Just as Jiang Nuan was struggling to think of what to say, Chi Hengji smiled and extended an invitation.
"Would you like to visit your fief? It's changed so much that you might not even recognize it!"
Her fief? Jiang Nuan remembered that. Xuexue had told her mysteriously that her fief had undergone a complete transformation and reminded her to take a look after she returned.
She had originally wanted to go with Xuexue, but Xuexue was terribly busy now. In the last Imperial Examination, she had fought her way through the crowd of candidates and placed second, earning an appointment to the Ministry of Works. These days, she was so busy that she was like a dragon whose head could be glimpsed but whose tail was never seen.
Thinking about it that way, going with Chi Hengji seemed like a good choice too.
"Sure! It's still early, so let's hurry over!"
Jiang Nuan accepted.
The two took a carriage and arrived at the county seat of Rui'an County a little over two hours later.
[Whoa, am I still in Great Xia? I almost thought I'd returned to the modern world!]
After entering the county seat, Jiang Nuan almost thought she had transmigrated back again.
The roads in Rui'an County were perfectly smooth, and Jiang Nuan recognized the concrete paving at a glance. The buildings alongside them were not the wooden structures common in Great Xia, either, but rows of small Western-style buildings.
The shops sold all sorts of goods. After looking around, Jiang Nuan noticed that most people's clothing had a distinctly modern style.
"Her Highness! Her Highness the Princess is here!"
A boy of about thirteen or fourteen, wearing a short shirt and shorts, immediately shouted when he saw Jiang Nuan.
At his cry, almost everyone stopped what