The Luoshui soup flows day and night, carrying boats of all sizes and sizes on the water, entering and leaving the capital Luoyang.

Since the capital of this dynasty was established here, the boats on the Luo River have been more dense than those in the previous dynasty, especially when paying money, grain and taxes in autumn in September and October, the boats on the Luo River are as dense as shuttles and endlessly. Even at night, you can see ships breaking the wind and waves from time to time.

At this time, the bright moon was hanging high in the sky, and several merchant ships were sailing steadily on the river facing Luoyang. The illuminated lanterns lit at the bow of the boat swaying gently with the wind blowing, which shone with the stars in the sky, with a different beauty.

Among these night boats, there is a brig passenger ship. Although it looks less eye-catching, there are not many fancy outfits, the ship is not fast, and there are not many passengers, only those who are in it know that this ship is the safest and safest of the ships traveling on various rivers of Dayue today. Even those big ships under the banner of the government cannot be compared with this ship.

The safety and stability of this passenger ship are not only reflected in the fact that the materials used in its hull are the most exquisite and strongest wood, but also in the boat owners and people in various control positions. They are all water veterans who have been traveling in the Caohe, the Yangtze River and the river for decades, and are also the most elite group of the Caohe Gang.

A ship sailing expert like this is enough to deal with any danger if there is one person on a merchant ship, but now there are more than a dozen people on this ship. In addition, although it is a passenger, you can see that it has more than ten soldiers with powerful combat power at first glance, and even put a final insurance on the merchant ship.

And all of this is prepared for the three real passengers on the ship - Sun Bi, Xiao Chengzhi, and Li Ling.

Since he entered Huguang in Qianzhou and decided to return to Luoyang by water, Li Ling contacted the local Cao Gang brothers. After he revealed his identity, the Jianghu gang, which had a force of power throughout Dayue, quickly arranged everything. First, the local gang masters in Huguang were escorted for them. After entering Caohe, he even dispatched the top masters in the gang to train boats for them, and only Yang Qinghou, the gang leader, came to see them off in person.

Xiao Chengzhi and Sun Bi were quite surprised. It was not until Li Ling told them about some of the causes and conditions between him and the Cao Gang that they accepted such a special reception. But that's fine. At least they don't have to worry about the people from the Luotian Sect or Huntian Army being in a dark place and having another sudden attack.

Walking safely all the way, in mid-September, their ships finally entered the Luo River, which was only a few days away from the capital. As soon as they entered the capital, everyone didn't have to worry about safety. So before, everyone had a good time and returned to the cabin half drunk, but Li Ling did not fall asleep peacefully. At midnight, his mind became clearer and he simply put on his coat, walked out of the cabin, and went to the upper deck to sober up.

Unexpectedly, when he got there, he saw someone standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the river ahead. It was not until he heard the sound of Li Ling's footsteps that he turned around and it turned out to be Sun Bi.

"Wen Zhong, can't you fall asleep?" Sun Bi asked first.

Li Ling smiled at him: "Yes, I always feel a little excited when I think about seeing my sister and the others again soon. Are you unable to sleep because you can return to Luoyang?"

This time, Sun Bi did not answer immediately, but looked gloomy: "Are you excited to see your relatives again..."

Li Ling was stunned and immediately remembered that he had returned to Luoyang from the southwest because of his mother's new mourning. He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake and smiled apologetically: "Sorry, I didn't care about your thoughts."

"It's okay." Sun Bi smiled and shook his head, "To be honest, I really don't know how to face my relatives after returning to Beijing this time." When he mentioned the word "relatives", his tone always showed a bit weird.

Now Li Ling was really not sure how to speak, so he could only stand with him at the bow of the boat with some embarrassment, looking at the dark sky and the river in front of him. But after a moment, Sun Bi spoke again: "I think you should be curious about why I, the prince, didn't stay in the more prosperous and comfortable capital, and insisted on running to the remote areas in the southwest to endure hardships? Also, I am obviously an adult, but why have I not been crowned king until today..."

The topic he suddenly raised made Li Ling raise his eyebrows gently. To be honest, these two doubts Li Ling did exist in his heart. He just knew that this was the other party's privacy and had never asked anyone. However, he told him about it today on a boat near Luoyang.

