Once the emperor's words are spoken, they are already binding; the chief eunuch will arrange for them to be carried out one by one.
For example, the emperor's words have already been recorded by the chief eunuch and will be issued soon.
"I will handle this matter myself. Arrange rooms for Chen Zhou immediately. Young friend Chen Zhou, would you like to stay for a few days?"
The emperor asked Chen Zhou a question.
The emperor simply wanted to extend hospitality. Since the chief disciple of the Sword Cloud Sect had come to the Southern Kingdom, the emperor of the Southern Kingdom naturally had to show him hospitality.
"Your Majesty, I will make the arrangements immediately," Huang Gong said before Chen Zhou could reply.
"Good!" the emperor said cheerfully. Chen Zhou hadn't even answered yet, but in their conversation, it seemed as if Chen Zhou had already answered.
"Then let's take Chen Zhou down to rest first. He's had a long journey and has been treated so badly in my southern kingdom. I will definitely give you an explanation," the emperor continued.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Chen Zhou replied.
Then Huang Gong led Chen Zhou out of the main hall, and the emperor and the chief eunuch returned to the room behind the throne.
Leaving the main hall, Huang Gong breathed a sigh of relief and, with Chen Zhou, activated teleportation again. In the blink of an eye, the two appeared in a garden.
This garden is very large; it is located in a courtyard and is surrounded by a long rectangular walkway.
Chen Zhou could see many familiar trees here. These were trees that could be found on the Jianyun Sect mountain. Back when he was farming and herding, he often dealt with these trees, seeing them every day.
Chen Zhou truly found a sense of familiarity here.
This feeling came from the bottom of his heart, and Chen Zhou couldn't quite put his finger on it; it was as if he were meeting an old friend again.
"This is the back garden," Huang Gong said with a smile.
This was the first time Chen Zhou had seen Huang Gong smile so happily, as if this back garden were a paradise, and Huang Gong was not as restrained as he was outside.
Just then, Chen Zhou saw and heard a familiar voice whispering, but he couldn't make it out clearly.
Chen Zhou felt that the voice was very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, and that he had heard it for a long time.
"The princess is right here." Huang Gong's smile gradually froze as he spoke slowly, his voice revealing a hint of sadness.
Huang Gong has been in the Southern Kingdom for more than ten years and has seen the palace gradually change, but the back garden has remained unchanged because it is the princess's favorite place.
Huang Gong felt oppressed anywhere in the palace, but only in this place could he feel relaxed and happy. It was also in this place that he watched that little child grow up to become a princess and then send her to the Sword Cloud Sect for cultivation.
Regardless of whether the princess missed the palace or not, she must have missed this back garden very much; this back garden could be said to be the princess's spiritual garden.
Since returning from the Sword Cloud Sect, the princess has stayed in the back garden and has not participated in any activities. Even when the prince of the Northern Kingdom came to the Southern Kingdom, the princess only met him two or three times, always making excuses to avoid him. This made the emperor very angry.
The marriage between the prince of the Northern Kingdom and the princess of the Southern Kingdom is a tremendous opportunity for the Southern Kingdom. The Northern Kingdom is not only vast in territory but also rich in resources and has a strong military. It is one of the major powers on the Tianyun Continent and its strength far surpasses that of the Southern Kingdom.
If the two countries were to form a marriage alliance, the southern country would have the help of the northern country, and would naturally be able to develop its national strength and military power more smoothly.
Now that such a good opportunity has come, the prince of the Northern Kingdom has traveled thousands of miles to the Southern Kingdom to exchange feelings with the princess of the Southern Kingdom, but the princess has repeatedly refused to see him.
This greatly displeased the emperor and many ministers, and it would directly affect the future of the Southern Kingdom.
Upon hearing Huang Gong's words, Chen Zhou was startled. Was Jiang Ying right here?
Chen Zhou hadn't seen his junior sister for a long time. Although he really wanted to see her, he didn't know what status he should have when meeting her.
Junior brother?
Junior brother probably wouldn't travel thousands of miles from Jianyun Sect to the Southern Kingdom to find senior sister, would he?
Chen Zhou believed that he was just a nobody, while Jiang Ying was the princess of the Southern Kingdom, and they shouldn't have any relationship. He should just live a good life in the Sword Cloud Sect.
"What? Aren't you going to see him?" Huang Gong asked, raising an eyebrow.
Huang Gong naturally understood what Jiang Ying was thinking. Ever since she returned from the Sword Cloud Sect, she seemed to have become a different person.
Jiang Ying was raised by Huang Gong, so Huang Gong knew exactly what Jiang Ying was thinking.
If Chen Zhou doesn't go to see Jiang Ying this time, Jiang Ying will probably continue to act this way, not only ignoring the prince of the Northern Kingdom, but also having a worse relationship with the emperor.
In the end, she will probably be forced by the emperor to marry into the northern kingdom.
That will undoubtedly be the most painful time.
Huang Gong had been looking for an opportunity to let Chen Zhou, the chief disciple of the Sword Cloud Sect, and Jiang Ying meet again so that they could clear things up.
If it's unclear, then that's Chen Zhou's own business. If he can't even protect one person, how can he be the chief disciple of the Sword Cloud Sect?
“Of course I have to see him,” Chen Zhou replied, and then walked toward the direction from which the sound came.
Huang Gong watched Chen Zhou's departing figure, lost in thought.
As Chen Zhou walked through the back garden, he could vaguely see a person sitting by the flower bed through the dappled gaps in the branches.
This person had a graceful figure, wore a blue robe, had her hair gently draped over her shoulders, and wore a rather heavy-looking golden crown.
"Junior Sister..." Chen Zhou murmured, his eyes fixed on Jiang Ying's back.
Jiang Ying was still engrossed in the scenery of the back garden and did not notice the person coming from behind.
She spent every day in the palace like this. She didn't need any maids or connections with high-ranking officials. She just wanted to stay here quietly by herself.
Jiang Ying understood her fate perfectly; it was nothing more than a marriage alliance between the Southern Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom for the sake of the Southern Kingdom's development.
She has already met her intended marriage partner, the prince of the Northern Kingdom.
It doesn't seem so bad.
Jiang Ying tried hard to convince herself and to build a good image of the Northern Prince in her mind.
But no matter what Jiang Ying thought, she could never forget a certain figure from behind.
That figure who stood in front of her without hesitation.
Perhaps she will never forget that "little senior sister" in her entire life.
Just as she was thinking, the voice she had been thinking about all night suddenly came from behind her, disrupting all her thoughts.
"Junior Sister".
It was as if everything had returned to the Sword Cloud Sect, on a small mountaintop, where a boy was calling out "Junior Sister" over and over again.
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