Chapter 298 An offer I can't refuse
"Princess, are you mad at me?"
"No!"
"Well, I haven't provoked you since we arrived in Fengyuan, right?"
"snort!"
"That's weird, Princess. With your personality, you must have few friends."
"you!"
“.”
On the way to the Dafeng Palace, Wei Changtian tried several times to find out why Li Wutong was angry, but the latter still maintained her character as a riddler and never gave him a good look from beginning to end.
Good job.
In Dafeng, you are a princess, but here in my place, you are just a prostitute! Wei Changtian was not a pushover either, and after a few sarcastic remarks, he stopped asking questions.
The two of them just stared at each other all the way until the carriage drove into the palace. After getting off the carriage, they were led by a young eunuch to a garden.
"Your Highness, Prince Wei, the Emperor and the Grand Secretary are discussing matters over there."
The young eunuch bowed and stopped, and Wei Changtian also cast his gaze towards the two people who were walking casually on the bluestone path not far away.
There is no doubt that the tall and thin man wearing a white robe embroidered with dragons is the Emperor of Dafeng, Li Qi.
"father!"
Instead of calling Li Qi "Father" as usual, Li Wutong finally showed a smile on her face. After shouting loudly, she picked up the hem of her skirt and ran towards the two of them.
"Hahaha, Tong'er."
The tall and thin man turned around after hearing this, and his expression seemed somewhat happy.
He first responded lovingly, then looked happily at Wei Changtian who was following behind him.
"Master Wei, you have come a long way and must have worked hard on the way."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am very scared."
Folding his hands together and bowing without any arrogance or servility, Wei Changtian then raised his head and calmly looked at the Emperor of Dafeng in front of him.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time he saw the emperor alive.
Although he had fought with Ning Yongnian in secret several times before, the two had never actually met even at the Chunlong Poetry Festival.
However, Wei Changtian had seen Ning Yongnian's portrait. Putting aside the "beauty filter", he could tell that the latter was definitely the image of a healthy and majestic superior.
To be honest, Ning Yongnian's appearance meets Wei Changtian's standard of an "emperor".
As for Li Qi in front of him, to put it nicely, he is an approachable, gentle and elegant Confucian gentleman.
To put it bluntly, he is a coward who is indecisive and has no ambition.
Of course, no matter in his past or present life, Wei Changtian had long understood the truth that "one should not judge a person by his appearance", so at this moment he did not have any contempt for Li Qi.
After all, if he was really a coward, he would not have taken the initiative to provoke this national war.
“.”
"Master Wei, this is Ye Guangyi, the Grand Secretary of our cabinet."
Li Qi also looked Wei Changtian up and down, and said with a smile: "Lord Ye really likes your poems. When he heard that you were going to enter the palace, he immediately pretended to come to me to discuss matters, but in fact he just wanted to see you."
"Your Majesty, you are making fun of me again."
There was no strict distinction between the monarch and his subjects. The old man with white beard looked at Li Qi helplessly, then bowed to Wei Changtian and said, "I am Ye Guangyi. I have heard of the name of Master Wei for a long time. Today I see that he is indeed a talented person."
Last name Ye!
This surname is very dangerous! "Master Ye, you are too kind."
Wei Changtian was very alert and returned the greeting respectfully.
I thought the two were just being polite, but who would have thought that the old man would then shake his head in a serious manner.
"No, I never speak nonsense."
"A poem about a moonlit night on a spring river, a line about life that has lasted from generation to generation, the moon on the river remains the same year after year."
"It is no exaggeration to praise a person who can create such a masterpiece that will be remembered for eternity as a great talent."
“.”
You are quite good at dealing with things, old man! If you can talk, just say more! Wei Changtian was secretly happy, and couldn't help but say a few polite words like "Master Ye, you are embarrassing me."
However, as the two of them were joking around, Wei Changtian also discovered that Li Qi was just standing there happily with a smile on his face.
Wow, is it possible that the king of a country is so easy-going?
For a moment, Wei Changtian couldn't help but imagine the image of a smiling tiger who was "appearantly approachable but cruel and ruthless behind the scenes."
And at this moment, "Smiling Tiger" Li Qi finally spoke again.
"Alright, alright."
"Lord Ye, Master Wei will be staying in Fengyuan for some time anyway. If you really like Master Wei's talent, you can prepare a few pots of good wine and invite Master Wei to have a private chat."
"Tong'er, please accompany Lord Ye for a while. I want to talk to Lord Wei alone for a while."
“.”
With just a few simple words, Wei Changtian and Ye Guangyi's endless politeness was finally put to an end.
The latter and Li Wutong walked away quickly, and Wei Changtian's expression gradually became serious.
After sending the others away, Li Qi undoubtedly wanted to talk to himself about serious matters.
I just don't know whether he is trying to test the Wei family's attitude towards the "Fengning National War", or is preparing to tell me what they are going to do in Fengyuan, or is inviting me to "surrender." Looking at Li Qi's slightly opened mouth, Wei Changtian's nerves were highly tense, and at the same time, he quickly recalled in his mind all the situations that Chu Xianping had anticipated with him.
Then he heard Li Qi slowly say:
"Mr. Wei, what do you think of Tong'er?"
“.”
"???"
The other side.
The breeze passed through a few small white petals, blowing up the hem of Li Wutong's skirt with the fragrance of jasmine.
She glanced at the two figures, one black and one white, in the distance, and then asked Ye Guangyi beside her in a low voice.
"Master Ye, how is the incident going in the past month?"
"well."
The relief on his face disappeared instantly, and Ye Guangyi sighed deeply: "Still no progress. I have seen that monster several times, but in the end I still can't do anything to him."
"Really?"
Although Li Wutong had expected this answer, he still looked a little disappointed: "There are only two months left."
"Yes, but Princess, don't worry too much."
Ye Guangyi consoled him, "Since Master Wei was able to defeat Meng Shi with one move, I think he can also kill that monster."
"I hope so."
Li Wutong murmured to himself, "I just don't know if he is willing to help."
"Princess, you can rest assured about this matter."
Ye Guangyi smiled slightly: "The emperor will definitely give him an offer he can't refuse."
An offer you can't refuse.
Li Wutong stopped by a small pond, looking at his own shadowy reflection in the water, and suddenly a very unconfident idea popped up in his mind.
Perhaps, he doesn't want such conditions. Subconsciously looking at the figure walking side by side with his father, Li Wutong suddenly remembered something and turned his head to ask: "Lord Ye, have you ever heard the poem "Since ancient times, love has left only regrets, and good dreams are the easiest to wake up from?"
"Um?"
Ye Guangyi was stunned at first, then he whispered this sentence repeatedly. Finally, the expression on his face became more and more excited, and even his voice was no longer calm.
"Princess, who wrote this poem?!"
“.”
Looking at Ye Guangyi, whose eyes were shining and he looked like he had found a treasure, Li Wutong now knew of course that this poem was Wei Changtian's "original" work.
Humph! He even lied to himself that he couldn't write poetry!
“Plop~”
He kicked a small stone into the pond viciously, and cursed quietly to himself: "A bastard did this!"
(End of this chapter)
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