single husband's heart

In the spring of [-] BC, Qin State, Xianyang.

"My lord, we'll be there soon." Outside the car door, Chu Hua, who was accompanying her, reminded in a low voice.

"Huh?" Yan Dan was closing his eyes to rest, but upon hearing this, he opened his eyes and blinked slowly twice. "How much longer?"

"A quarter of an hour at most."

"Well, I see."

The carriage is already the best paulownia cart in Yan country, and the horse driving the carriage is also one of the best horses in a hundred, but now the slightest bump will make Yan Dan feel sick to his stomach and turn pale.

The month-long trek made Yandan extremely exhausted, and his whole body was sluggish.At this time, I heard that the destination was close at hand, so I couldn't help cheering up.I represent the royal family of Yan, so I can't let people see the joke.

Also, I haven't seen him for so many years, so I can't let him be disappointed with himself now.

The convoy gradually traveled from the uninhabited suburbs to a place with houses, and slowed down into Xianyang.The bustling crowd in the market couldn't help but calm down, watching this small but orderly convoy heading towards the palace.

Seeing the "Yan" flag flying in front of the convoy, people suddenly realized that this was the convoy of Prince Dan of Yan State.

Young Master Dan is brilliant, amazingly talented, and a humble gentleman, but he was born in the declining country of Yan, so he cannot escape the fate of living in a foreign land as a hostage.

The motorcade rumbled to a stop outside the main entrance of Xianyang Palace in an eerie silence, but the palace gate was closed and deserted, with only a few guards standing in front of the gate, and no other welcoming officials.

"Young Master, this..." Chu Hua raised the curtain of the car and looked at Young Master Dan in embarrassment. "Didn't Qin Guo receive the news that the son is coming today?"

Is there such a possibility?Yan Dan has no doubt that since he set off from the country of Yan, Ying Zheng in Xianyang Palace has been controlling his itinerary every day.

I'm afraid that, in front of everyone, let him, the Yan country's proton, give him a blow.

"Let's wait for now." Yan Dan sighed.There was no anger in his tone, but a sigh of understanding.

Not long after, a palace man walked over slowly, raised his chin and said loudly to Yan Dan's carriage: "Your Majesty ordered, Young Master Dan of Yan Kingdom, please enter the palace through the east door!"

What!After all, Yan Dan is also the son of the Yan Kingdom. When he came to the Qin Kingdom for the first time, there was no guard of honor to greet him, and he had to enter the palace through the side door!King Qin is so defiant!

Hearing this, Yandan's guards clenched their fists furiously, and the veins on their foreheads also popped out. If they weren't well-trained, they might rush up and beat the palace servant who spread the word.

"This is an order from the king himself!" Seeing the unsuspecting and aggressive expressions of the tall and burly guards, the messenger couldn't help lowering his arrogance. "Furthermore, when protons from other countries come to Qin, they all enter through the side door!"

"That's all." Yan Dan's voice came from behind the curtain. "Perhaps even if the customs of Qin State are like this, then we have no choice but to go to the country and do as the Romans do."

His voice was a little erratic, it was because his body was weak and lack of breath, but this did not damage his majesty.After hearing his words, the guards all calmed down.

Did you hear me, my son means that your Qin country is a land of tigers and wolves, arrogant and vulgar.Our country of Yan is a country of etiquette, the young master has the capacity to tolerate others, so I don't care about you!

The person who sent the message was sweating coldly, and led Yan Dan and others to the side door, handing them over to the welcoming officials, and hurriedly retreated.

"My lord." The leading official was a scholar after all, and he treated foreigners with politeness and a warm smile, but what he said made people dissatisfied.

"My state of Qin's etiquette rules that foreign soldiers are not allowed to enter the palace, so please ask your son's guards to wait outside the palace gate."

With the previous events, Yandan and his party have a general understanding of Qin's attitude, and now they are no longer angry.

"We are not here, who will guarantee the safety of the young master." The chief guard frowned and said in a rough voice.

"Who would threaten the safety of Young Master Yan in Qin Palace?" the official laughed.

