However, he said that after Shen Huo said goodbye to He Suoyi, he left the palace of the king of Chu alone and came to the direction of the palace gate. At this time, at the gate of the palace, all the envoys of the Great Zhou, as well as Chu Lingshen and a group of ministers of the Chu State, were already waiting at the gate of the palace.

Seeing Shen Huo come out, Chu Lingshen first took the lead in stepping forward and arched his hand towards Shen Huo: "His Royal Highness the Prince." Today you are on your way back to the Great Week. I also hope that the prince will be careful all the way and be safe and smooth. ”

Although he could hear that this was a polite remark, but when he was about to leave, Shen Huo was unwilling to entangle with Chu Lingshen, so he just smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then it will be the auspicious words of the King of Chu." ”

Chu Lingshen nodded, and didn't want to entangle with Shen Huo anymore, but said, "It's not too early." If there is nothing to do, please ask the prince to hurry up and get on the road. Otherwise, it won't be too late to go to the post station, but it won't be good. ”

Shen Huo had no intention of dwelling on the mockery in Chu Lingshen's words, but he just bowed his hand to Chu Lingshen again, and then turned around and left with a group of Great Zhou envoys.

The way back was naturally extraordinarily smooth. In just a few days, Shen Huo and his party arrived outside the gate of the Great Zhou capital.

At this time, the emperor had already brought a group of Great Zhou Chenzi, quietly waiting for Shen Huo's return at the gate of the city. At this time, everyone's expressions have changed a little compared to before.

The success of the negotiation and negotiation naturally spread to the Great Zhou. The success of this peace negotiation means that the two countries are far away from the disputes of war. This is naturally a rare blessing for the current empty treasury of Da Zhou, and it can almost be regarded as a relief in the snow.

Although Shen Huo went to Chu to negotiate peace before, it ended in failure, but this time the success of the peace negotiation not only swept away the humiliation of the previous negotiation and failure, but also greatly changed the emperor's sense of Shen Huo, and he felt that Shen Huo was capable, so he naturally praised him a lot.

"The prince really solved a big trouble for Da Zhou this time, and I am very relieved." The emperor turned his head and praised Shen Huo Dao to the ministers.

Suddenly, the emperor saw something again, and immediately stopped breathing, smiled, and said, "The prince is back." ”

Following what the emperor said, all the ministers looked into the distance, and sure enough, they saw a group of people waiting in the distance, carrying billowing smoke and dust towards the direction of the city gate. The ministers' eyes lit up all at once, and they looked into the distance expectantly.

Among the ministers who were full of expectations, there was one who not only had no expectations on his face, but also had a lot of resentment and unwillingness. This person is naturally Gu Zhiheng.

thought that the emperor had abolished Shen Huo's position as the crown prince before, and Shen Huo naturally had no chance to turn over. Who would have thought that after the peace negotiation, Gu Zhiheng fell behind again.

Just now that the emperor still called Shen Huo as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as if nothing had happened, Gu Zhiheng felt a chill in his heart, knowing that the emperor probably already had some intention of re-establishing Shen Huo as the crown prince. Thinking of this, Gu Zhiheng only felt that his heart was like a knife, and he couldn't slow it down.

However, now that all the ministers are rejoicing at Shen Huo's return, Gu Zhiheng can only forcibly press the unwillingness in his heart, pretend to be nothing, and greet the emperor and the ministers together.

The emperor stood at the forefront of the ministers, looked at Shen Huo's direction, smiled slightly, and said, "Emperor, you are back." ”

"Yes, Erchen is back." Shen Huo turned over and dismounted, and saluted respectfully in the direction of the emperor, "Fortunately, I did not live up to my mission and did not disappoint my father." ”

The emperor nodded, looking quite pleased: "You did a good job this time." The success of the peace talks will save the two countries from the suffering of disputes, and it will also be a rare good thing for the people of the two countries. ”

While speaking, the emperor turned his head, looked in the direction of Gu Zhiheng, and said, "Emperor, if you have time, you can learn more from your eldest brother, and don't waste it." ”

Hearing what the emperor said, Gu Zhiheng was naturally extremely unwilling. But in front of the emperor, Gu Zhiheng didn't dare to show it, just nodded at him, and said respectfully: "The son knows it, and please rest assured." ”

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, as if he was extremely satisfied with Gu Zhiheng's sincere attitude. Suddenly, the emperor looked in Shen Huo's direction with a little distress, and said, "The emperor must be tired after a long journey." I will go back to the palace to rest for a while, and other things will be discussed later. ”

Shen Huo has been running all the way to the present, and he is indeed tired and ruthless, so he didn't say anything to the emperor, but he just responded, and the group naturally returned to the Great Zhou Palace.

After Shen Huo returned to the East Palace alone, he didn't rest, and suddenly someone knocked on the door lightly. Shen Huo was a little surprised, and secretly thought in his heart: The palace has just come back, and the celebration banquet has been booked tomorrow, so who will come to find the palace in this matter?

