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    In the durian month of mid-summer, the sound of crickets is heard closely.

    Although it was already dusk when Wujin was setting in the west, the weather was still muggy and hot.

    The sky was gray and heavy, as if a pouring rain was brewing.  In the pond of Ruixu Palace, there are a few wilted water lotus leaves, and several young ladies are swinging and flying on the water.

    Queen Mother Zhu has been in poor health recently and lacks energy all day long.  Only when meeting her grandchildren did Empress Dowager Zhu feel energetic.  For this reason, several young princesses gathered in Ruixu Palace to take care of their grandmother, Queen Mother Zhu.

    Although she was serving as an aide, only Princess Jiang Lingzhou of Heyang, the eldest sister, stayed by the Queen Mother's pillow.  The rest of the sisters stayed outside.

    At this moment, there was silence outside.  The princesses were thoughtful and had worried eyebrows.

    "The worry on their faces is about half to four percent because of Empress Dowager Zhu's illness; the remaining sixty to seventy percent is about another thing -

    Xiao Junchi, the regent of Wei State, asked Qi State to marry Princess Fuxia of the clan.

    Although these princesses are only the age of cardamom, they also know that these are troubled times, when the fate of the country is uncertain and the wind and rain are uncertain.

    The State of Wei is in the north and the State of Qi is in the south.  The people of Wei and Qi have been at war for generations.  Since the beginning of the Three Dynasties, the two kingdoms of Wei and Qi have been completely different from each other.  After decades of hostility, they are now even more square and round, shaped like a snipe and a clam.

    Since the death of the first emperor of the Wei State six years ago, and the regentship of Xiao Junchi, King of Jingling, the Wei State has gained the upper hand in the war. It has secured several towns in the border areas of Qi and Wei, and has the potential to move southward.

    Because of the menacing attack of the Wei people, for a while, the whole country of Qi was in turmoil, and everyone was in danger.

    Who would have expected that at this juncture, for some unknown reason, Xiao Junchi, the regent of Wei, ordered people to travel thousands of miles to write a letter, and together with six envoys, they went straight to Huating, the capital of Qi, with the intention of marrying the princess of Qi.

    Several princesses of the Qi Kingdom are in their prime, each of them is beautiful and noble, and no one wants to marry far away.  When it comes to a major wedding matter, even these normally carefree concubines of the Wang family can't help but lower their eyes and worry.

    Across a Zhu-backed Fulu screen, the sound of Empress Dowager Zhu coughing could be heard from time to time.

    Jiang Lingzhou stood next to Empress Dowager Zhu's pillow, scooped up a spoonful of bitter and hot concoction, put it in front of him and blew on it.  When the concoction gradually became warm, it was brought to Queen Mother Zhu's mouth.

    Empress Dowager Zhu looked sad, her face was gloomy, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were like waves spread by fish fins.  She half-raised her heavy eyelids and saw the hairpin on Jiang Lingzhou's bun, and her expression gradually relaxed.

    Jiang Lingzhou¡¯s crow-black bun has two golden hairpins with chrysanthemum patterns inserted in it. The twisted chrysanthemum petals are as thin as cicada wings and tremble constantly.  While looking at the hairpin, Empress Dowager Zhu stretched out her pleated hand, touched Jiang Lingzhou's fingers, and said, "Heyang, your color is beautiful. This hairpin complements you."

    Heyang is Jiang Lingzhou¡¯s title.

    "My grandma praised me so much, which makes He Yang feel ashamed." Jiang Lingzhou put down the half-empty medicine bowl and said with a smile.

    She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wanted to wipe the medicine stains from Queen Mother Zhu's mouth, but suddenly she heard whispers outside the screen. It turned out to be the remaining sisters chatting.

    Jiang Lingzhou frowned slightly, wiped Queen Mother Zhu's mouth, then walked aside and called his maid Jian Jia.

    "Go and ask the princesses what is going on in front of the Queen Mother." Jiang Lingzhou said.

    Jianjia said yes and went immediately.

    After a while, it became quiet outside the screen.

    Immediately, Jian Jia lowered her head and walked back to the Queen Mother Zhu's couch in small steps.  Although Jian Jia seemed to be standing by the couch meekly, she kept winking at Jiang Lingzhou, obviously she had something important to tell her.

    Jiang Lingzhou, however, was not in a hurry to talk to Jian Jia. He just sat beside Empress Dowager Zhu on her couch.

    The sunset has sunk, and the Ruixu Palace is lit with flickering lights.

    Queen Mother Zhu half-closed her eyes and looked at Jiang Lingzhou in a daze.  Suddenly, she said: "Heyang, what are you talking about outside?"

    "Some little things about my daughter's family." Jiang Lingzhou answered.

    "I heard that the Xiao family called again?" Empress Dowager Zhu was groggy, but she spoke slowly and clearly: "Is the second child back?"

    "Who said these things in front of grandma? It's all nonsense." Jiang Lingzhou said softly: "The war stopped two months ago. The Second Emperor's Uncle reported a letter and said he would be back in Mengqiu season."

    "Oh" Empress Dowager Zhu closed her eyes and murmured: "Heyang, the Ai family is old. Don't lie to the Ai family."

    "How could Heyang lie to Grandma Grandma?" Jiang Lingzhou replied.

    Jiang Lingzhou said, while silently reciting "Pray for forgiveness" in his heart.

    Jiang Lingzhou grew up in childhoodJiang Lingzhou had no intention of watching.

    The state of Qi established old rituals, and women were not allowed to go out of the three gates.  The first three halls of the palace were where the emperor went to court, discussed matters, and reviewed memorials. Not even the queen could set foot here.  But among such a large palace, there was one person who was special, and that was Princess Jiang Lingzhou of Heyang.  With the personal order of the Holy Master, she could not only enter and exit the three gates at will, but also enter the Chongzheng Hall to meet the emperor.

    The guard guarding the gate saw Princess Heyang from a distance and immediately lowered his head to let her pass.

    When Jiang Lingzhou arrived in front of Chongzheng Hall, he happened to bump into his elder brother from the same mother, Prince Jiang Yanran.

    "Brother Imperial!" Jiang Lingzhou clasped the corners of his sleeves and asked, "Are you serious about what I sent Jian Jia to ask a few days ago?"

    When the prince saw her, he immediately frowned and said, "Heyang, what did I tell you? If you have nothing to do on weekdays, don't go out. How can you look like a princess of a country?  "

    Jiang Lingzhou's heart sank slightly when he saw how he was looking around. He knew that nine times out of ten, that was true.

    "Heyang, what are you doing here?" the prince asked.

    "There is one thing," Jiang Lingzhou said slowly: "If Xiao Junchi really comes to ask to marry my daughter of Daqi, why not surrender me to the state of Wei I will exchange the body of Heyang for the leadership of the state of Qi."  The land is happy, the sea is clear, and the river is clear, which is really a blessing for Heyang." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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