Chapter 312 Little Yiren, Easily Controlled
After returning to the embassy courtyard, Zhao Zhiyi said to Li Nuo: "In order to thank Lord Li, my brother will host a banquet in the palace tonight. Lord Li, please be sure to honor me."
Li Nuo actually didn't like this kind of banquet occasion, but he obviously couldn't refuse this social event.
Since you want to help the Fourth Prince, you must at least get to know him first.
If he doesn't go to a banquet the first time he's invited, people might think he's being disrespectful.
He nodded and said, "Sure."
Zhao Zhiyi smiled and said, "I'll send a car to pick up Lord Li later."
After seeing off the Sixth Princess, Li Nuo returned to the courtyard again.
The work in the embassy is very leisurely and there is no need to be in the office every day. Envoys can deal with things when there is work to do, and move freely when there is nothing to do. Most of the time, they have nothing to do.
Yiren continued to practice hard as always.
Li Nuo sat in the yard, watching her practice and reviewing her gains.
This time, although Fa Jia's cultivation level has improved a lot, it is still far from enough compared to the huge cultivation level required to go from the fourth realm to the fifth realm. In order to break through the realm, not only the number of prisoners is important, but also the quality.
We still have to find an opportunity to take action against the powerful officials of Zhao State.
In addition, the power of the thief's door in his body has also been greatly improved.
When Li Nuo was in the Ministry of Justice, he clearly felt that the power of the Thieves seemed to have broken through a bottleneck, probably between the second and third levels of the Legalists.
However, because the Thieves' Sect disappeared hundreds of years ago, Li Nuo currently has no idea what specific benefits there are to improving his cultivation.
He just felt that his body seemed lighter and the Six Arts of Thieves were easier to use. Apart from that, there were no essential changes.
Basically, the transformation period of each family is different.
Only when one reaches the sixth stage of martial arts will one’s true qi undergo a fundamental change.
The transformation of Confucianism and Legalism is at the fifth level, and the other schools are basically at a high level as well.
Near dinner time, the carriage sent by the Sixth Princess to pick up Li Nuo arrived at the embassy.
Song Yiren came to Zhao State to protect Li Nuo, and at the same time she was shouldering an important mission. She couldn't let him get involved in any other affairs in Zhao State, so naturally she had to go with him.
When she walked out of the courtyard, she suddenly felt Li Nuo holding her hand.
She was slightly stunned and turned her head to glance at Li Nuo.
Although he would hold her hand whenever they went out these days, that was when they were pretending to be a couple.
Now the pretending is over.
Did he forget?
She saw that Li Nuo was thinking, probably about something, so he habitually held her hand.
Song Yiren didn't say anything and let him lead her.
The two got on the carriage and sat opposite each other. Li Nuo saw the curve of her mouth and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Song Yiren restrained her smile and said, "Nothing, I just thought of some happy things..."
Li Nuo didn't say anything. He leaned against the carriage and pretended to continue thinking.
He also had a mission on this trip to Zhao State.
Before leaving, Jiahe and An Ning hinted to him more than once, and his mother-in-law even told him directly that if he couldn't catch up with her, he shouldn't go back to see her.
So far, everything is going according to plan.
Compared to speaking out directly, Li Nuo prefers to proceed step by step.
Because of the Yuqing Heart Jue, the experience he had with his wife was not what a normal couple should have. Now that he had a chance to start over, of course he had to make up for the regrets of the last time.
The carriage drove for about a quarter of an hour and stopped in front of a mansion.
The two jumped off the carriage and came to a magnificent mansion. On the gate, on an exquisitely carved gilded plaque, there were three large characters "Prince Sheng's Mansion".
The fourth prince of Zhao State, his title was 'Sheng'.
A figure was already waiting in front of the palace gate.
The Sixth Princess had changed into a gorgeous palace dress tonight, which made her look even more noble. She stepped forward and said with a smile, "Master Li, Miss Song, please..."
The three of them walked into the palace, and several figures approached from afar. The leading man walked up to Li Nuo and said with a smile, "Zhiyi has mentioned you many times in the past few days. This king has long wanted to meet you. Today, I see that you are the top scorer in six subjects. You are indeed a handsome man..."
Li Nuo also politely replied: "Your Highness, thank you for the compliment..."
