The little prince, who was only a month old in a yellow satin swaddle, was deeply asleep. Jing Luan left the little prince's cradle and walked to her husband. She hugged his strong waist from behind and rested her head on his broad back.
She asked: "What are you thinking about?" She noticed that he had been standing by the window when he came back from the next morning, as if he was deep in thought. She understood that he was busy with state affairs, and his sad eyes were getting more and more worried.
"I seem to have heard the clarion call for war over the border." He said, "Si Zhaoguo sent a gauntlet of hundreds of thousands of troops!" "How could this happen?" She said nervously, "Hasn't Lian already settled the relationship with Si Zhaoguo?
Is it about peace negotiations? After Demon Chef went to get married, the two countries have reached a peace agreement."
"Political matters are complicated and ever-changing," he said. "Going back on one's word is a habitual practice of the invaders. In their eyes, this is a shameless tactic. The War Letter mentions that the King of Si Zhao, King Chu, personally takes command."
He went to war and he was so arrogant that he took his queen into battle."
"Isn't King Si Zhao already over seventy years old? He is already old! How come he still has the courage to take charge personally?"
"That's the old king! King Zhu's father! This king is only twenty-three years old, and he succeeded to the throne less than a year ago. News of the old king's death was tightly sealed by Si Zhaoguo, so no one knew about the new king's succession.
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"Then..." Jing Luan seemed to be happy: "...the Demon Chef married this young king instead of an old man?!...Do you think this King will pamper the Demon Chef?
But, God!..." She frowned again: "This King is sure to have a lot of concubines, and the Demon Chef pursues perfection the most. She will definitely not be able to accept it, but it is better than marrying an old king."
"That's not necessarily the case," King Zhe said: "The old king is so old. Even if he didn't die at that time, he probably wouldn't live long. After his death, we can also offer to take the Demon Chef back to Qixuan Kingdom to make the rest of her life easier.
These are the kings of Qi who are at their peak of vitality. What if... he teases Demon Chef... The days are endless. Demon Chef is our princess of Qi Xuan Kingdom. Although it is a marriage, will their congress accept people from Qi Xuan Kingdom?
I really regret it! I regret why I couldn’t turn the tide and put her in such a situation.”
"Okay!" She wet her eyes: "Stop talking!..."
"One more thing..." After a while he said: "This king actually tried to challenge my courage. He hopes that I will be like him..." He turned to look at her: "Take my queen into battle."
She was stunned and listened to him continue, "I admit that I don't have the courage!" He said sadly: "...I can't help seeing you in danger, I'm afraid...; Do you know how scary it is on the battlefield with the flash of swords and shadows?
?But if I shrink back, the Qi Xuan Kingdom will laugh at us, so I am in a dilemma... Tell me, what should I do? I will take you there! I have won the national reputation! But I am afraid that I will not be able to protect you and me by then.
You cannot leave your life in the hands of the guards...even if their martial arts are the best in Qi Xuan Kingdom."