frightfiction Chapter 980 [Fragrant Honey: Zhou Shengru Gu 6]
Chapter 980 [Fragrant Honey: Zhou Shengru Gu 6]
Three years passed quickly, Liu Hui had his own children, and the political power was in his hands.
The virtuous concubine Jin Zhen'er gave birth to the eldest princess Liu Wanning for Liu Hui, the virtuous concubine Jiang Shu gave birth to the eldest prince Liu Jinze and the third princess Liu Wanting for Liu Hui, Qi Zhaoyuan gave birth to the second princess Liu Wanying, and Shi Yi gave birth to the second prince Liu Yicheng.
Youyou went out to travel when Liu Hui took power and his whereabouts were unknown.
This year, Youyou came to Nanxiao and rescued Xiao Yan, the second prince of Nanxiao. Xiao Yan originally wanted to enter a temple for the rest of his life and never return to the secular world. After all, his wife and children were killed by the emperor. He had been a thief's father for so many years and had called the emperor father for so many years. Xiao Yan felt sorry for his relatives.
After learning of Youyou's identity, Xiao Yan wanted to make a deal with Youyou. Youyou would help him ascend the throne to avenge the murder of his father and wife, and he would sign a peace treaty with Zhongzhou and stop fighting for a hundred years.
Youyou thought about it and agreed directly. After all, the conditions were very good.
So, Xiao Yan returned to Nanxiao and asked the Emperor of Nanxiao to ask Zhongzhou to marry Princess Changle to be the consort of the second prince of Nanxiao. If the two countries formed a marriage, there would be no war within a hundred years.
The letter soon arrived in Zhongzhou. Liu Hui was shocked when he saw it. This treaty really made him excited, but Liu Hui still asked Youyou about her wishes. After learning that Youyou agreed, Liu Hui agreed to the marriage. After all, it was related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Because Zhongzhou is some distance away from Nanxiao and Xizhou is relatively close, Liu Hui let Youyou get married in Xizhou. Zhou Shengchen happened to be in Xizhou, so Zhou Shengchen was in Xizhou and was fully responsible. Liu Hui prepared a lot of dowry for Youyou, and a lot of people from the Gao family also joined in, so it could be said to be a ten-mile red wedding.
The dowry was sent all the way from Zhongzhou to Western Zhou. When it arrived in Western Zhou, Zhou Shengchen was still fighting in the war and was not in the Nanchen Palace. However, the Nanchen Palace still had a housekeeper who arranged everything and found a courtyard for Youyou to live in first.
After a few days, Zhou Shengchen returned with his disciples. As soon as Zhou Shengchen entered the mansion, he felt something different. There were soldiers guarding it.
Feng Qiao saw that many heavily guarded soldiers suddenly appeared around the palace, and she was full of suspicion. She walked straight to the housekeeper Zhou Shu and asked anxiously: "Uncle Zhou, what happened? When did our palace become so heavily guarded? There are so many heavily guarded here?"
Uncle Zhou hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to Feng Qiao and Zhou Shengchen, and explained slowly: "General Feng, Prince, you don't know. Recently, news came from Zhongzhou that the two countries are about to get married. Since our Western Zhou is closer to Nanxiao, the princess who is about to get married will choose to marry in our Nanchen Palace."
Feng Qiao frowned slightly when she heard this, and continued to ask: "Which princess is getting married this time? As far as I know, the three princesses of the current emperor seem to be still young, and none of them have reached the marriageable age!"
Uncle Zhou coughed lightly and continued, "It's not those princesses. The person who is getting married this time...you also know her, Your Majesty." After saying that, he glanced thoughtfully at Zhou Shengchen who was standing beside him.
When Zhou Shengchen heard this, his heart trembled suddenly, and an ominous premonition suddenly surged into his heart. His face suddenly changed, and without saying a word, he turned around and ran towards the yard. The several disciples following behind him saw this situation, all looked at each other in confusion, completely unable to understand why their master would lose his composure like this.
Soon, Zhou Shengchen arrived at the gate of the courtyard where Youyou lived. He was anxious and was about to step into the courtyard, but was stopped by the guard standing guard at the door. The guard held a long spear in front of him and shouted loudly: "You are not allowed to enter the residence of the princess who is married to you!"
Zhou Shengchen stopped, took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anxiety and uneasiness, and said in a deep voice: "I am King Nanchen."
The guard was stunned at first, then he bowed and said, "I pay my respects to King Nanchen."
"Can I go in and see her? She and I have been close friends for many years!" Zhou Shengchen said sincerely.
The guard had a serious face and answered firmly: "Sorry, Your Highness, this is absolutely not possible." No matter how Zhou Shengchen begged, the guard refused to let him in.
At this time, several of Zhou Shengchen's disciples rushed over. They saw that their beloved master was stopped outside the door. Feng Qiao, who was straightforward, could not hold back her anger and shouted angrily: "What do you mean? My master is the King of Nanchen, how dare you stop him? Don't you know that this is the Nanchen Palace? This is my master's territory!"
Hearing Feng Qiao's rude words, Zhou Shengchen frowned slightly and quickly scolded: "Feng Qiao, stop talking nonsense! Don't be rude to the guards."
Feng Qiao realized that she had said the wrong thing under impulse, and hurriedly bowed her head to admit her mistake: "I'm sorry, Master, I know I was wrong, please punish me."
Inside the mansion, Youyou had actually heard the noise coming from outside. She knew that Zhou Shengchen must have guessed that she was the princess who was to be married off, so she whispered to Menglan beside her, "Go and call King Nanchen in."
Speaking of Meng Lan, she was an orphan girl that You You accidentally saved when he was traveling abroad in his early years. At that time, Meng Lan was in a difficult situation and her life was in danger. Fortunately, You You helped her and she survived. Since then, Meng Lan has made up her mind to follow You You to repay him for saving her life.
Meng Lan received the order and walked out of the mansion quickly. When the guard saw Meng Lan, he immediately put down his sword respectfully, saluted her, and greeted her: "Miss Meng Lan, how are you?"
Feng Qiao saw Meng Lan approaching from a distance. She was graceful and pretty, and she couldn't help but feel curious. When Meng Lan came closer, Feng Qiao asked, "Are you the princess who was rumored to be married to a foreign country?" Her voice was clear and loud, with a bit of frankness.
However, before Meng Lan could respond, Zhou Shengchen on the side spoke first: "She is not." His tone was calm and firm.
When Feng Qiao heard this, she became even more confused and quickly turned to look at her master and asked, "Master, how can you be so sure that she is not her? I really can't tell." As she spoke, her beautiful eyes blinked, full of curiosity.
At this time, Meng Lan bowed and said softly: "I meet King Nanchen and several generals. The princess ordered me to come here and invite King Nanchen in to see her." After that, she slightly turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.
Zhou Shengchen nodded, and followed Meng Lan inside. This time, the guards had no intention of stopping them, and let them go straight in.
Seeing this, Feng Qiao also felt itchy and hurriedly raised her feet to follow and join in the fun. But after taking two steps, she was stopped by a guard, "General, please stay. The princess only saw King Nanchen." Feng Qiao had no choice but to stop in dismay and watched her master and Meng Lan walk away.