The affairs of Chu have passed, but who knows when the King of Chu will think of Xia Ji again, and who knows if other countries will have monarchs who are as worried about her as the King of Chu. Qu Wu finally decided not to wait any longer. He's going to propose to Natsuhime.

Yingdu, Qu Fu.

Qu Wu, his mother, Mrs. Qu, and his eldest brother Qu Ci sat in a warm pavilion, eating dinner in a harmonious atmosphere.

"Mother, you try this honey-stuffed cockle, which is made from the pike crab I brought back from Xun Kingdom. I was afraid that the meat quality of the crab had changed, so I chilled it with ice cubes, and changed the ice several times along the way! Qu Wu took a piece of honey-stuffed cockles and put it in the small white porcelain bowl in front of Mrs. Qu.

Mrs. Qu enjoyed the filial piety of her youngest son, smiled so much that she couldn't see her teeth and said, "You~~ Mother just wants to be able to see you two brothers every day." You run outside all day long, in the dust, why do you bother with such a thought! ”

"Mother, my son can't always be by your side like his eldest brother, and when he misses you outside, he can only get you some local goodies to come back.

You see, this is the best rouge in Yan country - Danhua rouge. The son asked someone to get it from the Yan royal family; This is the pearl of Linyue, the pearl of Linyue is the most famous, the color is white and lush, and the size is big, only this pearl is worthy of being used to make a pearl hairpin for the mother; This is the unique color cloud silk of Qi country, at first glance transparent and thin like cicada wings, look against the sun, you will find that it has a color, look at different angles, see the color is different, there are red, gold, blue, green, orange five colors. This kind of colorful cloud silk is hard to find, only a few dozen horses are produced every year, and my son finally got one for you......"

Qu Wu opened the boxes one by one from the attendants next to him and introduced them to Old Madam Qu one by one.

Old Madam Qu listened to her youngest son's explanation, and a shrewd light flashed in her eyes. His own son knows best. Although he was also very filial before, he had never deliberately searched for things for himself in such a deliberate way. He must have something to ask for himself. Old Madam Qu never cares about the outside affairs, and her son can have that kind of thing that needs to be begged for himself, and he will know it when he thinks about it.

Mrs. Qu was very happy in her heart, her son finally opened his mind and had a crush, but the conditions of this crush may not be so suitable for her own family, so her son pleases herself so much.

To tell the truth, after all these years, the youngest son has not married the girl of the Song family, even if this intended family background is a little worse and cannot be in line with his own family, as long as she is a good girl, Mrs. Qu can accept it, as long as her son does not live alone for a lifetime.

However, Mrs. Qu pretended not to see it, and quietly enjoyed the hospitality of her youngest son.

Qu Ci is not stupid either. When he saw his younger brother's uncharacteristic appearance, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Second brother, is there something wrong with you?" ”

A look of embarrassment flashed across Qu Wu's face. He walked up to Mrs. Qu, lifted his shirt, knelt on his knees, and said to Mrs. Qu: "Mother, my son has fallen in love with a woman, and he can also ask to marry her, and I hope that my mother will grant permission!" ”

"It's rare! Finally there's a girl you can look at. Tell me, which one? Mother will help you to get married. Old Madam Qu said very openly. His son has always been above the top, and his vision should not be bad.

"Mother, he is the prince of Chen Guo and the mother of my apprentice - Xia Ji." After Qu Wu finished speaking, he stared at Old Madam Qu's expression tightly, for fear that she would not agree.

"Natsuhime? Princess Zheng Guo? From the perspective of family background, you are also a good match. It's just that she's old, have you ever thought about the heir? Old Madam Qu asked.

When Qu Wu accepted Xia Nan as an apprentice, Mrs. Qu asked people to inquire about the affairs of the Xia family. Natsuhime is thirty years old now, right? Women in this era were married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and they stopped having children when they were about twenty-four or fourteen years old. Can Natsuhime still have babies? Mrs. Qu said she was very worried.

She doesn't care about the woman's family background, and she doesn't mind that the other party has married and had children, but she can't let the second child have no offspring! Mrs. Qu regretted what she said before to help her youngest son propose.

"Mother, that's not important. I won't marry anyone in my life except her! Qu Wu said, kowtowing to Mrs. Qu, "Ask Mother to be fulfilled!" ”

Old Madam Qu looked at her youngest son, his eyes were full of determination and persistence. She knew he could. He used to be like this, no matter how coercive and tempting he coerced, he didn't want to marry, he just didn't marry.

Old Madam Qu thought about it for a long time, but Qu Wu kept kneeling on the ground, and she didn't feel that her knees hurt.

"Okay, okay, I promise you, it's a big deal, when the time comes, I'll give you your eldest brother's child a successive." Old Madam Qu waved her hand. She was still not very happy, but finally conceded defeat.

In any case, it is better to have a woman by your son's side to take care of him than to leave your youngest son alone for the rest of his life!

"Thank you, Mother! Thank you Mother! Qu Wu happily kowtowed to the ground several times.

Qu Ci knew more news than Old Madam Qu, so he comforted Old Madam Qu and said, "Mother, that Xia Ji is a prosperous man, and she once got Jiang Taibu's prophecy. Then he repeated the prophecy.

"'Whoever gets this woman will prosper the world'? This is intriguing. Old Madam Qu squinted her eyes and said, "It's 'prospering the world', not 'winning the world', my son naturally has the ability to make the world prosperous." It's just that this prophecy misleads a lot of people, right? ”

Many words, only when placed at a certain time, can people understand their true meaning. Mrs. Qu felt that her youngest son had talents in the world, but he could not be used by the monarch, and often felt sorry for him. And this prophecy secretly fit her mind, so she guessed right at once.

