Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1361: Chapter 440: Cai Qiu Sword Saint, A Confused Naturalization, Miss Mengya_5

Su Xing’er directly corrected her eldest brother, sternly saying, ”If it weren’t for meeting Lord Hong, we wouldn’t even have entered the ranks of noble or lowly status. We would have likely died on the Bone-Eroding Path.”

”Yes, I was being foolish.”

Su Jing’s face immediately showed a look of clarity, and he nodded heavily.

”Young masters, young lady, Housekeeper Zhou sent a message saying that the Lord will be returning soon. We need to go to the mansion’s entrance to welcome him.”

Su Jing was just about to speak when the voice of a maid suddenly came from the doorway.

The four siblings didn’t hesitate at all, immediately getting up and heading toward the main door.

When the master of the house returns, everyone must go to the door to welcome him, which is the noble etiquette of Cai Qiu, as the maid had just explained to the four of them.

Just like in the afternoon when they were welcomed, the entire household of over two hundred people quickly gathered at the entrance, but this time it was the four siblings leading instead of Zhou Qing.

Since entering the city, the four siblings hadn’t seen Xia Hong for nearly half a day. Feeling empty inside, knowing he was about to return, they naturally looked eagerly toward the city center.

Jingle jingle...

Soon, a crisp and pleasant ringing sound was heard first.

Then, a large human-powered carriage, ten meters long and eight meters wide, drawn by thirty porters in green uniforms, slowly moved from the city’s center along the main street toward the crowd.

The carriage was entirely purple, and the materials used were clearly valuable; the roof was covered with an unknown red Beast Fur, providing protection from snow and rain while looking warm and elegant; each side had a half-meter-wide small window adorned with pink gauze curtains; the eaves were hung with a circle of emerald wind chimes, ringing crisply and pleasantly as the carriage moved...

”A carriage eight meters wide, equipped with thirty porters, a regulation only for princely status!”

Upon seeing the carriage, the four of them instantly recalled the etiquette of noble status mentioned by the maids in the afternoon, their expressions slightly tensing.

Su Xing’er seemed to sense something, and her expression immediately darkened.

Zhou Qing and the two hundred other servants reacted dramatically, kneeling from fifty meters away and lowering their heads.

”Young master, young lady, that’s the carriage of Miss Mengya, the city lord’s daughter. You, as people of noble status, don’t need to kneel, but when she arrives, you must bow and lower your heads, never directly look.”

Evidently, Zhou Qing was a very competent housekeeper, worrying that Su Jing and the others, with their low status, might forget the etiquette taught in the afternoon, and thus reminded them.

The four of them immediately understood and quickly bowed their heads.

Jingle jingle...

As the sound of the wind chime drew closer and then stopped abruptly, the four knew the carriage had arrived. Though they had their heads lowered and couldn’t see anything, they still felt a bit tense.

”Brother Hong, you just promised to take me to the White Phoenix Forest next month to catch rabbit fur. Mengya is counting on it, so don’t go back on your word...”

The carriage paused for two breaths, then a charming and sultry female voice emerged.

The bodies of Su Jing’s three brothers visibly tensed a little;

As for Su Xing’er, who had her head down, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes and pout her lips upon hearing the voice.

”Hahaha, no problem, it’s just the White Phoenix Forest. I happen to be staying in Qinghua City for a while, so before we set out next month, just come find me.”

Then, Xia Hong’s voice, slightly drunk, came from within the carriage, evidently in a very good mood, and he even patted his chest heartily as he spoke.

”That’s great! Mengya thanks Brother Hong first.”

”My meeting with Uncle Yunzhou was a great match; this little favor is nothing, no need to be courteous. Eh, why has the carriage stopped, are we there already?”

”We’ve arrived! If it weren’t so late, Mengya really would like to stay with Brother Hong a while longer and hear more about the matters in the Great Qin Feudal Town!”

”No need to rush, Miss Mengya. There’s plenty of time ahead...”

After Xia Hong said this, a few whispers came from inside the carriage, then a maid slowly drew the curtain aside.