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Chapter 2648 Entrusting the Orphan
Chapter 2648 Entrusting the Orphan
As soon as the topic turned back to He Changjue, He Chunhua's cheek muscles twitched.
"In short, Kshatriya is in dire straits, and Shen Kingdom is actually on the verge of collapse. You cannot afford to make a single wrong step," He Lingchuan warned him. "In this era of great strife, Shen Kingdom has only one thing to do: survive."
He Chunhua remained silent for a long time.
"Only by surviving to the end will there be a glimmer of hope."
He Chunhua let out a long sigh:
"I understand."
Then, He Lingchuan asked about Queen Ying.
He Chunhua immediately held his head in his hands: "After receiving the bad news, she almost tore the palace apart. She cursed me whenever she saw me those days."
Queen Ying blamed him, blaming him for agreeing to let the eldest grandson go to Blackwater City.
However, Queen Ying did not shout for blood revenge, nor did she call upon He Chunhua to send troops for retribution, not even once. Even when she herself was in tears.
She is a passionate person, but she is also very reasonable.
“There’s one more thing. I’ll take care of it first before telling you, so please don’t be angry.” He Chunhua hesitated for a moment. “Yesterday morning, I secretly sent my second grandson, He Mingchen, A Yue’s second son, onto a ship. The ship was heading to Julu Port, and his grandmother accompanied him.”
King Shen sent his second grandson and Queen Ying to Cangyan?
Upon seeing He Lingchuan raise an eyebrow, He Chunhua immediately continued, "I sent Chen'er on the ship under the pretext of studying in Cangyan, but he knew what was really going on. The two brothers had always wanted to go to Jucheng to see the legendary Gold Plains. They have a very good relationship, so this trip is... it's him fulfilling his brother's dream."
He nearly choked up when he said the last sentence.
"It's alright, I welcome my nephew to visit." Emperor Jiuyou also stated, "He is very safe in Cangyan and will be just as comfortable as he is in Shen Kingdom."
With this promise, He Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief.
Learning from He Changjue's example, he had no choice but to send his second grandson to Cangyan to ensure the safety of the legitimate descendants of the He family.
The situation in Shen will become increasingly precarious in the future.
His relationship with He Lingchuan was delicate, but Queen Ying and He Yue had always been on good terms with He Lingchuan. Even for the sake of this kinship, He Mingchen would not have a hard time in Cangyan.
"However, is Queen Ying willing to leave Shen Kingdom?" He Lingchuan understood Ying Hongchan's temperament.
“Of course she didn’t want to, and she threw a huge tantrum.” He Chunhua coughed lightly. “While she was asleep, I put her on the ship. She won’t wake up for two or three days after the ship leaves.”
"..." Is it okay to say the word "drug" in such a euphemistic way?
“Achen will still need her care in the future, she will understand.” He Chunhua smiled bitterly, feeling a mix of emotions. “She, sigh, she is not an ordinary person. As for Ayue’s wife, she said she would stay with her husband and never leave Shenguo, so I will not force her.”
He Lingchuan remained silent for a few moments before saying, "Don't worry, they will all be doing well in Cangyan."
"Good, good, I knew you were reliable! With your words, I have no more worries and can act without hesitation!" He Chunhua laughed twice. "A-Yue and I, my son and I, grew up on the land of Shen, born here and will die here. Bega shouldn't think it can swallow Shen up so easily!"
He finally understood the situation and state of mind of Panlongcheng back then. His eldest son's choice to go thousands of miles away to establish a nation was truly wise.
"Also, tell A-Yue to take care of himself and accept my condolences." He Lingchuan paused for a moment, "The nation comes before the family. He is the crown prince and must prioritize national affairs!"
They are not ordinary people who cannot vent their anger and frustration at will, at least not when it comes to matters of state.
“Yes, I will.” He Chunhua nodded. “That’s what I’m advising him on.”
That ended the conversation, and the crouching beast in front of He Chunhua shattered into eight pieces with a "crack".
Meanwhile, on Jucheng's side, the scene in Haoyuan Golden Mirror slowly disappeared, and He Lingchuan couldn't help but lower his head and press his brow.
He could understand He Yue's loss of control; he could empathize with the pain of losing a loved one.
In this life, we are destined to experience one separation after another, one death after another, and to endure one heart-wrenching pain after another.
There is no other way.
This is the fate that we all share.
As the Great Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds and the master of the God of Destiny, he himself has experienced too much and said goodbye to too much.
However, the State of Shen is already one of the few major powers in the world, yet even the King of Shen had to entrust his son to someone else, which shows that the world is under pressure and no one can escape it.
Through Bega, the Heavenly Demon was utterly wicked towards the world. Almost every nation and power on earth deeply felt the immense terror that preceded the Heavenly Demon's descent. The superficial warmth and international law of the past had long been torn to shreds.
This is both a crisis and an opportunity.
He Lingchuan composed himself and put his thoughts aside, as he was to meet with the delegation again in a quarter of an hour.
In recent years, more and more countries have sent delegations to Cangyan to pay homage to the superior nation.
However, today he was to meet with a delegation from Lingxu City, led personally by an old acquaintance of his—
Imperial Preceptor Shuangye!
The two sides sat down in the reception hall. There were actually several familiar faces in the delegation. They were officials or students of the Imperial Academy that He Lingchuan had dealt with in Lingxu City back then, and now they had also risen to the position of foreign envoys.
The Imperial Preceptor Shuangye was as handsome as ever, while He Lingchuan was even more charming than before.
The main topic of discussion was trade and economic exchanges, so both host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely, as if it were still a time of peace and prosperity.
With war raging everywhere, global trade is not as prosperous as it was three to five years ago, and many routes are no longer viable. Bega's primary trading partner is Cangyan, followed by Mou, firstly because these two major powers are internally peaceful, and secondly because they are still striving to maintain the security of land and sea transport.
For many years, Cangyan has been a haven for investment from the powerful and wealthy of Beijia and Lingxu City. The prosperity and development of the Gold Plains over the past two decades has brought them extremely rich returns. Accompanying Shuangye to Ju City this time are many agents of these powerful figures, who, in addition to taking away their share of profits from the past three years, also want to audit their investment accounts in the area. These were all originally written into the contract, and both parties are acting in accordance with the rules.
It should be noted that Frostleaf is only representing the Void City, not the entire Bega.
The two sides discussed several cooperation agreements, and the details were left for their subordinates to negotiate.
After the meeting concluded, the Imperial Preceptor of Frostleaf stood up and bowed to Emperor Jiuyou before leading the delegation out of the reception hall.
However, He Lingchuan always felt that there was something more to his eyes before he turned away.
……
Half an hour later, at the Crimson Cloud Golden Palace, in the Flowing Fragrance Stream.
This is a secluded scenic spot behind the palace. In spring, summer and autumn, the clear stream flows down the rocks, turning three times and gurgling softly. But now it is winter, and the stream has turned into an icefall, covered with ice curtains and hanging with icicles, which is quite interesting.
The palace attendants then led the Imperial Preceptor of Frostleaf to this place.
Someone was already sitting in the small pavilion by the stream; it was none other than the Nine Nether Emperor.