In the evening, Dongfang Strode into the Wutong Palace, and Lin Ying was putting the lyre in an inconspicuous corner. "Xiao Dongfang, you go out for a walk with me, I have something to say to you."

Dongfang saw that Lin Ying was even more pale and thin than in the morning, so he asked, "Your Highness hasn't eaten for a day?" ”

Lin Ying said: "Let's go to the boat to eat." ”

As usual, when Dongfang Shou came to Jiangcheng from Anyi County to ask for peace, the two talked freely and were bound to leave Zhaohuang Palace. Dongfang Shou first went back to Xinlan Hall to change his regular clothes, and then took the opportunity to avoid everyone's eyes and ears and climb over the wall to leave the palace. Lin Ying also changed into civilian clothes, and quietly left the palace under the cover of the old department of the former Shengwang Mansion. The two of them divided into two ways and went to the hidden place on the willow bank of the river to board a canopy boat, and the wine, food and food on the boat were all prepared in advance by the old department of the Shengwang Mansion under Lin Ying's instructions.

When Lin Ying stepped on the boat, Dongfang was already waiting in the boat.

"Your Highness, I have sent my guards to look for Xiao En, but a day has passed, and I have not found any clues."

Lin Ying looked at the food on the small table, although she had no appetite, she still forced herself to eat something slowly. He said while eating: "Liu Jing's guy is very cunning. You don't have to send any more people to look for them, and how can we find them so easily that he has quietly taken them captive? I understand your siblings' worries, but you must also know that Xiao En is actually very safe with Liu Jing. ”

Dongfang sighed: "My sister said the same thing, but she doesn't sleep or eat, and she is still worried and afraid. The minister had to do something to ease her fears. ”

"I understand."

"Liu Jing's Mid-Autumn Festival appointment with my sister was just three days later. What does Your Highness do? “

Lin Ying looked directly at Dongfang and said, "Your sister can't go." ”

Dongfang said scornfully: "The minister didn't plan to let her go. However, what she decided was not something that the minister could consuade. ”

Lin Ying said: "I didn't let your sister go to the appointment, not because I was worried about her and Xiao En's safety. Liu Jing's thoughts about your sister are well known to passers-by in Kyushu. He raised troops to attack Chu, selfishness and utilitarianism, which is more important, you and I are clear. If he can take the city of Chu, he will first use your sister as a trophy. As for the disappearance of the Song State's treasury and the value of the Song coins, it was not a problem that he could quickly solve. If it were me, I would solve the problems that can be solved quickly, and then take the long-term view of the more troublesome things. It's a pity that Liu Jing didn't expect that our Chu State would quietly produce such a rare general as you. His wishful thinking collapsed, so he jumped over the wall in a hurry and came up with such a despicable plan as robbing Xiao En. ”

After Lin Ying finished speaking, Dongfang smiled lightly: "Your Highness has a good reputation." “

"You don't have to humble yourself before me. Actually, I miss you very much when you were a competitive child. “

"The minister has indeed relented. However, His Royal Highness's sincerity and honesty to the minister, the minister felt that it had never changed. ”

Lin Ying raised her eyebrows: "It's right that I'm sincere to you, but there is one thing that I haven't been honest with you yet." “

Dongfang didn't say much, but ate quietly.

Lin Ying patted her forehead and said with a smile: "No, it's two things. One is in the past, and the other is in the future. Which one do you want to hear first? “

Dongfang saluted Lin Ying with a glass of wine: "Everything has a cause and effect, and the minister is willing to listen to the cause first, and then smell the effect." “

Lin Ying drank the whole cup of Linjiang Immortal and said, "Liu Jing's thoughts about your sister are well known to passers-by in Kyushu. And my thoughts about your sister, but you are the only one in this world who knows. However, there were two people who knew this thought, and they blessed me and your sister. Those two were my aunt and uncle. ”

Dongfang nodded slightly: "Daddy and mother are indeed very intelligent." They saw His Highness's talent early on, and they also saw His Highness's unchanging affection for my sister for many years. They read it right. ”

Lin Ying said: "At that time, we hadn't arrived in Linjiang yet, my father didn't ascend the throne, and neither did your father." In the orange grove of King Sheng's mansion, my aunt told me that I was the son-in-law between her and her uncle. She also thought that I would mind if my son was married, so she didn't know how to talk to me. My answer is that I will not take the love of others and break up their marriage, but if one day, Shu'er can look at me differently, I will be her destination at any time. Presumably, my aunt told my uncle about this when she came home that night.

