Liu Tan didn't understand, he really didn't understand.

Why was Liu Che so determined that there was something going on between him and Lu Xuan?

He couldn't help but ask, "Father, what did you say to Lu Xuan that night?"

Liu Che lazily leaned on the stool and asked, "What? Can't you help it?"

Liu Tan's face was filled with black lines. "I can't help it, I'm just wondering if he said something, otherwise why don't you believe me?"

Liu Che didn't say anything. It wasn't that he didn't trust Liu Tan, but that he knew their family too well.

When it comes to the people they love, they will absolutely dote on them, and nothing they do will be surprising.

It would be fine if it was someone else, but it had to be Lu Xuan.

Liu Che did not continue the topic. He simply waved his hand and sent his son away: "Go away, go away. Just looking at you gives me a headache."

Well, finally he didn’t roll away. Liu Tan quickly got up and ran away.

Liu Che looked at his back and suddenly said, "Shuofang Prefecture has never had a vassal state, so there is no royal palace. Do you understand?"

Liu Tan had already walked to the door at this time. He couldn't help but stop when he heard this. He turned around and looked at Liu Che. He didn't know why he could see the meaning of gloating on his face.

Liu Tan stepped back and moved to the left, peeking out from under the door and saying, "I can build it myself!"

After saying that, he ran away without giving Liu Che a chance to attack.

After he left, Liu Che's expression was somewhat helpless, and he was determined to go to Shuofang Prefecture.

Of course, if Liu Che insisted, he could just issue an imperial edict to let Liu Tan go to Qi and be his King of Qi.

But Liu Che was always hesitant. Liu Tan rarely insisted on something. If he had thrown a tantrum and asked for a better fiefdom, he might not have had any thoughts. But Shuofang Prefecture... what was there? The poor population was not that large!

In addition, the Huns invaded the border every year, and those who could flee to the Central Plains fled there. How could people not be suspicious if his son insisted on going to such a place?

As for the claim that it was related to Lu Xuan... it was just another way for Liu Che to remind them. No matter what, it was impossible for a prince of the Liu family to go to such a place and suffer for a man.

In addition, he always felt that Liu Tan was a little weird. Liu Che was also aware that Liu Tan and the prince had performed a ghost-catching ceremony in the prince's palace two days ago.

But after knowing this, he did not cause trouble to Liu Tan. The most important thing was that Liu Tan had never come into contact with a Taoist priest and had never heard of any strange signs. How did he know?

If those methods have nothing to do with immortals and gods, how could such an effect be achieved with just a few simple things?

The saying "the simplest way is the best" is not popular these days, but Liu Che understood that the simpler things are, the more difficult they are to achieve.

So he thought that there might be some reason why Liu Tan had to go to Shuofang Prefecture, which made Liu Tan insist.

But he really couldn't bear to do it, so he was still struggling with it.

After a long silence, Liu Che finally decided to postpone the discussion to a small court meeting ten days later.

Of course, what was being discussed was not whether Shuofang Prefecture should be given to Liu Tan, but where to choose the officials to be assigned to Liu Tan!

This was probably the only reason why Liu Tan chose to go to Shuofang Prefecture. If he were to go to Qi, many people who felt they could not make it in Chang'an would probably be willing to go, but no one would want to go to Shuofang Prefecture.

When Liu Che thought about the predicament that Liu Tan would probably face with his five subordinates at that time, he actually felt a little gloating for a moment.

Liu Tan didn't know that Liu Che's attitude towards his going to Shuofang Prefecture had changed from completely disagreeing to being willing to go or not.

He was currently having someone prepare a gift box of wine and candy for Lu Xuan to take away.

Lu Xuan had been in Chang'an for nearly a month. Xiao Wusun was busy with affairs, so he naturally had to hurry back after everything was settled.

On the day of farewell, Liu Ju led the team to see them off in person. This has basically become a routine, but Liu Tan still felt a little strange today.

Why was Liu Ju always blocking him?

With Liu Che's misunderstanding, he always wondered if Liu Ju also knew something. Thinking of this, Liu Tan felt a little uncomfortable. The shame of having the whole world know that he was in a relationship... no, someone wanted to have a relationship with him was simply too much.

However, Lu Xuan didn't seem to pay much attention to him. After saying his official goodbyes to Liu, he was about to leave.

Liu Tan couldn't describe his feelings for a moment. When someone who only cares about you suddenly treats you the same as other people, it is inevitable that you will feel a sense of disappointment.

However, Liu Tan did not hold any grudges. He did not respond to Lu Xuan, so it was no problem for him to let go after he came to his senses.

He also didn't think it was wrong to feel a sense of disparity. No one is born a saint, and moral people are not without dark thoughts. However, the difference between a gentleman and a villain is whether they can restrain themselves.

If Lu Xuan lets go, then Liu Tan also needs to put the two of them in the right place.

Liu Tan pondered this as he mechanically followed Liu Ju forward. Lu Xuan, who was about to mount his horse and leave, suddenly turned around and took a step. Then he reached out and touched Liu Tan's head, saying, "Wait for me. I'll be back."

Liu Tan: ???

Big brother, what are you talking about? Can you please stop competing with Big Bad Wolf for his lines?

Liu Tan was stunned, while Liu Ju on the side was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.

I took so many precautions all the way, but in the end I couldn't prevent it!

