Empress Dowager Zhou was not angry and continued: "Since you also know that marriage is the best way, then tell your mother, who else is a suitable candidate besides you? Among our royal family, besides you, there are Who is in Kyoto? Chu Shaoyang defected to South Vietnam, Shao Bai’s whereabouts are unknown, and now the only descendant of the Chu family is you, Chu Mochuan! "
Mo Chuan immediately said: "I will immediately send Zhui Feng to find Shao Bai. Shao Bai is the most suitable candidate..."
Before he could finish his words, Queen Mother Zhou raised her hand to stop him.
Empress Dowager Zhou shook her head, pointed to the letter on the ground, and said: "Chuan'er, don't deceive yourself anymore. The letter from the King of Northern Qi clearly stated that Princess Lanxin fell in love with you at first sight and offered to marry you for a hundred years." Well, the person she likes is you, not Shaobai. If you want Li Daitao to be dead, I'm afraid Princess Lanxin won't."
Mo Chuan said with a cold face: "What love at first sight? I have never met Princess Lanxin, how can I get love at first sight! This is obviously nonsense, just an excuse!"
Empress Dowager Zhou said: "The so-called Jun has no joke. Since this letter was written by the monarch of Northern Qi himself, the content in the letter is true. You have never met Princess Lanxin, but how do you know that Princess Lanxin has not met you? "
"Mother, I have never been to Northern Qi!"
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled lightly and said: "Of course the Empress Mother knows that you have never been to Northern Qi, but don't forget that not long ago, Northern Qi sent an envoy to our Xi Chu to express goodwill and made an agreement with you. It’s a business, don’t you remember this so soon?”
"Of course I remember this, but what does this have to do with Princess Lanxin?" Mo Chuan frowned.
The Empress Dowager Zhou looked at him and couldn't help but sigh and shake her head: "Silly boy, haven't you discovered the fishy truth until now? Northern Qi has always been neutral, and Eastern Qin and Nanyue have shown goodwill to it and want to make friends with it, but they can't I haven't heard that Northern Qi has any close contacts with these two countries. We, Western Chu, are just a country that suffered a defeat in 2006. Our national strength is in decline and we have few soldiers. Then why did the king of Northern Qi send envoys to Western Chu and take the initiative to send us? Are they trading the secret five-bow blueprint with you? This is obviously a huge benefit to us, Xi Chu! He has no contact with us, so why would he give us this huge benefit? Western Chu, instead of Eastern Qin and Nanyue? "
Mo Chuan's brows furrowed more and more tightly, and he said, "I am also puzzled."
Empress Dowager Zhou waved her hand and said: "What's so hard to guess? Now the facts are clearly before our eyes. The reason why Northern Qi favors our Western Chu is all because of Princess Lanxin. She is the monarch of Northern Qi." My dearest daughter, she likes you and wants to help you, so the King of Northern Qi gave you the blueprint of the five-gun crossbow, but you are still in the dark until now. Where is your wisdom? Woolen cloth?"
Mo Chuan was horrified and stared at Empress Dowager Zhou: "Mother, what you said is all speculation. I have never heard of Princess Lanxin, let alone seen it! How could she like him for no reason? This is impossible!"
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and said: "This is very possible. As far as the Ai family knows, Princess Lanxin is also among the envoys from the Northern Qi Dynasty who are visiting this time. It's just that she disguised herself and was not recognized."