Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 382 Your son asked me to sleep with her
"I have already betrothed her to Fan Xian."

Li Yunqian certainly knew what Li Yunrui was thinking. From his point of view, it wasn't that he was reluctant to part with Lin Wan'er, but mainly because this would disrupt his plans.

And the thing he hates most is that the situation is beyond his control.

Li Yunrui lowered his eyebrows and said, "As long as Wan'er doesn't get married, Your Majesty can take back the order at any time. In my opinion, the son of Lord Sinan was involved in Lin Gong's death, so it would be a bit foolish to let Wan'er marry him. On the contrary, Chu Yongshi is a disciple of the Grand Master and a person favored by Your Majesty. I believe that he will become the king of the grassland with the support of the Grand Master and Your Majesty in a short time. With such an identity, Wan'er is marrying up."

She didn't know what kind of deal Emperor Qing had with Chu Pingsheng's master, but judging from the current situation, the two must have some ulterior motive in collusion. As long as she made good use of this, she could force Emperor Qing to make concessions and cancel the engagement between Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er.

"..."

Li Yunqian didn't say anything. He walked around the room with his hands behind his back. His face, which was usually moody, was not only covered with gloomy clouds, but also looked like a stagnant pool with no life in it.

what……

Chu Pingsheng yawned and clasped his fists, saying, "Whether it is the eldest princess or the eldest princess's daughter, this is your majesty's family affair. We must weigh the pros and cons and consider it many times. It is inconvenient for an external envoy to be here. I will take my leave first and wait for the good news from the eldest princess."

Li Yunqian nodded, called Hou Zhigang, and asked him to take Chu Pingsheng to the side hall to rest.

When the real boss left, Emperor Nanqing's face was so bad that it could be described as a collapsed house.

It sounds nice to say that this is a family affair of the royal family and should be discussed, but the candidate is fixed, either the eldest princess Li Yunrui or Princess Chen Lin Wan'er, otherwise the table will be overturned.

He really didn't know what kind of personality Chu Pingsheng had. Sometimes he was so cunning that it made people feel sick, and sometimes he was so arrogant that he didn't care about the consequences.

"Wan'er, no, you should marry him."

"His Majesty!"

Li Yunrui looked at him with shock and despair: "Are you really so cruel that you will not stop until I die?"

For so many years, she had been staying in the palace, not caring about her own fiefdom, nor having the intention to visit it, let alone marrying to the western grasslands.

"I didn't say you should marry him now."

The eldest princess was puzzled.

Li Yunqian said to her with his back to her, "The Empress Dowager has passed away. As a daughter, you are heartbroken. You only wish to follow your mother. However, I am worried about your sickly daughter. To show your filial piety, you should go to the West Mountain Villa to observe mourning for three years. When Chu Pingsheng finishes his studies, you can follow him to the grasslands in the west."

Li Yunrui stared at the emperor's back and sorted out a lot of important information from his words.

1. The plan between Li Yunqian and Grandmaster Xihu should be completed within three years.

Second, Li Yunqian was still reluctant to let her go, so letting her go to the Xishan Villa near the imperial mausoleum was a delaying tactic.

Third, doing this did not drive her out of the imperial city, but it was better than driving her out of the imperial city. Her influence on the current situation would naturally weaken, and it would be difficult for her to continue to make small moves to kill Fan Xian and disrupt the transfer of the inner treasury.

Sure enough, His Majesty is still the same His Majesty, and he has killed two birds with one stone very beautifully.

Chu Pingsheng, no, including the Grandmaster Xihu behind Chu Pingsheng, wanted to play tricks on Li Yunqian, that was impossible.

……

Chu Pingsheng came out of the imperial study and asked Hou Zhigang to lead him to visit the imperial palace. The old eunuch did not dare to neglect him, so he arranged for two young eunuchs to take him to the Imperial Garden, Chaoyang Palace, Wenhua Palace and other unimportant places that did not involve the secrets of the Qing Kingdom.

When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, the fellow from the wild land seemed to have never seen such splendor. He asked this and played that, even trying to drill into the holes in the rockery, and even snatched the food that the palace maids used to feed the fish, scaring them so much that they fled in all directions. But he chased and hugged her in all kinds of ways like a mountain king who broke into the city to rob women. He was simply a lustful devil, which was really indecent during the national mourning period, but there was nothing they could do. Lord Chu was invited into the palace by His Majesty, and they did not dare to stop him and could only follow him.

However, as he followed her, he disappeared without a trace of which pretty palace maid he was chasing after.

……

If one were to ask where in the entire imperial palace was the most solemn and where the most white was found, it would certainly be the front hall of the Taiji Palace, because the empress dowager's mourning hall was set up here. Emperor Qing's women, sons, and the princes and princesses in the imperial city all accompanied the spirit here. It was from here that Li Yunrui went to the imperial study.

Xin Qiwu, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, had been waiting for Chu Pingsheng at the gate of the Taiji Hall. This was a task assigned to him by the Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi. If you wanted to know why, the reason was very simple. The envoy from the West looked at him strangely and chuckled from time to time, which made people wonder whether he was interested in him.

Since Lord Xin can please the foreign envoys, the task of leading them into the palace to pay their respects certainly cannot be given to anyone else.

There is no doubt that this is a tough job. Waiting for someone is painful, and waiting for a capricious and ruthless guy is even more tormenting. Moreover, if something goes wrong during the condolence process, you may lose your head.

"Master Xin, I haven't seen you for three years. You look so good."

A thin official dressed in loose plain clothes greeted him in a friendly manner.