Lu Xuan's hand was stretched out quickly and withdrawn just as quickly. After turning around and mounting his horse, he finally revealed the most genuine smile he had shown in recent days. "Farewell, Your Highness, there's no need to see me off."

Liu Ju looked at his back with gritted teeth, and for the first time realized the inconvenience that the identity of the crown prince brought him.

If this were an ordinary family, he would definitely grab Lu Xuan by the collar and beat him up!

Liu Tan had come back to his senses by now. He looked at Lu Xuan's waving back, then at Liu Ju's clearly unhappy face, and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, are you going back?"

Liu Ju could only squeeze out two words from between his teeth: "Go back!"

On the way back, Liu Ju specifically called Liu Tan into the car. As soon as Liu Tan got in, he said, "If it's about Lu Xuan, then don't talk about it. I have nothing to do with him. Now that he's gone, there can't be anything, right?"

Liu Ju looked at Liu Tan for a long moment before he said, "Don't you find it strange?"

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

"Dayuan killed the envoys, but Father has not yet shown any intention of mobilizing troops."

Liu Tan reacted immediately and couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "I thought it was because the witchcraft case hadn't been settled yet. Is there something else going on?"

Liu Ju said, "The witchcraft case is nearing its end. Almost all those who should be arrested or executed have been executed. Jiang Chong... is indeed a talented person."

After hearing this, Liu Tan was a little confused. He never expected that one day he would hear the prince praising Jiang Chong.

However, this time Jiang Chong always kept the scale below the three dukes and nine ministers, and none of the mainstays of the court were implicated, not to mention that Crown Prince Liu Ju was removed from the very beginning.

Therefore, Liu Tan, who had been living in the palace, did not feel any storm, and he had a lot of things to do, so he didn't expect it to pass like this.

Liu Tan breathed a sigh of relief: "It would be best if it could end quickly. It's not good to keep people in a state of panic."

Liu Ju directly brought the topic back to the topic: "So, the witchcraft case will not affect the emperor's decision."

Liu Tan also came back to his senses: "Then the emperor can't possibly let Dayuan go just like that, right?"

Liu Ju said slowly, "Little Kunmi promised my father that he would not only make Dayuan pay the price, but also bring back the celestial horse."

Liu Tan's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly remembered the royal city chosen by Lu Xuanxin. Wasn't it very close to Dayuan?

He looked at Liu Ju, but Liu Ju didn't say anything else and started talking about other things, as if he was just telling him this piece of news.

Liu Tan wanted to ask a follow-up question for a moment. He didn't want to imagine anything at all, as he thought it would easily lead to problems.

After all, he still suspected that Liu Che had slept with Lu Xuan. If Lu Xuan's behavior had anything to do with him... Sorry, this relationship was too complicated for him to handle.

Just when Liu Tan's imagination was running wild, Lu Xuan finally rushed out of Yumen Pass.

At this time, his younger brother Dai Xiumi had been waiting outside Yumen Pass. When he saw him, Dai Xiumi immediately came forward, but did not speak to Lu Xuan first. Instead, he looked around for a long time.

Lu Xuan patted his head and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Dai Xiumi turned his horse around and walked side by side with his brother, asking as they walked, "Brother Wang, where is the little prince of the Han Dynasty?"

Lu Xuan paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Which one?"

Dai Xiumi chuckled and said, "The one you like the most, why didn't he come back with you?"

Lu Xuan lowered his eyes: "I am the prince of the Han Dynasty, why would I come back with me?"

Dai Xiumi seemed to understand something when he saw his brother's expression. He consoled him, "His parents don't agree? That's okay. How about we just turn around and go to Chang'an and grab him back?"

Lu Xuan looked up at him expressionlessly: "If you want to die, try it."

Dai Xiumi said with some regret: "That little prince is so good, so handsome and powerful."

How could I not know how good Lu Xuanxin said he was?

He turned to look at Dai Xiumi and asked, "Brother, if I hand Wusun over to you."

Dai Xiumi was instantly horrified: "What? Brother, you didn't snatch the little prince away, but instead he is going to snatch him away? No, no, I can't do that."

Lu Xuan was silent but suddenly spoke: "His father... once gave me a choice."

Dai Xiumi came over and asked, "What's the choice?"

Lu Xuan didn't say anything else. What other choice could he make? He just had to choose between Wusun and Liu Tan.

He did not want the Wusun Kingdom to disappear from the world and become the Wusun tribe of the Han Dynasty because of his own selfishness, so he wanted to hand over Wusun to Dai Xiumi. However, he knew very well that Dai Xiumi was not enough to support the current Wusun Kingdom.

If Dai Xiumi was half as capable as his Ah Tan, he might not have to be so distressed.

But he also didn't want to give up Liu Tan.

He knew that nothing was perfect in the world, but he still forced himself to do it.

After walking for a while, Lu Xuan looked at the endless Gobi Desert and said, "Although it's difficult, I won't give up until I try once."

Dai Xiumi didn't know what Lu Xuan was thinking, but he supported his brother's every decision, so he immediately said, "Don't worry, brother Wang. No matter what you do, we will support you!"

Lu Xuan turned to look at Dai Xiumi and suddenly smiled, "Alright, let's go back to the city, gather the troops, and we're going to attack Dayuan!"

Dai Xiu Mi: ?????? Weren't we going to the Han Dynasty to snatch the young prince? Why did it become an attack on Dayuan? Did Dayuan provoke you?