After the restoration of Qi Wei, the Song State moved its capital to the old capital Yide. Yide is on the east side of the Song Kingdom, less than a thousand miles away from Chushui. The king of Anyi of Chu marched day and night, and with the order of the king of Song, 30,000 Chu troops were unimpeded in the Song state, but in five days, they had reached the outside of Yide City.

On the grounds of the friendship between Chu and Song for a hundred years, the King of Song personally went out of the city to greet him, and praised the King of Chu for sending troops to aid Zhao and resist the Rong people and wolf divisions.

Outside the city gate, Song King Liu sat on the dragon chariot, and when he wanted to wear it, he saw Dongfang Shu, the king of Anyi of Chu State, wearing a battle robe, black clothes and white horses, and a long Shu embroidered red belt tied in a bun, flying in the wind.

King Anyi dismounted a hundred paces before the dragon chariot and walked quickly towards the king of Song. King Song also jumped off the dragon chariot and strode to meet him.

Passing through the hundred officials of the Song State, the Yiren were close at hand.

Before the king of Anyi saluted, the king of Song first spoke: "Shu'er ......" The words came to his mouth, but he didn't know where to start, so he had to say, "The king of Anyi is tired of his army, follow me...... Please follow the widow into the city for a while. ”

Shu'er frowned and looked at Liu, who was slightly emaciated, and immediately saluted: "His Royal Highness King Lao Song personally went out of the city to greet him." The Chu army was able to borrow the Song State, His Royal Highness was benevolent and righteous, and the countries saw it. The king has prepared a generous gift and asked me to thank His Highness. However, the war in Wucheng is tight, and the aid to Zhao cannot be delayed, and this trip cannot be talked about with His Royal Highness's entry into the city, and I hope His Highness will forgive me. ”

Liu expected that Shu'er would definitely not stay in the city, although he was reluctant in his heart, he was also pleased with his understanding of her, so he said gently: "In this case, please let the widow give the king of Anyi a ride." ”

Liu motioned to Ling Fei behind him, and Ling Fei immediately led King Song's white horse "Absolute Dust" over, and then saluted Shu'er. Liu stepped on his horse, bowed his head and said to Shu'er, "Since the king of Anyi has no time to enter the city, please ride around the city with the widow." In the short pavilion in the western suburbs, the widow prepared a table of side dishes, which was regarded as a reception for you and a meal for you. Does the king of Anyi have time to have a cup of tea with the widow? ”

Shu'er looked up at Liu, only to feel that although he was sitting high on the back of the horse, there seemed to be a trace of pleading in his eyes that was humble to the dust. Shu'er couldn't help but think of how majestic and dazzling he was when he reunited with his brother in the Jade Capital, walking on the vermilion carpet of the White Jade Palace, and at this time, he was defeated again and again and was forced to move the capital, and his eyes were full of sorrow. Shu'er was extremely sad, bowed his head slightly, and turned to get on the horse.

Outside Yide City, two white horses flew by. The 30,000 Chu troops did not enter the city to rest.

The short pavilion in the western suburbs is cold and windy. When the Song waiter heard the sound of horses' hooves, he took out a few dishes and a cup of porridge that were warmed over a low fire according to the instructions of the king of Song, and placed them neatly on the stone table, poured boiling water into the teapot filled with lotus heart tea, and put a small bowl of rock sugar next to the teapot.

Shu'er and Liu Shuangshuang dismounted and walked into the short pavilion, Liu waved his hand, and several waiters retreated to a hundred steps away from the short pavilion.

Liu pointed to a table of food and said, "Song cuisine is definitely not as delicious as Chu Guo, but these are all things you liked to eat when you were a child...... The things in the Song Palace must not be easy to find in the Chu State. Liu saw that Shu'er was still standing, so he sat down first, and then raised his hand to signal Shu'er to sit opposite him.

Shu'er sighed: "My favorite food when I was a child was the food made by my mother. ”

Liu had already heard that King Chu Yu and Queen Harmony were buried in the fire together, and he was very sad, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to pour a cup of hot tea for Shu'er, and put a piece of rock sugar in the teacup, so he simply didn't mention it. Liu put the tea cup in front of Shu'er and said, "It's cold, let's take a sip of hot tea." I heard that the snow fell early in Wucheng this year, and it must be colder there. ”

Shu'er took a sip of Song Palace's lotus heart tea, and sighed again. "Do you remember, when I was in the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce, I also drank the lotus heart tea you brought from the Song Kingdom in the Zhao Palace?"

"How could you not remember?"

"At that time, Wucheng was still called 'Fanjing', and King Zhao was still hidden behind the golden gauze curtain. But now, Fanjing, where I have lived for ten years, has become a battlefield, and King Zhao, who has been hiding behind the curtain, is building a copper wall with his flesh and blood. ”

Liu Wei'er put a bowl of vegetable porridge, sandwiched a few slices of sauced beef and a few chicken soup stewed bamboo shoots into a small plate, and pushed them to Shu'er's eyes together. Shu'er just picked up the silver spoon and only listened to Liu Dao: "I'll lend you another 30,000 Song soldiers, is it enough?" ”

Shu'er drank a few sips of porridge and lowered her eyebrows and remained silent.

