Chapter 353: Being captured?
The next morning.
After breakfast, Wei Changtian and Li Wutong took a carriage into the palace to meet Li Qi.
The former finally had a good sleep last night, but the latter did not sleep all night.
This also leads to a big difference in the mental state of the two people at present.
After glancing at Li Wutong who had been looking out the window and didn't dare to look at him, Wei Changtian hesitated for a moment without saying anything. He just lowered his head and began to think about what he should do next.
After all, you don't have to care too much about love. Just make it clear to Li Wutong before leaving Fengyuan.
Now, in addition to asking Li Qi to fulfill his previous promise, there is another thing that has not been settled.
That is Bai Youheng.
Wei Changtian didn’t know whether Bai Youheng, who had lost the Gu Diao, would return to Fengyuan, but he would definitely try to kill him.
After all, one Son of Heaven is worth 1,500 points, so it would be a waste not to make money from it.
Thinking from this perspective, Wei Changtian certainly hopes that Bai Youheng will come back.
But if he analyzed it rationally, he felt that the probability was low.
Anyway, if I were Bai Youheng, what I would think about at this moment is definitely not coming to Fengyuan to seek revenge on me, but to quickly find a place to hide and save my life.
But wait a few more days.
According to previous intelligence, Bai Youheng will be here soon, so let's just wait a few more days.
If Bai Youheng shows up in a few days, then he can make some extra money.
If he doesn't show up, then just leave and go back to Shuzhou.
Hmm. It feels like I have forgotten something.
Oh, and there's Yujia.
He had to get her out of the Daning Palace before August 1st.
However, this is not a difficult task. At present, the Tongzhou Society in the capital has reached the point where its power is overwhelming. It should be easy to "rescue" someone.
The only thing is that the specific details of You Jia's previous request to accompany Ning Yongnian out of Beijing are still unclear.
I don't know where Ning Yongnian is going . Forget it, go wherever he wants, we'll talk about it when the time comes.
Anyway, it would take some time to deal with Ning Yongnian, and there would be time to study it after returning to Shuzhou.
“.”
As he went over all the questions in his mind, the carriage slowly drove into the inner city and stopped in front of the Zhengyang Gate of the Imperial Palace.
Except for the emperor, no one was allowed to enter the palace by carriage, so Wei Changtian and Li Wutong got off the carriage and prepared to change for a sedan chair.
A sedan chair is different from a horse-drawn carriage. No matter it has two, four, or eight bearers, it can only seat one person. Therefore, Wei Changtian and Li Wutong have to ride in two separate sedan chairs.
The two of them haven't spoken a word to each other since they left the princess's mansion, and it's still the same now.
However, just when Wei Changtian lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and was about to get in, Li Wutong suddenly called him.
"Master Wei, wait a moment."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian stopped and looked back: "What's wrong?"
“Here.”
Taking a step closer, Li Wutong gently pointed at the collar of Wei Changtian's robe.
Although the right collar covers the left collar, it is a bit loose, and you can vaguely see the inner robe when walking.
After traveling through time for so long, Wei Changtian naturally already knew how to wear these "ancient costumes".
However, most of the time before, someone helped him dress, so his own dressing skills have now only reached the level of "barely being able to put on clothes properly", and he never cares about other complicated requirements.
"Well"
Seeing that his clothes were indeed in disarray, Wei Changtian reached out and tugged at his collar, trying to make it tighter.
But the long collar seemed to be deliberately against him, either leaning to the left or to the right. After adjusting for a long time, the result was worse than the beginning.
Wei Changtian suddenly fell into a "protracted war" with the collar, and it seemed that it would be difficult to determine the winner for a while.
Fortunately, Li Wutong finally took action at this time and sorted the collar neatly for him in a few moves.
"Well, thank you."
Turning his head to look at the eunuchs and palace maids around him who were pretending to see nothing, Wei Changtian whispered a thank you to Li Wutong.
The latter lowered his head and did not respond to the thanks. He just said softly, "It is always better to be decent when meeting father," and then turned around and got into his sedan chair.
“.”
"Master Wei, please get on the sedan chair as well."
"Ah? Oh."
After being reminded by a young eunuch, Wei Changtian came to his senses, withdrew his gaze, bent down and got into the sedan chair beside him.
But even though the two sedan chairs had gone a long way, he was still thinking about what had just happened.
What's going on?
Is Li Wutong changing to a gentle and considerate style?
Wow, has it changed so quickly? Wei Changtian was confused, while Li Wutong, who was sitting in another sedan chair, was very excited, and a blush appeared on her face.
