An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

"Wang Sun, Wang Sun, run slowly!" The elderly servant woman hurriedly chased a child carved in pink and jade, fearing that he would fall.

The child was only three years old, just toddler age, with a pair of short legs but running fast, it was frightening to watch.

The little boy was running while shaking the rattle, and suddenly bumped into someone's arms, let go of his hand, and the rattle fell to the ground.

The servant girl was taken aback, she caught a glimpse of the purple hem, she knelt down in fright without daring to raise her head: "Your Majesty, maidservant!"

Wei Lian lowered his head to stare at the little boy who had crashed into his arms, and the little boy also raised his head, looking at him with watery eyes, without any fear at all.

The servant woman knelt on the ground, and after a while, she said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Wang Sun is young and ignorant, and he offended you, Your Majesty... just let him go."

Who doesn't know that the new king came back from Qin as a hostage?He was once an abandoned son of the state of Chu, so it is good not to hate his relatives, not to mention family affection.As soon as King Chu Xi came back, he imprisoned the former king, abolished the former prince, and put the concubine into the cold palace. How much love can he have for a king and grandson who has never met before?

Wei Lian and Xiao Budian looked at each other for a moment, but neither of them spoke.

After a while, the little boy curled his lips, hugged Wei Lian's leg and cried loudly: "Wow!"

The maid was so frightened that she was scared out of her wits, and said anxiously: "Wang Sun, don't cry!" Be careful, His Majesty is too noisy, so he cut off your tongue!

But how could the three-year-old understand this, and he still cried vigorously.

Seeing the trembling look of the servant girl, Wei Lian couldn't help laughing.He remembered that when he met Ji Yue for the first time, he knelt down in such a cautious manner, listening to the man sneeringly saying that he was going to cut off his tongue.

At that time, he thought, King Qin is really cruel.

...that was a big joke.

With the supreme power in your hands, you have the aura of power without anger.Even if you don't do anything, you will be speculated by others.The so-called companion is like a tiger, sometimes it is just that outsiders regard it as a tiger.

Wei Lian understood Ji Yue's feelings quite a bit.

"Is Guyou so terrible?"

The servant woman became more and more frightened: "Your Majesty is majestic..."

"Okay." Wei Lian did not scare her, "Gu is not the type to care about human life, how can he care about children."

He is different from Wei Bang.

The maid was stunned, and belatedly realized that the new king's voice was extremely pleasant, as clear as the snow on Songshan Mountain after melting.

Lingling is like a gentleman.

Wei Lian squatted down, picked up the rattle on the ground and stuffed it back into his hand.

The little one got the rattle, the crying stopped abruptly, and a childlike smile spread out.

Wei Lian became playful and pulled out the rattle again.

The rattle was out of hand, Xiao Budian was taken aback for a moment, then opened his mouth to cry again: "Wow——"

Wei Lian stuffed the rattle back.

The little girl stopped crying and smiled happily.

Pull it back.

Little one: "Wow——"

Tuck it back.

The little one burst into laughter again.

Pull it out.

"Wow—" Xiao BuDian cried again.

It's like pressing a switch, as long as the rattle is pulled out, the little one will cry loudly, and then put it back, and the rattle will be smiling again in an instant.Wei Lian found it quite interesting, so he never tired of going back and forth.

The servant woman lying on the ground: "..."

She still didn't dare to look up, she could only see the delicate and delicate chin of the new king, but she could still see how she played with the king and grandson...

Wang Sun is only three years old this year, so is it possible that His Majesty is also only three years old...

The personal eunuch behind Wei Lian saw that His Majesty was addicted to playing, coughed lightly, reminding him to pay attention to his dignity.

Wei held back his hands, realizing that he was a little naive.

It must have been infected by Ji Sansui.

He withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, and returned the rattle to the little one.

It's a pity that it's too late.Xiao BuDian, who had been played with many times, finally got angry, closed his eyes and began to cry loudly, refusing to pick up the rattle.

Wei Lian picked him up, but the little boy was still crying and beating his shoulders.

Wei Lian smiled: "If you hit again, Gu will throw you down."

"Woo..." Xiao BuDian became cowardly like a quail in an instant.

It seems to understand.Fairly smart.

After Xiaobudian calmed down, Wei Lianfang asked, "Which grandson is he?"

