Shu'er and Lin Ying quietly turned to leave. When they arrived at the door of their courtyard, Lin Ying laughed in a low voice: "It turns out that the person that Princess Zhao has in mind is actually her 'brother Wang', and I was just used as a tool to make King Zhao pay attention to her thoughts." ”

Shu'er was puzzled: "But...... I heard that Zhao Xinwang Dugu Yu has two brothers and sisters, the same father and mother, that is, Dugu Yu and Dugu Qing, they are blood relatives. ”

Lin Ying shook her head and said, "But the tone in which the two of them spoke, distant and complaining, they don't look like brothers and sisters who grew up together since childhood. I suddenly felt that the identity of King Zhao was really suspicious. He obviously has no scars on his face, but he has to hide behind the golden gauze tent to meet merchants from all over the world, as a monarch, he actually lies to the people of the world. He can tell such a small lie so freely, there must be some big lie behind it. ”

Shu'er recalled the tone in which she and her brother spoke to each other when they were children, although they were not born to the same mother, they had never had the same detached tone as when King Zhao and Princess Zhao spoke. But when I think about it, maybe when I grow up, the tone of voice between brothers and sisters will change. When she and her brother reunite, what kind of tone will she have towards each other? After more than ten years, will they also be alienated from each other and don't know each other?

Lin Ying saw Shu'er thinking in a trance, and said in a low voice: "What is there to think about?" I guess that King Zhao is definitely not really Dugu, someone impersonated. ”

Shu'er came back to her senses, covered Lin Ying's mouth, and said, "This is Zhao Gong, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Lin Ying squeaked and couldn't speak, but her eyes looked at Shu'er with a smile.

The two of them were looking at each other angrily, the other laughing, and suddenly heard a familiar voice behind them laughing: "Brother Yan, Brother Su, we are really heart-to-heart, we came to you unexpectedly, and you have already greeted you at the door." ”

When Shu'er heard this, she quickly put down the hand covering Lin Ying's mouth, and turned around to see the two brothers Qiao Jing and Qiao Ling walking towards them. Shu'er saluted and said, "Didn't the two Qiao brothers leave with everyone tomorrow after receiving the reward, how could they come to say goodbye to us today?" ”

Qiao Lingshen said mysteriously: "We are not here to say goodbye. Will you not invite us into the courtyard to speak? ”

Shu'er made a "please" gesture, and the four of them stepped into the courtyard.

Shu'er made tea with his own hands and said: "Last time, I drank the lotus heart tea brought by the two Qiao brothers from the Song Kingdom, but I didn't have any good tea from the Chen Kingdom here, so I only borrowed flowers to offer the Buddha and used the tea leaves in the Zhao Palace to pay tribute to the two." ”

Qiao Jing said: "This is this year's newly picked Yuluo spring tea. ”

Qiao Ling said: "Zhao Guo is mainly engaged in farming, and the Zhao Palace is naturally full of good tea. Brother Yan and Brother Su, you don't have to be polite. He looked around again and said, "Your small courtyard is chic, with small bridges and flowing water, which looks like a pastoral farmhouse in Zhao Kingdom." ”

Shu'er said: "The hundred-year-old peach blossom tree in your yard is like the peach blossom stream in the jade capital of the Song Kingdom. ”

Qiao Ling clapped his hands and said, "Yes! If you move the small bridge and flowing water in your courtyard to the hundred-year-old peach blossom tree in our courtyard, it will be a paradise. ”

Qiao Jing asked, "Brother Yan has been to the Jade Capital?" ”

Shu'er replied with a smile: "I went there once when I was a child." ”

Qiao Ling said: "When we came to visit, we actually wanted to ask Brother Yan and Brother Su, can you go to the Song Kingdom with us these days?" Since Brother Yan had been to the Jade Capital when he was a child, he must also want to see the changes in the Jade Capital now. ”

Lin Ying glanced at Shu'er and nodded slightly, as if to say, Sister Shu'er, your desire to return to Song Province for many years is now close at hand, don't you put away the thought of "being closer to your hometown and being more timid", and quickly agree?

