The old king of Chu left at dusk on the third day after Zhao Yi became the new queen of Chu, and he walked very peacefully and without worry.

Yiying's funeral matters were all handled by the old prime minister, and Zhao Yi led several sisters and sisters, and behaved as filial sons and grandsons.

Fortunately, Tuoba Lou was a good talker, and he really didn't let the horseshoe of Rong take advantage of the situation to go south, and Dongyue in the northeast also abided by the covenant and did not take advantage of the good opportunity of Chu State's "suspicion of the lord and young ministers" to invade.

On the surface, the state of Chu, which owns the land of two states, except for the person sitting on the throne of the Shenfeng Hall of the Chu Palace, everything is as usual.

However, the "witch shadow" under Du Huangting kept coming in the news that those local wealthy families colluded with local officials and were plotting, and even the various forces in Junshan City were also a little restless.

In recent days, the young King of Chu has been very unhappy, his food is not good, and he does not sleep well, and he is either hiding in the Yunmeng Pavilion and thinking hard all day long, or standing on the Huatai and looking at the lake and sighing.

Du Huangting, the leader of the "Witch Shadow", handed Zhao Yi a piece of news, all of which came from the "shadows" lurking in various places.

At the beginning, Du Huangting would help explain a few words, but later saw that the young prince's brows were getting tighter and tighter, so he stood aside and didn't speak.

Zhao Yi also learned after becoming the queen of Chu that the "witch shadow" established by Du Huangting was divided into witch guards and shadows, the main responsibility of witch guards is to protect and carry out special tasks, and the main responsibility of shadows is to listen to news.

A slight sound of footsteps came from outside the pavilion, breaking the silence in the pavilion.

Before the person appeared, Du Huangting said softly: "Lord Wang, the princess is here." ”

Zhao Yi looked up at the door from behind the bookcase, and sure enough, he saw Jing Lan, who was dressed in gorgeous costumes, stepped into the pavilion, walking elegantly and dignifiedly, with a faint smile on her face.

Behind her was the handsome girl Qingluan, who held a tray in her hand, with a white soup cup and a white jade bowl.

Jing Lan stopped five steps away from the bookcase, and then bowed, "The concubine has seen the prince." ”

Zhao Yi was dumbfounded, facing the gentle and dignified princess, he was a little flustered.

The woman in front of her was still the domineering and capable girl in black before, and in her expression, she could no longer see a trace of hostility towards herself.

The young King of Chu was flustered, and he couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart.

Du Huangting bowed and saluted, "The old slave has seen the princess. ”

Jing Lan smiled at Du Huangting and nodded, then turned her head to look at Zhao Yi, and said with a concerned expression: "The prince hasn't returned to Taibai Yuan for three days, and the concubine is not at ease, so come and have a look." ”

Zhao Yi barely squeezed out a smile and said, "I'm fine, but there are more things to deal with, which makes you worried." ”

Jinglan said: "Lord Wang, I asked people to boil soup, can you take a sip?"

She took the tray from Qingluan's hand and said to Qingluan, "You go down first." ”

Then he walked towards Zhao Yi with a tray, and Du Huangting on the side showed a smile at Zhao Yi when he saw the opportunity, bowed down and said, "The old slave has also retired." ”

didn't wait for Zhao Yi to answer, turned around and walked out.

Zhao Yi rolled his eyes, and saw that Jinglan had come to him with a tray, so he hurriedly cleaned up the messy desk, reached out to take the tray, and the two of them put the tray on the table together, and the movements were very harmonious.

Jinglan knelt on Zhao Yi's right hand, and just as she reached out to serve the soup, Zhao Yi hurriedly picked up the white soup cup first, took the lid away, smelled it, and an attractive fragrance came to her nose.

Zhao Yi poured a bowl, and then tasted it, the taste was slightly bitter, but the aftertaste made the bottom of the tongue refresh, and it was Shengjin lotus seed soup.

Jinglan looked at Zhao Yi expectantly, showed a sweet smile, and asked, "How does it taste?"

