Chapter 21: Abandoning the Abyss

The next day, Nan Muxi and his entourage entered the palace under the leadership of General Zhang, and along the way, Nan Muxi held Chu Yu's hand, and Nan Muyi also became quiet.

"King Anping, Princess Anping, and Princess Anning of Nanxiao Kingdom have arrived!" When I arrived at the gate of the palace, someone immediately raised the word.

"Nan Muxi has seen the emperor." Nan Muxi bowed his hand, and Chu Yu and Nan Muyi bowed slightly.

"There is no need to be formal, King Anping came from afar, and he has worked hard all the way. Tonight I will hold a feast on this great hall to receive you from the wind and wash away the dust. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. We also brought some small gifts from Nanxiao this time, hoping that the emperor would accept it with a smile. Nan Muxi gestured to a few boxes behind him as he spoke, and the boxes contained rare treasures that were not common.

"King Anping bothered. This one behind you on the right is Princess Anning? ”

"Exactly."

"An Ning has seen the emperor." An Ning took another small step to the right.

"No courtesy, I heard that Princess An Ning's skin is like condensed fat, and she is so moving, it's really better to see than to hear." After listening to the emperor's praise, the civil and military officials also echoed it. Princess An Ning was stared at by a crowd of people, and she was a little embarrassed.

"The emperor praised it falsely, An Ning is the only princess of my Nanxiao generation, and she has been deeply favored by her father, queen mother and brothers since she was a child, which may not be consistent with the rumors. I don't know, who is the king who wants to be peaceful and intimate this time? ”

As soon as Nan Muxi's words came out, a person in front of him on his right turned around: "Wei Tian has seen King Anping, Princess Anping, and Princess Anning. Chu Yu looked over, a very delicate face, and the wide official uniform didn't seem to fit very well.

"I've seen the King of Escape, I hope what I said just now wasn't abrupt, I just want you to get to know each other first, and I don't have any other intentions."

"King Anping is serious, if we can be with Nan Xiao and kiss our blessings, but as you said, Princess Anping, as the only princess, has a more noble status, just on this point, the imperial brother and I agree on the same opinion, and we will not force your country to do this family business. What about King Anping's intentions? ”

"Haha, King Xiaoyao is fast-talking, since this is the case, then I will also say it bluntly, this time I came with An Ning, I came to make amends, An Ning has never left the Nanxiao Palace, and I have not considered marrying far away." After that, Nan Muxi looked at Wei Chang: "I also hope that the emperor will forgive his sins." ”

"King Anping doesn't have to be like this, I have always heard that Nanxiao is open to the people and advocates freedom of marriage, and I am not closed to Linyuan, and I will not rely on the words of my parents to match the concubine. Although it is a pity that it is not possible to achieve a good marriage story, it should not destroy the friendship between the two countries. ”

"That's nature, I thank the emperor for An Ning and my Nanxiao."

Chu Yu looked at the back of Nan Muxi, who had been answering calmly, there was more worship in his eyes that he couldn't see, and his hanging heart began to let go, but he immediately brought it up again, what should I do about the entanglement between myself and Lin Yuan? Can't discuss this matter in this court, can she meet the person who killed her biological parents in private, can she face it calmly?

Just when Chu Yu was immersed in these questions, he only heard Wei Chang's hearty laughter: "King Anping is polite, there are still some things to discuss in the court today, I will first ask the third brother Wei Tian to take you to the city to take you around and feel the difference between Linyuan and Nanxiao." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"The courtier's order. King Anping, please! ”

Wei Tian took a few people to wander around the city, and when he was tired of shopping, he went to drink tea, and then continued to walk. Chu Yu and Nan Muyi walked behind them along the way, looked east and west, and bought some strange small pendants. Chu Yu can always see Nan Muxi's concerned eyes when she looks up, she looks at him and smiles, but her heart is as sweet as sprinkling honey.

"Let's eat here at noon, this is the best restaurant in Linyuan City."

"I'm looking forward to it." Nan Muyi's mood is really written on her face, just by looking at her eyes, you can see how much she is looking forward to it.

"I heard that Princess Anping also ran a restaurant before marrying King Anping, and she has some research on cooking. Wei Tian entered the door and explained a few words to the little second brother, and then took them to sit down in a box on the second floor, it seemed that they should be regular customers.

"Don't dare, don't dare, I just like it, I can't talk about research, let alone teaching." Chu Yu looked at Wei Tian, who had been smiling and smiling, and seemed to see a trace of alienation in his eyes when he saw him in the morning, but after a morning, his thoughts were completely different, he didn't have the momentum of a prince at all, just like a handsome boy who was generous and good at making friends. Just looking at his appearance, it's a good match for An Ning sitting next to him.

