"Your Majesty? You—"
Pei Yuan opened his eyes wide and looked at the King of Chu in disbelief.
The King of Chu personally stepped forward, helped him up, patted Pei Yuan on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Pei Yuan, have you ever thought about this, if the Great Chu is in trouble one day, can a mere guard's son protect her, or is the identity of a king of a country more important?"
Pei Yuan's breathing obviously stagnated and his brows were furrowed.
"I know you are deeply in love." Emperor Chu sighed and took out the dragon-patterned jade pendant from his sleeve. "But true protection is never about compromise."
He placed the jade pendant that originally belonged to Pei Yuan solemnly in his palm, his eyes were sharp, "It is to stand at a high enough position so that no one in the world dares to touch her."
boom!
These words, like a fuse, ignited the blood dormant in Pei Yuan's body, and were like a frozen soul suddenly awakening.
He was shaking all over, breathing rapidly, and his blood was burning hot.
Upon seeing this, the King of Chu lowered his voice and said, "There is no need to tell Qingluan about this for now. When the envoys from the Great Qin arrive..."
He paused meaningfully and said, "I will arrange for you to marry me in the most glorious way possible."
"As for the future..." The King of Chu showed a fox-like smile, "You will naturally have a place in her harem. Of course, if you have the ability to make her accept only you, I will also be happy to see it happen."
What this means is that the opportunity has been given to you, and whether you can seize it depends on yourself.
In an instant, Pei Yuan's Adam's apple rolled, and the jade pendant in his hand almost embedded into his flesh.
The last words of the King of Chu were like a fire, igniting the ambition hidden deep in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I obey your command!" Pei Yuan bowed.
——
Soon, three days passed in a flash.
Soon it was the day for Chu Qingluan to hold a piano concert. The venue was chosen to be Wangyue Lake, with beautiful environment and warm breeze.
According to the local topography, Qin Jiuge personally designed a circular winding waterway where guests can sit along the water, sip tea, or recite poems.
Lantern riddles are set up on the winding corridors, and glass lanterns are hung under the corridors. Talented men and beautiful women can pair up to guess the riddles, and those who guess correctly can take the flower branches on the lanterns as gifts.
There are ten small boats with brocade canopies floating on the lake not far away. Men and women can go boating on the lake alone, pick lotus flowers and play in the water. The entire Wangyue Lake is shrouded in a beautiful artistic conception.
In the morning, Chu Qingluan was about to go out when the housekeeper came hurriedly to report:
"Princess, something bad has happened! The man in the woodshed has disappeared..."
Chu Qingluan paused, narrowing her eyes slightly: "When did you find out?"
The housekeeper said solemnly, "Your Highness, I only discovered this when I was delivering food this morning. I have already inquired, and the guards who were in charge of guarding last night said that except for old man Li who was in charge of pouring out the swill, no one else had entered or left."
"But I have searched the entire Princess's mansion, and old man Li is nowhere to be found..." As the butler spoke, his voice unconsciously lowered.
It was his dereliction of duty as the housekeeper that Qi Che had caused so many troubles in the princess's mansion.
Chu Qingluan hesitated for a moment, and finally ordered: "I understand. Continue to check the servants in the mansion. If you find anyone suspicious, do not report it, just interrogate them directly."
The butler looked up in surprise, and then assured again and again: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely get rid of these scoundrels who are eating at home."
This princess's mansion is as leaky as a sieve. It's really time to tidy it up.
Soon, Chu Qingluan got on the princess's exclusive carriage, led by eight snow-white horses, and headed towards Wangyue Lake.
In the carriage, Zhixia handed over a bowl of tea and asked, "Princess, why don't you let people continue to track down Qi Che's whereabouts?"
Chu Qingluan took the teacup, stroking it lightly with her fingertips, with an indifferent look on her face: "He's just a clown, not worth wasting energy on."
She looked up at the bright spring light outside the window and said, "Since the rat in the gutter has chosen to hide, let him live in a dark corner forever."
Zhixia thought about it and felt that it was indeed not worth wasting energy to pay attention to him, so she simply changed the subject.
"Then for today's piano concert, Princess, do you really want to follow His Majesty's wishes and appoint Prime Minister Xie and General Pei?"
Chu Qingluan shook her head. Of course she wouldn't really circle both of them at the same time.
"Zhixia, the feelings in this world should never be possessed like a caged beast, and I cannot selfishly take them both for myself just because of my status."
Her voice was very soft, but every word was clear: "Xie Yunqi is an eagle soaring in the sky, Pei Yuan is a tiger roaring in the mountains, they should have their own lives and ambitions.
If their wings are broken because of my words, then what is the difference between them and the tyrants of the previous dynasty?"
The last emperor of the previous dynasty, in order to monopolize the daughter of the general, broke her legs and imprisoned her in a golden cage. In the end, the female general bit off the golden chain and fell to her death. The last emperor held her body and the country fell within three months.
Therefore, the stupidest thing in the world is to treat living people as collections.
…
At the same time, over at Wangyue Lake, the princess's carriage had not yet arrived, but the lakeside was already filled with brocade tents and luxurious cars passing by in an endless stream.
The maids of Duke Dingguo's mansion held a cinnabar list and verified the identities of the guests one by one.
After the noble ladies gathered in groups of three or four, an inappropriate voice was heard.
"Have you heard? Today is not an ordinary piano concert, but Princess Zhaoyang's husband selection banquet."
The person who said this was a noble lady in an apricot-colored silk dress. As she spoke, her eyes glanced towards Pei Yuan.
On the shore not far away, Pei Yuan, wearing a dark light armor, was deploying guards with a stern face. His sharp profile was as clear as a knife in the sunlight, giving people a sense of distance that kept strangers away.
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