Probably because they had been together for a long time, the woman did not feel offended.
Instead, he took out a black wooden sign out of boredom, pointed at the words in the middle, and asked back with a smile.
"Look at the words on this wooden sign. What are they?"
After all, Chen Zhongyan was a member of the imperial examination system and was quite knowledgeable. He recognized it at the first sight that it was a traditional Chinese character for “丽”.
Chen Zhongshi also answered honestly, "Li!"
The woman nodded, looked him straight in the eyes, and said, "Then guess what this Li means?"
Chen Zhongyan frowned. He had some ideas, but he thought they were ridiculous, so he didn't plan to say anything and just asked directly.
"I can't guess! Please tell me clearly, young lady."
The woman smiled and shook her head, "No, Master Chen, you guessed it! And you guessed it right."
Chen Zhongyan frowned. What he had been investigating most recently was the affairs of the previous dynasty, the Dali Kingdom.
Because he suspected that this woman and the people behind her were the remnants of the Dali Kingdom. The woman might be a member of the Dali royal family.
He is not groundless either.
He remembered one time when he went to meet her at the agreed place. She was accompanied by many people. One of them accidentally let slip and called her "Princess".
There was only one princess in the Great Sheng Dynasty at that time, the emperor's sister, whom he had the honor of meeting once. But she was not the one in front of him.
To be honest, he felt that the woman in front of him was more like a princess than the one in the palace, with her elegance and grace.
So, he made this guess.
Unexpectedly, the woman knew that he was checking her out.
The woman seemed to find his expression very interesting and laughed a few times before nodding.
"Yes, I am from Dali!"
"My name is Murong Zijin!"
Chen Zhongyan was just guessing at first, but he didn't expect that she was actually the one!
He found out that the surname of the Dali Kingdom was Murong!
The woman continued, "Our people all call me Princess Purple Gold!"
Chen Zhongyan widened his eyes and looked at her in disbelief.
"Are you really? A member of the royal family of Dali?"
Murong Zijin nodded indifferently. Then he looked at Chen Zhongyan and raised his eyebrows, "With the look on your face now, are you planning to go and tell on me?"
Chen Zhongyan quickly shook his head, "No, no! I won't tell on you."
Murong Zijin smiled and nodded.
"Well, thank you then!"
"However, starting tomorrow, Murong Zijin will disappear! From now on, my last name will be Rong!"
"Besides, we won't meet again."
Chen Zhongshi was stunned.
Murong Zijin said a few more words to him and he listened quietly.
Finally, he looked at Murong Zijin, pushed the door open and walked out, disappearing into the night in an instant.
From that day on, he never saw her again.
Chen Zhongyan withdrew his thoughts, looked at the Taoist nun sitting opposite him, thought for a moment, and asked.
"You are, you are the lady-in-waiting of the princess, Wei Ling?"
When the princess came to see him, she brought this lady-in-waiting with her. But at that time, his mind and eyes were full of the princess, and he didn't care about other women at all.
If the Taoist nun hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have remembered it at all.
Wei Ling smiled and nodded, "That's me!"
Chen Zhongyan frowned and looked at her, but couldn't help asking, "Where's Princess Zijin? I haven't seen her for so many years, is she okay?"
Wei Ling's eyes flickered, and she said with a sad face, "The princess died fourteen years ago!"
Chen Zhongyan was shocked and asked with gritted teeth, "Why would Princess Zijin do that?"
Wei Ling gritted her teeth and said, "The dog emperor of the Great Sheng Dynasty knew the princess's identity, so he ordered her to be executed!"
Chen Zhongyan held the wooden sign tightly in his hand, feeling sad, but his expression remained calm.
"Oh! That's a pity!"
Wei Ling saw that Chen Zhongyan didn't look sad at all, and couldn't help but frown. She had originally thought that she could rely on the princess's friendship to get Chen Zhongyan to help them.
But seeing his current expression, she became a little uncertain.
She pretended to wipe the corners of her eyes before regaining her composure. "The princess was on good terms with Lord Chen at the time! She even saved Lord Chen's life..."
"I'm sure Master Chen wouldn't have forgotten it after all these years!"
This is blatantly a case of repaying a favor.
Chen Zhongyan raised his eyebrows, looked at Wei Ling, put the wooden sign aside and asked, "I will never forget the princess' kindness. But the princess is gone! I can only burn more paper money for her!"
Wei Ling was stunned, her face darkened, she said awkwardly, "Thank you very much for your kindness, Master Chen!"
Chen Zhongyan looked at her and nodded, "Okay, okay!"
He still remembered what Princess Zi Jin said to him at the end.
"We no longer owe each other anything, and I won't come to you for anything again."
"Of course, it's not okay if someone else comes in my name."
Chen Zhongyan didn't understand what she meant at the time, but now he understands.
He will also obey her wishes...
Wei Ling found that Chen Zhongyan was unresponsive. She had been in for quite some time, but he didn't invite her to sit down, and he didn't even ask her what she was doing there.
She was angry inside, but she had to pretend nothing happened.
He put the cap on the table beside him, sat directly in the chair and said jokingly.
"I am a guest, and this is how Lord Chen entertains guests. Could it be that he missed the princess so much that he forgot?"
Chen Zhongyan's eyes flickered and he curled his lips, "Ah, I was negligent!"
He shouted outside.
"Xiao Si, serve tea to the guests."
Soon, Xiao Si served tea and some snacks, and respectfully placed them on the table next to Wei Ling.
He couldn't help but secretly glance at Wei Ling.
Wei Ling smiled at him.
Xiao Si blushed. He didn't expect that a Taoist nun could still be charming even in her middle age.
He lowered his head in embarrassment, quickly retreated and closed the door.
Chen Zhongyan did not disturb Wei Ling from drinking tea. He put away the calligraphy and painting he had just appreciated on the table and put them on the cabinet behind him. He also threw the black wooden sign into the drawer.
Wei Ling's mouth twitched.
"That sign is down there!"
Chen Zhongyan raised his eyebrows, "I thought this was a gift from Lady Wei!"
Wei Ling gritted her teeth secretly, her face was embarrassed, and just as she was about to refute, she heard Xiao Si outside hurriedly shouting, "Master, it's bad! Something happened to the Third Young Master!"
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