Chapter 1000: Listen to the Rain, No Longer Listen to the Rain

Meetings held in the Shu King's Palace in Shu were held every three days, like the morning court, and were divided into small court and large court.

Today is the grand court session, and all officials in Yizhou city or currently in Yizhou must attend.

It belongs to the feudal system and is nothing.

It sounds very impressive, but in fact many people do not need to participate.

Just like Xia Tingyu, he has been too lazy to attend many times, saying that he is sick, but he is still strolling around the streets.

But today, the princess broke her usual habit and wanted to participate, which surprised many people. They all changed into official uniforms and went to the Prince of Shu's Mansion.

Another reason I came here was because I heard that someone was coming from the Western Regions.

Moreover, Yao Zhien, one of the five great generals of Shu, came to Yizhou City together, and will also participate in today's meeting, so many people wondered that the princess wanted to participate for this reason.

Now the news of the war has arrived.

Mobei is too far away, and so are the Rouran, so they are still unaware of the situation.

But there was news from the Western Regions, saying that Zhao Wuxiu personally ordered his ten uncles and tens of thousands of cavalrymen to march westward through Jiayu Pass. However, this was only the first time that they massacred all of Wu Tanzi's 40,000 troops, who had openly stated that they would no longer be affiliated with Daxia, and 20,000 troops of the Western Regions mercenary Huo Ci Min. They also directly razed the tribes on the way to Wu Tanzi's royal city. This was entirely aimed at destroying the country.

Under such circumstances, with people coming from the Western Regions, these officials had no choice but to participate.

Not to mention, among the five great generals of Shu, except Shi Jingtang who was guarding Jiange, it was rare for four of them to gather together.

So everyone wants to see if there is anything big happening today.

The drizzle was hazy and the streets of Yizhou city looked brand new. When many officials approached the palace, they would fold their oil-paper umbrellas and hand them to their attendants before entering the palace.

Because it was the old Shu Kingdom's imperial palace converted into a royal palace, there was some distance from the main gate to the main hall. However, there were palace servants holding umbrellas for the officials on the way, so no one would get wet.

But the generals didn't care about that. For example, General Yan Yan, as soon as he entered the palace, saw his followers coming up to help hold an umbrella for him. He immediately waved his hand and said, "It's just a little rain, so let it get wet."

As he spoke, he strode forward.

Behind him, Dian Junming and Wang Mang did not say much, but just walked forward in the rain.

The Second Prince Xia Ruoyun was walking behind. When he saw this scene, he bowed to Chen Yue, Guo Fu, Fa Yuan and other important officials of Shu, then walked forward in the rain.

Chen Yue smiled and shook his head, then looked at the slightly older, gray-haired Lord Guo Fu who was standing beside him.

Guo Fu smiled and said, "I am old, and I can't stand the cold like General Yan and his men."

As he said this, he did not refuse the umbrella in the servant's hand.

Fa Yuan is relatively ugly, but he is a man of real talent and learning. Even Fang Wenhe praised him highly. He looked at Chen Yue and then at the other officials who were calculating. "It's just an umbrella. Why did you come up with all this? Give it to me. I can hold an umbrella for myself."

As he spoke, he took the umbrella and caught up with Guo Fu in front of him.

Chen Yue laughed and also took an umbrella. After looking at General Yan, he helped to take one and was about to chase after him.

But it’s also this time.

A low roar penetrated the sound of the rain and reached everyone's ears.

All the people inside and outside the palace turned their heads in unison.

In the dim drizzle, a huge black tiger appeared in everyone's sight, shaking its head as it walked across the street corner.

When the people on both sides of the street saw the black tiger with fierce eyes and fangs, they held their breath.

And on the back of the black tiger, Xia Tingyu was sitting sideways, holding an umbrella in one hand and exposing the other hand to the drizzle. Her slender jade fingers were swaying as if she was playing with the rain.

When they saw Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, especially when they saw Her Royal Highness the Princess riding her black tiger, everyone stood still and consciously made way for her.

Some of the timid ones even hid backwards. The black tiger looked so terrifying that it was hard not to be afraid.

Yan Yan and others who had just walked a short distance into the palace turned back to look at this scene. Dian Junming chuckled, Yan Yan frowned with an unhappy look, and Wang Mang had a blank expression.

Second Prince Xia Ruoyun hesitated for a moment, then turned and ran towards the door.

Xia Tingyu glanced at the officials at the door, and seeing that they were all looking at him, Hei Hu sat down with fear on his face, and smiled charmingly: "You are all fed and come here, don't worry, I won't eat you!"

As he was speaking, Fox glanced and saw a dark man bowing respectfully. He couldn't help but smile and patted the tiger's head lightly. The black tiger seemed to understand and walked towards the man.

