After being robbed by the prince of the enemy country

As soon as Huai Zhen opened the memorial, Chu Shao seemed to jump into his face from the memorial, pointing at his nose and scolding:

"What's the matter with you? My brother became a little beggar in a foreign country. He was as pitiful as a puppy that no one picked up. He came to me to complain about his grievances. He didn't even dare to return to the country. How did you become an emperor brother? Ah?! Let the royal family of Xiyi give an explanation!"

This is the only memorial in the past two years without any intimate names, Huaizhen's heart skipped a beat, he could already imagine Chu Shao's anger when he wrote this memorial.

During the time apart, he was careful as if walking on thin ice, and never made Chu Shao unhappy, but when Shulu Chenghui came, this good situation was ruined.

He picked up the pen and wrote words of comfort on the memorial while asking Wen Yan to invite Shulu Chenghui.

When Shulu Chenghui entered the palace, he saw Emperor Zhongqin painting on the memorial with a persistent brush, as if he was drawing a rabbit—how strange, the Lord of Zhongqin painted a rabbit on the memorial?

"Ah Xuan is in the Marquis Mansion of Qizhou, and Shao'er is taking care of him." Huaizhen said to Shulu Chenghui without raising his head, "He probably expected you to come to Kyoto after him, so he went directly to Qizhou. To avoid you."

Shulu Chenghui clenched his sleeves silently, "I guessed that Ah Xuan didn't want to see me, but Your Majesty, please believe me, I have not let Huai Xuan down."

"The rhetoric and reasons you gave me can barely convince me." Huaizhen put together the memorial and pressed it under his wrist, he looked up at Shulu Chenghui's eyes, "But you want to go to Qizhou to chase Ah Xuan, You have to pass Chu Shao's level first."

"Is that the famous deposed empress of your country?"

"He is my dignified queen." Huai Zhen corrected.

Rather than saying that Chu Shao is "famous", it is better to say that he is "notorious". No matter whether Shulu Chenghui has insinuations or not, Huaizhen will protect him.

After hearing this, Shulu Chenghui smiled: "I heard that Your Majesty gave your empress the Love Gu in the early years. In fact, the biggest taboo of the Love Gu is to use it on the person you really like. In the end, it will only be the one who used the Love Gu." Gu people."

Huai Zhen snorted coldly, "Instead of doing things in front of me, Zhuge, why not think about how to coax Ah Xuan back. If Ah Xuan refuses to forgive you, then this marriage will be ruined."

Shulu Chenghui couldn't laugh anymore, "Your Majesty, can you show me the Phoenix Tree in Qin Palace?"

Huaizhen took him to Qiwu Palace, and Shulu Chenghui saw the thriving Phoenix tree. The trunk was full of buds, and some of them were blooming.

"Only the flowering poinciana tree can be called a sacred tree." Shulu Chenghui touched the trunk of the poinciana tree and said lightly, "but the one in Xiyi only bloomed nine years ago."

Huaizhen remembered that the poinciana tree he saw in Xiyi Palace that day was indeed only unopened buds.

If there is no flowering, it means that Shulu Chenghui has not watered it with his heart and blood for nine years.

"If you raise a tree with your heart and blood, you will gradually find that your physical strength is weak. Once the king of a country is found to be powerless, those people who are hiding in the dark and ready to move will immediately pounce on you and drag you down from the throne." Shu Lvcheng Hui turned his head to look at Huai Zhen, and moved his eyes to his heart, "Has your Majesty gradually felt that you are exhausted recently?"

Huaizhen didn't show any dew on the surface, but in fact, Shulu Chenghui was right. In the past two years, he has indeed become prone to illness.

Shulu Chenghui seemed to see through everything, "If Xiyi's national power can compete with Zhongqin, now is the best time for me to attack Zhongqin, because their king is being exhausted by the Phoenix tree."

"Unfortunately, Xiyi is just a tiny place." Huai Jiugu raised his hand to catch a fallen leaf, and kneaded it a few times in the palm of his hand, "Even if I am seriously ill, killing a Xiyi is the same as crushing an ant." different."

It's like saying the law and accepting fate, "Your Majesty is better than having a good king, who cleared away the filth and obstacles of the previous dynasty for you, allowing you to sit on a great country, and almost everything goes smoothly. Within a hundred years, Zhongqin will be as solid as gold." He sighed. He took a deep breath, "Because of this, if Ah Xuan doesn't want to take the initiative to go back with me, I will have nothing to do. I hope His Majesty will help me."

Huai Zhen had already made up his mind, "Tomorrow, if you bring up this matter in front of civil and military officials, just ask me to go to Qizhou to persuade the virtuous king, and I will naturally agree."

