But no matter what their purpose was, since they had already calculated their southern kingdom, they should prepare in advance, otherwise it would catch them off guard.

"Qing'er, behind this matter, I'm afraid it's not as simple as we imagined." Nandi carefully observed the expression on Xiao Tianqing's face for a while, and then spoke. It stands to reason that after that battle, it would take at least a few decades for the Qi State to regain the vitality it had lost in that war. They traveled thousands of miles, rushing from Qi to the border of Yun State, but in the end they were defeated, which not only suppressed them in morale, but also a kind of labor and money. In any case, they could not have regrouped and been on the southern border like this.

"What does Father mean?" Xiao Tianqing glanced at his father, and had the impression that his father had never known much about these political matters, but this time it seemed to be different, and his father actually took it very seriously.

"The big war is about to break out." The elderly Nandi let out a long sigh, and there was unconscious sadness in his tone.

"It's been almost a few decades since I took over Nanguo. To be honest, I haven't felt this way for a long time. Although I did not lead the southern country to prosperity and power, at least I did not let him fall in my hands, which is perhaps the happiest thing in my life. At the beginning, I regretted taking on such a burden, but I was also forced to do it as a last resort. Now that I think about it, whether I regret it more or have more helplessness, I don't think about it. But Qing'er, you are different, you are still young, and there are some things that you must think clearly before you can make a decision. The difference between a thought and a thousand miles is a thousand miles. Nandi said, a different look flashed in his eyes, as if time had been reversed back to a long time ago, when he was not the king of a country. But after all, those are the past, and there is no going back. Qing'er, the future of the southern kingdom must be handed over to you, and you must see the pros and cons clearly. These words seem to make Nandi very tired, the past is gone, all he can remember is those past events buried deep in his heart, don't mention it.

"I know, Father." Although Xiao Tianqing was replying to Nandi's words, his thoughts no longer knew where he had flown to, and the piece of paper with words was still in his hand, but his eyes were not there.

"Qing'er, how are you doing?" Nandi took a sip of tea and asked softly.

"What?" Suddenly hearing Nandi ask this question, Xiao Tianqing was stunned and asked rhetorically.

If Nandi was sharp-eyed, he could see Xiao Tianqing's absent-mindedness at a glance, "For my father, how are you getting along with the girl from Ling Guo?" Father has heard a lot of rumors about you lately, and it seems that he is not optimistic. "It's better than that Nandi will ask this, it is really rumors about the two of them that have been spreading in this palace, in short, there are all kinds of theories. Although it has disappeared recently, Nandi always feels relieved, the two of them are husband and wife after all, no matter what reason they came together, they always have to live a lifetime. If it goes on like this, it's not a solution after all.

"Between us, it should be okay." Xiao Tianqing was silent for a while before replying, not that he didn't say it, but that he really didn't know how to say it. Between the two of them, it is not like a husband and wife, but more like an enemy, every time they meet, it will always cause some turmoil. Thinking of this, Xiao Tianqing himself also felt very helpless.

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