mtlumby2d Chapter 73 - Prince of Chunan
Chapter 73 - Prince of Chunan
Feng Muyan's hand holding the wine glass turned a little pale, and he couldn't help but look at Gu Qinghong. That familiar profile was more mature than three years ago. She seemed to be living a good life, and her thin cheeks were a little fatter. It turned out that everything was changing with the passage of time, but he was still sad.
Perhaps it was because Feng Muyan's gaze was too scorching, Gu Qinghong turned his head slightly to look over, and the moment their eyes met, the time and hatred separated them, and they could never return to the clear and innocent state they had when they first met. Frosty mist instantly filled Gu Qinghong's eyes, and just when the mist was about to condense into tears and flow out of his eyes, Gu Qinghong turned his face back and gulped down a glass of wine.
"Hahaha, the envoy has a good alcohol tolerance." The emperor laughed with his head raised, but there was no smile in his eyes. This envoy from the Chu Nan Kingdom was really presumptuous.
"Qinghong, I am sorry!" Gu Qinghong stood up and clasped his fists, then took the memorial-sized paper from the follower behind him and said, "This is the list of items that Chu Nan has presented as tribute. Your Majesty, please take a look."
The emperor ordered Fang Ming to take the list, and then summoned the dancers to perform. The tense atmosphere in the hall disappeared, and many ministers began to appreciate the singing and dancing, whispering to each other.
Gu Qinghong drank glass after glass of wine to avoid his inner demons. Maybe he wouldn't care anymore when he was drunk.
However, Song Yunli stared at Gu Qinghong without blinking, and finally found the flaw when Gu Qinghong raised his head to drink for the sixth time. She said that her sixth sense was very accurate and that smooth neck was definitely not something a man should have.
After the song and dance ended, the emperor asked knowingly, "I wonder why the envoy from Chu Nan is visiting the Kingdom of Nanyue this time?"
"Your Majesty is so busy that you may have forgotten that the day Nanyue and Chu Nan agreed to return the hostage is today. Qinghong is here to take me back to Chu Nan." Suppressing the bitterness in his heart, Gu Qinghong stood up and said with a faint smile.
"Look at my memory, I'm really getting old. Mu'er, after the court meeting is over, you can take the envoy to pick them up." The emperor said meaningfully.
"Father, I am a little drunk, so I will take Li'er back now." He took Song Yunli's hand, and without looking at Gu Qinghong again, he turned and left resolutely. Feng Muyan, you should wake up. You have seen it all, so from now on, you can go your separate ways on both sides of the road and bridge.
Gu Qinghong, who was rejected, stood there awkwardly. Seeing that the ministers below were also watching a show, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. In this strange foreign land, there were no arms to protect her from the wind and rain anymore. She had caused all the bad consequences by herself. This must be the retribution.
"Your Majesty, just send someone who knows the way to Qinghong."
Gu Qinghong followed the eunuch who led the way to a remote courtyard. When the familiar figure came into view, Gu Qinghong's eyes suddenly felt as if they were burned. He held back his tears and said, "Young eunuch, please go back. I have found Qing'er."
The young eunuch clasped his fists and bowed without saying anything. Gu Qinghong understood what he meant and took out a silver ingot from his sleeve pocket and put it in his hand. The young eunuch thanked Gu Qinghong profusely, took the silver from him, lowered his head, turned around and left quickly. When he reached the corner, he weighed the silver in his hand and spat in a low voice with contempt: "Poor bastard!"
Gu Liuqing climbed on the tree branch like a koala, with one hand reaching out to the bird's nest not far away. His childlike eyes were as bright as stars, but he lost his balance and fell from the tree.
Gu Qinghong flew up and caught him, then spun around twice and landed steadily on the ground.
"Qing'er, I'm here to take you home." Gu Qinghong looked at the big man in his arms with a smile in his eyes. It had only been three years, but he could already hardly hold him.
Gu Liuqing jumped to the ground and stared at Gu Qinghong warily for a long time. His eyes gradually widened and he shouted in disbelief, "Brother! Brother!"