Liu Dao: "Forty thousand, is it enough?" ”

Shu'er still didn't answer.

Liu Dao: "Fifty thousand, is it enough?" ”

Shu'er shook his head, looked at Liu, and said calmly: "This is going to Wucheng, passing through Weiguo, and joining the Qi army." I can't take a single soldier of the Song Kingdom with me. I am already grateful that you can allow the Chu army to pass through the Song Kingdom. ”

Liu Dao: "You only brought 30,000 Chu troops into the Song Dynasty, why should I stop it?" Moreover, Chu and Song have been friends for a hundred years, and now Chu and Song trade is more frequent than in previous years, I have long ordered that if the king of Chu Anyi comes to Song and leads less than 200,000 troops, no one is allowed to stop him. No paperwork required, no correspondence required.

As for borrowing troops, I'm just afraid that I will lend too much Song Army to you, and then Qi Wei will be disgusted with you. 10,000, okay? The 10,000 Song troops were mixed with the 30,000 Chu troops, and it was easy to see. ”

Shu'er shook her head and said, "I understand the kindness of His Royal Highness King Song. However, the cold winter has arrived, and the Rong people may not spend too long in Wucheng. And if we really can't hold on, King Wei and King Shu will not stand idly by, and there is no need for Song Jun to help. ”

Liu was depressed in his heart, but he couldn't bear to speak harshly to Shu'er, and still said in a gentle tone: "Shu'er, the death of King Chu Mu has nothing to do with me. The rumors about you and me are not spread by me. Also, after the Rong people destroyed Chen, the Khan King of the Narong tribe sent someone to ask me when I would invite him to drink, and I was even more at a loss. I have never calculated the State of Chu, nor have I ever calculated the State of Chen, nor have I ever calculated you and me.

I confess that when I rescued you from the prison the year before last, I was so anxious that I lost my sense of proportion, and carried you back to my dormitory, without any regard for your reputation. I also admit that after you left, rumors spread about you and me, and I didn't do my best to stop it. I even ...... Even when I traveled in micro-clothes and sat in a teahouse restaurant, I wanted to hear how the world said that the female general of Qi had charmed the young King of Song. I was happy to hear it, so I didn't stop it, but I didn't expect that Zhuge Congrong would dare to divorce you because of this rumor.

Shu'er, you go to save Zhao and fight the Rong people, this is a good thing, I won't stop it, but after you see King Qi, don't be soft on him again. Such a man with a small belly is not worth your life. You are the princess of Chu State, or the King of Anyi of Chu State, with noble blood and hereditary lordship, thousands of times more powerful than the King of Qi who fabricated his life experience indiscriminately. The King of Song and the King of Chu are protecting you, if Qi Wei's father and son dare to let you suffer half a grievance again, I will destroy them immediately. ”

After listening to Liu's words, Shu'er couldn't help laughing: "Even if they don't let me be wronged, don't you want to destroy them?" ”

Liu and Shu'er haven't seen each other for two years, and at this time Shu'er finally laughed, and Liu couldn't help but be stunned.

Shu'er blinked and waited for Liu's answer, Liu came back to his senses and suddenly asked, "Do you still wear the music score pearl I gave you?" ”

Shu'er gently pulled out the black rope around her neck, rubbed the pearl with her fingertips, and said, "Wear it." I've always secretly felt that this is a life-saving thing that can bless me. When I was a child, I wore the beads you gave me so that I didn't drown in the Jade River. Later, I sent the other tokens to the Song Kingdom, only the beads you gave me were kept, and I went to Xiling to do business, so I was not thrown off the peerless peak by the ten sects and eight factions, nor was I eaten by the giant python of Yaowang Mountain. ”

Liu saw that Shu'er finally resumed the tone of talking to him in previous years, and looked at the pearls she wore closely, and her heart was hot. He took out a jade ring inlaid with gold and jade from his bosom and handed it to Shu'er.

Shu'er took the jade ring for some reason, the jade ring still retains the warmth in Liu's arms, the jade body is white and flawless, a music score pearl is inlaid in the hollow place of the jade ring with a gold wire wrapped around the jade body, and the style of the gold wire is a small plum blossom.

Liu Dao: "In the Yiren Garden of the White Jade Palace, the music score pearl you asked me for was King Zhou Le's "Luohua Worry-free", but I gave you his "Luohua Flower" without authorization. What is inlaid in this jade ring is the song "Luohua Worry-free" you want. When I learned that you were coming five days ago, I had someone rush to make it day and night. The craftsmanship is rough, I hope you don't dislike it. ”

Shu'er put the jade ring on the stone table, bowed his head and said, "His Royal Highness King Song, I can't accept your gift." ”