Chapter 287 Something is wrong with your mother (4000 words, 2 in 1)

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When Xu Ming heard that Beihai wanted him to go to the Dragon Palace as an envoy, he knew what to say in an instant.

Xu Ming didn't expect Beihai to act so quickly.

I had just returned from Tianxuan Gate when Beihai sent a letter asking me to go on a diplomatic mission to Dragon Palace.

Does the North Sea Dragon Queen want to see me so much?

But I don’t know you either. “Do you have any connection with Beihai?” Emperor Wu asked curiously.

Beihai has never been concerned about the affairs of the Central Plains. No matter how famous Xu Ming is, his fame would not spread to Beihai.

At most, only when the Qingyun List is displayed, the Eternal Dragon Queen will glance at Xu Ming's name on the Qingyun List.

But then again, even if Xu Ming is a genius on the Qingyun list, so what? There are so many geniuses on the Qingyun list, and the one ranked first has never been invited by the North Sea Dragon Palace.

Therefore, in Emperor Wu's opinion, it is very likely that Xu Ming had some connection with Beihai during his time away from home for training.

Otherwise, it is hard to understand why the Dragon Queen would look upon Xu Ming with new eyes.

Xu Ming smiled and shook his head: "At that time, Beihai asked two people to invite me to be their guest, but I did not go at that time. It should be that after I refused, Beihai wanted to let me go in the name of Wu State. As for what connection I have with Beihai, I actually don't know."

Emperor Wu touched his chin and thought seriously. He did not think Xu Ming was lying to him because there was no need for that.

"The Dragon Queen of the North Sea is tens of thousands of years old and unfathomable. Few people know what she is really thinking.

But you don't need to worry, because the Dragon Queen of the North Sea has a good reputation and is not a bloodthirsty person.

As long as you haven't done anything unforgivable, she won't do anything to you, not to mention that she asked you to leave instead of coming to question you."

Emperor Wu looked at Xu Ming and asked, "Are you willing to go to Beihai on behalf of my Wu Kingdom?"

Xu Ming bowed and said, "I will follow your majesty's arrangements."

Xu Ming said this on the surface, but in fact he was cursing Emperor Wu in his heart for talking such nonsense.

The Beihai is such a huge place that no matter how many dynasties want to establish a relationship with it, they cannot.

Now that Beihai has taken the initiative to invite Wu State to send an envoy to participate in Beihai’s “Four Seas Ceremony”, how could Emperor Wu not give Beihai such a face?

The reason why Emperor Wu said this was nothing more than to give Xu Ming a "seemingly selective choice", mainly to demonstrate his understanding of his subordinates. "Yeah." Emperor Wu nodded with satisfaction. He was just waiting for Xu Ming to say this.

If Xu Ming doesn't agree, then I will try to persuade Xu Ming to agree.

After all, we must give face to the North Sea Dragon Palace. If there are any problems in the future, we may be able to ask the North Sea Dragon Palace for help.

"The Rootless Secret Realm is about to open. After the Rootless Secret Realm ends, you can go on a diplomatic mission to the North Sea Ceremony. You should take a good rest during this period." Emperor Wu said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Wu exchanged a few more words with Xu Ming, and then Xu Ming left.

As soon as Xu Ming walked out of the palace, the Xu family had already sent a carriage and Butler Wang to wait at the palace gate.

When "Young Master Xu" saw Xu Ming coming out, Butler Wang hurried forward.

"Butler Wang." Xu Ming bowed with a smile.

"No, no, young master, how can you salute me with your status? The master will beat me to death." Butler Wang quickly avoided Xu Ming's salute.

Xu Ming smiled and stood up: "Butler Wang, are you here to pick me up?"

Steward Wang smiled and said, "Isn't it? The Master and Madam, as well as the people from the Xu and Qin mansions, are all waiting for you. Let's go back quickly."

"Okay." Xu Ming nodded, thinking of his mother in his mind, "It's time to go back."

Xu Ming turned over and got into the sedan chair.

"Here I come."

Two sticks of incense later, a maidservant shouted among the people from the two mansions who were waiting eagerly on both sides of the street.

Everyone's eyes looked over there.

"Where are the firecrackers? Light them up quickly, Xu Ming is back."

Supported by her maid, the old lady saw the Xu family's carriage slowly approaching and spoke quickly.

