A few days later, the king really set up a banquet in the palace to invite General Yan. On the throne of the golden lacquer carved dragon in the hall, there is a king who looks down on the world.

At the banquet, singing and dancing were leveled, and the sleeves were fluttering; The bell rings and the chime is struck, and the music is melodious. Sandalwood was lit on the pedestal, and smoke filled the air. Deep palace, drunk gold.

At the banquet, General Yan finally spoke: "King, although there is such a bottle of wine and singing and dancing instruments today, General Ben is a rough man after all, and he will not appreciate it, so he will not live up to His Majesty's good intentions." ”

"Oh, what does General Nayi mean?" The king asked.

"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is proficient in various musical instruments and is knowledgeable, I think that if I call the Crown Prince together, I will definitely make today's banquet shine." General Yan said, with a hint of subtle strangeness in his eyes.

"Then listen to the general, pass on the prince." The king commanded to go down.

General Yan shook his wine glass with his hand and said, "King, some time ago, the Xiyi Kingdom often disturbed our borders, and although it has been suppressed, it is not a long-term solution. ”

The king looked at General Yan, "Then according to the general's will, how to deal with it." ”

"'One thing is strong to attack the weak', it is better to win over the Eastern Zhou State to ally with it, and use the Eastern Zhou State to attack Xiyi, and in time, it will definitely be able to annex the Xiyi State, what does the king think?" General Yan looked at the king.

"This is a very good proposal, but who is going to lobby the Eastern Zhou Kingdom? On what terms is the alliance. The king pondered.

"The best way to do that is to marry, that is, to maintain the friendship between the two countries without spending a single soldier. This is the most appropriate approach. ”

"The general means that he wants this king to take a ......" The king's words were interrupted by General Yan before he could finish speaking.

"If the princess of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom can marry the crown prince, it will be the best of both worlds." General Yan was secretly proud of the reaction ability of his brain just now at this time.

"Hehe, that's a great idea. Then there will be General Lao Yan in this matter. At this time, the king only used laughter as a foil.

"The prince has arrived." The next person gives the order.

When Qin Yu arrived, General Yan pretended to be kind, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please take a seat, the king will have something important to tell you today." ”

Qin Yu looked at General Yan, and he thought in his heart that this must not be a good thing.

"Father, I wonder what happened to summon my sons today?"

The king smiled and said: "Yu'er, now that you have grown up, now you have slowly participated in the political affairs of the DPRK and China, but if you want to govern the country, you must first Qi family." Today, I discussed with General Yan and appointed the princess of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom to you as the crown princess, what do you think? ”

Qin Yu finally realized at this time, it turned out that Uncle Wang received the envoy of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom some time ago, and he talked about this matter, and they wanted to win over the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, under the pretext of marriage, so that they could install their eyeliner by his side, this move was really a wonderful move.

Qin Yu pondered for a while, and then said: "Back to my father, for the sake of friendship between the two countries, my sons and daughters will obey the holy will of their father!" ”

"Good!" General Yan didn't expect Qin Yu to agree, at this time, General Yan was proud that Qin Yu was walking into a trap they had set up, and he would be controlled by them in the future, "This general respects His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

Qin Yu picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

After the banquet was dispersed, Qin Yu returned to the Prince's Mansion, and at this time, it happened that Zimo also arrived at the Prince's Mansion.

Qin Yu ordered Zimo to go to the study with him, and saw that the outer wall of the study courtyard was neatly painted, surrounded by green willows, and reflected each other with the circular corridor aisle.

The courtyard is dotted with mountain stones, the study is located in the middle of the West Garden, look up, the middle of the study is hung with the plaque of "Virtue Load", the West Garden is planted with chrysanthemums, peonies, it looks graceful and luxurious, and the flowers are splendid.

The so-called: In the month of autumn, Ju has Huanghua. There is a pool built in the backyard of the West Garden, and the clear water flows down from the mountain rocks, and everything looks exquisite and elegant.

