"The Nalanhai Kingdom is located at the junction of the Western Regions and the Central Plains. It is a tiny country at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. It is so small that neither the Western Regions nor the Central Plains look down on it or pay any attention to it. For hundreds of years, it has never belonged to either side."
"And they have survived comfortably in the cracks for no less than five hundred years."
"But by the time of my great-grandmother, the royal family and the Lanhai people had become very rare."
"My grandmother was the eldest daughter of King Lanhai. In order to find Lanhai's life, she traveled thousands of miles alone to the Central Plains."
"Seeing the prosperity of the Central Plains, she was envious and devoted herself to studying, but she also accidentally fell in love with a man from the Central Plains."
"But she never forgot the heavy responsibility she shouldered. So, after unexpectedly becoming pregnant, she still got married and gave birth to my grandmother. Then she faked her death and escaped back to Lanhai Country."
Li Qingluo was shocked when he heard this.
I was surprised in my heart and thought: My great-grandmother is really decisive and straightforward. She is an admirable woman.
Love affairs may have a place in her heart, but compared with the national responsibility and the burden on her shoulders, she can more decisively choose the path she really should choose.
She is worthy of being the eldest princess.
I just feel sorry for my grandmother.
She lost her mother at a young age. Although it was heard that her stepmother treated her well and even raised her to be a noble lady who was the most outstanding in Nan'an, her grandmother went to the Eastern Palace, and her stepmother's own two daughters, because they were the sisters of the Crown Princess, married two people with more impeccable family background, character and even family style.
Later, my grandmother died of illness in despair due to the late emperor's indifference and confinement in the cold palace.
Is it also because there is no one in her family to support her anymore?
Duan Rongshi seemed to know what Li Qingluo was thinking.
He rubbed Li Qingluo's back without pausing, but continued, "Later, a coup d'état took place in Lanhai. After much hardship and time, my great-grandmother regained the imperial power and ascended the throne of Lanhai."
"Because of her injuries, she could only give birth to a sickly son."
"By the time she wanted to come and see her grandmother again, she had already died in the Chu Palace."
"She regrets it deeply, but it's too late to make amends."
"So later on, we sent trusted people to stay with Mother and Emperor Chu."
"My master is the guard who grew up with my mother, so he always considered himself a servant."
"Later, he took me to Lanhai Country and met my sickly great-uncle."
Li Qingluo: "The sickly uncle? Is he still alive?"
Duan Rongshi: "He is no longer alive."
"But he was indeed still alive back then. Since he was born when my great-grandmother was only thirty-six years old, he was frail from childhood."
"Because he was constantly fed with medicine, he lived quite a few years."
"However, he never had any children of his own, so the throne has been coveted by side branches for a long time."
Li Qingluo: "What happened next? What happened?"
Li Qingluo: "He passed the throne to me."
Li Qingluo opened his mouth slightly, looking surprised.
"You were only thirteen years old and you were already the King of Lanhai?"
"Ashi, you're really good at holding it in! You've never told me such a thing!!"
"you--"
Li Qingluo felt a little angry, but also more curious: "You are said to be the closest blood relatives, but why was it not passed on to the Chu Emperor's children, or even the Chu Emperor, but you?"
"After all, my mother is a daughter, and the Emperor of Chu is a son. Does the Lanhai Kingdom really not value sons more as heirs who can inherit the bloodline?"
Duan Rongshi: "Let me answer your questions one by one."
"First, the Lanhai Kingdom doesn't prioritize boys over girls. Because the royal family has had queens for several generations, they value ability over gender."
"Secondly, because my master took the initiative and brought me back to Lanhai Country."
"Back then, my great-grandmother sent guards to protect my mother and Emperor Chu. Each of them brought a martial arts secret manual."
"Whoever first teaches a master will be able to return to Lanhai Country."
"Later, I went."
Li Qingluo thought of the princes of Zong Zheng clan and shook his head in disgust.
As expected, no one can compare to her, Ah Shi!
Li Qingluo found it very strange, as if he was listening to a story.
She asked many more questions, such as whether Lanhai Country was beautiful and the customs and culture of Lanhai Country.
Duan Rongshi patiently answered them one by one: "It's beautiful there."
"The picturesque scenery and paradise on earth as rumored are nothing more than that."
"As for local customs and practices, the people there are simpler, more persistent, honest, and kinder than those in the Central Plains..."
"Luo'er, I'll take you there to have a look."
"If you want, we can live there for a long time..."
Li Qingluo replied to him drowsily before falling asleep: "Okay."
"Let's go and take a look at that otherworldly Lanhai..."
Soon, the sound of her even breathing reached Duan Rongshi's ears.
After carefully placing her on the bed, Duan Rongshi gently kissed her forehead and lips.
"We have a long way to go."
"From now on, it won't just be Lanhai Country. There will also be mountains and rivers, beautiful mountain and river scenery...anywhere you want to go, we'll go together and see it slowly."
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