For the first time, Daqi welcomed so many kings and envoys from other countries in the middle of the year, so naturally it was a big deal.

Chu Jiechen held a state banquet for them when that group of people came.

Inside the Fengluan Palace

There was such a big commotion in the palace, and she already knew about it. I don't know why these people came from, but Nanling Kingdom also sent envoys over... When he thought of Qin Liumo, there was a pain in his heart.

Qiu Xiang saw Qin Liusu's worried look, thinking that she was not at ease Qiu Yunling, so she couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Miss, don't worry, the young lady has General Qiu to take care of, you can rest assured..."

Qin Liusu looked at a few pots of lotus flowers in front of the court, and said leisurely, "Sister-in-law has given birth to two children now, I believe she will survive for the sake of the children, I was worried that she would find a short-term view, but now she will be reluctant to see these two children..."

"What is that young lady upset about?" Akika asked.

Qin Liusu stood up, sighed, and said, "Now, the war has just ended, and those people are all coming to Qi State, I'm afraid that things are not so simple..."

Nanling Country, Ghost Fang Country Forget it, maybe they just want to ease the tense relationship between the two countries, but how could the lord of the Chen Kingdom come over with them, some time ago, the Nanling Country Ghost Fang Country also tied up Chen Haonan.

Qiu Xiang didn't know the complicated stakes involved, but she just watched that it was getting late, and told Qin Liusu to enter the house quickly to avoid catching a cold.

Qin Liusu is self-reliant, the spring is getting thicker, and her small courtyard is not charmed in the hazy night.

"Miss, let's go back, Your Highness will come to eat soon, if you see you blowing cold wind outside again, you will bury us again..."Qiu Xiang said.

After she mentioned this, she thought that Chu Juechen had indeed said that she would come over to have dinner with her at night, and she was afraid that he would nag again, so she had to move to the palace.

Sure enough, after staying in the room for a short time, I heard Xiao Yuzi's voice.

She heard the voice, walked out of the dormitory, and saw Chu Jiechen coming in the dust, approaching her, and hugged her with a full embrace.

Why is this person like this, holding her in his arms without saying anything, when did he become so enthusiastic.

Qin Liusu struggled and said, "Hey, Chu Jiechen, if you let go of me, I'm going to be out of breath..."

Chu Jiechen only relaxed slightly when he heard this, but he didn't let go of her.

I don't know why, since Qin Liumo's accident, he has suffered from gains and losses, and now those people have come to Daqi, I don't know what the hell is going on, then Nanling Kingdom is a taboo that he and Qin Liusu dare not mention.

He didn't dare to guarantee that he and Qin Liusu would be able to get along as freely and without scruples as before after this incident.

Qin Liusu was baffled by his sudden enthusiasm, this is all an old husband and wife, so that those maids and eunuchs don't look like a joke.

Since he wanted to hug him, he thought about it, they hadn't been together so quietly for a long time, and there were so many things between them these days that she felt that they had become cautious in their conversations.

"What's wrong?" Qin Liusu put his head on Chu Juechen's shoulder and asked.

Chu Jiechen sighed, today the envoy of the Nanling Kingdom and the prince of the Ghost Fang Kingdom, Yu Jizhen, have already come over... I arranged for them to stay in the rainy day... When those people come tomorrow, they will be washed in the evening. ”

Hearing him say this, Qin Liusu thought of Qin Liumo's death again, and couldn't help but clench his fists, and said tentatively, "Second brother, you don't want to let Nanling Kingdom go, right?" ”

Hearing her say this, Chu Jiechen let go of her, grabbed Qin Liusu's shoulders with both hands and said, "Little sister, the current form is complicated, and this matter depends on the timing..."

"What timing? Now that the war has subsided, what more time will it take? Which of the other countries is not the king? As far as he Nanling Kingdom only sent an envoy to deal with you, this time is not enough? I'll kill that envoy if I think so..."Qin Liusu sneered, although he said such vicious words, his face was strong, but his eyes were red.