Qin Yu and Zimo walked into the study, and there were paintings hanging on the walls on all four sides of the study. The bookshelves are all hand-carved and carved, multicolored pins and gold inlaid treasures, separated by one by one, or there is a place to store books, or there is a place to set up a tripod, or a place to place a pen inkstone, or to set up a vase. It is separated by all kinds of places, or the sky is round, or sunflower banana leaves, or even a half-wall. It's really full of flowers, clear and exquisite. And the walls are full of walls, all of which are grooves cut out in the shape of antique toys. Such as pianos, swords, hanging bottles, table screens, etc., although hanging on the wall, but they are level with the wall, Zimo saw such a study for the first time, and couldn't help but sigh at His Royal Highness's elegant style.

"Zimo, today's father passed me into the palace, but I was actually instigated by General Yan, and he wanted me to marry the princess of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom as a concubine. Some time ago, Uncle Huang had a close relationship with the envoys of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, and they did this just to install someone by my side, so that he could control my every move and be at their mercy in the future. Qin Yu said, with a trace of worry in his eyes.

"Then as long as Your Highness refuses, they will not dare to openly condemn you in front of the king." Zimo replied.

"I have promised this marriage at the feast today." Qin Yu said and walked to the window of the study and looked outside.

"Your Highness clearly knows that this is a trap, why did you agree to this marriage?" Zimo asked puzzled.

"The reason is simple: if I refuse, they will scold the relationship between the two countries and make me guilty of disregarding the safety of the country. Besides, if you reject a princess of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom today, other women will be arranged tomorrow. Instead of worrying about the defense every day, it is better to accept this arrangement as soon as possible and control the situation as soon as possible. Qin Yu said with a firm look in his eyes, he was convinced that with his own wisdom, it was not enough to be a mere princess of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom.

"Last time, thanks to the help of His Highness, the Beigong family was able to escape this catastrophe. But I can't help Your Highness with your highness's current affairs? In the future, if Your Highness has anything to do, just tell me. Zimo said gratefully.

"Hehe, Zimo, you still owe me a drink last time, let's go, let's go outside for a drink." Qin Yu's face was full of joy at this time, and Zimo also admired His Highness's optimistic spirit.

As the crown prince of the Northern Dynasty, he has a lot of responsibility on his shoulders, and now the country is chaotic, and the powerful ministers are in charge, facing such a situation. Only by cheering yourself up can you face the next situation and the already turbulent political situation.

……

In the palace of the princess of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, on this night, the king of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom came to the princess hall in person.

"Yue'er, come here to your father, I have something important to tell you." The king said kindly.

Yue'er thought that something was so grand, and it seemed to be very mysterious. So Yue'er ran over curiously and asked, "Father, what good things do you want to tell me?" Yue'er looked at her father curiously.

"Speaking of which, it's a good thing, and it's a lifelong event for you." The king said.

"What?" Yue'er suddenly screamed loudly.

"Why are you so excited?" The king said with a smile.

"I have to make my own decisions about the major events of my life, what are you busy with?" Yue'er said with an angry expression.

"Presumptuous, since ancient times, the marriage event, the life of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. How can you let yourself make your own decisions and mess around? And as the princess of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, as a member of the royal family, the marriage should be paid for political needs. The king criticized her harshly.

Yue'er was very speechless, with a look of grievance.

"But I also have the right to choose, can't I strive for my own happiness?" Yue'er said with tears in her eyes.

"Anyway, whether you want to or not, you are ready to marry the Northern Dynasty, in order to maintain the friendship between the two countries, this is your mission and responsibility as a princess." After saying this, the king left angrily.

In the hall, Yue'er dismissed all the subordinates, and she lay on the desk and cried, because in her heart, Beigong Zimo was the person she liked the most in her heart.

In this way, the scene of the assassination in the woods that day appeared in her mind. Zimo held a long sword in his hand and killed more than a dozen black-clothed people in an instant. That scene was really handsome, and even the posture of collecting the sword was so chic at that time.