But no matter how curious he was, Li Ling was really hard to answer. He couldn't just ask the other party why this was. He had once tried to find out the secrets of the royal family.

Fortunately, Sun Bi didn't mean to ask him a question. After pausing, he said, "I have always kept these things in my heart and never mentioned them to anyone, including my cousin and uncle. However, some of the thoughts have been hidden for a long time, and there is always a need for an vent. Do you want to hear them?"

Li Ling looked at Sun Bi who was serious and smiled: "The so-called friends are used to share happiness and sorrow. If you have any worries, you can tell me, a friend. And you also know that I am not a talkative person."

"Friend..." Sun Bi seemed to chew the term, and the smile on her face became gentler, "Yes, we are friends, friends who share the hardships, what can't we say to you?"

As he said that, his eyes looked at the darkness ahead again, but continued, "My mother is from the southwest, I think you already know it. That was more than 20 years ago. My mother was selected to Beijing for her beauty, and then she was attracted by her father in the palace... I thought that this was the beginning of a love, but the result was the beginning of a wrong tragedy, because she was not the ladies of the Central Plains after all, and was not as willing as they were to give up her dignity and cater to her father.

"At the beginning, my father was quite interested in such a special woman, but as time went by, there was inevitably a conflict between the two. In the end, my mother was even more disgusted by my father, and she made mistakes because she did not understand the rigid rules in the palace and was sent to the cold palace. And I was born and raised in the cold palace."

While listening, Li Ling also felt a little emotional in his heart. The stories of the domineering bosses who wrote in later generations fell in love with the unruly woman were just stories after all. In reality, there would be such a disagreeable person. This would be the end of the unruly woman, and it would also implicate his own flesh and blood.

But Sun Bi is also a prince no matter what, so life shouldn't be too tormenting, right?

Just when he had this idea, Sun Bi turned to look at him and said, "You must think that even so, as a prince, I should not suffer in the palace. Yes, I was indeed pretty good when I was a child. My father once taught me carefully like other princes, and even asked Lu Xiang to be my teacher...

"But all this changed completely when I was eight or nine years old, because my eyebrows and eyes had completely grown, and my appearance in the future has already shown signs."

Li Ling looked at Sun Bi after hearing this, and then he didn't know what to say.

I have been together for a long time recently, so I got used to his appearance. But in fact, he remembered that when he first learned about Prince Sun Bi, he was surprised and wondered about his appearance in his heart.

Sun Bi's appearance is so recognizable. It is a typical appearance of the southwestern barbarians. He has a narrow nose, thin eyes and wide mouth, but he is in two extremes with the handsome elegance of the emperor and Yongwang Sun Lin. It is really hard to believe that this is a father and son brother...

"It's strange? I also find it very strange. Why are the sons of my father and I so different from my brothers? I even asked the teacher, mother, and my brothers when I was young. Of course, the answers they gave me were different. The teacher told me that as a man, his appearance is actually not important, but what is important is knowledge and character; but my brothers don't think so. They only think that I am a monster, a bastard, and a bastard that my mother conceived outside the palace..."

Although Sun Bi's tone and expression were very calm when he said this, Li Ling could still feel the trauma and anger in his heart. This is a typical example of being bullied by someone when he was young.

"It's my mother, she hugged me and told me that I actually looked like her clan, because women in her clan are all as beautiful as flowers, but once they are born a man, they will become as ugly as me. My grandfather and uncle... they are actually this kind of respect. At the beginning, I was skeptical about this, thinking that my mother was lying to comfort me. Until I arrived in the southwest and saw them, I realized that this was true."

"Uh..." Li Ling didn't know what to say. If it were in later generations, this matter could be given a scientific explanation, and it was all about genes. Obviously, the genes of the Sun Bi mother family were too strong, so such a strange situation of men and women looking completely opposite. However, this reason could not be explained to him, so he could only nod: "I believe this statement."

"Yes, apart from that, I really can't come up with a more reasonable reason. However, if you can accept it and I can accept it, it does not mean that my princes can accept such an explanation. Even though I have mentioned this statement to them many times afterwards, they are still slandering me, slandering my mother, saying that she is an unclean person, a bitch."

After completely opening his mind and opening the conversation, Sun Bi really had no scruples and truthfully told these extremely disrespectful words to his mother. When he said this, he did not see much change in his expression.
Chapter completed!