The third year of Southern Chu, July, summer.

The wars were continuous, the border people were struggling to make a living, and the leaders of the Beizhen tribe were the first to return to Southern Chu for the safety of the clansmen, the old and the weak.

However, the king of Southern Chu was suspicious by nature, and the leader Shen Yinxiang was forced to be helpless, and took the initiative to marry his only daughter Shen Rui to Southern Chu.

Don't look at the sparse people of the Beizhen tribe, but the tribesmen are all brave, famous for their rivals and hundreds of people, and because of their helpful nature, they are loved by other tribesmen, and their skills and status should not be underestimated.

The king of Southern Chu thought about it, in order to appease the Beizhen tribe and also to feel at ease for himself, when the court decreed that the tribal princess Shen Rui would be married to the prince Yu Jinfan, and after half a year, the tribal princess would be married. And in the past six months, the leader Shen Yinxiang stayed in Southern Chu.

Yong'an Mansion, not long after the decree of the king of Southern Chu was issued, the news reached here.

At that time, Yu Jinfan was reading a book on the art of war, and when he heard the words, he replied lightly: "I know", so he dismissed the person who reported the news and read the book calmly.

The maid Min Hyuk was grinding on the side, and several times she saw him want to speak and stopped.

Yu Jinfan seemed to have a feeling, and folded the book in his hand: "Do you have something to say?" ”

Min Hyuk also stopped moving, opened his mouth, and finally said worriedly: "I heard that the king values this Beizhen tribe very much, and now, it is a good thing for the king to marry Princess Beizhen to the prince, but it is terrible that it is difficult to deal with it perfunctorily." Min Hyuk stopped talking, knowing that Seko understood what she meant.

Yu Jinfan smiled self-deprecatingly and sighed: "I have been hiding it for more than ten years, so what's the difficulty?" ”

Min Hyuk bowed his head: "What the prince said is that the slave is too worried. ”

Yu Jinfan got up and straightened out the cyan bamboo embroidered robe: "I guess my mother is looking for me, so get ready." ”

Following.

Beizhen Tribe, Dong Sai City, Princess Palace.

In summer, the northern sun is scorching, and the tall locust tree standing in the center is densely branched, blocking the palace from a lot of heat.

In the small pavilion not far from the tree, the maid plucked the strings, the vocal music was melodious and cheerful, and the listeners were comfortable and comfortable. Accompanied by the sound of music, but a petal that does not belong to the melon skin of the locust tree fell, and fell under the tree one after another.

The people who came and went in a hurry seemed to have long been accustomed to this, and no one was unusual, and they were all busy with their own duties.

A trotting footsteps came from outside the hall, and the maid Manzhao panted slightly and ran not far under the tree, avoiding the falling melon peel and raised her head and shouted, "Princess, Madame is looking for you." ”

The falling melon skin stopped, and on the tree, Shen Rui crossed Erlang's legs high, lazily lying on the thick branches, stuffing the last petal of fruit in her hand into her mouth, her body fell to the side, and the whole person fell, standing upright in front of Manzhao.

Although Man Zhao had long been accustomed to her behavior, when he saw her fall straight down from the tree, he couldn't help but be scared, and said with a bitter face: "Master, Man Zhao will be scared to death by you one day." ”

With slightly heroic eyebrows and eyes raised, Shen Rui took the petite maid into her arms with her long hand, her red lips were close to her ears, and she smiled ambiguously: "How can I be willing to let you die." ”

Man Zhao blushed and pushed her: "The master is bullying people again!" ”

Shen Rui gently pinched her waist and smiled more and more evilly: "Why did I bully you?" ”

Man Zhao was embarrassed, and called to the person who stroked the qin in the pavilion: "Sister, come quickly, the master has made it bad again." ”

The words were closed, the sound of the piano really stopped, accompanied by a light smile, Bi Ding came with money, squatted at Shen Rui, and said with a smile: "Master, don't tease her anymore, this girl has a very thin scalp, you see, this little blushing is about to catch fire." ”

"Sister, why are you bullying people with your master!" Man Zhao said in annoyance, giving her a disgusted look.

Shen Rui laughed, let go of the person, and said lightly in the embroidered robe: "Bathing and changing." ”

After freshening up, Shen Rui was dressed in gorgeous clothes and her hair was neat, and then she went to the side hall with Manzhao.

The chief's wife, Nanxian, was already waiting for her in the hall, and when she heard her footsteps from afar, she put down the tea she was holding and picked it up.

"Ma'am?" Jian Yi, the maid serving on the side, said with concern, she has been by her side for many years, and no one knows Nanxian's thoughts better than her.

Nanxian sighed lightly, handed her the cup, shook her head, and said, "I just feel sorry for Nanmu's child." With that, he got up and went to meet his daughter who walked to the door.

Seeing that her mother actually went up to greet her in person, Shen Rui raised her eyebrows slightly, and she already noticed that something was wrong. "Mother, but something happened to my father?" She asked, her brow furrowed.

Nanxian was silent, waved his hand to signal all the people around him to retreat, took her hand affectionately and sat down, and asked, "Mu'er, have you heard of Nanchu Shizifan?" ”

Shen Rui frowned, puzzled: "I only heard one or two, what did my mother suddenly mention him?" ”

Nanxian pursed his lips and said with a smile: "I heard that Shizi Fan is handsome and elegant, and his talent is not good, and he is deeply loved by the king of Southern Chu. ”

Shen Rui listened, her naturally charming eyes squinted at her: "What does Mother want to say?" ”

Nanxian clapped her hand with a smile and said, "I, Mu'er, am so blessed to marry such a good master." ”

Shen Rui's face turned dark, and she withdrew her hand: "Who said I was going to marry him?" ”

Nanxian's smile stiffened slightly, her brows furrowed, and she was rarely stern: "The king of Nanchu has made a decree to get married on the day you turn old." ”

Shen Rui stood up abruptly, wanting to glare at her mother angrily, but felt rude, so she turned her eyes away and said angrily: "You don't have to sue me, this is a condition for my father's obedience." ”

Nanxian was dumbfounded, only nodding.

