The next day, wind and rain.

The streets are deserted, the queen mother was funeral last night, the news spread, the whole city is vegetarian, no marriage, no fun, all the temples, Taoist temples ring bells non-stop.

In a large mansion somewhere in the capital, dozens of white-bearded doctors stood by the window, looking at the woman lying on the bed in the house, all shaking their heads and sighing.

The woman was too seriously injured, not to mention that there was a knife stuck in her abdomen, even if the Da Luo Immortal was alive, it would be difficult to save her.

Xu Boyan sat on the edge of the bed, his tiger eyes shining with tears, holding his daughter's hand tightly.

No one in the room dared to step forward and say a word more.

Just when many doctors were in vain, the porter of the Xu Mansion led an old man wearing a hood and a gray robe to walk in.

The gray-robed old man went straight into the room, walked to the bed, looked at the woman lying on the bed with a sigh of relief, and then reached out and opened her eyelids to look at it.

Under Xu Boyan's gaze, the gray-robed old man took out a small jade bottle from his cuff and poured out two lilac pills, "If you want her to live, let her take it." ”

Xu Boyan hesitated for a moment, picked up the pill and stuffed it into his daughter's mouth, and forcibly poured some water into it.

Before he could speak, the gray-robed old man took out a letter from his bosom.

Xu Boyan took it, and when he saw the signature on the envelope, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he was shocked.

It's him?

......

.....

"Sister Wan, when you went to bed last night, did you feel that the bed was shaking all the time?"

While eating breakfast, Ning Baizhi took a bite of the big meat bun, and suddenly remembered that the bed had been shaking when she slept in a daze last night, so she asked casually.

"Ahem."

Song Qingwan was drinking porridge, and when she heard the words, she was suddenly choked, and her face turned red instantly.

She picked up a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth and glanced at Chen Chao beside her.

Feeling Song Qingwan's gaze, Chen Chao smiled, and intimately broke a small half of a steamed bun for Song Qingwan, and gently bumped her with his elbow like a nobody, "Madam, what about you, did you feel that the bed was shaking last night?" ”

Song Qingwan's face was embarrassed, and her face was flushed.

I can't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Ning Baizhi, who was taking a big bite of dry rice, obviously didn't understand why Song Qingwan had such an expression on her face?

Odd..... Is this question hard to answer?

Ning Baizhi frowned and thought about it, but she didn't understand, so she continued to bury her head in cooking.

It's not difficult, it's not difficult at all, it's just that someone is dead, Kukuku! ..... Chen Chao sat on the stool, smiling uncomfortably.

"I'm done, let's go back and rest first....."

Song Qingwan got up and stared at Chen Chao viciously before leaving, as if to say, "It's good to have you tonight, let you see if the bed is shaking."

After simply finishing breakfast, Chen Chao played with Tangbao for a while and returned to the study.

When Chen Chao came here, a guest had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Chen Chao coming, he took the initiative to walk down the steps, took a few steps forward, and arched his hand: "Come uninvited, don't blame the prime minister." ”

"King Qi is really a rare guest...."Chen Chao smiled.

The person who came was none other than Chu Zhong, the king of Chu State!

Chu Zhong stayed in the capital of Daji all the year round and was responsible for handling the diplomatic affairs of the two countries, and Chen Chao was not impressed by him, and the two had almost no deep exchanges.

Chen Chao glanced Chu Zhong up and down a few times, and then led Chu Zhong into his study.

Chu Zhong followed behind Chen Chao, sat down opposite Chen Chao, glanced at the study furnishings for a few moments, and then withdrew his gaze.

Chen Chao lit a charcoal fire, slowly began to boil tea, and asked: "This place is not better than Jinling, we are much colder than Jinling here, His Royal Highness King Qi is still used to living?" ”

"I was definitely not used to it at the beginning, the winter is early, and the winter wind blows one after another, like a knife, and the face of the person who blows hurts...."Chu Zhong smiled, sat up straight, looked at Chen Chao opposite, and suddenly changed the topic: "I heard that something happened in the palace?" ”

Chen Chao did not hide it, and told the truth: "The Queen Mother ascended to heaven, and yesterday I happened to find out a royal scandal in the palace..... Concubine Ling poisoned the two queen mothers, the evidence is conclusive, and she has been executed. ”

Chen Chao knew in his heart that this matter could not be concealed after all.

Although it has been ordered to keep the mouth of those in the know tighter and not to reveal the slightest leak to the outside, this kind of thing has always spread extremely fast, and it is only a matter of time before outsiders know about it.