King Sheng is thirty years old this year. He is a humble person and looks quite kind.
The scale of tonight's banquet was not very large. Apart from Li Nuo and the other person, there were only some advisers and officials under King Sheng.
Li Nuo heard from the Sixth Princess that Prince Sheng's power was slightly weaker than that of the other three princes, which could be seen from the lineup of tonight's banquet.
Rationally speaking, he should choose the other three princes.
However, since he had promised others, Li Nuo would naturally not go back on his word.
This banquet was held to celebrate the victory, and Li Nuo, the number one contributor, was seated in the very front position.
In front of everyone, there is a piece of exquisite food.
On his left is the Sixth Princess, and on his right is Yiren.
The most obvious difference between Zhao and Daxia and several other powerful countries on the mainland is that women in Zhao had a high status. Not only did they have special women's academies, allowing women to take the imperial examinations, but there were also female officials in the court.
Li Nuo learned from the history books of Zhao State that more than a hundred years ago, there was a empress in Zhao State.
The situation in Zhao State was no different from that in other countries before, but when the empress was in power, she issued many measures to improve the status of women.
Although there was no empress in Zhao State afterwards, some of the systems at that time were inherited.
That's why we can see the Sixth Princess on a diplomatic mission representing the State of Zhao. These past few days, Li Nuo even saw brothels targeting female customers on the streets of Zhao.
When the banquet was over, the fourth prince walked up to Li Nuo and said with a smile: "I heard from Zhiyi that Lord Li is still living in the embassy. I have prepared a house for Lord Li, with maids and servants. I have also selected four beauties for Lord Li and have sent them to the house..."
Song Yiren frowned when she heard this.
Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but you don't need a house. As an envoy, it's better for me to live in the embassy, otherwise I'm afraid it will cause criticism."
Although the embassy's courtyard is not big, it is cozy.
Being in the same room with your beloved every day, with only a screen between us when we sleep, it is easy to develop feelings.
What's more, the embassy's security is more stringent.
The Fourth Prince did not insist on giving Li Nuo the house, but said: "In that case, forget about the house, but you must accept those beauties. They are all the most beautiful women in the world that I personally selected."
Song Yiren's face had turned dark. At this moment, Li Nuo suddenly took her hand, then smiled apologetically at the Fourth Prince and said, "Although I don't want to disappoint Your Highness, but if I accept these beauties, I'm afraid my wife won't let me in anymore..."
The fourth prince looked at Song Yiren, understood something, laughed, and said: "It seems that Lord Li and his wife have a good relationship. In this case, I will not force it. Even if I owe you a big favor, Lord Li can ask for anything he wants in the future..."
Zhao Zhiyi looked at Li Nuo and Song Yiren. She knew about their relationship, but now it seemed that there was more to their relationship than she knew...
Song Yiren got on the carriage with Li Nuo in a daze. Li Nuo let go of her hand and explained, "I have good intentions. Even if I refuse, I have to find a suitable reason. I can only use you as a shield temporarily. Are you not angry?"
Song Yiren was very satisfied that he could resist the temptation of the beauty. She waved her hand and said, "Forget it. It doesn't matter anyway."
Li Nuo looked at her and continued, "Since you think it's nothing, why don't we just continue pretending to be husband and wife."
Song Yiren was slightly stunned: "Ah?"
Li Nuo explained: "This way, if anyone wants to send a beauty to you in the future, or if a woman with ill intentions approaches you, you can justifiably stop them..."
Song Yiren raised the corners of her mouth, pretending to think for a long time, then nodded slightly and said, "Well, okay..."
The carriage stopped at the gate of the embassy. Li Nuo stopped the carriage, held out his hand to her, and said, "Let's go back, my lady."
Song Yiren grabbed his hand, jumped off the carriage, and naturally took his arm.
Seeing that Li Nuo didn't react, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
In the days before departure, Sister Phoenix taught her a lot.
The most important thing is that, as a woman, you should take the initiative when necessary. Happiness is something you fight for, not wait for.
A smile also appeared on Li Nuo's face.
Last year, he knew nothing about how to get along with girls.
After more than a year of training, he has gained a lot of experience.
Not to mention, the night before he left, Phoenix taught him a lot of things.
The little beauty is easy to control.
(End of this chapter)
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