Ouyang Shuo brought Wang Feng to the entrance of the palace.
The guard at the entrance stopped the two and scolded, "The palace is an important place. Unauthorized people are not allowed to come near. Who are you? Get out of here. "
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said respectfully, "Brother Guard, please send a message. How can a mutant be without clothes? I have a treasure to offer to Concubine Origin."
The guard was startled. Ever since Ouyang Shuo was identified as the mutant representative of the Yellow Emperor's camp, all the NPCs in the camp automatically knew of his existence.
Therefore, when he heard Ouyang Shuo introduce himself, the guard didn't dare to be negligent. He immediately softened his attitude and said embarrassedly, "So you are the mutant representative. Please wait for a moment. I will go and send the message."
"Thank you." Ouyang Shuo nodded.
Ten minutes later, the guard returned and said to Ouyang Shuo, "Concubine Origin invites you in."
Ouyang Shuo and Wang Feng followed behind the guard and entered the palace. Along the way, Ouyang Shuo looked at the layout of the palace. Everything seemed extremely simple, practical, and typical of the barbaric style.
The guard brought them to a side hall and said, "You can go in by yourselves. Concubine Origin is inside."
"Thank you." Ouyang Shuo expressed his gratitude again.
Entering the side hall, they saw a beautiful young woman sitting in the seat of honor. Her facial features were exquisite, and the lines of her face were a bit stiff. Her nose bridge was slightly high. Her long hair was directly draped over her shoulders without any adornment. She looked very amiable and natural. She wore a white silk short-sleeved dress that only reached her knees, revealing a pair of slightly tanned arms and a pair of extremely healthy and beautiful calves. It fully displayed the wild and wild beauty of the primitive society.
The woman's shoulders were draped with a yellow shawl that was tied at the waist. On her fair forehead, there was a piece of jade tied with a bead necklace. It looked extremely noble. Apart from that, there was also a swallow-shaped jade hanging around her neck. No one knew what it meant. Needless to say, this must be Ancestor Origin.
On both sides of the side hall sat three young women and a cute little girl. Their clothes were basically similar to Ancestor Origin, but they didn't have the jade on their foreheads. One of the women was ugly. Ouyang Shuo guessed that she should be the Yellow Emperor's fourth concubine, Tong Mu. From this, it could be inferred that the other two women should be the other two concubines of the Yellow Emperor, Nu Jie and Lady Tongyu.
As for the little girl, she was only about eleven or twelve years old. Ouyang Shuo couldn't guess her identity, but it was very likely that she was one of the Yellow Emperor's daughters. The little girl was extremely delicate. She had long eyebrows, big eyes, and a face with a little baby fat. Her skin was fair and tender, just like a porcelain doll.
The little girl was wearing a silk short-sleeved long skirt, revealing a pair of white and tender arms. The skirt was pure white, without any embroidery, only a belt made of jade was tied around her waist. The skirt also only reached her knees, and she wore a pair of deerskin boots. Her straight, jet-black hair was casually draped over her shoulders. Both sides of her hair were braided with white ribbons, with a few white feathers stuck at the ends.
On her head was a garland, and around her neck was a swallow-shaped jade. Even on her right wrist, there was a chain made of jade strung together, making her look wild and playful.
Ouyang Shuo didn't know how to address the Yellow Emperor's concubines, so he directly used the name of the later generations. He bowed and said, "How can a strange man be naked? Greetings, ladies!"
In Ouyang Shuo's eyes, the clothes of Ancestor Origin and the others were full of wild and exotic charm. However, in the eyes of Ancestor Origin and the others, Ouyang Shuo and Wang Feng's clothes were also strange and strange.
Since it was a battle map, Ouyang Shuo was naturally dressed like a general. Whether it was the Radiant Armor on his body or the Tang Sword on his waist, in the eyes of Ancestor Origin and the others, they were no different from divine weapons.
One should know that they were still in the Stone Age, and even bronze weapons were only possessed by the Chiyou Tribe in the south. This kind of weapon and equipment forged from fine iron was definitely beyond their imagination.
The little girl was extremely lively. Seeing Ouyang Shuo, she wasn't afraid of strangers and directly ran over from her seat. It seemed that she wanted to touch Ouyang Shuo's armor, and was especially curious about the pair of glittering golden round shields on the chest of the Radiant Armor.
Ancestor Origin scolded, "Mei Er, don't be rude."
Ouyang Shuo was startled. Could it be that this little girl in front of him was Xuanyuan Mei, the daughter of the Yellow Emperor, the legendary Goddess Hanba? But she didn't look like the legend at all. How could such a cute little girl be the ugly Hanba? It must be another fabrication made up by the later generations.
Ouyang Shuo was very fond of Xuanyuan Mei. He took out a delicate sheathed dagger from his storage pouch and handed it to her, saying with a smile, "This is a small gift for Your Highness."
