Sina turned around and patted his shoulder generously, raising her eyebrows proudly.
"Okay, I'll teach you when I learn it."
Letu grinned, smiling heartlessly.
Looking at his appearance, Luo Lan felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart. Now Letu can laugh happily, but when he returns to Chu and inherits the throne left to him by his father, it seems that it will be difficult for him to laugh so happily again.
…
Liu Dechang and Xiaoling chatted in the room for quite a while, but probably only they two knew what they talked about.
In the afternoon, Luo Lan and Xina came to the door with a bowl of porridge and whispered to the two officers guarding the door:
"Has my father ever come out?"
The soldier clasped his fists and replied:
"No, General Liu hasn't come out yet. The room is completely silent."
Luo Lan and Sina smiled at each other, then Sina went forward and knocked on the door.
"Dad, can we come in?"
"Dad, is it time to eat?"
“Squeak!”
The door opened instantly. Liu Dechang rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked at the two sisters with a dark face, and said coldly:
"Your mother and I finally met, could you please stop arguing outside? She doesn't need you to serve her anymore."
After saying this, he directly brought the bowl of porridge over and said sternly to the two sisters standing at the door again:
"Don't bother us unless necessary. There's no need to deliver food before tomorrow morning."
After saying this, the door slammed shut. Sina stood there, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Luo Lan quickly held his forehead and chuckled, saying:
"Let's go! They don't want us to bother them anymore, so why should we bother ourselves here?"
Sina stuck her nose out at the door, turned around, looked at Luo Lan with innocent eyes, and said aggrievedly:
"I haven't seen my father for over 20 years. Why does he only care about my mother and not me? I will ignore him later."
Luo Lan patted her shoulder helplessly, lowered his eyes and smiled faintly:
"When you find the one you love, you'll understand that while family is important, love is more important. Family members will only accompany you for a portion of your life, but a lover can stay with you forever. However, you won't understand this now, but you will when you find the one you love."
Sina looked at her with puzzled eyes. She had never experienced the taste of love. Apart from Letu, she had never even been in contact with other men, so she could not understand what love was that Luo Lan was talking about.
…
The group walked on the road for three months. In the blink of an eye, spring came, and the fatigue along the way finally disappeared when they saw the capital.
Before entering the city gate, Xiao Lingzi and Zhang Yuan, who had been waiting there for a long time, hurried over to report.
"Your Majesty, I have been waiting here for a long time."
Leng Yu rolled down from the horse, stood with his hands behind his back, and asked with a serious expression:
"How's the situation in the capital?"
Xiao Lingzi replied with a complicated expression:
"We arrived in the capital a month before you. According to your will, after we arrived in the capital, we gathered all the brothers of the Rebirth Hall and trapped the Chu people in the Xiwang Mansion at night. However, when we told them that King Meng Xin of Chu had passed away and the new King Meng Letu had succeeded him and surrendered, they didn't believe it and continued to fight to the death. And... they took Prince Xi and his family into the Xiwang Mansion. When the emperor heard the news, he was furious and wanted to send the palace guards to attack, but was stopped by the ministers. Everyone agreed that the Chu people should not be angered to prevent them from harming Prince Xi and his family. The emperor gave up and ordered his subordinates and Lord Yu to find an opportunity to rescue Prince Xi and his family and execute the Chu people together. However, our subordinates tried to enter the Xiwang Mansion several times, but were blocked by the Chu people. We didn't dare to force it, for fear of harming the Xiwang Mansion, so we thought of waiting for your return to give us instructions."
Listening to Xiao Lingzi's endless chatter, Leng Yu frowned and asked:
"Didn't they say that the Chu people have already occupied the capital?"
Xiao Lingzi tightened his lips, shook his head and smiled bitterly. "With our Rebirth Hall in the capital, how could we possibly let them cause chaos? However, over the past few months, over 3,000 Chu people, led by Li Tianyang, have infiltrated the capital. The follow-up personnel turned back halfway after receiving news of Chu's defeat. The people who remained in the capital were unaware of the Chu defeat and still planned to follow Meng Xin's orders, fight their way into the palace and assassinate the emperor. Fortunately, you told us to return early and trap them in Prince Xi's Mansion. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."
"What about Leng Xi? Didn't he make any moves? What did he do during this time?"
What Leng Yu was most concerned about was Leng Xi. He wanted to know how many things he had done that he shouldn't have done during the invasion of Chu.
Xiao Lingzi was stunned for a moment, then replied with a serious expression:
"Prince Xi used to be very close to the Chu people, and we also learned from the reborn cousins that if the Chu people's plan to break into the palace succeeded, Prince Xi would be the heir apparent. However, during our siege of the Chu people, he was very quiet in Prince Xi's mansion, as if he had truly become a victim of hostage-taking. However, Imperial Concubine Li in the palace seemed to be restless all the time. She tried to bring people into Prince Xi's mansion several times, but was stopped by our people. For this, she even complained to the emperor, saying that we were committing crimes, did not want to save Prince Xi, and sincerely wanted the Chu people to kill Prince Xi and his family..."
At this point, Xiao Lingzi sighed helplessly. Leng Yu held her forehead and frowned, a hint of coldness on her brows. She spoke directly:
"Go into the city and send the princess back to the palace. The rest of you, follow me to Prince Xi's palace."
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