Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 77: Spring Planting and Autumn Harvest
Lu Zhu still didn't understand and asked, "Your Highness, why do you spend so much effort to make friends with these Yu Lin?"

Princess Chenliu lay down and said, "Spring sowing leads to autumn harvest. Without sowing a single seed in spring, how can there be fruit on the branches in autumn? I also want to pick the biggest and sweetest fruit directly from the tree like my brother, the Prince of Qinghe, but how can I pick those fruits? Sowing widely, as long as a towering tree can grow, it will be enough to protect me."

Princess Chenliu stretched lazily and said, "Take the things and go downstairs, and ask Captain Su to come up. I need to pick a fruit now."

Luzhu bowed gracefully and brought some sweet milk and date cakes to Su Ze's team.

The Yulin who was in charge of the alert immediately reported to Su Ze. When Su Ze saw Lu Zhu's bright smiling face, he couldn't help but sigh that Princess Chenliu was really lingering around.

"I have met Lady Luzhu."

"Greetings, Captain Su. We met by chance in the hunting grounds. Your Highness is very pleased. Seeing the hard work of all the warriors, you sent me here to give them wine and food."

Lu Zhu waved her hand, and rows of maids in hunting costumes came up, which made Su Ze's guards itchy.

Lu Zhu said again: "The princess invites Captain Su, please come in."

Su Ze reluctantly followed Lu Zhu and came to the shade of the tree where Princess Chenliu was resting.

Princess Chenliu still looked lazy. She held the raccoon in her arms and said to Su Ze:

"I didn't expect that we were so destined to meet. After hunting for half a day, I got nothing. It seems that I really want to give you the Green Pearl."

When Su Ze saw that Princess Chenliu's hair was not messy at all, he knew that she had not been hunting at all. Right after he had just attacked the Chinese Yulin, Princess Chenliu suddenly appeared to entertain the troops. Su Ze smelled trouble again.

Princess Chenliu stretched lazily, her hunting suit revealing her perfect figure. She said lazily:
"Captain Su, aren't you curious about why I and you had two 'chance encounters'?"

Su Ze really didn't want to get entangled with this witch, so he crossed his hands and said, "I'm not curious."

"Hahaha, you are really interesting. I'll be frank with you. These two encounters were not accidental. I deliberately sent people to follow you."

Su Ze was also very troubled to meet Princess Chenliu who did not play by the rules. He said again: "Ze's ability is low and he cannot help Your Highness."

Princess Chenliu still smiled and said, "I'm not asking Captain Su to do anything, I just want to tell you something."

"The assassins under King Rouran's command are preparing to assassinate King Rouran in the name of begging for a living soldier during the interrogation tomorrow."

Su Ze suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Princess Chenliu. He immediately understood King Rourun's plan.

In the last case at Siyi Hall, the Rouran King admitted his mistake and got away with it. If another assassination happened during the selection of Prince Qinghe, the Northern Wei court would lose face. At that time, the faction bribed by Anagui would definitely take advantage of the situation and persuade Queen Mother Hu to let the Rouran King return north.

Li Daoyuan, who once presided over the investigation of the Siyi Hall case, and Su Ze, who had just been recommended for credit by Li Daoyuan, will also be implicated and affected.

There were previous rumors that the court wanted to marry off a princess from the royal family, and Princess Chenliu was one of the few unmarried princesses in the royal family who met the requirements.

What a trick of inflicting pain on oneself!

But Su Ze did not trust Princess Chenliu. He asked, "How did Your Highness know such a secret?"

Princess Chenliu said calmly, "Spring sowing brings autumn harvest. When the Rouran king fled south to Luoyang and took his people to live in the Four Barbarians Hall, I had already sent people to contact his confidants. At the critical moment, the seeds sown at that time bore fruit."

Su Ze looked at Princess Chen Liu and said, "Your Highness showed me kindness that day in Yongning Temple. Was that sowing seeds?" Princess Chen Liu didn't mind Su Ze's offense at all. She narrowed her eyes and said, "I just told Captain Su the news. As for what Captain Su was going to do, I don't want to know."

"I have very few memories of my father. I only remember that he once held me in his arms and said, 'Spring sowing, autumn harvest, the key is to sow, not to harvest.' My Chenliu Princess's mansion has little land, so I can only cultivate it with my heart."

"Such a major event, why didn't Your Highness report it to King Qinghe?"

Princess Chenliu looked at Su Ze and smiled, "What if I say that I want to tell you?"

Seeing Su Ze's panicked look, Princess Chenliu chuckled and said, "Brother Qinghe Prince has always put state affairs first. If you expose the Rouran Prince's conspiracy, he will only make a big deal out of a small matter. The Rouran Prince wants to assassinate me. Can I still guard against thieves forever?"

"I just believe that Captain Su has a way. After it's done, I will give Captain Su what he wants."

Just as Princess Chenliu finished speaking, a prompt suddenly popped up on Su Ze's system. He clicked on it and saw a huge golden exclamation mark on the map.

Another mission?

Su Ze could no longer tell whether this was his own system or he was a part of Princess Chenliu's system. Why was it Princess Chenliu who gave him tasks both times?

But if he completed the task, the store would have one more product slot, so Su Ze accepted the task without hesitation.

Princess Chenliu asked someone to bring two more portraits, handed them to Su Ze and said, "These are portraits of the assassins who are going to assassinate the King of Rourou. I look forward to tomorrow's show."

After saying this, Princess Chenliu stood up and pretended to see the guest off, so Su Ze could only cross his hands and leave.
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In the hunting ground, Wang Hui followed behind Li Tong. Looking at the prey dragged behind her horse, Wang Hui felt even more desperate.

The more prey you have, the closer you are to death.

Wang Hui even deliberately walked on the main road, showing off the prey he had hunted, hoping to attract the Yulin, a Chinese soldier who usually liked to oppress the Han people, to rob them.

However, one of the Chinese soldiers who wanted to rob had his horse shot dead by Li Tong with an arrow, and no one dared to rob again.

Wang Hui looked back in despair at the high mound in the center of the hunting ground. Was that the place where he died?
As dusk approached, the Yu Lin Hu Ben who participated in the selection of the elite soldiers were still hunting in the hunting grounds, but Princess Chenliu and other nobles who came to experience hunting had already returned to the mound.

The servants of Qinghe Palace lit a bonfire, illuminating the entire mound with bright lights.

The chefs in the palace were busy preparing delicious dishes for the evening banquet.

Princess Chenliu also changed out of her hunting clothes and put on gorgeous palace clothes, preparing to attend the evening banquet.

Li Daoyuan, who had been staying in the tent for a whole day, was dragged out of the tent by Li Chong to attend tonight's evening banquet.

Li Daoyuan had no interest in this magnificent banquet, but Li Chong, who was in his seventies, was very interested. He glanced at the maids passing by and exclaimed in admiration from time to time.

This time even Li Daoyuan couldn't stand it anymore. After all, you are the General of Cavalry, a pillar of the country and an important minister of the country. How could you drool at the sight of a maid? It turned out that Li Chong's nickname "Crouching Tiger in Lust" was not wrong!
"General, please do not look at anything inappropriate."

Li Chong said without panic: "Shan Chang, the saints don't need to say it anymore, food and sex are human nature! It's also the nature of men to be lustful!"

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