Heaven

When Su Qingshuang was 12 years old, a rare disease broke out in Yue.

She followed the third elder Lei Luo down the mountain to pray for the healing of the people in many villages.

This is the first time she has come to a place other than Thunder God Palace, and it is also the first time she has seen how hard her people live.

Looking at those yellow and thin faces, and those pious eyes, Su Qingshuang couldn't sleep at night for the first time.

She finally realized that empress is not only a noble title, but also a heavy burden on herself.

The country of Yue originally had many mountains but little land. Since losing the only piece of plain and valley land in the war more than a hundred years ago, the arable land has become more and more stretched.

In addition, Yue's climate is cold, farming tools are outdated, and grain production is seriously insufficient, causing famines almost every year.

Although the Yue State sells leather, wood and hand-woven blankets in exchange for food, but because food is an indispensable resource unlike others, the price is astonishingly high especially during wars, and the food in exchange is often expensive. Just a drop in the bucket.

It is precisely because of such arduous conditions that the Yue people need more faith in their hearts, and the blind worship of the queen has never been higher.

After Su Qingshuang returned to Thunder God Palace, she thought a lot.

She knew that there was very little the Empress could really do.

The so-called healing of illnesses and praying for blessings, except that the elders will distribute a small amount of medicine to save people, the queen can only give everyone the courage to persevere.

Patients infected with the epidemic rely on their own willpower to survive.

She once watched a mother bury a frail child while shedding tears to thank herself for saving her other flesh and blood. Su Qingshuang felt extremely painful every time she thought about it.

Religion can enable the people of Yue to survive tenaciously in pain, but it cannot solve the essential problems of Yue!

The world has been in chaos for a long time, and the strife between heroes has intensified. In the past 50 years, four major countries have collapsed in an instant.Yue State was sandwiched between several big countries, which almost killed the possibility of its outward development.

Su Qingshuang knew that if other countries could not be unified, they could only be unified by other countries.Even if she can stick to Yue, what about the next queen, the next queen?

Eight years ago, the state of Chu easily invaded the hinterland of the state of Yue. Although the queen mother had made up her mind to fight the Chu army to the death, it would be better to destroy the jade than to destroy it.But Su Qingshuang knew in her heart that even if she tried her best, the most she could do was to injure Chu State, but there was no reason for Yue State to survive.

Fortunately, the gods and stones appeared at that time, and the two countries finally reached an agreement. Chu State "leases" the land it occupied in Yue State at the cost of delivering grain every year.

However, how long can Yue, which is getting poorer and weaker, persist in the troubled times?

Su Qingshuang thought for three full years, and finally made a bold decision.

She wants to completely submit to a big country, take the initiative to cut off the title of the country of Yue, and only asks to keep the religion.

Only in this way can the living conditions of Yue people be improved, and he can be freed from the empress' tragic fate.

At that time, Su Qingshuang had four choices - Han Zhao Wei Chu.

South Korea's national strength is the weakest, and its monarch is arrogant and arrogant. He has always regarded himself as orthodox, and even does not recognize the existence of the Yue Kingdom.She was excluded first.

The monarch of Zhao State indulges in pleasure and is a drunk and lustful person. If he attaches himself to Zhao State, his future will be even more unpredictable.

It can be said that Wei Guo had a grudge against Su Qingshuang for killing his mother.During the years of war between Vietnam and Wei, her mother was pregnant but came to the front to supervise the battle in person, and finally passed away due to physical weakness and dystocia not long after the armistice agreement was reached.

She finally set the rapidly rising Chu State as the object of surrender.

Su Qingshuang needs to know more about this future suzerain country.

It's a pity that the queen has very little power to use before she reaches adulthood, and she can only find out about Emperor Chu's personality through the business trips she travels.

Therefore, when she heard that her younger brother was determined to venture out into the rivers and lakes a few years later, she almost immediately thought of this as an excellent opportunity to learn about the real situation of Chu State.

She begged the Martial Sage to give permission for Su Qianxue to travel abroad, and asked her younger brother to help her see the customs of Chu State.

At this time, she had no idea that during this trip to Chu State, her beloved younger brother unexpectedly met Jing Mingrui, and she fell into a painful unrequited love ever since.

Su Qingshuang's plan can only be launched when she becomes an adult and marries the imperial husband at the age of 20.

Because only then will she have the chance to restrain the four elders in one fell swoop.

The Fourth Elder Yu Yu, as a priest, was greedy for money and lustful, and secretly embezzled silver. Su Qingshuang planned to take this opportunity to get rid of him.

The third elder, Lei Luo, took care of him since he was a child. Because of his special status and having children, he put all his affection on himself.Su Qingshuang told him her plan very early on, and received his unconditional support.

The second elder's martial arts skills are superb, and he basically doesn't care about world affairs, but he seems to have a good impression of himself.The possibility of persuading him is between five and five, and just in case, he must be suppressed by force.

