Chapter 462 They are from Nansang
After the man was given a meal, the eunuchs and palace maids brought the food up.
The boys and girls rolled up their sleeves and started eating.
"Eight Treasure Duck, Braised Pork Knuckle, Deep-fried Mandarin Duck Tripe, Lotus Pod Tofu...these are all our favorite dishes!" Su Wu devoured the food, not forgetting to call out, "Grandpa Du, come and eat! We have your best braised rabbit! Uncle Zi Yi, we have your favorite pork belly rolls too! Hurry, they're almost gone!"
Wei Li went into the inner hall and changed into clean clothes. He casually tied up his dark hair with a jade hairpin. When he came out, he smiled before saying anything. "I received the news when you entered the city. I specially ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes. This will atone for your sin."
Bai Yu pushed the mandarin duck tripe in front of Tian Bao and gave her a piece of tofu. He snorted, "You knew we would be angry, so you tried to atone for your mistake after you've done the job. Don't think you can buy us off with just a meal!"
"No, no, I'll provide you with three meals a day while you're in Beijing. Is that okay?"
Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, the brothers and sisters didn't feel strange at all. They joked around naturally and harmoniously, just like before.
The palace maids and eunuchs did not dare to look around the whole time, and after serving the meal, they bowed and left.
When they were far away from the emperor's bedroom, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. However, they could no longer suppress their curiosity and started talking to each other in low voices.
"When you were waiting outside the palace just now, did you hear the laughter and noise coming from inside? The emperor was actually quarreling with those people!"
"It's more than just a fight. When I went in just now, I took a peek and saw the Emperor's face was covered in ink! How dare those people do that to the Emperor's face... How audacious!"
"Those people, be careful with your words! They are the emperor's old friends, we must not offend them!"
"No, no, they're not old friends. Their relationship is better than just friends. I've heard a few gossips from the Imperial Guards. The emperor treats those in the palace as his family. Their status is equal to that of the royal family. We must be respectful when we see them in the future!"
"Everyone, be quiet and stop talking nonsense. How can someone who can come and go freely in the emperor's bedroom be ordinary? What we saw tonight must not be revealed to anyone, otherwise you will cause trouble!"
Someone started to yell, and that silenced all the servants, who dared not say anything more.
In the bedroom, Wei Li took a long time to wipe off the scribbles on his face. Coupled with being tickled, he felt more tired than being beaten directly.
But I was extremely happy in my heart.
Only in front of these closest people can he temporarily put aside his disguise, no longer need to be wise or calm, and be Wei Li again.
Instead of Nangong Qingyu.
"Are grandpa and grandma in good health? How are master and mistress? I have finished the large-leaf tea I brought from home last time. Did you bring some for me?" Wei Li carried a drum stool and squeezed into the crowded dining table. Just by joining in this atmosphere, he felt as if he was back in the small courtyard of Tu Beishan, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.
"I brought it. Grandpa and grandma also brought you some dried bacon from home. I'll give it to you later." Tian Bao ate slowly, his movements pleasing to the eye. "This time, besides beating you up, I also came here to find out something."
"What's the matter?" Wei Li was surprised.
Is there anything worth noting in Dai Viet that Wangque Tower doesn't know about? Why do we have to come to him to find out?
"Nan Sang's request to borrow the road." Tian Bao said concisely.
Upon hearing this, Wei Li hid nothing and told the whole story in detail from beginning to end.
"Nan Sang asked for permission to pass through the border six months ago. To demonstrate their sincerity and put pressure on Dai Viet, they sent the emperor's most favored grandson to discuss the matter in person, but I firmly refused. At the time, I discussed the matter in detail with the court officials. We knew this passage was unacceptable. Opening the border to let the Nan Sang army in would be like releasing a tiger into an iron cage filled with sheep. Dai Viet would likely be the first to suffer."
Bai Yu and Tian Bao exchanged a glance, then asked, "How many guards did the emperor's eldest grandson bring with him when he arrived?"
"What do you mean by that?" Wei Li, alert to something going on, looked serious. "Although my status prevents me from traveling with you, I'm worthy of being your support. Why can't you just tell me directly?"
"It's not that I won't tell you, it's that we haven't confirmed it yet, so I came to you to ask for information." Su An smiled and patted his shoulder, "You haven't really participated in this matter. You had already joined the army at that time. At that time, a few people came from Fengyun City to stir up trouble and fight everywhere, and finally stepped onto the Liangjifang arena and fought with Uncle Ziyi. I wonder if Uncle Ziyi still remembers it?"
Zi Yi was stunned. She tried hard to search through her memory and barely managed to find this incident. "Is it the time when Tian Bao carried half of the Moon Drinking Sword and chopped the other person's butt?"
Tianbao's chopsticks froze in mid-air, "..."
The old man and the three Su brothers said, "Puff! Hahahaha! That time!"
Bai Yu suppressed his laughter and added another handful of food to the girl's bowl to comfort her. "There's nothing to be ashamed of. You were young back then, and it's not your fault that you're short. Come on, eat some food!"
Tianbao's expression was visibly depressed and he couldn't eat anymore.
It was clearly a majestic scene, but because of that knife, people in the inner city can still laugh when they talk about it. Do they think she doesn't know?
"Those people...are they related to Nan Sang?" Zi Yi tried her best to remain serious so as not to hurt the little girl's self-esteem further.
Bai Yu nodded. "The skills those people used back then were from the Five Luo Swordsmanship of Guiyi Pavilion. Tianbao also confirmed from her master that the tattoos on their wrists were the symbol of the Darong nobility. That's why Tianbao and I went to Darong and spent two years tracking down the location of the Darong headquarters."
There are secret spots everywhere outside Guiyi Pavilion, but the location of its headquarters is extremely mysterious, and even Wangque Tower cannot find its trace.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent so much time to eliminate Guiyi Pavilion.
"Afterward, many things happened one after another. Combining various signs and evidence, we deduced that the true mastermind behind Guiyi Pavilion was connected to a certain country's royal family." Bai Yu continued, "But this time, after returning from Xiling, Tianbao and I reviewed everything that happened several times and discovered some errors. We've been bogged down by what happened over the past few years and have been led astray. We confronted Wenren Jing head-on and dragged Dongpu into the mess, but we forgot the most important piece of evidence from the beginning."
He paused, looked around, and saw his dining companions put down their chopsticks, waiting for him to continue.
Bai Yu smiled, "When those people were trying to escape the exile, they were secretly communicating at the docks, speaking the local dialect of Nansang. Totems can be disguised, martial arts moves can be disguised, but the subconscious accents used when communicating secretly are mostly not disguised."
"So we guess that those people back then were not from Darong, they were from Nansang."
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