Chapter 201 Welcoming the Bride (Part 2)

Hua Zichen arrived, and the whole courtyard seemed very lively. Several palace maids happily told Hua Zichen about Princess Ji Le's situation and took him to the palace where Princess Ji Le lived.

This courtyard is a tall palace. After passing through a row of side rooms and a small bridge, Hua Kai saw Princess Ji Le running towards him happily in a red dress.

Hua Zichen was moved when he saw Princess Ji Le again. He looked at her quietly, and the palace maids beside him couldn't help but smile and retreated to the side.

"You are finally here!" Princess Ji Le threw herself into Hua Zichen's arms and whispered in his ear. Hua Zichen felt drops of hot tears falling on his shoulders.

"I am late!" Hua Zichen gently patted Princess Ji Le's back and said softly.

"Haha! It's not too late! You said you would come to pick me up in three years, and now it's only two years. I thought I had to wait another year!" Princess Ji Le got up from Hua Zichen's arms, wiped her tears of joy, and said with a smile.

The two met for the first time in two years, and they both found that the other had not changed at all, except that Princess Ji Le looked more beautiful, and Hua Zichen looked more handsome and confident.

"Let's go to my palace! I have hired an embroidery master in the past two years. She taught me a lot of embroidery skills. I will take you to see it!" Princess Ji Le took Hua Zichen's hand and said happily in her heart.

The maids on the side all retreated tactfully. The two entered the palace and Ji Le took him to her embroidery room and introduced her achievements to him one by one.

Hua Zichen gently stroked Ji Le's hair. Seeing his affectionate eyes, Princess Ji Le couldn't help but lean gently in his arms.

"When you arrive at the Hua family, there will be no such a big palace to live in, and there will be no so many gold, silver and jade. The Hua family is just an ordinary family, you should be prepared!" Hua Zichen looked at the room full of gold, silver and jade, and so many maids who served her alone. He never thought that Ji Le would have such a living environment, which was somewhat inconsistent with Ji Le's character in his mind!

"I know! It's not like I haven't been to the Hua family. I like the relaxed and lively atmosphere of the Hua family. My brothers and sisters-in-law are all very nice to me, and there is Kai'er..." Princess Ji Le said with a smile as she recalled the days in Huajiabao.

"Well! But Huajiabao is different now. There are more people and it is much bigger. There are many delicious foods in the village. You will definitely like it then. After the Hua family became a noble family..." Hua Zichen slowly told Ji Le about the changes in the Hua family in the past two years, and Princess Ji Le was very happy to hear it.

"By the way, do you know why my surname is Ji?" Ji Le suddenly asked.

Hua Zichen really hadn't thought about this question. As the most beloved daughter of King Lu, it was strange that Princess Ji Le didn't have the surname Lu.

"Why?" Hua Zichen asked.

"My mother's surname is Ji. She is a direct descendant of the Zhou royal family. She gave birth to me a hundred years after marrying my father!" Ji Le said.

This was the first time Hua Zichen heard Princess Ji Le tell him about her mother. Zhou was the only first-class family in the Central Plains before the rise of the Seven Heroes. Later, the king of Zhou fell in the mouth of a monster, and slowly lost control over the countries in the world. But now many countries still listen to Zhou's orders.

And Princess Ji Le's mother was able to give birth to her after a hundred years, which must be a strength above the innate level. It is not easy for King Lu, who is in the foundation-building stage, to give birth to her.

After hearing this, Hua Zichen slowly understood why the Lu family would stop him from marrying Princess Ji Le. Not only did he marry with Lu, but he could also establish a relationship with Zhou. In this way, it would be much easier to negotiate with the Central Plains countries in the future.

After lunch, the two walked hand in hand in the garden. Princess Ji Le suddenly said that she wanted to go out of the palace to see who was coming from the Hua family.

So Hua Zichen took Princess Ji Le out of the palace, and a team of more than 20 palace guards sent each other off, followed by more than a dozen palace maids, and everyone came to the official inn all the way.

When the person in charge of the official inn saw Princess Ji Le coming, he hurriedly asked everyone to come out to greet her. Hua Zichen didn't like the etiquette of the king's family, and he saw that Princess Ji Le also didn't like these tedious things.

Princess Ji Le asked the guards to wait in the official inn, and she and Hua Zichen took two palace maids to the inner courtyard of the official inn. The person in charge of the official inn took them to the place where the Hua family's wedding party lived and left.

Yu Jun and Qing Geertai and others were chatting in the yard. When they saw Hua Zichen bringing Princess Ji Le back, they hurriedly stood up and saluted!

"Yu Shusheng, you are still the same after not seeing you for two years. Who are these people? Why do they look unfamiliar to me?" Princess Ji Le said to everyone with a smile.

When Qing Geertai and others saw Princess Ji Le for the first time, they finally understood why Hua Zichen had not taken a concubine in the past few years. As a princess, Ji Le was dignified, noble and beautiful, and yet intimate, so that people would not have the slightest intention of blasphemy.

"Hello, Princess! We all joined the Hua family last year and followed Master Wu to the battlefield. This time, we are here to marry you back home with Master Wu!" Qing Geertai said.

Everyone in the Hua family laughed when they heard this. Seeing Princess Ji Le coming, they had completed more than half of their mission to welcome the bride.

Princess Ji Le also blushed. She looked at Hua Zichen gently with a happy look on her face.

