Hangzhou, Xizi Lake.

The cold wind blows thousands of willows, and the singing of the boat is like a stream of wine guests.

On the Jade Emperor Mountain near the lake, the lights in the King of Wu’s Mansion are as bright as day, and buildings are stacked in groups. The guards are patrolling back and forth between the flying eaves and blue tiles. The luxury is a hundred times better than the wilderness of the King of Su’s Mansion in the northwest, and may be a little more beautiful than the scenery of Chang’an Imperial City.

The lake was sparkling, and King Song Siming of Wu sat on the terrace with bird's eye view of the entire West Lake, listening to his subordinates reporting the news just coming:

"... Prince Su has arrived in Huainan and submitted a letter of appointment, but the Xiao family has not yet responded, and the eldest lady Xiao Qi has never revealed any words..."

Song Siming's body was thin, which made the python robe and golden crown look a little big. It was originally tailor-made, but after the incident happened many years ago, his health has not improved.

After Emperor Xiaozong conquered the current territory, he appointed six sons as the king to guard the king, plus King Xu Lie of the other surname, a total of seven princes. Originally, Song Ji added the Yan King Song Yu to guard the Youzhou area, but unfortunately Song Yu did not go there and became a vassal.

Among the seven vassal kings, King Su had the largest territory, but the wilderness in the northwest could not even plant food, which was incomparable to the six Song princes. Among the six Song princes, no one could catch up with the King of Wu who was in charge of Jiangnan. Song Siming's status among the seven princes can be imagined. Song Siming's father was the eldest son of Emperor Xiaozong. He followed Emperor Xiaozong to fight south and north since he was a child and was deeply loved by Emperor Xiaozong. It's a pity that he was not the eldest son, and it was also a kind of compensation to be granted to Jiangnan as a king.

After the subordinates reported the news, they stood there respectfully waiting for the order.

King Song Siming of Wu said nothing and looked at the staff next to him. A middle-aged scholar standing beside him thought for a while, and said:

"The marriage between King Su and the Xiao family in Huainan is considered a match, but it is of no practical use. Huainan is nearly 5,000 miles away from Suzhou and spans the entire Dayue. There is no intersection between each other's forces. It can only let the Xiao family say a few more good things to King Su in the court, which may also make the current emperor dissatisfied, and it seems like a fool..."

The person who spoke was Wang Zouyin, the head of the Wang clan in Hangzhou.

The Wang family in "Xiao Lu, Cui Wang Li" refers to the Wang family in Taiyuan. The Wang family in Hangzhou and the Wang family in Taiyuan are of the same origin. However, when the dynasty was changed before Jiazi, the Wang family in Hangzhou obviously stood in the wrong team and fell out of the front line in the family. However, in Jiangnan, where old families gathered, the Wang family in Hangzhou is second only to the Xiao Lu family, and there is only one opportunity to restore the glory of the past.

Wang Zouyin's words are quite pertinent. The primary purpose of marriage between aristocratic families is mutual benefit. The marriage between the Xu family of Su and the Xiao family of Huainan sounds like a strong alliance, but in fact it is not very useful. Even if King Su rebelled, the Xiao family was far away from the end of the world, and it would take half a month to send an idea to Suzhou. Normally, it would not do such meaningless things.

Han Xianchu, the chief aide of the King of Wu, thought about it: "No matter what purpose it is, the person has arrived. Judging from the news in the capital, Xu Buling is not an ordinary person. This move may have a profound meaning. We cannot see through it, which means we don't see it deeply enough."

Wang Zouyin also nodded to this.

After all, the strategist is not a god. It is impossible for him to think that the dignified Prince Su would sleep with Xiao Qi, known as the national sage, by chance, and simply ran over to make up for the mistakes made in his lower body.

King Song Siming of Wu quietly listened to the opinions of the advisers and spoke:

"Since Xu You's son has come to Jiangnan, as an elder, I will do my best to treat guests. Let him and Xiao Qi come and sit together during the birthday party."

Wang Zouyin and Han Xianchu both nodded when they heard this. It was better to invite Xu Buling to come and see it than to guess here, and I won’t say much now...

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Night fell quietly on both sides of the Huai River. Xu Buling and Mrs. Lu were still guests in Xiao Mansion. In addition to having a banquet, they were also taken by Xiao Mo to walk around Xiao Family Village, paying attention to the various great achievements of the ancestors of the Xiao Family.

There was nothing much to say about the normal reception. The only small episode was that Xiao Ting and Xiao Jung suddenly ran back in a hurry, pulled out a few Taoist priests from the door of the Xiao family, and opened the altar outside the Xiao family's ancestral home to make rouge. He was stubborn and couldn't even hold on, and almost angered the elders of the Xiao family to death.

Xu Buling knew that it was the baby who was scared, so he naturally laughed it off.

On the other side, Huainan City, ten miles away, the streets are brightly lit and buildings full of water town charm are located among them. The scholar walks around at various poetry and prose and essays, and there is almost no trace of people from the martial arts world.

After Zhongli Chuchu and Ning Qingye parted, they hurriedly returned to the inn where they lived, packed up their packages from the house, and rode a white camel to run away.

Zhongli Chuchu knew his master very well. Not only did she have great martial arts skills, but she had all kinds of methods. As long as she was targeted, there was nothing she could not find.

In fact, she was not wrong. Just as she rode a white camel out of the city gate in Huainan, the figure appeared on the side of the road.

Under the full moon, beside the official road of Yang Liuyi, Zhongli Jiujiu, wearing a water-blue long skirt, held the tree trunk with his hands, staring blankly at the two-year-old girl on the white camel. Her green eyes were as energetic as when she first met, but she was no longer as close and eager as before.

"neat……"

"What are you doing?"

Chuchu stopped the white camel and tried to calm her emotions and not to be hysterical.

She secretly ran out of the Nanyue village a few years ago. She never wanted to go back in her life, nor even think about the time she once missed and cherished, because it was all fake.

Since meeting his master, Zhongli Chuchu regarded his master as a close relative, obeyed his advice, and did everything with the best efforts, just so that his master could be happier, liked her more, and did not leave her behind. But in the end, it was discovered that his master only regarded her as a tool for comparing with others.

But her feelings were real and she could not accept such a fact at all. It was harder to accept than to die for the sake of her master.

When they met again, Zhongli Chuchu was afraid of this master who was still regarded as a close relative, so she got angry and asked her why she ran away and why she ruined her plan for many years; or praised her and was complacent for her becoming the eight masters.

That's so real and hurtful. The master in her impression is not like that. Even if she is just an ugly girl, she will like her...

Zhongli Jiujiu looked at his apprentice sitting on the camel. There was no longer the charm in his bones in his eyes, only apology and panic:

"Chuchu, I said the wrong thing last time. I didn't mean that. You know my temperament, I have always been like that... I was a little heavier at that time, and I didn't really want to force you..."

Zhongli Chuchu held the reins tightly and said in a deep voice: "You have been warming me up since you were a child. If you don't teach me martial arts, you will learn all the useless things. How to speak and how to laugh so that men can get moved... I ask you, you admit it, now you say no?"
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