Hehe...... suddenly I had a feeling...... This is the ideal male god in my heart!

Today's news came really fast, so fast that Yue'er didn't even have time to breathe, and now Yue'er may not understand what true love is, until later, when she encounters a lot of things, she will gradually understand that some things can't be forced, and there is no way to change, maybe fate is like this.

In the palace of the king, incense is being burned, and the faint sandalwood fragrance makes people feel refreshed. The king said to the queen: "Today I told Yue'er about the marriage, she has always been willful, naturally there are many reasons, all kinds of grievances, these days I have to bother you to enlighten and enlighten in the past, so as not to make any mistakes to me in the marriage." ”

The queen put down the comb in her hand, looked at the bronze mirror, and looked at her own face, which was gradually aging. It seems that there have been many vicissitudes in the past few decades.

She slowly turned her head to look at the king: "Your Majesty, although Princess Yue is not my own child, I have been treating her as my own for more than ten years, and now although it is said that it is for the sake of friendship between the two countries, I married the Northern Dynasty." But I heard that the crown prince of the Northern Dynasty is also an outstanding talent, and this marriage is not a grievance for Princess Yue. Don't worry, my lord, I'll bring some jewelry and stop by to see her tomorrow. It would be nice for her to accept it. ”

"Come on, go and bring my 'heart lamp'." The king sent his men to fetch them.

"Is the 'Heart Lamp' the 'Heart Lamp' the agate that the rumored countries call the Red Soul of the Warring States Period?" The queen asked.

"Exactly." The king said proudly, "In order to show the sincerity of this marriage, I am willing to take out the priceless Warring States Red Soul as a dowry." ”

"The king's shot is really generous." The queen felt a little uncomfortable, and her own Princess Huibing did not have such a decent dowry when she married three years ago.

The king seemed to see the queen's thoughts, "These are all things outside the body, and the most important thing now is the thousands of generations of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, if you can exchange this red soul for peace, the world of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom will not be our world in the future, and the Eastern Zhou Kingdom will be passed on to the prince sooner or later." You can rest assured. ”

After hearing this, the queen's heart was much more comfortable, "I hope that the king will be blessed far-reaching and will always protect the people of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom." ”

The next day, the queen came to the princess's palace with some dowry items and the red soul. As soon as I walked to the front of the hall, I heard Yue'er's voice from inside: "I won't eat, you all get out of here." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of dishes breaking.

The queen walked into the palace and dismissed all the maid guards. Yue'er didn't speak when she saw her mother coming in, after all, this queen was not Yue'er's biological mother.

"Come, turn around and let me see, what has this little look looked like?" The queen said softly.

"You don't have to be kind." Yue'er boldly contradicted the queen.

"In a few days, you will be a member of the Northern Dynasty, and there will be no chance to meet me in the future. It's just that you don't care about your own body, but you also have to think about the people of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom. If you want to repent, you have nothing to die for. But have you ever thought about your father? Have you ever thought about the national fortunes of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom? As she spoke, the queen picked up the Sengoku Red Soul from the box and placed it on the dressing table in the hall.

Yue'er looked at the Red Soul of the Warring States placed on the table. Its color, yellow and field yellow, red and orange red, the texture is delicate and moist; It's kind of inexplicably liked. The most amazing thing is that its image resembles a "heart lamp".

The queen walked over to Yue'er, patted Yue'er on the shoulder and said, "Think about it yourself, do you want to resist the decree and be a dead ghost, or marry to the Northern Dynasty as a mother." The queen departed.

Yue'er sat at the dresser and pondered for a long time. At this time, I really want to go back, I want to travel back to reality and be myself. She finally understood that the people in the ancient royal family were not as carefree as people imagined, enjoying glory and wealth. As a member of the royal family, there are too many involuntary bodies and heavy responsibilities on their shoulders.