When I walked to Zhuxuan alone, Ling Ye and Wei Feng had already come back. As soon as I entered the door, I smelled the fragrance of the valley that belongs to him. Wei Feng was dressed in a solemn black robe and was squatting on the ground with an iron chopstick.

There was a charcoal basin. Ling Ye, dressed in a blue robe as clean as the blue sky after snow, was sitting upright drinking tea.

I smiled and took off my cloak, revealing the green gauze skirt on my body. Ling Ye stared at me with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"It smells so good, Wei Feng, what are you doing?" I asked, looking at Wei Feng squatting on the ground and the smell coming from the charcoal basin.

"The taste of roasted chestnuts. The third master said to roast them first and let you come back to taste them." Wei Feng said lightly.

At this time, Wan'er jumped in from outside the hall with a porcelain plate, and shouted with a smile: "Sister, you are really lucky. I just came back after roasting the chestnuts."

I smiled and nodded, right? There was delicious food waiting for me when I came back. Ling Ye reached out and pulled me to sit next to him, and whispered in my ear: "Today is so beautiful!" After hearing this,

I found myself blushing.

Wan'er handed the porcelain plate to Wei Feng. After Wei Feng took it, he picked out plump roasted chestnuts with golden flesh exposed from the charcoal basin. The aroma in the hall overflowed, and I almost couldn't hold it in anymore.

My mouth is watering.

Wan'er took the porcelain plate and put it on the small table next to me. I couldn't wait to peel one off and try it. As soon as I stretched out my hand, I immediately retracted it. It was too hot. I grinned and pressed my fingers on it.

On the earlobe. Ling Ye looked at my embarrassed look and couldn't help but laugh at the side.

I glared at him fiercely and muttered complainingly: "Damn it, you still make fun of me like this when you see me in such a mess!"

Ling Ye picked up a plump chestnut, calmly and elegantly peeled off the shell, brought the golden flesh to my mouth and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, I'll peel it for you to eat!"

I looked at the sincerity on his face, took the chestnut in his hand with a smile and asked: "Why don't you call me when you go to practice? I haven't practiced swordsmanship for a long time. I've almost forgotten all the moves you taught me.

Already."

"The weather is too cold. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the cold. Just forget it. Anyway, you will be by my side in the future, so I will protect you." Ling Ye handed me the chestnuts he had peeled.

said.

"How can that be done? I have been practicing hard for so long, and I don't want to give up easily." I replied with my round eyes open.

"Well, let's do it next time. I'll take you with me next time."

Wei Feng and Wan'er were sitting on the other side eating roasted chestnuts. Wei Feng lowered his head and ate in a careless and informal manner. Chestnut shells were scattered messily on the ground. Wan'er also ate with gusto and didn't pay any attention to what we said on the side.

.

Ling Ye stood up and took my hand to walk out. I stuffed half of the chestnuts in my hand into my mouth and asked vaguely: "Where are we going?"

"The sunshine outside looks very good, go out and bask in the sun!" The lazy words coupled with his lazy expression are just right to make people feel comfortable. It feels like lazily wandering in the sun is the most beautiful enjoyment.

I nodded, stretched out my hand to straighten my sleeves, and was about to live with him. Ling Ye picked up the cloak hanging by the side and tied it on for me.

After walking out of Zhuxuan hand in hand, Ling Ye asked, "I heard that you went to see King Nan today?"

"Well, I'm surprised too. There are many doctors in the palace, so I don't know why I was asked to see a doctor. It's just that King Nan's health is really bad. I'm afraid there aren't many..." I felt a little pity for King Nan.

Being small and weak, it is very difficult to survive in the cracks of the great powers. When you grow old, you have to bear the pain of losing a son, and there is no successor to the throne. "Hey, if it is Lan Gu, maybe there are other ways." I said.

He gritted his teeth and said.

"Don't be unhappy. Life and death are fateful. Many things cannot be changed by human power." Ling Ye comforted me lovingly. "Speaking of Lan Gu, I just remembered a plague that broke out in Yancheng a while ago. I heard that

The plague was so violent that many people who were infected with the plague were isolated in the epidemic area. The imperial court sent Mr. Huang and many imperial doctors to understand the epidemic and treat the patients, but they failed to achieve good results.

