The Tatar prince knew that this was not the time to act recklessly, so he lowered his proud head.
"The Dayu Dynasty is truly full of talented people! I admire them. As for the bet I mentioned, I will write a letter to my father explaining the matter as soon as I return to the post station. I believe it will reach the capital in just a few months."
Situ Yong smiled upon hearing this. "Haha, regarding the bet, the eldest prince can discuss it with the prince of Dingguo. After all, this is a bet between you two, so I won't get involved!"
Hearing these words, the Tatar prince felt a surge of resentment. He understood what the Emperor of Dayu Dynasty meant. Wasn't he just afraid that he would default on his debt? Did he want to use the prince of Dingguo to hold him hostage? However, he really couldn't say more about this matter.
Lu Zifeng knew what the emperor meant. You know, this negotiation was originally going to be handled by Prince Jing, but something happened in southern Xinjiang again, so His Royal Highness Prince Jing is now preparing to go to southern Xinjiang. Then the negotiation with the Tatars can only be handed over to Duke Dingguo to handle. Since it has been handed over to his uncle, if the eldest prince's bet is not fulfilled, Duke Dingguo will just drag it out and not talk about it, there is nothing he can do, right?
"Oh, how could I have forgotten that the Emperor asked my uncle to negotiate with you, the eldest prince? If your bets arrive earlier, I can talk to my uncle and negotiate with you earlier. How about that?"
The eldest prince of Tatar almost vomited blood at this moment. This prince of Dingguo was too arrogant. However, even though the eldest prince was very angry at this moment, his face still showed arrogance.
"Haha, Prince Dingguo, don't worry. This prince can still afford to make a small bet. For me, the Tatars, it's just a drop in the bucket. Just wait, Prince."
Lu Zifeng knew that the eldest prince was secretly mocking him, but he was not angry. He would just get the benefits first.
"Very well then. I'll wait for the eldest prince's bet to be delivered."
After saying that, he turned to Situ Yong.
"Your Majesty, if everything is alright, I will return now and not delay Your Majesty and the ministers from discussing state affairs."
Situ Yong nodded.
"Well, I'll have the eunuch take you to the Queen's Palace. You shouldn't go back for the next few days. Stay in the palace for the next few days!"
Lu Zifeng was also stunned when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, Duke Dingguo Lu Minghan broke the silence.
"Your Majesty, this is against palace rules. It would be better to let this boy stay in the place where he used to be on duty in the palace!"
Situ Yong thought for a moment and said,
"Okay, go ahead. After the court session, I still have something to talk to you about!"
Hearing what the emperor said, Lu Zifeng nodded in agreement.
"I understand. I will take my leave now."
After leaving Qianyuan Hall, Lu Zifeng asked the eunuch to take him to the Queen's palace in Kunyu Palace first. The Queen was his aunt, so since he was here, he had to pay her a visit.
After entering Kunyu Palace, Queen Lu Mingshuang had just sent away several concubines and was talking to two personal maids beside her. When she heard that her nephew from her natal family had come, she was very happy and hurriedly asked the personal maids to go to the palace gate to pick up Lu Zifeng.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen, may Her Majesty be well and safe."
Before the ceremony could begin, Lu Mingshuang stopped him and scolded him.
"We are all family, so why be so polite? Hurry up and sit next to your aunt."
Lu Zifeng stood up and walked to the stool next to Lu Mingshuang and sat down.
"Why did you come to the palace today?"
"To answer your aunt's question, Huangshan sent me out a few days ago, and I happened to return to the capital today to hand in my mission to the emperor. Since I'm already in the palace, I thought I'd come and pay my respects to your aunt."
Lu Mingshuang nodded.
"Well, you're so thoughtful. How is your grandmother? How are your fourth uncle and aunt?"
"Don't worry, Aunt. Grandma and Grandpa and Grandma are all in good health. I haven't been home these past few days, so I think my two younger brothers and younger sister have been with them."
Before they knew it, it was noon, and Crown Prince Situ Jin and Prince of Qin Situ Li walked in.
"Haha, my cousin is here too. Are you here to pay your respects to the Queen Mother?"
When Lu Zifeng saw the Crown Prince and King Qin arrive, he quickly stood up and saluted.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."
Lu Mingshuang said angrily,
"Really? You two cousins don't have to be so polite. Come sit down! I bet the meal is ready."
The three cousins then sat down.
"Brother Feng, can you tell me about your martial arts skills when you fought that Tatar warrior today? It was really amazing. Can you teach me?"
Situ Li had actually been very curious for a long time. He couldn't understand how Feng Ge'er could throw such a big person out in an instant.
Upon hearing this, Situ Jin frowned and scolded Situ Lidao.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't you know that martial arts should not be passed down lightly?"
Prince Situ Jin's words made Situ Li a little depressed. He understood the logic, but he had forgotten the rule in his excitement just now.
Lu Zifeng probably heard the prince scolding the King of Qin, so he stood up and said.
"Your Highness, it's alright. This martial art is called Tai Chi. It's not complicated at all. It's just about using the opponent's force to counter attack them, using a little force to move a heavy object. We'll discuss it after dinner."
Hearing that Lu Zifeng didn't care at all and seemed to have no objection to Situ Lixiang's learning martial arts, he felt relieved.
"Okay, then after dinner, let's go to my palace. There's a martial arts training ground there, perfect for you to practice martial arts."
After the meal was served, everyone had just sat down when they heard the eunuch outside say,
"The Emperor has arrived."
Led by the queen, the three of them went out to welcome the emperor.
"Your humble servant, your son, greets His Majesty. May Your Majesty be well and at peace."
The emperor seemed not surprised that Lu Zifeng and the other two were here, and nodded.
"Get up, I'm hungry too, let's eat!"
After eating and rinsing their mouths, they sat down and started chatting.
"Brother Feng, I want to know what martial arts you used in your duel with the Tatar today. It looked like you threw that man away with ease."
Lu Zifeng smiled helplessly and repeated what he had just said.
After hearing this, Situ Yong was quite curious and said.
"Let's go to the Prince's East Palace martial arts training ground. You can have a good talk with me for a few days."
When they arrived at the Prince's Eastern Palace, Princess Zhang came to greet them.
After everyone greeted each other, they went to the martial arts training ground. After Lu Zifeng explained the key points of Tai Chi clearly, he said to Situ Yong.
"Your Majesty, this martial art is very suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to practice, especially you. You often sit for long periods of time reviewing memorials. Over time, your body will definitely feel unwell. Why not spend half an hour practicing Tai Chi every day? It will be very beneficial to your health."
Situ Yong was very interested when he heard this. What Lu Zifeng said just now was indeed correct. He did feel that his health was not as good as before in recent years, and he often suffered from back pain. If it really had such great effects, then what would be the harm in learning it?
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