After hearing the news of the death of Princess Zhenmin, the King of Southern Chu went to the Wei Dynasty to confirm. He vomited blood and fell into a coma. After returning to Nanchu in grief, he never left the royal capital again.
For the next ten years, he was confused and immersed in sorrow. He neglected and slacked off in government affairs, allowing Nangong Yin and Ye Xiang to become powerful, and allowed the clan headed by Liu'an King to fight for power, resulting in a three-legged situation.
The triangular relationship made the Southern Chu Dynasty very stable and solid.
Five years ago, when he learned that Princess Zhenmin was alive and had given birth to a daughter, he cried with joy. He couldn't hold it back at the time, so he wanted to go to Daliang to find her, but when he walked to the city gate, he met a son of the Nangong family. When someone was beaten at the city gate, he suddenly woke up and stopped without daring to take a step out of the city gate.
Once he leaves the city, his traces cannot be concealed. It will bring harm to Su Rong, and he is afraid that he will not be able to protect her.
The Queen of Nanchu sent people to kill Su Rong, but she did it quietly in secret. The reason was naturally because she was afraid of making a big fuss and letting him know that he had a daughter. In the same way, the Queen of Nanchu did not inform the Nangong family. Naturally, she was also afraid that the Nangong family would make too many moves. Da, he noticed it, or maybe it was out of Queen Nanchu's jealousy and resentment that she wanted to secretly send someone to kill Su Rong and erase her traces in this world. In this way, the King of Nanchu was advantaged and gave him time to plan.
Therefore, the King of Nanchu suppressed the impulse of surprise and returned to the palace. After thinking for many days, he approached Ye Xiang.
Because neither the Nangong family nor the clan's King Liu'an wanted Su Rong to exist. Only Ye Xiang could accept Su Rong and negotiate terms with him to help him welcome his daughter back and support her in the future.
He reached an agreement with Ye Xiang to train Ye Guixue to be the king's husband, and they planned together for five years.
But he didn't expect that five years later, Nangong Yin would collude with the Wei Crown Prince Yuan Zhao and still make the situation so difficult.
Ye Guixue looked at King Nan Chu. She didn't know what he was thinking. He seemed to be extremely depressed. He said, "I think the king can trust Zhou Gu and he will protect the king. After all, he has the princess in his hands." In the handwritten marriage letter, the princess has decided that he is him. I have learned how the princess treats him and he will not harm the king. The king will take all the secret guards away, and I will also give my own secret guards to the king. Take half of it with you.”
The King of Nanchu stopped his thoughts and looked at Ye Guixue, "Guixue, five years and more than 1,800 days, you have sacrificed a lot because of the decision made by Yin Gu and your father. Su Rong failed to choose you. In your heart It must be uncomfortable, right? Can you really open your heart to Zhou Gu? "
Ye Guixue said calmly: "Your Majesty, although it was you and your father who made the decision back then, the two of you asked the minister for his opinion, and the minister himself agreed. For any unknown matter, after making a decision, it is equivalent to I made a bet, and since it is a bet, there are winners and losers. I failed to let the princess choose the minister. It was because I underestimated Zhou Gu and failed to seize the opportunity to pursue the queen's heart. I should bear the consequences that I caused. For Zhou Gu …”
He sighed softly, "Young Master Zhou, if the king meets him, you will understand that he is a person that no one can hate. If I don't have this kind of heart, I will be in vain as the king and father." Years of teaching.”
King Nan Chu nodded, "That's fine. I'm glad you think so."
He said: "You know, I have never raised a daughter for a day, and now she is asked to take over the throne. Compared with Mrs. Thursday of the Protector's Palace, this throne is not a good thing for her. It's nothing. It's just a burden and responsibility, but she can't give it away, and Gu can't deny it. Therefore, Gu can't force her to choose whomever she chooses to be her husband, and Gu can't force him either."
"I understand." Ye Guixue nodded.
The King of Nanchu stood up and said, "According to what you have discussed, I will make arrangements now and then leave."
Ye Guixue nodded.
So, the King of Nanchu called his cronies and arranged the palaces one by one.
After the arrangement was completed, the King of Nanchu said to Ye Guixue: "You can leave the palace and take the secret guard alone through the secret passage, which leads directly to the outside of the city. Tell Zhou Gu to let him stay on Changting Slope outside the city." , just wait for him with his marriage certificate."
Ye Guixue felt that King Nan Chu had made this arrangement. It would be safer to take the secret passage out of the city. He knew that the palace had a secret passage leading outside the palace, but it had not been used for many years. He asked, "King You must be careful, your secret guard, and let Zhou Gu take half of it and hand it over to him."
The King of Nanchu agreed and waved to him.
Ye Guixue left the palace.
After Ye Guixue left, the King of Nanchu took the secret guard and left the palace through a secret passage.
Ye Guixue left the palace late at night and returned to Ye Xiang's Mansion smoothly. As soon as she stepped through the door and went to see Zhou Gu, she was stopped by Ye Guixue, "Guixue, you went into the palace? Why did you enter the palace late at night?"
Ye Guixue stopped and looked at Ye Xiang, "Father hasn't rested yet?"
Ye Xiangchang vented his anger, "I can't sleep. I heard that you entered the palace. What happened?"
Ye Guixue curled up her hands in her sleeves and said calmly: "Father, I received news from the princess that she was stopped by the forces of the Nangong family. The princess asked me for help. I will go to the palace to report to the king."
Ye Xiang frowned when he heard this, "So, she really picked those hidden stakes between the Nangong family and King Liu'an? She is really a newborn calf, so daring. She just stepped into Nanchu, and as soon as her feet touched the soil of Nanchu, she didn't know Deep and shallow. Now that she is in trouble, it is really outrageous to ask you for help. This is not safe. I really doubt that she can come to the capital safely? Even if she comes to the capital, will she be able to secure the throne in the future? "
Ye Guixue said firmly: "Father, if the princess can do it, I believe in him."
Ye Xiang choked, "What did the king say?"
Ye Guixue said: "The king has sent out secret guards, and I will also send some to rescue the princess."
Ye Xiang took a deep breath and said, "The king's secret guards cannot leave. Didn't I say that? The king's safety is the most important thing at the moment."
Ye Guixue said: "The king's safety is important, but the safety of the princess is equally important. No matter which one is the king or the princess, no one can lose." He emphasized, "Father, there is no turning back when you shoot your bow. The Prime Minister's Mansion and the Nangong family are in the same situation. Now they are completely at odds with each other and can no longer be reconciled. We have only one way to go, which is to support the princess."
The Prime Minister Ye was speechless for a moment, and waved his hands with a headache, "Okay, now that the matter is over, what else can I say?" He asked with a bad look on his face: "The king's secret guards are not out in full force, are they?"
Ye Guixue shook her head, "No, the king has sent a part of the secret guards, and I have sent a part of the secret guards to set off immediately. They should be able to rescue the princess."
Ye Xiang nodded, "Well, from now on, it is even more important to keep an eye on the dynamics of the Nangong family and Liu'an King's faction. We must not let the king make any mistakes again. There is also the traitor He Zhong in Jinglu. Once he launches his troops, I’m afraid we won’t be able to hold on.”
Ye Guixue nodded, "That's what father said."
(End of chapter)
