Chu Zhiyuan also left Mingyue Tower.
Surrounded by Guo Chi and the others, he walked through the bustling crowd. A bright moon shone in the sky.
Thousands of lanterns hung high in the sky above Yujing City, illuminating the streets and alleys with a prosperous and lively atmosphere, even more so than during the day.
Chu Zhiyuan walked with his hands behind his back, a thoughtful expression on his face.
Using both soft and hard tactics, he finally got Li Hongzhao to agree. He then thought of Linglong Bookstore and shook his head.
In fact, Linglong Bookstore cannot be touched, even if he knows it is a den of spies. The Surveillance Department has been watching it, and there are many Surveillance Department spies inside.
Many of Great Jing's fake news needs to be spread from there.
Great Meng doesn't have a new secret base yet, which is good news. Li Hongzhao said that this Eighteenth Princess is not as soft as she appears on the surface.
Others might not believe this, thinking it was just instigation, but he himself believed in this marriage.
Li Hongzhao was right.
This Eighteenth Princess is deeply hidden, just like Xiao Ruoling back then. His luck is really good, the women he encounters are all like this.
He walked in the crowd and ran into Huang Shirong and the other two from afar, just cupping his fists, smiling, and not stopping to talk.
When he returned to the Wang residence, dinner was already over. "Zheng zheng..."
The sound of the zither floated from the lake in the back garden in all directions, drifting in the night sky, lingering endlessly. Chu Zhiyuan stepped onto the lakeside corridor and slowly strolled to the outside of the waterside pavilion.
The felt curtain at the entrance of the waterside pavilion had been rolled up, and one could see inside the brightly lit pavilion, where a beautiful woman and a beautiful girl were serving.
Seeing him appear, the two women curtsied, and the girl brought over an embroidered stool. Bai Ningshuang was focused on playing the zither.
Her素素 hands were slender, her skin was fair, and her hair was like clouds.
Time favors her, leaving no traces on her body.
Especially after using the Inviting Moon Palace's elixir, her skin became even more delicate and she appeared even younger.
Chu Zhiyuan entered the waterside pavilion, sat on the embroidered stool, looked at her with a smile, and waved his hand. The two beautiful women quietly withdrew from the pavilion and lowered the felt curtain.
"Zheng!"
Bai Ningshuang pressed down on the zither strings and looked up at Chu Zhiyuan: "The Emperor gave you three words, I know."
"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan revealed a smile.
It seems that the Emperor did not know about this secret base before.
He has repaid Ludong Lake, and they no longer owe each other. The depression in his heart dissipated immediately, and he felt unspeakable joy and satisfaction.
"Know what?" Bai Ningshuang looked at him curiously. Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head: "I can't say."
"You can tell the Emperor, but you can't tell me?" Bai Ningshuang was dissatisfied.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Mother, it's better for you not to know, lest you accidentally let it slip and cause big trouble."
"...Alright." Bai Ningshuang saw him say this and stopped asking.
She just felt curious and said with a smile, "The Empress praised you for being cautious and gave me a lot of jewelry. Pick a few pieces to send to Ruoling."
This was clearly not given by the Empress, but a reward from the Emperor.
Imperial jewelry cannot be bought outside, and is extremely precious. "Okay." Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile. "The Empress also asked you about the Eighteenth Princess."
"What did the Empress say?"
"The Emperor will announce it at the banquet tonight." Chu Zhiyuan frowned: "So soon?"
"It's just hard on Ruoling." Bai Ningshuang sighed: "Being in the royal family, she has no freedom, Ruoling can understand."
"Understanding is understanding, feelings are feelings," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "If Father were to marry another Wang妃, could you understand, Mother?"
Bai Ningshuang glared at him fiercely.
Chu Zhiyuan's thoughts raced, thinking of a way to solve it.
Time was too tight, and he hadn't communicated with the Eighteenth Princess, so there was no tacit understanding. Just then, Feng Xi's voice came from outside: "Wang妃."
"Chief Feng, what is it?" Bai Ningshuang got up and lifted the felt curtain to ask.
Feng Xi hurriedly came to the outside of the waterside pavilion, his face solemn: "Chief Huang just came to deliver a message, the Eighteenth Princess of Great Zhen was injured and cannot attend the palace banquet tonight. The Emperor has canceled tonight's banquet."