With such thoughts, the more Shen Huo thought about it, the more he felt puzzled. However, the knock on the door outside didn't care whether Shen Huo had doubts in his heart, but it kept ringing reluctantly.

Being affected by such a knock on the door, Shen Huo was also a little bored in his heart, so he simply thought that it would be better to let the knocker come in to see who it was, so he immediately ordered the little eunuch beside him: "You go and see who is outside the door and bring him in." ”

"Yes." The news in the palace spread very quickly, and the little eunuch naturally knew that Shen Huo was successful in discussing and succeeding, and most of the news that he was going to gain power again, was because he didn't dare to delay in the face of Shen Huo's order, but just nodded again and again, and then went out of the palace alone to check.

After a while, the little eunuch turned back again. Behind the little eunuch, there were not only a few palace maids, but also someone who surprised Shen Huo.

Shen Huo originally just heard the sound and glanced aimlessly. When he saw that it was this person, he stood up in shock for a while, and said again and again: "Queen Mother." After the salute, Shen Huo couldn't help but ask: "Queen Mother, why are you here today, but what's the matter?" ”

It turned out that the person who came here was the queen's mother. After all, Shen Huo is the queen's biological child, so the queen naturally has a lot of concern about Shen Huo.

When Shen Huo was imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion before, the queen was naturally very sad. And when she learned that Shen Huo went to Chu to negotiate peace, the queen was also secretly worried in her heart, for fear that Shen Huo would have another accident.

Now that she learned the news of Shen Huo's victorious return, the queen was naturally very happy, and she almost couldn't wait, so she wanted to come to the East Palace and tell Shen Huo about her parting sorrows.

Now that she finally saw the living Shen Huo standing in front of her, the queen was overjoyed for a while, quite emotional, trembling her lips slightly, and said to Shen Huo: "Emperor, you are finally back." Are you okay these days? ”

Listening to the queen's words of concern, Shen Huo naturally understood the purpose of the queen's visit this time, and couldn't help but feel a trace of warmth in his heart. These days, how much the queen has paid for him, Shen Huo also sees it one by one, so naturally he will not say those unnecessary words, which will only increase the queen's sadness.

"After returning to my mother." I only heard Shen Huo say respectfully to the queen, "Erchen's trip to Chu State to negotiate peace this time can be described as extremely smooth. On the way, there was no danger. Look, haven't I come back with all my beard and tail? ”

Listening to Shen Huo's words, the queen raised her head and took a closer look, and sure enough, she saw Shen Huo's ruddy face, although he was a little thin, he was full of energy, and there was nothing tired about it.

Seeing Shen Huo like this, the queen also put her mind at ease, and nodded with a smile: "Since the emperor is safe and sound, then the palace will be relieved." Come to think of it, whether it is really Ji Tailai, the hardships that the emperor has experienced before are all preparations for this success. ”

Listening to the queen mention the matter of peace, Shen Huo suddenly thought of something again, looked in the direction of the queen seriously, and said: "When the queen mother said this, the sons and daughters remembered that there was one more thing that had to be reported to the queen mother. ”

"What's the matter?" The queen raised half of her eyebrows slightly, looked at Shen Huo with interest and asked.

"Aren't you curious, why Erchen had such a big conflict with the King of Chu before, and this time he can be named by the King of Chu to go to the State of Chu again to complete the peace negotiation." Shen Huo thought about He Suyi's face in his heart, and said to the queen.

The queen didn't think of it before, but now that Shen Huo said this, she also felt that this matter was really smooth, and she couldn't help but feel a little curious, and asked Shen Huo: "According to what the emperor said, there is still a bit of hidden truth in this matter." ”

"Naturally, there is." Shen Huo nodded, "This matter is thanks to the help of one person." If it weren't for this person, Erchen would only be afraid that his brilliant future would have been ruined in the Zongren Mansion a long time ago, and there would be no future. ”

Then, Shen Huo told the queen how He relied on the Chu State, how hard he managed it, and how hard he worked for himself, which in exchange for this rare opportunity.

After the queen heard Shen Huo say this, her eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of complexity. I thought that this time I could negotiate peace again and succeed, which was the result of Shen Huo's extreme Tailai, but I didn't expect that there were other factors in it that were painstakingly managed.

When she thought of how much effort it had taken to seek such a rare opportunity for a woman, who was alone in a foreign country, the queen felt a sigh of emotion in her heart, and a little imperceptible guilt.

Previously, when He Suoyi was asked for peace by the Chu State, although the queen felt that it was a little inappropriate, she did not stop it. After that, he naturally watched He Suoyi go to the Chu State alone, and never saw each other again.

I thought that after that, I would never have the opportunity to hear the name "He Suoyi" again. I didn't expect to hear it again in such a situation. Thinking like this, the queen couldn't help but be silent.