Zhao Yi exhaled, put down the white jade bowl, turned his head to look at Jing Lan, unconsciously grabbed Jing Lan's hand, and said with some emotion: "Thank you! The soup tastes very good, and the queen mother also boiled the Shengjin lotus seed soup for me to drink, and this is the taste." ”

Jing Lan was shy, she didn't dare to look at Zhao Yi's eyes, she caught a glimpse of many silk books on the bookcase, so she asked softly: "Lord Wang, is there a lot of bad news?"

Zhao Yi let go of the hand that grabbed Jing Lan, lowered his head, was silent for a while, and said with some sadness on his face: "Now that the Chu State seems to be calm, it is actually an undercurrent, alas! I'm really useless, I'm afraid I'm going to live up to my uncle's expectations." ”

The sudden death of the old King of Chu has solved the doubts that officials at all levels and families in Chu have been hanging in their hearts, and the young prince directly succeeded to the throne as the king of Chu without training, all of which turned out to be because the old King of Chu knew that his limit was approaching and planned in advance.

The doubts in their hearts were removed, but most of the officials and clans had a little more in their hearts, and they all watched coldly what he, the young king of Chu, would do next.

The news came from the shadows, and several families who already had different intentions had begun to plot in secret.

Zhao Yi had a feeling that he had just escaped from the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den.

Jinglan looked at Zhao Yi, who was in a low mood and had a melancholy face, stretched out her Qianqian jade hand to hold Zhao Yi's hand, and a pair of tender apricot eyes looked at Zhao Yi without hesitation, "Lord Wang, now that we have become husband and wife, the world often says, marry a chicken and marry a dog with a dog, we are already a family, if there are any difficulties, let's bear them together, okay?"

Jing Lan's sudden emotional words caught Zhao Yi off guard, he didn't know why the woman in front of him had taken a 180-degree turn towards him, but when he seriously looked at the eyes that could melt people's hearts, a warmth suddenly gave birth to his blank heart, which made him settle down.

A haze rose in Zhao Yi's peach blossom eyes, "Lan ...... Thank you!"

To be honest, the young King of Chu never knew how to call the wife in front of him.

Jinglan glanced at Zhao Yi, suddenly crossed her hands on her waist, put on a beautiful face, and said angrily: "A dignified seven-foot man, why are you so unassertive! Don't let me look down on you." ”

The young King of Chu was stunned for a moment, but the young man's nature was instantly revealed, he stretched out a hand to caress the dignified and beautiful face, and said with a smile: "If I don't pretend to have some expressions of six gods and no master, how can I win the true love of the princess!"

Jing Lan took a sip, but her face was flushed with shame, and she glanced at Zhao Yi's amorous look, "Bad boy, it's really true that your nature has not changed." ”

Zhao Yi suddenly put away his smiling expression, looked at Jinglan affectionately, and said, "Lan'er, thank you!"

Zhao Yi knew in his heart that if it weren't for the chess that the old King Chu had laid out for him in advance, he would not be able to sit here so peacefully now.

The old King of Chu asked him to marry Jinglan, the eldest lady of Jingfu, in order to erect a sharp sword in front of his throne, so that those who had ghosts in their hearts would not dare to act rashly.

The two fathers and sons of Jingfu, one is a general, the Shenfeng Army in charge is the main force of the infantry army of the Chu State, and the other is the scout captain, and the scout battalion in his hand is the most elite army of the Chu State.

It can be said that this is his biggest reliance now.

The beautiful princess in Xiuwai Huizhong understood his thanks from Zhao Yi's eyes, she lowered her head and said softly: "Since the moment Lan'er married into the palace, the fate of the Jing Mansion has been tightly tied to the prince, one is prosperous, and the other is lost. ”

Zhao Yi moved his buttocks, then took Jinglan into his arms, and said seriously: "Don't worry, I will keep in mind the affection of your Jing family." ”

Jing Lan hesitated for a moment, then hugged Zhao Yi with both hands, and whispered a "hmm" in her mouth.

