Outside the Wutong Hall, the bright moon is in the sky and the evening breeze is slightly cool.

In the palace, Shu'er hugged Liu En, who was full and sleepy, and softly hummed the ballad of Chu Di.

The waiter brought a pot of warm wine to the King of Chu and the Marquis of Anyi, and then left the main hall. Lin Ying and Dongfang Sui leisurely laughed and talked about Kyushu affairs. After drinking the warm wine, their hearts gradually warmed up. Dongfang Sui asked Lin Ying more about where she was when she lived in Chen State.

Lin Ying told everything she saw and heard. Lin Ying asked Dongfang Sui about her childhood mischief-making experience in King Sheng's army, and Dongfang Sui also described it with added detail.

As Liu En listened, he began to snore evenly. Lin Ying smiled and glanced at Shu'er: "To coax Xiao En to sleep, the first is to play the piano and hum songs for her, the second is to tell her stories, and the third is to feed her.

With all three taken care of today, she will definitely be able to sleep until dawn. Please take her back to rest quickly, and I will talk to Xiaodongfang again."

Shu'er looked at Dongfang Sui indifferently, and Dongfang Sui said: "Sister, don't worry, you can go back and rest. I will never go back on my promise to you."

Shu'er nodded and was about to bow to Lin Ying when she heard Lin Ying say: "There are no outsiders here, why do you want to salute me? Also, I can trust Xiaodongfang's friendship with me.

Yes, you don't need to make him promise you won't hurt me or kill me or anything like that.

I, Lin Ying, have disbelief in two things in my life, one is ghosts and gods, and the other is promises."

Shu'er didn't expect Lin Ying to be able to guess the agreement between her and Dongfang Sui so quickly, but now that Lin Ying made it clear, she no longer avoided it, so she asked: "Then why do you believe that you and my brother

friendship?"

Lin Ying said: "Because I believe in Little Dongfang's brain. The grievances and resentments between us are entangled and difficult to resolve. Instead of worrying about those past events, it is better to look forward together. Now, our Chu State can compete with Song and Zhao

Standing side by side in the world depends on the frank treatment between our monarchs and ministers. Even two people with grievances and grievances like the King of Chu and the Marquis of Anyi can live in peace with each other. Is there anyone else whom Chu State cannot tolerate?

What do you think of Zhao Wangrenyi, Songwang Qinzheng, and Chuwang in Youyou’s mouth? It can’t just be ‘lascivious’, right?”

Dongfang smiled and said: "His Royal Highness's reputation in Anyi County is 'generous', not 'lecherous'."

Lin Ying nodded and said, "That's good."

Shu'er hugged Liu En and left with peace of mind. The palace was quiet, with only Lin Ying and Dongfang Sui left.

Dongfang Sui filled up a glass of wine for Lin Ying, deliberately let out a long sigh, and said: "Your Highness, in the past few years, I still can't understand many things, but there is only one thing that I seem to understand."

"What's up?"

"You are sincerely affectionate towards my sister."

Lin Ying held up her chin and looked at Dongfang Sui, with a smile on her eyes and brows: "It's not like you just understood this matter today, so why are you bringing it up again? I'm not even afraid of ghosts and gods, I'm just afraid that if you're not careful, I'll do something wrong to you.

Your sister let it slip."

Dongfang Sui said sternly: "Your Highness... Well, Brother Lin, I did hate your thoughts on my sister before, but it's different now. Brother Rong is no longer here, and my sister hates Song Wang Liu even more. It's impossible to go and talk to him again."

He is together. It is not easy for her to take care of Xiao En alone. She should have a home. You treat my sister and Xiao En impeccably. I can never find another person in this world who can treat their mother so well.

female."

Lin Ying took a sip of wine and waved her hand casually: "This is what I should do. Although your sister didn't say it explicitly, I know that Xiao En is not Liu's child, and your sister and Liu are not in the rumors.

Those things about her. She allowed the rumors to spread just to take advantage of King Song's power to protect Xiao En. It's a pity that I only have unspeakable affection for your sister. The real benefits are not as good as those given by Liu Neng who is far away in Yudu.

There are many.”

Dongfang Sui narrowed his eyes and asked slowly: "Your Highness, when are you going to express your feelings to my sister? You can't always keep her in Zhaohuang Palace under house arrest, right?"

Lin Ying smiled bitterly: "If she stays in Zhaohuang Palace for a day, I won't be able to express my feelings to her. Otherwise, if the ladies in the Sangong and Jiuqing families know about it, it will only be detrimental to your siblings. But I can't bear to let her go.

She went back to Anyi. In this world, there is really no way to have both ends."

Dongfang paused for a moment, then said calmly: "To be honest, before those things happened, you were good to my sister, and I never doubted your sincerity. However, after you ascended the throne, and after my sister's reputation was tarnished,

, you were still nice to my sister, I thought you were just trying to gain my sympathy so that I wouldn’t kill you.”

"Then when did you understand that I was not being nice to your sister just to protect myself?"

"Just now, you said that there is no way to have both worlds."

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment, then her eyebrows relaxed, and she didn't mind. "Little Dongfang, we have known each other for so many years. It turns out that you were still doubting my character until just now. Although I am eloquent and good at using means, I can even

The twelve women in the harem who coaxed me to have their own hidden agendas circled around me, but I have always been honest with you, without any fancy scheming.

You are very smart, and getting smarter and smarter. It must be very tiring for me to play tricks on you, so I might as well be honest with you and feel relaxed."

Dongfang Sui said: "I am also very honest with Your Highness, because I also know that I can't hide my thoughts from Your Highness. Instead of beating around the bush, it's better to get straight to the point.

Your Highness, please rest assured that I have made up my mind and will not compete with you for the position of King of Chu in this life. I will try my best to assist you, and I hope that Your Highness can treat my sister and Xiao En well as always."

Lin Ying raised her glass with both hands and toasted Dongfang Xin with a glass of wine.

After the two drank the wine together, Lin Ying sighed and said: "Little Dongfang, Little Dongfang, you still don't understand me. It's not your fault. After all, we didn't play together in Yuling since we were young.

Da, when you met me, the timing was wrong."

Dongfang Sui frowned slightly. He didn't know why Lin Ying was not happy but sad after he showed his loyalty. He only heard Lin Ying continue: "If I only want you to assist me, why have I secretly helped you become stronger in the past three years or so?"

?Do I want to create a foundation for you to rebel at any time? Even if I want to win your sympathy and gratitude, I don't have to risk my life, right?

I am not afraid that you will come to kill me because I have a clear conscience towards you from beginning to end. If you really kill me, it would be in line with my wishes for you to ascend the throne as King of Chu yourself."

Dongfang Sui couldn't help but be surprised: "Your Highness... what does this mean?"

Lin Ying smiled gently: "What do I mean, can't you hear it?"

Lin Ying saw that Dongfang Sui didn't reply, so she said: "Since there is no way to have both, I have a third way.

I will take your sister and Xiao En to leave the Chu Kingdom and live in peace and harmony with the world.

And when I leave, this big stall in Chu State must be taken care of by someone. I don’t care if it is placed in anyone’s hands. I can only feel relieved if it is placed in your hands.

I haven't given you the throne for a long time, just waiting for the Song Dynasty's treasury to be wiped out. By the time Liu Nasi reacts, the Song Dynasty will be hopeless. When he becomes angry and sends troops to attack Chu, you will lead the troops in repeated battles.

Sheng, I will give you the Zen position at that time. It will be the best time for you to ascend the throne of Chu King, and it will also be the best time for Chu State.
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