Pan Yucheng was stunned.
“Although Shangshu Ling is powerful, he is not qualified to hook up with Wuguo Regent, right?” Ning Chen nodded slightly, “It seems that you have thought of it... Yes, there is someone behind Li Hongzhuo, he is just an open pawn.” Pan Yucheng asked, “Who is behind him?” Ning Chen shook his head, “There are several suspected candidates, but it is not clear who they are.” “Although Li Hongzhuo knows the relationship between me and the empress, there is no evidence.” Pan Yucheng said, “So, he came to Wuguo this time to find evidence?” Ning Chen nodded slightly, “He must have this idea.” “Then this person...”
Pan Yucheng did not say the rest of the words, and made a gesture of wiping his neck. Ning Chen raised his mouth slightly and nodded slightly, “Help me keep an eye on his whereabouts.” Pan Yucheng hummed, “Don’t worry, leave it to me!” ...... The next day. Ning Chen and others got up early. When they arrived in Wuguo, of course they had to meet the empress of Wuguo first. Fu Lu and Li Ruishi were already waiting outside. Not everyone needs to go. Ning Chen, Pan Yucheng, Li Hongzhuo, and Shen Min have to go. Feng Qizhen and others don't have to go, to put it bluntly, their status is not enough. "Did you have a good rest last night?" Fu Lu returned to his smiling face, a typical smile with a knife hidden in the heart. Li Hongzhuo smiled and nodded. "Thank you for your concern, Lord Fu, I slept well!" Ning Chen glanced at the two of them. He can now be sure that Fu Lu is the regent's man. At the banquet last night, Fu Lu and Li Hongzhuo exchanged glances, and later went out in the name of going to the toilet. Fu Lu smiled and said, "It's almost time, everyone follow me into the palace?"
Everyone followed Fu Lu to the Wu Kingdom Palace. "Are you okay?" On the way, Pan Yucheng saw Ning Chen rubbing his stomach all the time. Ning Chen shook his head, "Maybe I had a stomachache last night, or it may be because of the unfamiliar climate and water, and my stomach is a little uncomfortable." Wu Kingdom is rich in salt, and its salt industry is more developed than Daxuan. At the banquet last night, the food was too salty. He drank a lot of tea and felt uncomfortable all night. He went to the toilet several times. "Can you still hold on?" Pan Yucheng asked. If he was farting when he met the Empress of Wu, it would be too embarrassing. Ning Chen said, "Don't worry, it's okay!" As they talked, everyone came to the gate of the palace. The palace of Wu was similar to that of Daxuan, but smaller than that of Daxuan. Fu Lu took them to the gate of Shengwu Hall. Shengwu Hall, equivalent to the Jinluan Hall of Daxuan, was the place for court. After waiting for a while, a little eunuch ran out to pass the message. Ning Chen and others walked into the hall facing the sight of the civil and military officials of Wu. The layout inside was similar to that of Daxuan. The Empress sat on the dragon throne. The only difference was that there was a chair next to the dragon table... and a middle-aged man in his forties sat on it. This man was tall and straight, with an elegant appearance. He was wearing the same python robe as Ning Chen, but in a different color. Regent, Song Tiancheng. Song Tiancheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Ning Chen, expressionless. Ning Chen's eyes moved and fell on the empress. Damn, it was this woman who drugged him and stole his seeds. But he couldn't see the empress's expression. Because the empress's crown... was a hat with strings of jade beads hanging in front of it, like a curtain, blocking her face. Ning Chen clasped his fists and leaned over, saying loudly: "Ning Chen, the Marquis of Daxuan Xiaoyao, pays respect to Her Majesty the Empress!" "Daxuan Envoy, stand up!"
The empress raised her hand and a crisp voice sounded. Ning Chen stood up and his eyes fell on the empress's belly. It's been four months, how can I not see it at all? Could this woman not be pregnant? Or did she wrap her waist? The empress stared at Ning Chen through the beaded curtain in front of her, frowning slightly, thinking what was she looking at? "Lord Ning, we meet again!" Ning Chen's mouth twitched, thinking yes, we meet again! The first time we met, you drugged me and stole my seed. This time, you tricked me into going to Wu State again. This time the peace talks are real. But there is another purpose, which is to get rid of the regent. Ning Chen smiled and said, "Last time we met, you and I were enemies... This time I came for the two countries to coexist peacefully." The empress said, "It depends on whether the envoy of Daxuan came with sincerity this time?" "Our coming is the greatest sincerity." The empress said lightly, "Wu State and Daxuan have been fighting for years. If they can coexist peacefully, it would be the best!" Ning Chen nodded, "Daxuan thinks so too." Regent Song Tiancheng suddenly stood up. He walked down from the high platform and slowly came to Ning Chen. "It is said that the Marquis of Xuanning is a man of both civil and military talents. I met him today and he is indeed a man of talent!" Ning Chen smiled and said, "Your Excellency praised me immediately. What should I call him?" "The Regent of Wu State, Song Tiancheng." Ning Chen clasped his fists and said, "So it is the Regent. I am sorry!" This Song Tiancheng dared to interrupt the empress at will and walk in front of the empress at will. This is very disrespectful. No wonder the empress wanted to get rid of this man. This man is so arrogant. The key is that the civil and military officials in the court did not think there was anything wrong with this? It seems that at least half of the people in the court are Song Tiancheng's people. "Everyone says that the literary world of Daxuan is flourishing, and Lord Ning is the reincarnation of a poet... Coincidentally, there is also a poet in my Wu Kingdom. Meeting is fate. If the two poets can meet in the court, it will be a good story." After the regent finished speaking, he did not give Ning Chen a chance to refuse, and said, "Please come in, Mr. Xu!" With the sound of footsteps, an old man in Confucian clothes walked in from outside the hall with the support of two book boys. Ning Chen frowned slightly.
He was not afraid of this poet from Wu Kingdom, but he hated being calculated by others. Mr. Xu stepped forward and glanced at Ning Chen with turbid eyes, and his disdain was evident. The two book boys were of the same virtue, and their eyes were full of disdain when they looked at Ning Chen. Ning Chen had no expression on his face. Didn't this poet from Wu Kingdom read the poems he stole? Although literati look down on each other, Although he got those poems for free, they are the essence of thousands of years of history, and every sentence is a masterpiece. If this Wuguo poet had read them, would he not have such a look? Ning Chen suspected that someone had blocked the news about this Wuguo poet. Or this Wuguo poet was very confident in his knowledge. "I am Xu Shuhan, a commoner, to see Your Majesty!" The empress looked at Xu Shuhan coldly through the pearl curtain in front of her. This Xu Shuhan was very famous in Wuguo and was a literary master... But this person attached himself to the regent and often used poems to beautify the regent and make him famous. The empress said indifferently: "Stand up!" The regent looked at Ning Chen, "Lord Ning, let me introduce you to the immortal poet of our Wu country, Mr. Xu Shuhan." "Mr. Xu, this is the immortal poet of Daxuan, Lord Ning Chen!" "Mr. Xu is an immortal poet, and Lord Ning is also... Why don't you two meet friends through literature in this court and see who is the real immortal poet?" "I believe this matter will become a good story for all ages in the future."