In the afternoon, Su Lan came to the Chu Courtyard, "If you come, let's take a horse step, carry two more wooden barrels, and fill half a bucket of water." When Liu Zijin saw her come in, he told her to exercise.

Su Lan didn't complain, and took two hours of horse steps, at this time, it was close to dusk.

"Okay, you can stop, continue tomorrow, and you can change to other exercises after half a month of horse walking"

Su Lan was very happy, she had been practicing horse walking for half a month, and she hadn't practiced anything else, she wanted to ask Liu Zijin when she could change to something else, but she was afraid that Liu Zijin would think she wouldn't be able to endure hardship, so she didn't ask.

Now that she can finally change her project, she is naturally happy.

"It's late, the princess can go back." Liu Zijin saw her sweaty appearance and handed her a silk scarf to wipe her sweat.

"Thank you, master" Su Lan felt a little hot, so he rolled up his sleeves a little.

"Wait" Liu Zijin saw a bruise on her hand, he had been in the palace for a while, he had also heard of this princess, presumably after the death of her mother, her life must have been difficult.

"Come here," Liu Zijin said two words, asking Su Lan to follow him.

After arriving at the inner courtyard, Liu Zijin took out a porcelain bottle from the cabinet, "This is a medicine for bruises, it is very effective, you take it back and use it." With that, he turned around and left.

Su Lan took the porcelain bottle, only to feel that the bottle was very cool, as if she couldn't feel the heat.

She looked at Liu Zijin's back, and for the first time found that his back was so wide, as if it was ...... It can give people a sense of security.

Seven years later.

An icicle spun out and shot at the target 100 meters away, and with a whoosh, I saw that the icicle hit the bull's-eye and shot through the target and hit the wall behind the target.

With a "boom", a large hole was broken in the wall, and ice picks were embedded in the wall.

"How's that, master, I'm amazing, right?" The tall and slender girl turned to look at Liu Zijin who was standing next to her.

"Don't be proud" paused, and then said, "It's true that you've made a lot of progress, and you're now a third-order intermediate level, which is pretty good among your peers."

"Hehe, I know, I like the master to praise me the most" The girl had a smile on her face and looked at Liu Zijin with a wink.

"Don't be proud, and" Liu Zijin patted Su Lan's head, "Don't just make such a bullying appearance to men"

"You are not an ordinary man, are you my master, different from others."

"That's not okay" Liu Zijin shook his head, turned around and walked away directly with his back hand, "That's the end of today"

"Old old-fashioned, hum" Su Lan grimaced at his back, "Hey! Why does the time with the master always pass so quickly......"

……

"Good news from the frontline"

"Say it quickly"

"Our army was forced to retreat more than ten miles by the south, and three cities have been lost"

"Report, Qingfeng City is lost, General Gu was bitten by the Southern Demonic Beast, and our army suffered heavy casualties" A soldier ran into the main hall.

"What, my Chu State has been defeated again and again, quickly, Gonggong Li, quickly send the two generals Zhao Lin and the two prime ministers on the left and right to see me"

"No"

………

"How many of you are coming and telling me what the hell is going on with this battle?"

"Your Majesty, since the discovery of that vein, the southern kingdom has been making more and more money, and it has become more and more ambitious, and after annexing several small countries in a row, it has launched a war against our Chu country."

"Your Majesty, the State of Chu found the encroachment of the Demon Beast two years ago, and the land was ruined, resulting in a shortage of grain and grass in our country now, and several wars have been fought, and our grain and grass are already seriously insufficient."

"Yes, Your Majesty, if we continue to fight, we will not be defeated"

Several ministers complained one after another.

"Okay, I'm not here to listen to your analysis of the current situation, nor to ask you to complain, I've summoned you to discuss countermeasures, and now the question is how to end this war with minimal losses!" King Chu shook his sleeves again and again.

"This ...... Your Majesty, why don't we take the initiative and learn about this struggle by marriage? ”

The king of Chu did not speak, since ancient times, marriage is indeed a good way to end the war, but the party who takes the initiative to marry must pay tribute to the other party, so that the power of Chu will definitely be weakened.

Marriages are generally a way for small countries to form alliances with large countries to avoid being annexed by other countries, but Chu is not a small country, but now there is nothing to be done due to food shortages.

The right minister saw what the king of Chu was thinking, "Your Majesty, we can pretend to form an alliance with the southern country, and wait until a few years later, our country's food problem will be solved, and then we will plan to go to the southern country to solve the hatred of the present."

"The right minister's proposal is agreed, Your Majesty, judging from the current situation in the army, this is the best solution," General Lin said

The King of Chu looked at General Zhao, "Zhao Aiqing...... What do you think? ”

"The minister agrees."

The king of Chu stopped his hand, "You guys go down first"

"Wechen Retires"

……

When night fell, the king of Chu was in the queen's palace, and the queen stretched out a pair of slender hands to put on the temples of the king of Chu and massaged him: "Your Majesty is worried about the southern kingdom attacking our dynasty?" ”

"Today, the right prime minister proposed a marriage plan, and General Zhao and General Lin also agreed with this" King Chu closed his eyes and enjoyed the queen's massage.

