The news of the successful peace negotiation between the Wei Dynasty and Southern Chu was sent back to the capital of Southern Chu in a hurry.
When King Nan Chu received the good news, he almost burst into tears. He grabbed Ye Xiang and said, "Xiao Qi is going back to the capital."
Ye Xiang said "Ouch", "Your Majesty, you pinched me too hard."
The King of Nanchu pinched Ye Xiang again, "Does it hurt? Does it really hurt? You are not dreaming, right?"
Ye Xiang glared angrily, "Your Majesty, why don't you pinch yourself?"
The King of Nanchu confirmed again and again, "Xiao Qi is going back to the capital, right?"
“Yes.” Ye Xiang pulled his arm out angrily.
King Nan Chu happily let go of his hand, "Ye Xiang, Xiao Qi is going back to the capital. How long do you think it will take for her to arrive? We have to get ready quickly to take care of her."
Ye Xiang rubbed his arm and reiterated, "Your Majesty, you just pinched me."
The King of Nanchu smiled and apologized without sincerity, "Xiang Ye, I'm sorry, I'm so happy. Why don't you pinch me back?"
Ye Xiang snorted coldly, "Old minister, I don't dare."
The King of Nan Chu immediately said: "It doesn't hurt much. I'll pinch it back for you. You said you didn't dare. If so, don't be upset. Xiaoqi is back, and your family Guixue will come back too. This is a good thing. You Just stop being so cold-faced.”
Ye Xiang took a breath and said, "I will never be a king or minister with you when I reincarnate in my next life. I have been exhausted for most of my life, and I have to wait until the clouds clear to see the moonlight, and I still have to be pinched by you. It hurts so much."
The King of Nanchu chuckled, "First live this life, and then talk about the next life."
He pulled Ye Xiang along without any guilt and said, "Come, Ye Xiang, let's discuss how to bring Xiao Qi back to life, and then discuss whether we should give up the throne to her on the day she returns to the capital... "
Prime Minister Ye said unceremoniously: "You just need to formally canonize the princess. In my opinion, the princess would like you to sit on the throne first. If you want to abdicate, it will take some talking to get the princess to agree."
"Can't you?" King Nan Chu didn't believe it. "She is Gu's daughter. She will ascend the throne sooner or later, sooner rather than later."
Ye Xiang rolled his eyes, "What the princess wants most now is not the enthronement ceremony, but the wedding to Zhou Gu."
The King of Southern Chu suddenly felt tired, thinking of the two letters he had received, one from Zhou Gu and one from Su Rong. Su Rong's letter was a thin piece of paper with just a request, asking him to hurry up and ask someone. In preparation for the wedding, Lala Baba said a lot in the letter he read, but all he meant was to hurry up and get married quickly and let the etiquette department work overtime to prepare it. He wanted to be the wife of the king soon, and he couldn't wait any longer.
When he received the letter, he immediately called the Minister of Rites to him and asked him how long it would take to prepare for the princess' wedding. The Minister of Rites told him two years, and he immediately became dark-faced. He said half a year, and the Minister of Rites immediately knelt on the ground. , Your Majesty, I can't manage it for half a year. Even if the people in the Ministry of Etiquette are busy and work every day, they can't do it. This is the wedding of the princess. It's not like ordinary people marry a wife and daughter. Everything must be simple. The wedding of the princess must follow the rules. When it comes to regulations, not a single procedure can be omitted.
The Minister of Rites trembled and said: "One and a half years at the fastest." The King of Nanchu objected again, "No, it's still too long."
The Minister of Rites gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the fastest is one year. One year is already the fastest. No matter how fast it is, it can only be reduced..."
“It cannot be reduced.” King Nan Chu took two steps back and forth, “Ten months, I’ll give you ten months.”
The Minister of Rites wanted to complain about his old age, "Your Majesty, why don't you replace the old minister?"
The King of Nanchu disagreed, "You have been working in the Ministry of Rites for many years and are very stable. It's up to you. Just manage it. For ten months, Guhui will send people to assist you and assign more people to your Ministry of Rites."
The Minister of Etiquette was extremely helpless, "There are some things that are not a matter of manpower. The Royal Clothing Bureau rushes to make the auspicious clothes for the princess's wedding. It will take at least half a year. There are also the auspicious clothes for the princess's husband, and a set of bedding, shoes and socks for the newlyweds. Wait, besides, the princess wants to build a mansion..."
"What kind of palace should we build? She will live in the palace." The king of Nanchu finally found his daughter, so naturally it was impossible for her to leave the palace and establish a palace.
The Minister of Rites sighed, "Your Majesty, I am getting very old..."
"After you finish this, I will allow you to retire and go home to take care of your grandchildren." The King of Nanchu promised, "It's only for ten months. Please hurry up. I believe in your ability. Don't waste time with me." It’s time, hurry up and take care of it!”
The Minister of Rites choked up. Seeing that the King of Southern Chu was determined, he could only stand up tremblingly. Before leaving, he asked unwillingly: "Your Majesty, why are you so anxious about your daughter marrying a husband?"
The King of Nanchu also had a heart attack. Naturally, he couldn’t say that the two little **** were in a hurry to get married. He just waved his hands and said, “Get a family first, then build a career. Go ahead!”
The Minister of Rites had no choice but to go.
Now that Prime Minister Ye mentioned this matter again, the King of Nanchu still couldn't calm down and sighed, "Hey, there is no chance of retaining a female college student. Fortunately, my family recruits the king's daughter-in-law to scoop it into his bowl. Otherwise, I will admit it alone." My daughter, it’s really annoying to be so anxious to get married.”
When I saw the tired look of King Nan Chu at night, I immediately felt a lot better, and the place where I was pinched no longer hurt. He stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites is only busy with the wedding of one princess. Well, if there is another grand ceremony in which you abdicate and let the princess ascend the throne, it will definitely slow down the progress of the wedding. If the princess knows about it and is definitely not happy, you should wait until the princess returns to Beijing to discuss this matter with her! Anyway, The princess will return to Beijing soon."
“Okay!” The most important thing for the King of Nanchu now is to get his daughter back.
From Xinqicheng to the capital of Nanchu, it takes half a month to ride a fast horse. But because Shen Yi had a flat tire on the battlefield and had been nursing it, he needed to take a carriage and couldn't walk too fast to avoid bumps. After all, Nan Chu has many mountainous roads, so even if Su Rong, Zhou Gu and others traveled lightly, Returning to the capital, we traveled day and night, and it took us a full twenty days to reach the capital of Southern Chu.
On the day they arrived at the capital of Nanchu, the king of Nanchu led his ministers to greet them at the city gate. The people of the capital of Nanchu all came out to see the beautiful face of the princess. The joy of winning the battle spread throughout the capital and even Nanchu. From all over Chu, many people traveled thousands of miles to come to the royal capital, just to catch a glimpse of the royal daughter's style before she returned to the capital.
The King of Southern Chu dispatched the Royal Guards to block the streets and isolate the people from the Royal Guards to prevent hundreds of thousands of people from getting into trouble due to crowding. The teahouse and restaurant were already packed.
The King of Nanchu stood outside the city, looking into the distance, his eyes turned blue with anticipation, and he was very excited. He said to Ye Xiang, "Ye Xiang, have you seen that? The people in the capital all like Gu's daughter. The prestige of the princess is unprecedented."
Ye Xiang nodded and sighed, "Rewriting the history of Southern Chu, if you look at the empty streets today, you will know that the princess will be loved by the people in the future." (End of this chapter)