"Let's go inside and talk! Has the gift of 'receiving the betrothal gift' been handed over to the palace of Prince Lu?" Hua Zichen interrupted everyone's discussion and walked into the house and said.

"Let the palace eunuchs check and sign for it! Master Wu, didn't Prince Lu say when we can take Princess Ji Le back?" Qing Geertai asked.

Qing Geertai has been following Hua Zichen in the Hua family. The 10 special servants who have been on the battlefield with Hua Zichen are like Hua Zichen's retainers. Hua Kai also tried his best to support the core members of the family. In the future, dozens or hundreds of years, when Hua Kai grows up and has sons and grandsons, his fifth uncle Hua Zichen, Xue Pan, Tang Lei and others will gradually become branches of the Hua family. After a family grows and becomes stronger, it is impossible for all of them to stick together.

"How can it be so fast? After receiving the gift of "Na Zheng", the King of Lu will prepare Ji Le's dowry and invite the entire Qufu City family. It's good to be finished in a month!" Hua Zichen said.

The arrival of Princess Ji Le made the Hua family's wedding team feel relieved. As long as they can marry the princess home this time, they will all have done a great deed.

Hua Zichen practiced martial arts in the official inn every day when he had nothing to do, and sometimes instructed everyone's cultivation. Sometimes there would be palace maids inviting him to attack, and he would come back at most half a day.

After all, Princess Ji Le had not yet married him, and he dared not play too much with Princess Ji Le. If any palace maid saw it and spread it out, Princess Ji Le's reputation would be ruined, and the marriage would also be hindered.

But what made him a little strange was that after several days in Qufu City, no one came to Guanzhan to pick a fight with Hua Zichen. Perhaps it was because his act of severely injuring Xiantian Realm with one move had spread, and no one dared to attack him anymore!

After staying in Guanzhan in the inner city of Qufu for a few days, Hua Zichen went out with everyone when he had nothing to do. In the past few days, the city had been full of rumors that Princess Ji Le was going to marry the Tianjiao of Qi State. Hua Zichen's deeds were also slowly spreading in Qufu City. It was obvious that someone was behind the scenes to guide the topic, which also showed that the marriage was basically confirmed, and the day when they would welcome Princess Ji Le back to Guang County was not far away.

Hua Kai was busy repairing the granary for his family these days. Soon, a large warehouse was built underground in Guang County Huafu and Huajiabao outside the city. It was not until March 14 that the people of Buqi County went home to report that the merchant ship of Sihai Chamber of Commerce had arrived.

It took Hua Kai less than three hours to reach the Buqi market on his horse Luma. He saw hundreds of strong men on two large ships carrying food. Hua Kai found the person in charge of the merchant ship, who said that he would not charge money and that everything would be discussed with Hua Kai later by President Chu Yuncheng.

In the afternoon, the merchant ship left, and Hua Kai asked the servants to close the temporary wooden courtyard gate and began to collect food in the old way.

After working until midnight, everyone was exhausted and took a short break. When it was dawn, everyone dismantled the temporary small wooden courtyard and rode home on horseback!

With food, all arrangements were written in a notebook. Hua Kai printed more than ten copies of what he wrote and handed them to all the core members of the family. Who will be responsible for which part of the family's development in the future, and how much progress they have made, will report to him through Hua Xing, Hua Zihuan, and Hua Zichen after a while. After thinking about it, there was nothing left, and Hua Kai began to prepare his luggage for the Jixia Academy.

In fact, there was nothing to prepare for the Jixia Academy. Clothes, food and accommodation were all managed by the academy. He just needed to determine who would be his book boy.

Hua Mo and Xue Chen have the ability to enter the Jixia Academy by themselves. Hua Yu, as the son of the fourth uncle, is a good choice at the age of nine this year. It is best to have the opportunity to improve the strength of the Hua family children.

He told the news to his grandmother. After communicating with the fourth aunt, his grandmother thought that Hua Kai must take someone who can take care of his daily life. Hua Yu is too young!

In the end, Hua Kai chose Hua Xuan. Hua Xuan has always served Hua Kai and has the best relationship with Xiao Qiang. This time he may be away from home for a long time, so Hua Kai decided to take Xiao Qiang with him.

In general, colleges do not allow students to keep dogs, but spirit beasts are an exception! Spirit beasts have wisdom that is no lower than that of humans. Legend has it that saints have even accepted high-level spirit beasts as students. After being influenced by human culture, spirit beasts have helped humans kill monsters and made indelible contributions!

On March 28, news came from Linzi City that Yiqu State and the grassland countries launched an attack on the northern part of Qin State. The entire Qin State has been mobilized nationwide, and the army is continuously recruiting troops to the border.

Donghu State also joined forces with the northern grassland countries to invade Yan State. All parts of the Central Plains smelled an unusual smell. This time, more than a dozen grassland countries invaded the Central Plains together, and all countries might be involved.

In history, there was a situation where the nomadic coalition broke through and entered the heartland of the Central Plains, and there were corpses everywhere. The grassland people were not kind and righteous, and they did not even let go of children when they broke into the Central Plains. Therefore, when the Central Plains countries encountered the invasion of the grassland countries, they all seemed to be unusually united.

When this news reached Guang County, everyone was waiting for the news of the battle. If Qin and Yan could not hold on, they would certainly ask for help from other major countries.