Chapter 2672: Entrusting the Orphan

The topic veered back to He Changjue, and He Chunhua's cheek muscles twitched.

"In short, Sharili Heaven itself is hard-pressed, Shen State is actually at the brink of peril, and you cannot afford a single misstep." He Lingchuan warned him, "In an age of great contention, Shen State has only one thing to do: survive."

He Chunhua fell silent for a long time.

"Only by surviving to the end can there be a sliver of hope."

He Chunhua let out a long sigh:

"I understand."

Afterwards, He Lingchuan inquired again about Lady Ying, the Queen.

He Chunhua immediately clutched his head: "Oh, her—after hearing the bad news, she nearly overturned the palace, and whenever she saw me these days, she would curse."

Lady Ying blamed him, blamed him for agreeing to Chang Sun's going to Heishuicheng.

But Lady Ying never shouted for blood debt and blood retribution, nor did she ever yell at He Chunhua demanding troops for revenge, not even once. Even though she washed her face with tears.

She is a person of passionate nature, but she also understands reason very well.

"There is another matter I have already taken care of before telling you, so I hope you will not be angry." He Chunhua hesitated, "Yesterday morning, I secretly sent my second grandson, that is, Ah Yue's second son He Mingchen, aboard a ship. That ship was bound for Jilu Port, and his grandmother accompanied him."

Shen Wang sent his second grandson and Lady Ying to Cangyan?

Upon seeing He Lingchuan raise his eyebrows, He Chunhua immediately continued: "I sent Chen'er aboard under the pretext of studying in Cangyan, but he knows deep down what is really going on. He and his brother have always wanted to visit Ju City to see the legendary Flash Gold Plains. Their brotherly bond is extremely strong, so this trip is, well, it is him fulfilling his elder brother's dream."

As he said the last sentence, he almost choked up.

"No problem, I warmly welcome my nephew's visit." Jiugou Dadi also expressed his stance, "He will be very safe in Cangyan, and will feel as at ease as he would in Shen State."

With this promise, He Chunhua immediately felt a secret relief.

Given the precedent of He Changjue, he could only send his second grandson to Cangyan to ensure the safety of the He clan's orthodox lineage.

Afterwards, Shen State's situation will only grow more perilous.

His relationship with He Lingchuan is delicate, but Lady Ying and He Yue have always been on good terms with He Lingchuan, so even out of familial affection, He Mingchen's days in Cangyan will not be unpleasant.

"However, is Lady Ying willing to leave Shen State?" He Lingchuan understood Hong Chan's temperament.

"She certainly is not willing, and she even flew into a fit of rage several times." He Chunhua gave a light cough, "Taking advantage of her sleep, I put her aboard the ship. The ship sailed for two or three days before she would wake."

"……" Can one so euphemistically say the two words "administering drugs"?

"Ah Chen will still need her care afterward, and she will come to understand." He Chunhua gave a bitter laugh, a myriad of feelings mixed, "She, alas, she is not an ordinary person. As for Ah Yue's wife, she expressed her wish to accompany her husband, never to leave Shen State, so I did not press her."

He Lingchuan fell silent for a few breaths, then said: "Rest assured, they will live very well in Cangyan."

"Good, good, now I know you are reliable! With your words, I have no more rear worries and can let go and act!" He Chunhua laughed heartily twice, "I and Ah Yue, we two elders grew up on Shen State's soil, born here and destined to die here—Between Between Between Beijia had better not think it can casually swallow Shen State!"

He finally deeply felt the situation and state of mind of Panlongcheng back then. The choice of the eldest son to go far away to establish a state over ten thousand li was truly wise.

"Also tell Ah Yue to mourn and take care of himself." He Lingchuan paused, "State and state, the state comes before the family, he is the Crown Prince, he must put state affairs first!"

They are not petty commoners who can freely vent their sorrow and anger; at least in the face of state affairs, they cannot.

"Will do." He Chunhua nodded, "I am also advising him in this way."

This conversation ended, and the crouching spine beast before He Chunhua made a "bajia" sound and shattered into eight pieces.

And at this end of Ju City, the image in the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror faded slowly, and He Lingchuan could not help but lower his head and press his brow.

He Yue's loss of control, he can understand; the pain of losing close kin, he can empathize with.

In this life, a person must undergo one separation and death after another, must endure one heart-piercing pain after another.

There is no other way.

This is the shared destiny of all people.

As Jiugou Dadi, as the master of the divine mandate of fate, he himself has also experienced too much, bid farewell to too many.

However, Shen State can already be counted as one of the few major states today, yet even the Shen Wang has come to entrust the orphaned, which shows the world is under pressure, none can escape.

Through Between Between Between Beijia, the heavenly demon has brought extreme cruelty upon this world; almost every state and power in the mortal realm has deeply felt the great terror before the heavenly demon's descent into the world. Those former superficial warmth and international law have long been torn to shreds.

This is danger, and also opportunity.

He Lingchuan composed his mood, also gathered his thoughts, for in a quarter of an hour he must receive the envoy again.

Over these past few years, more and more states have sent envoys to Cangyan, to pay court to the upper state.

But today he is to receive the envoy of Lingxu City, and moreover, it is led by his old acquaintance in person—

Shuangye Guoshi!

The two parties sat down in the reception hall, and actually there were quite a few familiar faces in the envoy, all officials or academy students He Lingchuan had dealt with in Lingxu City back then, now also risen to the position of foreign envoys.

Shuangye Guoshi is still as handsome as before, and He Lingchuan's bearing still surpasses that of former days.

This meeting mainly discussed trade and commerce, so host and guest enjoyed themselves fully, as if the world today were still a peaceful and prosperous age.

Because war flames fly everywhere, today's world commerce is not as prosperous as it was three or five years ago, many routes are impassable. Between Between Between Beijia's foreign trade's largest partner is Cangyan, second is Mu State, one reason being that these two great states enjoy internal peace, another being that they can still strive to maintain the safety of land and sea transport.

For many years, Cangyan has also been a happy land for Between Between Between Beijia and Lingxu City's nobles to invest in. The Flash Gold Plains' nearly twenty years of prosperous development have given them extremely rich returns. Those who followed Shuangye to Ju City this time also included many proxies of the powerful and wealthy, who besides wanting to take away the profit shares of the past three fiscal years, also want to audit their investment accounts locally. This was written earliest in the contract, both sides act according to the rules.

Note that Shuangye's trip this time represents only Xu City, not the entirety of Between Between Between Beijia.

The two parties again discussed several items of cooperation, the details to be negotiated by the subordinates.

The meeting ended, Shuangye Guoshi stood up and bowed to Jiugou Dadi, then led the envoy out of the reception hall.

However, the look in his eyes before he turned around, He Lingchuan always felt there was deeper meaning.

……

Half an hour later, Chixiao Golden Hall, Liu Fang Stream.

This is a scenic spot behind the palace, in spring, summer, and autumn the stream's clear water flows along the stones, having undergone three folds and turns, murmuring lowly; but now it is winter, the stream has turned into an icefall, draped with ice curtains, hung with ice pillars, possessing another kind of charm.

The palace attendants led Shuangye Guoshi to this place.

By the stream's edge, the small pavilion already had someone seated, namely Jiugou Dadi.