Wang Sun is the son of the son.The king of Chu has ten sons, many of them have families and careers, and there are many grandsons, so I don't know which one this little one is.

Just as the maid was about to answer, Wei Lian said again: "Get up and talk."

"... promise." The maid stood up cautiously, and inadvertently saw His Majesty's face, such as thrush eyebrows and high nose bridge, lined with those two pink lips, she was astonished at a glance.

She was dizzy, and hurriedly lowered her head: "He is the son of the second son, and his single name is Lin."

"Which Lin?"

"The rain of sweet rain."

"It's a good meaning." Wei Lian nodded, "After a long drought, there will be rain."

The servant girl dared not answer.

"Since he is the son of Young Master Su." Wei Lian asked again, "Why did you appear in the palace?"

After the son gets married, he will be given a mansion and move out of the palace to live in.Wives, concubines and heirs should all be in the mansion, not in the palace.

After Wei Lian ascended the throne, he focused on punishing a few brothers who had offended him too much, and ignored the rest.The rest obediently hid in the mansion, for fear that the new king would set fire to their own heads.

Wei Su is one of them.He and Wei Lian didn't have a deep connection, and they never helped or bullied each other when they were young. Although they were brothers, they were like strangers.

The servant girl answered in a low voice: "My concubine gave birth to him with dystocia, and the grandson was sent to the palace as soon as he was born, and was raised by Mrs. Du since childhood."

Mrs. Du is the son's biological mother.The concubine was pointed out by Mrs. Du herself to the son, and the husband and wife have no emotional basis.The son has a beloved side concubine and a concubine, but he doesn't pay much attention to the princes and grandchildren born in the first line.Mrs. Du was afraid that the grandson who lost his biological mother would be adopted by the side concubine if he stayed in the mansion, so he took him into the palace to raise him.

The son Su and the side concubine and concubine's family of three enjoyed themselves happily, and rarely thought of this son-in-law.

In short, a poor little guy who nobody wants but grandma.

Wei Lian looked down at the little one, such a small ball of milk dolls was his nephew.

Of course, Wei Lian had a lot of nephews, too many for him to recognize.It just so happened that it was fate that this one bumped into his arms today.

Wei Lian didn't play with Xiao BuDian for long, and put him down after a while.

He has more important things to deal with.

Wei Lian planned to leave for Qin tomorrow, and Qiao Hongfei temporarily handed over Chu's side.Before leaving, he had to make sure that there were no other plans to move him once he left Chu.

After paying homage to Huaye Hall last time, Old General Zhao also compromised, but only proposed that after the overall situation stabilized, Wang Weilian would allow him to retire and return home.

Chu generals will never serve the king of Qin.

This is his bottom line.

Wei Lian agreed.

On the third day of November, King Chuxi took off his crimson dragon robe, put on a white robe, and left overnight on a red-maned horse.

When walking, the long night is endless, but the white clothes seem to push away the dark clouds like the dawn of the sky.Just like Ji Yue's fresh clothes and angry horse disappeared into the setting sun in the past, he took care of everything and went to Qingping alone.

He is going to find his King Qin Chang.

Xi is to bathe in the sun, and Chang is to brighten the day.They are a match made in heaven.

I wander in the city that never sleeps that you gave me, and I will send you an empire on which the sun never sets.

On November [-]st, the Qin army camp.

The sound of horseshoes kicked up dust, causing the resting soldiers to be alert and grab their weapons.

Who is so bold, dare to break into the important place of the barracks?

Halfway through the soldier unsheathed his long sword, the sharp-eyed soldier saw the young man in white on the horse, and pushed the soldier's sword back: "It's King Chu Xi."

The young master returned to Chu, first became the crown prince and then forced the palace to become the king. Naturally, such a big commotion cannot be concealed from the eyes and ears of all countries.

Everyone thought that Young Master Lian had escaped from King Qin's control and was about to become an enemy of King Qin.Goodbye is already a relative position, they are soldiers of the Qin State, and they should be killed if they see them.

But His Majesty the King of Qin only issued an order that if King Chu Xi came back, he should not be touched.

A soldier came into the account and reported it to the King of Qin.Ji Yue hadn't taken off his military uniform yet, and was waiting in front of the camp in armor, his bright eyebrows and eyes were tainted by continuous killing, like a general.