"Mother is right. More than ten days ago, the king of Chu asked King Chen to send that Xia Ji for this sentence, otherwise he would send troops to attack Chen. Now because of Sima Zi's rebellion, the king of Chu can't take care of that matter for the time being. But there's no guarantee that one day I won't remember to do it. ”

When Qu Ci said this, he turned his head to look at Qu Wu and said, "Brother, are you robbing women with the King of Chu, aren't you afraid of being cleaned up by him?" ”

"That's the second thing I'm going to talk about." Qu Wu looked at his mother and eldest brother in front of him, his eyes clear and firm, "Just like we discussed last time, our Qu family should move places." ”

Old Madam Qu is in favor of leaving here. Because Qu's father had a deep relationship with her, but because of the King of Chu, he died of depression. Every time Mrs. Qu thinks of Qu's father, she will have more resentment towards the King of Chu. So she didn't object.

"How can it be so fast? What we said last time was not slowly transferred from the next generation after gaining a foothold in the Chen Kingdom? Qu Ci's eyes widened suddenly. He was born and raised in Sri Lanka, and now he is in his forties, and although he has a lot of grievances, he really doesn't want to leave here.

"I'm afraid we can't help it, big brother. Before today's execution, he asked to see the king of Chu. The king of Chu saw him. Zizhong has always been very hostile to our Qu family, and he is simply quick to get rid of it. He will die now, and asking to see the king of Chu is definitely not a good thing for our family. Qu Wu said to Qu Ci.

"Maybe it's just a plea?" Qu Ci still has kind thoughts.

"Big brother, if it's just a plea, why would the King of Chu issue an order to let me enter the palace and tempt me in every way after Zizhong retreated?" Qu Wu analyzed the current form of the eldest brother, "The king of Chu asked me if I would like to marry the eldest princess, and said that he would promote my middle doctor to the top doctor, and give me the position of Jiuqing, and asked me not to leave the Chu country in the future." ”

"Eldest princess? Didn't you say no years ago? Why did he use you and not let you out of the Chu Kingdom? Did you say yes? Qu asked suspiciously.

"It's just a temptation. I refused on the spot. The king of Chu was very unhappy and told me to give me three days to think again. If I leave the Chu State, I'm afraid he will be unkind to us. Qu Wu said, then looked at Mrs. Qu and the eldest brother, and said guiltily: "Mother, eldest brother, I have troubled you." ”

Qu Ci originally wanted to persuade his younger brother to stay, but when he thought of Xia Ji, he was reluctant to persuade him. If he can get a little reuse if he stays, but it makes his younger brother lose the happiness of his life, he is unwilling.

"Brother, this is just your guess. Our family has made unremitting efforts for the prosperity of the Chu State for generations, and has paid a lot. I don't think the king of Chu will be cruel to us, right? Qu Qi said.

"Big brother, if King Chu just wants to use me, why do you do it? I'm afraid that the son reused some kind of discord scheme. The most important thing is that the king of Chu never believed me. So I don't want to waste time here. ”

"It's too big, let's think again!" Qu Ci is a very stable character, or he can't make up his mind.

"Alright! Let's wait two more days. Qu Wu didn't argue with Qu Ci anymore, he knew that his brother was too steady. Qu Wu secretly asked people to clean up the things in the house.

Two days later, a group of soldiers wearing silver armor came to the gate of Qu Mansion and surrounded Qu Mansion.

"General Zhang Lang, what's going on?" Qu Ci was extremely surprised, and went out to inquire in person.

"The king has an order, the Qu family betrayed the state of Chu, and let me take you down and put you in prison. Those who resist will be killed. Lord Qu, please do it! As soon as Zhang Lang's voice fell, he rushed over to catch the resignation.

Qu Ci stepped back in a panic. A team of highly skilled guards suddenly rushed out from behind him and helped him block General Zhang Lang and the others. Under the protection of the guards, Qu Ci retreated to the mansion and closed the door tightly.

"How so?" Qu Ci listened to the shouts of Zhang Langjiang and others outside the door, and shouted in a broken heart. The country for which he has devoted his whole life can't tolerate him? The king of Chu still wants to "kill them"? When did the Qu family feel sorry for the Chu State? Even if the second brother wants to go to the Chen State to do things, it is impossible to betray any information about the Chu State! Why is the King of Chu so ruthless?

"Big brother, don't say more, follow me first. Mother has already gone ahead. Qu Wu walked out calmly, and pulled Qu Ci to his study.

Looking at the bookshelves that were slowly moving in front of them, a hole in the ground was revealed, and there were several guard-like people holding torches to answer them, Qu Ci's eyes were round, and an egg could be put in his open mouth.

"It's ......"

"Big brother, I'll tell you when I go back, it's important to run for your life first." Qu Wu said, and took Qu Ci into the cave.

After Qu Wu and the others entered the cave, the pine oil torch in his hand was still on the curtain of the study. The curtains were the most flammable, and the flames rose so loudly that the wooden window lattices burned, then the wooden walls, bookshelves, and roofs......

Farewell, Chu State! Farewell, King Chu! You are unkind to me, and you have murderous intentions, so don't blame me for being unjust to you in the future.

Qu Wu took one last look at the room and turned away without hesitation.

Thinking of sending him a message to tell him to be careful of King Chu and not to let him go to Qu's house, and to send a team of carefully selected soldiers from afar to protect their distant beauties, a touch of tenderness rose in Qu Wu's heart.

Soon, I'll be able to see you.