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Could it be that Zhuang Li had never thought of the possibility of finding a way to live her life within the West Cold just like that? Honestly speaking, she was very willing, after all these years, West Cold had long become her second home. She brought Qing You here to the warm and passionate land under the sun. Sweet fruits, soft and oily rice, the roast sheep in winter, the smell of the grass, the cries of the little white dragon …

Sometimes, even if you don't do anything, you just lie in the courtyard of King Xiao's Palace. Watching the sun shining from one end of the sky to the other, they all felt incredibly happy.

And Ge Ya, Xi Cuo. She had long since become an inseparable family member.

Their passionate, kind, and free, as if they had nothing to fear, were also indispensable like sunlight that could shine into the depths of Zhuang Li's heart.

Do you love him? Will you stay in the West Cold forever? She kept asking herself, and then gave Xi Cuo a bright and beautiful smile.

She hid her face behind the veil and kept on apologizing. At night, under the light of the candle flame, her face was familiar yet foreign to Zhao Ci. It made her look even more beautiful.

Was this face still Zhao Ci? she asked herself, but no one gave her the answer.

When the envoy entered the city, he put in the flowers from the Western Region that he had ordered.

All the curtains in the court were replaced with gold. The tablecloth had been replaced with a fire-red pomegranate line.

All the dishes were polished with blue glaze, and the wine and dining plates were made of silver.

Wine was prepared for at least sixty years, and there was a lost aroma in the corner of the palace banquet, and glazed curtains.

Zhuang Li was so busy that she wanted to have another four hands to command the workers to move the flowers and plants. The servants were cleaning the plants and were running in and out of the palace all over the place, feeling that their legs were going to break. Qing You was in charge of cleaning the place thoroughly. She also brought a bunch of maids with him from sunrise to sunset. Ge Ya, on the other hand, was busy controlling the situation at the palace with the guards. Every now and then, they would hear the sound of their beaks of battle qi shouting that they were going to complain to the Second Brother.

Although Xi Cuo went in and out of the palace every day, he was in a hurry and didn't have time to meet with Zhuang Li. Zhuang Li was even happier than that.

The preparation for the banquet proceeded in an orderly manner. At the end of the month, the first batch of emissaries from West Cold arrived: Da Wan Country.

On the day the envoy entered the city, many citizens had gathered on the streets to watch the show. Their attire and attire were different from that of the citizens of the West Cold, so Xi Cuo led them to the west river palace. The envoys who came to pay their respects arrived one after another, and all stayed at the west river palace.

Qing You entered happily. Seeing her expression, Zhuang Li guessed that she had been watching the envoy enter the city since she had nothing to do. He didn't care about her. This little girl had grown a lot taller. At the beginning of the month, he had to make her a new set of clothes.

The West Cold and Great Wisdom Kingdom had always been on good terms, so they had prepared thick and heavy gifts. Carrying a total of eight large boxes, they all followed the envoys and placed them in the West River palace. When it was evening, Zhuang Li arrived at the four city lords of West Cold city one after another. After listening to the people below reporting the number of people, Zhuang Li helped her draw the hook on her paper.

The day that and entered the palace, the king had always liked Zhuang Li too. He felt that she was diligent and reliable, and being together with Ge Ya also saved Ge Ya from making too much trouble. When it came to the national affairs ceremonies, she would always have some ingenious little thoughts, which was to always bring her and Ge Ya to the palace together.

The Great Yu State entered the great hall, took out a scripture, and began to deliver gifts. A half meter tall emerald stone, a screen inlaid with coral beads … Zhuang Li was dazzled by the various treasures displayed, it was not the first time that the envoy of the Da Wan Kingdom had come to the West Cold to pay tribute, so they were naturally familiar with each other. After he was done, he sat down and began to chat with the king, talking about the snow lotus which the Da Wan Empire had contributed to the West Cold. That snow lotus was harvested from deep within the snow mountains in the Western Regions. It was around the size of a bowl and placed in a glass filled with ice cubes. It's not easy to get. The messenger said.

"Speaking of obtaining this Mountain Snow Lotus, it was all thanks to the help of the West Cold Eldest Prince. At that time, our men were trapped inside the snow mountain, and we had to look for someone to save them. It was only because we met with the Eldest Prince's people that we were able to escape.

Initially, he did not think so. However, he suddenly remembered that the Eldest Prince was not sent over to Mongolia. Why would it appear in a completely opposite direction?

Zhuang Li frowned, this could either be that the Eldest Prince did not go to Mongolia, or that someone pretended to be the Eldest Prince to save Big Wen's troops. Why did he have to pretend? There was no reason, it was more likely that the Eldest Prince did not go to Mongolia against the king's wishes.

Zhuang Li sneaked a peek at the king's face, and sure enough, the old king's expression was not as relaxed as before.

