That day, Liu Rong and Xue Fan were wandering along the long reed street of Zhao Palace in Pingliang. They heard the merchants talking, saying that since the Song army was defeated in the Chu River, King Zhao had suffered a recurrence of an old injury and did not attend the court meeting.

The military and political affairs of the country were handed over to Princess Duguqing of Zhao State, which seemed to have returned to the years after the two kings of Qi and Wei were buried in Xiling. However, before King Zhao decentralized power, he made a three-part agreement with Princess Zhao not to be involved in the war between Song and Chu.

, Secondly, we must not relax the defense of Jinyang Pass against the Rong people, and thirdly, we must treat the people of Zhao, Shu, and Chen within the Zhao territory equally.

After the Princess of Zhao signed the agreement, King Zhao continued to live in seclusion in the Zhao Palace as he had done in previous years, neither attending court meetings nor reading memorials in person.

When Liu Rong heard the news, he vaguely felt that his father was probably not in the Zhao palace at all, but was traveling. If this was true, then Liu Rong would not easily see King Zhao, and he did not want to alarm the princess of Zhao to avoid

His identity was revealed, which would bring about an unreasonable disaster. After all, it had been more than four years since the death of Qi Wei, and many people might not be able to distinguish between friends and foes.

Hearing that the weapons shop on Luwei Long Street was a place frequented by King Zhao, Liu Rong wrote a letter and asked Xue Fan to give it to the shopkeeper of the weapons shop, asking him to forward it to King Zhao when King Zhao came.

The letter read——

I wish His Royal Highness King Zhao to be safe and well.

The common people are lucky to have Yao Ran's sword skills

His Highness Wang Cheng appreciates it with his wise eyes.

But I heard that His Highness’s old illness has recurred.

I don’t know when I can meet the Holy Spirit

The grass-roots people are going to the Chu land.

The fierce battle between Song and Chu led to the destruction of the people

The grassroots people are willing to embrace the water of the East China Sea

Persuading Song and Chu to end the war

Go to Pingliang and pay my respects to His Highness.

The letter was not signed, and the handwriting was changed to the ordinary Chu Di Fu Liu style, instead of the Zhuge Yiran calligraphy that Liu Rong used to use. Chu Di Fu Liu style can be written by scholars from all over the world because of its exquisite structure.

Simplicity is the name, and it does not require the author to write with great effort, so it is the easiest to be imitated and confused. Therefore, if a literati uses his name, he does not use this Fuliu style, but if he writes anonymously, he often uses this style.

Liu Rong knew that once his father saw "Yao Ran Sword Technique", he would immediately understand the meaning of this letter. But he didn't know when his father would return to Zhao Palace and when he would patronize this weapons shop.

From then on, Liu Rong took Xue Fan away from Pingliang and headed towards Chu State.

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The Zhaohuang Palace of Chu State is very lively. In the Xinlan Palace of Princess Dongfang Shu of Chu State, countless red silks are wrapped around it. The festive atmosphere is just like the bright sun in summer, and the warmth comes from the Xinlan Palace.

Covering all corners of the Chu Palace.

A group of palace maids were busy dressing up the three brides, Yan Xiao, Yan Qing, and Yan Xiu, while a group of palace servants were sorting and counting the wedding gifts that the princess had given to the young master. Liu En, who was three years old, had never seen the Xinlan Palace.

The people were so busy that they were very excited and helped everywhere, just to see them get even busier.

At this time, there were only two people sitting quietly opposite each other in the hall, sometimes drinking tea, sometimes talking softly.

Shu'er looked at Yan Xiao, who was nearly fifty years old, dressing up in the mirror not far away, and said to Lin Ying: "Aunt Yan married Uncle Zhao Qi after all."

The King of Chu smiled: "If I hadn't forcibly issued an edict and arranged the marriage of Aunt Yan and Zhao Qishu, Yan Qing and Su Yang, and Yan Xiu and Su Liu while organizing the marriage for Young Master Cui, I'm afraid that Aunt Yan and

Uncle Zhao Qi will be at odds with each other for the rest of his life."