The dark-skinned man looked fearless as he looked at Xia Tingyu and said, "I am Li Ziyu, your humble servant. I greet Her Highness the Princess."

Xia Tingyu looked Li Ziyu up and down: "When I first met you, you looked elegant. When I met you the second time, you looked very refined. But now you are darker and look more like a farmer."

Li Ziyu has indeed changed a lot compared to when he was in the capital. He is now stronger and his skin is much darker.

Li Ziyu looked at Xia Tingyu and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Princess."

Xia Tingyu twitched his lips and glanced at Li Ziyu's old official uniform that had been washed exceptionally clean: "Have all the issues concerning my silly brother and Mi Wanjun been resolved?"

Li Ziyu immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for this matter. All the people under your rule are grateful to you and Lord Shen."

Xia Tingyu waved his hand, then looked at Li Ziyu and smiled, "They said that the government office was moved to the side of the fields, just a shed, where they do business, and when they have nothing to do, they work in the fields? They don't even read the books of sages. Master Yao is still in Yizhou City. If he sees you, won't he teach you a lesson?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ziyu said respectfully, "The Queen said that knowledge and action should be unified. Ziyu thinks that what the Queen said is very true. Moreover, many people under my jurisdiction are short of labor at home, and I don't have extra money to ask for help, so I am like this. I look a little embarrassed, but I am embarrassed by your highness. As for the teacher, my studies have been delayed, and I came here this time to apologize to the teacher."

Xia Tingyu was amused, but when he looked at Li Ziyu, he shook his head slightly: "You look more handsome now than before."

He had only been an official for half a year, but the court robes he wore were old. One could imagine how many people had been secretly trying to make trouble for him, and how much injustice he had suffered.

Xia Tingyu gently kicked the black tiger, and the black tiger shook its head and walked towards the gate of the palace. Xia Tingyu slightly tilted his head and glanced at Li Ziyu with fox eyes: "You are an official of Daxia, you can do whatever you want. If you make a mistake, you will be punished according to the laws of Daxia. If you have no fault, it is redundant to report it. Just do what you think is right. But if Master Yao punishes you, I will not help you. I will be scolded in front of him."

Upon hearing this, Li Ziyu looked at Xia Tingyu and knew exactly why Her Royal Highness the Princess said this, and he bowed immediately.

The eyes of the others flickered. Hey, this is not said to Li Ziyu, this is said to us. To put it bluntly, you are an official of Daxia, but you are also my person. Whoever touches you is touching me.

We all knew before that Li Ziyu seemed to be protected by the eldest princess, but before that, both Li Yan and the Fifth Prince had been unscrupulous in their dealings with Li Ziyu. Seeing that Lord Shen and the others around the eldest prince had not made any move, we naturally knew that it was just our blind guess.

But today, when the eldest princess made this statement, everyone pursed their lips and looked at Li Ziyu.

Xia Tingyu rode the black tiger directly to the main gate of the palace.

Although Xia Ruoyun had seen this black tiger many times, she was still afraid, so she stood a little far away.

Xia Tingyu waved his hand, telling Xia Ruoyun not to bow.

He just looked at the places on Xia Ruoyun's body that were wet by the drizzle, and then at Yan Yan and the other two who had just come back, and couldn't help but chuckle.

This smile looks really good with the white umbrella with an osmanthus handle in her hand.

Then Xia Tingyu said, "You have an umbrella but you don't use it. If you like it so much, why bother to eat it?"

She heard the phrase "no hardship means suffering" from Su Changan, and she thought it was interesting, so she wrote it down.

Then he looked at Guo Fu and Fa Yuan, and then at Yan Yan with his fox eyes: "Look at Uncle Guo and Uncle Fa. They are so old, but they still haven't endured the hardship."

Yan Yan's expression became even uglier. He snorted heavily and said, "The princess is so impressive, she comes riding a tiger!"

Xia Tingyu smiled sweetly, and reached out to touch the huge head of the black tiger: "Isn't it because of the majesty that you rode here?"

But after saying that, he bit his lower lip and looked at Yan Yan aggrievedly: "Grandpa Yan always scolds me every time he sees me, so why don't you tell me what I did wrong?"

Yan Yan immediately said, "It's unreasonable!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and was about to turn around, but before he turned around, he looked at the servants of the palace beside him and said, "Give me the umbrella!"

Xia Tingyu chuckled, and when he saw Dian Junming who was also happy beside him, he made a face.

Dian Junming laughed even louder, then after glancing at Yan Yan, he said to Xia Tingyu, "Grandpa will listen to you."

Upon hearing this, Yan Yan snorted coldly.

Dian Junming immediately took a step back.

Wang Mang shook his head, but reached for the umbrella.

But at this time, everyone turned around.