Zhuang Li quietly asked Ge Ya: "When will your brother return to West Cold?"

Ge Ya had obviously realized the problem as well. "In the middle of next month, a few days before the grand feast."

Zhuang Li secretly thought, it seemed that this Eldest Prince would definitely stir up some storm this time.

But did he have to? He could fight well, and the throne was already his. This is what the King meant by bright and dark.

In the beginning of the month, more tribute arrived one after another. The citizens of the city had already seen enough and felt that there was no meaning, Qing You was still happy to run outside, she knew that she was not going to see the tribute team, she was obviously going to see the Second Prince Xi Cuo, she was also not going to care about her, the king's birthday feast had truly started because of her and Ge Ya. They stole free time and brought the little white dragon out to the suburbs to fight wild rabbits.

Ge Ya then clamored to send two of them to her Second Brother. started to say that she was really too tired and wanted to go back and rest. On the other side, Ge Ya refused to forgive and forget, as Ge Ya had never expected for him to have such patience and passion when it came to making a match between him and Zhuang Li. This gave Zhuang Li an incomparable headache, and she could only agree with difficulty.

When they arrived at Xi Cuo's palace, they found out that Xi Cuo had gone out of the city to patrol, and was not at home, so the two of them had no choice but to take action. Zhuang Li secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

In the middle of the year, the envoys of the various countries had all arrived one after another, and the Third Prince had rushed back from the pass. However, the First Prince had refused to return until the day before the celebration.

The ceremony for West Cold was not as complicated as the grand phoenix, but it was still grand and heavy. Zhuang Li and Ge Ya sat in their seats wearing their veils. Ge Ya had prepared a gift for the King, but it was not the time yet. The officer beside started to introduce the guests to Ge Ya.

"The one dressed in green over at the banquet table is the eldest daughter of the city's mayor, Bo Li. He is already old and has been bedridden for many years, so he really can't take all the trouble on the boat. He had no son, only two daughters, the eldest of whom was capable, and the Lord of Battle had asked the king to pass on the throne to his eldest daughter. The king has.

This was not the first time he accompanied father to the banquet, the fat woman beside him with a golden collar was his mother.

Furthermore, the young girl to the left is the Princess Qing Liu of the Da Wan Kingdom. She was once engaged to Xi Cuo, the Second Prince, and the Da Wan Kingdom brought her here to pay their respects to the Second Prince. "

Ge Ya spat out a few words ruthlessly. "She has other intentions."

After Zhuang Li heard the officer's description, he also looked towards that direction. The Princess Qing Liu did not wear a veil, she was indeed gentle and charming, with the demeanor of a princess. Zhuang Li gasped in admiration. In the future, this kind of woman would become Ge Ya's sister-in-law, and it looked like Ge Ya would finally be able to give up on him.

Seeing that both Zhuang Li and Ge Ya had different attitudes towards Princess Qing Liu, the official then continued to introduce them.

"According to rumors, Princess Qingliu is not only beautiful, she can also sing and dance. Hu Qin is also a peerless beauty, I've heard that she has been under the tutelage of the Great Wings Nation's master teachers since she was young. This time, we have to play a song on the border just like His Majesty the King. "

The more Ge Ya heard, the more depressed he became. She hurriedly pushed away the officer to stop him from talking anymore, while pouring herself a mouthful of wine. She grabbed a handful of pomegranate and chewed it, while mumbling indistinctly: "What dance are you offering?" This princess will not allow it.

The officer had to go on to introduce

"Sitting at the very front on the right, taller than everyone else, is the 4th Prince of Mongolia. Legend has it that he is even stronger than an ox and can tear apart a patch with his bare hands. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to defeat him even if there were ten of them. He could even kill a horse with his bare hands. Impressive.

This time, the Prince of Mongolia was so infuriated that he didn't really know how to talk. This time, when he went out, he specifically asked the Prince to bring the fatty Zhi Gan along, even though the fat Zhi Gan was small and weak, his brain was very useful. They had met the Prince of Mongolia and the envoy next door several times in the West River Palace, but they were met by this fat kid.

Ge Ya interrupted him, pointed at a young man outside the hall and asked, "Who is that person?"

Zhuang Li immediately understood, wasn't that handsome youth the person that Ge Ya liked? Ge Ya had seen him several times at the royal banquet, but he never knew of his name.

"Princess, the people outside the hall are all city lords, or close relatives of their sons. There's no need for you to know them."

Hearing that, Ge Ya became angry, and asked: "Who is that?"

When the officer heard this, he quickly flipped through the book and respectfully reported the name

"Princess, that person is the youngest son of the City Lord of Lianyun, Fushu."

Ge Ya's mouth hooked up into a smile, and she turned to Zhuang Li and whispered: "So his name is Fu Su."

Zhuang Li sighed, and muttered to herself about this young lady who was infatuated with him. I don't know what the future holds.