The king of Xuguo is also big-hearted, and he took Lu Chengye to visit their iron-making place at will, and he was very patient and answered all questions.

Lu Chengye set out a lot of important steps about ironmaking, and when Lu Chengye thought that he should not be able to complete the task assigned by his father this time, King Xu actually told Lu Chengye the secret of their ironmaking.

At that time, Lu Chengye was completely confused, he couldn't understand what King Xu wanted to do, this iron smelting technique was the only way for Xu Guo to contain Li Guo.

Later, after listening to King Xu, he understood, King Xu wanted to use the secret of iron smelting in exchange for the protection of the Li Kingdom.

Lu Chengye also promised King Xu that the Li Kingdom and Xuguo would form an alliance and never attack Xuguo.

Three days later, Xiao Ya, the second lady of the Xiao family, returned to the door in three days, and everyone sat together happily and talked about a lot of interesting stories from childhood.

Xiao Changqing sat on the side with a wooden sword, as the three sisters said, she was not born at that time, and it was at this time that she could not fit in.

Because Prince Li and Xiao Yatian's husband knew each other, they decided to set off together, so that there would be a care on the way.

Because of this, the prince of Li Guo, who was supposed to leave yesterday, delayed for two more days and arranged for the two sisters of the Xiao family to sit in the carriage, but the prince of Li Guo felt that the carriage was too stuffy and changed to riding a horse.

This prince is riding a horse, does Xiao Yatian's husband still dare to sit in the carriage, naturally he doesn't dare, he also rides a horse, and the prince can say a few words from time to time.

In the carriage, Xiao Yatian and Xiao Changqing were silent, and there were two other maids beside them, who were serving the two of them.

"This is the first time Evergreen has left home." The curtains of the car were slightly blown by the wind, and Xiao Ya leaned her head slightly against the window to feel the wind that symbolized freedom.

Xiao Changqing didn't know how to answer this sentence, so he could only nod his head silently, and at the same time looked at the curtain that had been lifted by the maid and tied to the side, and the scenery outside the window passed slowly.

"The first time we Changqing left home, we have to take it out for nearly ten years, Changqing, you have to remember that there is still the eldest sister and the second sister in Li Guo, you are not alone, remember." Xiao Yatian knows this sister and takes everything to heart.

Xiao Changqing doesn't like to show his emotions, and when he encounters any difficulties, he doesn't want to say it, he would rather go through it by himself, which makes Xiao Ya worried.

"Well, remember, when I miss home, I will go to the eldest sister and the second sister." As for when you'll be homesick, it's hard to say.

After crossing three mountains and walking hundreds of miles, it took nearly a month to finally reach the border of the Li Kingdom.

The soldiers guarding the border, seeing the waist card held by Lu Chengye, knew his identity, and quickly let him go, and everyone went to the direction of the Li Palace.

Because the territory of the Li State is getting bigger and bigger, the imperial palace of the Li State is set in the most central position of the territory, and it will take half a month to reach the center of this border.

Arriving at the periphery of the imperial city, it is a place where ordinary people live, and the people living in the imperial city are all relatives of the emperor, and they need to be separated from Xiao Yatian and his wife here.

Xiao Changqing jumped out of the carriage and watched the carriage that Xiao Ya was sitting in leave, and she could only face those unknown things alone.

"Little Evergreen, do you want to ride a horse?" Lu Chengye, who got off the horse, took the reins, walked to Xiao Changqing's side and asked softly.

Xiao Changqing tilted her head slightly, looking at the horse led by Lu Chengye, the horse was snow-white, her little hand gently touched the position of her horse's belly, and the horse did not have the slightest overreaction.

nodded, expressing his desire to ride a horse, and before she could react, Lu Chengye picked her up and got on the horse very neatly.

She was still in a trance when she sat on the horse, shouldn't she give her a horse to ride?

Entering the palace, Xiao Changqing soon became the focus of the palace maids and eunuchs, she was covered in hair, and there was no sword in her arms to hold her, which was even more uncomfortable.

Why are these people looking at her?

Lu Chengye handed Xiao Changqing over to Gao Lang and asked him to watch her for the time being, and when he explained to the emperor what happened in Xuguo, he would personally take Xiao Changqing to see General Zheng Yuan.

It's just that Lu Chengye hasn't come out for nearly an hour, Gao Lang looked at Xiao Changqing sitting on the stone, she and he didn't seem to have dinner yet.

"Miss Xiao Wu, I'll take you to dinner, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince shouldn't come out for a while." And it's very likely that their crown prince is having dinner with the emperor.

Xiao Changqing looked at the brightly lit imperial study not far away, touched his hungry little belly, and nodded to Gao Lang.

Instead of waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here hungry, it was important to go and fill his stomach first, follow Gao Lang, go out of the palace, and find a vendor selling wontons at random, and sit down to eat a bowl of wontons.

What makes Xiao Changqing a little unclear is that this Li Kingdom Palace can enter and exit at will?

Her puzzled expression was too obvious, Gao Lang put down the spoon and explained to her in detail the rules of the Li Imperial Palace.

"The ladies who live in the palace of our Li Kingdom are not allowed to leave the palace at will, the prince and other princes can enter and leave the palace at will, and after nightfall, the prince and the prince can no longer leave the palace at will, and the personal guards around the prince like me can."

This sounds easy to understand, the people in the harem can't enter and leave the palace at will, but there is only one queen in the Li country, where did the harem come from.

The rules that Gao Lang said should have been a long, long time ago, but everyone forgot that their emperor did not have a harem, and of course the queen could not leave the palace at will, there was no doubt about this.

After filling his stomach, when he returned to the palace, his father-in-law, who was guarding outside the imperial study, told Gao Lang that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went to the queen's mother's house, saying that he wanted to eat with the queen's mother.

Anyway, what followed was a long wait, Xiao Changqing tugged at Gao Lang's sleeve and said, "Gao Guard, can you take me around?" ”

There was silence all around, and a lot of crickets could be heard screaming in the grass, Gao Lang carried a lantern and took Xiao Changqing to some, where she could go, other places needed to hold a waist card to enter.

And it was already dark, and the only place where the road could be seen was probably the way where the ministers went to the morning pilgrimage every day, and it was still brightly lit after dark.

Dozens of lights illuminated the road, and people who entered the palace for the first time would be shocked by such a scene, and Xiao Changqing, who was beside Gao Lang, was no exception, she looked at the lights on this road in amazement.

In their Xuguo Palace, there is no such long road, and even if there is, it is impossible to put so many lights on the road, just to illuminate this road, it is really a waste.