Hundreds of years ago, King Wei of Qi established his capital here. The name of the Jade Capital originated from the Jade River extending in all directions outside the city. The Jade River leads to Chen State in the west and Chu River in the east. Merchants from all over the world crossed the river to barter. From the beginning,

The buying and selling of jade gradually evolved into the largest market among the seven countries of Kyushu at that time, with people coming and going, and it was very prosperous. The Jade River that extends in all directions has a branch that flows through the southern suburbs of Jade City, narrowing and slowing down, with nine miles of peach blossoms on both sides, which is otherworldly.

, hence the name "Peach Blossom Creek".

Liu and Ling Fei took Liu Shu and slipped out of Ling's Mansion. Ling's Mansion was in Nancheng, so the first thing they went to was the day and night market in Nancheng. The three children ran and jumped. In addition to wearing richer clothes, they also interacted with other children playing in the market.

Nothing different, not very noticeable.

People were coming and going in the market, and there were all kinds of novelty gadgets. The three children were walking around, dizzying.

Liu fell in love with a bean-sized pearl. From a distance, it looked like other pearls. It was even less shiny than other pearls. But when he looked closer, he saw that there were extremely fine lines on the pearl. The lines were not ordinary.

But it was a strange text. Liu picked it up and read it for a long time. He knew almost every word, but he couldn't understand the words when they were put together. He showed it to Ling Fei, who also shook his head in confusion. He showed it to the side again.

Liu Shu, who was studying other things, looked at it carefully and said: "This is probably a music score, a piece of music, but I don't know much about the music score, so I don't know what kind of music it is."

Liu was pleasantly surprised and said: "There are still people who carve music on pearls? And it's so detailed, it's so ingenious!" Then he turned to Ling Fei and said, "Have you brought the money? I want to buy this."

Ling Fei nodded. Liu asked the vendor: "How much does this bead cost?"

The vendor's eyesight was so dim that he probably couldn't see the words engraved on the beads clearly. He thought they were beads with a bad color. He also saw that they were three little kids, so he said, "A drop of money."

Ling Fei took out a small bag of broken silver and whispered to Liu: "Your Highness, I don't have a drop of money... Is it too much if I give you some silver?"

Liu replied arrogantly in a low voice: "Give it to him. No need for change. Just treat me as the king and your highness and be considerate of the people's sentiments."

Ling Fei helplessly dug out the smallest piece of silver in his pocket, handed it to the vendor and said, "Put it away, there's no need to look for it."

The merchant happily took the silver and asked: "This is too much... Otherwise, I will punch a hole in this bead for you and make it into a small necklace for free? It will be just right for this girl to wear."

Liu Xidao: "What a great idea! Let's do it like this!"

So the merchant, with eyes wide open and shaking hands, punched a very fine hole in the pearl, then threaded a red cotton rope through it, and tied a nice-looking knot. He heated the bottom of the knot with a match, and it

Loose. Liu took the pearl necklace made of red cotton rope, put it on Liu Shu's neck, and said: "You have a pearl hairpin, and then wear a pearl necklace! Go back and ask your mother what is written on this bead.

What kind of song is it?”

Liu Shu said embarrassedly: "Today is obviously brother Ling's birthday, but you gave me a gift first."

Liu glanced at Ling Fei and said to Liu Shu: "Although Ling Fei paid for the gift, it is a gift from me. I will just return the money to him later."

Liu Shu laughed out loud and said to Ling Fei: "Don't expect my brother to pay you back. He, this 'big king and little highness', never carries money! I guess he has never even seen what a sling of money looks like."

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Ling Fei looked at the "penniless" King Song and couldn't help laughing.

The three of them wandered around the market again. In order to distract Ling Fei, Liu had a few words with his sister alone, and deliberately let Ling Fei buy a bunch of things and carry them in his arms. In the end, Ling Fei could no longer catch up with them.

When Liu Shu reacted, Ling Fei had disappeared. She glared at Liu and said, "You are so bad! Brother Ling's birthday is today. You first asked him to take us out of the house in a dilemma, and then asked him to provide money and effort.

He took so many things... He is not your slave, how could you treat him like this?"

Liu pulled Liu Shu and followed the crowd out of the south city gate. The two came to the bank of Peach Blossom Creek and found a quieter place to sit down. Liu said: "Shu'er, you are very strange these days. Is there anything on your mind that you haven't had time to tell me?

?I am very busy in the palace, and you have been sick for so long. We haven’t had a good chat for a long time. I finally got a chance today, so I deliberately ignored Ling Fei. We don’t have much time. If you have anything on your mind, tell me quickly.

explain."

Liu Shu was relieved that nothing could be hidden from her brother's eyes. She was indeed feeling uncomfortable these days. She wanted to talk to her brother alone for a while, but she really didn't have the chance. When the words came to her lips, tears flowed down first.

She said with difficulty: "Brother, I want to ask you a question..."

Seeing that his sister was crying suddenly for no reason, Liu patted her on the shoulder and said: "Don't cry, don't cry. As long as I know the answer, I will tell you. If I don't know, I will try to figure it out before telling you."

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Liu Shu sobbed and said: "What if I am not your sister...?"

Liu thought this question was funny at first, and wanted to tease her by saying, "Are you my sister?" But seeing that she was crying sadly, he had to restrain his funny mood and asked seriously: "What do you mean by 'you are not my sister'"

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"That is, if... if my biological father... is not the father at all..."

"What?" Liu was also shocked.

"Brother... before I fell ill, one day I heard two elderly palace maids talking about Empress Xiao at the gate of Suhua Palace. They said that Empress Xiao was a dancer from the Chen Kingdom before she entered the palace. They said that Empress Xiao was a dancer from the state of Chen.

The child is probably not the father's, so... so grandma... ordered someone to kill Empress Xiao, and sentenced Qiao Yuan who killed Empress Xiao to be killed... But I was lucky enough to survive..."

"Have you... asked your mother?"

Liu Shu lowered his head and said: "No. I don't know how to tell my mother. She will be sad, and I don't want her to be sad. Besides, my mother probably doesn't know whose child Xiao Xiao's child belongs to..."

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Liu Huan hugged his sobbing sister and comforted her: "Maybe it's just a rumor in the palace. Don't believe it easily."

"But...my biological mother is Empress Xiao. You know this is not a rumor. Maybe any rumors are not groundless."

Liu felt that his previously naughty and naive sister suddenly grew up after learning about her life experience, but the suddenly grown-up girl seemed to be even more distressed than before. He patted her back gently.

, said: "I said before, no matter whose daughter you are, you are my sister. Now, no matter whether you are my sister or not, I will love you and pamper you forever."

Liu Shu got his little head out of his arms and looked at him with watery red and swollen eyes.

Liu wiped away her tears with his sleeves and said with a smile: "Why are you crying? If you are really not my sister, if you are kicked out of the White Jade Palace... the big deal is, I will marry you!"

Liu Shu saw that Liu Xipi's smiling face was not serious, glared at him, stood up and said: "What do you mean by 'big deal'? Huh, even if I am not the princess of Song Dynasty, when I grow up, there will definitely be many people lining up to marry me.

By then, your penniless little Highness will not be able to make it!"

Seeing that Liu Shu was alive again, Liu stood up with relief and strode toward the city, waving his hands and walking towards the city. As he walked, he said: "Yes, yes, yes, when the time comes, the team asking to marry you will be lined up from Yuhe to Chushui!"

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Chapter completed!