"Crackle, crackle"

Soon, the sound of firecrackers rang out continuously, and smoke drifted away.

"Humph! Before Young Master Ming'er became famous, he didn't have this kind of treatment. When he was a child, he couldn't even get enough milk. Now that Young Master Ming'er has become famous, he is the favorite of His Majesty. People from both palaces are trying to curry favor with Young Master Ming'er."

Chunyan, who was standing next to Chen Suya, whispered.

"Don't say such things casually." Chen Suya was shocked.

Chunyan wanted to open her mouth, but finally closed it.

Forget it, forget it. On such a festive day, let’s not talk about these things. The most important thing is to receive Young Master Ming’er.

The sound of firecrackers slowly stopped, and Xu Ming got off the carriage.

When Xu Ming appeared in front of everyone, many women in the Xu and Qin mansions were startled.

It’s not that they haven’t seen Xu Ming before.

When Xu Ming was going to travel a year ago, many people saw him off.

But only after one year, many people felt that Xu Ming had changed a lot.

Compared with before, Xu Ming's appearance is more resolute and distinct, and his eyes give people a very mature feeling.

In particular, the oppressive sword energy emanating from Xu Ming and the scholarly elegance made many women obsessed with him.

"Xu keke~~~"

The moment he saw Xu Ming, Sheng Sheng pounced on him.

Seeing Shengsheng wearing a pink skirt and two little buns on her head, Xu Ming smiled, opened his arms and picked up Shengsheng.

"Shengsheng, do you listen to your mother at home?" Xu Ming rubbed Shengsheng's little head.

"Yes~" Shen Shengsheng nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Shengsheng has always been very obedient."

"That's good." Xu Ming scratched Shen Shengsheng's nose.

Xu Ming put Shen Shengsheng down and walked forward.

In front of him were the old lady of the Xu family, his adoptive grandfather Xu Shuiya, his adoptive father Xu Zheng, and the master of the Qin family, Qin Ruhai.

Next to them were Xu Ming's mother and the Xu family's first lady Wang Feng, Qingwan's mother Zhao Qing, and next to them were the concubines of the Qin and Xu families.

The concubines in the Qin mansion couldn't help but squeeze their legs together when they saw Xu Ming, the handsome young man. Then they looked at Chen Suya next to him and felt that she was really lucky to have given birth to such a precious son.

The concubines and concubines in the Xu family felt even more complicated.

At the beginning, no one looked down on Chen Suya. After all, who would take a concubine seriously?

But now, a concubine like Chen Suya has touched the hearts of everyone in the Xu family.

Chen Suya's current status is probably higher than that of Wang Feng, a legal wife.

When Chen Suya fell ill, everyone in the Xu family was extremely worried, and even the palace sent one imperial physician after another.

I would like to ask all the women in the two mansions, except for the old lady in the Xu Mansion, who would receive such treatment? Xu Ming did not immediately salute the old lady in the Xu Mansion, nor did he salute his cheap grandfather and cheap father.

Xu Ming walked to his mother's side and bowed deeply: "Mother, I'm back."

"Hmm." Chen Suya's eyes flickered. She reached out and gently stroked her son's hand. Her eyes kept scanning her son's body, as if she was afraid that her son was missing something. "You've grown taller."

"After all, a year has passed." Xu Ming smiled, "How is mother doing lately?"

"I'm fine." Chen Suya nodded and whispered, "Go say hello to the old lady."

According to the rules, Xu Ming should greet the old lady and the master first, not himself.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Okay." Xu Ming nodded.

However, Xu Ming did not go to greet the old lady, but went to greet Wang Feng, then Qin Qingwan's mother Zhao Qing, and finally the old lady and others.

Faced with Xu Ming's action, the people in the Xu family all looked somewhat embarrassed.

Anyone could see that Xu Ming was greeting people based on the closeness of their relationship.

But even so, no one dared to say that Xu Ming was rude.

After all, everyone knows how you treated others in the past.

You only value others when they are on the rise. Otherwise, Xu Ming is just a bastard who can be suppressed by anyone.

And the fact that they didn't completely turn against you means they are already giving you face.

Everyone just pretended nothing had happened, smiled, and welcomed Xu Ming into the house.

This welcoming banquet was very grand, and many dignitaries attended.

In the past, when these dignitaries came to the Xu Mansion or the Qin Mansion to attend banquets, most of them just gave some face to the Qin Mansion's title, and at most it was just a formality to build relationships.