People who were infected with the disease died one after another, so Ling You took the initiative to ask Ying to go and investigate, and it turned out that in the end, he heard that a hidden master discovered the source of the disease, prepared a prescription to treat the plague, and saved Yancheng."

"Did the plague happen in Yancheng? Then the hidden masters you mentioned are Lan Gu and Uncle Zhong?" I asked with some excitement.

"I think you can't go wrong." Ling Ye nodded.

"I miss them so much. Ye, how about we go to Fireworks Valley to see them when we get back?" I asked coquettishly while holding his arm.

"As long as you like it, it's up to you!" Ling Ye scratched my nose lovingly. He took my hand and walked to the imperial garden. He smiled as he walked: "It was dark yesterday, and it was snowing and cold.

None of the koi in Bihu have come out. I just discovered today that there are many beautiful and incredible fish in the lake. Let’s go and have a look now.”

"Really? Are we as beautiful as our little black, little white and little red?"

"Well, I still think our little black, white and little red ones are more beautiful." Ling Ye pretended to think thoughtfully for a moment before answering me. Looking at his exaggerated expression, I couldn't help but laugh.

Got up.

She broke away from his hand and ran forward, smiling and looking back: "Ye, let's see who gets to Bihu first." After saying that, she stopped looking at him and ran forward.

Ling Ye smiled evilly from behind, "Are you sure you want to compete with me?"

Princess Yusi stood on the attic and looked at the lovers playing and playing in the garden. She couldn't help showing a trace of envy on her face. How she wished she could have such a beautiful love, with someone who cherished and cared for her wholeheartedly.

She is by her side. Her father has been very fond of her since she was a child. People around her do not dare to offend her. They will only flatter her and invite favors. Those so-called princes and grandsons cannot get into her eyes at all. It is difficult to understand that there is no good thing in this world.

Is there a man? No, at least there is one in front of her.

"Princess, my lord, please come over." A little palace maid in blue attire knelt down beside Princess Yusi and said softly.

"Oh, you should go back first. I will go there after I change my clothes." Princess Yusi turned around and glanced at the maid kneeling on the ground, raised her jade hand lightly, and replied calmly.

"Yes!" the maid responded and stepped back.

Hui'er took a look at Princess Yusi's dress, and then took out a fiery red fox fur cloak from the closet and tied it on for her. Yusi reached out and stroked the soft fur, showing a satisfied smile.

King Nan leaned on the bed with a pale face, covered with a thick silk quilt. As soon as Yu Si entered the bedroom, she smelled a bitter smell of medicine. She walked quickly to the bed and asked with concern: "Father, today is the day."

How do you feel? I heard from people below that you invited Miss Xiaowei to see you, what did she say?"

King Nan reached out his hand to caress Yu Si's temples with great affection, and showed a wry smile: "Yu'er, my father knows his own affairs. My father is afraid that his time is running out. However, the person whom my father is most worried about now is

You." He stared at Yu Si closely, sighed and then said: "Your brothers are gone. If your father is also gone, what should you do?"

"No, father, you will live a long life, and you will not leave your daughter." Yu Si held Nan Wang's hand tightly, and crystal tears appeared in the corners of her eyes unconsciously.

"Yu'er, now there are no relatives in Nanmachi Kingdom who are suitable to inherit the throne. My father is not confident in entrusting Nanmachi to them. And you, as a daughter, it is extremely difficult for you to succeed to the throne. Because

Father must give a reasonable reason and explanation to the people of the country. After all, there has never been a precedent for a woman to be the king of a country." King Nan gasped and said with difficulty.

"Father, my daughter does not want to be the king of a country. Father, please stop talking and take a rest." Yu Si looked at her father who had no trace of blood and advised her with distress.

King Nan waved his hand, coughed a few times, raised his blood-red eyes to look at Yu Si, and asked tentatively: "Yu'er, what do you think if Nan Ming Kingdom is handed over to Emperor Li to manage?"

Yu Si looked at her father in surprise, and asked inexplicably: "Father, are you going to hand over the Nanmachi Kingdom?"

"Oh, this time Nanding was almost in danger of annihilation. If it hadn't been for Li Guo's help, I'm afraid it would have been owned by Xiyue by now. Look, when the country is in trouble, where are your relatives and royal family members? Speaking of bringing up

Soldiers are fighting, and everyone has to avoid it. Otherwise, how can a father be so miserable when he loses his son all the time?" King Nan looked out the window, with mist in his eyes. This was the most painful thing in his heart and the regret of his life.