Just at the corner of the street, a group of people appeared.

The man in the lead, wearing a civil or military robe and leading a horse, looked to be in his thirties, with an ordinary appearance but an imposing bearing. Several people from the Western Regions followed him.

When the general saw the people at the gate of the palace, especially Xia Tingyu, he immediately showed joy.

However, when Xia Tingyu sat on Black Tiger, he seemed a little dissatisfied with the majestic appearance of the warhorse led by the man, and a low growl came from his throat.

When the officials nearby heard the noise made by Hei Hu, they were subconsciously frightened and hurriedly retreated, fearing that Hei Hu would commit murder.

No matter how bad a war horse is, it is still a horse after all.

Hearing the sound, the warhorse raised its front legs and let out a long neigh, obviously meaning to escape.

But fortunately, he was comforted by the general.

The general gave a few instructions to the person next to him, and the man left with his horse. The general then walked quickly towards the gate of the palace.

How can youth last long? How can teenagers last long?

At that time, the general was still a young man who had no food to eat.

Now he is one of the five most majestic generals of Shu.

Yao Zhien was a little shy. He looked at Xia Tingyu's lips and couldn't say anything suitable. In the end, he chose to be polite: "I am Yao Zhien, the humble general, and I meet Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess."

Xia Tingyu looked at Yao Zhien and said, "That's it?"

Yao Zhien was stunned for a moment, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He really had a lot to say, but didn't know where to start.

Dian Junming laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I know you two have a good relationship, and you were saved by the princess, so you like the princess, but what are you doing standing here? Let's go, there will be plenty of time for you to be pretentious in the future."

Upon hearing this, Yao Zhien immediately shook his head and said, "General Dian, I am not the one who treats the princess well."

Xia Tingyu raised the corners of her mouth, looked at Yao Zhien and said with a smile: "You still like me, you'd better stop thinking about me. Anyway, I have someone I like now. If you continue to like me, I won't comfort you if you cry."

After saying that, Xia Tingyu touched the black tiger's head.

After shaking his head, Heihu strode towards the palace. Before entering, Heihu looked back at the people from the Western Regions with his bloodshot eyes.

The people from the Western Regions were startled, but they still forced themselves to salute Xia Tingyu.

However, Xia Tingyu was too lazy to pay attention to these people and walked straight into the palace.

Guo Fu, Fa Yuan and others followed closely behind.

Although Yan Yan frowned and shook his head as he walked beside him, his eyes were full of approval when he looked at the black tiger.

Wang Mang glanced at Yao Zhien and said, "Go in."

Yao Zhien nodded and looked at Xia Tingyu's back. Some sadness flashed in his eyes, but when he looked at the back of the woman sitting sideways on the tiger's back, a smile appeared on his face again.

Dian Junming slapped Yao Zhien on the back and said, "Silly boy, the princess has someone she likes, how could we not know? I was kidding you!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the Western Regions people that Chen Yue was greeting, and then turned his head away without even a second glance.

Under the drizzle, civil and military officials walked out of the gate one after another, each holding an umbrella, and headed towards the main hall.

On the very high steps, the King of Shu lowered his eyes, looked at the civil and military officials following behind his daughter, and said softly: "Rainy days like this are what Tingyu dislikes the most. So I seldom go out."

Fang Wenhe heard this and said with a smile: "Your Highness knows the overall situation."

The King of Shu said, "Put her seat on a chair, replace it with a cushion, and put the second seat opposite her."

The old servant behind him heard it and immediately turned around to do it.

Fang Wenhe smiled but said nothing.

The King of Shu lowered his eyes to look at the people from the Western Regions, and then continued, "Do you think that the people from the Western Regions came here to form an alliance with me so that I can send troops, or do they have other purposes?"

Zhang Zi said, "Zhao Wuxiu has already crushed Wutanzi, and one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions has been eliminated. The next target should be Gumo, but the Zoroastrians will not just do things and Gumo will not be slaughtered. I heard that when they came with General Yao, they had more than twenty large boxes with them."

Fang Wenhe said: "The eldest princess will not agree."

Zhang Zi looked at Hei Hu who was starting to climb the stairs at this time without saying anything, but looked at the King of Shu.

The King of Shu looked at his daughter and said, "Her mother gave her the name Tingyu, but the thing this child hates most is rain. But every time it rains, she pretends to like it and goes home to listen to the sound of rain."

But at this moment, Xia Tingyu gently lifted the umbrella in her hand, and the fox eyes appeared under the umbrella, just meeting the eyes of the King of Shu.

Xia Tingyu smiled gently.

Zhang Zi lowered his eyes and looked at Xia Tingyu.

That's it.

Listen to the rain, no longer listen to the rain?

(End of this chapter)