The next day, Liu Bang left Changxin Palace and went directly to the Xuanshu Hall of Weiyang Palace to review and approve the folds, all of which were submitted by county orders and Cheng from several counties near Chang'an, reporting on thieves and prison lawsuits in Chang'an in recent months. Gradually, the sky brightened, the sky was clear, harmonious, and the scorching air was mixed with freshness and comfort, but it was still a little cold.

In the Changxin Palace, Empress Lu had just finished eating, Dai Qing brought a spittoon to Empress Lu, and before she could rinse her mouth, a little palace maid outside the door came in and reported that Princess Sha Ling'er was here. Empress Lu raised her eyebrows slightly, thinking that this little princess got up quite early, so she asked the palace maid to pass her in.

Empress Lu hurriedly rinsed her mouth, and let the person who was waiting for her go down, and in the blink of an eye, two shadows appeared under the sunlight at the door, and Sha Ling'er and Niu Hu'er came in one after the other.

"Mother." Sha Ling'er bowed deeply to Empress Lu from a distance, learning the etiquette of the Han family is also angular, and Niu Hu'er also bowed deeply.

Empress Lu smiled and helped the two of them up, "The princess learns the etiquette of the Han family so quickly." Rasha Ling'er sat down at one of the desks, and said with a smile, "Has the princess eaten?" ”

Sha Ling'er nodded.

"Are you still used to eating?" Lu Hou asked again.

Sha Ling'er nodded again.

Empress Lu also nodded slightly, "That's good." ”

Sha Ling'er and Niu Hu'er glanced at each other, and then said to Empress Lu, "Niangniang, I don't know when Sha Ling'er will see the princess." ”

"The emperor may still be eating now, when he calls us, it's not too late for us to go, anyway, the princess will definitely be able to see her today." Lu Hou smiled and patted Sha Ling'er's hand and said.

Sha Ling'er waited with Empress Lu in Changxin Palace, and the two took advantage of Liu Bang's meal to chat with each other about some things, all of which were about the beauty of their country. Sha Ling'er said that her hometown is vast, wild, horses, cows, sheep and wild, if you ride a horse and gallop with the horses, it will be a very spectacular scene, listening to the sound of horses' hooves, Hu clothes swaying in the wind, felt hats are almost blown away by the wind of the excitement. There is also the clear blue sky, and the distant eagle sometimes flies back and hovers overhead, flying wildly, but the area is very empty and free. Chasing the horses and perching on the edge of the water and grass, listening to the sound of the water, looking at the green grass is fresh and beautiful, and singing the Xiongnu's fierce and distant heroic song with his mouth wide. After returning from the hunt, they shared the fruits with everyone, gathered around the fire, roasted meat, ate and drank mare's milk, and then the group of people, regardless of high and low, held hands with each other and danced happily around the flames, and the noise was all night. Whenever Sha Ling'er talked about her hometown, her face was filled with bursts of nostalgia and happiness, and she was filled with joy for a long time.

Empress Lu also listened with relish, nodded her head again and again, and followed what Sha Ling'er said to imagine the clear and clean beautiful home of Sha Ling'er's hometown, especially the blue sky, snow-white clouds, and vast land. After Sha Ling'er finished speaking, she smiled happily, and Lu Houfang withdrew from Sha Ling'er's longing, and then recalled her hometown, and immediately returned to her girlhood to tell her story.

"The people in my hometown are friendly, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the farmland is fertile for thousands of miles, the people build high grain stacks to bury the food stored in the early winter, the men plough the outside and the women spin inside, the sun ploughs and the rain reads, so it is harmonious and beautiful. In spring, the willows are still around, and the spring breeze is proud; In summer, the flowers bloom all over the mountain, and the cooking smoke is everywhere; In autumn, the red is flying, and the autumn is fruitful; In winter, it is covered in snow, and the snow is sunny in winter. There is also the blue sky you mentioned, there is also that piece of freedom, and there is ......" At this point, Lu Hou lowered his head and smiled bitterly, shook his head, and stopped talking.

Sha Ling'er and Niu Hu'er listened well just now, and they also imagined the life of the Han family with the beauty that Lu Hou said, almost intoxicated there, and liked the scenes of the spring breeze, the summer smoke, the autumn fruits, and the winter snow and early sunshine, and their hearts resonated with these beautiful scenes, so they became more and more joyful and yearning. But Empress Lu was suddenly silent, and in an instant, that beautiful imagination was annihilated, jumping out of imagination and longing, frowning and stunned, approaching Empress Lu and asking softly, "Niang Niang wants to say that there is still a sweetheart in my heart, don't you?" ”

Empress Lu's heart lit up, and she was speechless when she wanted to open her mouth, raising her head to meet Sha Ling'er's eyes, her faint face was calm and beautiful, as if she had admitted it silently.

"Princess, do you have someone you like?" Empress Lu asked her with a smile.

