The city of the king of Chu, the capital of Ying.

Yu Ziqi's identity was a partial general of the Chu army, and the military salary was not much, but it was much less, so he bought a courtyard house in the south of the city, hired an old servant, and a maidservant to take care of his brothers and sisters.

Ma Pi and Jian Kuai took a few riders and retinue Qiao to disguise themselves as business travelers, and it took them five days to arrive in Yingdu.

The state of Chu has not had a major war for several years, so the armament is relaxed, and Ma Pi and his party did not have much effort to sneak into the city, find an inn to stay, and spend half a day to find the residence of Yuzi period.

Ma Pi has always acted cautiously, and said to Jane: "The lord said that Miss Yu's brother is bent on marrying his sister to Xiang Yu, so let's rush to the door for fear that it will be unpopular, it is better to go to the door of Yu's house early tomorrow morning to guard, and wait for Yu Ziqi to go out to visit Miss Yu." ”

"Good!" Jane quickly agreed.

The next day, as soon as it was dark, the two came to wait not far from the gate of Yu's house, and after waiting for half an hour, they saw Yu Ziqi, who was fully armored, riding out of the house and going straight to the Chu army camp outside the city.

"That's it!"

Overjoyed, Horseskin came to the door and tapped the knocker.

A moment later, an old man in his fifties with a slightly white beard came to open the door with a broom in his hand, and asked in surprise, "Who are you looking for?" ”

Ma Pi smiled and saluted: "Hehe...... We are from the Tang Kingdom, and we have two letters to General Yu Ziqi and Miss Miao Ge respectively, and I am tired of informing them. ”

"Wait a minute, the old man will report it!" The old man agreed, closed the door, and turned into the courtyard.

Yu Miaoge has been back in Yingdu for more than four months, and she wanted to open a pharmacy to help the common people when she was bored, but was rejected by Yu Ziqi on the grounds that "it is inconvenient for women to show up", so that she could learn needlework at home, and she was really idle and practiced singing and dancing.

Yu Miaoge got up early in the morning and was practicing dance skills in the courtyard, when he suddenly saw the old servant coming in a hurry, so he took away his dancing posture and asked kindly: "Why did Shen Bo leave in such a hurry?" ”

The old man said with a smile on his face: "Hehe...... Good news, son-in-law! ”

"Oh...... I wonder if there's any good news? ”

Yu Miaoge asked with a smile, although this old man was just a servant, Yu Miaoge had always regarded him as an elder. I am also from a poor background, so there is no need to pose as an aristocracy.

Shen Bo smiled: "I heard from Xiaolu that the daughter-in-law often inquired about the news of the Tang Kingdom when she went shopping, and this is not a business trip to the two Tang Kingdoms, and she claimed to have brought a letter to the general and the daughter-in-law respectively. ”

"It must be Fang Li's letter!"

Yu Miaoge was overjoyed and rushed to the gate as fast as he could, and the fourteen-year-old maid named Xiaolu behind her chased after her skirt, "Son-in-law, slow down, Xiaolu can't catch up with you!" ”

Yu Miaoge came to the door like a gust of wind, his heart was not beating or panting, showing his excellent physique.

The smiling Tsushima and Jian saluted: "The two of you are a business traveler from the Tang Kingdom? Got a letter? ”

Ma Pi and Jian Kuai were not only a little surprised by Yu Miaoge's appearance, they were like fairies descending to earth, how could they be all in the world? They each groaned in their hearts, "Tang Gong is really good eyesight, no wonder he will never forget this Yu girl!" ”

After being stunned for a moment, he came back to his senses, and they all saluted: "Oh...... The villain has seen Miss Yu! ”

"No need to be polite!" Yu Miaoge hurriedly beckoned the two to get up.

The two of them said in their hearts, "You are the future heroine of our Datang, how dare you slack off?" ”

Ma Pi cleared his throat, took out two cowhide envelopes from his arms, and handed them to Yu Miaoge respectfully: "Don't hide it from Miss Yu, the two of us are envoys of the Tang Kingdom, and we are here to deliver a letter to Miss Yu on the order of the Duke of Tang." ”

"Tang Gong?"

Yu Miaoge was stunned for a moment, and then laughed dumbly, "I forgot, when I left, Fang Bofu was still the general of the two countries, and in less than half a year, he had already become a prince on a par with our Duke of Chu." ”

Ma Pi smiled and flattered: "Who said it wasn't? The lord turned the tide and fell, supported the building in the general tilt, the horse can cross the lance, and the horse can give poetry. Thanks to him, our Tang Kingdom was able to avoid being destroyed by the Jin army. Miss Yu can take a fancy to my father-in-law, what a good eyesight! ”

"Where, where...... Tang Gong and I are just friends. ”

Yu Miaoge couldn't help but fly his cheeks, and said a few words of humility in his mouth, but he suddenly felt a little sad in his heart, he and Fang Li had only been together for half a short time, no relatives and no reason, what if they weren't friends?

Ma Pi was afraid that he would stay for a long time, so he politely declined Yu Miaoge's reservation, and hugged his fists and said goodbye: "There is also a letter written by my Tang Gong to General Yu Ziqi, and I will bother Miss Yu to hand it over." ”

After sending off the two horseskins, Yu Miaoge took two letters and went straight to his boudoir, weighing the fluttering cowhide envelopes all the way, wondering in his heart, shouldn't bamboo slips be used to write letters, what is in it?

Yu Miaoge was puzzled, and when she returned to the boudoir, she simply opened the two cowhide envelopes, and saw a few folded soft things like silk cloth falling out, but they were still softer and thinner.

"What the hell is it?"

