firm to reply, saying that he would go back to China to discuss and consider, and then sent someone to contact him. Shangguan Hong, the husband, is quite sincere, and should be a reputable partner. The joint business between the Tian Dynasty Chu Clan and the Nanman Chu Clan should be more in line with Zhuang Mei's original intention, and the fat and water will not flow to outsiders.

The contingent of envoys set off for their return home in a mighty manner. The officials and soldiers have been out for a long time. They are tired and tired, and they are all looking forward to returning home soon.

Xia Henqiu and Jiang Lan were still riding in the same carriage.

The journey was boring, Xia Henqiu actually started chatting, "Your martial arts are good, where are you from?" His narrow eyes swept across her face, and then moved to the scroll.

Jiang Lan was thinking about whether to tell the truth or not, because he seemed to be too defensive, no wonder people still didn't believe in him.

Just when Xia Henqiu thought she was going to be silent again, Jiang Lan said, "My master's surname is Wen."

With a sound of "thump", the book fell to the ground, Xia Henqiu suddenly looked up at her, his eyes were shocked but warm, "My father's surname is Wen."

Jiang Lan pointed to his nose and said, "Isn't your surname Xia?" Why is his father's surname Wen again.

Xia Henqiu smiled lightly, "I take my mother's surname." He took out a folding fan from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan opened the fan suspiciously, and now it was her turn to be stunned. The drawing on the fan is a queen flower, which is delicate and dazzling and blooming brightly.

He said, "I was born in Zun."

Jiang Lan was stunned, this was the third person from Nvzunguo she met.

Xia Henqiu looked at Jiang Lan and said, "Is your master the guard of the fourth prince? Is the fourth prince still there?"

Jiang Lan's eyes widened, "Then who are you?"

Xia Henqiu replied, "I am the son of the left minister of Zunguo, and my mother's surname is Xia."

Jiang Lan asked, "So are you the one who escaped from Zunguo during the war?"

Xia Henqiu nodded, "We escaped from Tianmen, and everyone dispersed. Later, my father died, and my mother was seriously injured and lived in the heaven. She married a small official, but she died of depression in the end."

He was full of nostalgia, "My mother's biggest wish during her lifetime was to return to Zunguo, but I have never found traces of Zunguo's descendants for so many years, even though I kept looking for them, but those people seemed to evaporate in the air. Same here, I thought I was the only one alive?"

He looked at Jiang Lan, "Is your master okay? He should be my uncle."

Jiang Lan lowered her head, not knowing what to say, she had never seen his uncle, she had only seen Wen Daolin.

Xia Henqiu's face darkened, "It's been so many years? I expected it too."

He cheered up, "So, you are also from the country?"

Jiang Lan hurriedly shook his head, "I'm from the Celestial Dynasty, a genuine one from the Celestial Dynasty. The master picked me up on the road."

Xia Henqiu was slightly disappointed.

"Do you want to go back to Zun Kingdom?" Jiang Lan asked.

Xia Henqiu shook his head, "This is my mother's last wish, it's just... alas..." He glanced at Jiang Lan and sighed.

The carriage took a long time, and Jiang Lan finally understood this respected country in the slow conversation.

It turned out that although Zunguo respected women, it was not born like this. In history, respect for the country was the same as that of the Celestial Dynasty. Men were the most important and women were inferior. At that time, the gate of heaven had not yet been opened. In the age of cold weapons, men were the foundation of the army and the provider of agricultural labor. Therefore, every family prioritized sons over daughters, and later it even developed into an incident where baby girls were born to die. The government did not interfere, and even encouraged it in disguised form. Since then, the birth rate of baby girls in the country has been declining year by year.

After a long time, everyone reacted, and the situation could not be changed. I don’t know why. Later, the women in Zunguo could not give birth to girls. To be precise, it was difficult to give birth to girls. Usually, the number of boys always greatly exceeds that of girls. Probably damnation.

As a result, the number of women dropped sharply, and after many years, Zungu completely became a country with more men than women. The status of women gradually rose, and they were on an equal footing with men, and finally even surpassed men.

This is the truth of what is rare and precious. In the end, a woman is called the emperor, and one woman has many husbands. Without multiple women, the nation's constantly-born men will have no wives, and the nation's birth rate will continue to decline.

Hearing this, Jiang Lan felt that this respected country deserved it, and that they should not live because of their own sins. Whoever made them abandon their babies, this is God's retribution, God's punishment.