"Little sister, this is not a matter of you and me and his Nanling Kingdom, killing that envoy will involve the affairs of the two countries of Daqi and Nanling Kingdom, and it is related to the lives of the people of the two countries, you also know that I have always promoted benevolent government, and I will not use military force until the last resort... Everything will wait until after the dinner tomorrow, okay" Chu Juechen looked at Qin Liusu's eyes and said seriously, he knew that Qin Liusu had hatred in his heart.

Qin Liusu listened to Chu Juechen's words and knew that he was the monarch of Daqi, and she knew that if it was a reckless man in the village, he would definitely avenge her at any cost, but he was the king of a country, and his shoulders were a country, not her Qin Liusu alone.

"Okay..."Qin Liusu said forbearantly, and after speaking, a tear fell down.

Chu Jiechen saw Qin Liusu crying, and even more distressedly, he held Qin Liusu in his arms and comforted him, stroked Qin Liusu's hair, and said softly, "Little sister, I broke my promise again, I said that I would not let you be wronged again..."

Thinking of this, Chu Juechen couldn't help but sigh, yes, he was hard to chase after everyone, but he only broke his promise to his beloved again and again1. At the beginning, he thought that when he became the king of this country, with the country and the power, he would be able to protect the people he wanted to protect.

But it turns out that he was wrong, he thought too simply, as a monarch, even if he enjoys the glory and wealth of the world in the eyes of outsiders, who knows the sadness and helplessness behind this prosperity.

In the face of some things, he can't favor his own people, Qin Liumo is like this, Qin Liusu is even more so, because there will be countless pairs of eyes, staring at him to see how he makes trade-offs.

He can't be wrong, his ideal is to let Qin Liusu, the people of Qi live a good life. Therefore, when those people arrived, they must have attracted countless eyes.

The next evening

After everyone sat down, Chu Jiechen and Qin Liusu sat politely on the chairman for a while, and then announced the start of the dinner.

The scale of this reception banquet was organized according to the highest level of the royal family, this was not a simple dinner, Chu Jiechen wanted them to know that he Chu Jiechen valued them, and if they were smart, they would definitely not have any stupid actions.

The dinner was held in the open space of the palace hall, which specializes in holding large banquets

The evening breeze caresses the side of the steps, and the venue is shrouded in many lanterns, and the red and bright light of the green bamboos also brings a hint of coolness to people. In the square outside the hall, two rows of tall lantern racks opened the pomp, and two rows of low tables were lined up under the shelves.

The distance between each table in the single column is equal, and the number of people can be known just by looking at the number of tables. There is a large distance between the two columns, which is to leave due space for the cabaret performance.

There is a gold lacquer dragon chair in front of the column, carved and carved exquisitely, and the ingenuity is unique. The two columns of seats were sitting on the dignitaries and ministers, and on the gold-lacquered dragon chair, it was naturally Qin Liusu sitting next to Chu Juechen.

The flaming red lanterns bring a more lively atmosphere to the night banquet, but also add to the heat of the summer, fortunately, the evening breeze is familiar, soft and cool, and it becomes a wonderful beauty of the dinner.

The fireworks that burst just above each other add to the brilliance, and the unique atmosphere of the royal dinner is evident. Drinking and chatting with the ministers, the Son of Heaven was in a very good mood, and the singing and dancing during the banquet were peaceful, which was a beautiful scene!

Chu Jiechen saw that the timing was about the same, so he raised his wine glass and came to the Chen Guojun Chen Haonan and Nanyu Kingdom on the left, Xian Xingchen, and the Ghost Fang Guojun Yu Jizhen on the right, and the Nanling Kingdom sent Yu Shi Fu'an to raise their glasses, and said politely: "Everyone, you have been tired of traveling and traveling, and you have come to my Daqi, you have worked hard!" I hope you can have a good time eating tonight's dust washing feast! ”

When those people saw Chu Jiechen raise their glasses, they immediately raised their wine glasses and drank all the wine in the glass.