Xin Qiwu looked at him carefully for a few times before recognizing him: "It turns out to be Mr. Wang, the governor of Pengzhou Road. I'm sorry, I almost didn't recognize him."

I don't know why, but even though they can wear plain clothes that fit them better, there is always a group of people who make themselves look sloppy and untidy, as if doing so can help them express how sad and heartbroken they are.

"The Queen Mother passed away. We are deeply saddened, but we are not as sad as Lord Xin. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for all funeral affairs. It is complicated and Master Xin will naturally..."

Before Governor Wang could finish his words, Xin Qiwu interrupted him by pointing to the back and trotting forward with his plain clothes in hand: "Chu envoy, Chu envoy, here, I'm here."

"Who is this person?" Seeing that Xin Qiwu didn't even bother to be polite to him, Governor Wang was a little unhappy and asked a young eunuch beside him.

"That person... seems to be the foreign envoy who just entered the palace, the one who caused trouble at Ximen."

When Governor Wang heard this, his face suddenly changed and he dared not have any more messy thoughts. That barbarian even dared to kill the personal soldiers of the Privy Councilor. He was just a small fifth-rank local official, so he was nothing in the eyes of the other party.

"Hello."

"Hello."

"Hello, everyone."

"We will serve in the same court in the future, so please take care of me."

"..."

As he was thinking about this, he saw the Chu envoy walking along, greeting passing officials with a smile all the way.

Everyone bowed to him with embarrassment on their faces and said "sure".

The empress dowager's coffin was parked in the front hall of Taiji Hall. Everyone wanted to show their loyalty by acting as if their own mother had died. But they dared not not respond when facing the foreign envoy who had to help the emperor clean up his mess. Everyone had a strange expression and the scene was extremely awkward.

Governor Wang was confused. Didn't he say he was rude and arrogant? Looking at his friendly face, he looked like a businessman.

As Xin Qiwu led Chu Pingsheng forward, he very considerately introduced the names and official positions of the officials he was greeting.

"This is the governor of Tokyo Prefecture, Mr. Pang."

"This is Lord Lu, the Chief Justice of Pingxi Road."

"The one in front, the one with a face as red as a date, is the Lizheng Doctor Zhou Xinli. He is the eldest prince's favorite general. Do you know him? He has been fighting with the Northern Qi army on the border. I heard that he fought a battle with the Northern Qi people the day before yesterday. When he received the news of the Queen Mother's death, he didn't even take a rest. He rode back to Kyoto at full speed for two days and nights the day before yesterday."

"..."

"By the way, Envoy Chu, why don't I see Eunuch Hou?" After the two of them walked a distance inside, Xin Qiwu realized that he only saw Chu Pingsheng, but not Eunuch Hou.

"He was talking to the princess in the back. I thought they were too long-winded, so I asked for directions and came here by myself."

"Oh."

Xin Qiwu had no doubts. After all, this was the imperial palace. No matter how rude and unreasonable Chu Pingsheng was, it was impossible for him to cause trouble here.

"Also, Your Excellency just mentioned serving as officials in the same dynasty... What does serving as officials in the same dynasty mean?"

"Your Majesty has appointed me as the Imperial Court Official and Junior Official of the Honglu Temple, and I can participate in all foreign affairs."

"what?!"

Xin Qiwu's mouth stretched to the South Gate of Heaven, and it was unclear whether he was laughing or crying.

Chu Pingsheng said, "Master Xin, we will meet often in the future. Please help me with all matters."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

This is a pit, a huge pit.

The bitterness in Xin Qiwu's heart was about to overflow.

"Lord Xin? What are you still standing there for? Let's go."

It was not until Chu Pingsheng reminded him that he reacted, straightened his clothes, lifted the hem of his clothes, and trotted into the front hall of the Taiji Temple, where everyone was plain.

The entire front hall was divided into two parts. The front hall was for all officials and foreign envoys to pay their respects. It was hung with mourning couplets, various wreaths, and snacks that the old woman liked when she was alive. Male royal family members knelt on the futons on both sides, including the crown prince Li Chengqian, the second prince Li Chengze, the third prince Li Chengping, the eldest prince Li Chengru, and the prince of Jing Li Hongcheng. The coffin was placed in the back hall, surrounded by the empress, concubine Shu, Ning Cairen, Yi Guipin and other female members of the royal family. Lin Wan'er was not among them because she was an illegitimate daughter.

Chu Pingsheng was looking at the royal men who were guarding the body, and they were also looking at him, with different expressions, some were angry, some were surprised, some were thoughtful, and some were puzzled...

Because there were two elders in their seventies and eighties who were paying their respects, Xin Qiwu whispered to him to wait. Chu Pingsheng didn't have so many concerns. He ignored the surprised looks and walked to the prince. He grabbed his hand and said earnestly, as if a leader was comforting his subordinates, "Your Highness, I am deeply saddened by your loss."

Li Chengqian looked bewildered. He looked at the hands that were holding his own affectionately, wondering what the etiquette was.

Seeing Chu Pingsheng appear in the Taiji Hall, Yan Xiaoyi took two steps forward and was about to stop him. The gentle expression on Chu Pingsheng's face suddenly turned cold and piercing: "If you want to ruin the funeral of the Empress Dowager, just go ahead and try."

Li Chengqian hurriedly winked at Yan Xiaoyi, indicating that he was fine and asked him to step back.

Chu Pingsheng turned his face and changed his expression, smiling and said, "We will be relatives from now on. Let's get closer when we have time."

(End of this chapter)