Yu Miaoge carefully spread out the paper, and saw a lifelike picture, the woman on the picture is captivating the country and the city, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world, isn't it herself?

"Wow...... It's so beautiful, it's so shocking, what is General Fang made of? Yu Miaoge was amazed.

The maidservant girl named Xiaolu also followed and "chirped": "Ah......h What kind of silk is this, so soft and white? This portrait is so realistic, you look at the eyebrows, eyes, lips, it is exactly the same as the son-in-law! ”

Yu Miaoge's tears couldn't help but roll in his eyes, and he muttered: "It's been nearly half a year since I was separated, I didn't expect General Fang to remember my appearance, I'm really moved!" ”

"People are now Tang Gong!"

Xiaolu corrected the son-in-law's mistake beside her, "In the future, the son-in-law will be Concubine Tang, more noble than the general's wife!" ”

Yu Miaoge couldn't put it down and looked at the portrait for a long time, then carefully put it down and picked up the letter that Fang Li wrote to himself.

While reading, I recalled the beautiful moment with Fang Li, as if it was just yesterday, and I couldn't help but cry my cheeks after reading it.

Xiaolu was illiterate, and when he saw the son-in-law in tears, he hurriedly handed over a handkerchief to wipe it: "Ah......hh Why is the son-in-law crying? If you miss Tang Gong, why don't you take the deer out secretly to find him in Tang Kingdom? ”

Yu Miaoge wiped away his tears and sighed faintly: "My brother and I have depended on each other since childhood, if I leave, he is afraid that he will be angry to death, and he will never recognize me as a sister in the future!" ”

The fawn held his cheeks and sighed: "Alas...... General Yu really doesn't know the beauty of adults, the son-in-law and Tang Gonglang are in love with each other, why doesn't he know about consummation? Besides, Xiang Qi is now just a general of the Chu State, which is comparable to the majesty of the lord of a country! ”

"Shut up, am I a lover of the rich?"

Yu Miaoge snorted lightly, picked up another letter and read it, only to see that it said that 300,000 Wei and Jin coalition troops were pressing the border, and the Tang State was in danger, so please ask Yu Zi to read a few kind words in front of Xiang Yu on the past feelings, and let the Chu State send troops to aid the Tang Dynasty.

After reading it, Yu Miaoge couldn't help frowning, worried: "I didn't expect the situation in the Tang Kingdom to be so dangerous, this country was created by him, and he must take care of it like a child." If he is broken by the Wei and Jin coalition forces, what kind of blow will it deal to him? ”

Yu Miaoge was like sitting on pins and needles, pacing back and forth in the boudoir, and secretly swore in his heart: "This time he encountered difficulties, no matter what, I will try to get the Chu State to send troops to aid Tang, and I will repay him for saving his life." ”

In the evening, Yu Ziqi returned from the military camp drill, took off his armor as soon as he entered the door, and shouted that he was hungry: "Lao Shen, Xiaolu, are you ready for dinner?" ”

After the brother and sister filled their stomachs, Yu Miaoge asked Xiaolu to bring the cowhide envelope: "Brother, there is a letter from Tang Gong to you." ”

"Oh...... Fang Li? ”

Yu Ziqi looked surprised, took the cowhide envelope with a big grin, clumsily pulled out the letter paper that he had never seen before, and complained in his mouth: "What is this, Fang Li can't write a letter in bamboo slips?" ”

Yu Miaoge came to know this kind of thing after reading Fang Li's letter, and explained: "This is called white paper, which was invented and manufactured by the Tang Kingdom. It can be used to write letters and repair books, record documents, and disseminate knowledge, which is much more convenient than bamboo slips. ”

Yu Ziqi scoffed: "Cut...... It's so soft, it will be broken when you tear it with your hands, and it will rot when you soak it in water, so the Tang Dynasty will use this strange thing. ”

After reading the letter, Yu Ziqi threw it on the table and snorted coldly: "Fang Li actually wants to borrow troops from the Chu State, this heart is really big enough!" The Duke of Chu is ready to destroy the Song Kingdom, how can he have the kung fu to help them with the Tang Kingdom, it's useless to look for me! ”

"Brother!"

Yu Miaoge solemnly called Yu Ziqi, "The eldest husband should be grateful to the emperor, it was Fang Li who saved you in Pinglu at the beginning." Now that he is in trouble, Xiushu asks you for help because he treats you as a friend, even if you don't save him, you can't talk so meanly, right? ”

Yu Ziqi asked disdainfully: "Are you mean?" He ruined my sister's marriage, and it's polite that I don't scold him! ”

Yu Miaoge Huo Ran got up: "At the beginning, Fang Li sent someone to give Li Ji to the Duke of Chu, and the State of Chu and the State of Tang are also considered to be an alliance, and it is only natural that the State of Tang is in trouble and asks for help from the State of Chu. If the elder brother doesn't want to help, the younger sister goes to General Xiang Yi. ”

"At that time, Fang Li's identity was the general of the Yu State, and our Chu State was an alliance with the Yu State, not the Tang State!"

Yu Ziqi ridiculed his sister's words, paused, and suddenly clapped his hands and said: "Otherwise, you promise to marry General Xiang Qi, and I will use this as a condition for their Xiang family to persuade the Duke of Chu to send troops to aid Tang?" ”

After listening to Yu Ziqi's words, Yu Miaoge was like five thunderbolts, and he stayed in place in a daze, not moving, and muttered in his mouth: "Brother actually used this to threaten his sister? ”

Yu Ziqi spread his arms: "It's fair, if Fang Li wants to let the Tang Kingdom avoid annihilation, he has to pay some price, right?" The Xiang family has no benefit, so why should they help Tang Guo? ”