"Oh..." Yan Dan waved his hand. "Since that's the case, you just wait, it's fine to have Chuhua accompany me."

The chief guard didn't understand.Gongzi Dan has always been an extremely cautious person, even in his own mansion in Yan State, he never let the guards leave his door, why did he relax when he arrived in Qin State?

"Nothing." Yan Dan said softly to the chief guard. "Yan Kingdom may not be safer than Xianyang Palace."

The chief guard nodded with difficulty, and led his men back to the side, and the guards of Qin Palace took them to rest.And the official clapped his hands lightly, and immediately behind him, several attendants walked out and took the reins of Yandan's carriage.

It took almost the same time to go from the side gate to the side hall where Yandan was waiting temporarily, and from entering Xianyang to Qin Palace.This magnificent building complex is simple and elegant, but the atmosphere is a bit gloomy and dignified.Yan Dan looked out from the window lattice, and saw five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion, corridors with unadorned waists and high eaves and teeth pecking——full of the imperial spirit.

"My lord, please rest here for a while, and wait for the king to summon you." Leading Yandan and Chuhua into a side hall, the palace servant who led the way asked Yandan respectfully. "Any other orders?"

"It's all right. Everyone has worked hard, please go and rest." Yan Dan smiled gently with a pale face.

"Yes." The palace people bowed and retreated.

Seeing the kettle on the table, Chuhua picked it up and poured a glass of water, but she drank a glass first, and after a while, seeing that everything was safe, she poured Yandan a glass of water.

"You are too careful." Yan Dan picked up the water glass, sipped slowly to moisten his throat, and smiled again after a while. "If I die in Qin Palace, Qin's reputation will be ruined."

"Always be careful." Chu Hua shook her head. "I think the young master seems to have a lot of trust in... the young master. Although the child had a good relationship with the young master when he was young, now that he is in power, he might not be worthy of being a friend of the young master. If not, he would not have made things difficult for him just now."

Yan Dan didn't answer, but just looked at the room carefully.This is the inner room of the side hall, the decoration is not gorgeous, it can even be said to be relatively simple, there is no other decoration in the whole room except for a pottery vase.However, there are some exquisite snacks on the table, which look cheap, but unexpectedly suit the taste of Yandan. The felt on the floor is not bright in color, it looks half-worn, but it is very soft.What is even more noticeable is that in March in Yangchun, a stove was lit indoors.

Today Xianyang is uncharacteristically cold, Yan Dan is naturally afraid of the cold, he felt a little uncomfortable when he was outside just now, it is because of his character that he does not say anything about his discomfort.Now that I entered the room, I gradually calmed down.

"King Qin and Young Master Yan are certainly not friends." Chu Hua thought that Yan Dan would not answer, but after a long time, she heard Yan Dan whisper.

It's just that his expression didn't look gloomy. Instead, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he picked up a piece of snack with his thumb and index finger and put it into his mouth.

"My lord! Please let the maid..." Before Chuhua finished speaking, she saw Yandan chewing the snack a few times, swallowing it, and then picked up another piece.

"It's okay, Chuhua, you can eat together, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat dinner." Yan Dan sucked his fingertips under Chuhua's disapproving gaze. "This taste is the same as ten years ago."

Chu Hua didn't care about the phrase "I'm afraid I won't be able to eat dinner", she took it for granted that it was a slip of the tongue, what Yan Dan wanted to say should be "I can't eat lunch".Although it's past lunch time, it's not too late to eat at the mansion prepared for Yandan after seeing King Qin.

Chu Hua thought that they would be able to see King Qin only after they rested for a while, but an hour passed, and no one came to send a message.

Chu Hua couldn't sit still anymore, she opened the door and went out, only to see that the leading palace people were still waiting in front of the door, one of them seemed to be the leader, so she bowed to her and asked: "My son came from a long way , I have been waiting here for a long time, when will I see King Qin?"

The palace attendant smiled and replied politely and distantly: "The king is dealing with urgent business and has no time to receive Young Master Dan at the moment. Please wait a moment."

Business?What urgent business is so urgent at this moment?