"My sister-in-law is modest, in my opinion, my sister-in-law's cooking is no worse than that of the chef in the palace."

"Haha, look at it, I think Princess Anping must be humble."

"As the prince, King Xiaoyao must have eaten all kinds of delicacies, if you want to have some light and delicious home-cooked food, Chu Yu should still be satisfied." After Chu Yu finished speaking, he smiled lightly and glanced at Nan Muxi again.

The dishes have been served as they spoke, and Wei Tian introduced them one by one, such as a few treasures. Several people are like friends traveling together, the atmosphere is relaxed and happy, and the food is very happy. "During the dinner, the royal brother will definitely let him drink, so we will replace the wine with tea at noon today. Come, welcome to Linyuan. ”

"Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you."

"About Princess Anping, I ...... Can you take the liberty of asking you what you are going to do? ”

Nan Muxi looked at Chu Yu, meaning as if waiting for her to answer.

"I just want to live a stable life, so I won't ask for anything. If I have to ask for it, I hope that people who know what happened back then have also forgotten the existence of Princess Zhixi, and the last words left by my mother are to hope that I will live like an ordinary person and stay away from Linyuan. Now that they have passed away, Linyuan is now also a scene of national peace and security, maybe there is nothing wrong with this. And as a living person, I should have the right to choose the life I want. The rest of the power is not mine, and I don't have the power to take anything, and I don't have any ideas. Chu Yu said what he had thought about before.

The first words shocked Wei Tian, he was a little stunned, and then said: "I guess this matter is very difficult for the imperial brother, I was not born when the incident happened back then, and the imperial brother was only a few years old, I also heard it by chance when my father died, when my father died, I hoped that the queen mother would give up looking for you, and let everything end until he died, but the queen mother still acted recklessly." In the eyes of the imperial brother, the queen mother was just too harsh, and he didn't know what the queen mother did until recently. Because the queen mother insisted on asking for peace, I told the royal brother everything I secretly learned. After saying this, Wei Tian straightened up and knelt in front of Chu Yu: "I don't even know what to call you, in the end, it was my father and mother who made the mistake, and we also enjoyed what didn't belong to us because of this, I hope I can repent to you on their behalf." ”

Chu Yu didn't cry when he spoke, but listening to Wei Tian's words, his eyes turned red. They didn't expect Wei Tian to kneel down, and they forgot to help him when they heard him speak.

"King Xiaoyao doesn't want to be like this, Yu'er has already said it, she just wants to live her life, and has no other ideas. As for hatred, I believe that she will not ignore the people of a country because of hatred, and besides, your royal brother and you have done nothing wrong. Nan Muxi said, go to pull Wei Tian up, Wei Tian's eyes were actually full of tears, and the tears fell because of the action of getting up.

"Yes, I don't want to let myself live in hatred, I believe that the emperor and you are good people, I really can't be so generous as to do nothing, but at least I won't target people who shouldn't be targeted." Chu Yu also stood up, looked into Wei Tian's eyes and said.

"Woo, sister-in-law." An Ning on one side cried so much that the pear blossoms brought rain.

"An Ning, your sister-in-law didn't cry like you, you, you!"

"Second brother, I'm sorry for my sister-in-law!" After speaking, he wiped a handful of tears with his hand.

"Okay, okay, we're at peace. When you're full, let's continue to shop, and my sister-in-law wants to buy some more gadgets to go back! Chu Yu comforted the exaggerated Nan Muyi, but he was really moved in his heart, and after saying what he said just now, he seemed to be a little more relaxed, and he would say the same thing again in the evening.

Wei Tian took a few people to walk around again, and then sent them back to the post station to rest, and said that he would pick them up in person before the dinner.

Chu Yu was lying on the bed, and when she was about to fall asleep, Nan Muxi came in and lay down next to her. "Exhausted, aren't you?"

"Not tired." Chu Yu turned over to face Nan Muxi as he spoke, but did not open his eyes.

"Really not tired?"

"Well, you don't feel tired with you."

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I'm so sleepy, sleep for a while."

"Didn't you say you're not tired?"

"I'm not tired, but I'm sleepy!" As he spoke, Chu Yu rubbed towards Nan Muxi, stopped moving, exhaled and breathed, and soon fell asleep.

Nan Muxi looked at the person in front of her, she was shy just now, I really hope that time will pass slowly like this, no accidents will happen again, safe and stable, after solving the things in front of her, she will only let her be his carefree little princess.

When the two woke up, Nan Muyi was already eating snacks in the yard. "An Ning, can you still eat?"

