Chapter 52: The Queen's Phoenix Seal

For a few days in a row, Dongfang Yu would come to the garden of the Heimei Gang to find Shui Ling'er to go out to play, and Shui Wuxian naturally followed closely, not allowing Dongfang Yu to have the opportunity to be alone with Shui Ling'er.

Dongfang Yu knew that Shui Wuxian was eager to protect his sister, so he didn't deliberately avoid him.

The day before returning to Liang Kingdom, Dongfang Yu wore a light dragon robe and led a group of civil and military officials to the garden of the Black Plum Gang.

Shui Ling'er was waiting for Dongfang Yu to take her to play at the door, and when she saw so many people behind him, she wondered, "Brother Yu, do you have something to do today?" It looks like I can't take her out to play.

Dongfang Yu showed a faint smile and said, "I'll let Bai Yu take you to the Xiang Tea House for dinner first, wait for me there, okay?"

"Okay." Shui Ling'er didn't think much about it, she followed behind Bai Yu, and before leaving, she turned back to Dongfang Yu and said, "You have to move quickly, otherwise it will be dark." Today is her last day in Chu, and she wants to play to her heart's content and make memories.

"Hmm." After Dongfang Yu saw Shui Ling'er leave, he walked into the garden of the Black Plum Gang.

Although the garden of the Black Plum Gang is not as big as the imperial city, it is one of the largest mansions in the Chu State.

Dongfang Yu walked into the hall and saw that Shui Wuxian was already standing there waiting for him, and tea and pastries were also prepared on the table.

Shui Wuxian saluted respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, long live."

Dongfang Yu walked to the big seat in front of him and sat down, and said, "In the future, they will all be their own people, don't see outside."

Shui Wuxian had already expected that Dongfang Yu was here for this matter, and sat on the big seat on the other side with a flat expression.

Xiao Sizi was holding a red tray with a square thing on it, covered with a red scarf, and he placed the tray on the coffee table between the two of them, and then bent down and stepped back to stand aside.

Dongfang Yu chuckled and said, "In the past few days, I have taken Shui Ling'er to visit the beautiful scenery of Chu Kingdom, and you must know my heart for Shui Ling'er as you watch from the sidelines." He lifted the red scarf on the red tray, and it was a jade seal carved with a phoenix, and said, "Instead of letting Shui Ling'er go back to be Situ Jing's concubine, it is better to stay in my Chu State and be my queen, this is a dowry for Shui Ling'er, the queen's phoenix seal."

Shui Wuxian glanced at Feng Yin, the best arrangement for Shui Ling'er is nothing more than staying in Chu State, but the harem is as deep as the sea, according to Shui Ling'er's recklessness and ignorance of etiquette and rules, sooner or later she will be pulled down from the position of queen, and Shui Ling'er's heart is far away from Situ Jing of Liang State.

He said lightly, "I refuse."

An old minister standing in front of him shouted, "Bold, dare to refuse the emperor."

Dongfang Yu raised his hand to signal him to stop, Dongfang Yu chuckled and said, "I already expected you to refuse, but I don't force it, if Shui Ling'er intends to stay in the Chu State, will you agree?"

Shui said plainly, "Nature." But he knew it was impossible.

"Heh, one day, Shui Ling'er will naturally stay in the Chu State willingly."

Shui Wuxian looked at Dongfang Yu coldly, he didn't know where he got his confidence.

Dongfang Yu said, "Tomorrow, I will personally send you to the city gate of Chu State."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." He hesitated to let them go so easily, it seemed that out of the city gate of Chu State, Dongfang Yu would set up an ambush to capture Shui Ling'er.

Dongfang Yu nodded, stood up, and said, "I'm going to have dinner with Shui Ling'er, do you want to come together?"

Before Shui Wuxian could speak, Dongfang Yu said again: "This is Shui Ling'er's last day in Chu State, I hope you can let me get along with her well." The implication is that I don't want the water to bother me without a trace.

Shui Wuxian hesitated for a moment, since Dongfang Yu wanted Shui Ling'er to stay in Chu State willingly, he must not do anything too much to Shui Ling'er.

Dongfang Yu knew Shui Wuji's worries, and chuckled, "I am a righteous gentleman, and I will not behave beyond the rules of Shui Ling'er."

Shui Wuxian said lightly: "The emperor said Jiuding, before the sun goes down, I hope the emperor can send Shui Ling'er back here."

"Okay." After speaking, Dongfang Yu walked out of the hall.

In the fragrant tea house, Shui Ling'er sat on the cushion and looked out the window, while Bai Yu was playing the guqin, and he was playing a passionate song about a woman choosing a good husband.

Shui Ling'er didn't know the piano, let alone the meaning of the song, she only felt that the guqin had a dull tone, which made her feel like she was lying on the windowsill and falling asleep.

After a while, Dongfang Yu walked in, and Bai Yu was about to get up and salute, but Dongfang Yu stretched out his hand to signal him not to get up and continue to play the piano.

After Bai Yu saluted, he sat down and played an elegant and fresh tune.

Dongfang Yu sat beside Shui Ling'er, leaned towards her, and looked at her sleeping sweetly, so that he couldn't help but drop a kiss on her lips.

Shui Ling'er continued to fall asleep without any reaction, and opened her lips slightly, her cute appearance made Dongfang Yu can't help but chuckle, and reached out to caress her soft face.

Shui Ling'er was tickled by the touch, and she said in a daze, "Mosquitoes go away." After saying that, he reached out and hit himself in the face.

