At the beginning of the spring breeze, Ji Fengzhi and Weinong finally passed through the 100,000 mountains. This road is in winter, everything is dormant, Ji Fengzhi has rich experience in walking the rivers and lakes, slightly thick and conceited, and the master and apprentice are also fearless.

The dense forests in Jiangguo are luxuriant, and the people respect and fear nature, so the names of cities in the country are all related to trees. For example, the Fallen Leaf City at the foot of the 100,000 Great Mountain, and the Jiang Country Capital they are about to arrive, Cangyu City.

On the way here, the master and apprentice had already discussed, planning to let Lian Yong introduce them to Queen Jiang. One is that Ji Fengzhi and Lian Yong have had several encounters, and they respect each other; After all, the identity of the second slightly thick is not as good as before, and she doesn't want to continue to touch the light of Nie Xingji, and she is afraid that she will displease Queen Jiang if she dares to ask to see her.

After thinking about it, Lian Yong is indeed the most suitable candidate for recommendation. But as long as he remembered that his disciple Lian Hong was an official in Yan Kingdom, somehow, Wei Nong was a little resistant in his heart.

Ji Fengzhi guessed her thoughts, so he was relieved: "Whether Lian Hong is Ning Guo's meticulous work still needs to be verified. If he is really the person installed by Qi Zhan, why bother to expose his identity for me? Maybe he really expected things like a god and calculated that I had arrived in Yan Kingdom? ”

It was with this in mind that Wei Nong didn't say so clearly to Nie Xingji. She just needs to let Nie Xingji be on guard and not be deceived by Lian Hong's words.

"I think that Lian Yong is a sleek person, maybe his disciple will be double-faced, and at the same time serve the two countries of Yanning, and each will not be offended." Wei Nong spoke out his guess.

Ji Fengzhi nodded: "Very likely." But you can't deny that Lian Yong's disciples are indeed outstanding in order to be used by the kings of several countries. ”

Slightly silent. At the moment, she hoped that Lian Hong was Ning Guo's meticulous work, so that she could convince herself that his criticisms were all with ulterior motives.

"When I entered Cangyu City today, I immediately went to Lianfu to send a prayer post. If there is no accident, we will be able to see Lian Yong within three days. ”

As Ji Fengzhi expected, on the second day after he sent the post, Lian Yong responded, and personally sent a carriage to pick them up. Before going to Lianfu, Ji Fengzhi instructed Wei Nongqian: "No matter what you think of Lian Yong, after all, he is highly respected in Jiang Guode, and we are asking for help, don't make him unhappy." ”

Wei Min sighed helplessly: "Master is too worried." Although I don't agree with his way of life, after all, he saved my life, and he is the holy hand of medicine, how dare I be disrespectful? ”

Ji Fengzhi smiled and patted her shoulder: "That's good, let's go." ”

The two rode all the way, and before they reached Lian's mansion, they saw Lian Yong standing at the door waiting from a distance. Seeing his master and apprentice, Lian Yong greeted him warmly, which made the two feel flattered.

Wei Nong found that Ji Fengzhi and Lian Yong were very familiar with each other, and couldn't help but sigh at the small size of the world. And Lian Yong learned that Ji Fengzhi and Wei Nong were masters and apprentices, and he also sighed at the ingenuity of the world.

The three of them were polite to each other, which was nothing more than "don't come to harm". Ji Fengzhi didn't make a roundabout, he made his intentions clear and said that he wanted to see Queen Jiang. Unexpectedly, Lian Yong agreed, without any embarrassment, and said with a smile: "The queen has been waiting for this day for a long time. ”

Hearing him say this, Wei Nong's heart couldn't help but tighten, and then he was relieved.

Under Lian Yong's arrangement, Wei Nong and Ji Fengzhi only waited for ten days before they were summoned by Queen Jiang. As early as when she first entered Cangyu City, Wei Nong had heard that Queen Jiang had a skill in her appearance, but Rao was like this, and she was still taken aback when she saw her.

The queen's maiden name in front of her is Chu Yao, and she was also the eldest princess of Chu State. Without exception, she also inherited the good appearance and good temperament of the Chu royal family, with clear ice muscles, beautiful and beautiful, exuding a mature beauty all over her body, and her gestures are full of nobility. She should have been nearly forty years old, but her skin was as delicate and smooth as glazed white porcelain, and she looked like she was in her early twenties at most.

If it weren't for the serpentine crown on her bun and the snake-patterned gold belt around her waist, it would be hard to imagine that she would be the iron-fisted queen of Jiang Guo with such a demeanor, Chu Yao.

Xu is already accustomed to everyone's admiring gaze, and Queen Jiang only smiled slightly in the face of the slight scrutiny, without any arrogance. At the same time, she was also looking at Weinong.

Wei Nong felt that she must be very disappointed in herself, like Chu Li's Zhilan Yushu, how could she be worthy of such a mediocre person? Thinking like this, he couldn't help but think of Yunchen, and then he quickly came back to his senses.

"Speaking of which, the girl should also be my brother-in-law, but it's a pity that she makes people." Queen Jiang looked at Wei Nong for a long time, and a trace of sadness appeared on her face, but her title was quite strange, and she immediately drew a clear line with Wei Nong.