Chu Hua was angry, and after a long while, the corners of her lips curled up to squeeze out a smile: "My son is weak, and he is very tired from the long journey. I met King Qin earlier, so we can go to the mansion to rest."

"I think it's the same as resting here. If you need something, please tell me. At the Proton Mansion, the guards brought by Young Master Dan can sort it out first."

Chu Hua reluctantly nodded in dissatisfaction, and the maid sent someone to notify the guards.

"That's fine too." After listening to Chuhua's report, Yan Dan had no objection.

For the next half day, Yan Dan seemed to be forgotten by the King of Qin, and was kept in the side hall in the cold.At first, Chuhua asked the palace people from time to time, but later on, she no longer had any hope.

Chuhua walked around the house twice in a bit of frustration, complaining in a low voice: "This is obviously bullying us!"

"Yes, yes, they are bullying us." Yan Dan casually agreed.

Chu Hua turned her head, but saw that he had found a scroll of bamboo slips from nowhere, and was reading it with gusto on the cushion.

"Master!" Chu Hua exclaimed in a low voice in disbelief. "Why are you still in the mood?"

"Why not?" Yan Dan smiled. "I think Zheng... King Qin won't see us today, it's quite comfortable to be around here, why not just wait quietly"

King Qin is going to give Yan Guo's proton a blow.The courtiers and courtiers who knew about this incident were secretly stunned—Young Master Yan is really pitiful, he left his hometown, and it is really embarrassing to be tortured when he first arrives.

However, the legendary person who was dismounted has been staying in the palace like a god, reading books, eating snacks and warming himself by the fire, feeling very comfortable.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, the snacks on the table were changed several times, and the stove was filled with charcoal several times, but still no one came to take Yan Dan to see Ying Zheng.

It seems that dinner is really out of reach.Chuhua looked at Gongzi Dan, and felt a strange feeling in her heart.

Young Master Dan, he really seems to know King Qin very well, even though it has been so many years.

The setting sun had exhausted its light, candles were lit everywhere in Xianyang Palace, and it was night.

"It's almost there." Yan Dan closed the bamboo slips and tidied up his clothes casually.

"What..." Chu Hua was puzzled.Before he could ask the question, he only heard someone knocking on the door lightly.

"Come in." Yan Dan raised his voice.

Which leading palace man came in.

"Why, King Qin finally has time to see us?" Chu Hua's voice unconsciously carried a bit of sarcasm.

The palace attendant ignored Chu Hua, and only said to Yan Dan: "Master, the King of Qin has ordered that it's getting late today, and it's not suitable for receiving distinguished guests. Please, please go to the mansion to rest first, and then enter the palace tomorrow."

"Well, good." Yan Dan agreed concisely.

The palace man raised his head slightly and looked at Yan Dan suspiciously.This young master Dan seemed to be very different. If he were any other proton, he would have been out of breath after being ignored by the King of Qin for a long time, but he didn't even look worried at all.Is it just pretending, or is this Young Master Dan really well-trained to such an extent?

However, the king seems to be a little different towards Gongzi Dan.It is said that the decoration of the side hall where Yandan rested was ordered by the king himself.

The palace people stood at the door and watched Prince Dan's carriage gradually go away, puzzled.

Yan Dan, who spent an afternoon in Qin Palace, finally came to the mansion Qin prepared for him.This house is really as Yan Dan imagined, small, simple, but extraordinarily exquisite, and many details make Yan Dan feel very comfortable.

After dinner, Yan Dan came to her bedroom.

Not surprisingly, there was already someone waiting there.

"How long have you been waiting?" Yan Dan sent Chu Hua away before entering the room and lighting the oil lamp.

The man walked out from behind the cabinet, and it was King Qin——Ying Zheng.

"I came in the afternoon, and I have been waiting for two hours."

"I waited for you for three hours, and you waited for me for two hours. It seems that I am at a disadvantage." Yan Dan laughed.

"But my time is more precious, isn't it?" The other party also laughed, with thick ink-like eyebrows and eyes filled with gentle breath. "Otherwise, punish me to wait for you for another hour in the future?"

The author has something to say: At this time, Yan Dan is 24 years old, and Ying Zheng is 26 years old, um.