"This ...... Although taking the initiative to marry will show that our country is in a weak position, since the right minister said so, then this should be the best way at present, right? ”

The emperor opened his eyes and looked at her: "You also think that marrying with the southern kingdom is a good strategy?" ”

"The concubine is just a woman, but she just speaks her own opinion, and she doesn't dare to talk about it"

"Then in your opinion, if you agree to make peace, then which princess should you send?"

"How does this concubine know, if it is a marriage, it is better to send an envoy to the south to inquire first"

The queen replied cautiously, she herself has a daughter, who is only in her teens this year, and she doesn't want her pearl to marry away from another country.

"It's late, let's go to bed" King Chu walked to the bed, lifted the quilt and lay down.

The morning of the second day

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." The right minister took a step forward, "I received news from the front line yesterday that our army is seriously short of grain and grass, and the grain and grass collected before are about to run out, and there is already civil unrest in Chu State"

"I've heard about it by now. Everyone, Aiqing, yesterday I discussed with the two prime ministers, and there is a solution. It is a marriage, once the marriage with the southern kingdom, all the problems will be solved, so I decided to send an envoy to the southern kingdom to discuss the marriage and peace, what do you think? ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this plan is feasible, and we will exchange marriage for a temporary peace, and when our Chu country has enough grain and grass and the people's livelihood is stable, we can cancel the covenant and no longer be threatened by the southern country."

It has been a rule since ancient times that one party must pay tribute to the other party if he seeks peace and marriage.

Moreover, everyone present knew that if the southern kingdom had only been in and out of the country, it would only become stronger and stronger, and it would not be long before the southern kingdom would attack the state of Chu again in a vain attempt to annex the state of Chu, so the marriage was just a measure to delay the army.

"Passing on my instructions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent an envoy to the south to discuss the marriage and negotiate for me. Retreat! ”

……

"How is it, how does Your Majesty make a statement?" In the queen's palace, the queen looked at the eunuch she sent to the previous court to inquire about the news and asked.

"Back to Niangniang, Your Majesty has ordered to send someone to the south to discuss the marriage."

"Then did you say which princess would be sent to the south to marry?"

"Not really." The eunuch replied with a weeping face.

"You go down first."

"No"

The queen's personal maid Chun Tao held the queen's hand, "Niangniang doesn't have to worry too much, she may not be Princess Yin"

"This is how the palace is not worried, although Your Majesty has many heirs, there are only a few princesses in the prime of their lives, and the Yin'er of the palace is so good, the palace is really not at ease"

The queen looked ahead, a hint of gloom flashed in her eyes, and she held Chun Tao's hand, "Chun Tao, this palace remembers that you have an elder brother who has formed a gang outside, right?" ”

"Yes," Chun Tao looked at her, "Niang Niang, what do you want the slave to do?"

"You help me ............," the queen whispered in her ear as she approached Chun Tao.

Outside the palace, in a bookstore, "It is said that this Princess Lan is a beauty of the country and a natural fragrance, a sinking fish and a wild goose, beautiful as a flower, and a beauty who captivates the country and the city, Not only that, but she is also extremely talented in the cultivation of Xuanli, and she was tested to be a water system Xuanli Alien World when she just turned twelve, what a talented and intelligent person, on the night she tested Xuanli, she also tamed a fourth-order water snow fox, at that time, many people were competing for this snow fox, but I never thought that this snow fox would be tamed by Princess Lan, who was only twelve years old."

The storyteller spoke for a long time: "...... Moreover, a few years later, Princess Lan became the first-class person in the royal family's Chu Courtyard, and few people could win Princess Lan,......... Also, it is earth-shattering news, because Princess Lan is very low-key, many people don't know that although Princess Lan is a water mystery, she can actually turn water into ice! Throughout the ages, there has never been a water system mystic who has been able to do this! ”

A storyteller stroked his white beard and praised Princess Lan with a lot of spice.

The old man talked about the book for an afternoon, and it was almost dusk at this time, "That's it, if you want to hear more interesting facts about Princess Lan, please listen to the next breakdown!" ”

The old man was afraid of the wooden table, and turned away.

"Harm, what a disappointment!"

"yes, I won't continue halfway through"

"Next time, next time"

……

The tea guests got up and left.

In just a few days, several famous teahouses began to talk about Princess Lan from time to time, so everyone in the city of King Chu knew that King Chu had such a beautiful, powerful and low-key princess.

The cities around King Chu City also got gossip, and there was a lot of discussion for a while, and ordinary people didn't think at all, why did Princess Lan, who is usually low-key, have so much news about her at this time, and what is the purpose behind such praise?

"What! Who is spreading rumors here? Dare to talk about rumor-mongering about the royal family? ”

When Su Lan heard what Liu Zijin said to her, she was so angry that she plunged the sword in her hand into the ground.

"People who cultivate the mysteries should not be so easily angry" Liu Zijin put down the teacup in his hand, "What do you think of the people who spread rumors behind their backs?" ”

"I don't know, but I know that my father's decree to marry the southern kingdom must be related to this matter, no, to be precise, it is related to the princess who is going to marry."

Su Lan touched his chin, "But they don't seem to spread rumors, I'm already very beautiful, low-key and powerful, haha"

The corners of Liu Zijin's mouth twitched slightly, "shameless"