The estrangement between the two since their newlyweds gradually melted in this revelation of their true feelings.

After being silent for a while, Jing Lan took the lead in breaking the silence: "Lord Wang, have you thought about the countermeasures to deal with the current situation?"

Zhao Yi gently pushed away Jinglan in his arms, looked at her and shook his head, and said, "Now that the forces in Chudi are complicated, there are thousands of things to do, and I really don't know how to start. ”

Jinglan tidied up her appearance, but the blush on her face did not subside, she looked at Zhao Yi with tenderness on her face and said: "Lan'er has something to say, the prince will listen to it first to see if it makes sense." ”

Zhao Yi nodded and said softly: "Say it, I'll listen carefully." ”

Jinglan picked up a square silk book on the case, and said calmly: "The prince is really unfamiliar to the people of Chudi, but fortunately, the prince has the prestige of the 'Huaizhou War', whether it is the officials of the family in Chu, or the ordinary people, they dare not despise the prince, plus my Jingfu fully supports the prince, we have a foothold." ”

Zhao Yi nodded, agreeing with Jinglan's statement, in fact, he knew in his heart that his prestige was nothing at all, and only the full support of Jingfu was the foundation of his foothold in Chudi.

Jinglan sat up straight, with a serious face, then bowed to the ground, and said, "Lan'er has a plan, please consider it." ”

Zhao Yi hesitated, reached out to help Jinglan up, and said sincerely: "Lan'er doesn't have to worry, as long as it is beneficial to my Chu State, this king will adopt it." ”

Jinglan sat up straight, glanced at Zhao Yi with a look, and then said with a calm face: "The prince has newly entered the throne, and the hearts of the people in my Chu land are floating, whether it is a wealthy family or officials at all levels, wait and see, and plan to move, in this case, the slightest carelessness will make a big mistake, with the meaning of the concubine, it is better for the prince not to act rashly at the moment, just wait and see what happens." ”

Zhao Yi looked at Jinglan with burning eyes, nodded and said: "You are right, the hearts of the people in Chudi are floating nowadays, no matter what I do, I will move my whole body, and if I am not careful, I will lose everything." ”

Jing Lan showed a sweet smile and said: "It's good that the prince can think like this, now we can stay still on the surface, but secretly we can carry out a series of actions, first of all, the local governors of the two states, we have to find out their thoughts, and then generalize, and secondly, some families who have always been inclined to us, we should also contact some in private to give them a reassurance." ”

After Jinglan finished speaking, she saw Zhao Yi looking at her blankly, her eyes were shining, and she suddenly felt a little apprehensive.

But in the next second, her face became flushed, and the guy actually leaned over and kissed her without warning, and said a little shamelessly: "I have been practicing hard for several lifetimes to cultivate such a good daughter-in-law." ”

Jing Lan glanced at Zhao Yi with a flushed face, and said softly: "The prince is so shameless." ”

Zhao Yi smiled wryly, stretched out his hand and gently stroked his daughter-in-law's cheek, and suddenly said with a straight face: "I will leave the matter of dealing with the family and officials at all levels to Lan'er, I have one more important thing to do." ”

Jing Lan's face changed, and she asked, "What else does the prince have to do?"

Zhao Yi pressed his hands on the desk, sat up straight, and his face became solemn, "I have encountered a lot of things on this trip, the temple forces of our Chu country are complicated, but they are not as treacherous as the rivers and lakes, if we can't properly deal with the rivers and lakes of our Chu land, we can't be politically harmonious, and the order is prohibited." ”

Jing Lan's heart froze, and a worried look appeared on her face, "Lord Wang, this will be very dangerous." ”

Zhao Yi turned his head to look at the wife beside him, and suddenly leaned over to kiss the moist and sexy lips, and said proudly: "Don't worry, the battlefield where human life is like grass and mustard has been nine in and nine out, a small river and lake, what is it." ”

The glamorous princess smacked shyly: "Bad boy, when is it, it's still in shape." ”

Although Jing Lan said this, her heart was very warm, and a trace of sweetness gradually spread in her heart.