Shen Cangzhu paused and said, "She didn't tell me that she came to Wu, and I happened to miss it."
There was a gloomy look in his eyes, "I haven't seen your Majesty for a long, long time."
"You say it as if I have seen him." Ling Zhou understood Shen Cangzhu's feelings: "I haven't seen him for a long time, but she doesn't care anymore. She only has Zhou Buyan in her heart."
Shen Cangzhu didn't answer. He didn't want to mention Zhou Buyan. He never thought that Zhou Buyan, who had the lowest status and lowest ranking among them, would take the position of the emperor's husband.
The two were silent for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
The two former love rivals can now talk calmly.
Shen Cangzhu took a deep breath: "What about you, Lingzhou? What are your plans?"
"What are you planning to do? When I go back, I plan to get the position of the Imperial Lord before Xiao Wang. When the time comes, Xiao Wang will be the most noble Lord."
As he spoke, Lingzhou couldn't help but look around. He was relieved when he didn't see Yan Jin and continued:
"I'm a head shorter than Zhou Buyan, but I can still be in the middle. I've done so much, and His Majesty can't refuse."
Shen Cangzhu was silent: "I'm not talking about position. No matter how high the position is, what's the use. Now that His Majesty has recognized Zhou Buyan, do you still want to stay in the palace? You are not young anymore."
"What do you mean? You want me to leave the palace? I won't. You haven't married yet since you left the palace. You said I am older and you are older than me."
Shen Cangzhu saw Lingzhou's huge reaction and did not continue.
In a blink of an eye, Lingzhou saw Yan Jin and was startled. He didn't know how much she heard. Seeing that she seemed to be in trouble, he hurried over.
Shen Cangzhu looked thoughtful when he saw Yan Jin and Ling Zhou getting along.
When Lingzhou came back from his busy work, he happened to encounter the late bell ringing in a hurry.
Zhong Shengwan has been in Wu District and is quite familiar with Lingzhou. She is very courageous. She only needs to stay at the rear, but sometimes she still comes in person to deliver food and grass to those who want to.
"General Ling."
Zhong Shengwan saw Ling Zhou saying hello, but she caught sight of Shen Cangzhu. When she saw him, she couldn't help being stunned and blurted out a sentence.
"Why are you so thin? How can the Jun Cheng who follows you take care of you?"
Shen Cangzhu was stunned for a moment when he saw her: "I...I'm just like this because I'm on my way."
When he saw the bell ringing late, he felt guilty as usual and wanted to apologize, but he didn't expect that this time she cared about him.
His expression softened and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhong Shengwan frowned: "You shouldn't be like this when you're on the road. I've taught him a lot before."
A smile appeared in Shen Cangzhu's eyes: "Not everyone is like you."
Zhong Shengwan was stunned for a moment when he heard these words.
The two faced each other, but suddenly fell silent.
They used to hate each other, but then they were forced to work together and no longer had to work together. Now that they meet again, they feel different.
"Do you have any clues about Xiao Ming?"
"No, I have been looking for him in Qi for a long time, but there are no clues. Sometimes I even suspect that he is no longer here."
"No." Shen Cangzhu immediately denied: "He must be alive, but he hasn't been found yet."
"Yeah." Zhong Shengwan nodded.
"I haven't congratulated you yet. Your brother has been named the emperor's husband."
Shen Cangzhu's congratulations made Zhong Shengwan touch her nose. To congratulate her, didn't Shen Cangzhu insert a knife into his own heart?
Four strangers, who were not close acquaintances, got together and talked very late that night.
Next comes the siege.
Because of the arrival of the Wu people, poisonous insects and poisons came into battle, and the unprepared Fengcheng people panicked.
Finally, after three days and three nights of continuous attacks, Fengcheng was finally captured.
Fengcheng was taken, and there were only two cities left directly in front of Runing City.
The situation became more and more critical. Lingzhou pointed his sword at Runing City, causing everyone in Runing City and the two cities in front to panic.
Shen Cangzhu watched Fengcheng being captured and originally planned to return to Wu, but unexpectedly received a letter from Qi Ming.
Qi Ming actually said in the letter: "I know that you have a deep love for Wan'er, so you are still alone now."
"I feel your deep affection and am willing to send Wan'er to accompany you. As long as you help me negotiate with the Queen of Dachu, I am willing to cede territory to the Queen of Dachu."
Qi Ming knew that he could not defeat Dachu, but he did not want to give up his position as emperor, so he finally came up with this method.
He no longer wanted the land taken by Da Chu. He could even cede some more land to Da Chu. He just asked not to attack him. He was willing to live in a corner and continue to be his emperor of Qi.
If the area is smaller, then it is smaller, and if the reputation is not good, then it is not good, but I just want to be the emperor.
The emperor is the last line he cannot give up.
Probably he also knew that his statement was unpopular. After all, Da Chu was finally able to take over Qi after taking some time, so how could he agree to let him go?
Finally, Qi Ming set his sights on Shen Cangzhu.
Shen Cangzhu might be able to convince Chu Xingchen, but Shen Cangzhu must be willing to speak for him.
In order to ask Shen Cangzhu to help him, he thought of Luo Waner.
At first, between Chu Xingchen and Luo Waner, he chose Luo Waner. Even though Shen Cangzhu later acted as if he had no intention of Luo Waner, Qi Ming didn't believe it.
He felt that Shen Cangzhu also had feelings for Luo Waner.
Otherwise, why Shen Cangzhu left the palace and still hasn't gotten married? It's not because she can't forget Luo Wan'er.
Qi Ming, who felt that he knew Shen Cangzhu very well, did not hesitate to use the spy who had managed to get in for the sake of the throne and wrote this letter.
After Shen Cangzhu received the letter, his face was filled with questions and he was both laughing and crying.
"There is such a ridiculous thing in this world..."
He felt it was extremely ridiculous, so he wrote a ridiculous poem mocking Qi Ming directly on the letter with a stroke of his pen. The ink couldn't wait for it to dry, so he sent it back directly.
This expectation of selling the queen to protect the country really made him feel ridiculous.
There was a time when Qi Ming could really die for Luo Waner.
Shen Cangzhu looked in the direction of Qi and shook his head. With such a king, Qi was destined to perish.
Shen Cangzhu's letter of rejection was eventually sent back, but the letter that was supposed to be sent to Qi Ming was 'accidentally' seen by Luo Waner.
After reading the letter, Luo Wan'er almost went crazy.
Yes, Luo Wan'er was not without ideas when she saw that the state of Qi was in turmoil and was about to die.
She and Qi Ming had quite a tacit understanding as husband and wife, so she thought about going to Shen Cangzhu and relying on her old friendship to seek his protection.
Shen Cangzhu is not married yet. She feels that she has hope, so recently she can't help but dress herself up as she did before she left the court.
But she considered it for herself. It was one thing to want to go, but it was another thing to be given as a gift by Qi Ming, and... Shen Cangzhu didn't accept it.
Luo Wan'er felt double dislike and loss of face.
She went to find Qi Ming regardless and scratched his face.
The two got into a fight and had a grudge against each other.
The rebirth outside the hall was persuading, but there was a hint of smile in his eyes.