Qingdi and the two have been coming to Jianye for several days, these days Zhang Xiuhe has been doing his best to be a landlord, taking great care of them, Qingdi also feels that the relationship with Zhang Xiuhe is very good, almost should be asked, can you take her into the palace to see the lord of Wu.

A few days ago, every evening, Jianye began to rain, and Qingdi and they didn't come out for several days. This day finally cleared, and in the evening, the young masters and young ladies who had been depressed for several days went to the river to take a boat to cool off. Zhang Xiuhe also went out with Qingdi and finished killing, and Qingdi thought about how to talk to Zhang Xiuhe about it along the way.

In the past few days, Qingdi has not mentioned Chu Yaocen's biological mother in front of him, now think about it, a businessman, for no reason to go to see the lord of a neighboring country, how to say it is a little unreasonable, it is better to show his identity now, anyway, he will tell Emperor Wu in the future, and Zhang Xiuhe will also know at that time.

So Qingdi suddenly said to Zhang Xiuhe: "Brother Zhang, since you are the nephew of Emperor Wu, then you are also my cousin." ”

"Huh?" Zhang Xiuhe didn't know Chu Yaocen's biological mother yet, so he didn't understand it very well, so he asked with a smile: "Why did Brother Chu say that?" ”

Qingdi smiled helplessly and said, "You may not believe it when you say it, because I have always found it unbelievable." My mother was originally a princess of Wu and the younger sister of the emperor of Wu, so she should also be your father's sister or sister. More than 20 years ago, didn't a battle break out between Wu and Li? In the midst of that battle, my mother was exiled in the country of Li, married my father, and gave birth to me. ”

Zhang Xiuhe listened to it, and was surprised for a long time before he came back to his senses, he thought for a while, and said to Qingdi: "For the affairs of the previous generation, my father and His Majesty rarely mention it, but when I was young, it seems that I have heard that I have an aunt...... If what Brother Chu said is true, then it is best to go with me to see my father and Your Majesty, and tell them about my aunt's recent situation, Father and Your Majesty must be very happy. ”

"Really? That's great. Qingdi laughed, Zhang Xiuhe was so considerate, he knew what she wanted before she could speak.

However, Zhang Xiuhe immediately said: "I just don't know if Brother Chu has any evidence on him that can prove his identity?" I know that your Li country has such a serious crime as 'deceiving the king', and our Wu country also has this crime, and it is the same as that of Li country, if you deceive the king of a country, you will definitely be executed...... Of course, I don't doubt Brother Chu, I naturally want to have a brother like Brother Chu, I'm just afraid that Brother Chu won't be able to say it clearly when the time comes. ”

Qingdi nodded, if a princess of a country marries a businessman from a neighboring country or a concubine, others must be suspicious, either suspecting the identity of this princess, or suspecting that this son has a problem with his brain. Qingdi understood Zhang Xiuhe's suspicions, and knew that his reminder was kind, but she had no other way now.

Something that proves your identity...... Qingdi took out the dagger that was killed in Chu Yaocen's mass grave, and said, "This dagger was left to me by my mother, can you prove my identity?" ”

Zhang Xiuhe took the dagger, came out to take a look, and saw that the tail of the knife face was engraved with a pattern similar to a tiger's head on behalf of the royal family of Wu State, Zhang Xiuhe had already believed most of it in his heart, he returned the dagger to Qingdi, and said: "This tiger head pattern here is indeed only available to the royal family of our Wu Kingdom, you take this area to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty will also believe you." ”

Qingdi nodded, and was about to speak, when suddenly a very solemn and magnificent music came from a distance on the river, which was different from the light and slow tune that had always been there.

Zhang Xiuhe smiled slightly, looked at the lake and said, "It's really a coincidence, just in time for Your Majesty to go out of the palace to visit the lake tonight, he will come here immediately, let's wait and go to see them on the boat." ”

Qingdi nodded, it was indeed a coincidence, she had just proposed to meet him, and she was about to meet him.

The boat quickly sailed over. Chu Yaocen told her before that Wu is full of lakes and rivers, next to Li on three sides, and the sea on the other side, so the people of Wu are very good at water warfare and shipbuilding. In the past few days, the green flute has indeed opened its eyes, the boats floating on the river are all finely crafted, and the form is also strange, there are two and three layers, and there are bells hanging on it, and the wind blows, and the whole lake is a crisp sound.

This gradually opened the royal painting boat, it is even more splendid, the hull is dark red, the ship is painted with gold lacquer with a variety of auspicious totems, the back of the ship is not visible, but the front deck is very large, it is estimated that it can stand thousands of people, and the palace people who play music stand in four circles on the ship. The ship has five floors, with the most soldiers, and the visual inspection is the third layer, and it is estimated that the emperor is on that floor. Wherever the ship went, everyone made way for them, and the people on the shore knelt down and shouted for the Emperor's Holy Ann.

Qingdi saw the little tiger princess standing on the third floor and looked down, she seemed to feel Qingdi's gaze, and also looked at Qingdi, and suddenly saw Zhang Xiuhe was also there, so she waved happily and shouted: "Brother Crane, Brother Crane, come here, uncle is also here." ”

Zhang Xiuhe heard Xiaohu's shout and said to Qingdi: "Let's go up quickly, it just so happens that my father is also there." ”

Qingdi nodded, and then went on the boat with Zhang Xiuhe.

