It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

Chapter 612 On both sides of the river, yet destined to be apart.

Before Yu Ji could speak, Xiang Yu naturally took over the conversation, recounting how they had met by chance on the cliff and how he had witnessed a woman's bravery.

Xu Zhi didn't listen carefully to what Xiang Yu said. She had only glanced at him once, and she felt an inexplicable familiarity with him. Her mind was foggy, and she knew she couldn't think about it anymore. She was afraid of the brief blankness.

Therefore, she lost all curiosity about Xiang Yu and the strategist in the canyon.

However, the beautiful young girl, as lovely as a flower, held her gaze captive. The girl had a pair of expressive eyes, her pupils like pools of water, gazing at her tenderly, as if filled with tears. Anyone who didn't know better would have mistaken her for her long-lost sister.

Xu Zhi was very anxious about what was happening in Lingcheng, so she wanted to go inside to discuss strategies with the strategist.

However, when the beautiful woman named A Yu passed by her, she called out to her.

"Oh, young lady, this sachet is quite unusual. The two fish on it are so special. Did you embroider it yourself?"

Yu Ji wanted to know why Princess Yong'an was here, and why her gaze was so unfamiliar.

During her time in the palace, she heard Afu and He Liu talk a lot about Princess Yong'an and Inspector Li. Before the princess went to Mount Li, she took out a sachet from a somewhat old sandalwood box. She saw her holding it and looking at it again and again, and assumed it was a cherished possession of the princess. However, she didn't expect to find it on her dressing table on the day of her departure.

Yu Ji thought the princess had forgotten it, so she picked up the box to look for her, but was stopped by Shen, the maid, who said that since the princess wanted to leave it in Zhilan Palace, then she did not want to take it with her.

When Yu Ji was putting the box back, she accidentally knocked it over. She clearly saw that there were two black carp embroidered on the smooth white satin...

White fish with black markings.

Did Princess Yong'an, when she planned to rescue Inspector Li and kill the villain Zhao Gao, never think of returning to Zhilan Palace?
This question made Xiang Yu, who was about to speak with the strategist, stop in his tracks.

However, Xiang Yu didn't care about the embroidery skills of the women; what he cared about was the fragrance inside the embroidered pouch.

The princess took off the scarlet sachet from her waist and said with a smile, "You mean this sachet? Old Wu has seen it before. It was given to me by my fiancé. ... I'm not very good at embroidery."

"Excuse my rudeness, but may I ask if the incense in this sachet was also made by your husband, young lady?" Xiang Yu naturally overlooked the word "unmarried".

When Yan Sheng first saw Xiang Yu, who was about the same age as him, he felt somewhat uneasy.

We're all human, so how come his family is so wealthy? All the heroes in the entire canyon call him Young Master... a nobleman... even though there are no longer six kingdoms in the world, there are still plenty of nobles.

He thought that if one day he had so many chivalrous followers, he would have enough power to protect the people he wanted to protect. He would not let what happened in Lingcheng happen, he would not let his relatives go missing, and he would not let his apprentice and Sister Azhi be separated.

Yan Sheng said, "Young Master Xiang, you may not know this, but Sister Azhi's husband is a doctor with excellent medical skills. If it weren't for what happened in Lingcheng... Sister would definitely be married by now."

“Ah Yan,”

Xu Zhi gently called out to him, "Don't say anything more."

She hadn't yet figured out how to tell Yan Sheng that Li Xian was a Qin official.

People misunderstood her confusion as bitterness.

Yu Ji made some guesses in this conversation... The princess's injuries in the underground palace were too severe, affecting her mind. So who was the husband she mentioned in Lingcheng? Even with excellent medical skills, he couldn't heal the princess's injuries?
Xiang Yu naturally didn't realize that of all the people in the room, he was the one who spoke most recklessly and directly.

Why is A-Yu staring at Miss Xu Zhi?

Long Ju knew Yu Ji's background and had also heard Wu Guang talk about Xu Zhi sweeping Fu Chu's grave. He smiled at Xiang Yu and said, "Young Master, Miss Yu's father is a musician in Young Master Fu Chu's mansion. Perhaps Yu has even met the young lady."

Of course I've seen her. It wasn't Yu Ji, but Yu Ji's father who saw Yong'an at Liquan Palace.

People from Fuchu’s household were not the only ones who had seen her at Chen Ying’s Liquan Palace.

