Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

“Ahem…” This time, Xie Minlin, as a scholar, was obviously more ignorant than Gangzi: “Your Highness… Miss Lian’er and the wife of Duke Weiguo have gone through a long journey before finally arriving in Gaochang. So… shouldn’t you let her go and let her have a good rest first…”

"Zhenxuan, I'm not a worshiper yet." - Facts have proved that there is a reason why Gangzi has been able to work under the command of His Royal Highness the King of Chu for so long and has not been despised by His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "But you are - this worshiper beating up worshipers, isn't that a problem?"

"Master Yuan, what you said makes sense." Zhang Zhenxuan nodded, and then smiled at Xie Minlin who looked stunned, "Master Xie, we are free now, how about we find a quiet place to discuss things?"

“Ah?!” Xie Minlin felt as if he had suffered the greatest crisis in history: “Little Heavenly Master, you have lost your mind - Yuan Tiangang is clearly trying to sow discord between us!”

"Alright, alright!" With the beauty beside him, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu somewhat restrained his usual bandit temperament and began to act like a family master: "Don't make trouble, Aunt Hongfu, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

"Your Highness, I am very happy to see such a 'joke'." Hong Fu looked at the young master who bowed respectfully to her while speaking, and there was a hint of sighing in her eyes: "Your Highness is becoming more and more handsome now..."

"Oh, aunt, you are too kind - I am still far from Uncle Li's heroic spirit." His Royal Highness the King of Chu knew without any guessing that the reason why Yu Lian'er was able to come to the Western Regions must be because of Hong Fu's escort.

But he was also very curious about how Master Yu allowed Lian'er to come to Gaochang.

And about this question...

King Chu soon got the answer.

"What?! Lian'er, you ran away secretly?!" - In the lobby, after everyone was seated, facing the King of Chu's whispered question, Yu Lian'er told the whole cause and effect of the matter: because after Yun Shang came back from the Western Regions, rumors were circulating everywhere in Chang'an City that His Royal Highness the King of Chu "fought to the death in Qianquan City, and although he won a great victory, he might have been seriously injured."

After hearing these rumors, Yu Lian'er was distracted all day long because she was worried about Li Kuan, but then she made up her mind to go to the Western Regions in person.

But as a weak woman, she would undoubtedly die if she went to the Western Regions alone.

So she thought about it over and over again, and finally found the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, and plucked up the courage to ask Li Jing to borrow some guards to escort her to Gaochang.

Li Jing refused on the spot without even thinking about it.

But Hong Fu, who was present at the time, agreed to it without hesitation.

That’s why we are seeing this scene today.

"Aunt Hongfu, thank you for your hard work..." After listening to Yu Lian'er's story, His Royal Highness the King of Chu immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to her, then said, "I will go to Master Yu and explain to him later."

"No need to explain." Hong Fu smiled calmly, "Lian'er is a brave girl, but your uncle Li and I are timid. In fact, Lord Yu acquiesced to this matter. As your teacher, he is naturally worried about you, but he is afraid that what he said will affect your decision, so he has to endure it.

Of course, Duke Yu also asked me to convey a message to you: You were his disciple, and he was your teacher - each of you has your own karma, so no one should complain.

But if you don't know etiquette and break it because of your emotions, he will settle accounts with you."

“Ah…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu felt that it would be unreasonable for him to pretend to be innocent at this time, so he nodded and said, “Aunt and Master Yu, please rest assured. I understand all this. If you like someone, you must exercise due restraint. I don’t have the bad habits of the previous two generations.”

"Heh..." Although what His Royal Highness said made a lot of sense, Gangzi started to jump back and forth again at this time: "Your Highness, where exactly did you keep your restraint? The stunning Hu Ji that someone sent you, you said you refused, but you accepted it all in private..."

"Then you won't talk nonsense?" King Chu said unhappily, "They sent Hu Ji to me, not just to please me! They were testing my attitude towards them - if I accept Hu Ji, it means that the matter of the Western Regions Protectorate can be discussed. If I don't accept her, that will be trouble - Gangzi, there are many hidden dangers here!"

"Ah, I see..." After listening to what His Royal Highness Prince Chu said, Xie Minlin nodded with satisfaction: "Then Your Royal Highness, do you plan to return all these Hu concubines? To show your saintly virtue?"

"My virtue is not to be demonstrated by returning the Hu Ji!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said unhappily, "I have already thought about it. I will open a few jewelry stores in Gaochang City in the future. These Hu Ji will work as clerks inside. Hehe, with such beauties filling the storefront, the price of the jewelry will be several percent higher!"

"Your Highness is really great..." Xie Minlin finally realized that His Highness the Prince of Chu seemed determined to work hard to make money.

"Not that high." His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hand upon hearing this. "When the Western Regions regain stability, the Silk Road will surely resume prosperity, so I must also step up my efforts to help the Western nobles lower the price of colored glaze."

Only in this way can my reputation as a virtuous king continue to spread far and wide...

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After His Royal Highness the King of Chu finalized the new development strategy, everyone decided to disperse because Hong Fu and Yu Lian'er needed rest.

But before the show was over, Hong Fu stopped King Chu, who was about to send Yu Lian'er back to the courtyard to rest, and said, "Your Highness, please don't leave in a hurry. I have something to say to you alone."

Hong Fu Nu called herself a minister, which obviously meant something extraordinary.

Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu could only give Lian'er an apologetic smile, and then watched her being taken away by Hong Fu's personal maid.

"Your Highness, you must be good to Lian'er in the future. This little girl is not very brave. It is not easy for her to do this for you." Seeing the Prince of Chu looking back every few steps as he walked back into the hall, Hong Fu Nu could not help but said softly, "Your Highness, have you kept the golden hairpin that the old lady left for you?"

"I have always kept it carefully." His Royal Highness the King of Chu was not curious about how Madam Hongfu knew about this.

Because he knew that these were not secrets at all to the other party.

"In fact, the reason why the old lady left you the golden hairpin, besides being a temporary token of love at certain times, is mainly because she is worried that you will not be satisfied with the marriage she arranged for you in the future. Therefore, Your Highness, whoever you give this golden hairpin to will be the next wife of the head of the family. The old lady only told me about this, so I guess you only knew about it today, right?"

"Is that so..." After listening to Hong Fu's explanation, His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt a sudden lump in his throat - it turned out that his grandmother had considered everything for him. Even though the marriage was arranged with great painstaking efforts, his grandmother had made another plan and left him ample room for choice.

How should His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu describe his inner feelings at this moment: It turns out that true love is never given in a forceful way, or doted on in an overbearing way - but it is to have arranged everything with all one's heart and soul, but without mentioning the price at all, and even being prepared to let go...

After so many years, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu can still feel his grandmother's deep yet silent love, just like when he tasted the glutinous rice cakes made by his grandmother when he was a child - then even if there are thousands of delicacies in the future, they are still not as sweet as the first time in his heart.