She already knew Wei Changtian's attitude towards her last night.
If it were any other woman, she would have no choice but to accept such a result except to secretly wipe away her tears.
But Li Wutong is different.
After a night of long thought, she has decided to "fight for love" and do her best to marry herself off before Wei Changtian leaves.
Of course the person she is going to marry is Wei Changtian.
For this reason, she specially pulled a few maids together this morning to discuss countermeasures for a long time.
One of the maids' sleepy words "Princess, men all like gentle women" immediately woke Li Wutong up and made her realize what the problem was.
It turns out that it was because I wasn't gentle enough! That's what I said! I have a good appearance, a good family background, and everything else is good. The only reason why Wei Changtian doesn't like me is because of my temper!
Then I’ll change it!
Li Wutong found the crux of the problem and immediately made changes, which led to the scene just now.
Naturally, she also noticed Wei Changtian's surprised look at that time.
It really works!
Li Wutong! You can do it!
You can definitely marry yourself off!
A quarter of an hour later.
Dafeng Palace, Tianlu Hall.
As the emperor's study, compared with Ning Yongnian's Shiqu Pavilion, Li Qi's Tianlu Hall is less solemn and more relaxed.
There is a small garden outside the hall and bonsai trees are placed everywhere inside the hall. The bright morning light shines through the windows and shines on Li Qi and a dignified woman in a golden robe. The scene is extremely harmonious.
This woman was Empress Dafeng, also Li Wutong's nominal biological mother, Yu Pingjun.
"Father, Emperor, Mother."
"Your Highness, Your Majesty."
Under the guidance of the eunuch, Wei Changtian and Li Wutong walked closer to the two people and greeted them respectively.
“You’re here.”
Li Qi put down the brush in his hand, smiled and introduced to his wife: "Ping Jun, this is the Prince of Wei."
"It's really an extraordinary look."
Yu Pingjun raised his head slightly, with a faint smile on his face: "As expected, you are the one who can devise a plan to kill Yan Luo."
"You are so kind, Queen."
Wei Changtian bowed in return and did not stare at Yu Pingjun out of courtesy.
However, judging from the feeling he had during these few short breaths, this Queen Dafeng was probably the most dignified woman he had ever seen.
No wonder she could become the queen. Based on her words and actions, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the mother of the country.
"Your Majesty, please speak to Master Wei."
On the other side, Yu Pingjun no longer looked at Wei Changtian, but turned his head to Li Qi and said softly: "Tong'er and I will go to the garden for a walk."
"Well, go ahead, but I want to keep Master Wei in the palace for dinner today."
Li Qi smiled and reminded: "You guys come too."
"Yes, I understand."
He slowly stood up and nodded to Wei Changtian, then Yu Pingjun took Li Wutong and slowly walked out of the hall.
However, just as the two were about to step over the threshold, Li Wutong suddenly turned around and looked at Li Qi quietly. Only after the latter gave him an affirmative look did he feel relieved and followed Yu Pingjun to the garden to appreciate the flowers.
"Master Wei, please sit down."
On the other side, after receiving the "signal" sent by his daughter, Li Qi smiled and motioned Wei Changtian to sit down, and waved his hand to let the young eunuch beside him leave.
The Tianlu Hall soon became extremely quiet, with only the sound of gurgling water echoing between the two of them.
“Try this tea.”
He personally poured a cup of tea for Wei Changtian, and then calmly poured himself a cup.
Li Qi waited until Wei Changtian raised the teacup and put it down, then he slowly said, "Master Wei, I'm sure you know why I summoned you to the palace today."
"You must have heard a lot of words of thanks yesterday. I didn't want to say more."
"But your action really saved our country from collapse. If I don't express my gratitude, I will feel really guilty."
"so."
“Crash~”
The dragon-embroidered robe fluttered. Li Qi stood up slowly while speaking, and then bowed to Wei Changtian with a serious look.
"On behalf of the millions of people of Fengyuan and Dafeng, I would like to thank you for your help, young master."
“.”
The emperor of a country actually bowed to him and thanked him.
Wei Changtian didn’t know if this was unprecedented, but he thought it should be rare.
"Your Majesty, you cannot do that."
Wei Changtian quickly stood up as well. While complaining about the complicated etiquette of feudal society in his heart, he took a half step to the side to avoid Li Qi's salute.
If he was unconditionally helping Li Qi to slay demons and monsters, then he would just accept this gift.
But now it is an "equivalent exchange" after all. In the final analysis, it is a transaction based on mutual consent, so let's not waste time on these empty words and just get down to business.
After a few more polite words, the two sat down again.
