Chapter 1819 Oil-paper umbrella in the rain
Chu Huan stared at the King of Qi, pondered for a moment, and then said, "If the prince regards me as a friend, I will naturally always regard the prince as a friend."
King Qi smiled faintly and said, "I am very happy that you said this. Ling Shuang won't have any extravagance because I'm back now!" After pausing, he asked, "I heard you just now, and they call you the 'king'?"
Chu Huan knew that these things were going to be said at all, nodded and said, "A few days ago, a strange phenomenon appeared in heaven, so everyone supports me as the King of Chu."
"King of Chu!" The King of Qi looked very calm and chuckled, "It's good that the Northwest Army has entered the pass, so there must be a legitimate banner."
Chu Huan hesitated for a moment, his brows slowly unfolded, but his expression became serious, and he said, "The prince should understand that Chu Huan's temperament has not changed today. He is still the same as Chu Huan, whom the prince knew at the time, but some things have changed."
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"My mother has passed away. Only Su Niang is following me. Even if I have any mistakes, I can only implicate Su Niang." Chu Huan sighed: "I owe her a lot, so as long as I live, I will take care of her with all my heart."
King Qi nodded and said, "Sister Su Niang is a good woman."
"But it's different now." Chu Huan sighed: "Dingwu has regarded it as a thorn in my eyes, killing it quickly. If I make a mistake, it's not just Su Niang who is burdened. In addition to my family, there are also those generals and soldiers who have hope for me. They will be affected. These people have hundreds of people, and my future directly determines their destiny, so even for them, I don't want to do some things, but I have to do them."
The King of Qi smiled and said, "They want to follow you to make achievements and take all their lives on you. Naturally, you cannot let them down."
"To this day, I have no way out." Chu Huan said: "This is not my choice, but it is also the path I have to go on."
"If you can say these words to me, it means you still regard me as a friend." King Qi smiled and said, "If you didn't regard me as a friend, these words would naturally not be said to me."
Chu Huan frowned slightly, and wanted to say something, but the King of Qi had already said, "Chu Huan, I have another thing to ask for. Can you help me?"
"Prince, please speak!"
"Actually, I understand that I have nothing to do and can't help you. Staying by your side will cause trouble for you." King Qi said, "So I want to take my mother with me after I return to the northwest and spend the rest of my life in a quiet place." After a pause, he said, "Can you fulfill me?"
Chu Huan hesitated for a moment and finally said, "The emperor sent a letter. In fact, she also said that she wanted to retire from the prince and stop asking about the world. She only hoped that I could persuade the prince!"
"My mother is for my own good." King Qi sighed, "I already have an idea, so you don't need to persuade me." After thinking for a while, he said, "I plan to go back to the northwest tomorrow. After leaving, I don't know when I will meet you again. I just want to have a few drinks with you before leaving."
Chu Huan was stunned: "Prince!"
"Stop saying anything." King Qi waved his hand and said, "I will call me the prince in the future!" Then he laughed and said, "I don't know if we can see you again. Forget it, Qin has this level and will sooner or later be destroyed. I, the prince, have today, and I am afraid there is no tomorrow." He looked out the door and said, "I will prepare a table of wine and treat it as practiced for me." He smiled reluctantly, but it was a bit desolate.
Chu Huan hesitated for a moment and wanted to say a few more words, but he understood more clearly in his heart that at this point, King Qi automatically proposed to retire, which may not be a good thing for himself and King Qi himself.
He has become king, and it seems even more inappropriate to stay by his side. He is actually very clear that if he continues to keep the King of Qi around, it will actually be a torture to himself and the King of Qi.
If a ruthless person would not even agree to the request of King Qi to retire in order to avoid future troubles, he would not agree to the request of King Qi to retire, and if he had already become a king, he would have no uselessness to stay but could become a future troubles. He would have a great chance of completely eliminating him.
Chu Huan values friendship. Although he knew that fighting for the world and fighting for power in troubled times, he had to be ruthless, but he could not do anything to let him take action against King Qi.
Pei Ji said it well, and he should continue to suffer from the chaos. Since the King of Qi took the initiative to ask for retirement, there was no need for him to pretend to be a move to keep him.
It is naturally not difficult to buy a table of wine and food. When the lights are on, there are more than a dozen dishes on the table, and the dishes are also very rich. Although Chu Huan has always been very frugal and usually has simple food, he will naturally have more preparations for the King of Qi this time.
"Since the prince is willing to retire, and the queen is the same, I will not try to keep him." Chu Huan sat opposite the King of Qi, and a lonely lamp next to him illuminated the house. "The northwest is now stable, and it is not difficult to find a peaceful place. If the prince allows me, I can!"
The King of Qi interrupted with a smile: "Since you are retired, you will naturally no longer be disturbed by the world. Where to go, when I see my mother, I will naturally discuss with you, so you don't have to worry." He sighed and said: "I originally wanted to bring Ling Shuang back, but!" He shook his head and said: "Chu Huan, you promise me that if you have the chance, you go to Zhongyi Village in person and persuade Ling Shuang to be by your side. I know she doesn't like me, but she has you in her heart!"
