Zhou Shaoyu quietly moved closer to her, offering her his shoulder and telling her to lean on it. He then took her hand under the wide sleeve of his robe.
I gently pinched it.
Surrounded by people from both countries, they couldn't reveal anything.
Zhou Shaoyu asked, "Your Majesty, the Heavenly Emperor, are you well?"
Yin Jin'an also smiled and said, "Your Majesty Emperor Chen and Emperor An, how have you been?"
This one sentence almost broke Xie Zhaozhao's defenses. This was Yin Jin'an; only Yin Jin'an would speak to her like an old friend.
Familiarity is ingrained in our bones.
Both sides exchanged polite greetings. The ministers of Qi assumed that Yulong Kingdom valued Qi, but they did not know why Yulong Kingdom was being so courteous.
But doesn't that mean that Aotian Emperor is popular with people?
Yin Jin'an said to his court officials, "Invite everyone from Yulong Kingdom to the palace. I want to have a long talk with Emperor Chen and Emperor An."
Everyone moved into the palace.
In the main hall, Yin Jin'an ordered Xiahou Yan to send everyone else out.
Since meeting them at the post station, Xie Zhaozhao has not uttered a single word. She has no doubt that although the person in front of her looks nothing like Yin Jin'an, she knows that he is Yin Jin'an.
She knows it best.
His tone of voice, his habitual little gestures.
Zhou Shaoyu had long heard Gu Chongjin and Ling Xun say that the emperor of Qi and the King of Yizi were remarkably similar.
They couldn't see his face beneath the mask, but they were all convinced that Emperor Aotian and Yin Jin'an were definitely connected.
Now that they've met, Zhou Shaoyu feels an overwhelming sense of familiarity.
It's like meeting a relative, but the other person's identity can't be revealed in public. All the grand words of diplomatic relations seem hypocritical and pale.
There was a brief silence in the hall, the air thick with sorrow.
Zhou Qiyuan and Zhou Qize sat obediently next to Xie Zhaozhao and Zhou Shaoyu.
On the way there, their mother told them that there was a young Taoist priest in the State of Qi who was very likely their younger sister.
Therefore, they assumed that their mother's silence meant that she wanted to acknowledge her younger sister but was afraid to.
They never expected that both their mother and father would be unable to recognize their old friend upon seeing him.
Zhou Shaoyu looked down at Zhou Qize and said, "That's Princess Longxiang. Why don't you go find her and play?"
Zhou Qize immediately ran over, walked up to Yin Jin'an, looked at Jiutian nestled in his arms, and asked, "Are you a girl or a boy?"
Jiutian said in a childish voice, "I'm a girl."
"Then why are you dressed like that?"
"I am a Taoist priest."
Can you tell fortunes?
"Yes, you can. Do you want to have your money calculated? There's a fee; you can give me grain if you want."
How much grain do you need?
"Five hundred thousand shi (a unit of dry measure)."
"..."
This is way too dark!
Zhou Qiyuan said, "Brother, come back. Princess Longxiang is very smart and capable. She is very accurate in fortune telling. In fact, Taoist priests have a rule that fortune telling for those with a predestined connection is free."
Zhou Qize asked, "Aren't we destined to meet? I'm five years old this year, my birthday is May 16th, what about you?"
Jiutian exclaimed in surprise, "I also turned five years old on May 16th."
"Really? I have a younger sister. She's my twin, and she was also born on May 16th, just a quarter of an hour after me."
"Really? Then all three of us were born on May 16th?"
"Yes, aren't we very destined to meet?"
"Mmm, what a coincidence!"
"So, does that mean you can tell my fortune for free?"
"..." Jiutian: The losses are too great!
With a quick pinch of her fingers, Jiutian immediately calculated Zhou Qize's fortune and said, "Are you sure you want to tell me now?"
Zhou Qize thought for a moment and said, "Can we not talk about my bedwetting?"
"Then you have to give me food," I said quietly.
Zhou Qize: How did we end up talking about grain again?
Later, Jiutian finally whispered it to him, and Zhou Qize stared in shock, his face flushed as he returned to his seat.
This little Taoist princess is amazing! She even figured out what happened when he was three years old, when he was still breastfeeding and had his teeth thrown on the roof.
Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao were both amused and exasperated by the interaction between the two children, especially Zhou Qize's bedwetting. How could he do something so loudly? Did he want everyone to hear him?
Zhou Shaoyu felt very uncomfortable looking at Jiutian nestled in Yin Jin'an's arms. If this really was his daughter, he would have suffered a huge loss.
His wife and Yin Jin'an were close friends; if his daughter also had feelings for Yin Jin'an...
He and Yin Jin'an are sworn enemies!
“Princess Longxiang, wearing a mask is bad for a child’s facial development. It will flatten the bridge of the nose. Why don’t you take off the mask?” Zhou Shaoyu coaxed patiently. “Wearing a mask also makes you feel stuffy. If you don’t have enough breath, your mind won’t be sharp.”
Jiutian tilted his head and said, "You want to see my face for free, right?"
"I did this for the princess's own good."
"You really want me to take off my mask?"
"Yes, this is my suggestion. Wise princesses usually listen to advice."
"I can take it, but you must give my uncle five million shi of grain!"
Zhou Shaoyu: ......
The little cotton-padded jacket is letting in the wind!
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