In the imperial palace of Beidi Kingdom.
The old monarch asked the old eunuch beside him: "Have you received any letters from Duan Xuan recently?"
Duan Xuan is the full name of Princess Duan.
The old eunuch replied: "There is a letter. As usual, it is a trivial matter for the Emperor of Xuanyue Kingdom."
The old monarch nodded lightly and said: "Well, as long as she can still write letters, it means that she is still on our side. Remember, if she betrays us, we will send someone to kill her directly."
The old eunuch responded: "Yes, your Majesty."
The old monarch slowly stood up and said, "How is King Xun lately?"
King Xun is the only surviving prince of the old monarch.
He had ten sons and one daughter in total, but the first nine sons died early due to serious illness.
Now there is only one single Miaomiao left. ?.?????.???
The old eunuch replied: "His Royal Highness Prince Xun has been restless since he went to Xuanyue Kingdom."
The old king waved his hand and said: "Forget it, don't worry about this, tell him to go to Xuanyue Kingdom again, and this time he must get two more cities from the old guy!"
The old eunuch responded: "Yes, your Majesty."
Thirty years ago when the old emperor was still a prince, why did he conspire with the king of Beidi when he got the throne and promised him that if he became emperor, he would give him two cities.
Sure enough, later he really became emperor and gave up two cities. From then on, Beidi and Xuanyue lived in harmony.
But the old monarch was not just content with these two cities. Over the past thirty years, he had successively asked for three or four more.
This time it was Chen Zhou who wanted the edge of Xuanyue Kingdom again.
In Changliu Village, Zhou Ruiyuan and Du Wanchun packed their luggage and prepared to go to the capital.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Aunt Zhou took out the dry food that she had prepared long ago and said, "Wangchun, Ruiyuan, here are the buns made by my mother and the meat cakes made by my mother. You can eat them on the way."
Du Wanchun took what she handed over in his hand and said, "Okay, mother, you and Aunt Zhuang will have to work hard these days while we are away."
Aunt Zhou waved her hands and said with a smile: "It's not hard. Don't always miss us when you go to the capital."
Du Wanchun nodded.
Zhou Ruiyuan came over and helped Du Wanchun load the luggage into the carriage.
As the carriage drove slowly, the two embarked on the road to the capital.
Fortunately, the journey went very smoothly. In just a few days, their carriage arrived at the gate of the capital.
In order to avoid being recognized by his old friends in the capital, Zhou Ruiyuan put on a simple disguise on the way here.
The person who came to pick them up was Zhou Feng.
Zhou Feng saw that his eldest brother and sister-in-law were very happy, and he quickly greeted them with a smile: "Brother, sister-in-law!"
Du Wanchun heard the sound and looked up at him. He saw that Zhou Feng had grown a lot taller for a long time, and he looked like he was really old enough to get married.
"Second brother." Du Wanchun called him with a smile.
Zhou Ruiyuan helped her slowly get off the carriage.
Zhou Feng was followed by five or six servants. He pointed to the carriage behind him and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I bought a new house in the capital. Come, come back with us."
Zhou Ruiyuan and Du Wanchun changed into the carriage sent by Zhou Feng to pick them up.
Zhou Feng then sat down together.
Zhou Ruiyuan asked him: "Second brother, how are you doing lately?"
Zhou Feng replied seriously: "Brother, don't worry, the emperor has not discovered my identity."
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded lightly, "That's good. Is your marriage to Miss Han scheduled for three days?"
Zhou Feng lowered his head and said, "Yes, but my wedding wife cannot come together this time."
Zhou Ruiyuan comforted him and said, "Mother is very happy to know that you are getting married. She doesn't care about this. When there is a chance in the future, we will bring her back together."
Zhou Feng raised his eyes and said, "Yeah, that's fine."
Du Wanchun sat in the carriage, slightly raising the curtain and looking out. This was her first time in the capital, and the bustling city made her eyesight.
Soon the group arrived at Zhou Mansion.
The Zhou Mansion is a small three-bedroom house, much larger than the newly built house in Changliu Village.
When Zhou Feng bought this house, he specially reserved rooms for everyone in the family.
As soon as Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan got off the carriage, they were taken by the servants of the mansion to the house left by Zhou Feng.
The beds and bedding in the room were prepared early.
Du Wanchun sat down and felt much more relaxed.
Zhou Ruiyuan came to her side and comforted her: "You have worked hard on this journey. Have a good sleep. I will take you to the capital to look around tomorrow."
Du Wanchun nodded lightly and lay on the pillow, thinking he was about to fall asleep.
She didn't know how long she slept. When she woke up again, Zhou Ruiyuan brought some hot soup beside her.
"Here, let's have some soup. It's the chicken soup that my second brother specially asked the kitchen to cook." He said, slowly putting the bowl in his hand aside.
Du Wanchun sat up and took a sip.
Zhou Ruiyuan took a few pastries and put them in her hand, and continued: "I heard from my second brother that Miss Han will go to the palace tomorrow and she wants to take you with her."
"Take me with you?" Du Wanchun asked in surprise.
