"Everything happens for a reason!"
Lu Feiyan said.
She had lived on the mountain with her master since childhood and was very familiar with the mountain.
"Fanghu Mountain is a sacred mountain. Master occupies a valley all to himself. The valley floor is covered with lush forests, fragrant in all seasons, and full of flowers and rare herbs."
Moreover, Yu Chanzi is an enlightened person with great abilities. If one can receive his guidance, one will surely have great fortune.
I understand the้็ (principles/reasons), but children are the apple of their mother's eye, and a mother worries when her child travels a thousand miles. This has been true since ancient times, and Xie Zhaozhao is no exception!
In the first month of the tenth year of the Yulong era, Zhou Qiheng was appointed Crown Prince of the Yulong Kingdom.
In May of the thirteenth year of the Jade Dragon era, Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao summoned Zhou Qiheng, Xu Wenrong, Xie Yu, Ling Xun, Gu Chongjin, Li Yunmu, and Xie Anfeng.
"We will travel incognito," Zhou Shaoyu said to Zhou Qiheng in an unyielding tone. "Your mother and I trust you."
Zhou Qiheng puffed out his chest and solemnly said, "Father and Mother, rest assured, your son will certainly perform his duties diligently and tirelessly."
"My esteemed ministers, I entrust the affairs of the court to you. I hope you will not hesitate to work hard and join forces with the Crown Prince to seek the well-being of the people."
Zhou Shaoyu issued the order, and Xie Zhaozhao simply watched with a smile.
For more than ten years, Zhou Shaoyu has never disappointed her. She completely trusts him with everything, and from now on, she can completely entrust everything to Xiao Heng'er.
Xiao Heng'er has been with Zhou Shaoyu since childhood, and with the care of Xie Zhaozhao, she has learned eight or nine tenths of Zhou Shaoyu's cunning and scheming. Despite her young age, she already shows the beginnings of a wise ruler.
Xie Yu, Ling Xun, Gu Chongjin, and Li Yunmu were all in their prime, possessing both knowledge and rich experience. They all solemnly promised, "Your Majesty, we will certainly live up to your trust."
No one said it aloud, but everyone was prepared to do it.
Xie Anfeng was already fifty-seven years old, long past the age of retiring from the court and enjoying his retirement, but he was still sharp of hearing and sight.
The old fox is still the old fox; all the big and small foxes in the court still respect him.
With Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao away, the family needs a pillar of stability.
The following day, Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao announced in the court that Zhou Qiheng, who had reached the age of fourteen, would serve as regent, and the two decided to travel incognito.
As for where we will go on this private visit, that will remain a secret for now.
The Empress Dowager (Madam Xie) looked at Zhou Qiheng with trembling eyes and said with heartache, "The Crown Prince is only fourteen years old!"
Zhou Shaoyu said, "Fourteen years old is not young. Emperor An and I only went out for three months before returning."
Zhou Qiheng, supporting his great-grandmother, said, "I have been learning from my father and mother since I was a child, and I should be able to stand on my own. With Prince Qi and Prime Minister Ling, I am very confident."
The Empress Dowager patted his hand tremblingly, "Oh, poor child."
Seeing Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao change into ordinary brocade clothes and leave the palace in an ordinary carriage, Zhou Qiheng held the hands of Zhou Qiyuan and Zhou Qize, who were seeing them off, and sighed, saying, "I hope that Father and Mother will be able to meet my sister on this trip."
Four years ago, the old Taoist priest took my little sister away and said, "When she turns four, she will go down the mountain to overcome her tribulations. If fate allows, she may be able to meet His Majesty."
His father and mother hadn't mentioned it in four years, but he knew they had been looking forward to the four years.
He overheard his father and mother whispering their analysis: Fanghu Mountain is an overseas fairy mountain, and it is highly likely that his sister will come down the mountain to help him overcome his calamity. She will most likely come ashore from the sea, and they might be able to "encounter" his sister.
The third prince, Zhou Qize, said with tears in his eyes, "Brother, I can go with them. I won't cause any trouble."
"You must study hard and not waste your time." Zhou Qiheng squatted down, wiped away his third brother's snot and tears, and encouraged him, "When Father and Mother return and see how much progress you've made, won't they be extremely amazed?"
Zhou Qize was indeed carried away, and he was very excited at the thought of his father and mother being pleasantly surprised. He nodded his little head vigorously and said, "Yes!"
Zhou Qiheng gave him a light high five: "Brother, believe in Xiao Ze'er, keep it up!"
Well, no sooner had their father and mother passed away than this cunning Crown Prince sent his younger brothers to schools and martial arts training grounds to improve themselves.
Xie Zhaozhao and Zhou Shaoyu hadn't traveled so easily in many years.
The couple traveled with Bei Chen, Dong Yue, Xi Luo, and Yun Yuan. Nan Xing and Yuan Yuan have been married for ten years and have two or three children.
Manman married for love, and she and Lingxun are very loving and have two children.
Families with children are not allowed to come out.
As I get older, I find myself with fewer and fewer people around me.
Even for children, the time they spend together is only a few years. The ones who truly stay by your side are your childhood sweethearts and your old age companions.
The two walked along the coastal prefectures without fear of getting lost, as the current Yulong Kingdom has detailed and convenient geomantic maps.
Zhou Lingyin spent ten years creating a geomantic map accurate down to the village and town level.
The two simplified maps they brought out were at least accurate down to the county level.
The mountains, rivers, and lakes on the map are all clearly marked.
After traveling for five or six days, they arrived at Sanshou City in Dongzhou, Jingdong. It was a small county town located on a peninsula, surrounded by the sea on three sides.
Just then, it got dark, and Zhou Shaoyu said, "Shall we stay here? We won't travel at night."
The group found an inn in Sanshou City. It wasn't dark yet, so the two of them went out of the inn and walked around the streets.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the street, casting a golden glow on everything.
Two figures walked towards them from afar, bathed in golden light.
A young nobleman, about twenty years old, wore a brocade robe with a moon-white base and fine silver floral patterns. Large lotus patterns were faintly visible on the white robe. A white jade hairpin tied up his black hair. He seemed gentle, but was actually indifferent.
He was holding the hand of a little Taoist priest, who looked to be only four or five years old. The little priest was fair-skinned and adorable, dressed in old clothes with mismatched colors between his shirt and pants. He wore a pair of old tiger shoes, and his little feet moved steadily and gracefully on the ground, like lotus flowers touching the ground.
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