But now it's different.

Because of Xu Ming and Xu Pangda, and more because of Xu Ming, everyone rushed to attend the banquet at the Xu Mansion.

Many people believe that the Xu family will prosper in the future because of Xu Ming.

If you don’t plant trees at this time, how will you be able to enjoy the shade later?

To be honest, Xu Ming really doesn't like this kind of pomp, but when you are in such a family, this kind of pomp is inevitable.

The banquet ended at 5 p.m. in the evening, and Xu Ming was finally able to take a rest.

Xu Ming came to the yard where his mother lived.

Chunyan had already prepared pastries and sobering tea.

"This little bit of alcohol is nothing to me." Xu Ming said with a smile, but in order not to disappoint Chunyan's kindness, Xu Ming still drank up the sobering tea.

"By the way." Xu Ming put the tea bowl back on the plate in Chunyan's hand and said half-jokingly, "Sister Chunyan, why don't you find someone to marry? If it's any later, Sister Chunyan really won't be able to get married."

Xu Ming felt that if he remembered correctly, when he was just born, Sister Chunyan seemed to be fourteen years old. Now he was seventeen years old, and Sister Chunyan was already thirty-one years old.

In my previous life, women who were 31 years old were already Saints, not to mention in ancient times.

Even more exaggerated, some women are grandmothers at the age of 31. Chunyan pouted: "Master Ming'er is really talking about things that are not related to the topic. I don't want to get married. If I get married, I have to serve my husband. Serving the wife in the Xu Mansion, who is not serving? If I meet some husbands who gamble and visit brothels again, I will be mad to death. It's better for me to accompany the wife all the time, don't you think so, madam?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Chen Suya's lips curled up, "I originally wanted to find a matchmaker with Chunyan, but Chunyan refused to do it. It's better this way. If Chunyan leaves, I don't know who to talk to."

"." Xu Ming was speechless for a moment, "I didn't expect Sister Chunyan to see it so clearly."

"Hehehe~" Chunyan smiled happily, bowed to Chen Suya, and then left.

"Where is Xiaobai? Why didn't he come back with you?" Chen Suya asked Xu Ming.

In fact, Chen Suya has always wanted to ask, but she just didn't find the time.

Xu Ming shook his head: "This is a long story, and it's not easy to tell mother, but don't worry, Xiaobai is fine, everything is fine, and one day, I will bring Xiaobai to see mother."

"Well, I'm glad Xiaobai is okay." Chen Suya nodded, believing what her son said.

"I think mother doesn't look well." Xu Ming looked at his mother and felt that her face looked a little pale.

"It's okay." Chen Suya shook her head a little guiltily. "Maybe it's because I knew you were coming back these days, so I had some insomnia at night, so I don't look too good."

Xu Ming smiled and said, "Now that I'm back, I won't be leaving for a while. I'll visit my mother every day."

"Okay." Chen Suya smiled gently.

But the next moment, Chen Suya felt her head starting to hurt again.

Chen Suya touched her forehead and rubbed it a few times.

"Mom, are you okay?" Xu Ming was very worried.

"I'm fine." Chen Suya smiled and shook her head, "Mom seems to have a migraine."

"Then mother, you should go and have a rest first and don't overwork yourself." Xu Ming said.

Chen Suya's eyes were filled with guilt: "But you just came back."

Xu Ming smiled and said, "So what? I will stay here for a long time, and mother can always see me during this time."

Only after Xu Ming's persuasion did Chen Suya go back to her room to rest.

And just when Chen Suya just returned to her room, Zhou Wanfeng appeared in Xu Ming's courtyard.

Zhou Wanfeng walked up to Xu Ming and looked in the direction of Chen Suya's room: "Your mother seems to be a little bit wrong."

"What do you mean?" Xu Ming raised his head and asked, feeling that Zhou Wanfeng seemed to have seen something.

"It means exactly what it says." Zhou Wanfeng stroked his chin and thought for a while. "I majored in soul magic, and I am very sensitive to the smell of souls. The smell of your soul is very clean and hard, just like stone."

"But your mother's spirit."

Zhou Wanfeng looked at Xu Ming and spoke slowly.

"It was like there were two candles, two different flames flickering constantly."

"What do you mean?" Xu Ming was shocked.

"I'm afraid there's only one soul inside your mother."

(End of this chapter)