Xiang Yu's uncle, Xiang Chan (Xiang Bo), sent Xiang Yu to Kuaiji because of the matter of the Wu tribe in the State of Chu, and at the same time, he deliberately recommended a person.

A year ago, in the suburbs of Xianyang

"Zifang, I've seen you again."

"It's been many years, what brings you here?"

Xiang Chan looked him up and down, then glanced at the children's educational materials, and placed a scroll of ink in front of him. "Your son is already so grown up? Ha, Zifang, I told you you should leave Qin sooner rather than later... You should know that, to this day, you have neither become a subject of Qin nor worked for Han. The emperor cannot tolerate you, nor can the King of Han. Shouldn't you reconsider?"

Since the Chu witchcraft controversy resurfaced and the practice of alchemists gained momentum, Xiang Chan had sought out Zhang Liang many times over the years. But each time, Zhang Liang politely declined. Until this time.

"General Wang has passed away, and Fusu has gone north. Yong'an has been imprisoned at Mount Tai. Qin has always been relentless in its killing of those who are different from it. Why do you think Ying Zheng would go on a tour? He cannot tolerate any dissent; he wants to exterminate us all!"

"Back then, I wanted to kidnap you, but my cousin died, my sister-in-law died, and the Xiang family only had A-Yu left... He can't die in Lingcheng. Zifang, Zifang! Please save me again."

Zhang Liang, dressed in a Taoist robe, resembled a crane that had detached itself from the world.

"Please leave."

Xiang Chan looked at Zhang Liang, sighed, and as if he had made up his mind, recounted a deal that should have been taken to his grave.

"...They weren't the only ones who died in the conspiracy of that Qin-Chu war. A-Yu was a child that Princess Yong'an managed to save with great difficulty. She took the child with her from birth, hiding around the Zhao clan, and almost had Chen Ping mistake him for her son..."

"...That year, Qin conquered Chu, but my father refused to surrender to Qin. She persuaded Li Si to offer us extra conditions, promising my father a solemn promise that she would send pro-Chu Qin officials to Chu to govern the region well, and she was personally willing to add to this promise. She hoped that my father would see her sincerity and cease hostilities, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past."

As he spoke, Xiang Chan handed the handwritten scroll to Zhang Liang.

True to her style, it was brief, just one sentence: "Overwhelmed with grief at the young master's death, Hehua wishes to renew our old vow."

Despite Fu Chu's death, she did not overlook its value, yet she twisted her own actions to the point that she paid the price for this decision for the rest of her life.

"—It's been so many years, Zifang. I've always remembered your kindness in helping me leave the Qin palace. You're not one to stand idly by; you couldn't bear to see Yong'an suffer... and you didn't want the Chu witchcraft incident to resurface the enmity between Qin and Han at Changping, did you?"

Zhang Liang never imagined that he would encounter Song Lian again when he once again assumed the identity of Song Lian and traveled the world.

Xu Zhi.

When they were in Chengfu, on the way to avoid Yan Yue, she told him to call her 'Azhi'.

Azhi.

This happened many years ago.

Did she use this name after she forgot everything?
The smooth stone surface, and the sound of raindrops falling.

She stood in the light, dressed in a green robe. Her long, smooth hair was still neatly draped behind her head. A gentle breeze blew, and the strands of hair swayed, reflecting the shimmering light in her eyes.

Wearing this Chu robe, she is still as beautiful as she was ten years ago.

She leaned slightly forward, placing her hands on her sides, performing a standard Chu etiquette.

He never imagined that one day her composure would leave him bewildered.

"Why does the strategist need to wear a straw hat? Is there someone here he cannot see?"

She lowered her raised hand, thought for a moment, and realized that she had been too forceful in her words. "...I'm sorry, if you like wearing it, then you can wear it."

This time, they stood on the same side and sided with the same scale.

she says.

"I have heard a lot about your brilliant strategies from Master Long Ju. You are truly the best strategist in the world today."

"I want to rescue the people of Lingcheng from the Qin people and prove that Ayan's grandfather, aunt, and the people in those villages have nothing to do with the meteorite."

"It must be very difficult for the strategist to go and negotiate."

"If my fiancé is not a good person, please, you must hold on to him."

As she spoke, she handed the sachet to him with both hands.

"However, if we do manage to catch him, I hope the strategist will give this to him so I can say a few words to him."

Perhaps there are no lifelong rivalries or lifelong enemies, only perpetual misalignments...