Shu'er slowly turned her head to look at Lin Ying, and suddenly shed tears.

King Chu handed the handkerchief in his arms to Shu'er. Seeing that the handkerchief was bought as a birthday gift to Lin Ying on the streets of Fanjing many years ago, Shu'er couldn't hold back her tears and only held the handkerchief tightly in her hand.

I don't use it to wipe my tears.

King Chu looked around, pretending not to care: "With so many people watching, Princess Dongfang was obviously crying with joy, but how could she cry so wronged? If word spreads, others should not think that I have wronged you."

Shu'er shook his head, folded the handkerchief, gave it back to Lin Ying, and choked with sobs: "His Highness treats us very well."

The King of Chu took back the handkerchief and raised his voice and said: "This time the Song people invaded, the young master has made great military achievements. After he gets married, I will make him the king of Anyi. This is also the advice of the ministers of the Chu State and the popular feeling."

Xiang. From now on, you can safely be the princess of Chu State and no longer need to hold military power. Is it possible that you are unwilling to lose the title of 'King of Anyi'?"

Shu'er shook his head again. "His Highness can trust Young Master Sui so much regardless of past grudges. How can I have the slightest complaint?"

The King of Chu smiled and said, "Thanks to your brother's ability to take on such a big responsibility, you can give me the reputation of 'regardless of past grudges'."

Taking advantage of Liu En's noisy laughter while playing with Yan Qing and Yan Xiu, Shu'er sighed: "How long has it been since we were able to talk properly... I really want to leave here, but now that I have Xiao En, I can

Where can I raise her properly?"

Lin Ying felt a pain in her heart and said softly: "Today's dinner, let's have a few more cups of his wedding bar at Little Dongfang's."

The auspicious time has come, and the three brides, Yan Xiao, Yan Qing and Yan Xiu, stand up one by one to bid farewell to King Lin Ying of Chu and Princess Dongfang Shu of Chu. They will marry outside the palace today, and will return to the Xinlan Palace to take care of Shu'er and the little girl some time later.

Grace's daily life.

Shu'er held Yan Xiao's hands, and a few thin tears fell on the back of Yan Xiao's hands. Both of them had red eyes. Shu'er said: "Aunt Yan, twenty years ago, Grandpa Xu held the house in Linjiang Restaurant.

I left it to you, and you adopted me without any hesitation. At that time, Aunt Song stopped you, saying that you two were not married and that you were adopting a little girl for no reason. You were afraid that it would hinder the marriage, but you still insisted on adopting me.

Da. We met in the State of Chu and lived together in the State of Chen for several years. In my heart, you are no different from my mother. In fact, I have always hoped that you could marry Uncle Zhao Qi early, so that you can go to various places to do business with him and feel free.

It's much better to be happy and travel around than to be trapped here."

Yan Xiao patted Shu'er's hand and said, "Princess Dongfang, you probably don't remember that when we first met, I said something to you after hearing your maiden name - 'You are so young, you don't know yet.

Why judge things with your heart, but ask you to be kind and forgiving.' Over the years, Aunt Yan has watched you grow up. Although you have a distinguished status, you have experienced a lot of pain. If it were someone else, I'm afraid... But

You are always tolerant and kind. It is a blessing for Xiao En to have a mother like you. I will not follow Zhao Qi to do business. I just want to stay with you mother and daughter and watch Xiao En grow up. I just

I only left the palace for a few days and came back in the blink of an eye, Xiao En didn’t even cry!"

Shu'er gently wiped away her tears, said a few auspicious words to Yan Xiao, and then said goodbye to Yan Qing and Yan Xiu.

King Chu stood aside, and although he looked at them talking with a kind face, he frequently saw the reluctance and blessings in Shu'er's eyes, and couldn't help but feel sad for her.

As time goes by, the capital city has been renamed Wucheng, and the people who accompanied us in business have started their own families. But in my heart, Lin Ying, Shu'er will always be a little girl with a smile like a flower. No matter where we are
Chapter completed!