It is only a matter of time before the sun comes. No matter who his target is, Shu Li has no way of alerting him. All she has to do now is to wait for King Zhao and Lord Chang'an to prepare her dowry.
It was night, Shuli took advantage of the darkness to sneak out of [Ruotiao Tower] and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Stop! Who is that?" The guard put his hand on the handle of the knife and looked warily at Shu Li and the man in black following her.
Shu Li took out a token and said, "Take me to see the Prime Minister."
When the guard saw the Wolf Fang Token in Shuli's hand, he did not doubt that he was there. He fearfully got out of the way and took Shuli to see Li Mu.
Li Mu gave Shuli two kinds of tokens in total: one was the [Spike Token] just now, which allowed him to freely enter and leave the military camp where Li Mu was located. The other was the [Dagger Token], which allowed him to order Li Mu to eliminate the army.
external force.
One is used in the military and the other is used at home.
Shu ideally felt that her eldest father would not waste manpower on her house, so she only brought out the [Spike Token]. After all, it was too troublesome to carry it all with her.
Opening the room where the lights were still on, a middle-aged and elderly man in warrior attire raised his head. The moment he saw Shu Li, his frown and displeasure disappeared.
Li Mu said to the guard who brought Shuli over, "You go down first."
"Here." The guard excused himself.
Shu Li walked into the room, closed the door, and walked towards Li Mu with a smile on her face, "Uncle, why don't you take a rest at this late hour?"
Li Mu put down the brush in his hand and smiled, "The affairs in the court are not like in the army, and the affairs are quite complicated, but now I am more familiar."
It's not like he did at the beginning, always working later and making mistakes from time to time.
Shu Li walked up to him, glanced at the official documents on the table, and sighed, "It's just a small matter. Isn't it the same if the eldest father leaves it to the people below? The eldest father is the prime minister, so he won't let others do things?"
Li Mu put Shuli's hand into his thick calloused hand and patted it, "Chan'er also said that since the eldest father is the prime minister, he should do more things and not leave everything to others and trouble others.
"
Seeing Li Mu start to ramble, Shuli withdrew her hand, crossed her arms, and pouted dissatisfiedly, "So the eldest father also thinks that I am troublesome, so he also wants me to get married early?"
Li Mu sighed helplessly, stood up, and came to Shuli's side, "Chan'er, you see, since you were a child, although your eldest father has not been by your side for a long time, I have never forced you." As he said,
Li Mu pulled Shuli aside and sat down, "That boy from Chang'an Jun wrote a letter telling me that the King of Qin wanted to marry you. When I heard this, I almost led my troops to fight against Qin."
Shu Li couldn't help but smile, "My eldest father still wants to attack Qin alone. It's really awesome."
Seeing that Shu Li was no longer angry, Li Mu smiled and continued, "However, that boy also said that you have known the current King of Qin since you were a child, and you also like him, so I can't make any objections.
"
As he spoke, Li Mu observed the changes in Shu Li's face.
Shu Li hurriedly retorted, "Don't listen to his nonsense, I, I don't like it." Shu Li's voice gradually became quieter, because she didn't know what to say, "But my eldest father doesn't care that he is from Qin.
And he’s still the King of Qin?”
Li Mu laughed 'haha', and finally understood that his granddaughter really liked the King of Qin, and said nonchalantly, "I don't care who he is, as long as you like Chan'er, he can take good care of you, that's enough. If he can't
Take good care of you, and I will take you home. Until then, I won't listen to you."
Shu Li couldn't help but be stunned for a while.
The eldest father completely respects her ideas. If she likes it, that's fine. Being able to take care of her is enough. There aren't so many twists and turns, it's just pure simplicity.
"Thank you." Shu Li said softly,
Li Mu looked at Shu Li happily.
Girls from other families had long since married off to others at Shuli's age, and even had a son and a half. Or, their families had long ago forced them, or they had forcibly found someone else to marry the girl off to.
But Li Mu had never thought about it that way. He just wanted Shuli to be happy, and that was enough.
Finally, after working hard day and night, King Zhao and Lord Chang'an prepared more than a hundred cars of luxurious dowry.
With the help of the palace maid, Shuli trimmed her eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror. This was the first time she put on makeup since she came to this world.
"Ah, the princess is so beautiful. She doesn't need too much makeup at all." The palace maid who put on Shuli's makeup looked at the beautiful Shuli in the mirror, with little stars in her eyes.
Shuli smiled politely and said, "Thank you."
The palace maid was like a frightened deer, her hand holding the tool trembled slightly, her blushing face was full of disbelief, "Don't say that, Princess, I am telling the truth."
Seeing the shy look of this palace maid, Shu Li couldn't help but smile, and then asked, "Are you from Zhao?"
The palace maid denied it repeatedly, "No, no, I was originally from the Yan Kingdom, but because the Yan Kingdom lost last time, I..." The palace maid continued with some embarrassment.
In the last battle between Yan and Zhao, which was the year when King Zhao first came to the throne, the Yan State was defeated and the palace maids were treated as goods and compensated to the Zhao State.
Shu Li also understood, so she apologized and said, "I'm sorry."
Unexpectedly, the palace maid became even more shy, "Um, no, it's none of the princess's business, eh."
Think about it, as a bonus to the war compensation, they were sent to the palace as palace maids. Not only the princes and princesses in the palace, but also some Zhao palace ladies and chamberlains could bully them casually. And because of their family status, they were also of the Yan family.
The palace maids of the country bullied her.
This was the first time I met such a handsome nobleman who spoke so gently. He even apologized to her. It was simply unimaginable.
Shu Li looked at the palace maid who was about to cry, changed the subject, and asked, "Do you have a name? Please call her."
The palace maid carefully looked at the smiling Shu Li in the mirror. Looking at her beautiful appearance, she felt that Shu Li would not be a bad person. She blushed and said, "Go back to the princess, my name is Zi Jin."
"Zijin? Green Zijin, my heart is leisurely." Shu Li read a line from the Book of Songs smoothly.
Zijin's eyes lit up and he said happily, "The princess also knows." But then he realized that he had lost his composure, so he quickly calmed down, but he couldn't hide the sparkle in his eyes.
Shu Lili looked at Zijin in the mirror like a younger sister, and asked, "How old are you this year?"
"Back to the princess, I'm sixteen years old." Zijin replied while skillfully combing Shu's hair.
"You don't look like an ordinary person. Are you from the noble family of Yan State?"
Zijin paused for a moment, but then continued. She probably felt that Shuli was different from other people she had met, and felt that it would not matter if she said it, so he said, "My ancestor is the famous Le Yi, but because of that
We rebelled against Yan and returned to Zhao. Although we later reconciled, our clan was labeled as a rebel and gradually declined."
Out of nowhere, Shuli said, "Are you willing to go to Qin with me?"
Zi Jin's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again, "Princess Princess, I am just a palace maid, and I am not worthy of what the princess has done."
"You don't need to care about other people's opinions. I just ask you if you are willing to follow me to Qin. As long as you are willing, I can take you there."
Zi Jin pursed his lips, then nodded heavily, "I do."