"Sister-in-law, this snack is delicious! Don't you think? ”

"You can't be greedy for too much food, otherwise you won't eat it at night?"

"Of course, I'm going to eat more."

"Aren't you afraid you'll get fat after eating?"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, An Ning is still an Ning even if he is fat."

Hatsuyu was defeated by her invincible logic and couldn't refute it.

"An Ning has been like this since she was a child, probably digesting faster than others, and besides, she doesn't gain weight after eating, I don't know where she eats!" Nan Muxi patiently explained to Chu Yu and pulled her to sit down.

"I'm so envious." Chu Yu looked at the peace on the other side with his hands, envious from the bottom of his heart, there should be no such thing as losing weight in this era.

"What does Princess Anping envy?"

Several people looked over when they heard the sound and stood up: "King Xiaoyao." ”

"Don't stick to these etiquettes if you're not above the court, Princess An Ning likes this snack?" Wei Tian looked at Nan Muyi's still chewing, and after looking at the table, he guessed the approximate.

"Yes, I like it! Can you tell my sister-in-law what it is made of and how it is done? ”

"Haha, Princess Anning's personality is really cute. However, have you asked King Anping for his opinion? Wei Tian looked at Nan Muyi playfully.

"Why do you want to ask the second brother's opinion?" An Ning looked at Wei Tian and then at Nan Muxi. "Second brother, do you have any opinions?"

"Your second brother has no opinion, if it's convenient, let me know." Chu Yu opened his mouth directly and also looked at Wei Tian.

"Okay, I'll send someone to write it and bring it to you. If you are well rested, come with me into the palace. ”

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go change clothes with An Ning."

When Chu Yu came out after changing his clothes, Nan Muyi had already changed. "I'm sorry, I've been waiting for a long time, let's go."

Wei Tian looked at the appearance of the first words, although he was not shocked, but such a demure and refined temperament gave people a particularly comfortable feeling, coupled with that natural smile, he was a little stunned for a while.

Nan Muxi saw Wei Tian's strange appearance, and he hurriedly stepped forward to take Chu Yu's hand: "This dress suits you very well." ”

"Really? Not all of these clothes have been prepared by you, which proves that you have a good eye! "She let Nan Muxi hold her hand, it has become a habit." King Yao, Anning, let's go. ”

Wei Tian had already come back to his senses when Nan Muxi spoke, he sneered, and walked ahead to lead the way.

At the dinner, in addition to the royal family, there were also some important ministers of the court and the central government. Chu Yu entered the main hall and saw the person sitting on the right side of the emperor, that person was probably the culprit of everything, she lowered her head slightly, and did not want to look at her directly. A few people saluted and sat down, and the dinner went on in a fairly normal atmosphere.

Nan Muxi could see Chu Yu's careful thoughts, and he had been taking good care of her, and had served her a few dishes, Chu Yu was moved by his carefulness and tried to keep himself calm.

When the banquet was almost over, Wei Changping retired from the minister and some idle people, and stood up. "King Anping, the third brother has already conveyed to me what you said, since the matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, I believe that you will do what you say. Since Princess Anping has decided to say goodbye to the past and live well, then I bless you on behalf of Linyuan. With that, he raised his glass.

Nan Muxi and Chu Yu also raised their glasses and stood up, "The emperor can rest assured, Yu'er only wants to be the princess of this king now and run her restaurant well, as for Linyuan, it is just a place of birth for her, and she will give up everything here." We do what we say we will do, and we just hope that there will be no follow-up. While speaking, Nan Muxi glanced at the Queen Mother with his spare eyes, he believed the emperor's words, but he didn't believe this ruthless woman.

"Okay, I'll do it first." After speaking, he raised his head and drank it all. "In the past few days, you will go around Linyuan, feel more about the customs here, and determine the return date, I will let the third brother escort you back to Nanxiao, and I will also send someone to the post station for the gift of Nanxiao."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, there is King Laoyao." Nan Muxi originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything about refusal, and it was not a good thing to have Wei Tian here.

After the dinner, King Anping and others left, and only Wei Chang and the Queen Mother were left in the palace.

"The queen mother doesn't have to look at me like this, what happened before happened, and the son is powerless to change it. From now on, please think long-term and don't do any more bad things. Facing the Queen Mother with an angry face, Wei Chang said firmly.

"Do you really believe their words? Would they give up so easily? ”

"Erchen believes." Wei Chang didn't want to say anything more, he also knew that the Queen Mother would not give up, he had to do something.

"It's not too early, the queen mother will go back to rest early, and the sons still have some things to deal with, so they will retire first." Without waiting for the Queen Mother to say anything, Wei Chang left the hall first.