On the second day, we set off for Linjiang. Along the way, your sister and I laughed as usual, and although my aunt and uncle were not in a hurry to break my mind to your sister, their attitude was pleasant. Come to think of it, they hope that your sister and I can go with the flow and not be embarrassed by the elders.

Who would have thought that the day my father ascended the throne...... Everything has changed.

The situation has changed, and I missed the opportunity to show my heart to your sister. I don't want your siblings, aunts, and uncles to think that I cling to your sister to save my life. I don't want the affection that I have cherished in my heart for many years to say and change the flavor in that situation.

Later, my mother went crazy and hurt my aunt and uncle, and I couldn't argue with it. At that time, I understood a sentence - there is no time to lose, and the time will never come. What I wanted to say to your sister could only be swallowed deeply.

In order to save my own life, and to protect your two sisters and brothers who are still in the Chu State with an unstable foundation, and by the way, for the sake of the country of Chu, and for the friendship between my father and your father, I can only turn myself into the prodigal appearance that the world sees today. And your sister also saw my appearance. I also had to let her see it. “

Dongfang looked at the fishing fire in the distance and sighed, "Brother Lin...... Now you are His Royal Highness the King of Chu above 10,000 people, and the current State of Chu is not what you were when you first ascended the throne. My sister should know your intentions as soon as possible. Does Your Highness have any concerns? The minister can assure His Highness that the minister only wishes Brother Lin and my sister a hundred years of good together, and there is no more ignorant obstruction when he was a child. “

Lin Ying looked at Dongfang with a smile: "I naturally know that you won't stop it anymore, so I told you this." When I got Xiao En back, I told Shu'er. “

Dongfang smiled with relief: "I am waiting for good news." ”

Lin Ying said calmly: "The second thing I want to confess to you is that after I take back Xiao En, I want to take your sister out of Zhaohuang Palace, leave Linjiang City, leave the treacherous scenery, and leave the palace and vulgarity." I want to take their mother and daughter to live a leisurely life on the rivers and lakes. When I was a child, I ran a cosmetics shop with your sister that was popular all over the country. In the future, we can also live the same life as before. Your sister likes that kind of life, and I like it too. The world outside the palace is infinitely beautiful, and Xiao En will like it too. ”

Dongfang looked at the man in front of him in surprise. He didn't expect that such a thin body contained such a deep affection that could never be recovered. He thought that this man above 10,000 people had said so much patiently, just to get his consent and accept his sister as a harem concubine, but he never thought that this man could abandon all the fruits of his painstaking management for the sake of love. Dongfang was full of mixed feelings, and he didn't know which was more or less respectful and surprised. Perhaps, if the woman was not his biological sister, it would be more surprise than respect.

Without waiting for Dongfang's words, Lin Ying had already bowed her hand and said: "On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will take your sister and Xiao En to leave Linjiang City together." After that, the state of Chu will have to worry more about you.

Little Dongfang, do you remember what we said when we sat side by side in the Qianqiu Palace? Jinyang Pass in the northwest, one day, will be garrisoned by the Chu army.

Now the national strength of the Song State is empty, and the King of Song is unscrupulous, and his troops are inflated, and he can't hold his breath. And King Zhao has been ill for a long time and is dying, after Zhao received the second realm of Chen Shu, the military affairs are to be rectified, and he is by no means the opponent of the Chu army. The unification of the nations is just around the corner.

I, Lin Ying's talent, can only enrich the Chu country for a while, and destroy the Song country for a while. And you are a talented person in the East, but you can step through countless cities, take the country in your sleeves, and win the society in your chest. ”