Hua Ling asked this question as if he was talking to himself. Hua Shuo was stunned for a moment after hearing this and looked at Hua Ling, who was slightly bowing his head at the moment. Hua Yuqin looked at Hua Ling after hearing what she said.
Hua Ling looked at Hua Shuo opposite him again, seeming to feel Hua Ling's depression, but didn't know what to do.
"Actually..." Hua Shuo suddenly said, "It is unnecessary behavior to please others, so Ling'er only needs to follow his own wishes whether to smile or not."
"Yes, yes, Yuqin is used to her sister not smiling. If her sister suddenly likes to laugh, Yuqin will think that her sister is possessed by a monster!" Is this childish talk? But what Yuqin said is not bad.
, Hua Ling, or whoever suddenly changes himself, it will indeed look like being possessed by a monster.
Hua Ling naturally knew that they were comforting her, so she smiled and touched Hua Yuqin's head, took a sip of tea, and randomly found a topic to continue chatting with them.
About two or three hours later, a palace maid came to tell the four of them that it was dinner time and it was time to eat.
Normally, the four concubines and their children would eat dinner with the emperor. After the princes all knew that Zhou Mo was their cousin, they all agreed to invite Zhou Mo to have dinner with them. Today, Gu Xiangqiu returned from the frontier fortress.
In the city, there are very few scenes where the whole family eats together.
"The assassin who took Ling'er away today had the flag of the Nuo Kingdom painted on his clothes. Qiaoer, what do you think this person's origin is?" While eating, Hua Mu got down to business.
Qiao Er refers to the imperial concubine Qiao Renlian, the mother of the third prince Hua Ning. Qiao Renlian is from the Nuo country. After the defeat of the Nuo country, it signed a treaty with the Rui country, and the Rui country divided a piece of Nuo country's land. Huamu returned
I came across this on the way to Ruiguo
A girl was being chased by a pack of wolves. Qiao Renlian was running very fast and was about to get rid of the wolves behind her, but because a carriage suddenly appeared in front of her, Qiao Renlian didn't react and hit it directly.
He fell down against the wall of the carriage and fainted.
After Huamu ordered the guards to drive away the wolves behind Qiao Renlian, it didn't take long for Qiao Renlian to wake up. After waking up, he looked around to see if the wolves were still there. After being told by Huamu that the wolves were gone, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Hua Mu thought this girl was very interesting. After asking, he learned that Qiao Renlian was a hunter. She did have a lot of animal furs on her body after hunting. Her clothes and shoes seemed to be made by herself, and she also carried homemade clothes on her back.
Bow and arrows, only two or three arrows left in the quiver.
Huamu asked Qiao Renlian if he wanted to go to Rui Country, where he could give her a happy and stable life. Qiao Renlian originally refused, but Huamu also said that he could give her a mountain for her to hunt, and Qiao Renlian was immediately moved.
But in fact, Qiao Renlian rarely hunted after Hua Ning was born, and rarely interacted with relatives and friends in Nuo country.
"The Nuo people are used to living alone. To talk about the origin...maybe they are just assassins who get paid to do things, but assassins don't seem to commit suicide by taking poison, unless the assassin himself has something in the hands of the person behind the scenes."
Qiao Renlian thought for a long time before coming to this conclusion.
"So who is the person behind the scenes? Xiao Zhou Mo~" Hua Mu deliberately prolonged his tone.
Zhou Mo was still eating with his head down. When he heard Hua Mu's voice, his whole body trembled, as if he heard something terrifying. After exhaling, he said, "It's Qi Guo."
Hua Mu frowned when he heard this answer and repeatedly confirmed whether he heard it correctly.
Qi State was the only country in the Central Plains that had not made peace with Rui State. Both sides regarded each other as permanent enemies. Zhou Mo's father Hua Yun and mother Zhou Ran died on the battlefield when the two countries fought.
"They are targeting the prince now, and they will dare to attack all princes in the future. It seems that measures must be taken." Huamu thought while pinching his beard.
"Father, since Qi Guo knows about Rui Guo, it means that there are spies inside Rui Guo. We can no longer rely on Zhou Guoshi's ability, we need to take action." Hua Shuo tapped the tabletop of the dining table with her fingertips.
, after everyone looked at him, he said, "Furthermore, after the war, Qiguo didn't do anything to Ruiguo for nearly ten years. There should be some factors that caused the king of Qiguo to think that it was time to let Ruiguo
Now you know your own strength'."
"Then... what could be the factor?"
Hua Ning had been sitting in her seat eating. Listening to the conversations around her, she suddenly thought of something: "Could it be other time-travelers? Maybe in the Qiguo Palace, because every time-traveler has a divine descending, and the divine descending allows
Qi Guo believes that they have the ability to destroy Rui Guo."
After saying that, Hua Ning looked at Hua Shuo and Hua Ling. Hua Shuo and Hua Ling looked at each other and nodded. After receiving a positive reply, Hua Ning happily continued to eat.
"But who will be the time traveler from Qi State?" Hua Ling asked. She was still wondering if that time traveler could help establish friendship between the two countries.
"No one should be underestimated, and the other party is already an enemy, so one should not be merciful." Gu Xiangqiu expressed his point of view. The opposite side of the border fortress he originally guarded was Qi Guo's territory. If
When the two countries go to war, the first to send out troops are themselves and their soldiers.
If you can avoid fighting, don't fight. It will be better for both sides to reduce casualties.
After dinner, Hua Ling and Hua Beichen went to the shade of a tree to enjoy the cool air.
"How long was the war between Rui and Qi?" Hua Ling suddenly asked. From the end of dinner to now, Hua Ling's mind kept flashing the scene of the war between Rui and Qi. She saw many casualties.
The scenes of rivers of blood and displaced people made Hua Ling feel that this war could be fought without fighting, but suing for peace... was too cowardly. It would have been better if the King of Qi State could be dealt with directly.
Hua Beichen recalled: "About seven or eight months ago, a lot of people died at that time."
Hua Ling suddenly thought of something: "Uncle Gu Huang was born on a battlefield. Which battlefield was it specifically?"
"The battle with Guze lasted for two years."
"..." Hua Ling was silent for a while, and then said leisurely, "Grandma Gu Shu is so amazing, she even gave birth to your child on the battlefield."
"You're right, but I was ignorant at the time. It was so painful to have children, so I just asked her to do it during the war." Hua Beichen sighed, maybe because of fatigue, Gu Xiangqiu's mother, Gu Shu, was standing beside Gu Xiangqiu.
Died when he was five years old.
"It's good if you realize this."
[Dong dong dong] It was the sound of fingers tapping on wood. Hua Ling turned around to find the place where the sound came from.
The light looked darker under the shade of the trees.
"Princess, I'm here to ask if you would like to go with me to the frontier fortress?" Gu Xiangqiu turned his back to the candlelight in the room, but the moonlight allowed Hua Ling and Hua Beichen to see his expression clearly, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth were inexplicably...