Xuanyuan Mei had just been scolded by her mother. Although she was very fond of the dagger Ouyang Shuo gave her, she didn't dare to accept it. She blinked her big eyes and looked at Ancestor Origin with a pitiful expression.
Ancestor Origin laughed inwardly and said without batting an eyelid, "Since it's a gift from a guest, just accept it!"
"Thank you, mother!" Xuanyuan Mei giggled and her expression immediately brightened up. She took the dagger and didn't forget to say to Ouyang Shuo, "Thank you too, guest from afar. I like this gift very much."
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "It's good that the little princess likes it." After Xuanyuan Mei returned to her seat and sat down, Ouyang Shuo then said, "Honorable Consort Yuan, I have something that I want to present to you. I hope you will allow it."
Ancestor Origin nodded. After the little episode just now, her impression of Ouyang Shuo had improved a lot. Her attitude also became more amiable as she said, "May I know what it is? If it's too precious, it's better not to. "
"Please rest assured, Consort. Although this thing is rare, it's useless if it's placed somewhere else. Only in your hands will it be able to display its true value. "Ouyang Shuo explained.
"Oh, there's such a thing?" Ancestor Origin asked with interest.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and signaled Wang Feng, who was standing behind him, to present the previously prepared gift. The gift was placed in an exquisite sandalwood box. In addition to thirty colorful silkworms, there were also unhatched silkworm eggs.
The reason why Ouyang Shuo brought the silkworm eggs was because he was afraid that an accident would happen to the colorful silkworms during the transmission.
Ancestor Origin motioned to the maid standing on the side to take the wooden box from Wang Feng and put it on the table in front of her. Opening the box, she was pleasantly surprised to see the colorful silkworms slowly crawling inside. She asked with uncertainty, "Is this also a type of silkworm?"
"Yes," Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "This is an extremely rare colorful silkworm. Not only does its body show different colors, but the silk it spits out is also colorful."
Receiving a positive answer, Ancestor Origin finally smiled and said to Ouyang Shuo, "Very good, I like this gift very much. You're very thoughtful."
Ouyang Shuo's preparation was far more than Ancestor Origin had imagined. Seeing that Ancestor Lei accepted the gift, Ouyang Shuo took out seven bolts of colorful silk from his storage pouch, covering all seven colors, and said respectfully, "These are silk weaved with colorful silk, please have a look, Empress. If Consort doesn't mind, please accept it. "
Ouyang Shuo gave out these silks to prove that he didn't lie and that colorful silkworm silk could indeed be woven into colorful silk. Secondly, he wanted to take this opportunity to give gifts to the other three concubines of the Yellow Emperor. When giving gifts, the biggest taboo was to not consider thoroughly and give the wrong gift to the wrong person. In that case, it was very likely that he would offend the other party. Ouyang Shuo naturally wouldn't make such a low-level mistake.
Otherwise, if one of the concubines felt that they had lost face because they didn't receive a gift, they would harbor hatred towards Ouyang Shuo and then talk pillow talk to the Yellow Emperor. Then, wouldn't all of Ouyang Shuo's previous efforts be in vain?
As the saying goes, everyone loves beauty, let alone a group of women. Seeing the silks presented by Ouyang Shuo, the concubines present were extremely moved. Their expressions became even more amiable, no longer as expressionless as when Ouyang Shuo first came in.
Ouyang Shuo was overjoyed, knowing that he had made the right move.
As a concubine, Ancestor Lei was very shrewd. Of course, Ouyang Shuo's little trick couldn't escape her eyes. She was very satisfied with Ouyang Shuo's thoughtfulness and said with a smile: "Accepting such a precious gift from you, you should be rewarded. Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"
Ouyang Shuo's heart skipped a beat. Before he came here, he didn't think that there would be such a thing. This gift was just to increase Ancestor Lei's good impression of him, and then the Yellow Emperor's good impression of him, so that it would be convenient for him to take the next step. How could he have imagined that there would be rewards?
Ouyang Shuo sincerely said: "It's just a small gift from me. As long as the concubines like it, it's fine. I don't dare to ask for a reward."
Ancestor Lei shook her head and said: "No. The colorful silkworm you presented is very useful to our tribe. It can be regarded as an epoch-making contribution. It can greatly enrich the colors of our cloth and make it more colorful. Such a great contribution must be rewarded. How about this, I'll give you a book on silkworm rearing. It will complement each other perfectly. "
Ancestor Lei took out a book made of animal skin and asked a maid to give it to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo took it and was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you, concubine!"
[Ancestor Lei's Silkworm Rearing Handbook]: After use, the silk production of the territory will be increased by 20%.
After receiving the reward, Ouyang Shuo was very sensible. He knew that it was not good to stay here any longer. He seized the opportunity and said: "Concubine, it's getting late. I have to return to the camp outside the city. Please allow me to leave first."
Ancestor Lei nodded and said: "In that case, I won't keep you. Go."
"Yes!" Ouyang Shuo said. Under the guidance of the palace maid, he slowly left the side hall and walked out of the palace. (To be continued.)
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