. He thought for a while and then said: "If we lose the protection of Li Kingdom and Xiyue commits another crime, no one can protect Nanding. You can't, not even the clan members of Nanding Kingdom can. Only Li Zixin can protect the people of Nanding Kingdom."

Son, can you understand?"

"Father, what are you going to do?" Yu Si asked, looking at her father in pain.

"My father has decided to pass the throne to you, and if we, the Minamachi Kingdom, want to rely on the Li Kingdom to survive, we need to marry."

"Let me marry Li Zixin?" Yu Si asked in surprise. She stood up a little hard to accept, no, why did you come to tell her this now? Why did you let her marry someone else when her heart belonged to someone else?

The man? But didn’t the man she loved also like someone? What’s more, he had never looked at her with such focused eyes. It was really ridiculous, it turned out to be just wishful thinking on her part.

"But he already has Princess Yixuan of Xuan Kingdom as his queen, I..."

"There is nothing wrong with a man having three wives and four concubines? Yu'er, the Emperor of Li is by no means a creature of the pond. If you can marry him, it will be your blessing. Although you married him in disguise and gave the Nanmachi Kingdom to him, this

It also means that the century-old foundation of Nanding Kingdom has ended in the hands of my father, and my father is ashamed of his ancestors. But my father does not regret this decision. At least, Nanding will flourish in the hands of Li Zixin, and the people of Nanding will no longer be affected by war.

If the suffering of the family is left to the hands of other clan members, the people will suffer after all. Yu'er, can you understand the painstaking efforts of being a father?"

"Father." Yu Si nodded choked with sobs, with clear tears on her face, "Father cares about the people, of course Yu'er understands. Yu'er, follow your father's arrangements."

King Nan nodded with satisfaction, reached out and patted Yu Si on the shoulder, and said distressedly: "Good boy!"

Yu Si helped King Nan lie down, tucked the quilt in, gently wiped the tears on his face, and walked out of the dormitory with heavy steps.

The cold wind outside blew against her face, and she suddenly came to her senses. She put away her worries, raised her head and walked on the royal road with high steps. The fiery red fox fur cloak was particularly eye-catching in the white world, and she looked like a

Like a proud peacock, she returned to the manners that a princess should have.

And King Nan, who was lying on the dragon bed, looked at his daughter's leaving figure and still didn't look back with reluctance. Something cold slowly flowed from the corner of his eyes, and fell on the longevity pillow with a brocade pattern of blessings, and was quickly sucked dry.

, leaving a dark mark. He sighed helplessly, and once again thought of the incident that Li Zixin mentioned to him in the morning.

In the morning, Li Zixin, who was smiling all over his face, came to comfort his body in person. When Yu'er was mentioned in the conversation, he was quite surprised. It was not difficult to see from his words his appreciation and love for Yu'er. He was thinking about it in his heart.

When he refused, Li Zixin bluntly mentioned to himself the idea of ​​​​taking Yu'er as his concubine, and even threatened that in the future he would completely protect Nanmachi Kingdom from foreign interference. Only then did he truly understand that he wanted to accept Yu'er as his concubine.

Yu'er is an excuse. Wanting to annex Nanding is the purpose of his trip. But what else can he do now except agree? Resistance in vain will only increase the suffering of the people in the war. If he agrees to it, Nanding may be able to rely on the Li Kingdom.

stay alive.

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Early the next morning, while Ye, Wei Feng and Wan'er and I were still having breakfast, the two imperial edicts that Princess Yusi was established as the crown prince and that she was betrothed to Emperor Li Zixin spread throughout the Nanding Palace. I heard

When I heard the news, I was a little stunned. I didn't put down the spoonful of bird's nest porridge for a long time, and my eyes were wide open. It was not surprising that Yusi was appointed as the crown prince. Both her brothers died in the battle.

It is reasonable for her to inherit the throne. But why does she suddenly want to marry Li Zixin? Is it because she likes her?

Wan'er reached out and waved her hand in front of me. It was only then that I came back to my senses and found that Ye was also looking at me with a look of care and curiosity.

"What's wrong, Wei? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Ling Ye reached out and felt my pulse.
To be continued...