"Princess, will we go back to Danzhou now?" The silver bottle asked cautiously.

Yu Liyan's face was as pale as water, and he didn't answer, but said: "Go and order someone to clean up, and go back to Danzhou on the same day." ”

The silver bottle did not dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly went out to order people to prepare for the road.

Early this morning, the guys who sent messages back and forth in Yanjing City came over, saying that Zhang Lin, the prince in the city, died of a violent illness, and begged the horse to marry the princess before he died, and said that he would be buried in the north of the city.

As soon as the silver bottle heard it, she knew that it was going to be bad, and sure enough, after the princess heard the news, her face turned white and red, and she didn't speak for a long time, and then she ordered to go back to Danzhou. The silver bottle followed the princess day and night, and naturally understood the princess's thoughts, although she wanted Zhou Nan to marry the princess, but Zhou Nan was so spitting and spitting, not soup or water, even the silver bottle felt annoyed: Although the princess is not as good as before, but her identity is here, marrying you is not an insult to you, and the eldest husband will act more neatly, why do you need to play tricks on my princess like this?

So the silver bottle has the heart to wait, to see if Zhou Nan will send someone to marry the princess, and he is angry that Zhou Nan treats the princess like this, which is even more difficult than Yu Liyan. Yu Liyan urged again, and then ran out and ordered to pack up and prepare for the road.

The boat went to the shore of the lake, helped the princess into the carriage, and the silver bottle wanted to tell the commander of the Black Armor Army stationed here, and asked him to tell the people of Zhou Nan that the princess was angry that the surname Zhou was so humiliated, and if she really wanted to marry the princess, she would go to Danzhou with some effort. But just now called Commander Li, Yu Liyan in the carriage whispered behind the curtain to urge the silver bottle to come up, and the silver bottle had to whisper to Commander Li: "Let the surnamed Zhou go to Danzhou." After saying that, he hurriedly got into the carriage.

The front and rear teams of black-armored cavalry gathered around the middle carriages and marched north along the mountain road.

Commander Li stood in place, still muttering: "Let the surnamed Zhou go to Danzhou...... What is the surname Zhou? ”

Zuo Xiaosi was familiar with the road, with Yu Zhongwen, the governor of the government, three hundred Wansheng Army cavalry, and three carriages and carriages containing three boxes, which were all gold and silver treasures collected from the treasury in the palace. Before Yu Liyan's father fled from Yanjing City, he prepared dozens of carriages, packed all the treasures in the inner treasury into boxes, and carried them to the carriage, ready to escape with the treasures at any time. Yu Zhongwen and Gao Yuan only picked out three boxes of eye-catching treasures and put them on the carriage as a dowry. The group rushed to Yanqi Lake at noon. Zuo Xiaosi, who greeted them, knew each other, and he was still the commander surnamed Li last time.

Seeing that it was Zuo Xiaosi, this Li commander knew that he was the princess's guest, so he did not hide it, and said to Zuo Xiaosi: "The princess has gone back to Danzhou." If the Zuo brothers want to see the princess, they can only go to Danzhou. ”

Zuo Xiaosi asked in surprise: "I came here a few days ago, why did I go back today?" Could it be something big? ”

Yu Zhongwen also walked over after getting off the horse, and when he heard what the two said, he bumped Zuo Xiaosi's shoulder with his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Little Brother Zuo is confused!" For the wedding, although the princess's father is not around, isn't the princess's uncle, General Xiao, by his side? Talking about marriage, of course, you can't talk about it on Yanqi Island, let alone with the princess. ”

"Makes sense! It's still Lord Yu's thoughtfulness. Then let's go to Danzhou now. Zuo Xiaosi said goodbye to Commander Li, and then he and Yu Zhongwen got on the horse and wanted to go.

"Be a brother and wait a minute," the Li commander suddenly remembered what the silver bottle had told him before leaving, and hurriedly stopped Zuo Xiaosi and asked, "Dare to ask if there is anyone surnamed Zhou among you?" ”

Zuo Xiaosi was strange and replied, "No! You ask the surname Zhou, but is there something wrong? ”

Probably thinking that since there was no surname Zhou, there was no need to let the surname Zhou go to Danzhou, the Li commander said: "It's nothing. Along this road, all the way to the north, it is estimated that you will arrive in Danzhou an hour later than the princess. ”

Zuo Xiaosi hurriedly said, "Thank you, Brother Li." I'll go back and invite you to drink, and go! "Greet your own people and run along the road that Commander Li said.

As you go further north, the higher the mountain rises. When Zuo Xiaosi and the others rushed to Danzhou, they had unconsciously entered the mountains. Danzhou Castle is a large city in a boxy area between the mountains, and the city walls are high, and when you see the high city walls stacked with bluestones, it gives people a feeling that it is difficult to break. Zuo Xiaosi's location is the south wall of Danzhou City, there is a city gate, and the city gate is open, allowing the people to enter and exit freely.

It's Shen Shi now, and it's time to eat. Zuo Xiaosi and Yu Zhongwen had something in their hearts, so they didn't dare to delay, entered Danzhou City, asked and walked, until they came to the gate of the princess's mansion. Zuo Xiaosi came to the gate first, and said to a few soldiers guarding the door: "I and a group of people are from Yanjing, chasing the princess from Yanqi Island to this point, please pass on your princess, just say that Zuo Xiaosi and Lord Yu Zhongwen Yu want to meet." ”

The soldiers guarding the door saw that Zuo Xiaosi and his party had a great background, and they didn't dare to ask in detail, anyway, this person had already said it very clearly, so he asked Zuo Xiaosi and the others to wait, and then went in to report.

"Princess, Fourth Brother Zuo and Lord Yu came from all over the capital, why don't you see them, lest others say that the princess is arrogant. If the man surnamed Zhou comes, the slave and maid will take someone to drive him out of the city! The silver bottle looked at Yu Liyan's face and said tentatively.

"Invite them in." Yu Liyan said lightly.

The silver bottle couldn't understand Yu Liyan's thoughts, and hurriedly motioned to the well-informed people to pass the word.

Yu Liyan sat in the living room of the first courtyard of the princess's mansion, Zuo Xiaosi and Yu Zhongwen both visited the princess, and then they sat down, and another maid served fragrant tea to the two.

"I don't know what happened to the two of you coming to Danzhou?" As the master, Yu Liyan spoke first and asked.

Yu Zhongwen, as a matchmaker, should naturally be said by him, but Yu Zhongwen is an old official, and he can see that the princess of Shu seems to be in a bad mood, so he didn't rashly say about the engagement, but said: "General Zhou is guarding Yanjing, and he has long intended to come to visit the princess, but the military affairs are urgent, and the city defense is rectified, and he can't get out. ”

Yu Liyan's face was still expressionless, and he said lightly: "Thank you General Zhou for your kindness, Lord Yu and Fourth Brother Zuo have worked hard all the way." Is Yanjing City okay? ”

When Yu Zhongwen asked, he slapped his thigh heavily and sighed: "General Zhou led the army to Qiu without committing any crimes, and the people everywhere in the city were happy. It was supposed to assist General Zhou to work hard, but unexpectedly, Master Zhang died without a problem, which is really regrettable! ”

Yu Zhongwen meant to tell about Zhang Lin's death, and then lead to the engagement, and when the silver bottle listened to it, he knew that it was bad.

(End of chapter)