When it was getting dark, the servants came to report that Gongzili's carriage had arrived at the gate of the house. I confessed a few words and went out.

On the dark blue sky, a crescent moon had just risen, and in the pale yellow moonlight, two young girls stood in front of the carriage with red gauze lanterns, looking at me with a smile. Next to the carriage, Gongzi Li had a golden crown and a jade belt, and his right hand pressed the sword and was talking softly with the guard Fu Shu.

"Ah Shi has seen Gongzi and Mr. Fu Shu." I lifted the hem of my skirt slightly and walked to the front of the car, raising my hand in respect.

Gongzili stretched out his hand and helped me up: "I will let Fu Shu follow you all the time tonight, you just have to ......rest assured" He was halfway through his words, and suddenly stopped, looking straight at me with two eyes.

I knew it in my heart, and bent the corners of my mouth and smiled: "Did Childe only know today's blue eyes under Ah Shiyue?" ”

He woke up and laughed at himself: "It's a loss of profit." I heard General Wu say that there are some rumors about you outside, but I only saw it today. ”

"Then I'm scared of Childe?"

He shook his head and smiled: "There are beauties, their scorching beauty, and their talents are outstanding." Woe to me? My blessings? ”

"Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, why should the son worry." I turned my head and pointed to the carriage, "I can't get up in this dress." ”

"I'll help you!" Gongzili carefully helped me into the carriage, and the two girls also sat in front of the carriage with Fu Shu.

"Drink!" As soon as the royal man pulled the reins of the horse, the group drove to the residence of the crown prince.

The Prince's Mansion was built in the north corner of Yongcheng, and I poked my head out of the car and could see a high platform and three pavilions standing majestically in his mansion from a distance. I don't know how much money was spent on this luxurious mansion, and how much hard labor was lost.

I sighed, and the car had arrived at the Prince's Mansion in a blink of an eye.

At this time, the door is already full of cars and horses, and the guests are weaving, bustling and lively. As soon as Gongzili's carriage stopped, the temple people from the Prince's Mansion immediately came to guide him. He and Fu Shu got out of the car first, and the two girls helped me to follow. When we passed through the gate, the guests waiting at the door to enter the mansion all looked at us, and several noble ladies dressed in fine clothes pointed at me without hesitation and whispered.

I followed Gongzili through the gate of the mansion and walked all the way to the high platform. On the high platform, the lights and candles shine high, and the drums sound in unison. The crown prince walked towards him with a woman in red half-in his arms.

I looked at it and couldn't help but shudder in my heart, Lan Ji!

At this time, Lan Ji also happened to raise her eyes to look at me. Doubtful, unkind, did she recognize me?

I thought that Ranki would only dance at the banquet, and when the guests were gathered, she would not see me. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the house, he bumped into her face to face.

After I bowed to the prince, I stood obediently behind Gongzi Li, and tried to hide my aura with both eyes. But the hateful prince had no intention of letting me go, he walked in front of Gongzili with a smile, and said with a smile: "The fourth brother is late, it turns out that he is the little beauty who took over the Wu Mansion." Now that General Wu is gone, you are getting more and more free. Before the banquet began, the prince was already a little drunk, he circled around me, and said to Lan Ji in his arms with a smile: "In my opinion, it won't take two years, and I am afraid that your good name will be robbed by this child." When the time comes, the men in the world only know Wu's Ashi, but they don't know you Zheng Guo Lanji. ”

Hearing this, Lan Ji raised her right hand slightly, covered her lips and smiled: "The one who forgets the fastest must be you, the prince!" ”

After hearing this, the prince laughed, grabbed Lan Ji's hand and kissed it on his mouth, and said: "Although this little child is beautiful, but his temperament is too bad, boring and boring, how can he compare to Lan Ji, you are understanding." ”

"The prince is really good at coaxing people!" After Lan Ji finished speaking, she suddenly turned her head to stare at me, and asked in the Chu dialect, "The noble girl is from Chu?" ”

I thought to myself, she was really suspicious, so I pretended to look at Gongzili with a confused face.

"She's asking if you're from Chudi?" Gongzi Li explained carefully for me, turned his head and said to Lan Ji again: "Lan Ji is not strange, she doesn't understand Chu language." ”

"Oh, that's right! The Wu clan was originally a member of the Chu State, why can't the women of the Wu clan understand the Chu language? It's weird. ”

I bowed and said slowly: "The little girl has been staying in the Qin State since she was born, and she regards herself as a Qin person. At that time, King Chuping had no way, so that the Wu family was almost wiped out, so even the general never spoke Chu in the mansion. ”

"Really? The girl is not from Chu. ...... that," Lan Ji pursed her red lips and was about to ask again.

