Standing on the deck and enjoying the scenery she had seen on the Jade River when she was seven years old, Shu'er couldn't help but feel that the river was like a fateful journey, and the ships were the way to transport, and it was the ups and downs of the body.

Lin Ying stood beside her, sighing from time to time.

Shu'er asked, "Xiaoying, what's wrong with you?" Won't you be able to see your father in a few days, and you're a little apprehensive in your heart? ”

Lin Ying shook her head and said, "I'm not like you with a bad background, why should you be worried?" ”

Shu'er glanced at Lin Ying and said, "I kindly explained you and wanted to talk to you, why have you always looked unhappy and dissatisfied recently?" ”

Lin Ying sighed: "Sister Shu'er, don't get me wrong. I'm not displeased with you, and it's impossible to be dissatisfied with you. ”

Shu'er asked: "Then the river is blue, the sky is high and the clouds are light, why are you still sighing for a long time?" ”

Lin Ying replied perfunctorily: "Because I left the gift for you in the White Jade Palace, I can't find it back." "But I was thinking in my heart, King Song can take you to Song State, Brother Rong can take you to Chu State, and what about me Lin Ying? I can't give you anything! Liu Jing has the power of the country, Brother Rong is rich and rivals the country, and what about me Lin Ying? I'm just an empty lord who has no name for himself and is hiding from the chaos of war. I can't even give you a piece of paperwork, I can only draw a portrait for you, but even this meager little gift was clumsily dropped in the Song Palace by me!

Shu'er patted Lin Ying's shoulder and said with a smile: "I couldn't receive the painting made by 'Mr. Su', who is both excellent in piano and painting, shouldn't I be more sad?" ”

Lin Ying frowned. Sister Shu'er, I, can I only be a "piano and painting double master" at best? If my father is lucky, he can quell the rebellion of the Seven Kings and unify the Chu State, then I will be the prince of the mixed world. If I am unlucky and my father is destroyed, I will not know martial arts and will not fight, rather than staying in Chu and waiting for death, it is better to continue to live in a foreign land...... Nothing will be given to you to continue.

Lin Ying said: "That's it, when I get to King Sheng's Mansion, I guess I have nothing to do, and I will paint it for you when I have time." ”

Shu'er encouraged: "Xiaoying, cheer up." Your father has won so many battles, and the unification of the Chu State has already made great achievements. When you return to your father, you should ask him more about the knowledge of leading troops to war, and ruling the country and the world. You have a talent that you will never forget, how can Shengwangfu let you be idle when you are employed? ”

Lin Ying sighed: "Actually, I don't like those who lead troops to fight wars and govern the country and level the world. ”

Shu'er persuaded: "You are the only son of King Sheng, in order to protect you, he can't bear to send your mother and son to Chen State, you have been incognito for many years, once you return to Chu, you will no longer be the little lord who was pampered back then." Even if you don't like to lead troops to fight, even if you don't want to rule the country and level the world, you must at least share your father's worries and be a filial son. ”

Lin Ying asked, "If I can't do those things that fight and kill, Sister Shu'er, will you come to help me?" ”

Shu'er sneered and asked, "In your eyes, I only do a good job of 'fighting, killing, killing'?" ”

Lin Ying said: "You do everything well, 'fight and kill', naturally it is not a problem." Do you remember, Qiao Yun of the Pyeongchang Palace in the Song Kingdom, didn't he deliberately recommend you to the Song Kingdom as an official? What is the meaning of Song Kingdom? With your identity as a long-time resident in the Chen Kingdom, you can't be a big official in the Song Kingdom at all, and you have to be a person in those courts. And if you reveal your identity, I'm afraid you will be bound to the harem. Otherwise, you came to Chu State to be an official, right? The state of Chu has not yet been unified, and there are opportunities to make meritorious contributions. Instead of fighting openly and secretly with the power of the Empress Dowager in the Song Kingdom, it is better to come to the Chu State, and I will let my father make you a great general! You continue to help me beat my cousins, but not with oranges this time. When you make a contribution, you will be a first-class lord in the Chu State, isn't it more beautiful than the 'Lord of Xiling'? ”

Shu'er smiled: "I don't want to be an official in the Song State, and I don't want to be an official in the Chu State. I'm just a little girl, and when I go to the appointment of the King of Shu's Zichuan, I will go back to the State of Chen, arrange the family affairs of Aunt Yan and Uncle Zhao Qi, and then arrange the family affairs of Yan Qingyanxiu and Su Yang Suliu, and then divide our business in the State of Chen, and then take the money we earned in the State of Chen, escort your mother to the State of Chu, and meet you and your father. After that, I quietly went back to the Song Palace to see my mother and see if she wanted to leave the Song Palace. If she wants, I'll take her away. Our mother and daughter are free from now on, they can go to Chen State to do business, or they can go to Chu State to climb your rich relatives. ”

Lin Ying no longer persuaded, nor sighed. He looked at the southern end of the mighty Jade River, and his heart suddenly emptied. Sister Shu'er, I just want to do some small business with you in Chen Kingdom, not for glory and wealth, but for three meals a day with you. How nice it would be if I were an ordinary person. Life is impermanent, what is the use of sighing for a long time?

A few days later, the merchant ship of the Zhuge family entered the Chu River south and entered the Shengwang County of the Chu State. Shu'er took the customs clearance documents that Zhuge calmly gave her when she was in Xiling, and took Lin Ying, Qingyu, and Yifeng into Chu smoothly. Although she never told Lin Ying in detail about the ambiguous period when she was calm with Zhuge in Xiling, Shu Kingdom, but she was as smart as Lin Ying, when Shu'er took out the customs clearance documents of the Zhuge family and took them to board the Zhuge family's merchant ship easily, Lin Ying vaguely felt that the "master of the rivers and lakes" who taught her martial arts when Shu'er met in Xiling must be Brother Rong who acted bravely.

Lin Ying didn't dare to think about it, with his understanding of Shu'er, the more she didn't talk about what she said, the more she cared about it in her heart. In the past three years, she has never mentioned Zhuge calmly. But she got up early every day to practice swordsmanship, and she practiced the swordsmanship he taught her. Lin Ying was silent. Sister Shu'er, if you want to be free between the mountains and rivers, maybe only Brother Rong can travel around the world with you. He has money and leisure, and he does not have the royal background of Rausch. Perhaps, he is where you belong. Lin Ying smiled bitterly. I? At best, it's your cousin who doesn't speak right!

A few days later, the four of them arrived at Linjiang in the state of Chu. The Seven Kings of Chu Realm competed for hegemony, and the Linjiang Chu Palace had long been idle, but under the governance of King Sheng, Linjiang, located in Shengwang County, was still noisy and lively.

Shu'er looked at the row of familiar greenery on the willow bank and said with a smile: "When I was seven years old, when I first arrived in Linjiang, an old storyteller took me to the famous 'Linjiang Restaurant' here for dinner, and handed me over to Aunt Yan, who made wine there. Back to Chu today, let's go to the restaurant again, and maybe, we can meet Grandpa Xu. I still owe him a meal. "If you want to talk about "The Ups and Downs of the Nations" with more like-minded people, follow "Hot Network or rd444" on WeChat to chat about your favorite books with more book friends