Lin Qingyuan listened to it and understood it in an instant. He hugged his fist towards Chu Ling and said, "Your Highness is worthy of being a gentleman." After speaking, he didn't stay any longer, and when he left the palace, he went straight to Fengyi Palace.

Time flickered, and noon arrived.

"Your Highness, the Queen Mother is outside." Chu Lingshen was writing something with a pen when a palace maid walked in. When Chu Lingshen heard this, the pen in his hand paused, put down the pen, and hurriedly said to the palace maid, "Let her in." ”

The palace maid responded to the call, and He Suoyi immediately stepped into the hall, followed by Jinyu. Since Jin Yu was punished last time, she is still a little afraid of Chu Lingshen. This time, following He Suoyi, he also lowered his head, and the expression on his face was not natural.

There was a sound of footsteps in his ears, and Chu Lingshen raised his eyes and saw that He had entered the hall according to the money. I saw that she was holding a tray in her hand, and inside the tray was a bowl of soup, "Ayi." ”

He Suoyi had a smile on his face, and the expression in his eyes was much gentler, and he respectfully blessed his body. Then he put the tray on the table, took the bowl and handed it to Chu Lingshen, and said lightly: "The owner of the village has informed the concubine, and the concubine personally made hibiscus soup, Your Highness will taste it." ”

A rare smile is extremely rare for Chu Lingshen. Listening to her words, Chu Lingshen was still a little sour in his heart, such a rare smile was just because he was willing to let her go back to Da Zhou and return to Shen Huo's side.

Although he thought so, he was also a little relieved to see that he was so gentle in front of him. Raise your hand to take the bowl and spoon, the temperature is just right, the entrance is fresh and fragrant, and it is delicious in the world.

"How to deal with it when you go back to Da Zhou, have you thought about it?" Chu Lingshen put down the bowl and asked. Today, someone has been sent to spread the news, but I'm afraid that it will not be so easy when it comes to Da Zhou.

After all, above the Great Zhou Dynasty, in addition to Shen Huo, there is also a Gu Zhiheng who is fighting against him. What's more, Gu Zhiheng had seen what he relied on in the Chu State, so he was afraid that his rhetoric would be useless.

Hearing this, He Suoyi's expression was slightly stagnant. Thinking about what Fang Cai Lin Qingyuan said to himself, as long as he insisted that he was staying in the Chu State as a hostage.

Thinking of this, He Suoyi was no longer worried, so he nodded, "Your Highness doesn't have to worry, the concubine has already thought about it." ”

After being silent for a long time, Chu Ling smiled lightly, raised his eyes and looked deeply at He Suyi, and said lightly: "It's time to change your words." Such a light and breezy sentence made the hearts of the two people in the hall tighten.

This change of words refers to the term "concubine". After staying back in the Great Zhou, He Suoyi was the crown princess, and after the king of Chu, his wife was gone.

He didn't say anything, and somehow, tears wet his eyes. tried his best to hide his expression, and Chu Lingshen naturally didn't notice her abnormality.

Xu has been getting along for a long time, and He Suoyi actually feels that he is not so unbearable at the moment. Since he came to the state of Chu, he has given himself the best everything.

All along, he blamed all the faults on him alone, that's all.

For a long time, He Suoyi bowed to Chu Lingshen extremely seriously, and walked out of the hall without saying a word. This time, the pace was extremely slow, so slow that Chu Lingshen felt pain in her heart, as if her back could no longer reach it.

The next day, everyone set off in a mighty way, and the king of Chu personally sent the crown princess of the Great Zhou back to China. As soon as this news spread, the Great Zhou side had already made preparations, after all, the current Chu State was strong, and it was still necessary to be careful.

On the fifth day, Chu Lingshen and his party finally arrived in Dazhou. This news has also spread throughout the DPRK and China, and the name is naturally on the grounds of sending the crown princess back to China.

When we arrived at the gate of Xijing City, it was noon. The horse team walked forward, and saw many people waiting at the gate of the city from a distance, all of them were dressed in official uniforms, and they were obviously the courtiers of the Great Zhou.

"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu." All the ministers saluted in unison, and their eyes more or less glanced at He Zhiyi on one side. Because the news was only rumored to be the crown princess, but she had gone to Chu State on the grounds of harmony, everyone really didn't know what to call it, so they regarded it as if they hadn't seen it.

As the ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty entered the Xijing City, it took about three quarters of an hour to enter the palace.

Above the court, the emperor sits on the dragon chair, and His Royal Highness is divided into ministers and princes. "The King of Chu is here-" With the emperor's summons, Chu Lingshen and everyone entered the palace.

"See the Emperor." Everyone still saluted in a proper manner, but from the faces of everyone in Chu State, they couldn't see the slightest sign of submission.

Shen Huo and Lu Xun's eyes involuntarily looked at He Zhiyi. No one expected that Chu Lingshen would send He Suoyi back to Da Zhou, and he would still return to Da Zhou in the name of escorting the crown princess of Da Zhou.

The emperor also glanced at He Zhiyi inadvertently, and then looked at Chu Lingshen, with an indifferent expression on his face. Facing the strange gaze of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, it seemed that he didn't care at all.