They soon saw the lord of the Wu Kingdom, Qingdi casually glanced at it, and saw that the middle-aged man sitting in the middle position was gentle and elegant, with long eyebrows and kind eyes, and only hid some imperial majesty in the depths of his eyes. There was a woman of his age sitting beside him, who also seemed to be gentle and virtuous, and was probably his queen. The queen's head is also a middle-aged man, this middle-aged man seems to have some shrewdness between his eyebrows, it is estimated that he is Zhang Xiuhe's father, that shrewdness, it is estimated that it is because of business.

Zhang Xiuhe and Qingdi saluted together after killing them, and after flattening down, Zhang Xiuhe introduced Qingdi and said: "Your Majesty, this son is a friend I made in Li State, he is Chu Yaocen, the second son of Chu Chengguan, the largest imperial merchant in Li State, a few days ago, I just opened a treaty port with the Southern Barbarian Country, I talked about him with my father before, I didn't expect to have the opportunity to make friends so soon." However, Brother Chu has another identity, which His Majesty and Daddy would never have imagined. ”

Looking at Zhang Xiuhe's deliberate betrayal of Guanzi, there are not many courtesies between him and His Majesty, but there is a harmonious family relationship between ordinary people.

The emperor glanced Qingdi up and down, and saw that she looked extraordinary, although she was slightly weak, but it was this weakness that made the strength in her eyes more obvious. The emperor was also interested and asked, "Xiu He said so, then the other identity of the prince of Chu is also unconventional." ”

Zhang Xiuhe nodded and said, "He is the son of my aunt who is in exile in the Li Kingdom. ”

"Oh? Are you Lan'er's child? When the lord of Wu Guo heard this, he hurriedly walked down from his seat, walked to Qingdi, and looked at her carefully.

Qingdi hurriedly lowered her head, she was not Chu Yaocen's mother's child, if she was looked at like this again, she would definitely show her flaws, so she quickly took out the dagger in her hand and said, "Your Majesty, my life experience is also from my mother, this is the dagger she gave me before she died." ”

The lord of Wu has not had time to take a closer look at the appearance of Qingdi, but he feels that Qingdi's appearance is aura and delicate, and it is indeed not as powerful as their Li people, and it is very soft and beautiful of Wu people. His eyes were quickly attracted by the dagger in Qingdi's hand, he took the dagger, took a look, his eyes were a little moist, and he hurriedly called Zhang Xiuhe's father, and said: "Fifth brother, come and take a look, isn't this the self-defense weapon that our brothers specially found the best weapon master in our country to create for Lan'er when they were young?" ”

The fifth prince got up, walked to the emperor's side and looked at it, couldn't help but redden, nodded, and said: "That year, my sister went out of the palace to play, and was bullied by a group of thieves, although we rescued her, but we were still not at ease, so we quickly found someone to forge this dagger, I know that my sister is just a ...... with her."

The emperor looked at Qingdi excitedly and asked, "Child, can your mother come to Wu with you?" Why hasn't she heard from us for so many years, and she hasn't given us a reply? ”

Qingdi bit her lower lip and said, "My mother is dead, and when I was ten years old, she drowned in the water in order to save me...... She hasn't heard back to you for so many years, it should be because she feels that she has damaged the face of the royal family of Wu State, because she married to Li State, and she is still married to a businessman, and the businessman of Li State is the least valued. ”

"Why is she so confused? How can we think she's ashamed just because she's married to a Li businessman? The emperor sighed and said: "Your mother, like Xiaohu, has been spoiled and lawless since she was a child, she also has four elder brothers, a younger brother, each of whom held her to the sky, so when Li and Wu went to war, she insisted on going with her, but she was lost in the war, and we have never heard of her whereabouts again......"

Qingdi nodded, thinking of Chu Yaocen's biological father Lu Ming, who was the one who led the troops at the beginning, since her mother was so arrogant and bold, it was not a strange thing to run away with Lu Ming.

"If it weren't for that Lu Ming back then, with the combat effectiveness of my Wu country on the water, even if we can't conquer the Li country, the Li country will definitely not be able to take advantage of our Wu country, how could my sister be missing?" Zhang Xiuhe's father still seemed to be a little indignant when he talked about the events of that year, and said with a frown.

Qingdi hadn't told them yet that Chu Yaocen was Lu Ming's son, and the person the princess really liked at the beginning was also Lu Ming. Now it seems that fortunately it was not said. However, she didn't want the other party to hate Chu Yaocen's father so much, so she said: "I heard my mother say that it was General Lu Ming who saved her, if it wasn't for General Lu Ming's desperate rescue, my mother would have been killed by Emperor Li a long time ago, and then my mother went incognito and married her father." Lu Ming was also killed by Emperor Li on the grounds of collaborating with the enemy and treason because he saved his mother. ”

Hearing Qingdi say this, several people were silent for a while, and then the emperor sighed and said, "Lu Ming is good, killing him is the loss of Li State." ”