"Shhhh

When Chu Zhong heard this, he first gasped and looked shocked.

Then his eyes flashed, he pondered for a moment, and muttered: "Poisoning the two queen mothers is indeed damned." ”

The two talked a few more nonsense, and Chu Zhong took out a letter from his cuff and presented it to Chen Chao with both hands.

I think this is Chu Zhong's real intention of this visit.

Chen Chao didn't answer, but made a cup of tea for Chu Zhong, and raised his eyes to look at the letter: "What is this?" ”

Chu Zhong raised his hands and looked up at Chen Chaoying and said, "I sent a private message to the prime minister from His Majesty the Emperor, ordering me to hand it over to the prime minister personally. ”

Emperor Chu's letter?

Private messages.

For yourself?

Chen Chao was puzzled in his heart and stretched out his hand to take it.

But it was not immediately disassembled, but placed on the table.

"Don't you see?"

Chu Zhong said subconsciously.

"I'll see it later, don't be in a hurry......" Chen Chao picked up the teacup, brushed off the tea foam with the lid of the cup, blew a few breaths gently, and took a small sip of tea before saying, "Let's get down to business, His Royal Highness King Qi, since Emperor Chu's private message has arrived, then the conditions offered by my court, presumably Emperor Chu has already given a reply, let's talk about it, agree or not?" ”

Chu Zhong sighed in his heart, and looked away from the private letter, feeling a little pity.

To be honest, he was more concerned about what was written on that private letter.

From the moment the letter arrived in his hand, Chu Zhong couldn't sleep at night.

The emperor of a country wrote a private letter to the prime minister of an enemy country, and there must be no one in the world who is not curious about the content of this private letter.

"Agreed."

Hearing this, Chen Chao was overjoyed.

But his face did not change, and he heard Chu Zhong say slowly:

"I, the State of Chu, agree to marry the princess."

"How is it to get married? His Royal Highness the King of Qi is a smart person, why don't we open the skylight and say something bright, you must know that in Yunzhou, it is my Daji who won, you Chu State lost, and your sixth prince Chu Yan is still in our hands. ”

Chen Chao's tone was faintly angry.

Marriage generally refers to the marriage of a woman of higher status to a man of lower status.

Chu Guo married a princess, and Daji married a princess.

The status of the two is equal.

Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders.

The state of Chu lost on the battlefield of Yunzhou, and married the princess in order to get Daji's forgiveness and rebuild the old friendship.

In any case, there is no talk of getting married.

Chu Zhong was not afraid at all, and replied without humility or arrogance:

"The princess who married from my country is the eldest princess of my Chu country!"

This sentence made Chen Chao speechless for a moment, and then he narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself.

Which set of Chu Huang is playing?

Let you marry a princess, if you Emperor Chu is a smart person, you can marry an unfavored princess casually.

But you actually married your incomparably noble eldest princess of the Chu Kingdom?

What does this mean?

Emperor Chu was also willing to do it?

Was your brain caught in the door or kicked by a donkey?

Chen Chao was puzzled, so he asked, "Who is your eldest princess?" ”

The Chen Dynasty still knows a little about the Emperor of Chu, the eldest princess of the Chu State? It's almost a state of blackness, and I don't know anything.

Chu Zhong was not stingy with his words, and said to Chen Chao: "My eldest niece is a wonderful ......! ”

Chen Chao's face became strange, picked up the teacup, and continued to drink tea.

Chu Zhong talked eloquently:

"The eldest princess lost her mother since she was a child, she is very intelligent, she has shown an amazing talent for reading since she was a child, she is a writer at the age of six, her ideas are not sluggish, and her words are heroic; An article I wrote when I was seven years old has been talked about by the literary circles of my Chu State and regarded as a masterpiece; When I was twelve years old, I learned from the old master that I could not teach, and I did not dare to call him a teacher; At the age of fifteen, she disguised herself as a man, and the next year, she was on the list, oh yes, it was later found out that the champion of that year's imperial examination had cheating. ”

"Because she is a woman, the eldest princess can't be an official, so she gave up writing and started a business, starting from scratch, and in less than ten years, she has accumulated nearly thirty percent of the wealth of the treasury of Chu State, making her the richest man in the world!"

"If she is a man, she will be the future monarch of Chu State!"

This time, it was Chen Chao's turn to gasp.

"Shhhh

"Terrifying!"

Chen Chao touched his chin, full of curiosity about this eldest princess who had never met before, is there such a possibility for such a wonderful person...... That said, how about giving her a hairpin?