Everyone sighed and talked a lot. Someone said loudly: "I heard that the princess of Qi State was the most famous dancer in Fanjing of Chen State before she went to Song State to assassinate her. Maybe someone in Chen State knew who the biological father of the girl was.

who!"

The storyteller shook his head and said: "The battle between Chen and Song was a loss of lives! There is a feud between Chen and Song. The border between Chen and Song is impregnable. I am afraid that within a hundred years, there will be no more trade between Chen and Song. The little princess of the Song Dynasty may be in trouble for the rest of her life.

She won’t even go to Chen Country. If she doesn’t go to Chen Country, how will she know her life experience?”

Another person suggested: "Old man, you just said that after the princess of Qi knew that she was pregnant, she fled from the White Jade Palace to Chushui. Could it be that her old lover was in Chu and not Chen?"

The storyteller nodded and said: "Maybe, maybe not. The capital of Chen State is crowded, and people from all over the world are mixed together. Who knows whether the old lover of the princess of Qi is from Chen or Chu? Maybe she is from Zhao or Shu, and so on.

Not sure! It’s possible that he’s an old person from Qi or Wei!”

Everyone was talking again, and someone said: "I heard that the princess of Qi had a marriage contract with the prince of Wei, Jiang Ji, when she was young, but the prince of Wei was killed by the Song army long ago..."

Someone laughed and said: "What Princess of Qi is just a prostitute from Chen Guofanjing! I'm afraid she doesn't even know whose child she has! Hahaha..."

After everyone burst into laughter, some people gradually stood up and dispersed. In the end, only the old storyteller and Liu Shu sat face to face.

The old man looked at the little girl in front of him kindly and said, "Are you the girl they fished out of the Jade River when they collected the fishing nets in the evening?"

Liu Shu nodded.

The old man said: "The cotton coat you are wearing belongs to me, you should put it on first!"

Liu Shu nodded again.

"Looking at your young age, you are well-dressed. Which Song family are you from? When the ship docks tomorrow, I will go ashore and ask someone to take you home."

Liu Shu pursed his lips and said nothing, but looked at the old man helplessly.

"Are you hungry? Come with me. I'll make you a bowl of ginger syrup first to keep you away from the cold."

Liu Shu nodded, slowly stood up from his frozen body, and followed the old man back to the cabin.

While boiling water and cutting ginger, the old man said: "Don't be afraid. This is the merchant ship of the Zhuge family of Chu State. There are people on board who come from Chu State to Song State to do small business. They bring their families with them. After all,

I'll join the boat back to Chu State to do business. I'm the storyteller they invited to save me from the long and boring water journey."

Liu Shu stood by the stove, warmed up a little, and finally asked: "Grandpa, are the stories you just told true?"

The old man waved his hand and smiled: "True is true, false is true, false is true, false is true, I am not King Huai of Song Dynasty, how do I know whether these things are true or false? I am just a storyteller, I will tell you whatever you want to hear! Why?

,Nvwa, have you ever heard of another version in Song Dynasty?"

Liu Shu shook his head.

The old man continued to chatter: "Actually, the advantage of this story is that it can have many, many different versions. In Chu State, we just talk about this version, and people who listen to the book love to hear it the most, and they still discuss it back and forth. If in Chu State,

The country can be said to be another version! Your Song country must also have a different version. Who is the princess of Qi? Not only was she beautiful and talented when she was alive, but after her death, there were a lot of suspense and regrets! We storytellers,

I am grateful to these people who lived an astonishing life and died in confusing ways. Only in this way can we have stories to make up, and only then can people give us money to tell stories. In our mouths, the truth has never been important.

, the important thing is how to speak brilliantly so that the listeners want to know the truth."

Liu Shu looked at the old man blankly. At least in this story, the truth was very important to her.

The old man handed her the boiled ginger syrup, and gave her a steamed bun and a few pickles. "My dear, you still have to go home early. You look like you are dressed like the daughter of an ordinary family. You were born in a wealthy family.

At home, we don’t know the sufferings of the people, and it’s best not to know. Look at the princess of Qi. After Qi was destroyed, she lived among the people. What was the result? Isn’t one mistake leading to eternal hatred? Girl, you can’t be reduced to this.

When you are in the same situation as the princess of Qi State, no matter how hard you try to make a living, you cannot go to the sensual place of the flowery streets and willow lanes, otherwise you will be made fun of for the rest of your life, even after death, just like today."

Liu Shu asked in confusion: "What is 'Flower Street and Willow Lane'? Is it a place where many flowers are planted?"

The old man put down the steamed bun in his hand and explained solemnly: "That's not a place where many flowers are planted, but a place where men exchange money for women's sex! You little kid, didn't anyone at home teach you this? Old man

Grandpa tells you, a little girl with such a pretty face like you must be careful not to be sold to a place like that by a black-hearted person, otherwise your life will be ruined! Women in that place are better than

A slave doing hard labor is even more humble! Therefore, the princess of Qi, although she was once remembered as the princess of the subjugated country, once she had the slightest connection with Huajieliuxiang, her reputation was ruined and cast aside. The princess is like this, let alone a rich and noble person like you

Where’s my little baby!”

Liu Shu lowered his head and said nothing. It turns out that Empress Xiao has such a bad reputation outside the White Jade Palace. It turns out that her so-called status as a princess actually comes from her background. She does not deserve to call the princess of Chu "Mother", nor does she deserve to

Then call His Highness "brother" to the Song Dynasty. She is going to the Chen Kingdom to find the "Flower Street and Willow Alley" where Empress Xiao once lived. Maybe there is someone there who knows who her biological father is.

The enthusiastic old man continued to ask: "Girl, don't run away from home out of anger! The outside is far more dangerous than you think. If you drown today, there may be another disaster tomorrow! It's better to go home early and live a prosperous life.

It’s my lady’s day! Where is your home? If the ship docks tomorrow, I will personally go ashore and take it back to you.”

Liu Shu shook his head and said: "Grandpa, I have no home, it was my family who threw me into the water. If I go back, she will not let me go. Where is your boat going? I will go with you."

The old man looked at Liu Shu dumbfounded: "You little girl, how can you learn to tell stories so quickly? How could your family throw you into the water?"

At this time, Liu Shu, who was warm all over and had a full meal, suddenly sighed mischievously, imitating the old man's storytelling style, and spoke in a graceful and graceful manner: "By the way, I have something to say at home.

I have a half-brother. My brother is smart, studious, and very popular, but I am always clumsy-tongued and get into trouble constantly. My mother is ostracized at home, and my father is no longer here, so the elders in the family treat me poorly.

He disliked me very much. He said that I was a disaster star and a scourge. He always looked for faults and punished me. He finally found an opportunity and threw me into the water. Grandpa, I am lucky this time. You saved me from the water, otherwise

I don't even know how I died. Please take me away, as far away as possible. I really can't go back."

The old man sighed and said: "Our ship is bound for Chu State. You have to think about it. Now it is easy for you to go with us to Chu State. After all, this is the merchant ship of the Zhuge family. If you want to go back to Song State in the future,

, you need customs clearance documents. You are a little girl, where can you get customs clearance documents?"

Liu Shu said nonchalantly: "Since you said it is easy for the Zhuge family's merchant ship to clear customs, can't I just jump on the Zhuge family's merchant ship when I want to return to Song Dynasty again?"

The old man was helpless: "It's up to you! Look at you, you're a little girl, you're not old, you have big ideas! This ship will arrive at Linjiang River in Chu State in seven days, and that will be the capital of Chu State. Tomorrow will be the last stop in Song State.
Chapter completed!