Only in this way can Huaizhen go to Qizhou in a legitimate way, ostensibly for the emperor's younger brother's marriage, and selfishly to meet Chu Shao.

Huaixuan slept until the sun was high, opened the window and saw that the outside was already covered in white.

The winter snow came this year—fortunately, he threw himself into the arms of his sister-in-law before the snow came, otherwise he would have frozen to death in the snowy winter night last night.

"Ah Xuan?" Chu Shao knocked on the door outside, "Are you up?"

Huaixuan came back to his senses, and responded, "Get up!" while going to open the door.

Chu Shao saw that Huaixuan was dressed warmly, and looked at his expression again. He was not as haggard and depressed as he was a few days ago, and his red eyes from crying had also subsided, so he dared to mention: "Shulu Chenghui is outside the door, do you want to?" See?"

"..." The smile on Huai Xuan's face faded.

Afraid that he would cry, Chu Shao immediately added: "It's okay if you don't want to see him, I'll just send him away, anyway, we have a dog at home."

"......I gonna go see."

Huaixuan stepped on the snow and came to the main gate of the Hou Mansion. Through the crack of the door, he saw Shulu Chenghui standing upright in the wind, and the people kept passing by behind him. He stood still, and a lot of snow had fallen on his shoulders.

"He'll be waiting outside before dawn." Chu Shao and Huai Xuan said, "Don't worry, if you don't let go, I will never let him enter the Hou's residence."

Huaixuan clenched her small fists, "It's just a trick, tell him to get away." After saying that, he turned back into the room without taking another look.

Telling the king of Xiyi to go away is not something that the servants of the Houfu dared to do, so Chu Shao had no choice but to come in person.

He ordered someone to open the main gate of Hou Mansion.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!!" Zhang Liyu shouted excitedly from the tea house diagonally opposite the Hou Mansion, "Your Majesty has come out! Your Majesty has come out!"

"Don't make noise! ​​I saw it!" Huai Zhen had already been lying on the window, and his eyes fell on the door of the Hou Mansion.

Chu Shao wore a light yellow winter coat today, with a simple ponytail on his head. The headband was woven from the fur of that litter of rabbits that Chu Yun wove. It was fluffy and warm when tied on his head. When traveling to the north, he was even more radiant. At first glance, he looked like a carefree noble son who was well cared for by his family.

Huaizhen propped his elbows, and said foolishly: "My Shao'er...is so cute."

When Shulu Chenghui saw the main door of Hou Mansion opened, his eyelashes trembled, but what he saw when he raised his eyes was not Huaixuan, but a handsome young master.

He was stunned for a while, and suddenly made a clumsy bow: "You must be the wife of the emperor that Ah Xuan always talks about."

Chu Shao: "...." Why are both of them rushing to call her sister-in-law? !

But Shulu Chenghui should really call Chu Shao the emperor's wife.

Chu Shao deliberately glanced around, but did not see a familiar figure—it seems that Shulu Chenghui came alone.

He had expected some king to accompany him.

"I have never met Da Shanyu before. If you call someone so hastily, aren't you afraid of admitting the wrong person?"

Chu Shao took a careful look at Shulu Chenghui's earlobes, there was no cinnabar mole - as Huaixuan said, he didn't have the Love Gu.

Shulu Chenghui said respectfully: "Chu Qingxu of Nanqi is famous far and wide. Even in Xiyi, it was once a legend. I have not only seen your portrait, but also read many story books."

"Da Shanyu has been involved in a wide range of fields." Chu Shao saw that his body was covered in wind and snow, and his exposed hands were red from the cold. , at least you won’t be bullied and neglected, please go back.”

Seeing him turn around to enter the mansion, Shulu Chenghui said anxiously: "Sister-in-law! Listen to my explanation! Ah Xuan misunderstood me!"

Chu Shao raised his hand and said, "You don't have to explain to me, Ah Xuan asked me to tell you."

There was a glimmer of hope in Shulu's eyes: "What are you telling me?"

"He told you to go."

Shulu Chenghui: "..."

Chu Shao didn't want to say more, turned around and entered the mansion, Shulu Chenghui hurried to catch up, and suddenly a dog barked.

Huaizhen in the teahouse saw two wolf dogs raised by the Hou's mansion rushing out and pounced on Shulu Chenghui. Shulu Chenghui might have had this change, so he had to turn around and run first.

Chu Shao stared dumbfounded at the sight of Xiyi's monarch being chased away by two dogs on Qizhou Street.

"Who released the dog?!" He asked hastily.

Xiangxiu replied, "The little prince let it go."

Chu Shao: "..."