"Injured? Was there an assassination?"
"Yes, someone assassinated the Eighteenth Princess."
"Who did it?"
"Grandmaster Zhu has already chased after them, but hasn't found the culprit yet."
"Damn it!" Bai Ningshuang gritted her teeth: "How is the Eighteenth Princess, is she okay?"
Feng Xi said: "The imperial physician has already gone over, but we don't know the severity yet."
"Then go to the Sifang 館 and wait, and send news over at any time."
"Yes."
Chu Zhiyuan frowned and pondered. Assassination? Did Great Meng do it?
Li Hongzhao had just said to be careful of the Eighteenth Princess assassinating him, and the Eighteenth Princess was assassinated.
It's a little too coincidental.
But Great Meng shouldn't dare to mess around like this.
Even if they wanted to ruin this marriage, they wouldn't use this method, it's too crude and has too many consequences... It's more like an evil sect.
Is it the evil sect's revenge?
...Or is there another story? News came quickly.
"Wang妃, the imperial physician has already finished the diagnosis, the Eighteenth Princess is fine, but..."
"But what?"
"The Eighteenth Princess has two scars on her face, caused by a strange poison. These two scars cannot be healed."
"What about top-tier elixirs?"
"Elixirs are also useless, it's an unnamed strange poison, very strange."
"That damn assassin!" Bai Ningshuang said hatefully: "Was it intentional?"
This was clearly aimed at the Eighteenth Princess's face, deliberately disgusting Yuanchu. To make Yuanchu marry a disfigured woman as his Wang妃.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "Chief Feng, has Grandmaster Zhu returned?"
Feng Xi said: "He couldn't catch up with the assassin, and returned because he was worried about another assassination." Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly, thoughtfully.
Zhu Caifu's cultivation is extremely high, and even in a state of rage, she still gained nothing, which is a bit strange.
Bai Ningshuang looked at him.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "Mother, don't say anything now, let's wait and see."
In a situation where you don't understand anything, it's best not to make any decisions or say anything rash.
Bai Ningshuang said with a sullen face, "That damn assassin!" Chu Zhiyuan looked up in the direction of Sifang 館: "Let's see."
This night was destined to be a sleepless night, not to mention Bai Ningshuang, the entire royal family was discussing this matter.
Chu Zhiyuan continued to practice his skills.
Everything is empty, if you want to control your own destiny, you can only cultivate and become a grandmaster.
Under the coercion of the Silver Sheath Long刀, the Glazed 刀 Sutra was making rapid progress in the Spirit Transformation Realm.
The intention of the 刀 was becoming more and more condensed, the spirit was becoming more and more pure, and the two sword energies nourished in the Tianchi point were becoming more and more pure.
They are constantly piercing the last layer of the copper building, which is also the most solid and largest layer.
Seeing this huge and solid copper building, he would inexplicably feel a sense of despair. Compared to the previous layer, it was at least two-thirds larger and one-third thicker. To break through such a copper building, I don't know how much effort it would take.
So if you want to shorten the time, you have to practice the Glazed 刀 Sutra well.
If he could practice to the Divine Transformation Realm, he would probably be able to easily break open the copper building and enter the Grandmaster Perfection.
The next morning, when he came to the Mingwu Hall in the morning light, he saw gazes of sympathy.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and came to Chu Qingfeng. Chu Qingfeng waved his hand: "Hurry up and practice!"
The two came to the 知秋 Hall and sat on the warm kang inside the hall. Chu Qingfeng sighed: "This marriage of yours is going to be ruined."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "Great Zhen won't send another princess over, will they?"
Chu Qingfeng shook his head.
"Of course not," Chu Zhiyuan laughed: "That would be too embarrassing."
Chu Qingfeng nodded.
Chu Zhiyuan's smile grew even brighter: "The marriage will be canceled, right?"
Chu Qingfeng sighed: "Listening to the Emperor's meaning, it should be canceled."
Chu Zhiyuan clapped his hands and praised: "That's right!"
The determination to step into the Grandmaster's heart became even more firm and eager.
He could be sure that this was the Eighteenth Princess's doing, truly good methods!