Yu Jianzhen, the monarch of the Ghost Fang Kingdom, arched his hands forward, and said towards Chu Juechen, "Your Majesty, we are happy to come this time, I think a shrewd person like you has also guessed, a few days ago we were a little slow to contradict Qi Guo, and now it is not very good-looking, I specially came here today to hope that you have a large number of adults, and adults don't remember villains..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the monarch of Nanyu Kingdom on the other side also stood up and flattered, "Your Majesty, everyone is a brother, and the trouble was unpleasant a few days ago, and I hope you can forget that in the future, the tribute sent by my Nanyu Kingdom every year will add 5,000 pieces of cloth and silk, and three white horses..."

Now, through a stop a few days ago, it can be seen that the military strength of Qi is strong, and now looking at a reception banquet is so magnificent, it is prepared to have a good relationship with this great Qi.

Before Chu Jiechen could speak, he saw the envoy of the Nanling Kingdom saying to Xian Xingchen, the monarch of the Nanyu Kingdom, "The Nanyu Kingdom is really arrogant, and our Nanling Kingdom cannot show weakness, and at the end of the year, we will add an additional seven thousand cloths, five hundred good horses, and a thousand catties of wheat..."

This Nanyu Kingdom has always been friendly with Nanling Kingdom before, but now at this dinner, without discussing with several other countries, he just said that he would pay more tribute, making it clear that he wanted to get closer to Daqi.

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the countries were silent, the national strength of the Nanling Kingdom and the Nanyu Kingdom was stronger than them, and it was nothing compared to them, but now that they said this, they couldn't help but make the whole perennial cold.

Qin Liusu sat on it, and when he heard them say this, he couldn't help but wave his hand to signal the court musician to stop playing in his hand.

Without the accompaniment of singing and dancing, the whole scene seems even colder.

Seeing Qin Liusu like this, Chu Jiechen stretched out his hand to shake her hand, signaling her to focus on the overall situation, but was thrown away by Qin Liusu.

She couldn't bear it, these people were all sanctimonious, and the envoys of Nanling Kingdom didn't have a trace of guilt at the moment, it was they who made Daqi lose an excellent general, let her lose her brother, let her sister-in-law lose her lover, and let the two infant children lose their father.

"When you countries teamed up to make trouble for me, did you ever think about today..."Qin Liusu said coldly, his face wearing big red lipstick curled at this moment, and he looked even more domineering.

Qin Liusu knew that he was going to come to this dinner today, so he dressed up carefully.

She wore a long dress with golden silk pomegranate pleats embroidered with a few blooming red peonies. The skirt is light and dragging. Covered with a red silk light gauze thin coat, the sleeves are outlined with auspicious cloud patterns. Creamy skin looms. Luo Tie lightly tied Ying Ying's waist, showing more and more the beauty of weakness. The head plate is a Lingyun bun, the gold tassel hangs down the shoulders, and a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin is dignified. Big red eyeshadow with a little gold dust at the corners of the eyes and sparkling in the sun. The red lips are lightly tapped, and the peony-shaped print on the forehead is outlined just right.

The whole person looks majestic and domineering under this costume, and now when he speaks so coldly, no one dares to come out to answer.

"What do you mean? Several of our countries came to apologize and promised to pay tribute at the end of the period, is this not enough? Fu'an looked at Qin Liusu and said straightly, thinking that this is the current queen, and her appearance is really extraordinary, the dead General Qin heard that it was her brother, thinking about it like this, now that she heard what she said, she also had a bottom in her heart, she wanted to avenge the dead General Qin, but before Chu Juechen could speak, she interjected, and she really didn't understand a little bit of a woman's reserve.

"Enough?" Qin Liusu sneered when he heard her words.

Then he asked, "Because of your provocations, do you know how many innocent people have been implicated?" ”

"Niangniang, the relationship between these countries is like that of husband and wife, how can there be nothing to cough and look forward to..."Xian Xingchen said in a circle.

"Heh... You can easily say that you have completed the wandering and dislocation of so many people, and the sacrifice of hundreds of my generals, and now, their lives can be written off with how many cloths and good horses you have?! Qin Liusu said as he spoke, and tears welled up in his eyes again.

"I'm afraid Niangniang is still worried about General Qin's affairs?" Fu An smiled and directly clarified the words.

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