Ride, return, pavilion!
Perhaps the other party can help him find Cheng Xianyi's whereabouts?
"Whoosh—" Zhou Cheng suddenly stood up, preparing to have Black Rat prepare the horse.
Sudden.
"Report—"
The sudden report interrupted Zhou Cheng's actions.
"Young Master!!"
"Outside Luo'an City, we have spotted a delegation from the imperial court. They say they have come to negotiate peace and have brought great sincerity. We hope that you, sir, can give the court a chance to make peace, considering our past relationship as ruler and subject."
Peace talks?
Zhou Cheng frowned and looked up: "Wasn't the attitude of having Grand Commandant Wang beheaded last time enough? Let them get out of here! The Zhou family will never accept peace talks, and I have no principle of not killing envoys in a war between two sides."
“Young Master.” The soldier hesitated for two seconds, then forced himself to say, “They said they have prepared a gift for you, and that you will surely like it once you see it. They said they want the Zhou family to give the court a chance.”
"Whether it works or not, we'll see when we meet."
Gift?
What kind of gift could it be?
At this moment, what Zhou Cheng needs most is for someone to bring Cheng Xianyi back! Everything else is dispensable to him.
"By the way, the person the imperial court sent this time seems to be the eldest princess," the soldier added, as if he had just remembered something.
The eldest princess?
The woman who tried to break him up with Cheng Xianyi back then?
Zhou Cheng had no liking for her, and no time to talk about peaceful coexistence with her. He was in a hurry to find the people from Cheng Gui Pavilion, as they were the only ones with good information at the moment.
"Let the people from the imperial court come in. I want to see what kind of gifts they have that will win my heart!"
At this point, Zhou Cheng turned to the worried-looking Grand Tutor Cheng and said, "Uncle Cheng, I remember you were the Princess's academic tutor, right?"
"I'm going out now. Go and see the Princess for me."
"As for that gift, if it's anything at all, you can keep it on behalf of the Zhou family. I want the gift, and there's no room for negotiation. If she knows what's good for her, she should leave the gift and get out of here. Otherwise, she won't be leaving Luo'an City alive!"
Zhou Cheng would not discuss integrity and morality with Emperor Yan.
You can never be too harsh on such an ungrateful scoundrel.
After giving instructions to Grand Tutor Cheng.
Zhou Cheng took the black rat with him and immediately left the main hall, heading towards the streets of Luo'an City.
Based on past experience, Cheng Gui Ge has branches in various places, and there must be one in Luo'an City... If we can find a member of Cheng Gui Ge, we might be able to find Cheng Xianyi's current whereabouts.
"Hey!! Nephew Cheng, don't go! Where are you going? What will happen to my poor daughter!"
"Chenggui Pavilion".
"Cheng Gui Pavilion? Isn't that an intelligence and assassin organization... intelligence? Yes! Intelligence! Good, good, nephew, you go quickly, leave the affairs of the court to me!"
"If the gift sent by Emperor Yan is truly a treasure, I will accept it on behalf of the Zhou family! No need for peace talks, just accept it!" Grand Tutor Cheng hurriedly chased after Zhou Cheng's retreating figure, shouting as he went.
As the Grand Tutor of the State, he had long heard of Cheng Guige's maiden name.
With it inquiring about the daughter's whereabouts, it will definitely be much more effective.
Grand Tutor Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, comforting himself that Xianyi would definitely return safely. But despite his comfort, the lingering worry in his eyes remained.
He gathered his thoughts and instructed the Zhou family soldiers, "Take the people from the imperial court who are negotiating peace to the side hall."
"I'll go and have a look at them!"
"You were ruthless towards the Zhou family back then, but now that your weapon has been revealed, are you scared? You've come running over to negotiate peace time and again. Last time you wanted to make the Zhou family kings and designate Jiangling City as your fiefdom. You even dared to marry your eldest princess to your nephew Cheng, hoping he would take my daughter's place?"
"Don't even think about it!"
"This time I want to see what kind of bargaining the imperial court is offering that makes it so confident the Zhou family will be tempted!"
Half an hour later.
The eldest princess and the court officials entered Luo'an City. The eldest princess, carrying the 'gift' and wearing a long fox fur cloak, entered the side hall with a heavy and nervous expression.
Seeing that it was almost time, Grand Tutor Cheng got up and headed towards the side hall.
In order to elevate the Zhou family's current status, he deliberately dragged out the time, just to wear down the mindset of the court's peace negotiators and make them realize that the Zhou family was no longer what it used to be, and could not be seen at will.
soon,
Grand Tutor Cheng then stood at the entrance of the side hall.
He straightened his clothes, his face expressionless and unsmiling, and pushed open the door to the side hall...
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