However, the most difficult thing is the Great Elder who has always been known for his stubbornness.

It is absolutely impossible for my own aunt to agree to this plan, but she just holds the last card in her hand that restricts her.She lived in seclusion, and the only way to lure her out of the Thunder Shadow Palace was by using the Queen's wedding ceremony.

However, two years ago, Jing State annexed South Korea, began to strictly prohibit the sale of grain to Yue State, and sent troops to harass the commercial road between Zhao State and Yue State.

Su Qingshuang immediately found out that Emperor Jing Jixi might be ambitious, so she decided to formally send someone to contact the state of Chu.

Just after she sent out three secret envoys in a row but never returned, she realized that there might be an internal response from another country above Xuefeng, and she immediately felt extremely anxious.

At this time, Su Qianxue, who had been away for many years, had no news, and Su Qingshuang had no choice but to make the worst plan...

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"So you invited me to come to Chu State to find me?" Jing Mingrui understood the cause and effect, and couldn't help being a little puzzled. He was obviously here to contact the emperor of Chu State, so why did he abduct Little Phoenix?

Su Qianxue nodded with a blushing face, "I hurried to Danyang and went to the palace to look for you, but I was told that you hadn't come back from the imperial conquest. When I came out, I happened to meet Young Master Ji..."

Jing Mingrui frowned and looked at Ji Kongqing.

Ji Kongqing spread his hands: "I didn't have an errand at the time, so I came here with him to find out the situation. Maybe it would be nice to get a royal wife!"

"Don't go!" Jing Mingrui said angrily.What does it mean to have no errands, and I have not settled with him for cheating myself into signing a letter of appointment as a food supervisor indiscriminately, and dare to mention the emperor's husband!

Seeing his staring eyes, Ji Kongqing was really anxious, and squeezed his hand amusedly, smoothing his hair.

Jing Mingrui calmed down a bit.

Su Qianxue looked a little sadly.

He was willing to take the risk to take this task, originally because he wanted Jing Mingrui to change his opinion of himself.

Unexpectedly, he came a step late, Jing Mingrui now looks like he belongs to him.

He was a little reconciled, obviously he was the one who got to know Mingrui first!

Su Qianxue couldn't bear to watch it any longer, bid farewell and left.

As soon as the door closed, Jing Mingrui pulled Ji Kongqing over and imprisoned him in his arms.

Ji Kongqing let him hold her, and said triumphantly, "Now you know that I didn't run away to sacrifice myself, right?"

Jing Mingrui raised his eyebrows.

He couldn't help cursing in his heart, if you didn't run away from Wei Guo without saying a word, and I couldn't catch anyone when I came back, why would I be thinking so wildly?

Ji Kongqing pressed his forehead to Jing Mingrui's, and said with a sneer, "Being invited by the queen of a country to cooperate with her plan, with good food, good drink, and beauties to see, this kind of treatment is unbelievable for a man." Won't you refuse?"

Jing Mingrui felt his heart tickle when he heard his laughter rolling in his ears, and almost nodded accordingly.

"Don't give me a sloppy eye, are you going to be an imperial concubine?" Jing Mingrui said after waking up, grinding his back molars.

"Look, the matter is missing a critical step, and it's not true anyway..."

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside.

A moment later, a respectful female voice rang out: "Fourth Elder invites the imperial husband to try on the dress for the wedding ceremony."

"Understood, you go down first, I'll be there soon." Ji Kongqing raised his voice.

Jing Mingrui's face became more and more gloomy.

Ji Kongqing smiled brighter.It turned out that Mingrui looked like this when he was eating...

Ji Kongqing suddenly moved closer to Jing Mingrui, held his lips, and rubbed them lightly...

"!" Jing Mingrui felt the soft touch on his lips, and his eyes widened in shock.

Ji Kongqing carefully licked Jing Mingrui's lips, tsk tsk, it tastes good.

While tasting Jing Mingrui's lips, he said intermittently: "Close...eyes...well...open your mouth..."

Jing Mingrui closed his eyes obediently, but felt the numbness in his heart intensify.

He was a little hesitant to open his mouth, but was easily knocked open by the impatient Ji Kongqing.

Ji Kongqing lightly licked his upper jaw and licked his tongue.

"Hmm..." A strong feeling came over me, Jing Mingrui felt that he was almost on fire, and his legs were trembling a little.

quite a while--

Ji Kongqing finally left Jing Mingrui's lips reluctantly.

He can really hold his breath, Ji Kongqing thought maliciously.

"A kiss between lovers should look like this!" Jing Mingrui heard Ji Kongqing's voice in the blur: "I'll go out for a while, you remember to wait here obediently for me to come back!"

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Jing Mingrui recovered from his trance, his face was flushed, and he secretly wrote down an account on Jing Mingquan's head.