Chu Huan frowned, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.
"You also know that my uncle has passed away and Ling Shuang's parents have died. There are no more relatives in this world." King Qi smiled bitterly: "Of course she doesn't recognize me as her cousin. If she stays in that ghostly village, she will never be happy in her life." He stared at Chu Huan and said: "You go and find her and let her stay by your side. Only in this way can she live a good life."
Chu Huan was silent for a moment and finally said, "Don't worry, Prince, I will go find her."
The corners of the King of Qi's eyebrows were slightly pounding, but he smiled and said, "As soon as I can leave, I feel relieved." He actually reached out to grab the wine pot, and his other hand had already passed by the wine glass in front of Chu Huan, poured the wine, and then sent it over. Chu Huan reached out to take it, and the King of Qi poured himself wine, then raised his glass and said, "Chu Huan, this may be the last time we sit together and drink, and we will not stop drunk tonight."
Chu Huan picked up the wine glass and watched King Qi sip it all over, but he also held the bottom of the wine glass with one hand and held the wine glass with the other hand, and siped it all over.
King Qi put down his wine glass and saw Chu Huan drinking all the wine in the glass. His eyes twitched, his face turned pale, and his hands were trembling slightly. Seeing this, Chu Huan couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with the prince? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
The King of Qi forced a smile and said, "It's okay, maybe it's because it's too tired to rush to go."
"Your Majesty, don't rush to leave." Chu Huan said: "You are not feeling well, so you will be here for a few days. When your energy is restored, you will go to the northwest to see the queen!"
The King of Qi shook his head and said, "No need!"
Chu Huan stared at King Qi's eyes, but King Qi seemed to be a little afraid of Chu Huan's eyes and forced a smile and said, "What's wrong?"
"Prince, have you ever hated me in your heart?" Chu Huan was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Does the prince blame me for not keeping my promise and not helping you inherit the throne?"
The King of Qi was stunned, opened his mouth, but did not make any sound.
"Today, Qin State is already angry and resentful." Chu Huan sighed: "If the prince still wants to continue Qin State, the people in the northwest will not agree, and the people in the world will not agree. If the prince wants to avenge his revenge, and Dingwu will fight to the death because of his personal grudge, I can understand, but I cannot sacrifice the lives of countless soldiers in the northwest for this reason."
King Qi said: "I understand!"
"It's good that the prince can understand it." Chu Huan said: "Your Majesty, you are actually a good person, but because of this, once you take the wrong path, it's hard to wake up. The prince said he wanted to retire, but I didn't stop him, just because I think the prince's way to go. The world is chaotic and the creatures are tragic. The prince's temperament is actually not suitable to participate in such a bloody battle. The queen asked the prince to retire, which is her love for the prince and is truly considering the future of the prince."
The corners of the King of Qi's mouth twitched, as if he wanted to say something, but his lips moved, but he didn't say anything. Chu Huan picked up the wine pot and poured wine for the King of Qi's wine glass. Seeing that the King of Qi's face became paler. Outside the hall, the rain was drizzling and the autumn wind was bleak. The King of Qi seemed to be trembling slightly because of the coldness of autumn. Chu Huan put down the wine pot and said, "Your Majesty seems to be really uncomfortable, so let's take the prince first." He got up and shouted, "Come on, take the prince to rest."
The King of Qi stood up barely, and he seemed really exhausted. He stood up and shook a little. He looked at Chu Huan, and saw Chu Huan looking at him with concern, and forced a smile: "Don't worry, I'm fine, just take a break!" At this time, a servant came in outside the door, and Chu Huan said: "Prince, he knows your residence, and he will take you to rest. The prince does not have to rush to leave tomorrow, and he will talk about it when he is well prepared!" He ordered: "Take the prince to rest."
The man bowed and said yes. The King of Qi was a little lost. He walked over and followed the man out of the door, left the courtyard, walked through two corridors, and suddenly stopped. The man in front stopped when he heard the footsteps of the King of Qi and turned around. He was about to ask, but the King of Qi had already said, "You go down first."
The man was a little confused: "Prince!"
"I want to go out and have a walk." King Qi said, "You don't need to follow." Without saying anything, he looked up at the dark sky. The drizzle was drizzling. He walked into the rain without caring about the drizzle and went straight out of the mansion. When he arrived at the gate, the guards guarding in front of the gate saw King Qi, and they couldn't stop him and let King Qi go out.
After leaving the house, King Qi followed the long street outside the door and circled the courtyard wall of the Tongzhou Prefecture Prefecture. There was silence all over the place. There was no trace of people in the drizzle on the autumn night.
King Qi frowned and walked forward for a short distance. He saw a figure standing under the wall in front of him, and quickly walked over. He asked, "Is it Mr. Zhuge?"
There were still seven or eight steps away, and the King of Qi suddenly stopped, but found that the man was carrying an oil paper umbrella covering his entire upper body, but he was wearing a pair of official boots on his feet. He didn't listen to the man's echo. When he frowned, he saw that the oil paper umbrella had been raised and gradually showed the man's face. He heard the man say, "Why don't you hold an umbrella when you go out?"
Chapter completed!