Chen Zhuanggong kindly looked his baby daughter up and down, and when he saw that she was safe and sound, he said repeatedly: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back!" ”

Qingqiu turned her head to look at the queen mother again, although the queen mother was unwilling in her heart, she still looked at Qingqiu with a sad look and nodded, alas! I can't help it, who called her the pearl of the king's palm! Now that the king has agreed, she has nothing to hinder her.

It's just that the queen looked at her radiant daughter, and it was said that she should be haggard and listless without eating or drinking for a few days and nights, why did she see that her face was more shiny and energetic?

"Qingqiu, where have you been these days?"

"I don't know where I went, it should be that the gods saw that I was pitiful and took me in! Don't worry about the queen mother, anyway, these days, Qingqiu eats and sleeps well, and is very happy. ”

The queen stroked the lost treasure, shook her head and scolded with a smile: "You child, you talk nonsense! I thought that as long as the child was okay, there was no need to pursue it anymore.

Chen Zhuanggong found that after this incident, Qingqiu seemed to be more and more mature, everything she did was serious, not only studied the Four Books and Five Classics diligently, but also seemed to be particularly interested in politics, often intentionally or unintentionally asked about some wars in other countries, and even asked about the proton problem with Xiguo, thinking of her son who had been in Xiguo for many years, she couldn't help but feel addicted to pain in her heart.

At this time, Chen Zhuanggong sighed in his heart: How good it would be if Qiu'er were a man, she has the eloquence and strategy of self-cultivation and Qi family to govern the country and level the world. Therefore, he also dotes on her even more, and often discusses the statecraft with Qingqiu.

And Qingqiu will still go hunting and picnic with Ji Lin every few days, as he grows older, the thirteen-year-old Qingqiu has become more dignified and beautiful, and she is a beautiful girl who is loved by everyone, and the immaturity of Ji Lin has quietly faded, more of a mature and resolute and resolute, and under the handsome appearance, she occasionally looks a little melancholy. The number of times the two met began to decrease significantly, not that the relationship between the two was not close, but that when they reached the age of the beginning of love, their feelings began to become delicate.

Qingqiu wanted to see Ji Lin, but because of the reserve of her daughter's family, Ji Lin understood the girl's thoughts, and gradually, they tacitly adopted a way of dating no longer meeting.

What kind of date is not to meet? Ji Lin would often roast wild game for Qingqiu to put in the secret base, and then either hide behind the rocks, or climb the trees to hide, watch Qingqiu finish eating from a distance, and watch her back go out before returning to the cave.

And often the scene in the cave was like this, and she would leave him more than half of the roasted game, and she would also leave behind the fine food and wine she had brought from the palace, and the books she herself used to read.

In fact, every time Ji Lin climbs on the branch, he thinks he is hidden and clever, but in fact Qingqiu knows where he is hiding, the afterglow in the corner of his eyes will leave a ray of tenderness, and the corners of his lips will rise slightly, and at this time, Ji Lin's heart will also "bang" straight jump, and at the same time, his eyes will shine, and the corners of his mouth will also hook a beautiful arc.

The two boys and girls are attracted to each other, and they have long been secretly in love.

From the past contacts and exchanges, Qingqiu saw that Ji Lin didn't seem to like politics very much, but she was a princess of a country, and she would definitely marry the right person in the future, and as a proton from another country, her father would definitely not agree, so she had to find a way.

On this day, Qingqiu happened to learn from the news from outside the customs that the monarch of Xi Guoguo was sick, and Qingqiu had an idea.

After dinner, Qingqiu took Chen Guogong's arm and took a walk in the back garden.

"Father, it is said that the monarch of Xi Guo is not in good health and is preparing to establish a prince, why don't we take this opportunity to solve some worries?"

When Chen Guogong heard this, he immediately attached great importance to the problem that Qingqiu said, and he knew about it, but he didn't expect to solve his country's worries, so he stopped and stood up, looked sideways at Qingqiu and said, "What do you mean?" ”

"Father, what do you think of the proton of Xiguo?" Qingqiu went straight to the point and directly asked Chen Guogong what he thought of Ji Lin.

Chen Guogong patted Qingqiu's arm and continued to walk forward slowly.

"You said that young man named Ji Lin? His father really observed him, and he seemed to be talented, talkative, kind and tame, and affectionate. Perhaps it was because he had stayed in Chen for so many years and had not seen his father return to China, and he had long lost his ambition. ”

After listening to Chen Guogong's evaluation of Ji Lin, Qingqiu was very satisfied, so he added fuel to the fire: "Father, if we help such a person become the king, think about it, is it the best of both worlds?" ”

"Huh? Best of both worlds? Which is the best of both worlds? Chen Guogong stopped again and looked intently at Qingqiu's eyes, wanting to listen carefully to his daughter's opinions.

"Father, listen to me. One of them: a monarch without ambition will not invade neighboring countries, not to mention that he has been in Chen State since he was a child, he has never left halfway, he has been living for so many years, and he has already developed a strong affection for Chen Guo, you just said that he has a character of valuing love and righteousness, and will definitely not provoke wars, so that Xi Guo will not be in trouble, and our Chen State is not less worried? ”

When Chen Guogong heard this, he agreed with Qingqiu's concept very much, and said with great interest: "Well, what you said Qingqiu is very reasonable!" What about the second? ”

"The second is: on the condition of returning Ji Lin to the country of return, in exchange for the eldest brother to return to China, you should also train the most suitable candidate for the prince, right?"

Qingqiu's words reached Chen Guogong's heart, in fact, he didn't think about exchanging his son back, but he was struggling to get back one, so he had to send another one, just like not changing, so he put the matter aside.

Chen Guogong looked at his daughter, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, the more he admired it, and his smile unconsciously climbed up his eyebrows.

"Qiu'er, your proposal is very good, this king will send a letter of repair tomorrow to Xiguo, and also, this king's most ideal candidate for the prince, Qiu'er, guess who it is?" Chen Guogong raised his eyebrows after speaking, and looked at Qingqiu proudly.

"It turns out that my father already has a candidate for the prince in his heart? Qiu'er didn't dare to assert anything. "Qingqiu is so wise, the palms and backs of her hands are full of meat, so she won't offend her brothers!

"This person is you! It's just a pity that you're a girl. Chen Guogong scraped affectionately on the bridge of Qingqiu's straight nose.

"Father is making fun of Qiu'er again." Qingqiu leaned her head on her father's shoulder, and sprinkled on it.

"By the way, Qiu'er, you should have seen Ji Lin! What is your impression of him? As soon as Chen Guogong finished asking, he found that Qingqiu's face turned red all of a sudden, and he lowered his head, "Why does my father ask people about their impression of him, I don't know!" ”

The most important thing is the gentleness of bowing his head, with the shyness of the cool breeze, Chen Guogong understood everything, and said with a haha: "Qiu'er! If your father helps that Ji Lin to sit on the throne, you will go and become the queen! It can also be regarded as a contribution to the long-term peace and stability of the people of our Chen country, and it will also be recorded in the history books! ”

"What do you say, Father? How old are they? Ignore you! ”

Qingqiu ran away, pretending to enjoy the flowers in the garden, but in fact, her heart was full of joy, and she was afraid that her father would hear her "bang" heartbeat.

The conversation between father and daughter always ends in a cheerful atmosphere.