At this time, the crown prince's face sank, and he asked: "Lan Ji's meaning, does it mean that only the Chu State can produce beauties in this world, and my Qin State can't raise a few girls with water spirits in the great rivers and mountains?" ”

"Of course not." Lan Ji immediately put on a smiling face and leaned her whole body towards the prince, "It's all the slave's fault, the prince must not be blamed." ”

Lan Ji has a delicate face, and her figure is even more graceful, she leans on the prince to be drunk, and Gongzi Li saw the opportunity and said: "The eldest brother has beauty on the side, and the younger brother will not bother." Now, I want to take Ah Shi around first. ”

"Go, you have to come back when the feast begins, and I have a good place for you to be around." The prince waved his hand, and we saluted and retreated.

Three moments later, the guests in the hall increased one after another, and judging from their clothes and words, in addition to the Qin people, there were also many people from the Chu State, the Zheng State, and the Dali State at the banquet. There were even a few costumed southern barbarians standing in front of us, but the only ones were not Jin.

I asked Gongzili in a low voice: "Childe, the people in front of you look a little strange in their outfits, is there also a connection between the prince and Ba and Shu?" ”

"General Wu has been absent for the past few days, so you don't know, Qin Guo is afraid that he is going to cause trouble recently." Gongzili glanced back at the prince who was drinking and having fun in a high place, and sighed.

"Going to war? But what kind of dispute arose? ”

"The prince wanted to send troops to attack Jin, but his father refused, so he took it upon himself to contact the kings of Bashu and Shu, intending to borrow troops."

"Qin and Jin have been at odds for many years, but Jin is a strong country, and only Qi and Chu dare to compete with it in this world. After Wu attacked Chu, even Chu became weaker and weaker. In the Battle of Ailing, the Qi State lost another 100,000 elite soldiers. The land of the Central Plains is strong in Jin. The Qin State started a war with the Jin at this time, which was really the next policy. Could it be that the prince acted like this, could it be that he was instigated by others, and wanted to learn from that Wu Wangfu to compete for the position of the overlord of the world? ”

As soon as I finished speaking, Gongzili's face sank, and he said very sternly: "It seems that the military report of the Qin State has entered the General's Mansion and is in the hands of your little son." It doesn't hurt to be heard by me, but if someone knows about it, General Wu may not be able to escape the disaster of blood. ”

"Childe forgives sins!" For a woman, I know too many secrets, and Wu Feng does not restrict me, but it does not mean that others will agree with his outrageous connivance.

Gongzi Li saw that my face was embarrassed, so he eased his face and said slowly: "As you know, after King Wu defeated the Yue Kingdom, he sent troops to help Lu attack Qi. Fucha's move can be said to have put his ambition to dominate the world in front of the princes of various countries. In the first battle of Ailing, the Qi State was defeated, and the next target of the Wu State was the Jin State. Childe said as he led me out of the drumming hall. On the high platform, he stood side by side with me, looking at the eastern sky. The night was cold and cold, but there was a blazing fire in his eyes, which was a man's ambition to dominate the world.

Qin Mugong is dead, and the overlord of Qin has long been submerged into the dust; The king of Wu died, and the way to hegemony of Wu was blocked.

Now, the son of He Lu has fought in all directions to regain his father's honor for the state of Wu; However, the Qin State was still trapped in the west, and it was struggling to rely on the power of the Chu State to resist the Jin State. The crown prince wants to fight with Jin and become famous all over the world. Gongzi Li is not the same. It's just that he knows how to judge the situation better than the crown prince, and knows how to be patient and ready to go.

"Wu will attack Jin, and the Jin army's forces will definitely move eastward, and the Qin army will be able to take the opportunity to attack the western border of the Jin State. Once victorious, not only can the Jin State be seriously injured, but it can also force the middle Dali to submit to Qin. The prince is really a good idea. I looked at Childe and smiled.

"Why, you also agree with the crown prince to attack Jin?" Childe Li raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Quite the opposite. If the prince attacked Jin without authorization this time, the Qin State would definitely suffer. Let's not talk about whether Wu Wangfu still has the ability to attack Jin after the battle with Qi State, he has already made a big mistake in borrowing troops from Ba and Shu. ”

"Oh? Keep talking! Childe leaned against the fence and looked at me with a straight face.

"Ba and Shu have been eyeing the fertile land on the south bank of Weishui in Qin, and it is not a trivial matter to borrow troops to attack Jin, and the prince is likely to take a few cities in the south this time to make a deal with the barbarians. But in this way, in the autumn of the following year, the two countries of Ba and Shu have accumulated grain and grass through the land of Weishui, and they will definitely start a war against Qin. At that time, if the Jin people take the opportunity to retaliate again, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Everyone in the world wants to hide it, but I think you want to hide it. If your words were heard by the prince, I am afraid that you would not have stayed by my side. Alright, let's go inside, the feast is about to begin! Gongzi Li gave me a deep look, turned and walked towards the hall.