Xia Henqiu said, "Do you know why there was a war between Zunguo and the Celestial Dynasty when Tianmen was still there?"

Jiang Lan nodded, "Probably the Celestial Dynasty doesn't like Zunguo and wants to destroy it."

"You are wrong." Xia Henqiu shook his head, "It is precisely Zunguo who has repeatedly invaded the Celestial Dynasty."

"Why is this?" Jiang Lan wondered if the queen prefers war, and women shouldn't be so bloody.

Xia Henqiu raised his head, "In the final analysis, all wars in the world are for profit. In order to compete for resources, the respected country is as vast as the Celestial Dynasty. What do you think is worthy of respect for the people who want to plunder?"

A weird idea popped into Jiang Lan's mind, and he thought it made sense, "Could it be to rob a woman?"

Xia Henqiu smiled and nodded, "That's right, but it wasn't like that at the beginning."

It turns out that although women are respected in the country, men are not inferior. Therefore, in the court, the military, and in all areas of society, men and women have equal opportunities, and women are scarce, so the benefits are higher than men, but It does not mean that women can occupy important positions and not work. And because of the absolute advantage of the number of men, in general, the backbone of society is still based on men.

However, since ancient times, the male world has been dominated by monopoly, so the majority of men in the country have never stopped dreaming of polygamy, at least monogamous. Later, when the door opened on the same day, they found that there was actually a world opposite, and there were many women in this world, so the men who respected the country were not calm. Many smuggled out of the country and settled down in the Celestial Dynasty, and some went to marry the women of the Celestial Dynasty and returned to China . Zunguo's female friends are actually optimistic. Although women have a high status in this society, they also have the same responsibilities and obligations. That is the problem of fertility. They have to marry many husbands and have many children. Women have become reproductive machines. There is absolutely no pursuit of my own life. But this is the country's regulations, everyone has to undertake obligations to the society, and if they enjoy the extra benefits, they will be rewarded. Therefore, women in the country are very welcome to have foreign friends to ease domestic conflicts.

But the problem arose again. In the initial exchanges between the two countries, any man who left Zunguo to live in the Celestial Dynasty could not have children even if he married a woman from the Celestial Dynasty, but if he brought his wife back to Zunguo, it could be solved. This problem, although most of the births are boys. The women of Zunguo do not have this restriction. No matter who they marry, whether in Zunguo or the Celestial Dynasty, they will have children, and they are rich in boys. Therefore, respecting the country women has become a treasure, and both countries welcome them, but based on the difference in social form, there are still very few women who marry the country.

Because the men who respected the country were gentle and considerate, and they respected women more, the women of the Celestial Dynasty were lost in large numbers. In this way, the government of the Celestial Dynasty quits, how can this be done? This foreign-related marriage is not in the interests of our own country.

Therefore, Zunguo proposed to exchange gold for women, and shipped out a lot of gold, but was rejected.

Zunguo then tore his face, and if he didn't change it, he would grab it. The two countries fought fiercely, and the war broke out. For a time, the people of the two countries were in the same situation, and the country felt that it was going to be a victory. The well-being of the male compatriots was in this battle. The Chinese government felt that it must resist to the end and resolutely defend his wife, sister and daughter.

The war was not repaired, and the lives were ruined. The fighting stopped and stopped, and then the civil strife was respected, and the Tianmen suddenly disappeared.

Jiang Lan felt as if he had listened to a book from heaven. The people of Zunguo probably had some kind of virus. The Great Firewall of the Celestial Dynasty was better, so he was immune. She asked curiously, "So you say that the men of the country are going to be the last Luo in the Celestial Dynasty?"

Xia Henqiu was a little embarrassed, "Yes."

In fact, Jiang Lan didn't mean to ridicule him. She just thought of Wen Daolin and the eternal loneliness he said. To a certain extent, it was right.

However, when Jiang Lan saw Xia Henqiu's expression, he also became sympathetic, "Aren't you a famous doctor in the Celestial Dynasty? Maybe there is a way."

Xia Henqiu smiled lightly, "I became a doctor only because I was injured when I was a child, so I became a doctor after a long illness. The famous doctor is also a false name, and the city is talking nonsense. If I really want to have a descendant, unless I find a woman from the Celestial Dynasty."

He looked at Jiang Lan without saying a word, Jiang Lan quickly shook his head, "I'm a genuine Chinese woman, born and raised here, I'm just a fake."

Thinking of Xia Henqiu marrying Shangguan Hong, Jiang Lan couldn't help laughing in her heart.