And Wei Changtian indeed went straight to the point.
"Your Majesty, now that Yan Luo is dead, should you fulfill your previous promise?"
“It’s natural.”
Li Qi smiled and nodded, but after a pause he unexpectedly asked, "But Master Wei, are you sure that Yan Luo has been killed?"
Huh? What do you mean? Are you trying to cheat? Upon hearing this, Wei Changtian narrowed his eyes and his expression suddenly turned ugly.
This cannot be blamed on him being petty, but anyone who comes here would probably think the same.
Yama is neither a human nor a demon, and he won't leave a body when he dies, so how is it possible to produce conclusive evidence to prove that he is dead?
It was the same even when Old Zhang killed Yama Luo sixty years ago.
So Li Qi suddenly asked this question now. In Wei Changtian's opinion, it was obvious that he wanted to cheat and did not want to fulfill the previous transaction.
"emperor."
With a colder tone, Wei Changtian looked at Li Qi and said slowly: "Many people witnessed the scene of my grandfather beheading Yan Luo with one sword yesterday. I wonder how the emperor wants to confirm it?"
"Of course I don't know."
Li Qi replied with a smile, and then added before Wei Changtian was about to get angry: "But there is actually no need to specifically verify it."
No need to verify specifically?
Are you playing guessing games with me?
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you are talking about."
Wei Changtian's tone became even colder: "If you don't want to fulfill your previous promise, then just say so."
"Hahaha, Master Wei, you misunderstood. How could I do such a thing of breaking my promise?"
Li Qi laughed loudly and explained, "What I mean is that we only need to wait until the fifteenth day of July, and then we will naturally know whether Yan Luo is dead or not?"
Wait until July 15th to see if anything happens in Fengyuan City.
If nothing happens, it means Yan Luo is indeed dead.
Li Qi's statement is correct, but what is the point of doing this? If the result is that Yan Luo is not dead, it will be too late to remedy it.
Or is it that you simply don't want to suffer any loss?
Wei Changtian's brows were still slightly furrowed, but his expression seemed to be slightly relaxed.
"Your Majesty, so you mean that I still need to stay in Fengyuan until July 15th?"
"That's it."
Li Qi nodded and said, "Master Wei, I will never break my promise. As long as everything in Fengyuan City is normal on July 15, I will immediately fulfill my previous promise."
“.”
Shit, I thought I would be able to return to Shuzhou soon, but now I have to wait another ten days.
Forget it. I was planning to wait for Bai Youheng anyway, so a few more days won’t make a difference.
"Your Majesty, then I will do as you say and wait until July 15th."
Having made up his mind, Wei Changtian looked up at Li Qi and said slowly: "I hope you won't have any other excuses by then."
To be honest, this sentence is actually very disrespectful to Li Qi.
However, the latter didn't care and even poured Wei Changtian another cup of tea.
"Master Wei, just rest assured. I will keep my word."
"Only until July 15th, and the rest depends on God's will."
"God willing?"
Wei Changtian was stunned: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"Hahahaha, nothing."
Li Qi smiled and waved his hand: "Have some tea."
“.”
"Mother, that's it."
Just when Li Qi successfully detained Wei Changtian, forcing the latter to stay in Fengyuan for more than ten days, Li Wutong had already explained the reasons to Yu Pingjun.
That’s right, the reason why Li Qi did this was actually because Li Wutong begged him.
After all, it takes time to "conquer" Wei Changtian, so she came up with this idea.
Although the excuse of "verifying whether Yan Luo is dead" is reasonable, Wei Changtian has indeed agreed to it now.
But strictly speaking, such an approach is undoubtedly somewhat "unclear of the importance of the matter".
"Hey, Tong'er, what should I say to you?"
Reaching out and touching Li Wutong's forehead, Yu Pingjun was obviously helpless at this time.
The former knew that he was in the wrong, so he could only whisper coquettishly: "Mother, if I don't give it a try, I will never be willing in this life. You will help me, right?"
"Okay, okay, I'll help you!"
Yu Pingjun smiled bitterly and said, "You have been like this since you were a child. I think your father spoiled you."
"Hehe, mother is the best!"
“.”
They are not real mother and daughter, but the feeling when they are together is undoubtedly like mother and daughter, even closer than that of an ordinary family.
This scene was indeed very heartwarming. If Yu Pingjun had not revealed that expression of disgust when Li Wutong was not paying attention.
No one knew that she hated her "daughter's" future husband, Wei Changtian.
Or maybe he simply hates his "daughter".
Two chapters in one ~ (End of this chapter)
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