Dongfang Yu quickly retracted her hand, Shui Ling'er hit her face directly, she opened her eyes in pain, and saw Dongfang Yu in front of her, so close that each other's breath was blown on each other's faces.

Shui Ling'er hurriedly sat up and said, "Brother Yu, I accidentally fell asleep, and I didn't even know you were coming."

"It's out of the way." Dongfang Yu walked to the table and sat down, and said, "You've been waiting for a long time, come over and eat."

"Okay." Shui Ling'er walked over happily.

After finishing the meal, Dongfang Yu took Shui Ling'er to swim in the lake.

There were only Dongfang Yu and Shui Ling'er in front of the royal ship, and the rest of the guards were standing in the middle of the ship.

Shui Ling'er watched one mountain after another pass by, and the endless river in front of her made her feel comfortable, and she said happily, "This is my first time on a boat."

"You like, I can bring you often."

Shui Ling'er showed disappointment on her face and said, "But I'm going back to Liang Country tomorrow." Situ Jing was still waiting for her in Liang Guo.

Dongfang Yu looked at Jiang Shui leisurely and said, "You can stay."

Shui Ling'er shook her head and said, "No."

Although Dongfang Yu had already expected this answer, he still couldn't help but feel heartache, and he pretended to be calm and said, "After returning to Liang Kingdom, you can't forget me."

Shui Ling'er didn't think much about it and said, "Of course I won't forget Brother Yu."

Her smile made Dongfang Yu unable to help leaning over and kissing her anymore.

Shui Ling'er was so frightened that she took a few steps back, but Dongfang Yu grabbed her hand, and Dongfang Yu said affectionately: "Shui Ling'er, today is your last day in Chu State, maybe this farewell, we will not be able to see each other again in this life, so can I hug you?"

Shui Ling'er felt that what Dongfang Yu said was reasonable, anyway, she wouldn't be able to see each other in the future, and it wouldn't be in the way to give him a hug, she said, "Okay." She took the initiative to step forward and hug Dongfang Yu.

Dongfang Yu happily hugged Shui Ling'er and whispered in her ear, "Shui Ling'er, I like you."

Shui Ling'er thought that he was just a friend's liking for her, just like she did with Fang Yu, Xiaohu, and Ah Jiu, she nodded and said, "I don't hate you." From the beginning of the meeting, she thought he was a pervert, but after getting along with each other for a few days, she found that she misunderstood him, he was very good to her, and his behavior was not inferior to Fang Yu's gentleness and elegance.

Dongfang Yu chuckled, and after he separated from her, he said, "In the future, if Situ Jing loses you, just come to Chu Kingdom to find me." The position of queen beside him was forever reserved for her.

Shui Ling'er didn't think much about it and said, "Okay."

Before the sun went down, Dongfang Yu sent Shui Ling'er back to the mansion of the Black Plum Gang as promised.

Before Shui Ling'er entered the room, Shui Wuxian stopped her and said, "Where have you been today?"

"After we finished eating at the Xiang Tea House, we went to the lake and haven't come back until now."

Shui Wuxian nodded understandingly, and said, "Dongfang Yu has something to do with you?"

Shui Ling'er remembered that Dongfang Yu kissed her, but it was just a kiss, and what she said was just to make Shui Wuxian worry, she said, "Brother Yu didn't do anything to me, brother, you are too worried."

"That's good." Shui Wuxian walked towards her, rubbed the top of her head, and said, "I'm going back to Liang Kingdom tomorrow, you go to bed early."

Shui Ling'er brushed away Shui Wuxi's hand and muttered, "Brother, I'm not a child, don't use me like this." He always treated her like a child.

"You're a child in my eyes." And it's so stupid that people can't worry about it.

"Brother, you don't make fun of me anymore." Shui Ling'er naughtily kicked the water without a trace, and then went into the room to sleep.

At night, in the imperial city of Chu State, Concubine Chen hurriedly arrived in front of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and she said to the eunuch guarding the door: "I want to see the emperor, please answer the Yaogong Gonggong."

"Yes." Father-in-law Yao quickly stepped into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

After a while, it was Xiao Sizi who came out, and Xiao Sizi said with a kind face: "Concubine Chen, it's not too early, the emperor is going to rest, please go back."

Concubine Chen insisted and said, "I want to see the emperor!" She wanted to ask him why he gave the queen's phoenix seal to a woman from Liang and was also the concubine of General Jing of Liang, what a humiliation it was for her.

She married him, she was a princess, he became emperor, she was still a concubine, but he gave the queen to a concubine whose status was not as good as hers.

She was unwilling, she shouted, "I want to see the emperor!" She pushed away Xiao Sizi's block and rushed into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Dongfang Yu was wiping his hands with a towel, and said coldly, "Xiao Sizi is becoming more and more derelict in his duties, and he actually let you break in."

Concubine Chen rushed to Dongfang Yu's side, crying and shouting, "Your Majesty, what did the concubine do wrong?"

Dongfang Yu put down the towel, sat on the cushion, and said, "How many times have you asked me this question?"

"The concubine knows that she has done nothing wrong, why don't you make the concubine the queen, but let the woman outside be the queen?"

Dongfang Yu said coldly, "If there is nothing else, you can retreat."

"I don't want it, the emperor didn't give the concubine an answer, and the concubine knelt and didn't leave."

"You are so bold that you dare to threaten me?"

"The concubine doesn't dare, the concubine just wants to know the answer."

Dongfang Yu stared at her for a moment and shouted, "Little Sizi, send Concubine Chen back to the palace, she won't leave, and she will drag me back to the Furong Palace with her drag."

"Yes."