Shu'er saw Lin Ying's encouragement, suppressed the thousands of thoughts in her heart, and nodded: "It is not easy for Chen Guoren to enter the Song Dynasty, since the two Qiao brothers have come to invite each other, we are really disrespectful and honored." ”

Qiao Ling glanced at Qiao Jing, and Qiao Jing said: "Our two brothers are busy at home, and they are going to leave for Song overnight tonight, so we won't take King Zhao's reward." I wonder if you two would like to go with us? ”

Qiao Ling added: "We also wanted to wait until tomorrow to receive the reward before leaving the palace with everyone, but Shicai received an urgent report from home, urging us to go back quickly. In fact, tomorrow King Zhao's reward banquet, if you don't go, there are only fifty taels of silver ingots and ten acres of fertile land, and King Zhao is stretched, so he can keep it himself. We came to the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce to offer advice, not to earn these insignificant rewards and false fame, but to make friends with a few knowledgeable and open-minded businessmen, invite back to the Song Kingdom, and also give us Song Kingdom advice and attract business. Our King Song is not as stingy as King Zhao, and he is not as stingy as King Chen. Our Royal Highness has always wanted to open more trade routes in the Song Kingdom and trade with the Four Kingdoms, but there is a mountain barrier between it and the Shu Kingdom, and the King of Chen has issued an order to seal the merchants. If the two of you are willing to go with us to the Song Kingdom to discuss the long term and do something to open up the trade between the Chen and Song dynasties, our Royal Highness will reward you with more than just fifty taels of silver ingots and ten acres of fertile land. Money, at least in the number of gold ingots, real estate, at least in the hundreds, and even if the two are interested, they can also get an official and a half position in the Song State. When the time comes, Brother Yan and Brother Su, who are also officials and businessmen, are famous and far-reaching, and they are doing business all over Kyushu, and they are the real 'rich rival country'. ”

Lin Ying saw Shu'er bowing her head and pondering, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid the two Qiao brothers don't know, if you can take us to the Song Kingdom, it will be worth a reward of a thousand gold." Then we are naturally not uncommon to King Zhao's fifty taels of silver ingots. ”

Qiao Ling was curious: "How do you say this?" ”

Lin Ying said: "In the early years, we wanted to go to the Song Kingdom to have fun, so we looked for someone to buy Chen Song's customs clearance documents in the Chen State Black Market, but we didn't expect that the black-hearted businessman would ask for a thousand taels of gold!" Now you can take us to the Song Kingdom to play without collecting a penny, didn't you save us a thousand taels of gold? ”

Qiao Ling laughed and said, "King Chen is really a small-bellied chicken intestine, and he actually hates Song Guo for reaching such an expensive realm. A piece of customs clearance paperwork can be fried for a thousand gold? ”

Lin Ying asked Shu'er: "It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, why don't we go to Song Kingdom with the two Qiao brothers tonight?" ”

Shu'er lowered her head and paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Brother Qiao said that he would take us to the Jade Capital, and then we could meet with the King of Song and discuss the matter of trade between Chen and Song?" ”

Qiao Ling said righteously: "Of course! Zhao has been heavy on agriculture and light commerce for nearly a hundred years, and the king of Zhao can be courteous to businessmen, and our Song Kingdom has never neglected merchants, so His Royal Highness will naturally negotiate with the two in person. ”

Shu'er nodded and said, "We don't have any luggage, but the two of us and two guards, if the two Qiao brothers are in a hurry, we can set off immediately." ”

So Shu'er, Lin Ying, Qing Yu, and Yifeng immediately packed their bags, left a note to thank King Zhao, and rushed to the Song Kingdom overnight with a group of ten people from the Qiao family, including Qiao Jing and Qiao Ling's guards, servants, and coachmen.

The carriage was bumpy, and the moonlight was colorless. Shu'er hid the timidity and hope of her hometown in her heart, closed her eyes and rested, but it was difficult to sleep, and a scene flashed in front of her eyes like a passing year. If you want to chat 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