There was silence in the court, Chu Lingshen took a step forward, bowed down and said: "The crown princess of the Great Zhou has been in the Chu State for a long time, and a few days ago, she said that she missed the Great Zhou, and the king personally sent her back. If there is anything wrong, I hope the emperor will be more considerate. ”

Chu Lingshen's words were naturally said to the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces. Although the emperor didn't understand what Chu Lingshen thought, he still followed his words, so as not to cause further accidents, "The king of Chu personally escorted him, how could there be anything wrong." ”

As soon as the words fell, Gu Zhiheng's eager voice came from the hall, "What is the King of Chu's words, what did he rely on before he married to the Chu State, and since he was married to the King of Chu, how can he be called the crown princess again?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone in the hall were all focused on Chu Lingshen. Although the emperor didn't understand what was going on, but now that Chu Lingshen personally sent He Zhiyi back, Gu Zhiheng didn't know if it was contrary to his thoughts.

Hearing this, He Suoyi's hand under his sleeve tightened slightly. But she also knew that she shouldn't make a sound at this time, but lowered her eyes, quietly looked at the ground under her feet, and waited for everyone to speak.

When Chu Lingshen heard this, his face was still calm, he took a step forward, looked at Gu Zhiheng without the slightest fear, and said loudly: "Before, it was just to let the crown princess as a hostage on the grounds of harmony. When the crown princess arrived in Chu State, she only lived in Chu State as a distinguished guest, and she did not make a concubine, so how could she marry this king? ”

Gu Zhiheng said this, and Chu Lingshen had already said the word hostage, which really made Da Zhou lose face. If it weren't for Gu Zhiheng's question, Chu Lingshen would never say the words of a hostage in front of the ministers.

This move clearly hurt Da Zhou's face.

Only then did Gu Zhiheng react, Chu Lingshen was originally waiting for himself in this sentence, just waiting for himself to ask, so he naturally lost Da Zhou's face.

However, it was too late to regret at this moment, and all the ministers in the court had already understood Chu Lingshen's thoughts, and they lowered their heads and did not dare to come out with one.

The emperor on the throne was dark at the moment, his body trembled slightly, and he scolded slightly, "That's enough." The King of Chu personally escorted the crown princess back, and the King of Wu was dissatisfied with this? ”

Gu Zhiheng was deflated, knowing that he was at a loss, and he didn't dare to say anything anymore. retreated to the ministers in an orderly manner, and said in a deep voice, "The ministers don't dare." ”

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Chu Lingshen and saw that he was also looking at himself. Gu Zhiheng couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it.

"That being the case. The crown prince will bring the princess back to the East Palace later. The emperor said, his eyes looked at Shen Huo, and he gestured for something.

Shen Huo responded, bypassed the ministers, and came straight to He Suoyi, the two glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of tears. Because he was above the court, he also endured it, Shen Huo took He Suoyi's hand and slowly walked back to the place where he had been standing.

Chu Lingshen looked at such a scene, his heart was sour and unspeakable, but his face still pretended to be light and light.

It's noon, and it's not the morning time. There is nothing to talk about, after the dispersal of the dynasty, the emperor invited him to dine with Chu Lingshen. He Suoyi and Shen Huo returned to the East Palace.

On the palace road, Shen Huo held He Suoyi's hand tightly, and there was a burst of warmth in the palms of the two, but no one refused to let go.

I don't know how long it took to enter the East Palace. The two of them paused in unison and hugged each other tightly, "Ayi." ”

"Your Highness......" He Suoyi couldn't hold back any longer, two lines of clear tears flowed, he didn't think about anything, and now there was only Shen Huo in his mind. and all that was on the side was left aside.

"Hongu has made you suffer." If Shen Huo hadn't misunderstood her and Lin Qingyuan before, he wouldn't have agreed to He Suoyi to go and kiss in a fit of anger. If so, it would be fine, but when He Zhiyi was most helpless, he didn't believe her.

It wasn't until Feng'er told him everything that he suddenly realized. Fortunately, it's not too late, if there is anything big to rely on, he will regret it in this life.

He Suoyi gently broke away from Shen Huo's embrace, raised his hand and wiped away his tears. Looking at Shen Huo in front of him, he couldn't help but smile on his face, and his voice was a little childish, "Your Highness, don't say it, just come back." ”

Shen Huo looked at her with a particularly doting gaze, and entered the hall with her, and Jin Yu and Zijin had already served tea.

He Suoyi picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and breathed a sigh of relief. When I was in the state of Chu, I had never felt so comfortable and comfortable, but a sense of unwarranted depression filled my body.

Just thinking about it, a little eunuch hurriedly came outside the hall, and when he saw that Shen Huo and He were there, he reported: "Your Highness." The king of Chu and the emperor had lunch, and they had already taken everyone from Chu out of the city. Before leaving, he handed this thing to the emperor and asked the emperor to hand it over to the crown princess. ”

As he spoke, the little eunuch took out a brocade box and stepped forward to present it to him.

He Suoyi took the brocade box, opened it, and saw that there was a jade pendant in the brocade box. She had seen this jade pendant, and it was Chu Lingshen's personal thing.

Shen Huo seemed to understand something, but he only took a sip of tea and said lightly: "In this case, you can accept it." ”