Wei Nong was silent for a moment when he heard this: "Being Chu Li's wife is the greatest honor in my life. ”

Queen Jiang showed a little relief on her face, and nodded slowly: "It's not in vain that he treats you so well, and he still thinks about you before he dies." ”

As soon as the word "dying" came out, Wei Thick's heart immediately "popped", and he blurted out unconsciously: "That Yunchen ......"

Queen Jiang sighed and said calmly: "He is Brother Heng." ”

Although this answer was expected, Wei Nong still refused to believe it. This is such a confidential matter, Queen Jiang should not tell herself so easily; And Yunchen's face, that bearing, and demeanor...... It's too similar to Chu Li! She trusts her instincts!

Queen Jiang saw that she didn't want to believe it, and sighed lightly: "I can't hide it from you now, it's a long story, and it also involves a lot of Chu Palace secrets." If you really want to dig into it, you have to start with nearly forty years ago......"

Queen Jiang's gaze suddenly became very distant, and she fell into a memory with Wei Nong and Ji Fengzhi: "For many years, the people of Chu have known a good story, that is, my father and mother have a deep relationship, and we are six sisters and brothers and one mother...... Actually, no, I am not my mother's biological son. ”

When Queen Jiang said this, Wei Nong was suddenly shocked in her heart, and she could already predict the weight of Queen Jiang's words today. So she glanced at Ji Fengzhi and wondered if she should let her master avoid it, so as not to let him cause unnecessary trouble.

Her expression fell into Queen Jiang's eyes, but the latter said calmly: "It's okay, I heard that Fu Xi once practiced soft sword kung fu with Mr. Ji, so Mr. Ji is also half his master, not an outsider." Instead of letting Mr. Ji avoid it, it is better for me to tell you today, and I can save a lot of trouble in the future. ”

Hearing this, Ji Fengzhi's focus fell on the words "not an outsider", which was quite gratifying; And Wei Nong secretly paid attention to the last sentence, and was a little defensive in his heart.

But now that he learned that the inside story was the most important thing, Wei Nong decided to wait and see what happened, so he continued to listen to Queen Jiang: "Actually, my father and mother have a deep love for the flounder, but I am from the upbringing palace maid next to my father. At that time, my mother had only been the crown princess for four months, and my biological mother was already three months pregnant. When such a scandal broke out during the prince's new marriage, it was also an insult to the royal family, so the queen mother offered to recognize me, pretended to be pregnant, and after I was born, secretly executed my biological mother. ”

It turned out that the eldest princess Chu Yao was born to a palace maid, and it was indeed a scandal for the Chu royal family. What is a nurturing maid? It is the palace maid who teaches the prince men and women things, and they are often people who have been favored but have no title. Since they have received the king's favor, it is impossible to leave the palace, and it is embarrassing to stay in the palace, and the women with good temperament will be sent to "enlighten" the princes. To put it mildly, it is "the father and son who serve together".

Such palace maids are often given medicine and will not be pregnant again. And after the prince married a concubine, they lost their usefulness. If you are lucky, you can be remembered by the prince, and maybe you can find an errand and be a grandmother from now on; If you are unlucky, you have to fend for yourself in the palace. Although this thing is very cruel, it has been a rule that has been passed down for thousands of years, not to mention that this is the case in the palace, and the same is true for large families. If anyone breaks this rule, it is against the rules of etiquette.

But since Chu Yin, who was still the prince of Chu at the time, had married the concubine, how could he continue to mess with the upbringing palace maid? Even if the crown princess has any hidden diseases, she still has the palace maids brought by her mother's family, and even the palace maids in the entire Yuntai Palace are the prince's people, how could he let the palace maid get pregnant? Slightly stunned, it was really difficult to connect this absurdity with the thin face of the King of Chu.

Queen Jiang saw a slightly thick expression, and her face gradually showed a trace of sarcasm: "Actually, it is understandable for the queen mother to do this, one is that she doesn't want her father's eldest son and eldest daughter to fall on someone else's head, and the other is to cover up this scandal." Because of this incident, my grandfather was full of praise for my mother, and my father has been obedient to her since then, accommodating everything, and she has a special pet in the pepper room. ”

"When I was a child, I didn't know anything about these things, thinking that I was the only child of my father and queen mother, and I didn't know how arrogant and domineering I was. But then I became sensible, and I gradually felt very strange, there was no grandmother in the palace to discipline me palace rules, and I didn't know how to read female celebrities, outsiders said that my father and queen mother doted on me, but in fact, the people around me understood that this was to let me go. ”

When Queen Jiang said this, she sighed regretfully: "But I was young at the time, and I didn't expect to have an inside story, and I asked my mother a few times, but she was perfunctory." In this way, I was delayed by life, and by the age of ten, I had not learned poetry, books and etiquette, and my temperament gradually became wild. ”

"Strange to say, my mother had two pregnancies during this period, but both of them had miscarriages. She suspected that my humble birth was hindering her, and wanted to find a reason to drive me to another palace. I naturally cried and refused, making a fuss in the palace, which made the queen mother faint, but she was dizzy and was diagnosed pregnant by the imperial doctor again. ”

Queen Jiang suddenly looked at Wei Nong and showed a strange smile: "Moreover, she is also pregnant with twin sons." All of a sudden, I changed from a disaster star to a blessed star. ”