He stood still and looked at Wei Lian's increasingly clear figure not far away, his phoenix eyes were bright.

The soldiers consciously moved out of the way.

The beloved rides his horse back home, but he is still a young man here.

When Wei Lian was still some distance away from Ji Yue, he reined in the reins and got off his horse.In an instant, the travel-worn youth rushed over and threw himself into the general's arms.

Ji Yue gently catches him.

"Fortunately, I caught up with you." Wei Lian complained in a low voice, "It's not in vain that I ran so fast that I almost died of exhaustion on the way."

He stuffed two things into Ji Yue's palm, intertwined his fingers, raised his eyes and said, "Ji Yue, the lives of the three generals from Yan and Lu, plus a battle at Yanguanling, are my birthday gifts to you."

"If you still feel that the portion is not enough, you can add another me."

"As for the military talisman of Chu State and the Jade Seal of Chuan Kingdom..." He lowered his eyes slightly, "Take it as my dowry."

He can't be as red-faced as a princess, but fortunately he can play a game of marriage.

Ji Yue lowered his eyes and looked at the young man's unparalleled face, took away the soldiers' talisman and jade seal from Chu State, and turned to enter the tent.

He never said a word.

Wei Lian was startled, looking at Ji Yue's back with some distress.

Isn't Ji Yue angry?

He went back to Chu State alone to plan this matter, and indeed he never discussed it with Ji Yue.They don't like each other to take risks on themselves but hide it from each other, but they always do such things.

How can I coax you to be angry this time?Wei Lian was a little helpless, he had already given away all his belongings.

Just as he was thinking, Ji Yue came back again.

Ji Yue came up and stuffed those two things back into his hands.

When I touched the shape, it was still a jade seal and a tiger talisman.

Wei Lian asked, "What do you want me to do?"

"Is there any reason for me not to accept your dowry?" Ji Yue said slowly, "What you hold in your hand is the military talisman of our Qin State and the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom."

"Get it." Ji Yue raised his eyes, "I'm giving you the bride price."

Wei Lian paused, then smiled: "Are you not angry with me?"

"Why are you angry? I'm angry that someone ran back to Chu State without saying a word and didn't tell me. Now he dares to run back alone and undefended. It's just nonsense." Ji Yue looked at him, "I'm not afraid that Qin Jun will treat you as an enemy, Just shot him."

"I believe you won't hurt me, that's why you dare to mess around like this." Wei Lian was confident, "Just as I ran back to Chu State without saying a word, don't you also believe that I never betrayed?"

Ji Yue snorted coldly: "A fool suspects that you will betray."

Wei Lian couldn't help laughing: "That's not to blame?"

"Who says not to blame?" Ji Yue grabbed his wrist, solemnly, "His Majesty the King of Chu went into the enemy's camp and threw himself into the net, how should I interrogate you?"

Wei Lian cooperated and said, "I don't know, may I ask how Qin treats the captives?"

"Others don't know." Ji Yue finally had a smile in his eyes, "However, a beauty like His Majesty the King of Chu should be sent to the tent to serve the lonely king."

The two hit it off immediately, and Ji Yue pulled Wei Lian into the tent.

Onlookers: "..."

Did they eat a piece of peerless dog food?

With a swipe of his pen, Li Yushi recorded this history that has been passed down through the ages.

On November 13, the [-]th year of King Qin Chang, the king's birthday.

King Chuxi entered the Qin camp alone, got off his horse and said: "The three generals of Yan and Lu, who participated in the battle of Yanguanling, are a gift for your birthday."

Put the two things in the palm of His Majesty again: "If you think the weight is not enough, I will give it to you alone. This is the Chu State Soldier Talisman Yuxi, and it will be used as a dowry."

The king said nothing, turned around and entered the account, and after a while, he brought two things to King Chuxi.

King Chu Xi asked, "What do you want me to do?"

"No, is there any reason for you not to accept your dowry?" Wang replied, "This is the jade seal of the soldiers of the Qin State, and it is the dowry gift for the lonely married you."

Later historians called this "The Change of Two Kings", which opened the prelude to an era.

There are also good stories about men of letters and poets who call this "marriage in a prosperous age". Mountains and rivers are used for engagement, and soldiers and horses are used for marriage. Only two kings can talk about marriage in such a grand manner.

Some people say that it is not only the prologue of an era, but also the beginning of a love.