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Chapter 64

As soon as the emperor got up, he heard the guards report that the fourth prince begged to see him. Seeing him standing in front of him with a bamboo basket, he felt strange and asked, "What's inside?"

Yu Songling opened the bamboo basket, and lying inside was Yu Yanrui who was fast asleep.

"This?!" The emperor was shocked, "This child is..."

"It's my son, your grandson." Yu Songling said calmly.

"What? You, your son?!" The emperor's eyes widened in surprise, his lips trembled slightly, and he said slowly, "That shadow guard~is~~Bailishi?"

"Exactly."

The emperor shook his body and sat on the chair, muttering to himself: "A hundred miles...a hundred miles... all of this is destiny..."

"Father."

"Emperor, let me ask you, which is more important, the country or the people next to you?" the emperor asked sharply.

"The country is unstable, how can I have the mood to appreciate the beauty of the person next to my pillow." Yu Songling answered affirmatively.

"Good! You are worthy of being my emperor's son." The emperor praised, and then his face sank again, "Although the Baili clan has been married to the Yuan Kingdom for generations, they are only rich in resources after all, and their military strength is far inferior to that of the Yan Kingdom. Now that I don't know what treasure the Yaoyue Sect has taken away, nor what kind of strength it has. We must get the assistance of Yan Guo to eradicate those evils as soon as possible! Therefore, even if the Baili people can enter the royal family, I will not allow you to marry She is the concubine! Emperor~ I don’t want the tragedy to repeat itself.”

"Is the father referring to the young master in the painting?" Yu Songling asked softly.

"Young master in the painting..." The emperor seemed lost in thought.

"Father, don't worry, I will definitely persuade Yan Guo to form an alliance with us." Yu Songling said affirmatively, "For this trip, I implore Father to protect Rui'er for me."

"Is his name Rui'er?" The emperor looked at him with a loving face, "I can promise you, but once you fail to convince Lord Yan..."

"There is no such possibility!" Yu Songling said confidently.

"Sigh~ I hope it will be as you said." The emperor patted Yu Songling on the shoulder and sighed, "Don't blame the father for being cruel, he was born in the emperor's family..."

"Father." Yu Songling chuckled, "Being born in an emperor's family is not a reason to give up."

Yu Songling bowed and resigned, leaving the emperor alone in the empty bedroom, pushed open the dark pavilion, walked to a yellowed portrait, looked at the gentle smile of the person in the painting, and murmured softly: "Qingling, it's you." The spirit in heaven, come to punish me?"

"What is he following?" Empress Anya raised her eyebrows, looking dissatisfied at Cheng Ying who was following behind Yu Songling, dressed in black.

"Mother, he is my shadow guard." Yu Songling chuckled, "Cheng Ying is the number one swordsman in my family. He will set off with us, so it will be more secure on the road."

"Chengying pays respects to the queen, your empress is a thousand years old." Chengying knelt down and saluted, her voice was the same as that outside the gazebo, without any waves.

Empress Anya snorted heavily, but did not speak. Yu Songling pushed her wheelchair and said, "Queen Mother, it's getting late, let's set off quickly."

Along the way, except Chengying would be called to spend the night in Yu Songling's camp every night, the two of them abided by the way of master and servant.After arriving in Yan Kingdom, Emperor Yan didn't come to greet him in person, but asked Prince Niwa to entertain him, which shows that he didn't pay much attention to it.Yu Songling didn't care about this kind of negligence.Prince Niwa stood on the top of the tower, looking arrogantly at the carriage that was slowly driving in, with a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth, but when his eyes focused on the young man in purple who got off the carriage, a grape was picked up between his fingers. But accidentally rolled to the ground.That person is so beautiful.

"The fourth prince of the Yuan Kingdom, Yu Songling." The corner of Prince Dan Yu's mouth curled into an evil smile.

"My aunt has worked hard all the way." Niwa went up to meet her, smiling enthusiastically.From time to time, his eyes glanced at Yu Songling, "Sure enough, it's even more stunning when you look at it closely." Dan Yu said in his heart.

"This one must be Cousin Ling." Dan Yu looked at Yu Songling and said with a smile, "I've known you for a long time, last time you turned back due to illness and didn't see him, but when I saw you today, you really look like a god. Yan Guotianhan, I wonder if my cousin's body can take it?"

"Thank you, Prince, for your concern, there is no serious problem." Yu Songling replied.

Prince Dan Yu took everyone to pay homage to Prince Jing, and arranged a banquet for them. At the banquet, Yu Songling met Emperor Yan and his fiancee—Princess Qingyu.After the meal, Empress Anya deliberately asked Princess Qingyu to take Yu Songling for a stroll in the palace. Yu Songling understood what she meant, so she just smiled and said, "Thank you, Princess."

Although Princess Qingyu was also amazed by Yu Songling's appearance, it was the first time they met, and with her daughter's shyness, she just mechanically introduced the buildings in the palace along the way, and didn't have much to say.

"Princess this year?" Yu Songling changed the subject.

"Fifteen." Princess Qingyu said softly, looked up at him, and then hurriedly lowered her head when she found Yu Songling was looking at her.

"I'm still a child." Yu Songling said in his heart, with a helpless smile, "Is it going to be used as a bargaining chip in political transactions?"

"Brother Ling, what about you?" Princess Qingyu asked.

"I'm 12 years older than you." Yu Songling smiled softly.

"Oh..." Princess Qingyu responded, looking very frustrated.

"Why? Think I'm too old?" Yu Songling asked with a smile.

"No." Princess Qingyu shook her head and said, "I just think that you, like my brother, don't like what I like."

"Then what do you like?" Yu Songling asked with interest.

"I like birds flying in the sky, fish swimming in the river, and flowers blooming on the branches. But the emperor said that the birds should be kept in cages, the fish should be kept in the pool, and the flowers should be placed in vases. This is for his appreciation. That's their value." Princess Qingyu said unhappily, "He always said that I was too young to do anything, but I really don't understand, what is the value that the emperor said?"

"I think what you said is right." Yu Songling smiled and stroked Princess Qingyu's head, "I also like birds flying in the sky, fish swimming in the river, and flowers blooming on the branches."

"Really?!" Princess Qingyu looked at Yu Songling with her big watery eyes, and her eyes were full of joy.

"Of course it's true." Yu Songling smiled softly.

"Can Brother Ling know how to ride a horse?" Princess Qingyu asked.

"Yes."

"Then you have a chance to take me out for a horse race, okay? I don't like Brother Huang's Hurricane team."

"Hurricane?" Yu Songling asked curiously.

"Well, it's the guard that the emperor is proud of."

"This way..." Yu Songling raised the corners of his mouth slightly.