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

His Majesty Li II naturally was not going to give up.

But Chang'an was too far away from Qiongzhou after all. Even the best messenger would take a full month to deliver the letter.

When His Royal Highness the King of Chu received the letter, his "lighthouse" on the sea had just been built.

"Your Highness, are we being too extravagant?" On a small island about two miles away from Zhenzhou Port, Wu Xu held the hand of His Highness the King of Chu and climbed up the stone tower. When she saw that the oil lamp on the top of the tower was covered with a huge glass lampshade, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "If this matter is reported back to Chang'an--"

"The news has been reported back to Chang'an." His Royal Highness the King of Chu sighed helplessly upon hearing this - this kid Li Huairen is really not reliable at all. He asked him to build a lighthouse to facilitate the return of merchant ships on the sea in the future, but he didn't even finish his work and he wrote a letter to Cheng Chumo to brag.

Now, the whole Chang'an is rumored to have been obsessed with women.

Alas, thinking of His Royal Highness the King of Chu here, looking at his confidante beside him, the most beautiful woman in the world, he suddenly couldn't help but gently pinch the other's hand: "The sea breeze is strong above the lighthouse, let's go down."

"No, let's take another look." Upon hearing this, Wu Xu gave her sweetheart a slightly naive smile. Then she grabbed Li Kuan's arm tightly, then stood on tiptoes and bravely looked at the sea in the distance.

It was already dusk, and the setting sun dyed the sea golden. A large group of seabirds were still flying low, chasing the fish under the water. On the beach near the shore, there were rows of coconut trees. His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked at the mottled shade of the trees and suddenly thought that coconut chicken was worth a try: "Sister Wu, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"I'm fine with anything." Wu Xu was in a very good mood at this moment.

"That's settled then - old hen stewed in coconut milk." As His Royal Highness the King of Chu spoke, he took off his outer robe and draped it over Wu Xu's shoulders.

"Okay!" Wu Xu tightened the brocade robe on her shoulders and smiled charmingly at Li Kuan: "I feel that the flavor of this dish must be very good."

As night fell, His Royal Highness the King of Chu and Wu Xu, who had just had dinner together, sat side by side in the garden of the King of Chu's Palace. They looked up at the stars above their heads and felt that this rare quiet time gave them an indescribable sense of happiness.

"Your Highness, I actually already know about what happened in Chang'an." Wu Xu mentioned this matter on his own initiative because he didn't want Li Kuan to feel guilty about it: "Yesterday I received a letter from my father. He... hopes that I will abide by the rules..."

"What rules?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu took Wu Xu's hand and continued softly, "I will personally write a letter to explain to Duke Ying. I didn't do this before because I had a glimmer of hope that the rumors in Chang'an would not spread to Jingzhou so quickly. But in the current situation, it is likely that someone has spread gossip to Duke Ying. Alas... Even as powerful as I am, I can't stop the rumors--"

"Your Highness the King of Chu, have you misunderstood something?" Wu Xu couldn't help but smile when he saw His Highness the King of Chu suddenly explaining to him so seriously.

Then, she turned slightly and stared at her lover with a pair of bright and beautiful eyes: "Daddy means that he believes that I will abide by the duties of a daughter, but he does not believe that Your Highness the King of Chu -"

"What do you mean?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu felt that this matter needed to be discussed in detail: "Does Duke Ying think that I seduced you?!"

"Is there no one?" Wu Xu raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and then pretended to be frivolous and stretched out a green jade finger to lift up the chin of King Chu, and said in a playful tone: "The most handsome young man in Chang'an City, except for Your Highness, there is no one else."

"I..." King Chu never thought that one day he would be teased by his wife-to-be.

"What do you mean?" Wu Xu saw that Li Kuan still seemed unconvinced, so she immediately reached out and pinched his arm: "My vision will not be questioned!"

“Ha…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu discovered that Wu Xu really looked like him: “Okay, okay… Little Sister Wu, you have the best taste!”

"Actually... Your Highness, I understand how you feel." Feeling the tolerance of His Highness the King of Chu towards him, Wu Xu gently leaned his head on his shoulder: "When you like someone, you are afraid that the other person will think that you are not good enough. But even if the other person does not think so and everything is as usual, we will often feel that we owe something..."

"Yes..." His Royal Highness Prince Chu curled his lips when he heard this: "However, my debt is different..."

"Nothing is different." Wu Xu suddenly raised his head, then gently bumped back: "I don't care about those rumors. What Dad said makes sense - girls should be more reserved, but since I, Wu Xu, have chosen you, Li Kuan, I should let you know my feelings. Besides, if we have to rely on you to guess when we get along and communicate, how tired you will be. I can't bear it."

"Hmm..." Having never heard such love words from a woman, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was speechless for a moment, but then he continued, "Actually, I can't bear to leave either. Qiongzhou is hot and humid all year round..."

"No, didn't you prepare a lot of ice cubes for me?" Wu Xu knew what His Royal Highness the King of Chu was going to say next, so she was smart enough to quickly change the subject: "But it's strange, Your Highness, how did you find ice in Qiongzhou? Even in winter, Qiongzhou is as warm as spring, how could it freeze?"

"This is a secret." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu glanced sideways upon hearing this. He would never let the girl down in his life. "When you marry me in the future, I will tell you this secret. If our family falls into poverty one day, perhaps we can make a fortune from this."

"Hehe..." Wu Xu wrinkled his nose slightly: "Just tell me?"

"I'm just telling you..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu always keeps his promises.

"That's more like it." Wu Xu didn't really need to know the secret of how to make ice. She just liked getting along with His Royal Highness the King of Chu like this.

"By the way, Sister Xiaowu, after this lighthouse is built, our merchant ships will also..."

"——Wait a minute." Wu Xu suddenly interrupted His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu when he was halfway through his words: "Li Kuan, can't you change your title? Just like I do to you!"

Wow! King Chu was in a passive position again.

"What about sister Xu'er?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu readily agreed.

"Just barely... I'll make do..." Hearing His Royal Highness the King of Chu address him like this, Wu Xu nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "I can take care of the caravan's affairs temporarily, but I'm not good at these, so in the future... I'll leave these matters to Sister Lian'er."

"Such a far-reaching idea?" Li Kuan couldn't help but tease when he heard it.

"Do you still want to abandon me?" Upon hearing this, Wu Xu grabbed Li Kuan's big hand and opened his mouth to bite it.

As for Li Kuan, facing such a clever and eccentric Wu Xu, his eyes were full of doting at this moment: "I know I am wrong, please spare my life, my king..."