Sha Ling'er was stunned and pouted, raised her eyebrows, leaned on the case and asked with a smile, "What is like, just like I like Niangniang, does Niangniang also like Sha Ling'er?" ”

Empress Lu smiled at this time and patted her hand, "I'll know when you grow up." ”

Sha Ling'er pouted again, and nodded as if she didn't understand.

At this time, while they were talking, a young man walked in, it happened to be the crown prince Liu Ying, but today he came early to greet Empress Lu.

Empress Lu and Sha Ling'er stopped talking, watched the prince come in, and Empress Lu got up to greet the prince.

"The queen mother is always happy." The prince stood respectfully in the center of the hall, and bowed deeply to Empress Lu from a distance.

Empress Lu stretched out her hands and brought him to the side of a few cases, but saw that Sha Ling'er's big eyes had been staring at the prince, and she had never left from entering the hall to saluting, and her face was jumping with joy.

The prince saw that a strange woman was always staring at him, he felt a little embarrassed and uncomfortable, and unfortunately he also met Sha Ling'er's eyes and met her for a while, both of them were people who had never seen each other, but they looked like this at the first meeting.

Sha Ling'er carefully looked at the beautiful young man in front of her, about seven feet seven inches tall, combed with a high bun, crowned with gilt hair, handsome face, wearing standard Hanfu, the Hanfu was clean and simple, graceful and luxurious, with a jade belt around his waist, and a half-wall of jade Huang hung on the jade belt, light green, very beautiful.

Sha Ling'er moved her gaze to Yu Huang on her waist and looked at it intently, and the prince also looked at her waist inexplicably, and looked at Sha Ling'er suspiciously. I saw that she was dressed in a characteristic Hu suit, black boots, and always wore a felt hat inlaid with jade beads on her head, which was very beautiful and refined, and she had more of the wildness and ability of a Xiongnu woman than the Han family.

Empress Lu was very embarrassed when she saw that the two met for the first time, so she pulled the prince over and looked at Sha Ling'er and said, "This is Princess Luan Sha Ling'er of the Xiongnu Kingdom, and she is the same age as you." ”

He also said to Sha Ling'er, "He is my son and the crown prince of the Han court. Yesterday he was in a hurry, and he came to my palace, so you haven't met. ”

Sha Ling'er and the crown prince each bowed deeply to each other, and then nodded and smiled when they got up.

The crown prince smiled and said, "Sister Princess." ”

Sha Ling'er also nodded lightly and said with a smile, "Brother Prince." ”

"I have long heard that Princess Luan of the Huns went south to Chang'an and entered the Zhaoming Palace, but the palace is busy with affairs, and she has to follow the Taifu to learn classics and etiquette, so I haven't been able to meet the princess and sister." The prince made a gesture of invitation, let Sha Ling'er sit back on the mat, and he followed Lu Hou to sit on the mat.

At this time, Sha Ling'er seemed to have seen someone who could talk together, and she was in a happy mood, and looked at the prince and replied, "Brother Prince loves learning so much, and he is really a role model for Sha Ling'er, but I still like to ride a horse and shoot hunting, but Sha Ling'er doesn't know a single one of the words." I have long heard that the prince of Hanting is gentle and elegant, humble, and treats people very well, and this meeting is really truthful. Sha Ling'er laughed euphemistically as she spoke, her words were full of appreciation for Liu Ying, her smile never went down her cheeks, and her eyes were really bent like a boat.

The prince also laughed, thinking that Sha Ling'er was a person who belonged to the Xiongnu after all, and there was a hint of wildness in her clever appearance, not afraid of people, unlike the women of the Han family, she could say whatever she wanted, and she laughed when she should laugh, which was very popular, and Liu Ying laughed heartily when she looked at it. The two of them talked, and soon fused and got acquainted, but there was nothing to do with Empress Lu, and he was left aside and watched the conversation between the two with a smile, looking at the two of them, they could talk, and they had a very good chat.

"The princess is really a heroine among women, she shouldered a heavy responsibility to envoy a big man at such a young age, and it is admirable to act in person, I think I haven't stepped out of the palace half a step." Liu Ying shook her head with a smile and sighed, sighing to herself that it was better to get up.

Sha Ling'er pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Brother Prince, said that he was joking, Sha Ling'er was originally a happy person, and this time he went south to Chang'an and begged Brother Wang to insist that he agree, saying that the Han family has good scenery all over the world, so I want to come and take a look." ”

"Sister Xian, are you still used to living here? Are you still used to eating? Liu Ying asked again.

Sha Ling'er nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you for the prince's concern, everything is fine, since I came to the palace, I have been surrounded by Shangbang etiquette, and the palace people are waiting for me wholeheartedly. ”

Liu Ying smiled and nodded, and put her hands into the big sleeves of her wide robe.

Empress Lu sat there and couldn't stand still, as if complaining, "The princess and Ying'er chatted so heartily, I really didn't want to disturb, but I had no choice but to interject, so I had to disturb." He smiled as he spoke.

Sha Ling'er and Liu Ying looked at each other when they heard this, and they also smiled.