"Why didn't you consult with me?" Shen Rui was angry, and her eyes were only angry at the moment.

Nanxian apologized, got up and held her hand again comfortingly: "Your father has his last resort, you don't have to blame him." ”

"Strange?" Shen Rui frowned in disgust: "Don't say that you marry me to a stinking man, it's still difficult to accept the daughter of someone you have never met!" ”

"Mu'er, it's about the safety of the tribe, don't be willful." Nanxian persuaded softly, and she was also guilty in her heart, she was also a woman, she knew too well the importance of marriage.

Wayward? This is her marriage, how can she not be willful! "When will my father come back? I'm going to reason with him! Shen Rui said stiffly, because she was dissatisfied, her body was straight.

Nanxian looked at her stubborn appearance, and then thought of her husband, tears fell.

Shen Rui was startled, and said in astonishment: "Mother-"

Nanxian waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and sighed: "Your father was left in the palace, and he can only come back on the day you get married." ”

Shen Rui was shocked, her back was straight for a long time, and she suddenly lowered her eyes: "My daughter knows." ”

Nan Xian's tears that he had just wiped were about to appear again, and he touched her face with pity: "Mu'er, it's me and your father who can't stand you." ”

"Mother, I want to go out for a walk." Shen Rui said in a deep voice.

Nanxian bowed his head, helped her remove the broken hair on her forehead, and said softly, "Go ahead." ”

In the vast grassland, Shen Rui sat on horseback and galloped with a whip. Behind him, Manzhao Bicho followed with difficulty, and seeing her getting farther and farther away, Manzhao said anxiously: "Sister, what's wrong with the master today?" ”

Nanxian was talking to her when the two of them were not by her side, so she naturally didn't know, but Bi Ding had always been careful, looking at her back, and frowning lightly: "It should be that Madame said something to her, and she was sullen when she came out." ”

"What can Madame say to make the master so troubled?" Manzhao was puzzled.

Bi Ding also didn't understand, although Shen Rui loved to play and make trouble, her temper was very good, and it was definitely not a trivial matter to vent her anger like this.

The two chased for a while before finding Shen Rui, when she had already stopped her horse and was lying on the grass in spite of her clothes, not knowing what she was thinking, her brows were furrowed.

"Master, the slave has found you." Man Zhao ran over in surprise, and when he saw her sad face, his little face wrinkled: "What's wrong with the master?" It's good to talk to the slave. ”

Bimachi stood quietly on the side, and said softly: "The master and the slaves talk, and you should vent your anger, huh?" ”

Shen Rui opened her eyes slightly and looked at the delicate maids above, sat up suddenly, and patted the positions on both sides. The two grew up with her since they were children, so they naturally understood the meaning of this action, and sat down next to her left and right.

The side sat down, Shen Rui hugged the two of them close to him, her snort was a faint pink fragrance, and she felt quite relieved, she leaned on her shoulders and said in a sullen voice: "I'm getting married." ”

Bicho and Manzhao were both shocked when they heard this, and after looking at each other, they both had bad faces. Or did Bicho come back to his senses first and asked softly, "What does Madame mean?" ”

Shen Rui sighed heavily: "Father's meaning." ”

Bimachi opened his mouth and smiled astringently: "That must be a good person." ”

"It is indeed a good family, rich and expensive." Shen Rui said, and the brows that had just been loosened were furrowed fiercely: "What about a good person, he is not a stinky man, when I think of living with him day and night in the future, I am annoyed." ”

"The master is married, what should the slaves do?" Man Zhao said in a hoarse voice, his eyes were already red, and he looked pitiful.

"Manzhao!" Bicho drank lightly, but in fact, she was very astringent by her.

Shen Rui glared at the two: "What to do?" Naturally, you will marry me. ”

When Man Zhao heard this, his face suddenly became happy again: "The master can talk and count, and he can't abandon the slave and his sister." ”

Seeing that she was so happy, Shen Rui pinched her soft little face depressedly: "I'm very bored here, you are happy." ”

"Oh, hey, the master is bullying again, the slave is happy to be with you all the time, and the slave is reluctant to give up the master."

The obedient voice was very pleasant to hear, and Shen Rui let go of her with satisfaction, rubbed her little head and shouted good.

On weekdays, the two of them are so noisy, either accompanying or laughing and watching, but today, she is not in the mood.

Shen Rui and Manzhao quarreled for a while, and their mood was much better, but they also noticed Bi Town's strangeness, and turned their heads to look at her suspiciously: "Why don't you speak?" ”

Bicho shook his head, his face very bad.

Shen Rui said with a smile: "It's me who wants to marry, why do you look even more bored?" ”

Bimachi bit her lower lip, and her hands under the embroidered robe rolled up with the grass roots. "Can't you say no?" After a while, she asked in a low voice.

Shen Rui thought she had heard it wrong, and was stunned for a long time before she was sure that she was asking, and sighed lightly and laughed: "Do you know who I am going to marry?" ”

"Who?" Man Zhao said curiously, his round eyes were shining.

Shen Rui let go of the two and lay back, looking at the blue of the sky, and said quietly: "Yu Jinfan, the son of the Southern Chu Kingdom." ”